An Idiot with Idioms

An Idiot with Idioms

By Lizzie FrisbySociety & Culture
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An Idiot with Idioms episodes

  • Ep.13 The UK Series: Glaswegian Idioms with Robyn Richford
    Welcome back! The multi-talented television and radio presenter Robyn Richford gives us an insight into her wonderful hometown of Glasgow and the local sayings. Robyn also shares the struggles of her Glaswegian accent when living down in the south of England and explains how some of the sites you see travelling the world can be just as good as Scotland.
    Music by www.purple-planet.com
    Image by Natalie Wilkins (Instagram: tilly.scribbles)
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    @idiotwithidioms on Twitter
    ©2020 by Lizzie Frisby
    32 min
  • Ep.12 The UK Series: Birmingham Idioms with Kaylee Golding
    Oh hey! Birmingham local, DJ, presenter and producer Kaylee Golding gives us some insider tips of the best places to visit in Brum along with the local idioms you need to know before your visit....grab yourself a cob and listen in!
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    Image by Natalie Wilkins (Instagram: tilly.scribbles)
    @idiotwithidiomspodcast on Instagram
    @idiotwithidioms on Twitter
    ©2020 by Lizzie Frisby
    29 min
  • Ep.11 The UK Series: Sheffield & Exeter with Dick & Dom
    Hey there babber! Richard McCourt and Dominic Wood, AKA Dick and Dom, join Lizzie Frisby to kick off The UK Series of An Idiot with Idioms by sharing local and regional sayings from their hometowns of Sheffield and Exeter. Along the way we hear of a Dick & Dom exclusive for the year to come, a surprise appearance from Dom’s dog Pickles and a completely serious discussion of the duo's completely serious and nationally acclaimed game, BOGIES!
    Dick and Dom are Children’s TV presenters, well known for the double BAFTA Award winning Dick N Dom in Da Bungalow, which provided entertainment for kids across the country between 2002-2006. They also presented on the Children's BBC Broom Cupboard in the late ‘90s, were presenters on Radio 1, host The Dick & Dom Debate Podcast and are DJs!
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    Music by www.purple-planet.com
    Image by Natalie Wilkins (Instagram: tilly.scribbles)
    ©2020 by Lizzie Frisby
    26 min
  • Ep.10 German Idioms
    Did someone say "there's a bear over there"? Count yourself in and join the discussion on German idioms with Maria and self-proclaimed idiot, Lizzie.
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    Image by Natalie Wilkins (Instagram: tilly.scribbles)
    @idiotwithidioms on Instagram/Twitter
    ©2020 by Lizzie Frisby
    26 min
  • Ep.9 Spanish Idioms
    ¡Hola! This week we are joined by a professional translator who is originally from Valencia, Paloma, to teach us some of her favourite and most curious-sounding Spanish idioms from mainland Spain. ¡Olé!
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    Tracks used: "Sunbeam" (main theme), "El Toro" (short segment)
    Image by Natalie Wilkins (Instagram: tilly.scribbles)
    @idiotwithidioms on Instagram and Twitter
    ©2020 by Lizzie Frisby
    19 min
  • Ep.8 French Idioms
    Do you know many French idioms? If not, then give your tongue to the cat and join Jenna and I for some French idioms!
    Music by www.purple-planet.com
    Image by Natalie Wilkins (Instagram: tilly.scribbles)
    @idiotwithidioms on Instagram and Twitter
    ©2020 by Lizzie Frisby
    23 min
  • Ep.7 Dutch Idioms
    Today we head to the Netherlands as Wieke explains a few Dutch idioms and teaches us a valuable life lesson: how to not confuse cycling with peeing...
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    Image by Natalie Wilkins (Instagram: tilly.scribbles)
    @idiotwithidioms on Instagram and Twitter
    ©2020 by Lizzie Frisby
    21 min
  • Ep.6 Zimbabwean Idioms
    Join us as Lamia introduces us to a few Zimbabwean and Southern African Idioms and sayings. Let's listen "okes"!
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    Image by Natalie Wilkins (Instagram: tilly.scribbles)
    @idiotwithidioms on Instagram and Twitter
    ©2020 by Lizzie Frisby
    25 min
  • Ep.5 Bahasa Indonesia Idioms
    Time for some Indonesian, or to be more specific, Bahasa Indonesia, idioms with the awesome Jazzlyne. We sure hope you're not a "hot worm" today!
    Music by www.purple-planet.com
    Image by Natalie Wilkins (Instagram: tilly.scribbles)
    @idiotwithidioms on Instagram and Twitter
    ©2020 by Lizzie Frisby
    28 min
  • Ep.4 Catalan Idioms
    In this episode, I have a chat and a giggle with Neus, who shares some Catalan idioms. Do you know someone who was "born with a flower in their bottom"...?
    Music by www.purple-planet.com
    Image by Natalie Wilkins (Instagram: tilly.scribbles)
    ©2020 by Lizzie Frisby
    @idiotwithidioms on Instagram and Twitter
    18 min

About An Idiot with Idioms

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Lizzie (AKA self-proclaimed 'idiot') takes you through various weird and wonderful idioms and colloquial sayings from different languages (or even dialects) with native speakers. Listen along and see if you'll be speaking like a native in no time.

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