Send us Fan Mail Welcome back to another episode of Pete’s 2c here on the Aussie English podcast!It’s been a while, you guys!In today’s episode, let me give you an update on my health. In particular, when I got infected with gastro. Nothing serious, I’d say.I also talk a bit about Australia’s upcoming national elections. And I answer a question from an anonymous Facebook user who asks: what can you say about learning a 3rd language when you haven’t fully reached fluency with the 2nd language?And...
Apr 19, 2022•42 min•Ep. 1103
Send us Fan Mail Welcome back to the Aussie English podcast!In today's Sunday episode, I am going to talk about the English expression "be on a roll".We are not going to roll on the ground for this!I will be breaking down the meaning of the words in this phrase, and tell you about its origin - yes, like rolling dice!Listen closely for a bonus English expression: get to the bottom of things - I'll be giving a short explanation of this English idiom!There will be example situations given so you'd ...
Apr 17, 2022•21 min•Ep. 1102
Send us Fan Mail Welcome to another Goss episode here on the Aussie English podcast!I’ve recently talked about the ongoing conflict between Ukraine and Russia and I think it’s high time I do this episode with my dad Ian Smissen.Join us today as we dive in deep about the Ukraine-Russia war.Let me know what you think about this episode! Drop me a line at pete@aussieenglish.com.au** Want to wear the kookaburra shirt? **Get yours here at https://aussieenglish.com.au/shirt...
Apr 15, 2022•51 min•Ep. 1101
Send us Fan Mail Welcome to this weekly English expression episode on the Aussie English podcast!In today's episode, I will teach you about the English expression "a drop in the ocean".Grab a cuppa because I will be breaking down the meaning of the words in the expression then give you the meaning of the whole expression.I will also be giving out examples on how you can use this expression in your daily conversations.Listen in for the origin of the phrase "a drop in the ocean" as well as its rel...
Apr 10, 2022•18 min•Ep. 1100
Send us Fan Mail Welcome back to The Goss episodes here on the Aussie English podcast!Man, it's been awhile since my dad Ian and I got together on the podcast and talked about stuff in and out of Australia.And guys, we get back on the podcast today with this sensational bitch slapping that happened in the recent Academy Awards night!I'm sure you've seen tons of memes right now, but this episode is about Chris Rock, who hosted the 2022 Oscars and made a joke about Will Smith's wife Jada. While Wi...
Apr 07, 2022•22 min•Ep. 1099
Send us Fan Mail G'day, you guys! Welcome back to the Aussie English podcast!In today's Sunday weekly episode, I am going to teach you about the expression "knock yourself out".No, you won't have to punch yourself in learning this classic expression!As always, I break down the meaning of the words in the expression then give you the meaning of the phrase.There will also be example situations so you'll know when to use the expression.Also, I will answer a question from Michel who asks how to pron...
Apr 03, 2022•18 min•Ep. 1098
Send us Fan Mail In today's episode, I thought I'd shed some light on "the other side" of the conflict.I felt the need to also reach out to my Russian friends in order to create an episode sharing their voices and experience regarding the war in Ukraine. Specifically, I wanted to ask them three questions.What are you hearing in the news in Russia?What are your thoughts on the conflict and the thoughts of those around you?And, how has the conflict impacted your life?The goal of this episode isn't...
Mar 30, 2022•32 min•Ep. 1097
Send us Fan Mail Welcome back to the Aussie English podcast!Today’s weekend expression is “get the drift”.Maybe you’ve heard someone say, “Did you get my drift?”Today’s episode will teach you all about this expression! I’ll break down the meaning of the words in this expression and give you example sentences that can help you understand more about the expression.I also received a question from Claucunico who asked “How do you pronounce the word ‘satellite’?” Sounds easy to pronounce? Listen and ...
Mar 27, 2022•19 min•Ep. 1094
Send us Fan Mail Welcome to this episode of the Aussie English podcast!We got another man of science in the podcast today! This guy like me is another science lover - he got his bachelor's degree in Biotechnology and Molecular Biology from Clarion University and his PhD in Molecular Biology from Carnegie Mellon University.Meet Dr. Dan Wilson, creator of the YouTube channel Debunk the Funk with Dr. Wilson!In his channel, he debunks the claims of anti vaxxers, the covid deniers, and various misinf...
Mar 25, 2022•29 min•Ep. 1096
Send us Fan Mail Today's episode is about my thoughts on the Ukraine-Russia conflict. ✌️
Mar 20, 2022•22 min•Ep. 1095
Send us Fan Mail Welcome to this episode of the Aussie English podcast!We got another man of science in the podcast today! This guy like me is another science lover - he got his bachelor's degree in Biotechnology and Molecular Biology from Clarion University and his PhD in Molecular Biology from Carnegie Mellon University.Meet Dr. Dan Wilson, creator of the YouTube channel Debunk the Funk with Dr. Wilson!In his channel, he debunks the claims of anti vaxxers, the covid deniers, and various misinf...
Mar 18, 2022•42 min•Ep. 1093
Send us Fan Mail Welcome back to another English expression lesson here on the Aussie English podcast!For today's lesson, I am going to teach you about the expression "get out of (someone's) hair".So you can say: "Get out of my hair", or "get out of your hair", or "get out of her hair".I will break down the meaning of the words in the expression and give the meaning of the phrase. There will be example sentences, too, so you get an idea on how to use the expression in your daily conversations.We...
