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June 18 Simplified Speech #249 – iPod Archeology
What do you think is hiding on a 20-year-old iPod that someone forgot in a drawer? In this episode, Andrew and Indiana share three news stories and trends they came across recently. The first is about a woman who buys old iPods and shares the playlists she finds on them, like a small window into strangers' lives. After that, they talk about a new idea for spending less time on your phone, and a surprising change in what makes food popular today.
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Stories mentioned in this episode:
iPod archaeology (NPR):
The analog bag trend:
Texture is the new flavor:
Keep an ear out for these phrases during the episode:
To come across someone's desk
Time capsule
To have dirt on someone
To hold something over someone
In vogue
To have hang-ups
35 min
June 14 Bonus Episode #176 – Take Me Out
Have you ever loved something your partner just won't try? For years, Andrew's wife said no to baseball. In this bonus episode, he finally gets her to the ballpark and finds out what she really thinks. Listen along to learn some vocabulary that will help make your English more natural and to improve your listening fluency.
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Glossary expressions:
To brush something off
To prod
To level with someone
To put yourself in someone's shoes
To come around
To look the part
To pay through the nose
A who's who
Nosebleed seats
To be priced out
31 min
June 11 Chatterbox #348 – Digital Twins
What if there were a copy of you at work, answering emails and joining meetings while you slept? After Anna read a BBC article about people who are building AI versions of themselves, she brought the idea to Andrew, and the two of them talk about what these "digital twins" could mean for the rest of us. They look at the same question from three sides, the worker, the boss, and the business owner, and they keep coming back to one worry. If a company has a copy of you, do they still need you?
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Keep an ear out for these phrases during the episode:
The bottom line
To not sit right with someone
Joe Blow
The cat's out of the bag
M.O. (modus operandi)
Dog-eat-dog
29 min
June 04 Catch Word #293 – Chinamaxxing
Have you started seeing videos that celebrate Chinese culture all over your feed, like someone swapping coffee for green tea? Andrew and Indiana noticed this trend too, and in this episode they teach three pieces of China-related slang and ask why it is all happening now. Their answer touches on the Djo song that went viral on TikTok, the move from TikTok to RedNote, soft power, and Canada's anti-tariff billboards in the US.
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Links from this episode:
End of Beginning by Djo:
RedNote:
Canada's anti-tariff billboards:
🔑 Key expressions
Keep an ear out for these phrases during the episode:
Chinamaxxing
A baddie
You met me at a very Chinese time in my life
To age out (of something)
A false alarm
Soft power
33 min
May 31 Bonus episode #175 – Time on My Mind
In this bonus episode, Andrew shares some thoughts that have been on his mind lately about time and the way we experience it. He looks back a little, sits with the present moment, and wonders about what's coming. Listen along to learn some vocabulary that will help make your English more natural and to improve your listening fluency.
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Spem in Alium by Thomas Tallis: Click here
The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment: Click here
Introducing the Sackbut: Click here
Introducing the Anton Walter Fortepiano: Click here
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Glossary expressions
Crummy
To go to a dark place
Crafty
Shrewd
To clue in
To give someone goosebumps
To morph
Crude
A cool cat
In the blink of an eye
24 min
May 28 Simplified Speech #248 – Life lately
What have you been up to lately? In this Simplified Speech catch-up episode, Andrew and Kassy share stories from the past month. Kassy talks about a family visit to Jeju Island, where rainy weather didn't stop them from hiking Hallasan, the tallest mountain in South Korea, and seeing some of the island's stranger attractions. Andrew shares what happened during his birthday and fifth wedding anniversary, which fell in the same week and involved more cake than one person should eat in seven days.
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Jeju Island
Hallasan
Keep an ear out for these phrases during the episode:
to put words in (someone's) mouth
niche
to call for (rain)
(one's) legs are like jelly
to get away with (something)
to go ham
28 min
May 21 Chatterbox #347 – Things I wish I knew earlier
What's one thing you wish you had known sooner? In this Chatterbox episode, Andrew sits down with Michael Lavers from the Level Up English Podcast for an honest conversation about regrets, missed chances, and the things we wish we had figured out earlier. They share stories about money mistakes, bad clothing buys, language learning, and the surprising lessons that come with getting older.
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Check Out Michael's Work:
Level Up English website:
The Level Up English Podcast:
Level Up English on YouTube:
🔑 Key expressions
Keep an ear out for these phrases during the episode:
Tongue-in-cheek
No shade
Lackadaisical
To take the words right out of someone's mouth
Building a house on sand
A losing battle
41 min
May 15 Simplified Speech #247 – Why do we dream
Why do we dream? In this Simplified Speech episode, Andrew and Indiana share their own theories about what dreams are for, the strangest recurring nightmares they've had, and a uniquely Korean kind of dream that's said to predict pregnancy. They also get into sleepwalking, snoring, and the small habits that can quietly ruin your sleep.
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References:
Wikipedia, Conception dreams — Read here:
Keep an ear out for these phrases during the episode:
Fresh off the dome
To ring true
Every now and then
To build up to
The OG
Story of my life
36 min
May 11 Bonus episode #174 – Out-of-town Trip
In this bonus episode, Andrew shares a story about a weekend trip he took to visit two old friends in another city. They met up to hang out, do a challenging activity, and then enjoy some good times together. Listen along to learn some vocabulary that will help make your English more natural and to improve your listening fluency.
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GLOSSARY EXPRESSIONS
Get your act together
In for a world of pain
Talk your ear off
Crash out
Kaput
Rip-off
Putter around
Lightheaded
Toughen up
Bounce back
33 min
May 07 Chatterbox #346 – The psychology of spending money
Why does paying with cash feel different from tapping your phone? In this Chatterbox episode, Andrew and Anna talk about the psychology of spending money. They share what they happily pay extra for, what they refuse to spend on, and the small tricks companies use to get more money out of our wallets. Along the way, they look at why we sometimes feel like we got a great deal even when we just spent five times what we intended.
Listening to many natural responses is one of the best ways to build your everyday listening skills in English.
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References:
Dan Ariely TED Talk, Are we in control of our own decisions? — Watch here:
Keep an ear out for these phrases during the episode:
To recoil
Hit or miss
To break a bill
Couldn't give a toss
To be averse to
To game
33 min

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