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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Aug 11, 2019 • 10min
AE 585.2: The History of Australian Pies
Send us a textIn this Aussie Fact episode of the Aussie English Podcast I tell you all about the history of Australian pies!
Aug 11, 2019 • 22min
AE 585.1 - Expression: Have Your Finger in Many Pies
Send us a textLearn Australian English in this expression episode of the Aussie English Podcast where I teach you how to use HAVE YOUR FINGER IN MANY PIES like a native speaker!
Aug 8, 2019 • 49min
AE 584 – Interview: How to Speak English like a Native with Polyglot Lukas Van Vyve
Send us a textIn this interview episode of the Aussie English podcast I chat with Polyglot Lukas Van Vyve about how to speak English like a native speaker.
Aug 4, 2019 • 17min
AE 583.2 - Australian Rodeos
Send us a textLearn Australian English in Aussie culture and history episode where I tell you all about the history of Australian rodeos.
Aug 4, 2019 • 23min
AE 583.1 - Expression: Throw Caution to the Wind
Send us a textLearn Australian English in this expression episode of the Aussie English Podcast where I teach you the expression THROW CAUTION TO THE WIND.
Jul 28, 2019 • 9min
AE 582 - How to Read More Books!
Send us a textLearn Australian English in this episode of the Aussie English Podcast where I talk about my plan in 2019 to read more books!
Jul 28, 2019 • 18min
AE 581.2 - Push Gangs in Australia
Send us a textLearn about Australian history and culture in this episode of Aussie English where I talk about larrikins and push gangs in Australia.
Jul 28, 2019 • 20min
AE 581.1 - Expression: Tit for Tat
Send us a textLearn Australian English in this expression episode of the Aussie English Podcast where I teach you to use the expression TIT FOR TAT.
Jul 25, 2019 • 16min
AE 580: A Brief History of Swearing
Send us a textIn this episode of Aussie English I review the book Holy Shit: A Brief History of Swearing by Melissa Mohr and teach you a bit about the history of swearing in English.
Jul 21, 2019 • 28min
AE 579 - Expression: Walk a Mile in Someone's Shoes
Send us a textLearn Australian English in this expression episode of the Aussie English Podcast where I teach you to use WALK A MILE IN SOMEONE'S SHOES.
