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Aussie English
G’day and welcome to the Aussie English podcast.I’m Pete Smissen and my objective here is to teach you guys the English spoken down under. Whether you plan to travel, to work or to live in Australia or you just have an interest in our culture, history and spoken dialect of English. You have come to the right place. And whether you aim to speak English like a true blue Aussie or you just want to be able to understand “what the flippin’ hell we’re on about when we’re havin’ a yarn”. You have come…
Episodes
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AE 798 - The Goss: Gladys & Sydney's Northern Beaches Stuff Up
Send us Fan MailLearn Australian English by listening to this episode of The Goss! These are conversations with my old man Ian Smissen so that you get to know…
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AE 797 - Christmas Episode: Pete & Ian Talk about Christmas, Mullets, Covid, and Consumerism!
Send us Fan MailLearn Australian English by listening to this special episode with me and dad Ian Smissen!
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AE 796 - The Goss: How the 2020 AFL Season Has Been Turned Upside Down!
Send us Fan MailLearn Australian English by listening to this episode of The Goss! These are conversations with my old man Ian Smissen so that you get to know…
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AE 795 - The Goss: Aussie Boutique Breweries and Pubs in the Old Days
Send us Fan MailLearn Australian English by listening to this episode of The Goss! These are conversations with my old man Ian Smissen so that you get to know…
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AE 794 - Expression: Turn A Blind Eye To Something
Send us Fan MailLearn Australian English by listening to this weekly episode where I teach you all about English expressions.
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AE 793 - Minisode: Do Snakes Just Want To Kill You?
Send us Fan MailLearn Australian English by listening as I interview Australia’s awesome reptile photographer Ross McGibbon! In this episode, we talk about if…
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AE 792: 10 Aussie Animals & How to Pronounce Them
Send us Fan MailImprove your listening skills today - listen, play & pause this episode - and start speaking like a native English speaker!
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AE 791: The Goss: What Would Happen If All Diseases Were Cured?
Send us Fan MailLearn Australian English by listening to this episode of The Goss! These are conversations with my old man Ian Smissen so that you get to know…
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AE 790 - Minisode: Aussie Slang According To Bird Photographer Sean Dooley
Send us Fan MailLearn Australian English by listening as I interview Australia’s bird expert Sean Dooley! He is the author of The Big Twitch, the best-selling…
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AE 789: How To Say "G'Day" The Aussie Way
Send us Fan MailLearn Australian English as I teach you today the Aussie way to say “G’day!”. Know how to pronounce it like a native English speaker, and also…
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AE 788 - Interview: Nadia Mofrad's Journey from Iran to Uni Life in Australia
Send us Fan MailLearn Australian English by listening as I interview Nadia Mofrad from Iran about her journey in an Australian university.
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AE 787: Noisy Aussie Cicadas!
Send us Fan MailLearn Australian English as I give you a breakdown of an online article written about cicada season in Australia.
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AE 786: The Goss: West Gate Tragedy & History of The Yarra River
Send us Fan MailLearn Australian English by listening to this episode of The Goss! These are conversations with my old man Ian Smissen and today we talk about…
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AE 785 - Minisode: One Key Advice In Learning English
Send us Fan MailLearn Australian English by listening as I interview Lamont of Days of French N Swedish, who learns Swedish without having to leave Australia…
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AE 784 - Minisode: How The Death Adder Got Its Name
Send us Fan MailLearn Australian English by listening as I interview Australia’s awesome reptile photographer Ross McGibbon! In this episode, we talk about how…
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AE 783 - Interview: Getting to Know the Real Lucy from English with Lucy
Send us Fan MailLearn Australian English as I interview Lucy Earl of English With Lucy! We talk about her love for teaching & life as a YouTube star.
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AE 782 - The Goss: Lying Pollies and Idiots of the Week
Send us Fan MailLearn Australian English in The Goss where we talk about lying politicians, the idiot of the week, and meet FriendlyJordies of YouTube.
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AE 781 - Minisode: How Migration Affects Language
Send us Fan MailLearn Australian English by listening as I interview Simon Roper, a British polyglot with a fascination for Old English languages. In this…
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AE 780 - Expression: Hands Down
Send us Fan MailLearn Australian English in this expression episode of the Aussie English Podcast where I teach you how to use HANDS DOWN like an Aussie.
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AE 779 - Minisode: How Do Dialects Diverge?
