You Call That a Job? Learn Mandarin with the World’s Weirdest Work
Think your job is strange? In this episode, we explore 20 of the world’s weirdest real-life occupations — from snake milkers and underwater pizza delivery drivers to professional cuddlers and scream e...
17 Apr 202545min
The Craziest World Records You’ve Never Heard Of – in Mandarin!
In this episode, we explore 20 of the most ridiculous, real world records ever set — and learn how to talk about them in Mandarin. From smashing toilet seats with your head to balancing snails on your...
4 Apr 202557min
Bizarre Inventions: Learn Mandarin with the World’s Strangest Ideas
From baby mop outfits to chopstick fans and silent karaoke mics — the world has no shortage of strange inventions. In this episode, Tom and Ula explore 20 bizarre gadgets from around the globe and bre...
28 Mars 202550min
Mandarin Vocab Challenge: Can You Guess These Strange Foods? | Mandarin Monkey Podcast
1. Balut – Fertilized duck embryo (Philippines)鴨仔蛋 | yā zǐ dàn | Duck embryo egg2. Surströmming – Fermented herring (Sweden)瑞典酸鯡魚 | ruì diǎn suān fèi yú | Swedish sour herring3. Casu Marzu – Maggot ch...
21 Mars 202555min
EP395 – The World's Strangest Laws: No Salmon Smuggling & Speedo Rules
Ever heard of a law that bans you from handling salmon "suspiciously"? Or a rule that says men must wear Speedos at public pools in France? In this episode, we dive into some of the strangest, most ri...
14 Mars 202543min
Ep. 394 – The World’s Strangest Hobbies & Bizarre Cultural Traditions
Unusual Hobbies (特殊的爱好 - tè shū de ài hào)Extreme Ironing (极限熨烫) – jí xiàn yùn tàngQuidditch (魁地奇) – kuí dì qíCheese Rolling (奶酪滚动比赛) – nǎi lào gǔn dòng bǐ sàiToy Voyaging (玩具旅行) – wán jù lǚ xíngCompe...
7 Mars 202559min
忙碌 vs. 重要：我们如何看待艾森豪威尔矩阵? Busy vs. Important: Our Thoughts on the Eisenhower Matrix
In this episode of the Mandarin Monkey Podcast, we chat about the Eisenhower Matrix (艾森豪威尔矩阵, Àisēnháowēi’ěr jǔzhèn)—not as experts, but just as two people trying to figure out where all our time goes...
28 Feb 202559min
Life in the Mountains, Nosy Neighbors & Translating Yoshi 2.0
In episode #392 of Mandarin Monkey, we speculate about what it’s like moving to the mountains in Taiwan (we don't live in the mountains) and the joys (and challenges) of using Starlink for internet. W...
21 Feb 202558min