Mar 13, 2022•21 min•Ep. 1089
Send us Fan Mail Welcome to this episode of the Aussie English podcast!We got another man of science in the podcast today! This guy like me is another science lover - he got his bachelor's degree in Biotechnology and Molecular Biology from Clarion University and his PhD in Molecular Biology from Carnegie Mellon University.Meet Dr. Dan Wilson, creator of the YouTube channel Debunk the Funk with Dr. Wilson!In his channel, he debunks the claims of anti vaxxers, the covid deniers, and various misinf...
Mar 11, 2022•40 min•Ep. 1092
Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the Aussie English podcast!In today's video, I am going to teach you how to master using TO or SO after certain verbs.This seems to be a massive headache for students, but learning to do SO will make you sound so much more like a native English speaker!Can you comment below and give me examples of these sentences in your daily conversations at work?See you in the next episode!** Want to wear the kookaburra shirt? **Get yours here at https://aussieenglish.com.au/shirt...
Mar 09, 2022•8 min•Ep. 1091
Send us Fan Mail Happy Sunday, guys!Have you ever heard of the Australian expression “to go off like a frog in a sock”?That’s probably one of the weirdest English expressions you’ll ever encounter.So today, I’m giving you a quick lesson of 5 expressions to help you sound more fluent in English!As a BONUS Lesson for you guys, I’m going to teach you about Inversions or inverting statements - how to turn statements into questions.These will come in really in your daily English conversations.Also, p...
Mar 06, 2022•9 min•Ep. 1090
Send us Fan Mail Welcome to this episode of the Aussie English podcast!We got another man of science in the podcast today! This guy like me is another science lover - he got his bachelor's degree in Biotechnology and Molecular Biology from Clarion University and his PhD in Molecular Biology from Carnegie Mellon University.Meet Dr. Dan Wilson, creator of the YouTube channel Debunk the Funk with Dr. Wilson!In his channel, he debunks the claims of anti vaxxers, the covid deniers, and various misinf...
Mar 04, 2022•35 min•Ep. 1088
Send us Fan Mail Welcome back to the Aussie English podcast!In order for you to improve your fluency, and sound like a natural English speaker, you need to have a broad vocabulary. Not just words, but you should also have alternative phrases that you can say so you don't use the same phrase over and over again.In today's video lesson, I am going to teach you 8 better ways to say "I'm sorry" in English.You can now stop saying "I'm sorry" all the time!Don't forget to download your FREE PDF Workshe...
Mar 02, 2022•11 min•Ep. 1087
Send us Fan Mail G'day, you mob! Let's welcome back Kyrin Down on the podcast!In this last instalment of the 4-part interview session I had with Mere Mortals' host Kyrin Down, we chat about what we think if genius Albert Einstein is an indigenous Australian. Or what if he and Isaac Newton were never born?We also talk about Guns, Germs and Steel, a book by Jared Diamond that looks at why certain cultures around the world developed what they did when they did, and others didn't.We talk about why d...
Feb 27, 2022•26 min•Ep. 1086
Send us Fan Mail G'day, you mob!In today's Australian English Pronunciation lesson, I'm going to teach you the difference between two E sounds: /e/ and /e:/We will begin this lesson with a practice on how to say each sound - listen carefully to the sounds made!I will then give you a set of minimal pairs of words so you can learn how to distinguish each sound. And lastly, stay to the end of this video lesson. Listen to the vowel sounds and determine if it's a short e or long e sound.See you on th...
Feb 23, 2022•7 min•Ep. 1085
Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the weekly English expressions episode here on the Aussie English podcast!In today's episode, I will teach you about the English expression "any port in a storm".We will be breaking down the expression by defining the words in the phrase and give you the meaning of the expression.I will also be answering a question from Esmaeil, who says "My friend told me in order to sound Aussie, I should call another friend a mad dog. Should I do that or not?" There's a bonus phras...
Feb 20, 2022•19 min•Ep. 1084
Send us Fan Mail Welcome back to another Pete's 2c episode!I got my dad Ian Smissen back to do this chin-wag with me today.We've got quite a show of political opinions today where you're going to hear our criticism of Scott "ScoMo" Morrisson, Australia's current prime minister.Exercise your better judgment on this episode; you are going to hear our personal opinions, but we're not trying to make you 'come over to our side'.Other than our discussion about ScoMo's most recent admission that there ...
Feb 19, 2022•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 1083
Send us Fan Mail 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 unear...
Feb 18, 2022•12 min•Ep. 1082
Send us Fan Mail 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 alway...
Feb 16, 2022•6 min•Ep. 1081
Send us Fan Mail 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 the...
Feb 13, 2022•19 min•Ep. 1080
Send us Fan Mail 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 weir...
Feb 12, 2022•24 min•Ep. 1079
Send us Fan Mail 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 als...
Feb 11, 2022•16 min•Ep. 1078
Send us Fan Mail 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 you...
Feb 09, 2022•13 min•Ep. 1077
Send us Fan Mail 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 def...
Feb 06, 2022•23 min•Ep. 1076
Send us Fan Mail 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 friends...
Feb 04, 2022•33 min•Ep. 1075
Send us Fan Mail Has anyone told you about the drop bear in Australia?It is known to be a rabid-looking bear that will literally drop from trees and eat your insides!Well, I want you to know that this is simply a very popular myth in Australia. It is so popular that some tourist attractions even sell "drop bear protection hats"!Join us today as my dad Ian and I talk about the origins of the drop bear myth and how it became popular.Is there anything you want to ask me? Drop in your questions here...
Feb 02, 2022•25 min•Ep. 1074
