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 682 - Interview: Are Non-Native ESL Teachers Better? with Marek Kiczkowiak 28.05.2020 58:54

Send us Fan Mail Learn English in this interview episode where I chat with Marek Kiczkowiak about teaching English & whether native or non-native ESL teachers are better.

AE 681 - Aussie Politics: Canvassing 26.05.2020 8:48

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English in this Aussie Politics episode where I chat with Gregg and Jake from The Pouch about what CANVASSING is.

AE 680 - Expression: Carry Weight 24.05.2020 18:58

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English in this Expression episode of the Aussie English Podcast where I teach you how to use CARRY WEIGHT like a native English speaker.

AE 679 - Aussie Politics: A Blue-Ribbon Seat 21.05.2020 10:07

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English in this Aussie Politics episode where I chat with Gregg and Jake from The Pouch about what A BLUE-RIBBON SEAT is.

AE 678 – Interview: American vs Australian English with Lindsay McMahon from All Ears English 19.05.2020 45:33

Send us Fan Mail Learn English in this interview episode where I chat with Lindsay McMahon from All Ears English about the differences between American vs Australian English.

AE 677 - Expression: Ring a Bell 17.05.2020 19:40

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English in this Expression episode of the Aussie English Podcast where I teach you how to use RING A BELL like a native English speaker.

AE 676 - Interview: ESL Teaching & Australian Bilingual Families with Kimberley Law 15.05.2020 44:41

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English in this interview episode of Aussie English where I chat with ESL teacher Kimberley Law about teaching English, Australian bilingual families, and more!

AE 675 - Aussie Politics: A Donkey Vote 13.05.2020 13:30

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English in this Aussie Politics episode where I chat with Gregg and Jake from The Pouch about what A DONKEY VOTE is.

AE 674 - Expression: Get Your Hands Dirty 10.05.2020 19:24

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English in this Expression episode of the Aussie English Podcast where I teach you how to use GET YOUR HANDS DIRTY like a native English speaker.

AE 673 - Australian Culture Shock: 10 x Weird Things About Life in Australia! 10.05.2020 13:56

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English in this episode where I talk about Australian Culture Shock: 10 x Weird Things About Life in Australia!

AE 672 - The Goss: Radioactive Wildfires & Plastic-Eating Enzymes 06.05.2020 26:57

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English in this episode of the Goss where we talk about covid-19 in Aus, radioactive wildfires, and plastic-eating enzymes.

AE 671: The Real English Discussion Course is Coming! 04.05.2020 32:22

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English in this episode where I tell you about the upcoming Real English Discussions Course and give you a free sample lesson!

AE 670 – The Goss: Family Secrets, Trillion-Dollar Companies, & the Pokies in Australia 30.04.2020 26:25

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English in this episode of the Goss where we talk about family secrets, trillion-dollar companies, and the pokies in Australia.

AE 669: 10 Better Ways to Say ‘YOU’ in English 28.04.2020 8:46

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English in this episode of the Aussie English Podcast where I teach you 10 better ways to say YOU in English!

AE 668.2 - Aussie Fact: Crossing the Blue Mountains 26.04.2020 27:30

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English and history in this Aussie Fact episode of the Aussie English Podcast where I talk about Blaxland and crossing the Blue Mountains.

AE 668.1 - Expression: Get Over It 26.04.2020 15:58

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English in this expression episode of the Aussie English Podcast where I teach you how to use GET OVER IT like a native English speaker.

AE 667 – Interview: Antarctica, Possums, & Science Communication with Dr. Jen Martin 24.04.2020 1:00:17

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English in this interview episode of Aussie English where I chat with Dr. Jenny Martin about Antarctica, possums, and science communication.

AE 666 – The Goss: Dancing Spiders, Coward Punches, & the First-Recorded F-Bomb 23.04.2020 25:54

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English in this episode of The Goss where we talk about dancing peacock spiders, coward punches, the first-recorded F-bomb in English and more!

AE 665 – WWP: Let’s Talk about ‘Tiger King’ 19.04.2020 25:45

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English in this episode of the Aussie English Podcast where I talk about the recent Netflix series 'Tiger King'.

AE 664 – The Goss: How is Australia Handling the Covid-19 Pandemic? 17.04.2020 26:04

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English in this episode of The Goss where we talk about how Australia is handling the Covid-19 pandemic.

AE 663 – Interview: The Ghost & The Bounty Hunter with Adam Courtenay 12.04.2020 1:04:33

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English in this interview episode of Aussie English where I chat with author Adam Courtenay about his new book The Ghost & The Bounty Hunter.

AE 662 – The Goss: Rhinos, Desert Frogs, & Smoke-Tainted Wine 08.04.2020 26:54

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English in this episode of The Goss where we talk about black rhinoceroses, Australia's desert frogs, and smoke-tainted wine.

AE 661 - Interview: Renting in Melbourne Made Easy with Jade Costello 07.04.2020 49:41

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English in this interview episode of Aussie English where I chat with Jade Costello from Melbourne Rental Search about renting your dream house in Melbourne, Australia.

AE 660.2 - Aussie Fact: Australia's First Pandemic 05.04.2020 9:18

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English in this Aussie English Fact episode where I teach you about Australia's first pandemic of smallpox in 1789.

AE 660.1 – Expression: Go Viral 05.04.2020 20:03

Send us Fan Mail Learn Australian English in this Expression episode of Aussie English where I teach you how to use to GO VIRAL like a native speaker.