250 episodes

Learning English is tough stuff, but we're here to help every step of the way. This podcast is for English language learners who want to improve their lives by becoming fluent in English. Our high-quality lessons are free, fun and taught by our expert hosts.



Listening to Culips is like sitting in on an interesting chat between good friends. Your fluency, listening skills, vocabulary, and pronunciation will improve naturally as you get to know our hosts and learn about interesting topics and trends in Canada and around the world.



Get awesome at English, with Culips!

Culips Everyday English Podcast Culips English Podcast

    • Education
    • 4.8 • 915 Ratings

Learning English is tough stuff, but we're here to help every step of the way. This podcast is for English language learners who want to improve their lives by becoming fluent in English. Our high-quality lessons are free, fun and taught by our expert hosts.



Listening to Culips is like sitting in on an interesting chat between good friends. Your fluency, listening skills, vocabulary, and pronunciation will improve naturally as you get to know our hosts and learn about interesting topics and trends in Canada and around the world.



Get awesome at English, with Culips!

    Bonus episode #094 – What I’ve been dreaming of

    Bonus episode #094 – What I’ve been dreaming of

    Bonus episode #094 - What I’ve been dreaming of

    Episode description

    Join Andrew as he gets ready for the Seoul Marathon. He shares his feelings of excitement and nervousness as he prepares for this big race. You'll hear all about Andrew's training - the hard workouts he has been doing to get ready. He talks about meeting up with his running buddy, Jimmy, and about his goals for the marathon, like trying to run it in under 3 hours.



    Andrew also tells some funny stories, like his struggle over whether to buy expensive new "super shoes" that are supposed to help runners go faster.



    Listening to his stories will keep you entertained while exposing you to real English conversation. You'll learn useful vocabulary related to running, racing, and other athletic activities. This episode provides an immersive English listening comprehension



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    • 29 min
    Simplified Speech #192 – Visiting the spa or sauna

    Simplified Speech #192 – Visiting the spa or sauna

    Join Andrew and Kassy for a fun and fascinating conversation about spas, saunas, and bathhouses. In this episode for intermediate-level English learners, our hosts will discuss their experiences visiting these relaxing places around the world.



    You'll learn useful vocabulary and expressions for describing spa treatments, facilities, and the overall experience. The natural conversation style will help improve your English listening comprehension, conversational fluency, and vocabulary building.



    Immerse yourself in real English as Andrew and Kassy share stories, compare cultural traditions, and chat about the benefits of a good sauna session. Learn tips on how to talk about visiting spas, saunas, and bathhouses in your daily English conversations.



    For Culips members, an interactive transcript, helpful study guide, and ad-free audio are available to improve your learning experience.



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    Join our Discord community to connect with other learners and get more English practice. Click here to join.

















    Fun facts

    Tampere, Finland is the sauna capital of the world. It is a city of 250,000 people with over 60 public saunas. The whole country of Finland is estimated to have more than 3 million saunas!







    Expressions included in the study guide







    * All-inclusive

    * To sweat [something] out

    * To be pampered

    * To be catered towards

    * Fancy-schmancy

    * A shock to one’s system







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    Music Credit: Something Elated by Broke for Free

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    • 24 min
    Bonus episode #093 – Singapore Stories

    Bonus episode #093 – Singapore Stories

    Bonus episode #093 - Singapore Stories

    Episode description

    In this episode, join Andrew as he takes you on a journey through Singapore, sharing his adventures and misadventures in one of Southeast Asia's most vibrant and diverse destinations. Learn useful English vocabulary and expressions related to travel, sightseeing, food, and cultural experiences while improving your listening comprehension with his interesting stories from Singapore.



    Andrew's stories are interesting, easy to understand, and packed with everyday English vocabulary and expressions. Listening is like hanging out with a native English speaking friend. With the bonus episodes, you’ll be able to:



    * Improve your ability to hear and understand authentic English conversations.

    * Build your vocabulary with useful everyday words and expressions.

    * Learning interesting facts about English-speaking cultures.



    Study with the interactive transcript: click here



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    • 40 min
    Chatterbox #316 – Interview with Matthew Skidmore

    Chatterbox #316 – Interview with Matthew Skidmore

    Improve your English listening comprehension and communication skills with Culips.



