Podcasts about language corner

Hi Yin & Young listeners! We're back finally with a conversation with artist, creative director, and new father Geoffrey Oki! Follow Geoff Oki: * Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gokid/ * Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/gokid * Yellow Peril Podcast: https://www.facebook.com/YellowPerilPod/ HIGHLIGHTS: * James met Geoff at the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival years ago and was able to help score him some tickets. * Geoff was born and raised in Sacramento * Moved to LA for school, majored in design and worked at different ad agencies as creative director * Lived in Taiwan for a couple of years in the mid 2010's for a change of pace. * Recently lived in Taiwan for a short time and then moved back with his wife and newborn. * As a college student, it was definitely a big change from Sacramento to LA in terms of the number of Asians. * Explored his Asian American identity more in LA. * Helped a friend shoot/co-produce a few movies: Wait For Me, Broken Kingdom. * Geoff relives how he met his wife in Taiwan. * What it's like being a new dad. * Discussion turns to the Atlanta spa shootings a year ago and anti-Asian attacks earlier this year. * Thoughts on living in the U.S. vs Taiwan, especially as a new father. * Geoff likes vintage shirts and has had t-shirt parties in LA Chinatown. Language Corner (01:20:41): * Taiwanese: 你是佗位的人？ - lí sī tó-ūi ê lâng? - where are you from? * Japanese: * ばかうまい - baka umai - crazy delicious. (I mispronounce it in the podcast) * ホーム - hōmu - platform * 班長 - hanchō - team leader. The term “head honcho” is often mistakenly referred to as Spanglish but actually comes from Japanese. * Mandarin: * 婊子 - biǎozi - a spiteful woman * 馬馬虎虎 - mǎmahūhū - so-so, not so bad, careless * Korean: 미국 - mi-gug/mi-guk - America, literally “beautiful country” (美國）. “Guk,” which means country, was used as a derogatory term towards Asians after the Korean war. ———— Follow us on Facebook & Instagram: @yinyoungpodcast. Please like and comment, it helps others find our work. This episode was produced by James Y. Shih and Daniel Yin. Support Yin & Young on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/yinyoungpodcast Follow Yin & Young: * Website: http://www.jamesyshih.com/yin-young-podcast * iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/yin-young-podcast-jys/id1185421015?mt=2 * Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yinyoungpodcast/ * Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/rkrynzq * Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/yin-young-podcast email us: yinyoungpodcast[at]gmail.com

