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Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English by listening to this episode of The Goss! These are conversations with my old man Ian Smissen for you to learn more about Australian culture, news, and current affairs. In this episode, we talk about an unexpected result of Covid that's leaving people homeless in Australia. See, with all the changes in everyone's work or business, we realize that...

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English by watching this special episode where I answer one of my followers' question: How can I improve my grammar in conversations? Thanks to Azalia who sent me this awesome question via Instagram! In this episode, I share to you 5 great tips on how you can be comfortable in everyday English conversations. This is a value-packed episode where you:- learn wh...

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English in this awesome interview episode with Paulina Bravo! In this episode, I chat with the amazing Paulina who migrated from Mexico to Australia. Wanting to grow more, she felt the need to move out. Funnily, she studied English as a Second Language successfully and was even put in an advanced group. To her surprise, she could not understand anyone when she lan...

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English in this episode of the Aussie Slang series where I teach you about expressions like a fair dinkum Australian! In this episode, we talk about the expression "always in the shit" - learn what it means and how you can use it. Improve your listening skills today - listen, play & pause this episode - and start speaking like a native English speake...

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English by listening to this episode of The Goss! These are conversations with my old man Ian Smissen for you to learn more about Australian culture, news, and current affairs. In this episode, we talk about citizen science and how it is saving platypus and echidnas around Australia. Improve your listening skills today - listen, play & pause this episode - and...

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English in this episode of the Aussie English Podcast where I teach you how to use the expression PACKED (IN) LIKE SARDINES like an Australian! In today’s episode we:Breakdown the meaning of the words in this expression,Discover what the expression “packed (in) like sardines” means,Learn how to use the expression,Listen to real dialogue examples of the expression...

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English by listening as I interview Marcus Kain, Speed and Fitness Coach at Melbourne Storm! You might recall that he's my first ever interview! He's my oldest friend ever and we actually went to high school together. In this episode, we talk about nutrition psychology and how to really live a healthy life. Improve your listening skills today - listen, p...

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English in this episode of the Aussie Slang series where I teach you how to use "All The Go or All The Rage" like a fair dinkum Australian! In this episode, we talk about the expression “all the go” and "all the rage" - learn what it means and how you can use it. Improve your listening skills today - listen, play & pause this episode - and...

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English by listening to this episode of The Goss! These are conversations with my old man Ian Smissen for you to learn more about Australian culture, news, and current affairs. In this episode, we talk about a tasklist for Muck Up Day Celebrations created by 12th Grade boys at Shore School in Sydney. Shocking, vile, and mostly illegal acts were to be completed by...

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English by listening to this episode of The Goss! These are conversations with my old man Ian Smissen for you to learn more about Australian culture, news, and current affairs. In this episode, we talk about ultra-black fish! These weird fish species were recently discovered off the Monterey coast in California, USA. Interesting fishes, aren't they? Improve y...

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English in this episode of the Aussie English Podcast where I teach you how to use the expression A SMART COOKIE like an Australian! In today's episode we:Breakdown the meaning of the words in this expression,Discover what the expression "a smart cookie" means,Learn how to use the expression,Listen to real dialogue examples of the expression in use,...

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English by listening to this mini-episode where I sat down with my wife Kel Soares! In this episode, we talk about a stressful situation we got in - our baby Joanna is not exactly fine inside. The issue has improved greatly but we did learn a thing or two on pregnancy issues here. Improve your listening skills today - listen, play & pause this episode - and st...

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English in this episode of the Aussie Slang series where I teach you how to use "all smiles" like a fair dinkum Australian! In this episode, we talk about the expression “all smiles” - learn what it means and how you can use it. Improve your listening skills today - listen, play & pause this episode - and start speaking like a native English speaker!

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English by listening to this episode of The Goss! These are conversations with my old man Ian Smissen for you to learn more about Australian culture, news, and current affairs. In this episode, we talk about Australian philanthropists who are spending their money to help save Earth! We learn that these Australian millionaires are setting up foundations around Aust...

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English by listening to this episode of The Goss! These are conversations with my old man Ian Smissen for you to learn more about Australian culture, news, and current affairs. In this episode, we talk about Rudy Giuliani's hair dye dripping down the sides of his face while on a press conference - what a mishap! Improve your listening skills today - listen, p...

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English in this episode of the Aussie English Podcast where I teach you how to use the expression BORN WITH A SILVER SPOON IN YOUR MOUTH like an Australian! In today's episode we:Breakdown the meaning of the words in this expression,Discover what the expression "born with a silver spoon in (your) mouth" means,Learn how to use the expression,Listen t...

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English by listening to this mini-episode where I sat down with my wife Kel Soares! In this episode, we talk about how we are raising Noah as a bilingual child. In particular, we speak Portuguese in the house, because I am practicing it myself, too, and Noah gets to pick up his English from everyone else beyond the household. Improve your listening skills today -...

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English in this episode of the Aussie Slang series where I teach you how to use "all ears" like a fair dinkum Australian! In this episode, we talk about the expression “all ears” - learn what it means and how you can use it. Improve your listening skills today - listen, play & pause this episode - and start speaking like a native English speaker!

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English by listening to this episode of The Goss! These are conversations with my old man Ian Smissen for you to learn more about Australian culture, news, and current affairs. In this episode, we talk about the upcoming government project at Wilson's Promontory National Park. This is a peninsula located at the southernmost tip of Australia's main island...

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English by listening to this episode of The Goss! These are conversations with my old man Ian Smissen for you to learn more about Australian culture, news, and current affairs. In this episode, we talk about bar-tailed godwit birds that migrate to Australia! These long legged birds recently broke the world record for the longest nonstop migration - almost 12,000 k...

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English in this episode of the Aussie English Podcast where I teach you how to use TAKE YOUR WORD FOR IT like an Australian. In today's episode we:Breakdown the meaning of the words in this expression,Discover what the expression "take your word for it" means,Learn how to use the expression,Listen to real dialogue examples of the expression in use,G...

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English by listening to this conversation with my wife Raquel Soares! In this episode, I sit down with my lovely pregnant wife Kel as we talk about how it's like to move house. Improve your listening skills today - listen, play & pause this episode - and start speaking like a native English speaker!

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English in this episode of the Aussie Slang series where I teach you how to use "airy fairy" like a fair dinkum Australian! In this episode, we talk about the expression “airy fairy” - learn what it means and how you can use it. Improve your listening skills today - listen, play & pause this episode - and start speaking like a native English speaker!

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English by listening to this episode of The Goss! These are conversations with my old man Ian Smissen for you to learn more about Australian culture, news, and current affairs. In this episode, we talk about top shelf whiskey and how it can be distilled in 6 days instead of the usual 3 years - talk about an abomination! Also, we talk about Victoria's Prime Mi...

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English by listening to this episode of The Goss! These are conversations with my old man Ian Smissen for you to learn more about Australian culture, news, and current affairs. In this episode, we talk about Victoria (Australia) to be getting a gigantic Tesla-made battery to alleviate power problems. Improve your listening skills today - listen, play & pause t...