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  • 49: The Oasis Reunion
    2024/09/02
    To Mitch's surprise, it actually happened... Oasis are back! The duo discuss the news and overwhelming demand for Oasis tickets. They discuss the cultural relevance of their music; being the soundtrack to nineties, naughties, politics, football, cultural events and unfortunately, tragedy. Join them for a chat about a band that defined a generation. Interactive Transcript Support Easy English and get interactive transcripts and bonus content for all our episodes: easyenglish.fm/membership Transcript Isi: [0:00] It's a party! Mitch, you now have to give me that scream that never came. Mitch: [0:05] Yeah! Oasis are back! Sorry, Nola. Intro Mitch: [0:28] he unthinkable thing happened which I think one time I said it will never happen. Isi: [0:33] I know in the years together how often you talked about this the unimaginable happened Mitch: [0:40] The unimaginable happened. My favourite band ever Oasis decided to make a reunion. Isi: [0:50] You are freaking happy and I'm freaking happy for you I'm also happy I mean it's not that I'm not also an Oasis fan in a way I wouldn't say I'm a fan fan like you are but I'm a fan of the music for sure I love their music a lot I wanted to see them years ago before they broke up, I had tickets. Mitch: [1:10] 11 dates and if you divide that by how many people are excited it's it's going to be difficult to get tickets. Isi: [1:19] Yeah people will come from other countries to the UK, 100%. I mean, we know one, Manuel from Easy German is also a huge fan. He will for sure try to, he will go to the UK because it's the only European date. So that's what they said, which I can't believe really. I see them already playing in France, Germany or wherever. Mitch: [1:36] Yeah, but they've not announced that. So at the moment on Saturday, they've only got 11 gigs available. I'm happy, but they are the kind of band where you kind of want to get insurance on your ticket. Isi: [1:50] Well you get your money back if they have a big fight over five pints and... Mitch: [1:55] I hope so how did it work for the people who Isi: [1:58] Just imagine they would get all those tickets tickets now to make uh make some more money and then they say it's off. Support Easy English and get interactive transcripts and bonus content for all our episodes: easyenglish.fm/membership
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    18 分
  • 48: British Stereotypes... Fact or Fiction?
    2024/08/19
    This week Isi deciphers the typical stereotypes about Brits and reveals whether or not they are true. They also answer YOUR questions in another section of Unhelpful Advice Interactive Transcript Support Easy English and get interactive transcripts and bonus content for all our episodes: easyenglish.fm/membership Transcript Mitch: [0:00] Are you ready? Isi: [0:00] I'm ready. Mitch: [0:01] Wonderful. INTRO Mitch: [0:22] Welcome to episode 48 of the Easy English Podcast. We're creeping into the 50 zone. Isi: [0:30] What do you have for us today, Mitch? Mitch: [0:32] Okay, so in the past, you've read out some articles or found articles to question me about my UK culture and my dialect. So now I thought I would point the finger back at you. As someone who has spent a lot of time in Britain, I thought that I would find an article about typical stereotypes, that foreigners have about British people and British culture, and ask you for your opinion now, are these stereotypes fact or fiction? TOPIC OF THE WEEK Isi: [1:18] Fact or fiction? Mitch: [1:19] Firstly, I read you out the stereotype and you stamp it with a metaphorical fiction or fact. Isi: [1:28] Do I have to do? Or do you do that later editing? Mitch: [1:33] Oh, yeah. Oh. Isi: [1:36] Fiction. Fact. Fiction. Fact. Mitch: [1:41] Stereotype number one. Brits love talking about the weather. Isi: [1:49] Fact. Support Easy English and get interactive transcripts and bonus content for all our episodes: easyenglish.fm/membership
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    20 分
  • 47: Bad Animals... Good PR
    2024/08/05
    After episode 45 where we discussed good animals with bad PR, we discussed the animals with good PR; how dolphins are sea-bullies, how owls are stupid and we body-shame hippos. Interactive Transcript Support Easy English and get interactive transcripts and bonus content for all our episodes: easyenglish.fm/membership Transcript Isi: [0:24] We're in summer mood. Mitch: [0:25] I've shorts on at nine o'clock. And we're also drinking coffee. Forgive us if we're a bit tired and say some odd stuff. Isi: [0:32] You do sound tired. More than me, I would say. Mitch: [0:35] My voice is very, very low. Isi: [0:38] You're very tired. Mitch: [0:39] Yeah. Isi: [0:40] Anyways, Topic of the Week. Unknown: [0:43] TOPIC OF THE WEEK Mitch: [0:49] Okay so um if you listened to not last week last time not the last podcast but the podcast before that... well I'm struggling. Isi: [1:00] What is with you? Mitch: [1:02] I had a margarita, I had... Isi: [1:05] Wait, you are hung over? Mitch: [1:06] Aperol Spritz. (Are you hung over?) Beer and red wine. (Are you hung over?) Yes. Isi: [1:12] I don't feel hung over at all. Mitch: [1:13] Not in a bad way quite it feels quite good. Isi: [1:15] No, but your voice really is hung over. And I mean maybe mine too but you know you hear yourself really differently um do I sound tired or hangover? I feel top-fit the weather is giving me a boost. Mitch: [1:29] Alright, show-off. Support Easy English and get interactive transcripts and bonus content for all our episodes: easyenglish.fm/membership
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    18 分
  • 46: What is the Best Month?
