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In this episode, Sam talks about his two-week holiday in Thailand, his first ever trip to Asia. From landing in Chiang Mai after 36 hours without sleep, to visiting an elephant sanctuary, watching Muay Thai in Bangkok, staying in a floating bungalow in Khao Sok National Park, and accidentally using a bed sheet as a towel, Sam shares the highlights, surprises, and funny moments from the trip.

Sam and Anna also talk about how cheap (or expensive) it really is to travel to Asia, spicy food and how Thai restaurants adapt for tourists, gendered language in Thai and Polish, and the board game Secret Hitler.

This episode is perfect for intermediate and advanced English learners who want to improve their listening skills with real, natural conversation.

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In this episode, Sam and Anna talk about hosting friends and family, their best music experiences, and the most famous people they've ever seen. Sam shares how he ended up in a room with Bernie Sanders as a teenager, while Anna saw Pope John Paul II at a massive outdoor mass in Krakow. They also get into onomatopoeia, why some things just sound better in Polish, and whether they'd ever ask a celebrity for a photo.

This episode is perfect for intermediate and advanced English learners who want to improve their listening skills with real, natural conversation.

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How can listening to podcasts actually improve your English? In this episode, Sam and Anna talk about how Anna used podcasts as her main technique to go from zero confidence to fluent English speaker. We share practical tips for turning passive listening into active learning, including shadowing, summarising, and how to find and save new vocabulary naturally.

We also talk about why English sounds so different from what you expect when native speakers talk fast, how connected speech and rhythm work, and how to fit more English into your busy life without needing extra time.

This episode is perfect for intermediate and advanced English learners who want to get more out of their listening practice.