About the show
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.
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Episodes
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44: Boomer Slang
June 24th, 2024 | 21 mins 10 secs
Wizards, Harry Potter, E.T., Seal, idolising children, bagpipes and summer solstice. That only means one thing... the European Championship has begun? Mitch and Isi also talk about Boomer slang words... ever heard of a boob-tube?
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43: General Election... in a Nutshell
June 12th, 2024 | 21 mins 23 secs
Rishi, Bojo, Cameron, Sean Connery, national service, the Rwanda plan, Independence Day and the NHS... yes, that means it's general election time in the UK and US. Listen to Mitch and Isi as they give you the political low-down this week and also answer questions from you and Manuel in the regular segment of Unhelpful Advice... turtle power!
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42: Sport Weekender
May 27th, 2024 | 22 mins 31 secs
This week, Mitch and Isi talk sport! Bayern, Man United, last minute promotions, southern Man City fans, the Fury-Usyk fight, the traveller dialect, Jürgen Klopp & heavy metal football!
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41: Eurovision Recap
May 14th, 2024 | 19 mins 54 secs
Irish witches, hot-pant sparklers, rapping on spinning discs and naked Finnish men... it can only be the Eurovision Song Contest. Mitch and Isi discuss the night's spectacles, whilst also recapping their first ever Easy English meetup and seeing the Northern Lights... in Brighton?!?!
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40: Oh, So Very British!
April 30th, 2024 | 20 mins 30 secs
Bad Omens, Mr Whippy, Brighton Rock, arcades, fish and chips, beach huts, deck chairs psycho killers and the iconic 99 with a Flake are this week's subjects as Mitch and Isi talk about what really is oh, so British.
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39: Brits on Germans
April 15th, 2024 | 21 mins 50 secs
Cars, efficiency, pretzels, big beers, bad humour, seriousness, big moustaches, rules, complaining, order, structure, Jürgen Klopp and Lederhosen... that's right! This week we discuss Germans!
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38: Flu Survival
April 1st, 2024 | 20 mins 16 secs
Isi has the lurgy, so what better time than to give you the essentials for surviving the dreaded flu! We also have new monthly section 'Mitch's Movie Club'; reviewing 2022 British movie 'Men'.
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37: Royal Family in the UK
March 18th, 2024 | 21 mins 43 secs
Mitch and Isi discuss the Royal Family and their impact on modern life, from Netflix's 'The Crown' to 'HP (brown) Sauce'. They also discuss the ongoing saga about Kate's disappearance and terrible Photoshop skills. And, the duo discuss obtaining a royal warrant to make it the HMEEP... His Majesty's Easy English Podcast.
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36: UK vs DE - Childhood
March 4th, 2024 | 22 mins 58 secs
Mitch and Isi discuss potato-stamps, barbecue days, dirt bikes, snow fights, igloos, skate parks, scars, crossbows, kites, cops and robbers, barbed wire and conkers... as they compare their childhoods in this week's episode.
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35: The Car-Cast
February 20th, 2024 | 20 mins
This is the Car-Cast, or as Isi suggested, The Chaotic, Drama Podcast. Mitch and Isi drive (and podcast) through the Netherlands into Antwerp, Belgium. They'll give you the low-down on positives and negatives of driving in Britain... buckle up!
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34: British Etiquette
February 5th, 2024 | 21 mins 26 secs
Good day, good evening, good night... today we're discussing the famous, or rather infamous British etiquette. Whether it's queuing for a bus or buying a round of drinks. We also answer YOUR questions in our regular segment, Unhelpful Advice.
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33: British Buses
January 22nd, 2024 | 23 mins 22 secs
This week Isi and Mitch talk about Britain's iconic buses. Where to find them, how to use them and how great they are. But before, the two answer YOUR questions in their section Unhelpful Advice.