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AE 1038 - Interview: How to Get your English Beyond the Intermediate Plateau with Milene Sales | Part 2
In today's episode... Australia is a very desirable place to live and work, and there’s a low unemployment rate to prove it. But before you run off to pack your bags and brush up on your “Ocker” accent, be prepared for what it takes to land a job. In today’s video, we have one of my favorite guests Milene Sales talk about building a career in Australia. A fitness trainer and Zumba instructor who taught ESL side by side, everything changed with the…
AE 1032 - Interview: How to Build a Career in Australia with Milene Sales
In today's episode... Australia is a very desirable place to live and work, and there's a low unemployment rate to prove it. But before you run off to pack your bags and brush up on your "Ocker" accent, be prepared for what it takes to land a job. In today's video, we have one of my favorite guests Milene Sales talk about building a career in Australia. A fitness trainer and Zumba instructor who taught ESL side by side, everything changed with the…
AE 1025 - Interview: Raising Bilingual Children with Shana Thompson
In today's episode... I've been chin-wagging with the best people in the world while in lockdown! Today's guest is Shana Thompson , host of the American English Podcast ! Like me, she creates fun & educational content designed for intermediate to Advanced English learners. Ah mates, we've got much in common! We both do podcasts for English learners. We both married Brazilians (she's American, and I'm- well, you know that, don't you?!) . We both know…
AE 1002 - Combating Ecosystem Collapse Down Under with Professor Euan Ritchie
In today's episode... Here's another awesome interview with another awesome Australian! Meet Professor Euan Ritchie of Deakin University, Australia ! You may remember him in Episode AE 657: Interview: Australia’s Wildlife Extinction Crisis with Professor Euan Ritchie where we talked about the 2020 Australia bushfires. He's back to tell us more about Australia's ecosystems, which, according to their study, are on the brink of collapse. We discuss how…
AE 988 - How Cockatoos Are Mastering Dumpster Diving with Dr. John Martin
In today's episode... Learn Australian English in this episode of the Aussie English podcast! One of the reasons I love doing podcasts is because I get to interview and chin-wag with people. I am so proud to introduce you to Dr. John Martin of the Taronga Institute for Science and Learning ! Dr. Martin of Taronga Zoo recently got his research paper published in Science , the prestigious science magazine. Together with his team, the paper titled…
AE 982 - Discovering Our Family Descends From European Royalty with Jo Smissen
In today's episode... In this special interview episode, I got my mum Jo Smissen to talk about how our family descends from European royalty ! With passion for doing research, she went all over the Web in an attempt to trace our family's ancestry. She was able to go back to the 1700s , finding out that we had family members who we part of the 12 known companions of William the Conqueror in The Battle of Hastings! Improve your listening skills today –…
AE 977 - Language Learning, Traveling, Dating South Americans, and Identity | Kyrin Down
In today's episode... Here's Part 2 of my epic chin-wag with Mere Mortals podcast host Kyrin Down . In this part, we got talk about how he learned Spanish as he traveled through South America & Central America. And now, he's learning German! A polyglot in the making! Plus, we talk about the language differences between Argentina, Colombia, and Mexico. Improve your listening skills today – listen, play, & pause this episode – and start speaking…
AE 972 - Why Quitting $150k/Year Job is Worth It! | Kyrin Down
In today's episode... Here's another epic chin-wag episode for you mob! Meet Kyrin Down from Brisbane, Australia! Kyrin studied mining engineering at an Australian university. He then went on to work for Rio Tinto, a giant mining company. And all of a sudden, he threw all that away and chose to travel around the globe. He went around South America and Asia, fell in love with someone from Colombia - and he's not even 30 yet! Watch and listen in today to…
AE 947 - Interview: How Australians Learn Languages with Bec & Penny from the Language Chats Podcast
In today's episode... I had a great time chin-wagging with these two adorable mates from Melbourne, Australia! Meet Bec and Penny , the content creators of Language Lovers Australia and the Language Chats podcast . They initially got me on their podcast to talk about Aussie English. We now turn the tables as I got to interview them about how we Australians learn different languages. We talked about the differences between learning languages in a…
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