Proper English S2 E20: Hobbies

So, what do you do in your spare time? Trainspotting, collecting teapots, playing chess… Everybody has a hobby, don't they?We talk about the origin of the word hobby and discuss the various hobbies we've both had over the years.

The Idiom of the Week is 'To get on (or off) your high horse.'

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This podcast uses the following music as the opening and closing themes:

Bright Wish by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3458-bright-wish

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

...also there's incidental music from Incompetech:

Danse Macabre - Big Hit 2 by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3590-danse-macabre---big-hit-2

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

...and a sound effect from the BBC archive:

Long burst of shutter clicks with motor drive of 35 mm SLR camera.

bbc.co.uk © copyright 2020 BBC

http://bbcsfx.acropolis.org.uk/assets/07076039.wav

...and not forgetting the following sounds from Freesound:

cafe - takk, northern quarter, manchester by AntonyBK

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons 0 License.

Video Game Death Sound Effect by harrietniamh

This work is licensed under the Attribution License.

Horse Whinny, Close, A.wav by InspectorJ

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steam train horn 03 by eliasheuninck

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