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Mitch revives his version of the 12 Days of Christmas, before answering 25 icebreaker questions, all around Christmas! Find out his favourite Christmas film, candy, memory, present, beverage, flavour and more... Interactive Transcript Support Easy English and get interactive transcripts and bonus content for all our episodes: easyenglish.fm/membership Show Notes Answer the icebreaker questions yourself: The 25 Best Christmas Icebreaker Questions (https://slideswith.com/blog/christmas-icebreaker-questions) Transcript Mitch: [0:00] Before we start this week's episode of Easy English, I just wanted to wish you all a Merry Christmas and rehash an old song I wrote. On the twelfth day of Christmas, my true love sent to me: Bluetooth earphones, Ikea voucher, an ill-fitted t-shirt, tenner in a card, second-hand bike, multi-pack of condoms, stationery set, Sports Direct socks, Bottle of Baileys, six pack of Carling, two spa days And a Blu-Ray of Die Hard II. Support Easy English and get interactive transcripts and bonus content for all our episodes: easyenglish.fm/membership

This week, Mitch talks about loosing a tooth & more car troubles. In Topic of the Week, Mitch talks about the UK's fear of bad weather and Trump's competitive handshake with Macron... with added Trump impression. In Mitch's Movie Club he reviews the ridiculous new Michael Bay movie and generic soundtrack and gives his take on the new Alien movie. Interactive Transcript Support Easy English and get interactive transcripts and bonus content for all our episodes: easyenglish.fm/membership Show Notes Become a Conversation Member: Improve YOUR Enlgish with our membership (https://www.patreon.com/easyenglishvideos) Transcript Intro Mitch: [0:23] Hello everybody, welcome to the Easy English Podcast. Today we're flying solo, again. Isi is ill. Yeah, she doesn't feel so good, but the worst thing is her voice. It sounds like she's suddenly decided to start smoking 50 cigarettes a day. So I'm gonna fly solo. Yeah, we've both actually been in the wars, a little bit. Which isn't literal, don't worry. But it just means you've been sort of, fighting disease, I guess that's what it means, you versus germs. I haven't had a disease or anything, I actually had my tooth pulled out. When was that? Almost a week ago, I actually was supposed to have my tooth pulled on Monday, last Monday, we were driving to the dentist, and then, the car broke down, in the middle of the road, on the... in the third lane. Like, not just in the middle of the road, but in the middle of the lane, in the middle of the road. We were just sort of, stranded in the middle, calling our insurance to come pick us up, because we didn't really know what to do. As we were calling our insurance, the police turned up, at the side of the road and were like; "hey, you can't be here". Mitch: [1:49] And I said; "yeah, no sh*t. Help us!" And so they pushed us to the side of the road and I missed my appointment. I luckily, had an appointment on Tuesday and my tooth was pulled. Oh, is there anything worse than five people staring into your mouth. Someone reaching into your mouth and you have no idea what they're doing, you can only sort of, hear horrific noises. My appointment was late in the day, so... and they were kind of, I think, getting in the mood for going... going out. I don't know, maybe not, do dentists always play music? I don't know. Anyway, if you thought it couldn't be more horrific than having people reaching inside your mouth with tools you would use on your car, which is kind of ironic, just to make matters even worse, whilst he was pulling my tooth out, he was listening to Robbie Williams and whistling to it, at the same time. Mitch: [2:58] It was the song Angels. "And through it all, she offers me protection..." and at the same time, he was... I don't know, there was all kinds of noises happening inside my mouth and I had my eyes closed, because I just didn't want to see what instruments were going in, but I could just hear. And sometimes that's worse, because you're thinking what what kind of tool makes that noise!? And every so often you'd hear this like, crack... I'd hear this cracking noise, whilst whistling to angels, he'd say; "don't be concerned". "Don't be concerned". Mitch: [3:41] "Don't be concerned". But you know, we keep calm, we carry on, that's the motto of this story. I'm very British. Let's talk about things that have happened over the past month as a Topic of the Week. Support Easy English and get interactive transcripts and bonus content for all our episodes: easyenglish.fm/membership

