58: New Year's Resolution 2025
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The podcast begins with the host's return after recovering from COVID-19 and a brief holiday absence, wishing listeners a Happy New Year. A Buzzfeed quiz on New Year's resolutions is then taken, covering various aspects of life, from bad habits and travel plans to personality types (including the Enneagram). The quiz results in a lighthearted resolution: finding missing socks. The latter half of the episode addresses a listener's question about online English conversation classes. The host promotes their own weekly class for members, highlighting its benefits for improving spoken English fluency.
Outlines
Return from Illness & New Year's Greetings and Resolutions Quiz
The host returns after a COVID-19 illness and holiday break, sharing New Year's greetings. A Buzzfeed quiz explores various New Year's resolutions, revealing humorous insights into personal goals and habits.
Listener Questions & Online English Conversation Class
A listener seeks advice on online English conversation classes. The host promotes their weekly conversation class for members, emphasizing its benefits for improving spoken English fluency.
Keywords
New Year's Resolutions
Traditions of setting goals for self-improvement at the start of a new year.
Enneagram
A personality typing system identifying nine interconnected personality types.
Online English Conversation Classes
Virtual classes focusing on spoken English fluency.
COVID-19 Recovery
The process of regaining health after a COVID-19 infection.
Buzzfeed Quiz
Interactive online quizzes, often lighthearted and personality-focused.
English Language Learning
The process of acquiring and developing English language skills.
Self-Improvement
The process of improving oneself through personal development.
Podcast
An audio program that is distributed online.
Q&A
What are some common New Year's resolutions revealed by the Buzzfeed quiz?
The quiz touched upon improving physical and mental health, breaking bad habits, and focusing on specific areas of life like finances or travel.
How can listeners improve their English speaking skills according to the podcast?
Listeners can join the podcast's weekly conversation class (membership required) for interactive practice and a supportive learning environment.
What was the humorous New Year's resolution generated by the Buzzfeed quiz?
The quiz hilariously suggested the host's New Year's resolution should be to find their missing socks.
What is the enneagram, and how was it used in the podcast?
The enneagram is a personality typing system. The podcast used a quiz based on it to explore personality traits.
Show Notes
Happy New Year from Easy English! As a way to celebrate, Mitch quizzes Isi (...with the help of Buzzfeed) to find her New Year's resolution, play along with the link in the show notes. Later, Raz has a question about improving his speaking skills in our section of Unhelpful Advice.
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Show Notes
- Get your New Year's Resolution: If You Don't Have A New Year's Resolution Yet, Take This Quiz To Get A Suuuuuuuper Specific One
Transcript
Intro
Isi:
[0:23 ] Hello. I'm back.
Mitch:
[0:28 ] Full of energy.
Isi:
[0:29 ] I'm back. It's a new year. I'm back.
Mitch:
[0:32 ] Happy New Year!
Isi:
[0:33 ] Happy New Year! I'm back.
Mitch:
[0:37 ] You say that like you're surprised.
Isi:
[0:39 ] I'm back. Yeah, I haven't been in the podcast for. .. (Two episodes. ) I mean, I did the Aftershow. Did anyone hear it? Dear members, did you hear the Aftershow? I did the full Aftershow. I hope people listened to that. And did, also, that I did also do the Christmas icebreakers, in my isolated COVID room. Yeah, I had COVID, it took a long time it's still not completely gone. (But now?) Do you still hear my nose? And my... what do you mean now a new year? COVID doesn't care about years change.
Mitch:
[1:16 ] Yeah, exactly. Everyone's like, new year, new me.
Isi:
[1:19 ] New me... well, new me, at least, feels a bit better.
Mitch:
[1:22 ] A bit more nasally.
Isi:
[1:23 ] A bit more nasally. I think we're now coming. Yeah, it's now four weeks. Ah.
Mitch:
[1:30 ] Okay.
Isi:
[1:30 ] That was longer than expected, but, I'm on the mend.
Mitch:
[1:34 ] On the mend.
Isi:
[1:35 ] That's a good...
Mitch:
[1:36 ] I'm on the mend. Yeah, you mend the car. You mend your broken rollerblades that you broke, directly after you got it as a Christmas present from your grandmother.
Isi:
[1:43 ] And my broken body.
Mitch:
[1:45 ] And you've mended your broken body.
Isi:
[1:48 ] Yeah.
Mitch:
[1:48 ] To cheer you up, and to make you feel a bit better and to welcome you into the new year we have a new year's, themed, episode. And plus, we have some messages from fellow listeners, they could be pranks, they could be butt-calls, but we will play them.
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