Latest Pete smissen Podcast Episodes
AE 1095 - Interview: Digging into Palaeontology and Fossils with Dr Matthew McCurry
Aussie English - January 21, 2022 08:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 83 ratingsHere's an exciting interview episode for you, guys! Meet Dr. Matthew McCurry, an Australian palaeontologist and one of my best mates during my PhD. He and his team at the Australian Museum learned about a farmer who found an impressive fossil that dates back millions of years! Join us as we di...
AE 1094 - The Goss: Australia's Most Dangerous Race is Cancelled
Aussie English - January 19, 2022 08:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 83 ratingsWelcome back to The Goss! In today's episode, we talk about Australia's most dangerous horse racing club! Yes, the Wallabadah Jockey Club has closed down after 169 years of operation. Race organizers have concluded that its race track no longer meets NSW's horse racing standards. This is bec...
AE 1093 - 5 Expressions To Sound Fluent in English | Part 6
Aussie English - January 16, 2022 08:00 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 83 ratingsLet's get on with these 5 English expressions to take your English fluency to the next level! In today's video, I teach you 5 English expressions you can use in your daily English conversations to sound more fluent. Note the example sentence & its pronunciation - listen closely for linking soun...
AE 1093 - 5 Expressions To Sound Fluent in English
Aussie English - January 16, 2022 08:00 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 83 ratingsLet's get on with these 5 English expressions to take your English fluency to the next level! In today's video, I teach you 5 English expressions you can use in your daily English conversations to sound more fluent. Note the example sentence & its pronunciation - listen closely for linking soun...
AE 1091 - Australian English vs British English | Reaction
Aussie English - January 13, 2022 08:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 83 ratingsHere's my take on the REAL difference between Australian English versus British English! Meet vloggers @ Joel and Lia who are British but live in Australia! In today's episode, I breakdown the differences in pronunciation between Australian English and British English. For example, there is a...
AE 1090 - The Goss: Bugs Take Over Australia During La Nina
Aussie English - January 12, 2022 08:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 83 ratingsG'day, you mob! How's it going? What's the weather like today where you are right now? Because here in Australia, we are currently experiencing the La Nina phenomenon! During La Nina, the surface ocean waters along the tropical west coast of South America cool. And even if it's far from Austr...
AE 1089 - Interview: Why People May Discriminate Against Foreign Accents with Dr. Shiri Lev-Ari
Aussie English - January 10, 2022 08:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 83 ratingsNice to have you here on the Aussie English podcast's first interview of the year 2022! This must be a very interesting topic for you, guys! Meet Dr. Shiri Lev-Avi of Royal Holloway at the University of London. In today's episode, we talk about her recent research that examines why speakers o...
AE 1088 - 10 Advanced English Words to Sound More Fluent | Part 2
Aussie English - January 08, 2022 08:00 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 83 ratingsHere's Part 2 of last week's Advanced English Vocabulary lesson! If you want to sound more fluent when speaking English, it's incredibly important to learn and use advanced words instead of simpler ones. In today's video, I'm going to teach you 10 advanced words to use instead of the word 'ver...
AE 1086 - 15 German Brands You May Pronounce Wrong
Aussie English - January 06, 2022 08:00 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 83 ratingsLearn Australian English in this episode of the Aussie English podcast where I talk about German brand names you might be pronouncing wrong! Guten tag! That's German for "good day"! I went down the rabbit hole in YouTube and found this video by German Girl in America (which is now @ Feli From G...
AE 1085 - The Goss: Two Kids Attacked By Shark in my Home Town!
Aussie English - January 05, 2022 08:00 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 83 ratingsWelcome to the first episode of The Goss for 2022 here on the Aussie English podcast! In today's episode, we discuss the recent shark attack on two teens right in my home town of Ocean Grove. You must be thinking, "What's the big deal with shark attacks? You get a lot there in Australia, mate!...
AE 1084 - 10 Advanced English Words to Sound More Fluent | Part 1
Aussie English - January 02, 2022 08:00 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 83 ratingsWe are starting off the year with this advanced English vocabulary lesson just for you! The following words will not only add to your vocabulary, but will also make you sound more fluent in English. Don't forget to download your free PDF worksheet here 👉👉👉 https://aussieenglish.com.au/AE1084_Wo...
AE 1083 - Interview: The Ups and Downs of Raising Two Bilingual Children with Kel Smissen
Aussie English - January 01, 2022 08:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 83 ratingsHappy New Year, everyone! I am so excited for what the New Year has in store for you all here on the Aussie English podcast! But yeah, more about that in the coming weeks. If you've been following along, you know we've always done podcast episodes together but now that she's a mom, she's barely...
AE 1081 - 27 Car Brands Pronounced in an Australian Accent
Aussie English - December 30, 2021 08:00 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 83 ratingsG’day guys! How’s it going? I found this YouTube video from @ Sounds American titled “100 International Brands with American Accent – American English Pronunciation”. Today I'm kinda into cars and driving, so I picked 27 car brand names and gave you how an Australian would pronounce them. Have...