    In this special episode, Andrew interviews Matthew Skidmore. Matthew shares his experiences growing up in Dudley, England, and his opinions about British food and music. He discusses his background in acting and drama school and his decision to move to Korea. He also reflects on his time in Korea and the memories he made there. He then talks about his unique hobbies that include dancing, tabletop gaming, and exercising, and the benefits they bring to his life.



    By listening to this episode, you’ll learn English vocabulary related to accents, music, food, hobbies, education, life abroad and cultural differences. If you’re looking to improve you English speaking skills and learn more about different cultures, this episode is for you!

















    Fun facts

    In this episode, Andrew and Matthew discuss various accents throughout the UK. Did you know that there are about 40 distinct regional accents across the country? Black Country dialect is spoken in the area where Matthew is from.







    Expressions included in the study guide







    * That’s a tough one

    * To crunch the numbers

    * Rose-colored glasses

    * To take a leap of faith

    * To have it all figured out

    * To blow [one’s] own trumpet







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    Music Credit: Something Elated by Broke for Free

    Image: Culips

    • 38 min
    Bonus episode #092 – Exploring Melbourne

    Bonus episode #092 – Exploring Melbourne

    Bonus episode #092 - Exploring Melbourne

    Episode description

    In this bonus episode, Andrew talks about one of the highlights of his time in Melbourne: a visit to the State Library Victoria. He then tells a funny story about a disagreement with his wife regarding eSIMs. Finally, he shares his opinion regarding travel-style compatibility and why it’s important to consider when going on a trip with other people.



    Andrew's stories are interesting, easy to understand, and packed with everyday English vocabulary and expressions. Listening is like hanging out with a native English speaking friend. With the bonus episodes, you’ll be able to:



    * Improve your ability to hear and understand authentic English speech.

    * Build your vocabulary with useful everyday words and expressions.

    * Learning interesting facts about English-speaking cultures.



    Study with the interactive transcript: click here



    Join the Culips Discord server: click here



    Become a Culips member: click here

    • 31 min
    Simplified Speech #191 – Kassy’s campaigns and Andrew’s audio

    Simplified Speech #191 – Kassy’s campaigns and Andrew’s audio

    Andrew and Kassy are back with another one of their famous catch-up chats. Kassy talks about how she’s been spending some of her free time doing something she never imagined herself doing. And Andrew shares a story about a new purchase he is very excited about unboxing.



    Listen to hear all the details and to improve your English communication skills with these real-life stories!

















    Fun facts

    Catching up with friends or coworkers over coffee dates back to coffee houses in the Middle East in the 15th century. They were called “Schools of the Wise” because people had lively conversations and shared ideas while they were there. These gatherings were the start of today’s coffee culture, where cafés are popular places to hang out and chat. This tradition shows how important it is for people to connect and talk, even in simple ways like catching up over coffee.







    Expressions included in the study guide







    * To sync up

    * Stigma

    * A slog

    * Standoffish

    * To stick to [oneself]

    * To put [something] behind you







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    For more information about this episode, visit culips.com.

    Music Credit: Something Elated by Broke for Free

    Image: Culips

    • 31 min

Customer Reviews

4.8 out of 5
915 Ratings

915 Ratings

Adam from libya ,

...

Thanks guys for this amazing content , i've been enjoying it alot lately & i normally understand 95% of what yall been sayin' 🤍🤍 however, I got a question ?

Do listening everyday to the podcasts without using pen and paper to write notes going to improve my english after like 1 month period ? Because i want to pass FCE cambridge test ( B2 level ) and im a B1 student at the moment .

SoakedPickleAndMeckerel ,

I’ve always enjoyed this podcast

I love it!

Tiinasalehi ,

Say thanks to my everyday companion from Iran ✨

Andrew :)
It’s been for three years that your voice is with me every day while I’m going to work in the morning and getting back home at night, I feel your passion toward making every single podcasts of Culips🥰
Earlier that I listened to them it was a little hard for me to understand every word, could you believe that now I think that maybe Andrew speak more slowly? Understanding everything that you say it like a piece of cake for me, thanks for making a big jump in my listening skill.
I had a chance to travel to Seoul in June, and I had a great desire to see to by chance somewhere, I saw someone like you near Han river in Seoul forest park, but that man wasn’t you unfortunately..
Appreciate your hard word and energy
With great love
Tina
From Iran
(Also i love the way that you pronounce my country) ✨🩵🧿🙏🏻😊

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