In this episode we chat with Rama Reddy, a mixed martial arts coach that has trained and taught around the world (US, Taiwan, Brazil, India) and currently lives in Germany. From Rama's website: “I am a writer and educator based in Berlin, Germany. I believe education is civilization's most vital tool.”  Recorded early February 2022. --- HIGHLIGHTS: * Met James in Taiwan in the mid/late 2000s. * Born in NY, moved to Houston, then lived in Seattle for most of his formative years. * Opened an MMA studio in Bangalore, India due to its growing population and his own family's connection to the area. Lived there 7 years before moving to Germany. * India can be a tough place to live, particularly for an entrepreneur. * Discussion on race vs. nationality. * How he met his wife and what led him to live in Germany. * Rama traces his martial arts background: wresting, BJJ, boxing. Fighter/coach Eliot Corley helped shape his striking. * Building a group of dedicated martial arts students. * Differences in the student-teacher dynamic between the U.S., Germany, India. * Four Rs: Relevancy, Relationships, Rigor, Results * How his teaching philosophy has evolved: a focus on relationships. * Currently working on the Square Ring: a boxing board game: https://www.boxingboardgame.com/
 --- LANGUAGE CORNER (01:13:38) * P.U.F.E.L: Stages of a Takedown by Rama Reddy https://www.instagram.com/p/CYEfStVovXZ/ * Position: “tie” in wrestling, kumi-kata 組み方 in judo (grip fighting, lit. “assembly method”). * Unbalancing: “set-up” in wrestling, kuzushi 崩しin judo * Fitting-in: “shot” in wrestling, but tsurikomi 釣込 in judo closer in meaning. * Execution: “finish” in wrestling, kake 掛け in judo. * Landing: nage 投 in judo (throw). --- LANGUAGE CORNER (01:13:38) P.U.F.E.L: Stages of a Takedown by Rama Reddy https://www.instagram.com/p/CYEfStVovXZ/ - Position: “tie” in wrestling, kumi-kata 組み方 in judo (grip fighting, literally “assembly method”). - Unbalancing: “set-up” in wrestling, kuzushi 崩しin judo - Fitting-in: “shot” in wrestling, but tsurikomi 釣込 in judo is bit closer to the meaning of “fitting in”. - Execution: “finish” in wrestling, kake 掛け in judo. - Landing: nage 投 in judo (throw). --- Rama Reddy's links - website: https://www.ramareddy.org - IG: https://www.instagram.com/ramareddy.mma/ - Berlin gym (Deutsch): https://www.ramareddy.org/berlin - Interview with Robert Drysdale, BJJ Rules: https://youtu.be/3cIcc1tTRBk --- Follow us on Facebook & Instagram: @yinyoungpodcast. Please like and comment, it helps others find our work. Credits: This episode was produced by James Y. Shih and Daniel Yin. Consider supporting Yin & Young on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/yinyoungpodcast Follow Yin & Young:  - Website: http://www.jamesyshih.com/yin-young-podcast - iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/yin-young-podcast-jys/id1185421015?mt=2 - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yinyoungpodcast/ - Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/rkrynzq - Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/yin-young-podcast Comments, questions? Email us at yinyoungpodcast[at]gmail.com

This month's episode Sam, Mike and Julie shine a spotlight on 10 year old Abigail who came up with an ingenious initiative of caring for the elderly through entertainment. (31:00) Abigail performed her first musical performance at an assisted-living center in honor of her great-grandmother's 100th birthday. This is where she first learned that many of the elderly didn't have visitors. Abigail figured she could solve this by inviting her friends to perform with her at the assisted-living residences, nursing homes, and children's hospitals throughout the state. She created a group called CareGirlz and today they have 13 girls ranging from ages 6 to 13. They have a repertoire of more than 90 Broadway and pop songs and they've performed in 20 different locations so far. We visit

Recorded late 2021. Synopsis: Michael Newman (former TV writer, from episode 12, link below) has moved to Japan. James is also in Japan and at the time was quarantining in a fancy hotel. Today's podcast focuses on acclimating to living in Japan: convenience store food, toilets, dating, maid cafes, and more. **** HIGHLIGHTS: * 6:15 James is in Japan for a teaching program and is quarantining in Tokyo. The rules are less strict than his Taiwan quarantine. * 12:31 Movie prices in Japan have come down in price compared to the 90s. * 20:16 Michael's teacher was concerned when they learned that Michael was eating a lot of convenience food, but they doesn't understand how bad the convenience store food is in the US (e.g. 7-11 hot dogs). * 22:48: Michael Newman shares his reasons for coming to Japan. Is currently taking Japanese classes but does not like online instruction (thanks COVID). * 33:07 Politeness levels in Japan. * 40:25 Culture shock?: Michael has acclimated to Japan. He doesn't want to move back to the US because he doesn't want to drive everywhere. Prefers walking. * 41:12 Discussion of modern Japanese toilets (bidet, seat warmers, etc…) and how they are much better than the US. * 52.46: What's dating/socializing like in Japan. Tip: Having a local Japanese friend helps a lot. * 54:45: Maid cafe/Girl's bar culture * 1:11:55 Keeping fit in Japan: walking. 
 LANGUAGE CORNER (1:18:35): Japanese * お邪魔します- ojamashimasu - Sorry for the intrusion. Lit. I'm being a demon. (present tense), お邪魔しました - ojamashimashita (past tense). Said when arriving or leaving someone's home as a guest. * ツンデレ - tsundere - the ice queen who eventually shows her warmer side. * 絶対領域 - zettai ryōiki - the area of bare skin between over-knee socks and a miniskirt. lit. absolute territory (originally to describe a force field in the anime Neon Genesis Evangelion). * お先に失礼します - osaki ni shitsureshimasu - sorry for leaving early (used in an office setting). * 本音と建前 - honne to tatemae - a person's true feelings vs their public face. *ゴジラ - Gojira - known as Godzilla outside of Japan, the name is a portmanteau of the Japanese words gorira (ゴリラ, "gorilla") and kujira (クジラ, "whale"). - * Yin & Young EP 12 - Comedy Writer Michael Newman: http://www.jamesyshih.com/yin-young-podcast/2017/4/29/yin-young-episode-12-comedy-writer-michael-newman Be sure to follow us on Facebook & Instagram: @yinyoungpodcast. Like and subscribe to our content so you don't miss an episode.  Credits: This episode was produced by James Y. Shih and Daniel Yin.
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This month's episode Sam, Mike and Julie shine a spotlight on 17 year old Simon from Sweden and hear about his transgender journey. (15:30) We visit

