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Teaching Languages Today | Growing as a Teacher (feat. ACTFL 2021 Teacher of the Year finalist Eric Richards)

Adventures in Language - June 08, 2022 15:00 - 24 minutes
In this episode, our host Emily Sabo, PhD (linguist, Mango Languages) sits down with Eric Richards, a down-to-earth high school German teacher based out of St Louis, Missouri. A finalist for ACTFL’s prestigious 2021 National Language Teacher of the Year award and recipient of Central States’ 202...

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Swedish Food is Terrible?! ft. Sameer "Dad" Naseem | Mango Bae #175

Mango Bae - June 06, 2022 04:00 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 338 ratings
This week we have one of our favorite people on the pod, Sameer Naseem of hte Halal Cartels podcast! We talk the Azov battalion rebranding, Swedengate, having twins and still living a party life, Usama being confused for a Korean comedian, parenting tips, bad run-ins with the cops, and more! FO...

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Science Behind Language Learning | Am I Fluent Yet?

Adventures in Language - May 31, 2022 17:00 - 7 minutes
Are you fluent in your second language? How do you know? In our latest podcast, Kaitlyn Tagarelli (Linguist, PhD) talks about what it means to be fluent, and why that might look a little different for everyone. View our detailed blog post for more information: https://blog.mangolanguages.com/am...

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Monkeypox, Trump in Uvalde, Gyanvapi madness | Mangobae #174

Mango Bae - May 31, 2022 06:16 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 338 ratings
On this week's episode: Usama gets groped (again), Chappelle’s attacker speaks, Monkeypox madness, more Hindu-Muslim grief in India, a Trinidadian standoff, a mass shooting (again). #Comedy #Podcast #MangoBae 0:20 contents 3:00 Usama gets groped 5:50 Brown of the Week 10:15 Hindus love ...

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Teaching Languages Today | The Key to ELL feat. Brooke Boutwell

Adventures in Language - May 25, 2022 15:00 - 26 minutes
Did you know that English Language Learners (ELLs) are one of the FASTEST growing student populations in the U.S. (U.S. Department of Education, 2019)? That is just one of the reasons we decided to create this episode, where you’ll learn what EVERY teacher and school district administrator shoul...

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Dad Jokes, Shivlings, and Mosques | Mango Bae # 173

Mango Bae - May 23, 2022 13:41 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 338 ratings
This week we discuss transitioning (into a new studio), paternal approval in comedy(our dads hate our jokes), Usama’s awkward encounter with a famous comic, fashionable Korean racists, Sanjeev and Sadhana Prasad suing their son for grandchildren, and the Gyanvapi mosque controversy in India! Tha...

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How Language Works | The Sound Systems of Language (Let's Talk Phonology)

Adventures in Language - May 18, 2022 15:00 - 10 minutes
Different languages have different ways of dividing up the possible sounds of human speech. They also have different rules for how those sounds relate to and interact with one other. This means they have different phonologies. In this episode, your language guide Emily (linguist, PhD), is taking...

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Teaching Languages Today | How to Teach Dialects feat. Heather Sweetser

Adventures in Language - May 16, 2022 13:00 - 37 minutes
Teaching languages today is as exciting as it is challenging! That’s why we here at Mango Languages created “Teaching Languages Today”, a conversational podcast for world language educators that gets to the bottom of what’s working – and what’s not. Listen in for the problems fellow teachers are...

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Movie with New York Nico, Hairless cats, and Horny Jinns w Kareem | Mango Bae # 172

Mango Bae - May 16, 2022 11:01 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 338 ratings
We hang out w our boy Kareem (@kareem) and talk about his movie with New York Nico, ancient Egyptians, Osho, Jinns, how to get a hairless cat, and how he doesn't care about things anymore. Subscribe to our patreon and support us! FOLLOW US : @yourmangobae 👉 https://www.instagram.com/yourmango...

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How to Find Indians ft Adam Mamawala | Mango Bae #171

Mango Bae - May 09, 2022 11:23 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 338 ratings
In this episode the boys discuss Imran Khan’s ouster from power, cricket metaphors,getting defensive of our mother’s beating techniques, Adam’s half Indian upbringing in Jersey and the Midwest, his racist grandfather, his divorce, his upcoming album, and lots more! Thanks for listening and pleas...