    2024/07/22
    Mitch and Isi have some exciting news, they will be hosting their first ever meet-up in Brighton this August 9th with Easy German! Get your FREE tickets at - https://www.easygerman.org/meetups They also do a recap of the most recent UK news and then dissect and review each month of the year. Interactive Transcript Support Easy English and get interactive transcripts and bonus content for all our episodes: easyenglish.fm/membership Transcript Mitch: [0:23] Welcome to episode number... loading, loading... Isi: [0:29] You don't know. Mitch: [0:31] 46. Isi: [0:33] We're 50 soon. Mitch: [0:35] We'll be 50 soon. Isi: [0:36] That's good. Mitch: [0:38] What should we do for our 50th? Isi: [0:39] I don't know. Mitch: [0:41] Maybe listeners have an idea of something we can do that's more special for our 50th episode. Maybe we get a guest? Isi: [0:49] When is our 50th? Is that in... Mitch: [0:51] End of September. Isi: [0:53] Can we not record it in Berlin with some special guests? Mitch: [0:57] True, we'll be in Berlin. Isi: [0:58] In the big Easy German podcast studio. Mitch: [1:01] Oh, fancy sound and a fancy guest. Who could we get? Maybe people who are listening want to vote. Who should we try to get? Manuel, Cari or Janusz? Support Easy English and get interactive transcripts and bonus content for all our episodes: easyenglish.fm/membership
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    21 分
  • 45: Good Animals... Bad PR
    2024/07/08
    Today, Isi and Mitch explore the animal kingdom in the first of two episodes; discussing animals with bad PR (public relations). We talk about the movies and other media that has influenced our opinions on some of the most fascinating and often friendly animals. Interactive Transcript Support Easy English and get interactive transcripts and bonus content for all our episodes: easyenglish.fm/membership Transcript Mitch: [0:00] Okay, one, two. Isi: [0:01] One, two. Mitch: [0:02] Buckle my shoe. Isi: [0:03] Three, four. Mitch: [0:04] Knock at the door. Isi: [0:05] Five, six. Mitch: [0:07] Pick up sticks. Isi: [0:09] Seven, eight. Are you just Googling what rhymes on eight? Mitch: [0:14] No, but there's like a song. Isi: [0:16] Don't be late. Mitch: [0:17] It might be. Isi: [0:18] Nine, ten. Mitch: [0:19] Wait, wait, wait. Again. Isi: [0:23] One, two. Mitch: [0:23] Buckle my shoe. Isi: [0:25] Three, four. Mitch: [0:26] Shut the door. Isi: [0:27] Five, six. Mitch: [0:28] Pick up sticks. Isi: [0:29] Seven, eight. Mitch: [0:30] Lay them straight. Isi: [0:32] Nine, ten. Mitch: [0:33] Begin again. Isi: [0:34] Okay, let's begin again. Unknown: [0:35] INTRO Isi: [0:54] Mitch what's our do we only do a mega topic of the week because i love it and we have no time for anything else yeah. Mitch: [1:01] I don't know how we. Isi: [1:02] I know why why we watched something where a cockroach appeared and we discussed why the cockroaches actually have such a bad reputation because they don't do anything really they don't bite you they don't sting you they don't do anything bad to you just living in they just prefer dirty places I think that's why people just eat bin-juice don't they? I don't even know what they eat, but (Bin-juice.) What do you think? Mitch: [1:30] Yeah, we came up with an idea to do an episode about good and bad animal PR. Okay, should we get started? Isi: [1:42] Yeah. Mitch: [1:43] Wait, first of all, we haven't said it, but welcome to the Easy English Podcast. (10 minutes later.) I um have written down some of my own feelings towards animals in the animal kingdom that have bad and good PR. Now just in case you don't know PR do you know what PR stands for? (Public relations.) So in the theory we're sort of making out like each of these animals has a media team which they kind of do for me it's mainly Disney movies that's gonna be the reason why I've given them good or bad PR. So I'm just gonna read out some to you do you want to start with bad PR or good PR? Bad PR would be animals which we perceive to be bad from media, whatever but actually really good Isi: [2:31] All animals are good there's no animal that has bad PR that is not good. Mitch: [2:35] I have I have a good one that I would like for you to tell me that has bad PR and is a bad animal. Isi: [2:41] There is no bad animals. Mitch: [2:42] Are you sure? Support Easy English and get interactive transcripts and bonus content for all our episodes: easyenglish.fm/membership