This week, with Christmas on the horizon, Mitch and Isi discuss gifts. They talk about the joy of giving gifts, Isi's thoughtful gifing vs Mitch's practical gifting. Mitch reveals the worst gift that Isi ever got him and are surprise gifts better than expected gifts for Isi? Even if it's a splintery, handmade spoon? Interactive Transcript Support Easy English and get interactive transcripts and bonus content for all our episodes: easyenglish.fm/membership Show Notes *Gift our membership perks for Christmas this year: Choose a membership tier to gift (https://www.patreon.com/easyenglishvideos/gift) Transcript Intro Isi: [0:22] Hello. Oh God. Hi. Mitch: [0:28] All of our podcasts always begin with you like hello oh god. Isi: [0:31] Oh god. Mitch: [0:32] My voice is gone. Illness update. Isi: [0:36] I'm back. Mitch: [0:38] I'm back. Oh yeah! Isi: [0:39] From the ill bed Mitch: [0:41] Did you hear the last podcast we... I recorded? Isi: [0:44] I didn't actually. Oh my god people will hate medidn't record uh didn't listen to it yet, no. But I want to listen to what you talked about. Oh god, yeah I didn't. I didn't have the headspace in my two-week illness to listen to it. Mitch: [0:58] Some could say I took one for the team. Some could say I took advantage of the fact you weren't here. Isi: [1:04] eah I'm back, had a nasty virus. Still am a bit... my voice is still not coming yeah it's kind of back now. Still have a bit of a, in the back. Mitch: [1:18] We're back in our usual position. Isi: [1:19] And it's not the morning, it's Sunday evening. (It is.) It is, I think the first time that we are having a little drinky. (We are, yeah.) With our podcast, since I don't know a year? We always did a morning podcast. Mitch: [1:37] And we're joined by a guest; Bert. Isi: [1:40] Yeah storm Bert. Mitch: [1:43] Storm Bert in the background just whistling away. Isi: [1:45] So we're two weeks, just home, two weekends two weeks and two weekends , just home, doing nothing. And now I was like, the weekend, I'm back. Mitch: [1:56] The last weekend before we go to visit our parents for Christmas. Isi: [2:01] Back to the mainland of Europe. So I was like, we do everything, we go to all the places, all the pubs, we meet friends. Mitch: [2:09] And what did we do? Isi: [2:10] We did not... well we did nearly nothing, because um, storm Bert came and... it's actually really really stormy and people... well, it was kind of like a weather warning to not leave too much and we obviously went for walks, because we got Nola, and it did feel not so good to do long drives, or go anywhere with a bus or so, because it's really stormy. Mitch: [2:38] Yeah, it's like the Michael Jackson 'Earth Song' music video out there. Isi: [2:41] So here we are, Sunday night episode, because tomorrow, actually, we will do an early, end of the workday. Because storm Bert will disappear tonight, they say. And then we will do, tomorrow afternoon, our Sunday. So hopefully a lot of Christmas deco, a nice Christmassy, pre-Christmassy dinner. Mitch: [3:03] We're in that early Christmas spirit, because, yeah, why the hell not? Isi: [3:09] Christmas is already full-on. Mitch: [3:10] And as I look at you, you are sort of engulfed in Christmas presents. They're on the table where we usually put the microphone. It's just a stash, a stack. Isi: [3:23] It's a lot of gifts, yeah. We have every gift we wanted for our families. We are absolutely ready for Christmas. And that's our topic today, gifts and gifting. Support Easy English and get interactive transcripts and bonus content for all our episodes: easyenglish.fm/membership

Whilst Isi is recovering from he illness, Mitch takes advantage to bring you his guide to horror films. This podcast is for both the horror lovers and horror haters, as Mitch poders what makes a great horror film. He lets you in on his favourite genre, how Arnold Schwarzenegger paved the way for his horror fascination and why a wardrobe is his Halloween costume of choice. He also gives his recommendations for people who love the things that go bump in the night, but also for people who prefer to sleep peacefully. Interactive Transcript Support Easy English and get interactive transcripts and bonus content for all our episodes: easyenglish.fm/membership Transcript Intro Mitch: [0:00] Hello, welcome to the Easy English Podcast, episode number, tap, tap, tap, computing 