We have become feature-hungry here at SVWAG. We debut Walker's Language Corner which, let us be frank, is not apt to be repeated, especially given Walker's aversion to dead languages. We finally name a recurring segment that has been airing unaccredited for years, and we have dubbed in Mark's Rage Theatre. It is Festivus every day of the year, and Mark has some grievances to air. Games Played Last Week:01:18 -Paper Dungeons (Leandro Pires, MeepleBR, 2020)04:40 -Sheepy Time (Neil Kimball, Alderac Entertainment Group, 2021)09:45 -Draftosaurus: Aerial Show (Antoine Bauza, Corentin Lebrat, Ludovic Maublanc, & Théo Rivière, Ankama, 2020)12:07 -Disney Gargoyles: Awakening (Nate Heiss, Ravensburger, 2021)16:26 -Imperial Steam (Alexander Huemer, Capstone Games, 2021)21:14 -Puerto Rico (Andreas Seyfarth, alea, 2002)27:49 -Beez (Dan Halstad, Next Move Games, 2020)30:03 -Keyflower (Sebastien Bleasdale & Richard Breese, R&D Games, 2012) BGA implementation by Radu Stefan & Adam Dewbery34:31 -Llamaland (Phil Walker-Harding, Lookout Games, 2021) 36:04 -Cellulose (John Coveyou & Steve Schlepphorst, Genuis Games, 2022)News (and why it doesn't matter):38:50 My City Roll and Write39:10 Play-Along Parasocial Saturdays! Dec. 4 at 10:30 EST, join us in playing Paper Dungeons and Cartographers39:34 I, Napoleon from GMT Games and Ted Raicer40:24 Boards&Dice: Terracotta Army40:51 Tasty Minstrel's remaining stock being sold off through CoolStuffInc42:28 Feature Game: Praga Caput Regni (Vladimír Suchý, Delicious Games, 2020)1:08:10 SVWAG Presents Masterpiece Theatre: The Legend of Korra Season 4