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Science Behind Language Learning | Am I Too Old to Learn a New Language?

Adventures in Language - May 05, 2022 15:00 - 12 minutes
It’s hard to dispute that children turn out to be more successful language learners than adults. But how exactly does this work, and why? In our latest episode, Kaitlyn Tagarelli (Linguist, PhD) explores age effects in language learning, including the hotly contested critical period debate! If ...

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How Language Works | The Building Blocks of Speech

Adventures in Language - May 03, 2022 15:00 - 10 minutes
If you’re diving into the fascinating world of speech sounds, then one of your first stops has to be learning about the IPA, the International Phonetic Alphabet! Together with your personal language guide Emily (linguist, PhD), you’ll get to discover what exactly the IPA is, when to use it, and ...

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Pole dancing, blocking parents on IG, gigolo sons | Mango Bae # 170

Mango Bae - May 02, 2022 04:10 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 338 ratings
This week we're joined by Sonali, a pole dancer who breaks down the pole life, her unorthodox Bengali family, blocking her parents on IG, overly supportive Indian uncles in her comments, her brother in jail, the therapy of the pole, and more! FOLLOW US : @yourmangobae 👉 https://www.instagram...

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175 — It's a little drywall, Michael. What could it cost? $60,000?

Earth to Linda - April 27, 2022 16:01 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratings
Andy and Linda talk about Old Enough, what is wrong with America, home renovations, and have basically the exact same conversation about celebrity look-a-likes as last time. How embarrassing. Recorded on April 4th, 2022.

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174 — A Little Advil PM Every Now and Then

Earth to Linda - April 27, 2022 15:55 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratings
Andy and Linda talk about mattresses, sleep, children, and celebrity look-a-likes. Recorded on April 4th, 2022.

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Plantation Comedy, Spicy Eyes, 49 Reasons to Beat an Indian | Mango Bae # 169

Mango Bae - April 25, 2022 06:13 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 338 ratings
Our Patreon doomsday clock; hole: to show or not to show? Usama’s road gig on a Deep South plantation; hanging with MLK’s niece; Indian maternal justice in Telangana; eyeball achar; pepper punishments; innovative beatings; all 49 reasons to get beat; how old is Hasbulla? Progeria and Islam; shou...

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Dubai, Mutton Curry, Domestic Strife | Mango Bae # 168

Mango Bae - April 18, 2022 04:32 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 338 ratings
Usama and Pranav talk about Usama's time in Dubai, desi slaves in the Arab world, Indians having no respect for personal space, an Indian guy in Telangana who called the cops on his wife for not cooking him mutton curry (truly the GOAT), beatings: Italians vs. Indians? Probably the Irish. Some a...

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Teaching Tips & Tricks | 4 Tips to Help Students Avoid the Summer Slide

Adventures in Language - April 13, 2022 15:00 - 9 minutes
In this episode of Adventures in Language, we’re talking about the dreaded Summer Slide. What is it, why does it matter, and how can you help your students avoid it? For more resources and to learn more, click here: https://info.mangolanguages.com/summer-slide-2021 Join your guide Emily (Spanis...

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Tinder in Kashmir ft. Bassam Shawl| Mango Bae # 167

Mango Bae - April 11, 2022 05:00 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 338 ratings
This week's episode is sponsored by Baked With Lori (@bakedwithloriny), providing the finest edibles in all of NYC, including Staten Island! This week we hang out with our boy Bassam Shawl, a Kashmiri-American comic who schools us on all things Kashmir. He tells us about protest drama, the origi...

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Pepper Sprayed, Texas Terrorists, and ISIS Brides | Mango Bae # 164

Mango Bae - April 04, 2022 05:45 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 338 ratings
THIS IS A VERY ISLAMIC EPISODE! Junglee Story: Usama gets pepper sprayed on the subway and lives through a three stooges moment; Our BoW is Tanya Joya, a former ISIS bride who had an affair with Islamophobic republican congressman VAN TAYLOR from TEXAS. This devolves into a convo about...

