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Get to know and learn English with Isi & Mitch; a bi-national couple in the UK. We talk all things British including pubs, small talk, music, food, the stiff upper lip and the bloody weather! We love to hear from our listeners and answer your questions on the English language or British life and culture. This is the authentic way to learn the language with day-to-day conversations and getting to know Isi & Mitch a little bit better. Become a member and we’ll give you interactive transcripts and bonus content for each episode at www.easyenglish.fm/membership!

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2: Bob's your uncle Oct 24, 2022

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Mitch and Isi talk about previous job interviews, the true meaning of Bob's your uncle and answer your questions in their 'Unhelpful Advice' section.

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Our Job Interview Video: How to prepare for a job interview in England (https://youtu.be/aYIEJKIUTcQ) (Easy English 54)

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Intro
Isi:
[0:23] Hello.

Mitch:
[0:25] Episode number two of the Easy English Podcast. (podcast.) Podcast. So northern.

Isi:
[0:32] Here we are again. Was exciting, wasn't it our first podcast? It's weird that we look into each other's eyes today. Last time we didn't.

Mitch:
[0:40] Nah, I can't remember how we did it, but it was very rude!

Isi:
[0:44] I will look out of the window now.

Mitch:
[0:46] There's less pressure on this one.

Isi:
[0:48] Well, there's always pressure, Mitch.

Mitch:
[0:51] No, but I uh... much less pressure to... because we've started it now.

Isi:
[0:56] True. So if you listened to number one, thank you very much. That is... yeah, it's exciting. We got a lot of messages. A lot of really, really lovely feedback, so thank you very much. Uh... we got some questions and... yeah a lot of you listened to it, so we were really, really grateful and happy for it. It's a good start, isn't it?

Mitch:
[1:17] Yeah, I was actually quite impressed, 'cause I didn't really expect people would write in. But I saw how many people have listened, and it's really overwhelming. And the fact that people have even written in, to say how much they enjoyed it and that it sort of, filled that 20 minute gap of their life.

Isi:
[1:36] Yeah, it's a bit. It's still a bit weird that people listen to our... talking.

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1: Icebreakers and table manners Oct 05, 2022

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Easy English consists of Mitch and Isi; a bi-national couple experiencing British life on the south coast of England. You might know us from our YouTube channel Easy English, where we interview the local folk of Brighton in order to teach you authentic English. This week, we discuss Queen Elizabeth's funeral, podcast recommendations and answer your questions in our 'unhelpful advice' section. But as per usual, we like to throw in our analysis of British slang, small talk and passive-aggressiveness.

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Mitch:
[0:25] Hello, welcome to the new Easy English podcast.

Isi:
[0:28] Hello! That was weird. Hello!

Mitch:
[0:33] And who are you?

Isi:
[0:35] So I'm Isi. I'm a German living... nein. Oh God!

Mitch:
[0:39] Jesus, can't get past the first step.

Isi:
[0:40] You will record this forever. But I hate introductions. I actually hate introductions.

Mitch:
[0:46] Yeah, I just want to start this without the feeling that we're starting something. I want it to feel like we're in Episode 10 already.

Isi:
[0:51] Uh, who are you? Who are you? uh! (Yeah.) I always hated introductions. I hate it when you go like, to a conference or in a classroom or so; can you please stand up and say two to three sentences about yourself and just your name, your age, where you're from and a few of your hobbies. What do you like to do in your free time?

Mitch:
[1:10] That's a great idea. What we should do instead, then, because I also don't like doing this, we should do what I had to do when I was at school for icebreakers, where you have to turn to the person to your right and you have to find out something, then you have to introduce each other. And you have to remember something about them.

Isi:
[1:24] That will be really fun with the two of us.

Mitch:
[1:24] You introduced me and I'll introduce you. (Okay.) Who am I?

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Trailer Oct 04, 2022

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The Easy English Podcast is here! Get to know and learn English with Isi & Mitch; a bi-national couple in the UK. We talk all things British including pubs, small talk, music, food, the stiff upper lip and the bloody weather! We love to hear from our listeners and answer your questions on the English language or British life and culture.

This is the authentic way to learn the language with day-to-day conversations and getting to know Isi & Mitch a little bit better.

Become a member and we’ll give you interactive transcripts and bonus content for each episode at easyenglish.fm/membership.

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Mitch:
[0:01] Hiya, I'm Mitch.

Isi:
[0:02] Hello, I'm Isi.

Mitch:
[0:03] We want to give you a free podcast to learn English.

Isi:
[0:08] We talk about all things English. Maybe you're thinking of moving, visiting or holidaying in the UK. Or maybe you're just a fan of British culture. If so, then this is the podcast for you.

Mitch:
[0:21] We'll bring up the topics featured on our YouTube channel Easy English, where we produce videos of authentic English from the streets. The aim of our podcast is the same, we want you to feel confident, understanding authentic British English conversations.

Isi:
[0:36] We'll also talk about our life and experiences as a multinational couple living in the UK, about our love of British pubs, small talk, music and film. And our annoyance of the British stiff upper lip, food, and the bloody weather. I'm a German ex-pat in the UK.

Mitch:
[0:55] And I'm a native Brit, born in the north and now living on the South Coast with Isi and our dog Nola. Yeah, what would people want to listen to in a trailer? Two people, one podcast.
The Easy English podcast.

Isi:
[1:12] Isi was just a lonely girl going on a world travel, when she saw the white cliffs of Dover, coming bigger and bigger. She knew... she knew that's the beginning of something... huge. Her first stop; Eastbourne.

Mitch:
[1:32] That's the ferry coming in. Hello, what's your name? I'm British.

Isi:
[1:37] Make sure to follow the podcast to get alerted when each episode is out. And if you're an English learner or just want to support our work...

Mitch:
[1:47] Then become a member of Easy English at easyenglish.video/memberships and in return, we'll give you an interactive transcript of the episode, translated so you can understand and follow our conversations.

Isi:
[2:02] And we'd also love to hear from you. So send us your feedback, recommendations and questions to podcast@easy english.video Now, listen to episode one.

Mitch:
[2:15] Here we go.

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