54. Mitch: [0:12] I'm on my own. I've gone solo. I'm Sonny without Cher. I'm Jay-Z without Beyonce. I'm Will Smith without Jada, Barak without Michelle, etc, etc. Mitch: [0:30] Isi's ill, so she's spluttering in the background whilst I record the first ever Easy English solo podcast. But not to make it a negative, turn that frown upside down today. I'm going to take advantage of the fact that Isi's not with us to give you a podcast about one of my favourite hobbies. As a couple, it's nice to have shared hobbies, but it's also nice to have your own individual things and one of my individual things, which understandably, Isi doesn't want to partake in, is watching horror movies. I consider myself a horror movie aficionado. I'd like to think. There are some caveats to that, but today, I thought, I would try to make an inclusive podcast about horror movies, why you should be excited about horror movies, good horror movies to watch, horror movies to watch if you hate horror movies, if you're scared of horror movies. Okay, let's give it a go. Support Easy English and get interactive transcripts and bonus content for all our episodes: easyenglish.fm/membership

In a regular segment of Unhelpful Advice, Isi and Mitch give their unqualified opinion on rapping in English. They later talk about their presumptions and assumptions of the French people, culture and lifestyle after spending a few weeks in the south-west of France. Interactive Transcript Support Easy English and get interactive transcripts and bonus content for all our episodes: easyenglish.fm/membership Transcript Intro Mitch: [0:22] Hiya! Isi: [0:23] Hello! Mitch: [0:24] Hello. Welcome to episode number... Isi: [0:27] 53. Mitch: [0:28] 53, well done. Isi: [0:30] Thank you. Mitch: [0:31] Of the Easy English Podcast. We are back in Brighton. Were we ever saying where we were before? When we made our Relationship Goals Podcast last time? Isi: [0:45] I'm not sure. Maybe we did. Maybe only in the Aftershow for the members. because our podcast always goes on a little bit for our members. If you want to join that and also listen to that and get a lot of other perks go to easyenglish.video/membership and join us that would be great but I think yeah we have only talked about it in the Aftershow so we have been to France. Mitch: [1:11] Yeah, and we thought today we could make an episode about our expectations and then the realities of France, from things we've heard, things we've kind of, presumed, and if we were right and wrong with our presumptions. Isi: [1:28] Okay, I have two things to say first. I say France and you say France. Mitch: [1:34] Oh, yeah. Isi: [1:34] What is right? Mitch: [1:36] You are doing a southern British English pronunciation of France. Isi: [1:44] France. Mitch: [1:45] Which sounds nice though. Isi: [1:46] It's more sophisticated. Mitch: [1:47] It does sound a lot smoother and a lot more, I don't know. It has a joie de vivre about it. Isi: [1:55] D'accord. God. And you say France, which is Northern English. Mitch: [2:02] France. And there's also, funnily enough, not funnily enough, by coincidence how American. Isi: [2:08] Northern British English, sorry. Mitch: [2:09] Yeah. Isi: [2:10] I said that. Mitch: [2:10] It's also how I think American English people would say it; France. Isi: [2:14] France. Mitch: [2:15] Not France. Isi: [2:16] France. And the second thing I wanted to say is it hasn't been our first time in in France we both have been... in the past years we've been, five times I think. Before that I have been a few times maybe but you have been a lot of times for holidays right? Mitch: [2:37] I've been very often but mostly was a holiday and was camping and it was not really feeling like you're settled into French life because those camping places are a bit, a culture mix and they're kind of, I don't think they represent French life, but this time we were in French towns, French villages. Isi: [2:58] And yeah, your parents live there, we have to say. Mitch: [3:00] And my parents are now living there. Isi: [3:02] It's more integrating in French lifestyle. Support Easy English and get interactive transcripts and bonus content for all our episodes: easyenglish.fm/membership

