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The Mandarin Lip Reading Game Goes Wrong
Episode 432
We skip the small talk and jump straight into chaos. One of us wears noise-cancelling headphones with brown noise blasting. The other says sentences …
9 months, 4 weeks ago
Immersion Is Not Enough: Real Chinese Learner Problems
Episode 431
Wrong day, wrong week, right podcast. Today’s mailbag episode starts with that weird moment when your brain swears Friday arrived, but the calendar s…
10 months ago
Can You Read Lips in Chinese? We Tried.
Episode 430
We put on noise-canceling headphones, blasted brown noise, and tried to read each other’s lips in Chinese.
Spoiler: “Are you the king of Mandarin Monk…
10 months ago
Simplified vs Traditional, Sleep, and Starting Over in China | Mailbag #429
Episode 429
Mailbag time. Phoebe’s moving to China in a week, Jasmine’s torn between Simplified and Traditional, Mark nails his first all-Mandarin order, Anna sh…
10 months, 1 week ago
Mandarin Listening Practice (Taiwanese Accent): Camping, Power & Travel | Bilingual Chinese–English Ep. 428
Episode 428
Practice Mandarin listening with a native Taiwanese Mandarin speaker and English support. We cover cold-weather camping at 3°C, off-grid power, food,…
10 months, 1 week ago
Bus Stop Mandarin, Sky Lantern Wishes, and Ordering in Kunming | Mandarin Listening Podcast
Episode 427
Today’s Listener Mailbag is stacked: Mandarin at the bus stop, writing a sky-lantern wish in Pingxi, ordering dinner in Kunming with zero English, th…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
Hump Day, VR Boxing, and Gua Sha Pain (Ep. 426) | Mandarin Listening Podcast
Episode 426
Hump day chat with bilingual Mandarin + English listening practice baked in. We tackle a parenting standoff over toys at school, how “Thrill of the F…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
Can You Learn Chinese in Your Sleep? | Mandarin Listening Podcast
Episode 425
Ever tried to learn Mandarin while you sleep?
One listener did — and his girlfriend woke up to him whispering “māma” all night.
In this episode, we rea…
11 months ago
Totoro, Steak & Escape Rooms｜Chinese–English Bilingual Podcast Listening Practice
Episode 424
This one’s part London adventure, part Mandarin listening practice.
Tom celebrated his birthday and 10-year anniversary with Ula — a surprise visit fr…
11 months, 1 week ago
Listener Mailbag: First Mandarin Win to Night Market Fails
Episode 423
Listener Mailbag is back. This week your stories cover first Mandarin wins, night market fails, and everything in between. We read your emails about …
11 months, 2 weeks ago