Gideon from the popular YouTube channel LetThemTalkTV joins us this week for a casual chat about various topics covered on his channel.

Gideon is an English teacher, YouTuber, and founder of LetThemTalk. His YouTube channel, LetThemTalkTV, started in 2012, has amassed over 600,000 subscribers and millions of views, providing valuable lessons on grammar, pronunciation, and the history of the English language.

In this episode, we cover the interesting origins of some words, American and British dialects and tips for learners, parts of English that we dislike, and why it's unnatural to say "Chips and fish".

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With my experience of learning multiple languages at the same time, I revisit my thoughts and advice on this popular question.

What are the best ways to approach learning two languages? How do you best manage your time?

I do my best to answer these questions in today's episode while sharing some different examples and methods that suit different people.

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Do you look at the past through rose-tinted glasses? Do you feel a sense of nostalgia when looking into the past?

In this episode, I explore the meaning and use behind this common expression with examples from my own life and a little bit at the end on the deeper meaning behind this phrase.

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Small Talk is something many of us struggle with, and it's a really important part of socialising and using language.

In this episode, I share some of my own awkward experiences with small talk, and then go through time tips on how we can all get better at it to improve our conversations and relationships.

I then share a few phrases that English learners can use to sound more natural when making Small Talk.

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Abigail Fulbrook (weareenglishteachers.com) joins me for a fascinating chat about a few different topics, including moving to Japan from the UK, what we miss about the UK, learning using AI teachers, other uses of AI, and much more!

Abigail Fulbrook has been teaching English for over 15 years. She's worked in the UK, Japan and online. As well as teaching she loves crafting and eating chocolate. She lives in Japan at the moment with her husband and two daughters, and far too many crafting supplies.

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We first spoke about this in Episode 281, and now we're returning for a part 2.

Cognitive Biases are ways our brains can trick us into certain beliefs and behaviours without realising, and in this episode, I'll cover a few of them such as the IKEA Effect, the Recency Effect, and the Negativity Bias.

They're fascinating to learn, but will also give you some insight to make you a better language learner.

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In today's episode, I share an issue I've been thinking about for a while - finding the balance between speaking up and letting things go.

In other words, when things annoy us or seem unjust, should we speak up and say something? Or should we prioritise our mental health and let it go?

I share some of my own views with this and encourage you to get in touch with yours too. I also share lots of expressions related to this topic.

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This is an episode that I've been meaning to make for a while. Let's talk about 'trump' today.

In fact, there are many phrases in English that originate from cards and gambling, so this episode looks at some of the common ones and how you can use them in your daily life.

As always, I give examples from my own life to help put these phrases in a natural context for you.

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