Mitch and Isi discuss the secret to their successful relationship in a question Mitch left behind in their 150,000 subscriber special on YouTube. As a way to say thank you for your support you can get the learning material for that episode FREE by becoming a 'Free Member' of their membership with the link here - https://bit.ly/FreeEasyEnglishMembership Interactive Transcript Support Easy English and get interactive transcripts and bonus content for all our episodes: easyenglish.fm/membership Show Notes Easy English Q&A 150,000 subscriber special: We Answer YOUR QUESTIONS! (https://youtu.be/KgCyU8f5UbI) (Easy English 187) FREE GIVEAWAY: Join our Free Membership (https://bit.ly/FreeEasyEnglishMembership) Transcript Intro Isi: [0:23] Hello. Mitch: [0:24] Hiya. Good start. Isi: [0:27] Yeah. Hello. Hello. I just make my voice a bit higher. Mitch: [0:32] You had a frog in your throat. Isi: [0:34] Well, it's early in the morning. We are in south-west France, but in the middle of the countryside, I look on a foggy field. Does that sound romantic? Mitch: [0:44] There are literal frogs Isi: [0:46] Literal frogs and we have a coffee podcast. So my voice was still a bit trying to get into the day. Mitch: [0:54] It's a regular theme in our podcast, your voice being dodgy. Isi: [0:58] Oh man, that was very German. Oh dear. Oh dear. Mitch: [1:02] Oh dear. So before we get started with our Topic of the Week, which is a special members question topic, because we had a 150,000 subscriber special video on YouTube where we answered your questions, which you'll be able to watch if you check out our YouTube channel. Unfortunately, because I had a massive mind fart, I forgot to check the Instagram post for questions. And there was one question left over that we didn't answer from one of our dearest, longest standing members. So we will dedicate this episode to answering his question. Support Easy English and get interactive transcripts and bonus content for all our episodes: easyenglish.fm/membership

Easy English just hit 150,000 subscribers on YouTube! To say thank you we're hosting a Q&A (question and answer) for our next video. If you have any questions for them, write to them at mitch@easyenglish.video or on any of their socials. Join Isi and Mitch for a chat about all things breakfast! Bread rolls, DIY ramen, goldfish food, fruits and nuts, yoghurts, fry-ups, English breakfasts, bloody Marys and more... Interactive Transcript Support Easy English and get interactive transcripts and bonus content for all our episodes: easyenglish.fm/membership Show Notes Our 50th podcast video episode: BRIT & GERMAN React to BRITISH MEMES (https://youtu.be/NG--e3VxMQo) (Easy English 186) Transcript Intro Mitch: [0:23] Hello welcome to the Easy English Podcast episode 51. We made it. Isi: [0:31] We made it you sounded very much like it's an official and annoying thing. Mitch: [0:36] Yeah 50 doesn't really mean much to most people to be honest. Isi: [0:39] But to us it does. Mitch: [0:40] Yeah it does it does and if you uh haven't listened then you don't need to listen you can watch episode 50 which we recorded on YouTube. so go give that a go and we also so offered, as a milestone the podcast perks to all Video Members and more for episode 50 so go get that if you are a Video Member or Podcast Member or Conversation Member or Donor Member um we actually before we get into this week's topic we hit another milestone, right Isi? Isi: [1:11] Yes, we did, it also has a 50 in it. Mitch: [1:13] We love the number 50. Isi: [1:16] We got 150... 150... 150,000 subscribers on YouTube, wow. Mitch: [1:24] That's crazy, when you think of the... (It's a crazy amount of people.) as individual people what an amazing, amazing community. 150,000 people are all helping to support us Isi: [1:35] It's not... you cannot really grasp it, the number. Thank you so much. Mitch: [1:39] Yeah there's half the city of Brighton. Isi: [1:42] Maybe it is half the city of Brighton. Mitch: [1:45] Plus my mum and your mum. Isi: [1:50] It's really nice, thank you so much. Mitch: [1:51] Yeah if you are a subscriber then thank you and if you're not then go subscribe and help us to reach 200,000. My god. (Yes, yes, yes.) So, as a way to say thank you we'd like to do two things the first is we are going to bring out an episode, a video episode on YouTube which will be out uh next week and we would like to host a Q&A for you guys so if you have a question about learning English or a question about us and want to ask it if you have something that you've been pondering for a long time anything to do with our membership to do with our YouTube channel to do with myself and Isi to do with Nola, ask us anything. Support Easy English and get interactive transcripts and bonus content for all our episodes: easyenglish.fm/membership

