Aussie English
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!
- Update frequency
- every 5 days
- Average duration
- 22 minutes
- Episodes
- 1331
- Years Active
- 2016 - 2025
AE 1128 - Expression: Knock Yourself Out
G'day, you guys! Welcome back to the Aussie English podcast!In today's Sunday weekly episode, I am going to teach you about the expression "knock yourself out".No, you won't have to pun…
00:18:01 |
Sun 03 Apr 2022
AE 1127 - Voices of Russia
In today's episode, I thought I'd shed some light on "the other side" of the conflict.I felt the need to also reach out to my Russian friends in order to create an episode sharing their…
00:32:29 |
Wed 30 Mar 2022
AE 1126 - Expression: Get the Drift
Welcome back to the Aussie English podcast!Today’s weekend expression is “get the drift”.Maybe you’ve heard someone say, “Did you get my drift?”Today’s episode will teach you all about …
00:19:18 |
Sun 27 Mar 2022
AE 1125 - Interview: Lab-Leak or Natural Source? Where did Covid-19 Come From? | with Dr Dan Wilson
Welcome to this episode of the Aussie English podcast!We got another man of science in the podcast today! This guy like me is another science lover - he got his bachelor's degree in Bio…
00:28:43 |
Fri 25 Mar 2022
AE 1124 - Voices of Ukraine
Today's episode is about my thoughts on the Ukraine-Russia conflict. ✌️
00:21:37 |
Sun 20 Mar 2022
AE 1123 - Interview: Ivermectin, Hydroxychloroquine, & the Ethics of Influencers with Big Audiences | with Dr Dan Wilson
Welcome to this episode of the Aussie English podcast!We got another man of science in the podcast today! This guy like me is another science lover - he got his bachelor's degree in Bio…
00:41:48 |
Fri 18 Mar 2022
AE 1122 - Expression: Get Out of Someone's Hair
Welcome back to another English expression lesson here on the Aussie English podcast!For today's lesson, I am going to teach you about the expression "get out of (someone's) hair".So yo…
00:21:00 |
Sun 13 Mar 2022
AE 1121 - Interview: How Covid Vaccines Work & How We Know They're Saving Millions of Lives with Dr. Dan Wilson
Welcome to this episode of the Aussie English podcast!We got another man of science in the podcast today! This guy like me is another science lover - he got his bachelor's degree in Bio…
00:40:17 |
Fri 11 Mar 2022
AE 1120 - Verb + TO vs Verb + SO | Advanced Grammar Lesson
Welcome to the Aussie English podcast!In today's video, I am going to teach you how to master using TO or SO after certain verbs.This seems to be a massive headache for students, but le…
00:08:25 |
Wed 09 Mar 2022
AE 1119 - 5 Expressions To Sound Fluent in English | Part 7
Happy Sunday, guys!Have you ever heard of the Australian expression “to go off like a frog in a sock”?That’s probably one of the weirdest English expressions you’ll ever encounter.So to…
00:09:29 |
Sun 06 Mar 2022
AE 1118 - Interview: Anti-vaxxers & Covid Conspiracy Theories with Dr. Dan Wilson
Welcome to this episode of the Aussie English podcast!We got another man of science in the podcast today! This guy like me is another science lover - he got his bachelor's degree in Bio…
00:35:28 |
Fri 04 Mar 2022
AE 1117 - 8 Better Ways To Say "I'm Sorry" | Advanced English Lesson
Welcome back to the Aussie English podcast!In order for you to improve your fluency, and sound like a natural English speaker, you need to have a broad vocabulary. Not just words, but y…
00:11:07 |
Wed 02 Mar 2022
AE 1116 - Interview: Why Wasn't Einstein an Aboriginal Australian? with Kyrin Down
G'day, you mob! Let's welcome back Kyrin Down on the podcast!In this last instalment of the 4-part interview session I had with Mere Mortals' host Kyrin Down, we chat about what we thin…
00:25:45 |
Sun 27 Feb 2022
AE 1115 - Advanced English Pronunciation Lesson: Chess vs Chairs - /e/ vs /eː/
G'day, you mob!In today's Australian English Pronunciation lesson, I'm going to teach you the difference between two E sounds: /e/ and /e:/We will begin this lesson with a practice on h…
00:07:13 |
Wed 23 Feb 2022
AE 1114 - Expression: Any Port in a Storm
Welcome to the weekly English expressions episode here on the Aussie English podcast!In today's episode, I will teach you about the English expression "any port in a storm".We will be b…
00:19:15 |
Sun 20 Feb 2022
AE 1113 - Pete's 2c - Sense Making, Criticism of Scomo, & Answering Your Questions about Australia
Welcome back to another Pete's 2c episode!I got my dad Ian Smissen back to do this chin-wag with me today.We've got quite a show of political opinions today where you're going to hear o…
01:18:50 |
Sat 19 Feb 2022
AE 1112 - Interview: Why Royal Families & Corrupt Governments Suck with Kyrin Down
G'day, you mob! Let's welcome back Kyrin Down on the podcast!In this third installment of the 4-part interview session I had with Mere Mortals' host Kyrin Down, we chat about what we th…
00:12:00 |
Fri 18 Feb 2022
AE 1111 - My family IS or ARE?? Advanced English Grammar Lesson
Learn English in this newest English Grammar lesson on the Aussie English podcast!In today's episode, I am going to teach you how to correctly use the articles IS and ARE.There is one s…
00:05:37 |
Wed 16 Feb 2022
AE 1110 - Expression: Sink or Swim
Happy Sunday, you mob! How's your weekend going?In today's episode, we are going to talk about the English expression "sink or swim".We will be talking about the origin of the phrase "s…
00:19:18 |
Sun 13 Feb 2022
AE 1109 - The Goss: Millipedes & the Weird Evolution of Cave & Deep-Sea Creatures
Welcome to another Goss episode here on the Aussie English podcast!In today's episode, we talk about a mega millipede found in Australia.A millipede is a crawling insect which is named …
00:23:43 |
Sat 12 Feb 2022
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