Aussie English
Pete Smissen
G’day and welcome to the Aussie English podcast.I’m Pete Smissen and my objective here is to teach you guys the English spoken down under. Whether you plan to travel, to work or to live in Australia or you just have an interest in our culture, history and spoken dialect of English. You have come to the right place. And whether you aim to speak English like a true blue Aussie or you just want to be able to understand “what the flippin’ hell we’re on about when we’re havin’ a yarn”. You have come to the right place.If you listen to this podcast you will learn: •A ton of Aussie slang and vocabulary,•Heaps of terms and expressions, •And a bunch about Australian history and culture.So kick back, grab a cuppa and enjoy Aussie English!
Episodes
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Apr 5, 2020 • 9min
AE 660.2 - Aussie Fact: Australia's First Pandemic
Send us a textLearn Australian English in this Aussie English Fact episode where I teach you about Australia's first pandemic of smallpox in 1789.
Apr 5, 2020 • 20min
AE 660.1 – Expression: Go Viral
Send us a textLearn Australian English in this Expression episode of Aussie English where I teach you how to use to GO VIRAL like a native speaker.
Apr 3, 2020 • 26min
AE 659 - The Goss: Pesky Sharks, Escaped Pythons, & Women Bodybuilders
Send us a textLearn Australian English in this episode of The Goss where we talk about pesky sharks, escaped pythons, women bodybuilders, and much more!
Mar 30, 2020 • 26min
AE 658 - The Goss: Anti-Vaxxers, GMO Dairy Cows, & White Supremacists in Australia
Send us a textLearn Australian English in this episode of The Goss where we talk about coronavirus, anti-vaxxers, GMO diary cows and white supremacists in Australia and more!
Mar 28, 2020 • 42min
AE 657 - Interview: Australia's Wildlife Extinction Crisis with Professor Euan Ritchie
Send us a textLearn Australian English in this interview episode of Aussie English where I chat with Professor Euan Ritchie about Australia's wildlife extinction crisis following the worst-ever bushfire season.
Mar 24, 2020 • 28min
AE 656 - The Goss: Dogs Sniffing Out Toads, Selling Your Poop, & Cockney Rhyming Slang
Send us a textLearn Australian English in this episode of The Goss where we talk about dogs sniffing out toads, selling your poo, and Australian cockney rhyming slang.
Mar 22, 2020 • 27min
AE 655.2 - Aussie Fact: Corporal and Capital Punishment in Australia
Send us a textLearn Australian English in this Aussie Fact episode of Aussie English where we talk about the history of corporal and capital punishment in Australia.
Mar 22, 2020 • 20min
AE 655.1 – Expression: In Hot Water
Send us a textLearn Australian English in this Expression episode of Aussie English where I teach you how to use IN HOT WATER like a native speaker.
Mar 21, 2020 • 19min
AE 654: What’s Going on in My World?
Send us a textLearn Australian English in this Walking with Pete episode where I tell you about what's going on in my world and what's planned for Aussie English in 2020!
Mar 18, 2020 • 27min
AE 653 - The Goss: Coronavirus, Toilet Paper, & Australian Lions
Send us a textLearn Australian English in this episode of The Goss where we talk about news in Australia including toilet paper, coronavirus, Australian lions, and more!
