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Dude, Bro is a humorous guide to surviving college written by comedian Bread Foster. Dude, Bro will provide articles, episodes, and truth (under the guise of guidance) about college life, mixed with honest stories from a mildly psychotic student. After extensive discussions with fellow college students who were part of his college experience, the most frequently uttered phrase was, "How did we survive that?" and Bread wants to teach future bros how.

Whether it's the distress of a bad haircut (AGE-OTORI) or longing for the food someone else is eating (GROAKING), the pleasure found in other people's happiness (CONFELICITY) or the shock of jumping into icy water (CURGLAFF), there are real words to pinpoint exactly how you feel and Susie Dent, Queen of Countdown's Dictionary Corner and lexicographer extraordinaire, is going to help you find them. Here are 1001 terms everyone needs, whether it's the best kind of hug (CWTCH), the relief found in swearing (LALOCHEZIA), or the ability to endure till the end (PERTOLERANCE).

Luke's English Podcast is an award-winning podcast for learners of English. Listen, learn and have fun while picking up natural British English as it really is spoken. http://teacherluke.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How to get along with those who turn us on, especially if English is not our native language. Elena and Lena have had flirt and relationships in English many times – and each time it was a linguistic adventure. And school and courses hadn't prepared them for it! The girls have decided to fix it. They invited Mr. Brett: an English teacher from Minnesota. Now they are learning how to flirt and talk about relationships in English. And they are telling their own awkward, funny, and juicy stories along.

Whole 9 Yards is a weekly podcast that will simultaneously educate, astonish, and amuse. Listen while we share equivocal research about the origin of words, phrases, and idioms we use every day. From the team at Big Science Pods, we bring you the whole 9 yards, the entire kit and caboodle, the whole shebang of this quick, entertaining look at our language and the history therein. Learn why we call New York "The Big Apple," what "red-handed" REALLY means and why sometimes people are "happy as a clam." So, let's cut to the chase, if you jump on the bandwagon now, the first 100 subscribers will ...

Hannah Jane Parkinson is a specialist in savouring the small pleasures of life. She revels in her fluffy dressing gown ('like bathing in marshmallow'), finds calm in solo cinema trips, is charmed by the personalities of fonts ('you'll never see Comic Sans on a funeral notice'), celebrates pockets and gleefully abandons a book she isn't enjoying. Parkinson's everyday exaltations - selected from her immensely successful.

This is a learned but always entertaining journey through the world of the Ancient Greeks, their extraordinary language and how it has shaped our own understanding of the world today. After all, what is language but the frame through which we understand the world? Davie aims to bring more than just humour, he seeks to trace the thread of ancient Greek thought that runs through our own civilization, always with the lightness of touch and fascinating etymology.

“Hanley’s dyslexia makes this audio format especially significant, as it represents an accessible way for readers with learning disabilities, just like him, to comprehend and enjoy his story.”—Booklist This program is read by the author, comedian and severe dyslexic Phil Hanley, who...

One British Man is a weekly English language podcast created by Lee Passmore, a father, a singer-songwriter and a native English tutor from Devon, England. It's a lighthearted comedy podcast aimed at intermediate/advanced English learners and anyone with an interest in British English. Lee focuses on everyday English conversation, providing easy-listening episodes which are split into two parts; topic discussions and language learning. If you are looking for a fun and natural way to learn vocabulary, idioms, expressions, slang and dialects then Bob's your uncle!

Mighty Abheera - ఈ కిడ్స్ సిరీస్ లో ఒక అఘోరా, అభీరా అనే ఒక శక్తివంతమైన ఆత్మను సృష్టిస్తాడు. ఆ శక్తివంతమైన ఆత్మ మరియు ఆదిత్య అనే ఏడేళ్ల తెలివైన కుర్రాడి మధ్య జరిగే అనేక విషయాలు ఈ podcast లో వినొచ్చు,Produced by TeluguOne.For Sponsorships and Promotions reach out to us at teluguonepodcasts@gmail.com✨ ...

We proudly present a one-of-a kind educational program for beginners that includes vocabulary, grammar, exercises, dialogue, and much more in the form of a theatrical performance! (https://www.newsinslowfrench.com/series/guts/1/opening) The plot of the play is simple. Valerie, our French tutor, gives one-on-one lessons to beginner students. Valerie has three rules for her students: 1. Complete the assigned lesson on the website and memorize new vocabulary on the flashcards before coming in for one-on-one studies. 2. You can talk about anything, as long as you employ grammar introduced in the ...

Holidays in Hell follows P. J. O’Rourke on a global fun-finding mission to the most desperate places on the planet, from the bombed-out streets of Beirut to the stultifying blandness of Heritage USA. P.J.’s unforgettable adventures abroad include storming student protesters’ barricades in South Korea, interviewing Communist insurrectionists in the Philippines, and going undercover in Arab garb at Jerusalem’s Dome of the Rock Mosque. Packed with P.J.’s classic riffs on everything from Polish nightlife under communism to Third World driving tips....

Dutch Dialogues consistently updated for your convenience. Learn Dutch through real conversations. Each 2-3 minute episode is a short story with natural dialogue between Dutch speakers. Listen to how people actually talk. Pick your level (A1, A2, or B1) and practice while you commute, cook, or walk around. Visit dutchfluency.com for full transcripts, vocabulary lists, and practice materials that go with each episode. New episodes daily.

This is not just the story of one boarding school or one student’s prep school experience. Frank is a legendary storyteller, so in this book we get the universal story of boys seeking manhood away from home and of men teachers, trying to strike the right balance between the tough and the tender (and view achieving the balance).

The Idiom is a podcast that explores weird and wonderful idioms from Australia and around the world. Join host Rune Pedersen on a journey of cultural discovery through the quirky little phrases that pepper our everyday speech. We’ll chat with language professionals, cultural experts, and self-professed language nerds to find out how our words shape the world around us. So sit tight, bite the bullet, and jump on the bandwagon with The Idiom, produced by Think HQ CultureVerse and SBS Audio.

Using his famed on-the-nose commentary, Twitter legend James Felton has dissected 99 of the most outlandish stories The Sun (for a long time the biggest-selling British newspaper) has run since it became a tabloid in 1969, hoping to answer once and for all whether the press has reflected - or manipulated - the British people over the last 50 years.

From 1st January to 31st December the listener will discover a curious coinage or a fascinating etymological fact linked to that particular day - from the dramatic true story behind stealing someone's thunder to the original Jack the Lad. Word Perfect gathers all her very best discoveries from the true origin of freelancer which comes from knights who were free to use their lance for whoever paid most, rather than being tied to a single lord. (Also secretaries kept your secrets so were secretries).

In The Revenge of Anguished English, Lederer leaves his listeners limp with laughter at how the innocent, the negligent, and the pompous mangle our beloved language. America’s most widely read anguished English expert exhibits 28 different kinds of super-duper bloopers, from student essays to headline howlers to political blunders.

Two friends take turns teaching each other about a topic far-flung or familiar. Head down the rabbit hole and open your eyes as we do some learning about the wonderful world around us. New episodes publish Thursday mornings!

Learn something new with the boys - Legend, Andrew and David as they explore topics you didn't think are important and are probably right..