Podcast Episodes

#300 Life Experiences and Present Perfect Tense with Akari (Nihongo For You)

Season 1 Episode 300

In Episode 300 of the podcast, Akari from the Nihongo For You podcast joins me today for a chat about teaching languages, moving abroad, and learning…

1 year, 10 months ago

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#299 Why We Always Want More (Hedonic Adaptation)

Season 1 Episode 299

In my last episode, I spoke about my cycling trip to Taiwan. While there, I had a lot of time alone to think to myself with no distractions. In this …

1 year, 11 months ago

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#298 I Cycled 1000km Around Taiwan

Season 1 Episode 298

I took 2 weeks off in October to ride a bicycle around the whole of Taiwan. It was over 1000km and took about 2 weeks to complete. Along the way, I h…

1 year, 11 months ago

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#297 Don't Fall for the Comparison Trap

Season 1 Episode 297

The Comparison Trap is when we get stuck comparing our lives to other people and feeling worse as a result.

It's a common problem in language learning…

1 year, 11 months ago

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#296 Be More Curious

Season 1 Episode 296

Curiosity is an important thing to practice to be better English language learners and enjoy your life more.

When we start learning a language, we’re…

1 year, 11 months ago

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#295 Finding Your Dream Job with Megan Nicholls

Season 1 Episode 295

Megan is a teacher from Manchester, UK who has been teaching for 10 years and recently made the move to online classes. Megan specialises in Business…

2 years ago

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#294 Are You Using 'Used To' Wrong?

Season 1 Episode 294

Let's look at 3 ways we can use 'used to' in English. We'll look at the different grammar and way we structure these terms while answering fun and in…

2 years ago

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#293 Will I Be Replaced By AI?

Season 1 Episode 293

This is a really fun episode all about the recent progress of AI (Artificial Intelligence) - specifically in the area of audio and music.

I share a fe…

2 years ago

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#292 The MOST Unusual Places in the World

Season 1 Episode 292

I'm exploring a topic I truly love today and looking at the most unusual and strange places on our planet.

I'll be talking about the highest cities, h…

2 years ago

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#291 Optimistic or Pessimistic?

Season 1 Episode 291

In today's episode, we're exploring the topics of optimism, pessimism, and realism. These are different attitudes towards life and the future and can…

2 years, 1 month ago

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