Kuli English Podcast
🎧 Improve your English listening skills while you commute, clean, or exercise with Kuli English Podcast.
I’m Chris, an American 🇺🇸 living in Japan. In this podcast, I tell stories about my life in Japan, my life in the US, and various other topics—like video games or monkeys! 🐒
I always speak at a "Kuli English" level, meaning I use natural, native phrasing but explain difficult words as I go (I'm an English teacher). It's the perfect way for intermediate learners to get free, high-quality English listening practice! ✨
📅 New episodes every Tuesday!
Episodes
55 episodes
055 One Trick Pony
In this episode, we talk about the phrase "one trick pony", a little bit about psychology, and also about certain habits people have when speaking your target language.
054 My Recent Games
In this episode, we're going to be talking about video games. I talk about two games that I've been playing recently, Idle Slayer and RuneScape, both unpopular games that I like a lot. I also talk about how I'm always cheating in these games, a...
053 Solo Snowboarding Trip to Nagano
I recently went on a solo snowboarding trip to Nagano, so in this episode, I'll be talking about some thoughts I had on the trip, as well as a few silly stories of things that I noticed. As always, I'll be speaking at a "Kuli English" level (ab...
052 Housing prices, traveling in the US, and housing scams
Housing. It's something we all know, regardless of where or how we grew up. In this episode, I talk about my experience with housing, in particular during college and after college in the US. As always, I'll be speaking at a Kuli English Level,...
051 My Favorite Foods in Japan
In this episode, I'll be talking about my favorite foods in Japan. Along the way, we'll be using these recommended English phrases: My (something-something) phase, and a good deal. As always, the English that we use will be at a Kuli English le...
050 Peter and the First Easter
In this episode, I'll be telling you an original story about Peter the Rabbit. As always, everything will be at an intermediate "Kuli English" level, made for background native English listening.I should note that although there are oth...
049 Berkeley Fire Trails Fall, and the Pumpkin Game
In this episode, we'll be talking about three main topics: my story about falling down a mountain in college, a reminder that a lot of things we see today on SNS are fake, and also, my current favorite game, Farmer Was Replaced. As always, all ...
048 How To Use This Podcast
In this episode, I'll be taking a step back and making an introduction episode again. I'll be talking about Quantity vs. Quality, and also about how listening to a podcast can help your English! As always, I'll be mixing in personal stories fro...
047 Almost Died Snowboarding
Welcome back to another episode! In this short episode, I'll be talking about snowboarding, and also the story about how I got injured and sprained my ankle. As always, I avoid using hard words, and will be explaining useful English vocabulary ...
046 Credit Cards and Scams
In the previous episodes, we talked a lot about immigration visas, so this time I want to talk about a different kind of visa: the credit card type! So in this episode, we'll be talking about what a credit card is, some common credit card scams...
045 Complaining Episode
In this episode, I'll be talking about multiple (not just one!) failures that I encountered at the Tokyo Immigration Bureau (I made up the nickname "The Terrible Place" to make it easier to understand). As always, Kuli English Podcast is meant ...
044 Valentines Day and My First Love
In this episode, we talk about Valentines Day, and what that means for every day people in the US, as well as in Japan. Since Valentines Day is a day about romance, I also talk about my embarrassing story about my first love.Chapter Book...
043 Exploration vs. Exploitation
In this episode, we'll be talking about "Exploration vs. Exploitation", which is a general idea of "trying new things" vs. "repeating things that are familiar." Both are important, and I would recommend that you keep this in mind as you continu...
042 Life of a Podcast
In this episode, I will be talking about the typical process of making a podcast episode from beginning to end! I'm sorry it's a little bit short, but hopefully by next week we'll be back to the usual length episodes! For those that are interes...
041 Malaysia Trip
In this episode, we'll be talking about my recent trip to Malaysia. We'll talk about coconut water, English in Malaysia, and random little stories as always.Bookmark Chapters:0:00 Start3:17 Malaysia Trip Start7:56 Coconu...
040 The Three Little Pigs
In this episode, we'll be talking about the story The Three Little Pigs, which is probably the most well known story in the US. I'll be retelling the story in Kuli English, and we'll also be talking about the theme of the story, and how it rela...
039 Gaming Slang
In this episode, we talk about three slang phrases that came from gaming: meta, grinding/farming, and all in.Chapter Bookmarks:00:00 Start01:59 Meta09:20 Meta Red Lobster smoothies12:59 Grinding/farming...
038 New Years
In this episode, we talk about a few American traditions with New Years, as well as a few random stories about life as always. Happy new year!Bookmark Chapters:00:00 Intro02:18 TV Interview Story11:02 New Years Resolutio...
037 Christmas and Santa Claus
In this episode, we talk about Christmas and many details about Santa Claus!Bookmark Chapters:00:00 Start01:21 Who is Santa?08:47 Stockings and Chimneys12:41 The Real Santa18:00 KFC in Japan<...
036 Birthday Culture in the US
My birthday is almost here! So in this episode we'll be talking about birthday culture in the US, along with a few personal birthday stories.Bookmark Chapters:00:00 Start04:02 8th Birthday Party17:11 Chuck E Cheese31...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