We did it! 50 episodes of the Easy English Podcast! Watch us react to some (in)famous British memes. To celebrate, we recorded our first video episode that you can watch on our YouTube channel. We are also offering the Podcast Membership to ALL Video Members. To upgrade your membership, or to become a member, go to www.easyenglish.video/membership Interactive Transcript Support Easy English and get interactive transcripts and bonus content for all our episodes: easyenglish.fm/membership Show Notes Join the Easy English membership: Get the Interactive Transcript & Aftershow (http://www.easyenglish.video/membership) Transcript Mitch: [0:00] Welcome to the big day. Easy English Podcast episode 50. High-five. Isi: [0:08] Ow. Mitch: [0:10] Okay, so for those of you who are actually listening, you should head over to YouTube because this episode is a special episode of it being our 50th podcast episode and we're filming it live. Not live, but it feels live right now. Isi's currently making... A mess, possibly. Woo! Okay, so we're currently making Aperol Spritz to celebrate, or Isi's making it. That's not enough. Isi: [0:44] Calm down. Oh, I did it also the wrong way around. Mitch: [0:51] Disaster. Okay, so as I said, whilst Isi makes Aperol Spritz, this episode as well as being on our podcast is also... the video is on YouTube so go and watch it. If you become an Easy English member by going to easyenglish.video/membership you can, by becoming a video member for this episode get all the perks of the Podcast Membership which will be the Interactive Transcript and Aftershow of this episode. So yeah, if you become a Video Member, then you'll be able to get the podcast perks for this episode which will be the Interactive Transcript, which will be translating this live time on your laptop, on your mobile phone, on the go, or at home. You'll also be able to get The Aftershow, which is the bit that happens after this public episode, which will probably include more drinking of nondescript alcoholic beverages. So today... Isi: [1:43] They beeped for us to start. Mitch: [1:45] Wow. Beep. Let's go. Isi: [1:46] No, first we have to cheer on 50 episodes of us talking... Mitch: [1:54] Rubbish. Support Easy English and get interactive transcripts and bonus content for all our episodes: easyenglish.fm/membership

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mitch and Isi recap their past weeks as Easy English had their first ever meetup, Mitch got nervous, Isi brought the whole family and Nola became the selfie-queen. They then discuss last weekends Eurovision results as Switzerland cleaned up, the UK felt zero (points) love and Germany finally did quite well. They then also describe their excitement at seeing the Northern Lights for the first time, but at the seaside in Brighton... WTF!? Interactive Transcript Support Easy English and get interactive transcripts and bonus content for all our episodes: easyenglish.fm/membership Transcript Intro Mitch: [0:22] Okay, welcome to episode 41 of the Easy English Podcast. Isi: [0:28] Do you have a sweet in your mouth during a podcast? That's not cool. Mitch: [0:33] No. Isi: [0:35] People will hate this. Okay, he puts it out. Don't worry. Now it's on your laptop. Mitch: [0:42] Save it for later. We're back in Britain. Isi: [0:46] We're back in Britain. Mitch: [0:47] How are you all? yet again more grinding of building materials . Isi: [0:53] Yeah, do you remember when we told you our building work is coming to an end our building work started again. Mitch: [0:58] They've started again from day one they do it all over again. Isi: [1:03] Wait, we already said they started again didn't we and now they started again again. Mitch: [1:06] Again again they're working backwards. They're gonna take it back to how it was and then do it all over again but a bit better. Isi: [1:12] There's drilling in the background now yay. Mitch: [1:14] Um today we have three topics for you. Let's do topic number one. Isi: [1:21] Topic number one. Mitch: [1:22] Easy English Updates. Unknown: [1:28] Easy English Updates. Mitch: [1:30] When was it? Last week? Yeah, last week. Isi: [1:34] Yeah, it was, it's only a week ago. Well, a week and two days. (We had) our first ever Easy English meetup together with Easy German so we did an Easy German and Easy English meetup to meet viewers listeners maybe some some people of you that are listening now. (Oh yeah, can you write if you were there.) Yeah write us a message. (It was in Münster so it was more