Culips Everyday English Podcast
Culips English Podcast
Culips English Podcast: Practical English Learning Made Fun Learn and Explore: Join Culips for an exciting English learning journey. Our podcast focuses on teaching English idioms, slang, and phrasal verbs through fun and engaging conversations. Each episode helps you master English for real-life situations. Unique Learning Experience: Culips stands out by blending language skills with cultural insights. Our diverse hosts make learning relatable, covering a variety of everyday topics. You’ll pick up practical language skills and gain cultural understanding, enhancing your English fluency in an enjoyable way. Your Path to Fluency: As your ideal learning partner, Culips provides easy-to-understand lessons on daily English usage. Learn from native speakers and immerse in different cultures, making your English learning journey rewarding and effective.
Episodes
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Apr 12, 2026 • 28min
Bonus episode #172 – Spring Stories
A springtime hike to see forsythia, cornelian cherry and cherry blossoms on a Seoul mountain. Encounters with shy azure-winged magpies and their alarm calls. Discovering a hidden basketball court and enjoying kimbap, hot cross buns and great coffee. A thorough spring cleaning that dislodges dust and moves houseplants outdoors. Building small AI web apps and organizing a vinyl record collection with digital tools.
Apr 10, 2026 • 23min
Simplified Speech #245 – Robots and fantasy investing
They talk about a school robotics program and the idea of a house-cleaning robot. Personal roles in robotics competitions and juggling family visits in Korea come up. There's a tale of recreating a fake stock-trading game and using AI to build a paper-trading tool. They also discuss low-risk index funds and using AI for personal finance planning.
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Apr 3, 2026 • 34min
Chatterbox #344 – The Ick
A light-hearted chat about “the ick,” that sudden feeling of disgust on a date. They compare quick icks to general turnoffs and explore possible evolutionary and personal roots. Conversation covers surprising triggers like speech habits, food choices, dating app culture, and even AI-related quirks. Listeners hear lots of quirky, relatable examples and a debate on when such reactions matter.
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Mar 30, 2026 • 30min
Bonus episode #171 – March Madness
A March retrospective covering a surprising marathon comeback after a winter of injuries and almost no training. He recalls emotional race moments and an unexpected strong finish. He also dives into a backyard construction project, from hauling heavy cement to mixing, tiling, and fixing measurement mistakes. He ends with newfound respect for construction workers.
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Mar 26, 2026 • 24min
Real Talk # 66 – How to tell your server you have food allergies
Learn practical phrases for telling a server about severe allergies and asking about ingredients and garnishes. Hear how to request protection from cross-contamination and praise staff who go the extra mile. Get clear explanations of terms like severe allergy versus intolerance and common menu abbreviations such as EVOO, GF, DF, V, and NF.
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Mar 19, 2026 • 34min
Simplified Speech #244 – Using AI for personal messages
They debate whether AI should write personal messages like birthday notes, condolences, or wedding vows. They discuss how AI can feel insincere, act as a crutch, or help those who struggle with expression. They explore spotting AI writing and how opinions shift when people think about emotional authenticity.
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Mar 16, 2026 • 28min
Bonus episode #170 – Four days in Fukuoka
A four-day Fukuoka trip filled with record store hunts and surprising bargains. Mouthwatering local food highlights like motsunabe and hand-drip coffee. Quiet park runs that turn into an unexpected secret competition. Museum art that provokes thoughts on creation and erasure. Everyday travel routines, cafe discoveries, and grocery-store curiosities.
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Mar 12, 2026 • 33min
Catch Word #292 – Stick to your guns
They explain two idioms about refusing to change your mind: one viewed as respectable resolve and the other as stubborn escalation. Short dialogues show sticking to plans under peer pressure and standing firm in negotiations. Real-world scenes include a cooking disaster, a CEO clinging to a policy, and public controversies where people double down.
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Mar 5, 2026 • 44min
Simplified Speech #243 – How we learn our second languages
Two language teachers compare their journeys learning Japanese, German, Korean and more. They discuss daily habits, immersion versus flashcards, and how to use tools like Anki and AI. Practical speaking tactics and creative ways to practice without embarrassment are shared. The conversation explores visual versus auditory learning and how language quirks spread between speakers.
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Mar 1, 2026 • 32min
Bonus episode #169 – Stories from Canada
A storyteller returns to Kelowna and recounts winter plans that were foiled by unusually warm weather. He pivots to skating at a mountain rink with borrowed hockey skates and teaches Australians to skate. He also describes a front-row hockey game where a big hit popped out the plexiglass and the crowd chaos kept things lively.
