Curious about all of those strange-sounding English-language idioms and funny accents? If so, tune in to this lighthearted podcast from in-house Babbel linguists Sam and Ted, where you’ll listen in on a Brit and an American twisting each others' words, getting tongue-tied, trying to explain pretty m…
In this last episode of the series, the boys and producer Brooke have locked themselves in the Babbel recording studio to escape their zombie co-workers. Will tongue-twisters, Old Norse trivia and a 'famous last words' quiz help them escape? Listen now to find out…
The new year has dawned and Ted decides it's time that Sam improved his American accent… If you're curious what 'uff da!' and 'one time real quick' mean, and what 'Yoopers' and a 'bubbler' are, then listen in as Ted explains some useful and unusual phrases from his home state of Wisconsin!
Before their words were famous, Sam and Ted recorded their very first pilot episode. Travel back in time with them to discover some 'dead interesting' phrases and 'Anglish' fun facts, after which blackboard artist Kitty McTwerk teaches the boys how to speak like a Scot and then decides who tells the best jokes.
Sam and Ted discuss popular new terms such as 'phubbing', 'on fleek' and 'cyberslacking'. Ted trumps Justin Bieber, Sam teaches Ted to speak 'posh' like the British Queen, then Australian guest Matt Horsburger explains the pash-rash.
Our in house 'mythbusters' investigate whether getting drunk helps you speak a foreign language, if you can learn while sleeping, and spell out a few tricky acronyms… LOL!
Sam and Ted take a walk on the wildlife side of English, explore "the mutt's nuts" and other animal idioms, and get quizzed by Babbel survival expert Chad Dechutes. Will anyone have a "whale of a time"? Tune in to find out!
In this spellbinding episode, our logomaniac hosts discuss eerie euphemisms, spooky spoonerisms, and test Sophie La Feé's knowledge of witchcraft. The burning question: Will they find a spell to cure Ted's endless chatter?
Cyberwhat? Space cadets Sam and Ted travel out into the darkest reaches of the English-language universe, where they encounter androids, technobabble, and 'Celebrity Megabytes' guest Claire Voyant. Will they get sucked into a wormhole?
Ted challenges Sam to pronounce some ridiculously long words. Colombian special guest Johnny shares his secret to learning English and the discussion turns to famous song lyrics and those annoying ear worms you'd rather forget.
Sam and Ted discuss food-related 'tidbits'… Ted raves about his favourite fruity idioms, Sam serves up the origins of English culinary words and special guests Chelsea and Chris are challenged to explain the infamous 'party egg'. Will anyone eat their words (admit they were wrong)?
Here's a taste of things to come! Listen in as Sam and Ted discuss their new English podcast, 'Famous Last Words'. We'd love to get your feedback, suggestions, and to learn about your own language learning journey. The email is podcasting@babbel.com.