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Send us Fan Mail Today's episode is about my thoughts on the Ukraine-Russia conflict. ✌️

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...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back to another English expression lesson here on the Aussie English podcast! For today's lesson, I am going to teach you about the expression "get out of (someone's) hair".So you can say: "Get out of my hair", or "get out of your hair", or "get out of her hair".I will break down the meaning of the words in the expression a...

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...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the Aussie English podcast! In today's video, I am going to teach you how to master using TO or SO after certain verbs. This seems to be a massive headache for students, but learning to do SO will make you sound so much more like a native English speaker! Can you comment below and give me examples of these sentences in your daily conversations at work? See you in t...

Send us Fan Mail Happy Sunday, guys! Have you ever heard of the Australian expression “to go off like a frog in a sock”?That’s probably one of the weirdest English expressions you’ll ever encounter. So today, I’m giving you a quick lesson of 5 expressions to help you sound more fluent in English! As a BONUS Lesson for you guys, I’m going to teach you about Inversions or inverting statements - how...

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...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back to the Aussie English podcast! In order for you to improve your fluency, and sound like a natural English speaker, you need to have a broad vocabulary. Not just words, but you should also have alternative phrases that you can say so you don't use the same phrase over and over again. In today's video lesson, I am going to teach you 8 better ways to say "...

Send us Fan Mail G'day, you mob! Let's welcome back Kyrin Down on the podcast! In this last instalment of the 4-part interview session I had with Mere Mortals' host Kyrin Down, we chat about what we think if genius Albert Einstein is an indigenous Australian. Or what if he and Isaac Newton were never born? We also talk about Guns, Germs and Steel, a book by Jared Diamond that looks...

Send us Fan Mail G'day, you mob! In today's Australian English Pronunciation lesson, I'm going to teach you the difference between two E sounds: /e/ and /e:/We will begin this lesson with a practice on how to say each sound - listen carefully to the sounds made! I will then give you a set of minimal pairs of words so you can learn how to distinguish each sound. And lastly, stay to t...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the weekly English expressions episode here on the Aussie English podcast! In today's episode, I will teach you about the English expression "any port in a storm".We will be breaking down the expression by defining the words in the phrase and give you the meaning of the expression. I will also be answering a question from Esmaeil, who says "My friend...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back to another Pete's 2c episode! I got my dad Ian Smissen back to do this chin-wag with me today. We've got quite a show of political opinions today where you're going to hear our criticism of Scott "ScoMo" Morrisson, Australia's current prime minister. Exercise your better judgment on this episode; you are going to hear our personal opinion...

Send us Fan Mail G'day, you mob! Let's welcome back Kyrin Down on the podcast! In this third installment of the 4-part interview session I had with Mere Mortals' host Kyrin Down, we chat about what we think of the British royal family and royalty more broadly as an institution. We talk about why some Australians love the royal family, the Australian royalists, where some Aussies abs...

Send us Fan Mail Learn English in this newest English Grammar lesson on the Aussie English podcast! In today's episode, I am going to teach you how to correctly use the articles IS and ARE.There is one simple rule for it, and it has something to do with the subject of your sentence. Subject = who or what you are talking about in the sentence. We will also go through some practice sentences. L...

Send us Fan Mail Happy Sunday, you mob! How's your weekend going? In today's episode, we are going to talk about the English expression "sink or swim".We will be talking about the origin of the phrase "sink or swim" and give you example situations where you can use them. Also, I stand corrected regarding The Waltzing Matilda! I received this brilliant email from Karin...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to another Goss episode here on the Aussie English podcast! In today's episode, we talk about a mega millipede found in Australia. A millipede is a crawling insect which is named so because it has so many legs. Despite being called 'millipedes', most species only have 750 legs or so. Until recently, Australian scientists found a Eumillipes persephone to have...

Send us Fan Mail G'day, you mob! Let's welcome back Kyrin Down on the podcast! In today's episode, we talk about wishing we could live in other places besides Australia. Like, Europe versus Australia. We wonder how it's like to live somewhere in Europe where you're surrounded by lots of different cultures, languages -- remember what they say about driving through Europe fo...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back to the Aussie English podcast! How well do you know Australia? Think you know a lot, eh? We are going to test that knowledge today! In today's episode, I got 20 questions for you to test how much you know about Australia's culture, history, and trivia -- it's going to be a ripper, that I tell you! Let me know how you go! Don't forget to download yo...

Send us Fan Mail Happy Sunday, everyone! In today's episode, I am going to teach you all about the English expression "to go off like a frog in a sock" -- aahh, a very unique expression, isn't it? Yeah, I'd say I don't hear it much from people outside of Australia and I am excited to tell you all about it today. I will also be answering a question from Jodie from Chin...

Send us Fan Mail G'day, you mob! Let's welcome back Kyrin Down on the podcast! In today's episode, we talk about my family's plans to (finally) travel to Brazil and how crazy it is to make a lot of considerations because we'll be traveling with 2 children now. We wonder how it is for people with big families - did you know that there was a woman who gave birth to 69 childr...

Send us Fan Mail Has anyone told you about the drop bear in Australia? It is known to be a rabid-looking bear that will literally drop from trees and eat your insides! Well, I want you to know that this is simply a very popular myth in Australia. It is so popular that some tourist attractions even sell "drop bear protection hats"!Join us today as my dad Ian and I talk about the origins o...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the Aussie English podcast! Today, I have the pleasure of introducing you to Anthony Elorrioroz, my very good friend from France! In today's interview episode, we get to talk about how he made his bold move of moving to Australia. How he got a working holiday visa, then a permanent residency, until being granted citizenship. He also shares that he didn't actua...

Send us Fan Mail Happy Sunday, you mob! Here's another English expression that you may have heard before: to egg someone on. No, not throwing an egg at someone's face - that'll get you into trouble! In today's episode, I will teach you all about the English expression "to egg someone on".I'll break down the meaning of the words in the phrase, as well as give you...

Send us Fan Mail G'day, you mob! Let's welcome back Kyrin Down on the podcast! In this episode, we talk about COVID in Queensland versus Victoria because Kyrin's up in Queensland. We trade gastro stories and talk about street food in foreign countries and how we've been food poisoned before. We talk about the Spice trade and the Dutch East India Company from the 1700s to 1800s...

Send us Fan Mail The whole nation of Australia is gripped with the latest Novak 'NoVax' Djokovic saga! Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic flew to Australia to play in the 10th Australian Open. But because he is unvaccinated (possibly still at the time of this episode coming out), he got sent home! He's a great tennis player and all, but the Australian government won't allow u...