German-based,obviously.) In my home-town and we met for like three hours i think it's in the end it was much longer than three hours. Mitch: [2:12] cool venue right called Gasolin. An old gas station or petrol station sorry. Isi: [2:17] A bar that I've known for many many years in my life and we met there it was much fun um... (I was nervous.) yeah? Mitch: [2:28] Yeah, I didn't want to tell you because I don't want to give empathy nerves. I had to drink maybe two beers to feel a bit more like I drank Radler which is like a shandy in English. (Yeah.) Which is a mixture of lemonade and beer and the sugar just made me feel more nervous. Isi: [2:46] Oh yeah it's a bit nerve-wracking isn't it because we are just always behind our microphones behind the camera or in front of the camera but on our own doing our stuff. Mitch: [2:57] Yeah, we're kind of faceless in a way. Isi: [2:59] Yeah, and it's really nice to get direct feedback. But we are lacking this really in like our...job. I know you you give sometimes comments on YouTube or here on the podcast or as a member on Patreon. But it would be great to actually have more of a feedback even so actually now I can directly tell you it would be great if you on your podcast app where you're listening um give us a feedback um on most apps you can give rating or even a comment with it um like on Spotify for example you can give a rating and you can also ask questions or give us comments on specific episodes and we would be really really happy to get that because you know when you're doing something and you don't really know what people think of it so it does help us a lot if you give us a feedback so if you could now now now quickly quickly it takes a second go on I mean you are on the app now but see on the app that you can um whatever app you're using, um that you can review and rate our podcast that would really mean a lot a lot thank you very much so now going on with the meetup. Mitch in the meantime had his sweet again in his mouth and again out of it you're like a kid. But it was it was much um it was much fun to meet people. (Yeah, it was. Everyone was so nice.) Yeah everyone was so nice and we had a lot of fun the weather was in the end really good it was not too hot not too cold sun was shining we could sit outside as well it's a good mix wasn't it we had an outside terrace an indoor room that was really cool. Mitch: [4:37] Yeah, there were there are photos from it as well on uh both our Instagram and Easy German's Instagram if you want to see what a meetup looks like because I would be inclined to do it again. Isi: [4:46] Yeah. Mitch: [4:47] Was quite... was quite nice is the weird thing is is people were there for Easy German mainly. And the thing I felt nervous about was I didn't know who was there for us. Isi: [4:58] Yeah we didn't ask that in the registry process So we didn't really know I think a lot of people know us from both because we both I mean I obviously I'm part of the Easy German team as well um but we also both together produce episodes for Easy German sometimes so even Mitch is in the videos of Easy German so I guess people came maybe for both as well. Mitch: [5:21] Yeah, you should go and watch them because we we sometimes make the videos for the Slow Easy German. Isi: [5:26] Or Super Easy German as well yeah. Mitch: [5:29] Oh, Super Easy German, sorry. Not Slow, Easy German. Isi: [5:31] Hasn't been now for a longer time. I think autumn, last autumn was our last episode. But the script for the next one is ready. So also there. But anyway, you might not learn German, but people actually maybe knew us from Both. Did you just put the sweet back in your mouth? Can you not just leave it outside? Mitch: [5:50] It's made like a weird stain on my laptop. To be honest, actually, people... What was quite nice is Nola was our buffer and people actually... were more interested in meeting Nola from my point of view to be honest. I think Nola had multiple selfies taken with her. Isi: [6:06] For her it was actually quite fun as well wasn't it? It was not too loud she could chill outside we had also my dad, I mean both my parents were there um my mum also is part of the Easy German team. Mitch: [6:22] It was a real family event. Isi: [6:23] My dad came well he is also in some videos of Easy German. So we are basically all part of it. Mitch: [6:30] We've all been dragged in. Isi: [6:31] My dad's major role at the meetup was dog sitting. He just walked around with Nola. Mitch: [6:36] The dog