
Natural English practice from everyday life.
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Culips Everyday English Podcast turns everyday conversation into structured English practice for intermediate learners. Episodes move from games and travel stories to restaurant allergies, relationship slang, AI etiquette, and study prompts.
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About Culips Everyday English Podcast
Culips Everyday English Podcast treats fluency as something built through time spent with real conversation. It is practical, but not dry. The episodes move between clear lessons, casual storytelling, and guided discussion, giving learners repeated contact with the kind of English used in restaurants, relationships, travel, online life, and small talk. Andrew is the steady center in the excerpts, often framing the lesson and explaining how the conversation can help build listening and speaking skills. Indiana appears as a co-host in lessons that feel especially conversational, from playing Never Have I Ever to discussing food allergies and AI-written personal messages. The show has a classroom purpose without sounding like a classroom script. A Real Talk episode walks through how a restaurant customer can tell a server about allergies, then slows down for phrases such as cross-contamination, allergen, dedicated utensils, and clarifying menu labels. That is useful language. Simplified Speech episodes lean more social, using games, stocks, robots, personal updates, and technology questions as material for natural listening. Chatterbox raises more advanced topics, including relationships and the sudden feeling known as “the ick.” Bonus episodes take another route. They are closer to a friendly diary, with Andrew describing spring in Seoul, kimbap on a hike, a favorite bakery, Fukuoka’s Ohori Park, snow, museums, cafes, and record collecting. These stories give learners culture, rhythm, and vocabulary in a low-pressure format. The recurring learning structure is also clear: interactive transcripts, vocabulary glossaries, study guides, quizzes, speaking classes, Discord discussion, and member-only materials are mentioned across episodes. The show suits listeners who already understand some English and want more natural input with enough explanation to stay oriented. It also gives shy speakers a bridge from listening to participation. The best moments are ordinary and specific. A soccer ball becomes a basketball on a dirt-floor court. A hot cross bun in Seoul becomes a small cultural lesson. A birthday message written by AI becomes a question about care, effort, and emotion. Culips Everyday English Podcast makes those everyday details the lesson.
Made for: Intermediate to advanced English learners who want clear native-speaker conversation, practical vocabulary, and cultural context. It especially suits learners preparing for travel, everyday situations, and more confident speaking.
What sets it apart: The show blends structured language support with relaxed personal storytelling, so grammar and vocabulary appear inside real conversations rather than isolated drills. Its transcripts, study guides, quizzes, Discord community, and speaking classes make the listening practice actionable.
In their own words
Culips English Podcast: Practical English Learning Made Fun Learn and Explore: Join Culips for an exciting English learning journey. Our podcast focuses on teaching English idioms, slang, and phrasal verbs through fun and engaging conversations. Each episode helps you master English for real-life situations. Unique Learning Experience: Culips stands out by blending language skills with cultural insights. Our diverse hosts make learning relatable, covering a variety of everyday topics. You’ll pick up practical language skills and gain cultural understanding, enhancing your English fluency in an enjoyable way. Your Path to Fluency: As your ideal learning partner, Culips provides easy-to-unders…
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Based on 6 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Culips makes sporting expressions and casual play useful entry points for understanding how English works in everyday conversation.
Culips Everyday English Podcast turns ordinary conversation into a working lesson, with Andrew and Indiana speaking naturally before slowing down to explain vocabulary, grammar, and usage.
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Episodes
- 1
Simplified Speech #231 – Hanging out with Kassy
·24m - 2
Chatterbox #344 – The Ick
·34m - 3
Bonus episode #171 – March Madness
·30m - 4
Real Talk # 66 – How to tell your server you have food allergies
·24m - 5
Simplified Speech #244 – Using AI for personal messages
·34m - 6
Bonus episode #170 – Four days in Fukuoka
·28m - 7
Catch Word #292 – Stick to your guns
·33m - 8
Simplified Speech #243 – How we learn our second languages
·44m - 9
Bonus episode #169 – Stories from Canada
·32m - 10
Simplified Speech # 242 – Separating the art from the artist
·28m - 11
Bonus episode #168 – Sick as a dog
·20m - 12
Simplified Speech #241 – Keeping secrets
·24m - 13
Simplified Speech #240 – Japanese music
·40m - 14
Catch Word #291 – English Idiom: What Does ‘Belly Up’ Mean?
