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Send us Fan Mail 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...

Send us Fan Mail 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 favour...

Send us Fan Mail 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...

Send us Fan Mail 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 or...

Send us Fan Mail 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...

Send us Fan Mail 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 “rathe...

Send us Fan Mail 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 lifeIn today's episode, we talk about how David grew up bilingual then realised that that wasn't the norm in many places arou...

Send us Fan Mail 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...

Send us Fan Mail 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...

Send us Fan Mail It’s another expression-filled Sunday here on the Aussie English podcast! In today’s episode, I will teach you all about the expression “make a fool out of yourself”.As always, I will break down the meaning of the words in the expression together with example sentences so you can use them in your daily conversations. I will also be answering a question from Daniel who asks “Is it...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to another Goss episode here on the Aussie English podcast! Guess what's coming up in Australia in a couple of weeks? It's the 2022 Australian Federal Elections! Yes, Australians are coming out May 21st Saturday and elect members of the 47th Parliament of Australia. In today's episode, we talk about how Australians vote during elections. In our area, there w...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to another Goss episode here on the Aussie English podcast! Guess what's coming up in Australia in a couple of weeks? It's the 2022 Australian Federal Elections! Yes, Australians are coming out May 21st Saturday and elect members of the 47th Parliament of Australia. In today's episode, we give you an explanation of how parliamentary government officials get...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back to the Aussie English podcast! I think it's been a month that I've not been making YouTube videos for the Aussie English channel but yeah, I'm back on YT today starting with this lesson on English Expressions. In today's video, let's recap the past 5 English Expressions here on the podcast:Get Out of Someone's Hair - https://aussieenglish...

Send us Fan Mail Here's another round of interviews for you here on the Aussie English podcast! Do you remember Justin Hammond of episode AE 475? Yep, this mate's a language learner like me and has been doing travels around Russia and Ukraine. In today's episode, we talk about his experiences living in Ukraine and Russia and the cultural relationship between the two countries. How h...

Send us Fan Mail Here's another round of interviews for you here on the Aussie English podcast! Do you remember Justin Hammond of episode AE 475? Yep, this mate's a language learner like me and has been doing travels around Russia and Ukraine. In this first episode, we catch up on his language learning experiences, learning French, Mandarin Chinese and then Russian later at university. W...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to another Goss episode here on the Aussie English podcast! I bet you’ve owned a dumbphone before! Well, back in the days, they weren’t really called ‘dumbphones’, were they? We see them as sophisticated gadgets before; you were so cool in school if you got a cellular phone, right? With the advancement of technology, mobile phones that can’t connect to the Internet are now...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back to another episode of Pete’s 2c here on the Aussie English podcast! It’s been a while, you guys! In today’s episode, let me give you an update on my health. In particular, when I got infected with gastro. Nothing serious, I’d say. I also talk a bit about Australia’s upcoming national elections. And I answer a question from an anonymous Facebook user who asks: what can...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back to the Aussie English podcast! In today's Sunday episode, I am going to talk about the English expression "be on a roll".We are not going to roll on the ground for this! I will be breaking down the meaning of the words in this phrase, and tell you about its origin - yes, like rolling dice! Listen closely for a bonus English expression: get to the bottom...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to another Goss episode here on the Aussie English podcast! I’ve recently talked about the ongoing conflict between Ukraine and Russia and I think it’s high time I do this episode with my dad Ian Smissen. Join us today as we dive in deep about the Ukraine-Russia war. Let me know what you think about this episode! Drop me a line at pete@aussieenglish.com.au** Want to wear t...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to this weekly English expression episode on the Aussie English podcast! In today's episode, I will teach you about the English expression "a drop in the ocean".Grab a cuppa because I will be breaking down the meaning of the words in the expression then give you the meaning of the whole expression. I will also be giving out examples on how you can use this e...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back to The Goss episodes here on the Aussie English podcast! Man, it's been awhile since my dad Ian and I got together on the podcast and talked about stuff in and out of Australia. And guys, we get back on the podcast today with this sensational bitch slapping that happened in the recent Academy Awards night! I'm sure you've seen tons of memes right now, b...

Send us Fan Mail G'day, you guys! Welcome back to the Aussie English podcast! In today's Sunday weekly episode, I am going to teach you about the expression "knock yourself out".No, you won't have to punch yourself in learning this classic expression! As always, I break down the meaning of the words in the expression then give you the meaning of the phrase. There will also...

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode, I thought I'd shed some light on "the other side" of the conflict. I felt the need to also reach out to my Russian friends in order to create an episode sharing their voices and experience regarding the war in Ukraine. Specifically, I wanted to ask them three questions. What are you hearing in the news in Russia? What are your thoughts on th...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back to the Aussie English podcast! Today’s weekend expression is “get the drift”.Maybe you’ve heard someone say, “Did you get my drift?”Today’s episode will teach you all about this expression! I’ll break down the meaning of the words in this expression and give you example sentences that can help you understand more about the expression. I also received a question from C...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to this episode of the Aussie English podcast! We got another man of science in the podcast today! This guy like me is another science lover - he got his bachelor's degree in Biotechnology and Molecular Biology from Clarion University and his PhD in Molecular Biology from Carnegie Mellon University. Meet Dr. Dan Wilson, creator of the YouTube channel Debunk the Funk w...