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!
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Oct 27, 2019 • 1h
AE 612 - Interview: Life in the Australian Outback with Will Maas
Send us Fan MailIn this episode of the Aussie English Podcast I interview my high school mate Will Maas about living life in the Australian Outback.
Oct 26, 2019 • 8min
AE 611: Don't Attribute to Malice What Can Be Explained by Stupidity
Send us Fan MailIn this episode of the Aussie English Podcast I want to talk to you about the saying "Don't attribute to malice what can be explained by stupidity".
Oct 25, 2019 • 11min
AE 610 - Aussie English Was in the Newspaper!
Send us Fan MailIn today's episode of Aussie English I share with you guys how I got Aussie English into the local newspaper this week!
Oct 21, 2019 • 12min
AE 609 - Don’t Say “I’m CONFUSED”… Use These Advanced English Options
Send us Fan MailLearn advanced English in today's episode of Aussie English where I teach you 20+ advanced ways to say "I'm Confused" just like a native speaker.
Oct 20, 2019 • 15min
AE 608.2 - Deadly Brain-Shrinking Fungus
Send us Fan MailLearn advanced English in today's Aussie Fact episode of the Aussie English Podcast where I talk to you about a deadly Australian brain-shrinking fungus.
Oct 20, 2019 • 18min
AE 608.1 - Expression: Pick Someone's Brains
Send us Fan MailLearn advanced English in today's expression episode of Aussie English where I teach you how to use the expression PICK SOMEONE'S BRAINS like a native English speaker!
Oct 13, 2019 • 53min
AE 607 – Interview: How a Yorkshire Chimney Sweep Ended up in Australia with Jon Stewart – Part 2
Send us Fan MailIn today's Aussie English interview episode I have the pleasure of interviewing Jon Stewart who's from Yorkshire in the UK about what it was like moving to Australia.
Oct 12, 2019 • 6min
AE 606 - A Leap of Faith: The Story of Pete Smissen & Aussie English
Send us Fan MailIn today's episode of Aussie English I present you a short documentary film a group of Deakin University students did on the story of Pete Smissen & Aussie English recently.
Oct 7, 2019 • 8min
AE 605: Don’t Say “I’m Angry”… Use These Advanced English Options
Send us Fan MailLearn advanced English in today's episode of Aussie English where I teach you 20+ advanced ways to say "I'm Angry" just like a native speaker.
Oct 6, 2019 • 21min
AE 604.2 - Australia's Worst Introduced Species
Send us Fan MailLearn advanced English in today's Aussie Fact episode where I teach you about Australia's worst introduced species, like the rabbit and blackberries.