This episode Sam, Mike and Julie shine Spotlight on Time Magazine's Kid of the Year Award winner, 15 year old Gitanjali Rao. We visit USA, France, Nepal, Ireland, Norway & the EU in Around the World in 6 Stories. We look at Gun Control in the Big Discussion and we learn more about USA in the Fact or Fiction Adventure.   Julie learns sign language as a new Life Skill and Mike tells us about the most translated books in history in Language Corner. AROUND THE WORLD IN 6 STORIES: USA: A new President & the first Female Vice-President France: Historical Pigeon Message Found Nepal: Mount Everest is now officially bigger Ireland: A Time Capsule from the Arctic Found Norway: Seaweed is the new Superfood EU: Historical smells recreated  THE BIG DISCUSSION: Gun Control FACT or FICTION: USA YOUTH SPOTLIGHT: Time Magazine's Kid of the Year Award winner, 15 year old Gitanjali Rao. LIFE-SKILLS Sign Language LANGUAGE CORNER The most translated books in history What is the L&E Podcast? The Learn and Experience Podcast explores and makes sense of the world we live in through Adventure, Life-Skills and Language. It's a perfect listen for families and EFL learners wanting engaging and informative content for kids and teens. Join Sam, Mike and Julie monthly with a fast paced, informative and fun show with an emphasis on learning and experiencing. We'd love to know what you think about our podcast!  Please rate and review and most importantly subscribe if you haven't already done so.  Website: www.learnandexperience.com/the-podcast  Instagram: @learnandexperience247 Popjam: @learnandexperience Email: podcast@learnandexperience.com Learn and Experience have been bringing the world's youth together since 2009 through adventure, life skills and language.

Our Intro! We are very happy to start with our English, Spanish & Dutch language tips & useful expressions Podcast that will definitely help you survive your language learning journey in a nice, easy & fun way! We hope you like this idea as much as we like it! Get ready to listen to storytellings, to learn expressions of how to flirt, swear, reject someone, speak politely, speak formally and informally and much more in these 3 languages! Follow us on Instagram @languagecorner.amsterdam to keep yourself updated or check our website www.languagecorner.amsterdam for more information! Stay cool, have a great day guys and talk to you soon :)

In this episode, James and Dan chat with Emi Higashiyama about the Taiwanese language and history of the Hokkien dialect family. Emi Higashiyama is a historic preservationist, specializing in Japanese colonial architecture in Taiwan and multicultural/multilingual aspects of Taiwanese heritage issues. Highlights: - 2:48 Emi’s cultural background is a complex mix of Taiwanese, Japanese, and American influences. - 11:52 Language and identity often are closely tied to each other. - 28:00 Hokkien is present throughout Southeast Asia, with different forms and variances. - 33:23 Language, dialect, and accent are all different from each other. - 39:00 Discussed how different races and cultures become “trendy” and “popular” in certain countries, leading to idealization (e.g. U.S. and Japanese culture in Taiwan). - 44:57 Brief history of linguistics in Taiwan: indigenous languages, Hokkien, Hakka, Japanese, Mandarin. - 47:15 Taiwan is like a melting pot due to its history of back and forth migration and colonial rule by the Japanese and Chinese. - 51:55 Emi quizzes Dan to see if he can figure out the Japanese equivalent to Taiwanese words. Taiwanese and Japanese have common words because of the Japanese colonial era in Taiwan. - 1:13:00 Emi’s shares the etymology of the Japanese sounding, but uniquely Taiwanese phrase あたまコンクリ (atama konkuri). - 1:25:55 Discussed the suppression of the Taiwanese language under the KMT to today’s increasing interest in learning Taiwanese. - 1:30:20 Final thoughts: go learn languages! Don’t treat it as a “foreign” language. Language Corner (1:41:31): Japanese （日本語) - - ちんぷんかんぷん - “that’s Greek to me!” or “I can’t make heads or tails of this.” From the Chinese phrase: 聽不懂看不懂 (tīng bù dǒng kàn bù dǒng) meaning “I can’t understand what you’re saying or writing.” - ボンネット- bonnetto - car hood. From the word “bonnet." - クラクション - kurakushon - car horn. From the word “klaxon." Hakka （客家話) - https://youtu.be/ktCOVjX1fEQ - ng3 ho4 (汝好) - 你好 - how are you? - an4 zii4 se (恁仔細) - 謝謝 - thank you! - siit bau4 mang (食飽吂）- 吃飽了嗎？- did you eat yet? Emi’s links: - Photo documentation project of Japanese colonial era architecture in Taiwan: https://www.instagram.com/japanesecolonial/ - Curated reading list on Taiwan’s history: https://medium.com/@emihigashiyama/how-to-become-an-expert-in-taiwan-history-94a89e225ea7 - Newsletter (exclusive access to Emi’s work in Taiwan): https://japanesecolonial.substack.com/subscribe - Learn Taiwanese with Bite-size Taiwanese: https://bitesizetaiwanese.com/ - Learn Japanese with Japanese by Chunking: www.youtube.com/c/japanesebychunking [Notes prepared by Emi’s intern Esther, edited/added to by James.] — Consider being a Yin & Young patron on our Patreon. Find Yin & Young: - Website: http://www.jamesyshih.com/yin-young-podcast - iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/yin-young-podcast-jys/id1185421015?mt=2 - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yinyoungpodcast/ - Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/rkrynzq - Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/yin-young-podcast Be a patron: https://tinyurl.com/u7to2s6 Comments, questions? Email us at yinyoungpodcast@gmail.com.

