Sam and Ted’s Famous Last Words
Curious about all of those strange-sounding English-language idioms and funny accents?
If so, tune in to this lighthearted podcast from in-house Babbel linguists Sam and Ted, where you’ll listen in on a Brit and an American twisting each others’ words, getting tongue-tied, trying to explain pretty much everything… and generally reflecting upon the strange beauty of that majestic, rather odd thing known as the English language!
We’d love to get your feedback, suggestions, and to learn about your own language learning journey. The email is [email protected]. Remember to mention “Sam and Ted’s Famous Last Words” in the subject line.
- Update frequency
- every 10 days
- Average duration
- 23 minutes
- Episodes
- 11
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2020
E.10 Sam, Ted, and the Zombie Apocalypse
It’s a zombie apocalypse and Sam and Ted use all their word skills to try to escape.
In this last episode of the series, the boys and producer Brooke, have locked themselves in the Babbel recording st…
In this last episode of the series, the boys and producer Brooke, have locked themselves in the Babbel recording st…
00:29:04 |
Fri 07 Feb 2020
Ep.9 - Uff da! The United States of Accents
It’s a new year and Ted helps Sam improve his American accent and learn some slang.
If you’re curious what “uff da!” and “one time real quick” mean, and what “Yoopers” and a “bubbler” are, listen to …
If you’re curious what “uff da!” and “one time real quick” mean, and what “Yoopers” and a “bubbler” are, listen to …
00:20:53 |
Fri 24 Jan 2020
Ep. 8 - Sam & Ted’s Secret Pilot Episode
Sam and Ted discover some “dead interesting” phrases and “Anglish” fun facts.
Then their guest teaches them how to speak like a Scot and decides who tells the best jokes.
If you’d like to read along, …
Then their guest teaches them how to speak like a Scot and decides who tells the best jokes.
If you’d like to read along, …
00:24:50 |
Fri 27 Dec 2019
Ep. 7 - The Queen’s English
Sam and Ted discuss popular new terms and slang expressions from around the world.
Ever heard of “phubbing”, “on fleek” or “cyberslacking?” Ted trumps Justin Bieber, Sam teaches Ted to speak “posh” l…
Ever heard of “phubbing”, “on fleek” or “cyberslacking?” Ted trumps Justin Bieber, Sam teaches Ted to speak “posh” l…
00:26:14 |
Fri 20 Dec 2019
Ep. 6 - Booze or Snooze
Join Ted and Sam as they bust some language myths and spell out tricky acronyms.
Does getting drunk help? Can we learn while sleeping? Let’s find out.
If you’d like to read along, you can find the tra…
Does getting drunk help? Can we learn while sleeping? Let’s find out.
If you’d like to read along, you can find the tra…
00:24:42 |
Fri 06 Dec 2019
Ep. 5 - The Cat’s Pyjamas
Sam and Ted take a walk on the wildlife side of English and learn animal idioms.
Explore “the mutt’s nuts” and get quizzed by Babbel survival expert Chad Dechutes. Will anyone have a “whale of a time…
Explore “the mutt’s nuts” and get quizzed by Babbel survival expert Chad Dechutes. Will anyone have a “whale of a time…
00:27:01 |
Fri 22 Nov 2019
Ep. 4 - Logomaniacs
In this spellbinding episode, Sam and Ted discuss scary and magical words and idioms.
Hear eerie euphemisms and spooky spoonerisms, before they test Sophie La Feé’s knowledge of witchcraft. The burni…
Hear eerie euphemisms and spooky spoonerisms, before they test Sophie La Feé’s knowledge of witchcraft. The burni…
00:27:41 |
Fri 08 Nov 2019
Ep. 3 - Lost in Cyberspace
Sam and Ted travel deep into the darkest reaches of the English-language universe.
They find androids, technobabble, cyberspeak and meet “Celebrity Megabytes” guest Claire Voyant. Will they get sucke…
They find androids, technobabble, cyberspeak and meet “Celebrity Megabytes” guest Claire Voyant. Will they get sucke…
00:26:29 |
Fri 25 Oct 2019
Ep. 2 - Earworms and Talking Heads
Ted challenges Sam to say some really long words before talking about song lyrics.
Special guest Johnny shares his secret to learning English. Then the discussion turns to famous song lyrics and thos…
Special guest Johnny shares his secret to learning English. Then the discussion turns to famous song lyrics and thos…
00:25:55 |
Fri 11 Oct 2019
Ep. 1 - Sam and Ted Go Bananas
Sam and Ted talk about interesting food-related vocabulary and idioms in English.
Ted raves about his favourite fruity idioms, while Sam serves up the origins of English words about cooking. Special …
Ted raves about his favourite fruity idioms, while Sam serves up the origins of English words about cooking. Special …
00:25:10 |
Fri 11 Oct 2019
Trailer
Let Sam and Ted introduce you to their English podcast, “Sam and Ted’s Famous Last Words.”
00:02:14 |
Thu 10 Oct 2019
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