Immersion Is Not Enough: Real Chinese Learner Problems
Wrong day, wrong week, right podcast. Today’s mailbag episode starts with that weird moment when your brain swears Friday arrived, but the calendar says otherwise, then drifts into lottery fantasies, ...
14 Nov 202551min
Can You Read Lips in Chinese? We Tried.
We put on noise-canceling headphones, blasted brown noise, and tried to read each other’s lips in Chinese.Spoiler: “Are you the king of Mandarin Monkey?” turned into “Are you licking a mandarin monkey...
12 Nov 202534min
Simplified vs Traditional, Sleep, and Starting Over in China | Mailbag #429
Mailbag time. Phoebe’s moving to China in a week, Jasmine’s torn between Simplified and Traditional, Mark nails his first all-Mandarin order, Anna shares tonal research, and Katie reminds us to slow d...
7 Nov 20251h 1min
Mandarin Listening Practice (Taiwanese Accent): Camping, Power & Travel | Bilingual Chinese–English Ep. 428
Practice Mandarin listening with a native Taiwanese Mandarin speaker and English support. We cover cold-weather camping at 3°C, off-grid power, food, health, and planning a sensible motorbike tour thr...
5 Nov 202541min
Bus Stop Mandarin, Sky Lantern Wishes, and Ordering in Kunming | Mandarin Listening Podcast
Today’s Listener Mailbag is stacked: Mandarin at the bus stop, writing a sky-lantern wish in Pingxi, ordering dinner in Kunming with zero English, the strange peace of visa lines with a podcast in you...
24 Okt 202553min
Hump Day, VR Boxing, and Gua Sha Pain (Ep. 426) | Mandarin Listening Podcast
Hump day chat with bilingual Mandarin + English listening practice baked in. We tackle a parenting standoff over toys at school, how “Thrill of the Fight” in VR turned into a 12-round sweat fest, whet...
22 Okt 202558min
Can You Learn Chinese in Your Sleep? | Mandarin Listening Podcast
Ever tried to learn Mandarin while you sleep?One listener did — and his girlfriend woke up to him whispering “māma” all night.In this episode, we read your wildest Mandarin stories: 🧠 Sleep-learning ...
17 Okt 202548min
Totoro, Steak & Escape Rooms｜Chinese–English Bilingual Podcast Listening Practice
This one’s part London adventure, part Mandarin listening practice.Tom celebrated his birthday and 10-year anniversary with Ula — a surprise visit from Auntie Kara, a Studio Ghibli stage show (“My Nei...
9 Okt 202545min