AE 1080 - The Goss: Cancer & The Future of Medicine
Aussie English - December 29, 2021 08:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 83 ratingsWe’re a few days to go before the year ends! Welcome back to another episode of The Goss here on the Aussie English podcast! In today’s episode, we talk about cancers. Skin cancer, prostate, breast cancer, are some of the more known ones. Dad just got off a bit of cryotherapy - it’s a procedur...
AE 1079 - Walking With Pete: Chasing Wedgies
Aussie English - December 26, 2021 08:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 83 ratingsHappy Boxing Day, you guys! So while you're unwrapping those presents, join me today in this Walking With Pete episode! 'Tis the season for families, so I took Kel and our kids to my grandparents' farm near Bendigo today. In this episode, I talk about some of the fondest memories I had here: h...
AE 1078 - 12 Australian Christmas Slang Words & Expressions
Aussie English - December 25, 2021 08:00 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 83 ratingsMerry Christmas and a Happy New Year! I am so into the holiday season that I got you a video here with 12 English words and phrases for the Australian Christmas season. Simple words and phrases like these are always appreciated because they show that you understand Australian culture. Don't fo...
AE 1076 - How Australians Pronounce Japanese Brands
Aussie English - December 23, 2021 08:00 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 83 ratingsHey guys, how's it going? I got another recommended YouTube video here from Japan life vlogger @ Asagi's Life | No BS Japan -- don't forget to check her out! In this video, she tells us 10 Japanese brand names that non-Japanese people pronounce quite differently. Now, when you go out and eat i...
AE 1075 - The Goss: Birds, Bats, & Why New Zealand's Fauna is So Weird
Aussie English - December 22, 2021 08:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 83 ratingsWelcome back to the Goss here on the Aussie English podcast! Today we are going to talk about Australia's favorite bird! In a poll conducted by The Guardian and BirdLife Australia, the fairywren was named Australia's favorite bird. Coming up second is the tawny frogmouth bird -- remember Austr...
AE 1074 - Expression: A Sticky Situation
Aussie English - December 19, 2021 08:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 83 ratingsHappy Sunday, everyone! In today's episode, I am going to teach you all about the English expression "a sticky situation"! We are going to break down the expression and I'll give you "situations" where you can use this expression. Listen to story about this elk that had been wearing a tyre aro...
AE 1073 - Pete’s 2c: How to Avoid a Living-Hell Marriage | Episode 5
Aussie English - December 18, 2021 08:00 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 83 ratingsHey 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. W...
AE 1071 - Aussie Surfer English & Slang Lesson
Aussie English - December 16, 2021 08:00 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 83 ratingsHow'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. Joi...
AE 1070 - The Goss: Dad Publishes his Book 'Becoming Australian'
Aussie English - December 15, 2021 08:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 83 ratingsHow'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...
AE 1069 - Expression: Sleight of Hand
Aussie English - December 12, 2021 08:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 83 ratingsHaving 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...
AE 1068 - Pete's 2c: How to Make $100,000 by Lying on YouTube | Episode 4
Aussie English - December 11, 2021 08:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 83 ratingsHere'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 ...
AE 1066 - Debunking 10 Australian Myths | Reaction
Aussie English - December 09, 2021 08:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 83 ratingsIt'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 kan...
AE 1065 - The Goss: Going to Biological War with Mosquitoes
Aussie English - December 08, 2021 08:00 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 83 ratingsHey, 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...
AE 1064 - Expression: A Snake Oil Salesman
Aussie English - December 05, 2021 08:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 83 ratingsIt'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...
AE 1063 - Interview: Snake 'Tails' of Adventure in the Aussie Outback with Ross McGibbon
Aussie English - December 04, 2021 08:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 83 ratingsHappy weekend, everyone! I got my best mate Ross McGibbon back on the podcast today! In this 3rd part of the interview, we talk about the gripping stories behind the snake photographs. Ross shares that he would take after styles from great reptile photographers. When taking a reptile photo, h...
AE 1061 - The Goss: Fraser Island is Renamed K'Gari
Aussie English - December 01, 2021 08:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 83 ratingsG'day, you mob! Dad and I are back here on the Goss on the Aussie English podcast! On today's episode, we talk about Fraser Island being renamed to K'gari, which means 'paradise'. Fraser Island is a World Heritage-listed island in Queensland, Australia. It's also considered to be the largest ...
AE 1060 - Expression: As Thick As Thieves
Aussie English - November 28, 2021 08:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 83 ratingsG'day, you mob! It's another great start of the week here on the Aussie English podcast! In today's episode, I am going to teach all about the English expression "as thick as thieves". 'Thick', the opposite of the word 'thin' and 'thieves' as in the plural form of the noun 'thief'. Can you fi...
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