Real English Radio Tony Kaizen

If you know me, then you know that I have an extremely dark sense of humor and I love stand up comedy.
As a language learner, being able to understand jokes and cultural humor is a sign that you’ve reached a relatively advanced level because stand up comedy is heavily influenced by culture. So if you can understand not only the words being said, but also the reason that people find it funny, then you’ve got a pretty good understanding of both the language and the culture.
So this episode is for all of my stand up comedy lovers who want to put their English to the test and get more familiar with American culture. This list of comedians is in no particular order, by the way. You can also check the description of this episode for a link to a YouTube playlist with some of the comedy specials I’ll be mentioning today.
PDF file with links to the comedians mentioned in this episode: https://rb.gy/slk8u0
Timestamps:
0:03 Shane Gillis
0:57 Deon Cole
1:30 Jeremiah Watkins
2:29 Anthony Jeselnik
3:06 Bill Burr
4:18 Joe List
4:57 Sam Morril
5:45 Mark Normand
6:29 Tom Segura
7:18 Trevor Wallace
7:53 Honorable Mentions
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Let me take you on a ride to a nice place called Nowhere.
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So many of us have such backwards ideas about the purpose of relationships and how one goes about developing them. Personally, I think there are a lot of reasons for our backwards mentality, and that’s what we’ll be talking about in this episode. — This will be a good chance for you to hear both an American and a British accent while exploring interesting ideas that affect us all in one way or another.
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First video clip: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTLvaPQSu/
Second video clip: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTLvaN7nv/
Timestamps:
0:00 Why haven’t I found love yet?
3:08 A few thoughts on Ryan’s sentiment
6:43 Relationships are not rewards
9:32 It’s all about perspective
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Being assertive and taking risks are typically viewed as masculine behavior reserved for men. But our friend Maya (from Chicago, IL) thinks that there’s no reason women can’t display the same behavior. In fact, she believes that women will be much more satisfied with their lives if they chose to do so. — This episode will give you a chance to hear the Chicago accent and the Ebonics dialect of American English.
Timestamps:
0:00 More women should be doing this
1:20 A quick word from Tony Kaizen
2:44 Shoutout to my supportive listeners
4:02 Explaining the vocabulary
29:53 Replaying the video
31:15 The same idea, in plain English
32:39 Things to consider
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In her article titled "A Partial Explanation of Zoomer Girl Derangement,” writer Zinnia, talks about the changes girls go through as they become women, focusing on how society views them. She explains the mixed feelings girls have about getting attention from men, feeling both powerful and vulnerable. Zinnia also criticizes how social media and modern culture affect young women, making it hard for them to understand their worth. She suggests that girls need honest advice to balance their desires and the pressures they face as they grow up. In today’s episode, I’ll be reading the article to you and leaving you with something to think about.
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Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
0:42 Words you need to understand
2:15 Disclaimer: This is not for the easily-offended
2:49 Poem #1 - Red Shame
4:35 Transitioning into womanhood
7:27 Marilyn Monroe
8:25 Girls who grow up too fast
10:11 Belle Delphine: The first OnlyFans girl
11:36 Poem #2 - I’m only an object
12:41 How OnlyFans damages all women
16:02 The reason men don’t want modern women
17:21 Self-destructive reactions to male attention: Anorexia
20:31 Self-destructive reactions to male attention: Gender Dysphoria
22:29 Self-destructive reactions to male attention: Self-hatred
24:14 Gen-Z girls feel that they can’t compete
25:28 The truth about women that everyone “ignores”
26:45 What exactly is an ideal woman?
29:05 Womanhood and beauty
32:03 The mentally ill nature of modern society
37:02 What “growing up” means for girls
39:26 What do women really want?
40:58 Why are modern women so unhappy?
43:07 A summary of the article
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Let’s take a trip to the Deep South so you can hear a classic Mississippi accent and understand what makes it so unique.
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Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
0:22 The STRONGEST American Accent
0:49 A quick word from Tony Kaizen
1:25 Why do they sound like that?
4:19 Deep Southern pronunciation
15:01 Explaining some vocabulary
29:11 Replaying the clip
29:45 Talking about American culture is tricky
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