Hi All! We recorded this podcast at the start of the lockdown with actor Paul Yen! Paul is a politically aware actor who can be seen on Hulu’s “Little Fires Everywhere” in the role of Scott. Paul was nominated in 2018 (not 2019 as said in the podcast) for LA Drama Critics Circle’s Best Lead Actor for his portrayal of Quang in East West Players’ “Vietgone.” HIGHLIGHTS: 00:51 Dan met Paul through a play that was directed by Dan’s wife. 1:46 Graduated from CSULB. Took a long break until a friend convinced him to finish his degree. 14:15 Had to rap for the “Vietgone” audition. 17:20 A social media post from the director telling Asian American men to “take space” lit a fire for Paul. 20:36 Many older Vietnamese immigrant are registered Republicans (incl. his parents). Been trying to get them to vote more Democrat. 28:00 Shares his auditioning process for “Little Fires Everywhere” (says this experience can vary greatly depending on the casting office). Role for “Little Fires Everywhere” differs from the Asian model minority stereotype 37:58 Watching Kerry Washington and Reese Witherspoon’s process as executive producers was educational and inspiring. 43:30 Solo show “Secret Identity Crisis” (The Hollywood Fringe 2017) takes popular superheroes (Batman, Superman, Spiderman) and reimagines them as Asian-American men. 55:39 Shares his voice acting experience on “White Snake.” 1:02:20 Sheltering in place with his wife and dog during the COVID-19 pandemic. 1:15:11 Paul’s political awakening. 1:35:48 Believes Asians actors should be able to play other types of Asians (as long there’s no language stipulation). Language Corner (1:31:08): Taiwanese - 莫按呢 - mài anné: don’t be like that Japanese - 仕舞った (しまった) - shimatta - darn it! we’re screwed! Vietnamese - mày - informal “you.” Used only between people who’re familiar. Related links: - Paul Yen on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hellopaulyen/ - Paul’s website: https://www.paulyen.com/ You can also find us on our: - Website: http://www.jamesyshih.com/yin-young-podcast/ - YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkvtVW6pVPeKFn7H_6ai8lA? - iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/yin-young-podcast-jys/id1185421015?mt=2 - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yinyoungpodcast/ - Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/rkrynzq - Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/yin-young-podcast Be a patron: https://tinyurl.com/u7to2s6  Comments, questions? Email us at yinyoungpodcast@gmail.com.

Episode 15 First, we learn new words and phrases. Then, it's time for the story. Finally, do the exercises in language comprehension skills, based on the story. Learn and practice grammatical rules. Try to repeat the key phrases to practice your speaking skills. Visit our site www.hebrewcourseonline.com for PDF transcript of each lesson to read and listen at the same time.

