AE 1112 - Interview: Why Royal Families & Corrupt Governments Suck with Kyrin Down
Send us a text 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 absolutely hate them. Or, you know, at the very least, have no interest at all in the royal family. We talk about unea...
18 Feb 202212min
AE 1111 - My family IS or ARE?? Advanced English Grammar Lesson
Send us a text 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. Listen to how I say the whole sentences because there are some word sounds that link to one another.As alwa...
16 Feb 20225min
AE 1110 - Expression: Sink or Swim
Send us a text 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 of Germany where she told me something about "der Walzer" and "die Walz". Apparently, they're different.We will also break down th...
13 Feb 202219min
AE 1109 - The Goss: Millipedes & the Weird Evolution of Cave & Deep-Sea Creatures
Send us a text 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 a whooping 1,300 legs!What if insects can wear shoes?Join us today as we talk about this super millipede and the wei...
12 Feb 202223min
AE 1108 - Interview: Farofa, Japan, & Cultural Identity with Kyrin Down
Send us a text 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 for a couple of hours and you hear the same word said in many different accents?I mean, Australia's a great country, but it's al...
11 Feb 202215min
AE 1106 - The Ultimate Australian Quiz
Send us a text 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 your free PDF worksheet here👉👉👉 https://aussieenglish.com.au/AE1106_Worksheet** Want to wear the kookaburra shirt? **Get yours...
9 Feb 202213min
AE 1105 - Expression: Go Off Like A Frog In A Sock
Send us a text 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 China. She asks "Could you please tell me what was the difference between 'here you go' and 'there you go'?"An excellent question! So de...
6 Feb 202222min
AE 1104 - Interview: The Cost of Having Children & Losing Friends as You Get Older with Kyrin Down
Send us a text 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 children?! How do you handle children that many? Must be a pandemonium on a daily basis!And lastly, we also talk about losing friend...
4 Feb 202232min
