AE 1073 - Pete’s 2c: How to Avoid a Living-Hell Marriage | Episode 5
Send us a text Hey there! How's it going?It's a chill weekend and here’s another Pete's 2c episode today!In this episode, I tell you guys about my preference for soy milk. Yeah, it's a gag for some but healthy for sure.That talk about food made me talk about this persistent body ache I've been having. When I got checked, bingo --- I got on a diet. I also share a bit about this new podcast that's been brewing in my mind!And finally, I answer someone's question about the best advice I can give ...
18 Dec 202157min
AE 1071 - Aussie Surfer English & Slang Lesson
Send us a text How's it going, everyone?I went around YouTube looking for Australian heroes and well, I believe these two surfer dudes from Gold Coast, QLD really made my day!Local surfers Nick Chalmers and Angus McNicol didn't hesitate to help some tourists off a freakish wave activity in Kirra Beach.Join me today as I go over the typical yet interesting vocab used in this funny interview!** Want to wear the kookaburra shirt? Get yours here at https://aussieenglish.com.au/shirt **Improve you...
16 Dec 202115min
AE 1070 - The Goss: Dad Publishes his Book 'Becoming Australian'
Send us a text How's the week going so far, guys?We're excited here on The Goss today as my dad Ian Smissen announces one of his life achievements -- publishing his book 'Becoming Australian'!This book idea of his started in early 2020. He'd been working on it bit by bit and when we hit lockdown, he decided to give it a full go.And voila, the Smissen Family History!It's a large collection of photographs of the family, and important places, and of course, our family tree.Yeah, it won't be up f...
15 Dec 202134min
AE 1069 - Expression: Sleight of Hand
Send us a text Having a great weekend, you mob?Here's another fun-filled episode on the Aussie English podcast!In today's episode, I am going to teach you all about the English expression 'sleight of hand' - yeah, that phrase they use to call one of a magician's hand trick!I am also going to answer a very cool question from Gen of the Philippines -- she wants to know more about the song Waltzing Matilda!Listen in to know what's the story behind the outback song Waltzing Matilda, and know what...
12 Dec 202119min
AE 1068 - Pete's 2c: How to Make $100,000 by Lying on YouTube | Episode 4
Send us a text Here's another Pete's 2c episode for you guys!Join me in this hour-long session of drinking Pepsi and just sitting down, telling you all my thoughts.In today's episode, I talk about this crazy and absurd video on YouTube.Just like the title above says, yes, I think I found out a way to get rich on YouTube. Yeah, you guessed it right -- it's kind of done wrong.It started when I was watching the Aussie Gold & Opal Hunters channel -- I mean, they're doing great, and I'd even w...
11 Dec 20211h 4min
AE 1066 - Debunking 10 Australian Myths | Reaction
Send us a text It's been a week, you guys!I'm back today with a new reaction video to Planet 1Up's video '10 Myths About Australia'!It's a laugh-fest for me today as I go through these 'myths' explaining what each is about.00:00 Let's look at what myths there are about Australia!00:21 Australians and kangaroos02:18 What is the capital of Australia? (No Google-ing!)04:12 The Descendants of Australians06:31 The Australian outback08:18 Paul Hogan's ad caused this stereotype09.26 Four Seasons in ...
9 Dec 202118min
AE 1065 - The Goss: Going to Biological War with Mosquitoes
Send us a text Hey, you guys! What's going on?I got my dad Ian Smissen on the podcast today to talk about a new Australian research!Thanks to research carried out in north Queensland, mosquito-borne diseases such as dengue fever, yellow fever, and Zika virus could be reduced widely.You see, Australia is a very large continent where there are many areas of mosquito infestation.By injecting male mosquitoes with the sterilised Wolbachia bacteria, they were able to prevent the mosquitoes from pro...
8 Dec 202114min
AE 1064 - Expression: A Snake Oil Salesman
Send us a text It's another Sunday, you guys!We have an all-goodness packed episode today where I am going to teach you all about the English expression "a snake oil salesman" - and more!First off, we start off by answering a question from Jonathan from the Netherlands. He asks about how to say the letter L at the end of a word (the Dark L) and how to say 'oo' in words (the OO Vowel Sound).Tune in for the answers I gave Jonathan, and I recommend you also try out saying the words I mentioned.D...
5 Dec 202124min