Hi All! Yin & Young are back with an episode sharing the lessons they’ve learned training martial arts and how they’ve applied them to their own lives. HIGHLIGHTS: - Dan enrolled his kids to a kung fu school. - Picking a martial arts school for a kid: cost and convenience are major factors. - Delineation between hard and soft styles: Bruce Lee thought this separation between hard and soft was an illusion. - Many soft style masters started with hard styles first. - James studied Shotokan Karate and shares stories about his late teacher, Sensei Lafferty. - Dan says exposure and affinity to multiple styles is a modern development. Before, people in the old days just learned what was locally/regionally taught and adapted it. - Body styles might dictate the style best suited for people or how they can be adapted. - Stories about getting bullied while growing up - Is the world a cruel place? - Discussion about the deaths of Zhang Yingying and Xinran Ji, two Chinese international students in the U.S. - Stephen Kaufman's "Book of Five Rings" and "Art of War" are the interpretations that Dan recommends for both books - James recites the Shotokan Karate Dojo Kun. LANGUAGE CORNER 道可道，非常道。名可名，非常名。無名天地之始；有名萬物之母。 - 老子 Dào kě dào, fēicháng dào. Míng kě míng, fēicháng míng. Wúmíng tiāndì zhī shǐ; yǒumíng wànwù zhī mǔ. - Lǎozi The way that can be told, is not the eternal Way. The name that can be named is not the eternal Name. The Way is nameless but also Named and is the origin of all things. - Laozi (aka Lao Tzu/Lao-Tze) — Consider being a patron on our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/yinyoungpodcast Listen to Yin & Young: - Website: http://www.jamesyshih.com/yin-young-podcast/ - YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkvtVW6pVPeKFn7H_6ai8lA? - iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/yin-young-podcast-jys/id1185421015?mt=2 - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yinyoungpodcast/ - Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/yin-young-podcast - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yinyoungpodcast/ Comments, questions? Email us at yinyoungpodcast[at]gmail.com.

Dr. Nethery and pals explore philosophical questions that proliferate around the problem(s) of time. Segments: (1) What is time? (2) Philosophy and Pop Culture, (3) Val’s Language Corner, and (4) Exploding the Canon!

Members of Cornell’s student organization Language Expansion Program discuss the importance of language learning on campus in a comfortable, encouraging environment. Their weekly event Language Corner takes place at the Language Resource Center in Stimson Hall G27.

Yin & Young discuss film and Young returns to Taiwan for a funeral and revisits a potential love. New intro/outro song!*Cinema Corner/Film Talk:*INFINITY WAR 00:00-14:10* Dan liked that every hero's scene wasn't shortchanged.* James was fairly positive about the film, you can listen to his movie debate on The Movie Standoff: https://soundcloud.com/user-416414507/the-movie-standoff-showdown-7-avengers-infinity-war* Picking nits about some of the relationships of the movie.* Thanos vs Apocalypse (X-Men)* Apocalypse looked too cartoonishSOLO 14:10 - 22:15* ”Solo" James didn't enjoy the movie as much as "The Last Jedi".* Dan thinks Kathleen Kennedy has lost her touch.* There are no real stakes.*Back to Taiwan* 22:15 - 32:00The Funeral* James went back to Taiwan to pay last respects to his grandmother.* James reconnected with his mom after the funeral and was glad to see his mother's interactions with her siblings.*The Date in Taiwan* 32:00 - 59:00* James went on a date and was overthinking things. (小劇場 - xiao3ju4chang3 - lit. small stage play, but colloquially means “to overthink”)* Date 1: They were sitting at Shida park and chatted, but James regrets not pushing things more.* James utilized visualization techniques prior to his next date that helped him be more confident and bold and ask her back to his place.* While they are watching a movie, James makes a move.* Listen for the outcome =)* James gets his question answered.* Dan shares his past dating experiences.* James shares a time he got high.*Approaching Women* 59:00 - 1:12:20* James approaches a woman in a parking lot. Learns that he needs to be less creepy.* Dan gives his approach tips.* Attachment theory: Anxious, Avoidant, Secure* James believes he deserves someone that’s emotionally stable.*Language Corner:* 1:12:20 - 1:17:06* 豁然開朗 - Huo4ran2kai1lang2 - suddenly see the light, a lyric from a song by Touming Magazine (透明雜誌): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kobpo92nIk4* めぐら - megura - blinded by love–––Yin & Young links:* Main Website: http://www.jamesyshih.com/yin-young-podcast/* iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/yin-young-podcast-jys/id1185421015?mt=2* Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yinyoungpodcast/* YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkvtVW6pVPeKFn7H_6ai8lA?* Stitcher - https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/yin-young-podcast