Send us Fan MailLearn Australian English by listening as I interview Simon Roper, a British polyglot with a fascination for Old English languages. In this…
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AE 778 - The Goss: Talking about Alcohol, Booze, and Grog
Send us Fan MailLearn Australian English by listening to this episode of The Goss! These are conversations with my old man Ian Smissen and today we talk about…
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AE 777 - Minisode: Why You Should Not Learn Multiple Languages All At The Same Time
Send us Fan MailLearn Australian English by listening as I interview Lamont of Days of French N Swedish. This cool guy is on a journey learning multiple…
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AE 776 - Expression: Fly Off the Handle
Send us Fan MailLearn Australian English in this expression episode of the Aussie English Podcast where I teach you how to use FLY OFF THE HANDLE like an…
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AE 775 - Minisode: Australia's Got The 10 Deadliest Snakes - DEBUNKED
Send us Fan MailLearn Australian English by listening as I interview Australia’s awesome reptile photographer Ross McGibbon! In this episode, we talk about…
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AE 774 - The Goss: COVID 19 | October Update
Send us Fan MailLearn Australian English by listening to this episode of The Goss! These are conversations with my old man Ian Smissen and today we talk about…
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AE 773 - Minisode: What Is The Future Of English As A Global Language?
Send us Fan MailLearn Australian English by listening as I interview Simon Roper, a British polyglot with a fascination for Old English languages. In this…
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AE 772: 15 Most Common English Pronunciation Errors Portuguese Speakers Make
Send us Fan MailLearn Australian English in this pronunciation episode where I cover the 15 most common English pronunciation errors Portuguese speakers make.
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AE 771 - Minisode: Does Intonation Matter In English?
Send us Fan MailLearn Australian English by listening as I interview Simon Roper, a British polyglot with a fascination for Old English languages. In this…
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AE 770 - The Goss: Why Australians Are Obsessed With American Politics
Send us Fan MailLearn Australian English by listening to this episode of The Goss! These are conversations with my old man Ian Smissen and today we talk about…
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AE 769 - Minisode: What Is A Bin Chicken In Australia
Send us Fan MailLearn Australian English by listening as I ask Sean Dooley of BirdLife Australia about the infamous bin chicken.
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AE 768 - WWP: How to Get a Job in Australia
Send us Fan MailLearn Australian English in this episode of Walking With Pete where I sit down and talk to you about how to get a job in Australia.
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AE 767 - Minisode: How Do Adults Learn English As A Second Language
Send us Fan MailLearn Australian English by listening as I interview Lamont of Days of French N Swedish, who learns Swedish without having to leave Australia…
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AE 766 - The Goss: How To Clone A Dinosaur
Send us Fan MailLearn Australian English by listening to conversations between me and my dad Ian Smissen here in The Goss as we talk about how to clone…
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AE 765 - Minisode: How Brown Snakes Became Australia's Deadliest Snake
Send us Fan MailLearn Australian English in this interview with reptile photographer Ross McGibbon on why brown snakes are the deadliest in Australia.
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AE 764 - Expression: Clear as Mud
Send us Fan MailLearn Australian English in this episode of The Aussie English Podcast where Pete Smissen teaches you how to use the expression AS CLEAR AS MUD.
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AE 763 - Interview: Giving Migrant and Refugee Women a Fair Go Down Under with Tracey Cave
Send us Fan MailLearn Australian English by listening to an interview with Tracey Cave who helps migrant and refugee women adapt to living in Australia.
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AE 762 - The Goss: Rude Parrots
Send us Fan MailLearn Australian English by listening to conversations between me & my dad Ian Smissen in The Goss as we talk about rude parrots from a zoo.
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AE 761 - Minisode: How To Photograph Australia's Deadliest Animals
Send us Fan MailLearn Australian English in this interview with reptile photographer Ross McGibbon as we talk about taking photos of snakes and reptiles.
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AE 760 - Expression: Call it a Day/Night
Send us Fan MailLearn Australian English in this episode of Aussie English where I teach you how to use the expression CALL IT A DAY or CALL IT A NIGHT in…
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AE 759 - Interview: From No English and No Money to Successful Career with Juliana Gomes
Send us Fan MailLearn Australian English in this interview episode with real estate agency owner Juliana Gomes where we talk about her inspiring story of…
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AE 758 - The Goss: Will Australia Become a Cashless Society?