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    20 分
  • 44: Boomer Slang
    2024/06/24
    This week, Mitch and Isi go discuss boob-tubes and milk-juice; the strange slang of Boomers. They also share stories from the progressing stages of EURO 2024... is football coming home? Interactive Transcript Support Easy English and get interactive transcripts and bonus content for all our episodes: easyenglish.fm/membership Transcript Mitch: [0:23] Hello. Isi: [0:24] Hello. Mitch: [0:25] Welcome to episode 44 of the Easy English Podcast. Isi: [0:31] You sound like a wizard. Mitch: [0:33] A wizard? You're a wizard, Harry. Harry Potter. Harry Potter. Harry Potter. Oh, Harry Potter. Anyway, welcome to the Easy English Podcast. Isi, how are you? Isi: [0:48] Very well, thank you. And you? Mitch: [0:51] Not bad, thank you. We're both lying, I think, doing the very British thing. Isi: [0:56] Why? I'm good. Why are you not good? Mitch: [0:58] Small talk. I have hay fever incoming. I can feel it. Support Easy English and get interactive transcripts and bonus content for all our episodes: easyenglish.fm/membership
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    21 分
  • 43: General Election... in a Nutshell
    2024/06/12
    With a surprise UK general election on the horizon, Isi and Mitch want to bring you a brief overview of the political goings-on in the UK; how the election works, the past 14 years of conservative rule and what the two main parties have promised the people of the UK for the next four years. afterwards, they answer YOUR questions in their regular segment of Unhelpful Advise where they answer a question from Easy German host, Manuel. Interactive Transcript Support Easy English and get interactive transcripts and bonus content for all our episodes: easyenglish.fm/membership Transcript Intro Isi: [0:22] So, my friends, let's get going with my best German accent. Mitch: [0:28] See if you can keep up that level of energy the whole way through. Isi: [0:31] Why? You have s*t topics or what? Mitch: [0:34] Um, no. I actually thought Easy English could do this week. It's Guide to the UK General Election. Isi: [0:46] Okay, guide us. Support Easy English and get interactive transcripts and bonus content for all our episodes: easyenglish.fm/membership
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    21 分
  • 42: Sport Weekender
    2024/05/27
    This week, to everyone's surprise, including Isi, the duo talk about sports. They recap last weekend's events including back-to-back promotions for Isi's hometown, Münster, the rise of glory hunting Man City fans from Brighton. They details the drama of the Tyson Fury, Olexander Usyk fight in Saudi Arabia and talk about the huge influence Jürgen Klopp had on British culture as he ended his tenure as Liverpool FC manager this weekend after 9 years in charge. Interactive Transcript Support Easy English and get interactive transcripts and bonus content for all our episodes: easyenglish.fm/membership Show Notes Irish travelers dialect - Bartley Gorman - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvybZLKH7Zk&t=88s Transcript Intro Mitch: [0:22] Hello. Isi: [0:24] Hello. Mitch: [0:25] Uh-oh. Welcome to episode 42 of the Easy English Podcast. Isi, are you okay? Isi: [0:32] Yes, I am okay. Oh, God. Mitch: [0:34] Trying not to cough and splutter? Isi: [0:37] Again, I have a bad voice. Mitch: [0:39] It's very bluesy. Isi: [0:41] Yeah, I could be a good singer now. Mitch: [0:43] Da-da-da-da-da-da. Isi: [0:45] Na-na-na-na-na-na. Mitch: [0:47] No, you're supposed to say, woke up this morning. Isi: [0:51] Woke up this morning. That doesn't work. Mitch: [0:57] Too tired and ill to even contemplate those lyrics. Isi: [1:00] Oh yeah. Mitch: [1:02] Okay, so today we're gonna do an episode which Isi never thought she'd ever do probably. But I'd always dreamed of doing, we're gonna talk about sports. Support Easy English and get interactive transcripts and bonus content for all our episodes: easyenglish.fm/membership
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    23 分