·24m - 15
Bonus episode #167 – Airplane tales
·30m - 16
Simplified Speech #239 – Kassy goes coast to coast
·30m - 17
Bonus episode #166 – Home sweet home
·21m - 18
Simplified Speech #238 – Would you get a tattoo?
·25m - 19
Bonus episode #165 – Nickel and dime
·20m - 20
Catch Word #290 – Make short work of it
·24m - 21
Bonus episode #164 – Stopped by a stranger
·18m - 22
Simplified Speech #237 – Hello 2026
·39m - 23
Bonus episode #163 – High-stakes holiday
·24m - 24
Chatterbox #343 – Goodbye 2025
·51m - 25
Simplified Speech #236 – Previewing the Winter Olympics
·32m - 26
Simplified Speech #235 – Talking about chemicals
·31m - 27
Bonus episode #162 – Time for revenge
·31m - 28
Simplified Speech #234 – The Holidays 2025
·35m - 29
Culips Community Update – December 2025
·14m - 30
Chatterbox #342 – Talking about curiosity
·35m - 31
Simplified Speech #233 – Ethical dilemmas
·32m - 32
Bonus episode #161 – The mice will play
·20m - 33
Chatterbox #341 – Talking about frustration
·39m - 34
Simplified Speech #232 – Indiana’s surprise birthday trip
·30m - 35
Catch Word #289 – Apples to oranges
·24m - 36
Bonus episode #160 – My funky jacket
·31m - 37
Simplified Speech #245 – Robots and fantasy investing
·23m - 38
Chatterbox #340 – How algorithms affect us
·28m - 39
Bonus episode #159 – Full House for Chuseok
·26m - 40
Simplified Speech #230 – The golden years and how people spend them
·36m - 41
Bonus episode #158 – The rain stole my thunder
·37m - 42
Simplified Speech #229 – Things that get on our nerves
·22m - 43
Culips Community Update – October 2025
·11m - 44
Catch Word #288 – The benefit of the doubt
·25m - 45
Bonus episode #157 – Universal translator
·41m - 46
Chatterbox #339 – Street smarts
·26m - 47
Simplified Speech #228 – Overrated or Underrated? Fun English Expressions Explained
·28m - 48
Bonus episode #156 – Bad things come in threes
·30m - 49
Simplified Speech #227 – Indiana’s trip to Colorado
·21m - 50
Culips Community Update – September 2025
·9m - 51
Catch Word #287 – Off the rails
·25m - 52
Bonus episode #155 – Visiting Sapporo
·32m - 53
Chatterbox #338 – Common sense
·32m - 54
Bonus episode #154 – Back in Osaka
·25m - 55
Simplified Speech #226 – What we’re bad at
·29m - 56
Chatterbox #337 – Our sixth sense
·31m - 57
Simplified Speech #225 – Musical education
·30m - 58
Bonus episode #153 – The mushroom murder verdict
·32m - 59
Catch Word #286 – Tone it down
·27m - 60
Bonus episode #152 – The Blue House
·23m - 61
Chatterbox #336 – Talking about our sense of sight
·33m - 62
Bonus episode #151 – The blueberry burglar
·21m - 63
Simplified Speech #224 – Overrated or underrated?
