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AE 943 - The Goss: Captain Cook, Indigenous Languages, & Who Owns Australia? [Members Only]

In today's episode... We talk about James Cook who 'discovered' Australia! In the 50s or 60s, Australians were taught that it was Captain James Cook who 'discovered' Australia. Later on, that belief was totally debunked . We also talk about Australia's richest woman Gina Rinehart . Guess why we think she owns Australia? She owns 9.2 million hectares of land across Australia. Improve your listening skills today – listen, play, & pause this episode –…

AE 942 - The Goss: Gladiators, Footy, and Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy

In today's episode... We talk about the hard physical contact sport that is Australian football - or footy ! This is the kind of sport that, if things go really wrong on any given moment, will give you CTE . CTE stands for chronic traumatic encephalopathy , a fatal brain disease found common in footy players. You can check out Will Smith's movie Concussion , it's about the chilling discovery of CTE. Improve your listening skills today – listen, play,…

AE 941 - Expression: Make Your Skin Crawl

In today's episode... I teach you how to use the expression "make your skin crawl" , the origin of the expression, and what is funny about a bumblebee . We also talk about Angelina Jolie getting covered with bees for National Geographic . Lastly, I tell you what is a "myriapod" . Improve your listening skills today – listen, play, & pause this episode – and start speaking like a native English speaker! Watch & listen to the convo!

AE 937 - The Goss: Why Does Spinifex Grass Grow in Rings? [Members Only]

In today's episode... We talk about mysterious spinifex grass in the Australian outback that grow in rings ! You see, the spinifex grass, a kind grass found in the Australian desert , usually grow in mounds . However, as it grows, it's middle part dies out - like a bald spot. Tune in today and find out what causes this distinctive trait of this weird grass. Improve your listening skills today – listen, play, & pause this episode – and start speaking…

AE 936 - The Goss: The World's Most 'Instragrammable Bird' & Australia's Oldest-Ever Person

In today's episode... We talk about the world's most Instagrammable bird -- the frog mouth bird! Tune in today and find out why this bird, once named as 'the most unfortunate-looking bird' , now holds the title of Instagram's most popular bird. Improve your listening skills today – listen, play, & pause this episode – and start speaking like a native English speaker! Watch & listen to the convo!

AE 934 - Interview: Japanese vs Australian Culture & Growing Up a Global Citizen with David Rajaraman

In today's episode... Learn Australian English in this episode of the Aussie English podcast where I invite guests and interview them. Join us for about an hour of fun talking about what's going on in their life! Today is a special interview episode where I am interviewing my dear friend David Rajaraman. He is of Indian descent though he grew up in Brunei. David then came to Australia and studied aeronautics at university up in Queensland. With a turn of…

AE 929 - Expression: A Rising Tide Lifts All Boats

AE 924 - WWP: eBay, Photography, and Penguins

AE 922 - Aussie Slang: Aussie Salute