Kuli English Podcast
Hi, I'm Chris! In this podcast, I share real-life stories and English learning tips — all in clear, intermediate-friendly English. I made Kuli English Podcast so that English learners can have fun listening to native English while doing chores, commuting, or just relaxing!
New episodes every Tuesday!
Episodes
35 episodes
035 Gym Class
In this episode, I talk about a few stories related to gym class!Chapter bookmarks:00:00 Start01:46 Gym class06:09 High school gym class06:48 High school gym class (mailman)10:28 High school g...
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Episode 35
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27:56
034: Eating Too Much
In this episode, we'll talk about a few phrases you can use for when someone eats too much.Chapter bookmarks:00:00 Start01:11 Food coma11:16 Food baby17:03 Asian relatives make you eat a lot2...
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Episode 34
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35:42
033: Win-win, lose-lose, and nothing to lose
In this episode, we talk about three English phrases that I recommend: win-win, lose-lose, and nothing to lose. Try using it!Bookmark Chapters:00:00 Start04:16 Win-win10:06 Lose-lose17:19...
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Episode 33
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32:19
032: Weird ways to save money
In this episode, I'll be telling you about some weird ways to save money! As always, these will be told in a story format, and this podcast is for practicing English, not for real financial advice! So remember to do your research online before ...
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Episode 32
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28:41
031 Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is an American holiday, which is mostly about food! Today we'll be talking about what you do on Thanksgiving, the history, and also Black Friday and Cyber Monday!Bookmark Chapters:00:00 Intro02:17 What does Thanksgi...
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Episode 31
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22:51
030 BB Gun Battle!
In this episode, we'll be talking about a recent BB gun battle event that I went to. I'll tell you about how fun it was, how much it hurt, and also try to explain the rules of the game, all in my easy-to-understand Kuli English.Bookmark...
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Episode 30
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33:14
029 Guess the Accent Game (ft. Mare)
In this episode, we'll be playing a Guess the Accent Game with Mare! I'll play an audio clip donated by a viewer/listener/friend, and then we'll see if Mare can guess the accent!To find out more about Mare the actress, including her ori...
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Episode 29
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46:44
028 Interview with Mare the Actress!
In this episode, we chat with Mare, a theater actress based in Tokyo! She shares how she began acting as a child, how she fell in love with musical theater, and how she became fluent in English. Mare will also be performing a new original show ...
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Episode 28
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51:39
027 Dreams
In this episode, we talk about dreams. There are two main meanings to dream, one being the dream that you see when you sleep, and the other being a big goal that you have. In this episode, we talk about both!Bookmark chapters:00:00 ...
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Episode 27
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34:26
026 Okinawa trip and superpowers
In this episode, we'll be talking about my recent trip to Okinawa, including stories about the new amusement park Junglia, pretending to be a Japanese person who can't speak English, and also a conversation about superpowers!Bookmark ch...
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Episode 26
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44:21
025 Tofu story
In this episode, I will be reading an original short story that I wrote, called Timmy the Tofu Salesman. As always, I will be speaking with Kuli English Level, with pauses and explanations for hard words.Bookmarks:00:00 Start03:...
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Episode 25
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32:22
024 Use these "time" phrases!
In this episode, we talk about six commonly used phrases about time. There will be about 15 minutes of explanation of those phrases, so if you already know those phrases, feel free to skip directly to the next chapter, "Real examples from Chris...
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Episode 24
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40:48
023 Chris and Art
In this episode, I talk about my experience with drawing, something I'm really bad at. As always, I'll be talking about true stories from my life, both as a kid in the US and as an adult in Japan.Bookmark chapters:00:00 Start
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Episode 23
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41:28
022: Quartz Mountain
In this episode, I talk about a summer camp I went to for music and writing called Quartz Mountain. As always, there will be silly stories, like throwing Cheetos at spiders and hiding a laptop underneath my pillow for two weeks.Chapter ...
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Episode 22
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33:46
021 Interview with Eriko
In this episode, we have an interview with Eriko, a freelance hair stylist in Tokyo. Eriko's Instagram is @ericolor_19870328. All video, sound, and editing for this episode was done by Oikawa san, his Instagram is @basperfilmsChapter bo...
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Episode 21
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28:21
020 Life in Japan vs. the US
In this episode, we talk about a few differences between everyday life in Japan vs. the US, including food, hangouts, friends, and language. As mentioned near the end of this episode, here is the link to The Tokyo Talks blog post about Kuli Eng...
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Episode 20
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48:05
019 Awkward
What does awkward mean? In this story, we'll be covering four of my real life stories about feeling awkward!Contents:00:00 Start04:28 Ticket gate story08:02 Sushi story17:33 Date story29:10 21 guns story
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Episode 19
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36:14
018 Penguin Story
In this episode, I talk about the Penguin Story, a prank where I dressed up as a penguin and ran in an election!
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Episode 18
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32:09
017 Two Tips for Telling Stories
In this episode, I talk about my main two tips for how to tell stories in English: put in feelings, and put in checkpoints!
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Episode 17
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34:59
016 Three Tips for Learning English
In this episode, we're going to focus on language stuff! I'll be sharing three main tips on how to learn English. As always, I'll be speaking at an intermediate-friendly English level, which I call Kuli-English level.If you ha...
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Episode 16
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36:13
015 I'm Nervous!
In this episode we talk about getting nervous! Why do we get nervous, and how can we humans avoid it??
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Episode 15
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29:01
014 Programming Robots for Video Games
Today, we talk about one of my favorite hobbies - programming robots to cheat in video games! If you have no experience at all with programming, don't worry! I'll be explaining everything with the usual easy-to-understand Kuli level English.
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Episode 14
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38:44
013 Piano, Violin, and Guitar - Which is the easiest?
In this episode, we talk about musical instruments, and introduce them in a way that's easy for anyone to understand, even if you've never played any music before! As always, I'll be telling stories in easy-to-understand, Kuli English.
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Episode 13
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