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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 935 - Expression: Rattle Your Dags

In today's episode... I teach you how to use the expression ‘ rattle your dags ’, the origin of the expression , and what the Aussie slang term ‘ dag ’ means. We also talk about Australia’s biggest sheep shearing competition and then cover the Trans-Tasman rivalry between New Zealand and Australia and why our jokes about one another often involve sheep. Improve your listening skills today – listen, play, & pause this episode – and start speaking like…

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 933 - Aussie Slang: You Old Bastard [Members Only]

In today's episode... Learn Australian English in this episode of the Aussie Slang series where I teach you how to use Australian slang - like a fair dinkum Australian! In this episode, we talk about the Aussie slang phrase "you old bastard" . Learn what it means and how you can use it in your daily conversations. Improve your listening skills today - listen, play & pause this episode - and start speaking like a native English speaker! ** Want to…

AE 932 - Aussie Slang: Ay

In today's episode... Learn Australian English in this episode of the Aussie Slang series where I teach you how to use Australian slang - like a fair dinkum Australian! In this episode, we talk about the Aussie slang word "ay" . Eh, nope, this is different from the word "aye" - careful, ay! Learn what it means and how you can use it in your daily conversations. Improve your listening skills today - listen, play & pause this episode - and start…

AE 931 - The Goss: The Melbourne vs Sydney Rivalry & How Melbourne is About to Outgrow Sydney [Members Only]

AE 930 - The Goss: Cockatoos, Art Silos and the Mallee

AE 929 - Expression: A Rising Tide Lifts All Boats

AE 928 - Aussie Slang: A Beast [Members Only]