handler. (Yeah.) It was really nice. And actually, I find these things often quite awkward because I hate icebreakers and I hate organised fun. But that people were there for one purpose and were discussing their level, because I'm also learning German. It was quite nice to get inspiration and also find out what people are looking for. I was surprised. A lot of the Germans that were there, their level of English... Isi: [7:03] The German learners, you mean? Mitch: [7:04] There were Germans there who watch Easy German. And they're just like fans of watching it. (Yeah, yeah.) From what I saw. But their level of English surprised me because I always consider that Germans don't need English really. But they were like, it was good to pick up on certain things that I realised that Germans sort of maybe make mistakes on quite commonly. Or, you know, there was a lot of like people saying that their writing skills aren't very good which is something. Isi: [7:27] saying Germans can't speak English? (Oh God.) No think every native speaker of a certain language for if you're a German native speaker does specific mistakes in a specific language that you learn that sounds very complicated what I mean is German native speakers make different mistakes in English than Spanish native speakers for example so I think that is actually actually we began a list about that months ago um with the mistakes that I still do and things that I notice or that you notice on how I speak. So um we definitely want to do a video about this like mistakes that German, native speakers do in English. Mitch: [8:12] Yeah, to be fair... oh actually just remembered Manuel asked... has a question for us. Isi: [8:18] Oh yeah. Mitch: [8:20] That he sent to us at the meetup but we'll do it next next time. Isi: [8:22] Okay, Manuel, next time. Mitch: [8:23] Next time, you'll have to wait. (You'll have to wait.) And to be fair, English speakers also make so many mistakes. And in a fun way, this is what our project is all about because they're not going to change for you, to be honest. So you have to sort of figure out, the common mistakes English people make in order to understand them which is where we come in and if you're not aware we run a membership for Easy English not only for our videos where you can get transcripts and worksheets but also for the podcast, we offer something called an Interactive Transcript and the way it's interactive is; you will press the play button on your phone, on your laptop whether you're at home, or on the train or wherever you are wherever you listen to the podcast and it will follow along with what we're saying on the transcript with this little yellow highlighter box... what are you smiling about? Isi: [9:18] You do a lot of gestures that people can't see you know? Mitch: [9:22] I know but it's helping me actually now I sort of understand why politicians use their hands a lot, and as it's following along with our what we're saying on the trend on the Interactive Transcript you can press a button... oh God. I'm dying slowly... and you can press a button and it will ask you if you'd like to have the transcript translated into, hopefully your native language there's a whole array of languages offered now and so not only are you following along on the Interactive Transcript you're also hav

Isi brings a new section to the podcast, asking Mitch about cultural seaside traditions. All with a slightly cheap but iconic postcard theme they discuss the food, people, entertainment and wildlife of the British coastline. Afterwards, Mitch recommends one of his top five favourite films 'No Country for Old Men'. Interactive Transcript Support Easy English and get interactive transcripts and bonus content for all our episodes: easyenglish.fm/membership Transcript Intro Mitch: [0:22] Are you ready? Isi: [0:26] I am ready. I have the feeling we only record tired podcasts now. We change from having a cocktail sometimes with our podcast to coffee and tiredness. Mitch: [0:40] Have we begun? (Yes.) Okay. Isi: [0:42] But I'm super motivated because of a great topic. Mitch: [0:45] Oh yeah? Isi: [0:46] Yes. Mitch: [0:46] Okay, firstly, welcome to the Easy English Podcast. Isi: [0:48] Welcome. Mitch: [0:50] We hope you're all well and not as sleepy as us but also as motivated as us. Isi: [0:56] I'm not even sleepy the coffee does help. Okay... Mitch: [1:00] I think it's because the shutter that sort of works for the... on the window that for the room that we're in is broken. I broke that and