James shares his experience attending the spiritual retreat the Hoffman Process and Y&Y share their thoughts on Hamilton the musical.-Episode Notes:* Some friends of Dan listen to the podcast. * James watched Hamilton recently and is donating his car.* Overall, the Hoffman process was helpful, though the cost is pretty high for a week (James was sponsored).* At the retreat, no discussions about divisive things were allowed.* Four step process that spans over 6 days: Awareness, Expression, Compassion/Forgiveness, New Behavior* A lot of personal issues are traced back to parents/surrogate parents.* The importance of FEELINGS.* James goes through some of the exercises of the Hoffman Process and his reaction to them.* People need to find love for themselves. You can't help others if you can't help yourself first.* The Crow (1994), played by Brandon Lee, says this about motherhood: “Mother is the name for God on the lips and hearts of all children. “* Hamilton the musical: People are cast to replicate the original Broadway cast experience. Everyone sounds for the most part like the Original Broadway Cast recording.—Language Corner - * 自身難保 - zìshēn nánbǎo - hard to take care of oneself* soapland - ソープランド - sōpurando - a Japanese business establishment that offers “cleanly” adult entertainment—Links:- The Hoffman Process from the Hoffman Institute https://www.hoffmaninstitute.org/- GQ Article on another writer's personal experience at the Hoffman Process: http://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/the-hoffman-process-review- Hamilton Official Site https://hamiltonmusical.com/us-tour/--Find us on:iTunes: https://goo.gl/VVZLhBFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/yinyoungpodcast/Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/yin-young-podcastYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkvtVW6pVPeKFn7H_6ai8lA?

Dan, James and Laura meet with LA Native, DVDASA podcast guest, performer, writer, transporter...Bill Poon! DVDASA one of the inspirations that led James to podcast. Bill Poon was a frequent DVDASA guest. Growing up as a son of a Chinese restaurant owner. Dan and Bill relate to similar childhoods and hanging out in Chinatown during different eras. Laura's immigrant experience is different due to the fact that she looks white. We delve into Bill's dating life, both past and present. Laura attracts men who view her as a Zooey Deschanel, manic pixie dream girl type and they lose interest when they realize she's more complicated than that. James shares his recent online match, a white woman who clearly likes Asian men. Dan bails on the podcast. James questions whether certain lies are better than the truth for his future kids, i.e. the Santa Claus dilemma. New Segment! Ghost Texts: Laura reads James's ghost texts (i.e. when women don't respond to him). Language Corner! James - Taiwanese - lí chīu súi -  你就美 - you are beautiful. Laura - English slang:  1. y'all - a contraction of "you all", a useful gender neutral plural pronoun, 2. bitchin' - awesome Bill - Cantonese slang - paak3to1 - 拍扡 - dating, courting