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Pepper Sprayed, Texas Terrorists, and ISIS Brides | Mango Bae # 166

Mango Bae - April 04, 2022 05:45 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 338 ratings
THIS IS A VERY ISLAMIC EPISODE! Junglee Story: Usama gets pepper sprayed on the subway and lives through a three stooges moment; Our BoW is Tanya Joya, a former ISIS bride who had an affair with Islamophobic republican congressman VAN TAYLOR from TEXAS. This devolves into a convo about closete...

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How Language Works | How Speech Sounds Work

Adventures in Language - March 31, 2022 15:00 - 10 minutes
Sound waves, speech streams, and tongue twirls - oh my! If learning about language piques your curiosity, then buckle up, because in this episode we’re taking you on a journey into the fascinating field of phonetics! Together with your personal language guide Emily (linguist, PhD), you’ll get to...

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173 — Back on Our Bullshit

Earth to Linda - March 30, 2022 14:15 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratings
Andy and Linda talk about breaks, breakups, and the novel coronavirus. Recorded on March 21st, 2022.

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Science Behind Language Learning | Can You Learn a Language Without Trying?

Adventures in Language - March 29, 2022 15:00 - 11 minutes
Can you learn a language without paying attention, trying, or even knowing that you're learning? In this video of our Science Behind Language Learning series, your guide Kaitlyn Tagarelli (Linguist, PhD) explores implicit and explicit language learning, the continuum they exist on, and why strik...

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Deep Fried Sharia ft. Ismael Loutfi | Mango Bae # 165

Mango Bae - March 28, 2022 05:26 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 338 ratings
We hang out with our good buddy Ismael Loutfi, a very funny comedian who has a special out on comedy central which you should all check out. We talk accents, how he's the Syrian Jeff Foxworthy (just his look), and how he got Muslim-married at 16 so he could hook up with his high school girlfrien...

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Pranav's Mom pt 2 | Mango Bae # 164

Mango Bae - March 21, 2022 04:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 338 ratings
Auntie keeps things sanitized: oh did I beat Pranav? Well, let me tell you both a time I protected him! We discuss her favorite profanities, and her denials, her career in espionage, her online stalking habits, and much more! FOLLOW US : @yourmangobae 👉 https://www.instagram.com/yourmangobae/...

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Pranav's Mom pt 1 | Mango Bae # 163

Mango Bae - March 14, 2022 05:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 338 ratings
Don’t listen to this episode. Pranav’s mom, who he loves, is on it. Does she love Pranav? Yes. Does she like him? Not really. But she insists that he’s a good boy. She’s not having a great time. Neither is Pranav. Usama seems to be enjoying himself.  #Comedy #Podcast #MangoBae FOLLOW US : @y...

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Moving Skin with Divya the Taxidermist | Mango Bae # 162

Mango Bae - March 07, 2022 05:00 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 338 ratings
This week we sit down with Divya Anantharaman of Gotham Taxidermy! Divya is an Indian goth maven who immortalizes the mortal forms of deceased animals not including humans, sadly :(. We talk about how she got started in the business, Indian goths in general, her upbringing in Miami, serial kille...

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Inventing Ron Wheaton (Blade) - Usama is a TV Star | Mango Bae # 161

Mango Bae - February 28, 2022 05:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 338 ratings
0:00 Lincoln was all gay 2:25 Patreon shout outs 3:09 Pranav is not smooth 9:58 bad advice/pee boner 10:55 BoW: Praganananda the King 17:49 Usama is a TV star! We kick thing off with abe Lincoln's sexual habits, the civil war, then shout out the newest members of our patreon family. P...

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Marx Brother ft Bhaskar Sunkara| Mango Bae # 160

Mango Bae - February 21, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 338 ratings
The boys hangout with Bhaskar Shankara l, editor and founder of @jacobinmagazine about: Subhah Chandra Bose’s mixed legacy, Bhaskar’s Trinidadian-Indian origins , the state of the left in the US. FOLLOW US : @yourmangobae 👉 https://www.instagram.com/yourmangobae/ @pranahaha 👉 https://www.in...