we seem to be breaking a lot of things at the moment where... you said it last night we're a bad omen, at the moment. Isi: [1:16] I think so. Mitch: [1:17] We also... don't tell your parents broke their fridge Isi: [1:21] We didn't. (Someone did.) Well I think the fridge was broken we were just being the unlucky ones to be there when the last hit. Mitch: [1:33] Here's a good idiom for you. Isi: [1:34] Yes? Mitch: [1:35] We have been the straw that broke the camel's back. Isi: [1:39] I know that one, I don't have to use my buzzer. I know it. Mitch: [1:45] Okay good, what is it that you want to bring to the Easy English Podcast today? Is it a new section? Isi: [1:50] Yes it is. So I know we discuss culture a lot of times and we have the Culture Club where we recommend British things or British series or anything cultural but last time we spoke about Brits on Germans and obviously we want to talk here about um Brits and the British way of life and I thought we could have a new section which is called Very British where we talk about anything that is actually considered to be British which could be like characteristics or like how people behave cultural behaviour but also the way that Brits or people in Britain do things. Mitch: [2:41] Okay, and what's the name of this called? Very British? Isi: [2:43] Very British. Mitch: [2:44] Okay, we... I make a... Isi: [2:45] We can also call it So Very British. Mitch: [2:50] Okay, I make a section which is coming in now! Support Easy English and get interactive transcripts and bonus content for all our episodes: easyenglish.fm/membership

This week, Mitch and Isi discuss Brits' perception of Germans. They discuss typical stereotypes, true or false. The difference between Bavaria and the rest of Germany. Germany's current culture and history. Their obsession with coastal England and of course, Germany's current representative in the UK; Jürgen Klopp. Interactive Transcript Support Easy English and get interactive transcripts and bonus content for all our episodes: easyenglish.fm/membership Transcript Intro Isi: [0:23] Good morning. Mitch: [0:24] Good morning from... (Morning.) ...overcast Germany. Isi: [0:30] It's actually sunny at the moment. Mitch: [0:31] Is it? Isi: [0:32] Yes. I get neck problems again if I always turn around to you like this now. Mitch: [0:37] Just face... Isi: [0:37] I will not face... Mitch: [0:38] Just don't look at me. Isi: [0:39] I will not look at you. Mitch: [0:40] I can't take the pressure. Isi: [0:42] It's sunny right now. We had a really sunny weekend. I mean, we only arrived Saturday. But we had a really sunny weekend in Germany.Very much summer feeling. And now it's going back to winter. You hear my voice my voice is still bad. Mitch: [0:56] I can't tell if you're speaking to the listeners or me now. Because you're just facing the wall . Isi: [1:01] Do you see my eye always trying to get over to you. Mitch: [1:04] you look like Nola when she thinks we're talking about her. Isi: [1:08] And she's naughty. so yeah we are in Germany. How fitting because I have a little topic for you for today Mitch . Mitch: [1:15] Is it our topic of the week? Isi: [1:17] It is the topic of the week.So what i would like to know, well I have my own experiences with this topic but I would like to know from you growing up in the UK how do British people perceive Germans and German culture and the the German language? Support Easy English and get interactive transcripts and bonus content for all our episodes: easyenglish.fm/membership

This week's episode is a flu-based survival guide, Mitch and Isi cover lemon & ginger tea, spicy soups, fruit salads, vapour inhalation, reality TV, fishing shows, bed rest and tissue-plugs. Mitch also reviews the British, metaphorical horror/thriller movie 'Men' in his new section 'Mitch's Movie Club'. Interactive Transcript Support Easy English and get interactive transcripts and bonus content for all our episodes: easyenglish.fm/membership Transcript Intro Mitch: [0:24] Hiya, welcome to episode 38 of the Easy English Podcast. Isi, how are you? Isi: [0:30] I'm okay. I am a bit congested, still. Mitch: [0:33] Well, that's good. Not good, but good for the podcast because... Isi: [0:38] Good for the podcast? Mitch: [0:39] Yeah, because I wanted to do an episode about getting over illnesses. Tips and tricks from Mitch and Isi. (What a great episode.) Let's go. Support Easy English and get interactive transcripts and bonus content for all our episodes: easyenglish.fm/membership