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Send us Fan Mail Hey, you guys! What's going on? I got my dad Ian Smissen on the podcast today to talk about a new Australian research! Thanks to research carried out in north Queensland, mosquito-borne diseases such as dengue fever, yellow fever, and Zika virus could be reduced widely. You see, Australia is a very large continent where there are many areas of mosquito infestation. By injecti...

Send us Fan Mail It's another Sunday, you guys! We have an all-goodness packed episode today where I am going to teach you all about the English expression "a snake oil salesman" - and more! First off, we start off by answering a question from Jonathan from the Netherlands. He asks about how to say the letter L at the end of a word (the Dark L) and how to say 'oo' in words...

Send us Fan Mail Happy weekend, everyone! I got my best mate Ross McGibbon back on the podcast today! In this 3rd part of the interview, we talk about the gripping stories behind the snake photographs. Ross shares that he would take after styles from great reptile photographers. When taking a reptile photo, he explains that there are particular angles to take it from because that will enable you t...

Send us Fan Mail G'day, you mob! Dad and I are back here on the Goss on the Aussie English podcast! On today's episode, we talk about Fraser Island being renamed to K'gari, which means 'paradise'.Fraser Island is a World Heritage-listed island in Queensland, Australia. It's also considered to be the largest sand island in the world! Yes, a cat would have a wonderful t...

Send us Fan Mail G'day, you mob! It's another great start of the week here on the Aussie English podcast! In today's episode, I am going to teach all about the English expression "as thick as thieves".'Thick', the opposite of the word 'thin' and 'thieves' as in the plural form of the noun 'thief'.Can you figure out what it means by t...

Send us Fan Mail Happy weekend, everyone! I got my best mate Ross McGibbon back on the podcast today! In this 2nd part of the interview, we talk about his crazy experience battling 3 different diseases, including getting infected with a parasite! That isn't to gross you out, but rather to raise awareness among the general public. We also talk about his latest fund-raising project in which 12...

Send us Fan Mail What's going on, guys? I got Tristan Kuhn on my screen again today! This time, he says he's rattling off 10 strange things in Australia - and yes, it does not mean they're bad things, just strange.00:00 Let's see what Tristan finds bizarre or strange in Australia!00:23 Watch out when Australia switches to DST03:17 The pickled red vegetable05:46 The Tab, The Bil...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back to the weekly The Goss episodes here on the Aussie English podcast! A local news article caught my eye about people getting lost in the Australian bushland. First off is a story about a couple who, despite their experience in the outdoors, still got lost while hiking in Victoria's Mount Buffalo National Park. Another story involves a boy on the autism spectrum wh...

Send us Fan Mail Happy Sunday, everyone! I got my best mate Ross McGibbons back on the podcast today! In today's episode, we talk about his latest fund-raising project in which 12 of his most iconic snake photos will be put on a calendar for 2022.25% of the proceeds will be donated to the Royal Flying Doctors Service (https://www.flyingdoctor.org.au/) and the Global Snakebite Initiative (www....

Send us Fan Mail And we're back on the weekly Goss here on the Aussie English podcast! Some researchers have concluded that giant pandas are at risk of population growth due to their new habitat. And you know why? Because of our efforts to conserve them, we have made their habitats so comfortable that they don't want to bother mating anymore! Well, there's not gonna be more of them...

Send us Fan Mail How's it going, you mob? Remember I made a video counting 1 to 100 with an Australian accent last week - hope you guys enjoyed that one. And this time, we're going to focus on pronouncing numbers ending with -teen and -ty! Like, thirteen, fourteen, and thirty, forty, etc. Join me today as I breakdown the pronunciation guide for these special numbers. Towards the end of t...

Send us Fan Mail G'day, you mob! Here's a new English expression to broaden your vocabulary! In this episode, I will teach you about the English expression "a wild goose chase".Discover its origins -- a very famous playwright first wrote it! You will also hear a cute love story about a Canadian goose named Arnold. We will go through a short pronunciation exercise as well. Final...

Send us Fan Mail G'day, you mob! Welcome to this third episode of the Pete's 2Cents series! Well, I grabbed a pack of beer from Woolies and it wasn't to my taste. Kel liked it, Dad turned green, and I don't want to let it go to waste. I popped one, sat down, and began reading your questions! Someone asked for advice on what is the best way to learn PortugueseThen someone asked...

