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 podcasting@babbel.com. Remember to mention “Sam and Ted’s Famous Last Words” in the subject line.
Episodes
In this last episode of the series, the boys and producer Brooke, have locked themselves in the Babbel recording studio to escape their zombie co-workers. Will tongue-twisters, Old Norse trivia and a “famous last words” quiz help them escape? Listen now to find out…
If you’d like to read along, you can find the transcript for this episode here: https...
If you’re curious what “uff da!” and “one time real quick” mean, and what “Yoopers” and a “bubbler” are, listen to Ted explain some useful and unusual phrases from his home state of Wisconsin!
If you’d like to read along, you can find the transcript for this episode here: https://bit.ly/3HzQcZd
We’d love to get your feedback, suggestions or learn abou...
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, you can find the transcript for this episode here: https://bit.ly/3oZCjNv
We’d love to get your feedback, suggestions or learn about your own language learning journey. Email podcasting@babbel.com
Ever heard of “phubbing”, “on fleek” or “cyberslacking?” Ted trumps Justin Bieber, Sam teaches Ted to speak “posh” like the British Queen, then Australian guest Matt Horsburger explains the “pash-rash.”
If you’d like to read along, you can find the transcript for this episode here: https://bit.ly/44Cy8HZ
We’d love to get your feedback, suggestions or l...
Does getting drunk help? Can we learn while sleeping? Let’s find out.
If you’d like to read along, you can find the transcript for this episode here: https://bit.ly/3VujA8P
We’d love to get your feedback, suggestions or learn about your own language learning journey. Email podcasting@babbel.com
Explore “the mutt’s nuts” and get quizzed by Babbel survival expert Chad Dechutes. Will anyone have a “whale of a time?” Let’s find out!
If you’d like to read along, you can find the transcript for this episode here: https://bit.ly/3Ltm038
We’d love to get your feedback, suggestions or learn about your own language learning journey. Email podcasting@babb...
Hear eerie euphemisms and spooky spoonerisms, before they test Sophie La Feé’s knowledge of witchcraft. The burning question: Will they find a spell to cure Ted’s endless chatter?
If you’d like to read along, you can find the transcript for this episode here: https://bit.ly/3ANFSc6
We’d love to get your feedback, suggestions or learn about your own ...
They find androids, technobabble, cyberspeak and meet “Celebrity Megabytes” guest Claire Voyant. Will they get sucked into a wormhole?
If you’d like to read along, you can find the transcript for this episode here: https://bit.ly/3Hz20uG
We’d love to get your feedback, suggestions or learn about your own language learning journey. Email podcasting@babb...
Special guest Johnny shares his secret to learning English. Then the discussion turns to famous song lyrics and those annoying earworms you'd rather forget.
If you’d like to read along, you can find the transcript for this episode here: https://bit.ly/3LOpZYn
We’d love to get your feedback, suggestions or learn about your own language learning journey....
Ted raves about his favourite fruity idioms, while Sam serves up the origins of English words about cooking. Special guests Chelsea and Chris are challenged to explain the infamous “party egg.” Will anyone eat their words (admit they were wrong)?
If you’d like to read along, you can find the transcript for this episode here: https://bit.ly/42js3xV
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