Pete Smissen

Aussie English

Education EN ↓ 1371 episodes

G’day and welcome to the Aussie English podcast. I’m Pete Smissen and my objective here is to teach you guys the English spoken down under. Whether you plan to travel, to work or to live in Australia or you just have an interest in our culture, history and spoken dialect of English. You have come to the right place. And whether you aim to speak English like a true blue Aussie or you just want to be able to understand “what the flippin’ hell we’re on about when we’re havin’ a yarn”. You have come to the right place. If you listen to this podcast you will learn: •A ton of Aussie slang and vocabu...

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Pete Smissen

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AE 731 - The Goss: High-Tech Bee Hives, Saving 2-Legged Spiders, & Frog-Spelunking Beetles 02.09.2020 26:59

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English in this Goss episode where I chat with Ian Smissen about the Varroa mite in Australia, 2-legged spiders, and frog-spelunking beetles.

AE 730 - Aussie Politics: Why is There Tension Between China & Australia's Governments? 31.08.2020 8:25

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English in this Aussie Politics episode where I chat with the boys from the Pouch about why there are tensions between China and Australia.

AE 729 - Expression: Spice Things Up 29.08.2020 21:09

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English in this expression episode where I teach you how to use SPICE THINGS UP in English as well as talk about indigenous spices.

AE 728 - Interview: The Incredible History of English with Simon Roper - Part 1 28.08.2020 1:04:54

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English in this interview episode of Aussie English where I chat with archaeologist Simon Roper about the incredible history of English.

AE 727 - The Goss: Covid’s Second Wave in Victoria, Coloured Cotton, & the Trouble with Plastic Bags 26.08.2020 27:27

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English in this episode of the Goss where I chat with Ian Smissen about Victoria’s second Covid wave, coloured cotton, and more!

The Aussie English App is Now Available on ANDROID and IPHONE! 25.08.2020 4:53

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English on the Aussie English Podcast Application! It's now available for both Android and iPhone through Google Play and the Apple App Store!

AE 726 - Aussie Politics: Is There a Political Divide in Australia? 24.08.2020 10:56

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English in this Aussie Politics episode where I chat to the boys from the Pouch the Podcast about whether there is a political divide in Australia or not.

AE 725 - Expression: A Couch Potato 23.08.2020 21:38

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English in this episode of Aussie English where I teach you how to use the expression A COUCH POTATO!

AE 724 - Interview: Migrating from Jordan to Australia, 12 Months Later with Dua Fakhereddin 21.08.2020 39:53

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English in this interview with Dua Fakhereddin who tells us about her journey migrating to Australia from Jordan and being here for 12 months.

AE 723 - The Goss: Whale-Murdering Sharks & Other Whale & Dolphin Tales from Australia 19.08.2020 27:33

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English in this episode of the Goss where my dad and I chat about whale-murdering sharks and other Australian dolphin and whale stories.

AE 722 – Aussie Politics: What's happened to ScoMo's popularity in 2020? 17.08.2020 6:56

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English in this Aussie politics episode with the boys from the Pouch where we answer the question “What’s happened to Scomo’s popularity in 2020?”!

AE 721 – Interview: How to Learn Any Language from Home with Lamont from Days of French ‘n’ Swedish 16.08.2020 1:12:20

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English in this interview episode with Lamont from Days of French 'n' Swedish where we talking about how to become fluent in any language from home.

AE 720 - Interview: 1787: The Lost Chapters of Australia's Beginnings with Nick Brodie 14.08.2020 1:09:52

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English in this interview I chat with author Nick Brodie about his book 1787: The Lost Chapters of Australia's Beginnings!

AE 719 - The Goss: The Ethics of Zoos, Zombie Fires in Siberia, & 42,000-Year-Old Worms 12.08.2020 52:50

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English in this episode of the Goss where we talk about the ethics of zoos, zombie fires in Siberia, and 42,000-year-old worms.

AE 718 - Aussie Politics: How Does the Australian Government Use its Tax Revenue? 10.08.2020 10:45

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English in this episode of Aussie Politics where I talk with the guys from the Pouch to answer the question “how does the Australian Government use its tax revenue”.

AE 717 - Expression: Bring Home the Bacon 09.08.2020 24:41

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English in this Aussie English expression episode where I teach you to use BRING HOME THE BACON and talk about wild pigs in Australia.

AE 716 – The Goss: Dead Actors, Australian Drinking Culture, & How Covid is Killing Bald People 07.08.2020 26:15

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English in this episode of the Goss where we chat about favourite dead actors, australian drinking culture, & how covid is killing bald people.

AE 715 – Interview: Australian Slang & the History of English with Professor Kate Burridge 05.08.2020 57:27

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English in this interview with Professor Kate Burridge where we talk about Australian slang and the history of English!

AE 714: Can I Guess Who Has the Real Aussie Accent? 04.08.2020 21:15

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English in this episode of Aussie English where I react to a BuzzFeed video where a dialect coach tries to pick who the real Aussie is.

AE 713 - Expression: Find Your Feet 02.08.2020 21:51

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English in this episode of Aussie English where I teach you how to use the expression FIND YOUR FEET & learn about Australia's largest centipede!

AE 712 - The Goss: A Mixed Bag 01.08.2020 59:14

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English in this episode of The Goss where I talk to my bad about a range of different topics while we enjoy a few beers.

AE 711 – Interview: Digging into Aussie Megafauna with Dr. Scott Hocknull 30.07.2020 1:07:28

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English in this interview episode I chat with Dr. Scott Hocknull about Australian Megafauna, some of the biggest animals to live in Australia.

AE 710: Is There Political Corruption in Australia? 28.07.2020 8:56

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English in this episode where Jake and Gregg from The Pouch answer the question "Is there political corruption in Australia?".

AE 709 - Expression: Take a Look in the Mirror 26.07.2020 20:46

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English in this episode of Aussie English where I teach you how to use the expression TAKE A LOOK IN THE MIRROR and the Aussie slang term 'Dag'.

AE 708 – Interview: How to Learn English through Immersion with Rodrigo Honorato 24.07.2020 1:06:42

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English in this interview episode we chat with English teacher Rodrigo Honorato about how to learn English through immersion.