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Heads Up — Better Days Ahead?

Unexpected English!

07/04/19

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EP.15) Not an "episode," — just a monologue asking for your help and hoping for better days ahead!

ROUGH TRANSCRIPT:

Hi everybody and welcome back to another episode of Unexpected English, your favorite English podcast! Haha it never gets old — I love that — but, but in fact there is no episode today! This is just a heads up! Heads up, good phrase! A heads up means when you tell someone in advance — when you inform them in advance of something that will happen or won't happen. And I thought I’d give a heads up because people ask me “When’s the next episode? I can't wait! I love your podcast, and I need another episode!”

Well, great — but here's the deal: not very many people out there are listening. I mean, they say there are podcasts with thousands of listeners right? Now I don't ... I don't expect thousands — I don't even expect hundreds! But, you know, c’mon people — *some* listeners! That would be nice!

So I decided — I WILL. DO. A NEW. EPISODE. -- every time the last episode gets 40 listeners. That's all! That's not too much to ask! 40 listeners, that's all I'm asking! if I get 0 listeners I'll do a new episode for you, OK? So what do you need to do? Spread the word. help me out here! You know you have friends learning English: tell them about the podcast. say “Hey, Unexpected English, it's my favorite English podcast!” You can put it on your Facebook, you could put it on your Instagram you can put it on your social — or not I don't know, — do I sound desperate? — I'm not. ;) I'm just saying: if you want more episodes, I need 40 listens, OK? I get 40 listeners and you get a new episode! That's the way it works, all right?

And other than that, all I can say is Happy Fourth of July! It is July, it is the Fourth of July America's Independence Day! And, I'm thinking, so many of us are just waiting for that freedom to come (I need! I need!) in 2020 when we will no longer have... well you know what. I won't mention his name! So I will leave it at that, thanks for listening and remember! I'm counting on you to spread the word, to let people know about the podcast, and as soon as we get more listeners, we get more podcasts and, if not.. I'll probably do the podcast anyway! Don't worry about it just have a good time! OK thanks for listening, ciao.

BETTER DAYS AHEAD! (Gil-Scott Heron)

Previous Episode

EP.14) ---> It's a heat wave! <--- ---> Transcript below <--- Hey everybody and welcome back to another episode of Unexpected English! I was not expecting to do this episode, but I was inspired by the heat. That is, I know all my listeners... all my listeners, haha! All three of you! All my listeners in Italy and other places are suffering with the hot weather. So I thought hot...hot... hmm... maybe will do a podcast! And there it is that's what we're doing. So I thought I'd teach you a few expressions -- or remind you of a few expressions if you already knew them, all relating to hot and the heat. So let's go! When it's hot- and I know it is, I'm sorry, but I know they're setting records with the heat, huh, it's terrible. Anyway when it's that hot, you can say it's hot as hell alright it's hot as hell or it's like an oven alright really hot like an oven. Or it's a scorcher! It's a scorcher. Another way to say it's hot. And then if you want to add in the humidity -- which makes it even worse-- then you could say it's sweltering! It's sweltering or it's stifling! It's stifling! OK, so you got all those expressions for the heat –– hot as hell, it's like an oven, it's a scorcher, It's sweltering, it's stifling, ... all of those when you're suffering in a heat wave. It's a heat wave! And it reminds me of Martha and the Vandellas song (tries to sing) I'm sorry, forget that! Yeah, Google that, go to YouTube and look for Martha and the Vandellas Heatwave. If you don't know tha song, it's great. All right let's see... so I know you're looking for a way to beat the heat right? When you're looking for a way to “beat the heat” you're trying to escape the heat. So I don't know how you're beating the heat -- if you have a fan, if you have an air conditioner, but I hope you're managing to beat the heat somehow. And let me see -- maybe my time is up! Because we like to keep it short and sweet, so I'll just say bye and thanks for listening! Ciao ciao! BONUS ENDING contains: Get hot under the collar - to get angry Full of hot air - [trump] Hot and bothered - agitated, irritated, aroused Hot to trot - excited, eager to engage in an activity You're not finished! Now it's time to subscribe to Unexpected English! [ Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Good Podcasts | Stitcher | Podbean | Breaker etc etc] Follow UnexpectedEnglish on Instagram and Facebook too. It can't hurt!

Next Episode

(EP 16) Students were filming in my street, so I made a quick podcast for you. No need to thank me: please just share the podcast with friends: Unexpected English! ** ROUGH TRANSCRIPT ** Hey everybody and welcome back to another episode of Unexpected English. Uhhh, should I say it? Yes! Your favorite English podcast! OK, I said it. I know it's not true, but I said it anyway. I must be like Trump, you know, I just say things they aren't true, but I say it anyway right? People believe it, so what the heck, maybe that works! Anyway, in the last episode I said "No more episodes until I get 40 listens!" And again, like Trump, I was lying! Because I didn't get 40 epis..listens, but, but here is another episode. So why is that? Well, because I know you're waiting for more episodes! And because the other day there were some boys out in the street that I went to interview quickly, and so here you go! You've got two minutes of my interview with some students in the street. I hope you enjoy it and we'll catch you at the end of the podcast... So here I am on my street and I look out and I see some kids. Can I say kids? — Yeah. So I see some guys, I see some guys with a camera mounted on the hood of their car (that's the front of the car)... So what's that about? — So, we're filming a short film for my class right now for my school... they don't go to my school but... Wait wait wait a minute, what are you talking about? They? Oh, you mean those other guys? Because remember, this is not video, so nobody knows what you're talking about unless you... — Oh yeah, huh. There are three people with me right now, I don't know whether to say their names and Adam... — Hey, I don't care, we don't want to say names. We'll protect the guilty by not saying their names, how's that? —OK, that sounds good — And, and the dog too! Why don't one of you guys go up and run around with the dog and distract her, go, go right ahead, distract her just take herand there you go, get rid of my crazy dog — OK so, you're making up film about... — it's kind of like... it's kind a hard to describe, it's like a bad experience and stuff — Ok we don't want any bad experiences so we don't want to hear about that! How long will the film be? — like uh 10 minutes — And how long will it take you to create this 10 minute film? — Well, it's due on Thursday so probably another four days or something— OK, so they've got a mount of the hood of the car for the camera for their film that is due in four days. — Yeah yeah— OK well good luck with the project, what, does the film have a name? — It's called Medium. It's... I called it Medium because, it just, I dunno it's kind of hard to explain. —OK. another thing that is hard to explain. Everything is hard to explain! What are we gonna do, OK? This, in fact, this podcast is going to be very hard to explain! So I won't even try! We'll just say goodbye and thanks for listening! — Thank you. LINK: https://linktr.ee/UnexpectedEnglish

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