Send us Fan MailLearn Australian English in this episode of the Goss where I chat with my dad Ian Smissen about Will Australia Become a Cashless Society?
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AE 757 - Expression: The Calm Before the Storm
Send us Fan MailLearn Australian English in this episode of Aussie English where I teach you to use the expression THE CALM BEFORE THE STORM naturally in…
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AE 756 - Interview: How an Aussie Polyglot Learns Languages with Lina Vásquez
Send us Fan MailLearn Australian English today with Australian polyglot Lina Vásquez about how polyglots learn languages as Lina speaks 8 foreign languages!
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AE 755 - The Goss: Alpine Dingoes & Tasmanian Devils Brought to the Mainland of Australia
Send us Fan MailLearn Australian English in the Goss where I chat with my dad about Alpine Dingoes and Tasmanian Devils on the Australian mainland.
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AE 754 - Reaction: Is Bogart the Explorer Australian? | Aussie English Pronunciation Lesson
Send us Fan MailLearn Australian English as I react to some of Bogart the Explorer’s videos and answer the question ‘Is Bogart the Explorer Australian?’.
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AE 753 - Expression: Food For Thought
Send us Fan MailLearn Australian English in this episode of the Aussie English where I teach you how to use FOOD FOR THOUGHT and about the history of…
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AE 752 – Interview: Australia’s Deadliest Snakes Debunked with Ross McGibbon
Send us Fan MailLearn Australian English in this interview with reptile photographer Ross McGibbon where we chat about Australia’s deadliest snakes debunked!
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AE 751 - Minisode: The Origins of the Aussie Bin Chicken with Sean Dooley
Send us Fan MailLearn Australian English in this minisode episode of Aussie English where I chat with Sean Dooley about the origins of the Australian bin…
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AE 750: 20 Spanish Words Used in Australian English Every Day!
Send us Fan MailLearn Australian English in this episode of the Aussie English Podcast where I teach you 20 Spanish words used in Australian English every day!
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AE 749 - Expression: Not Your Cup of Tea
Send us Fan MailLearn Australian English in this expression episode of Aussie English where I teach you how to use NOT YOUR CUP OF TEA like a native English…
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AE 748 - Interview: How Vietnamese Aussie Uyen Ha Became a Professional MMA Fighter
Send us Fan MailLearn Australian English in this interview with Vietnamese Aussie Uyen Ha about how she became a professional MMA fighter and her family’s…
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AE 747 - Interview: Twitching, Bin Chickens, & the 2020 Aussie Backyard Bird Count with Sean Dooley
Send us Fan MailLearn Australian English in this interview where I chat with Sean Dooley from Birdlife Australia about twitching, bin chickens, and the 2020…
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AE 746: 5 x English Phrases to Sound Like a Native! | Discourse Markers
Send us Fan MailLearn Australian English in this vocab episode of Aussie English where I teach you 5 x English phrases to sound like a native speaker.
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AE 745 - Expression: A Last-Ditch Effort
Send us Fan MailLearn Australian English in this episode of the Aussie English Podcast where I teach you how to use the expression A LAST-DITCH EFFORT.
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AE 744 – Pete & Kel Review: ‘Mars’ on Netflix
Send us Fan MailLearn Australian English in this episode of Aussie English where Pete & Kel review the TV show Mars on Netflix. Going to Mars would be epic!
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AE 743: The Truth about Non-Native English Teachers
Send us Fan MailLearn Australian English in this episode of Aussie English where I talk to you about the truth about non-native English teachers vs native…
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AE 742: The Hardest English Accents | Can You Understand?
Send us Fan MailLearn Australian English in this episode of Aussie English where I show my wife some of the hardest English accents and see how much she…
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AE 741 - Expression: Look Like a Million Bucks
Send us Fan MailLearn Australian English in this Expression episode where I teach you how to use LOOK LIKE A MILLION BUCKS like a native speaker!
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AE 740 - Interview: How to Prepare Your English When Migrating to Australia with Mehdi Bazyar
Send us Fan MailLearn Australian English in this interview episode of Aussie English with Dr. Mehdi Bazyar about how to prepare your English before you migrate…
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AE 739 - The Goss: Maggies, Jacks, Emus, & Night Parrots
Send us Fan MailLearn Australian English in this Goss episode where I chat with Ian Smissen about the latest news, including stories about Australian magpies…