SUMMARYIf you say to someone the Spanish equivalent of you're giving me green hairs (me sacas canas verdes), it means that person is making you angry. In Japan, the phrase that literally translates as "one red dot" refers metaphorically to "the lone woman in a group of men." Martha and Grant discuss colorful idioms around the world, plus: making money hand over fist, taking wooden nickels, names for the end of a loaf of bread, and where a sneeze may evoke the response, Scat, Tom! Get your tail out of the gravy!FULL DETAILSIf you say to someone the Spanish equivalent of you're giving me green hairs (me sacas canas verdes), it means that person is making you angry. In Japan, the phrase that literally translates as "one red dot" refers metaphorically to "the lone woman in a group of men." Martha and Grant discuss these and other idioms collected online in Alan Kennedy's Color/Language Project.http://www.starchamber.com/colors/color-idioms.htmlIs it proper to speak of servicing a customer, or does that sound too suggestive? Is it okay to use the word utilize instead of use? Is it pretentious to use the term formulate instead of simply form?What do you call the end piece of a loaf of bread? Names for that last slice include heel, bread butt, kissing crust, bunce, skirk, krunka, truna, tumpee, canust, the nose, and in Spanish, codo, which means "elbow."In Spanish and French, if you have the equivalent of "a white night," it means you didn't get much sleep. In Sweden, if you have a "white week," it means you didn't drink a drop of alcohol.Quiz Guy John Chaneski offers a puzzle about portmanteau words called "Say Can You See."Why do we say someone is making money hand over fist? Does it have to do with two competitors putting one hand over the other on a baseball bat to determine who's up first? Or does it have to do with pulling a rope?More great color idioms, this time from Serbo-Croatian: In that language, a phrase that translates as I can't see a white cat means "I'm very tired," and to stare like a calf at a colorful door means to "look upon something with surprise and wonder."A Dallas man says his father, who served in Vietnam, signed letters back home to the family with the phrase Don't take any wooden nickels. The hosts explain that this expression means  "don't let anyone swindle you."In Mandarin Chinese, if you're big red and big purple, it means you're "famous and popular."Scat, Tom! Get your tail out of the gravy! In some parts of the country, especially the South, people say this after someone sneezes. But what does a cat warming its tail in the gravy boat have to do with sneezing?Some foreign idioms involving color have been adopted whole into English. A case in point: French bete noire. Literally, it means "black beast," and it's used figuratively now in English to mean anything particularly disliked or avoided.Grant recommends two blogs about writing well and copyediting: Merrill Perlman writes The Language Corner blog for the Columbia Journalism Review.http://www.cjr.org/language_corner/And Philip B. Corbett of the New York Times reports on actual grammatical and usage mistakes in that newspaper in his blog, After Deadline.http://topics.blogs.nytimes.com/tag/after-deadline/An Indianapolis listener has a copy of a wedding poem that refers to the thrice-happy pair. Is a thrice-happy pair three times as happy as anyone else? Martha explains that the idea goes all the way back to Roman poetry. Here's an example from a translation of Horace's Ode 1.13.http://bit.ly/g4QwP0Does the expression petered out have to do with the Apostle Peter denying he knew Jesus? Au contraire. Petered out may derive from the French peter, meaning to "pass gas." Another theory is that the expression originated in mining and the use of saltpeter in explosives. A fan of the TV series "West Wing" was puzzled by a character's use of the term pulchritude. It's a pretty ugly term for a word that means "beauty." Check out what some other commenters are saying about the word.http://thepioneerwoman.com/homeschooling/2010/10/pulchritude/ Is it grammatically correct for a high school football team to call itself the Vanguards? A Wisconsin listener argues that Vanguard is already a plural noun.--A Way with Words is funded by its listeners: http://waywordradio.org/donateGet your language question answered on the air! Call or write with your questions at any time:Email: words@waywordradio.orgPhone: United States and Canada toll-free (877) WAY-WORD/(877) 929-9673London +44 20 7193 2113Mexico City +52 55 8421 9771Donate: http://waywordradio.org/donateSite: http://waywordradio.org/Podcast: http://waywordradio.org/podcast/Forums: http://waywordradio.org/discussion/Newsletter: http://waywordradio.org/newsletter/Twitter: http://twitter.com/wayword/Skype: skype://waywordradio Copyright 2011, Wayword LLC.