Send us Fan Mail I am reacting to Stella Adlyke's video today! She came up with this episode titled "Things I learnt about online dating in Australia: Dating tips!"In this video, she mentions several online dating apps like the infamous Tinder, Bumble, Zoosk, and others. And because she's giving tips about how to set up your online profiles, I was triggered and remembered one o...

Send us Fan Mail G'day, you mob! Get this: A Tattykeel Australian White ram was sold for a world record-breaking $165,000 at the stud's on-property auction at Oberon, NSW. Which makes this the highest price ever paid for a meat breed sheep at an on-property auction! Whiteface ewes have been used in breeding programs for centuries as a good yielding animal that produces excellent lambs. T...

Send us Fan Mail How's your weekend going, guys? We are recapping the last 5 English expressions here on the Aussie English podcast! In today's episode, I will give you the definitions for each English expression so you can understand what they actually mean. I will also give example sentences and give practice situations so that you can see when each one should be used. Finally, stay tu...

Send us Fan Mail G'day, you mob! Welcome to this second episode of the Pete's 2c series! My dad Ian Smissen joined me on the show today to have a chin-wag about things you've asked me about. If you have followed the Goss series, you know we talk about pretty much anything and everything. On this episode, we dived into the topic of interracial dating, which continues to raise eyebrow...

Send us Fan Mail G'day, you mob! Can you tell that I like reacting to Tristan Kunh's videos? Yes, you're right! I got another one of Tristan's videos here on my screen. Watch and listen as he tells us what are 10 Things You Must Know Before Visiting Australia:#1 Red and Yellow Flags On The Beach#2 No Speeding Anywhere#3 A Condiment-al Dilemma#4 Passport To Clubbing#5 There Is S...

Send us Fan Mail The title sounds a tad morbid, doesn't it? Because it is. There were 63 South African penguins found dead from bee stings around their eyes and flippers - the only parts of their bodies without fur. There were also honeybees found dead on the scene. Do you remember that honeybees die too once they sting something? Apparently, a swarm of bees attacked a waddle of penguins in S...

Send us Fan Mail Hey, you mob! Yeah, I haven't done a pronunciation exercise with numbers in a while. So today, I am going to count from 1 to 100 with an Australian accent! In this video, for each number I count, I will display the Australian phonetic pronunciation key on screen. As you become more familiar with the symbols, you will be able to associate them with the correct sound. It will a...

Send us Fan Mail How's your Monday going, guys? Here's an awesome interview episode to start your week -- welcome Olly Richards to the Aussie English podcast! Olly Richards is an amazing British polyglot who speaks 8 languages and is the founder of the 'I Will Teach You A Language' program. He writes books that are translated into several languages to help people learn multiple...

Send us Fan Mail It's a lovely weekend, guys! While I was playing the video game Far Cry 6, I kinda stumbled on Bill Burr's Monday Morning Podcast. Bill Burr is amazing! He's a comedian from Boston, USA and man, I just like his dark comedy. So I thought, instead of answering your questions on Instagram, maybe doing a long episode would be better. This allows me to share more of my t...

Send us Fan Mail Australia is a very desirable place to live and work, and there’s a low unemployment rate to prove it. But before you run off to pack your bags and brush up on your “Ocker” accent, be prepared for what it takes to land a job. In today’s video, we have one of my favorite guests Milene Sales talk about building a career in Australia. A fitness trainer and Zumba instructor who taught...

Send us Fan Mail Hey you guys! I went around YouTube and found a video I know you'd be interested in! I got here a video from YouTube creator Superholly English titled Do You Pronounce These Brands Wrong? where she got several people to pronounce brand names. In particular, I am going to focus on Luca Lampariello, a famous Italian polyglot. Listen in as he pronounces Italian brand names and I...

Send us Fan Mail Look out for these cows, because they're heading to the fields, and they're trained to pee and poop. In a world overrun with pollution, it's always a good idea to do your part. Cows are known to produce large amounts of methane, which is harmful to the environment. However, it also can act as an effective natural fertilizer for soil. In today's episode, we talk...