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AE 1151 - Interview: How to Learn 5 Languages from Scratch with Camille Hanson – Part 1
In today's episode... Welcome to another round of awesome chin-wags here on the Aussie English podcast! Meet the lovely Camille Hanson , an online English teacher, influencers, author, avid language learner, and mum of three. In today's episode, we talk about what it's like being a parent to very young children & what it was like for Camille growing up in the US. You see, she grew in a very cold part of the US called Michigan; like, 6 months of…
AE 1150 - Pete's 2c: Blokes, Cobbers, & Mates
In today's episode... Welcome to another Pete’s 2c episode! I really enjoy doing these episodes as I get to talk freely, like sitting down with you guys, and popping open a cold one! In today’s episode, I answer questions from my Instagram followers. I got asked if I like the US or the UK (which I found sort of hard to answer, haha). Then someone asked what I think about Brisbane & Perth, my favourite footy club, and if it’s hard to come to Australia…
AE 1149 - Expression: Foot The Bill
In today's episode... Welcome to the weekly expression lesson episode here on the Aussie English podcast! In today’s episode, I am going to teach you about the English expression “foot the bill” . Yes, quite funny & gross when you hear it being said – you begin to imagine someone giving a chopped off foot to a restaurant waiter. That’s morbid. So let’s let that slide! I’ll give you example situations where you can use the expression “foot the bill”…
AE 1148 - Expression: Take No Prisoners
In today's episode... Welcome to the weekly expression lesson episode here on the Aussie English podcast! In today’s episode, I am going to teach you about the English expression “take no prisoners” . I will give you a breakdown of the meaning of the words in the expression and its full meaning. There will also be examples given so you’ll know how to use the expression. Plus, you will learn the grisly origin of this expression! I will also answer a…
AE 1147 - Interview: Building an Online Business with Podcasting with Lindsay McMahon
In today's episode... Here’s another awesome chin-wagging episode for you guys! Let’s welcome back Lindsay McMahon , co-owner of the All Ears English podcast ! You may remember her from episode AE 678 , where we talked about the difference between American and Australian English. In today’s episode, we talk about podcasting as a business. She shares tips on how literally anyone can start a podcast, use it for their business, and not have to spend a huge…
AE 1146 - Expression: Where The Rubber Meets The Road
In today's episode... Welcome to the weekly English expression lesson here on the Aussie English podcast! Besides telling you that I am now obsessing over plants at home, I am going to teach you all about the English expression “where the rubber meets the road” . In today’s episode, I will answer a question from Jasmin : what is the difference between ‘fairly’ and ‘rather’? Listen in, guys, this is “rather” an advanced English lesson for you! We will…
AE 1145 - Interview: Japan, Language Learning, Cringey YouTube Polyglots & More with David Rajaraman - Part 2
In today's episode... Welcome to another awesome chin-wagging episode here on the Aussie English podcast! Today's guest is David Rajaraman ! Last time, we talked about how he went from India, to Brunei, to Australia, then to Japan, all in just about 30 years of his life In today's episode, we talk about how David grew up bilingual then realised that that wasn't the norm in many places around the world! This seems to be specifically in English speaking…
AE 1144 - Expression: Read Between The Lines
In today's episode... Welcome to this weekly English expression episode here on the Aussie English podcast! In today’s episode, I will talk about the expression “read between the lines” . As always, I’ll break down for you the meaning of the words in the expression, then give you the real meaning of the full expression. I’ll also be answering a question from Luciana, and she asks how open Australians are to immigrants. Yeah, I’d say Aussies are! There…
AE 1143 - Interview: English Teacher to Car Mechanic in Japan with David Rajaraman - Part 1
In today's episode... Welcome to another awesome chin-wagging episode here on the Aussie English podcast! Today's guest is David Rajaraman ! During our last conversation , we talked about how he went from India to Brunei, to Australia, and ultimately to Japan in just about 30 years. In the first part of this two part series, we're going to chat to David about how he went from an English teacher to working as a car mechanic in Japan, what it's like…
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