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Would You Risk Your Life for Fame? | Mandarin & English Podcast
Episode 442
This episode is a fully bilingual English–Mandarin conversation. Tom speaks in English. Ula responds entirely in Mandarin.
We talk about:
Extreme risk …
7 months, 3 weeks ago
Why Mandarin Sounds Easy… Until a Real Person Speaks
Episode 441
Why does Mandarin feel easy when you’re listening…
but impossible the moment a real person speaks?
In this mailbag episode, we answer real listener que…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
We Disappeared, Here’s Why | Mandarin & English Podcast | Ep 440
Episode 440
We’re back. We both got hit with a nasty illness for a few weeks and lost our voices, so this one is low-energy and coughy. We talk about why we disa…
8 months ago
Christmas Special Mailbag | Real Chinese Greetings, Flying Fears & Festive Facts
Episode 439
It’s our Christmas Special Mailbag.
We answer listener questions about real Chinese greetings, why “Ni Hao Ma” sounds unnatural, fear of flying explai…
8 months, 4 weeks ago
Why Your Chinese Sounds “Weird” and the UK Citizenship Test Quiz | Ep 438
Episode 438
Ula explains why some dictionary and app translations feel unnatural, and shares a new Mandarin dictionary app recommendation. Then we mess around wi…
9 months ago
Why 'How Are You' Fails in Chinese | Bilingual Mandarin Podcast
Episode 437
Why doesn’t “How are you?” really exist in Chinese?
In this episode, we talk about how Chinese people show care without asking about feelings. Food, w…
9 months ago
Listener Mailbag: Soft Mandarin Broke My Brain
Episode 436
Friday mailbag time. Chinese and English together, as always.
Today you get listener stories about:
• Stress gestures that looked like a love confessio…
9 months, 1 week ago
UK Food Labels, Taiwan Life, And Christmas Nonsense Bilingual Chat
Episode 435
A bilingual Mandarin and English episode filled with Christmas nonsense, food talk, and some heavier life planning.
We talk about UK food labels, suga…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
Mailbag 434: Real Mandarin Problems, Real Fixes
Episode 434
Friday mailbag. Mandarin and English. Real listener questions.
We start with a chat about long-term goals. Safety, peace, fun, love and connection. Wh…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
Our Most Random Podcast Start Ever | Bilingual | Chinese and English
Episode 433
This episode starts in the strangest way possible, then turns into a full life update. We talk about Kairi wanting to learn Chinese, Dragon Ball sock…
9 months, 3 weeks ago