·26m - 64
Culips July Challenge Announcement
·22m - 65
Simplified Speech #223 – How we’re spending summer
·29m - 66
Bonus episode #150 – Rage quitting
·27m - 67
Real Talk #065 – How to call the non-emergency line
·26m - 68
Bonus episode #149 – An eye-opening experience
·27m - 69
Simplified Speech #222 – Exploring the chugumi trend
·30m - 70
Bonus episode #148 – From A to Z
·26m - 71
Catch Word #285 – Cinephile, gearhead, history buff
·26m - 72
Culips Community Update – June 2025
·14m - 73
Bonus episode #147 – We hit the jackpot
·26m - 74
Simplified Speech #221 – Adult Friendships
·27m - 75
Catch Word #284 – A dead ringer
·25m - 76
Bonus episode #146 – A month in a week
·20m - 77
Chatterbox #335 – Let’s talk taste
·38m - 78
Bonus episode #145 – My favorite YouTubers
·21m - 79
Simplified Speech #220 – Semi-destination wedding
·34m - 80
[Classic] Bonus episode #64 – The mushroom mystery
·37m - 81
Culips Community Update – May 2025
·16m - 82
Simplified Speech #218 – How we watch movies in 2025
·39m - 83
Bonus episode #144 – A Little Bit of Everything
·20m - 84
Bonus episode #143 – The race I’ll never forget
·34m - 85
Real Talk #064 – How to ask for help in a store
·22m - 86
Bonus episode #142 – The best and worst of times in Japan
·31m - 87
Simplified Speech #217 – Veggie Tales
·28m - 88
Culips Community Update – March 2025
·18m - 89
Chatterbox #334 – Getting in touch: How we feel the world
·38m - 90
Bonus episode #141 – Living like a local
·24m - 91
Simplified Speech #216 – Connecting with your inner child
·32m - 92
Bonus episode #140 – Ready, set, relax
·19m - 93
Chatterbox #333 – The psychology of waiting
·35m - 94
Bonus episode #139 – Hawaiian sun
·29m - 95
Simplified Speech #215 – Indiana’s operation
·39m - 96
Bonus episode #138 – Epic winter hike
·36m - 97
Catch Word #283 – Off the cuff
·27m - 98
Culips Community Update – February 2025
·15m - 99
Simplified Speech #219 – Day trips, elections, and more!
·30m - 100
Culips Community Update – August 2025
Alina and Andrew discuss their contrasting summer weather experiences in Korea and Ireland in this monthly Culips community update.
·21m - 101
Simplified Speech #246 – Never have I ever
Culips Everyday English Podcast's Simplified Speech #246, "Never have I ever," turns a drinking-game style icebreaker into a present perfect lesson.
Apr 17, 2026·25m·1 clip - 102
Bonus episode #172 – Spring Stories
Hidden gemAndrew of Culips Everyday English Podcast tells two Spring Stories from Seoul: a hike on Inwangsan and a day of spring cleaning.
Apr 12, 2026·28m·2 clips - 103
Simplified Speech #245 – Robots and fantasy investing
Andrew and Cassie discuss robots and fantasy investing in an intermediate English lesson.
Apr 10, 2026·23m - 104
Chatterbox #344 – The Ick
Andrew and Anna discuss the concept of 'the ick'—a sudden feeling of repulsion triggered by a small, often trivial behavior in a romantic interest.
Apr 3, 2026·34m - 105
Bonus episode #171 – March Madness
Andrew discusses the excitement of March Madness, the NCAA basketball tournament, and shares his personal experiences with bracket predictions and favorite Cinderella stories.
Mar 30, 2026·30m - 106
Real Talk # 66 – How to tell your server you have food allergies
Hidden gemQ-Lips' Real Talk lesson centers on telling a server about food allergies, with a customer who says, "I have a severe nut allergy" before ordering.
Mar 26, 2026·24m·1 clip - 107
Simplified Speech #244 – Using AI for personal messages
Hidden gemCulips Everyday English Podcast’s "Simplified Speech #244" centers on Adrian Matai’s Guardian article, "Hey, man, I'm so sorry for your loss.
Mar 19, 2026·34m·2 clips - 108
Bonus episode #170 – Four days in Fukuoka
Hidden gemCulips Everyday English Podcast bonus episode #170 follows a four-day trip to Fukuoka, Japan, with the host and his wife using the city for food, record shopping, and a Sunday visit to Ohori Park.
Mar 16, 2026·28m·1 clip - 109
Catch Word #292 – Stick to your guns
Andrew and Indiana on Culips Everyday English Podcast teach "stick to your guns" and "double down" as idioms for refusing to change a decision under pressure.
Mar 12, 2026·33m·2 clips - 110
Simplified Speech #243 – How we learn our second languages
Hidden gemAndrew and Indiana of Culips Everyday English Podcast compare their second-language routines, including Indiana’s Japanese and beginner German study and Andrew’s long-term Korean learning.
Mar 5, 2026·44m·3 clips - 111
Bonus episode #169 – Stories from Canada
Mar 1, 2026·32m - 112
Simplified Speech # 242 – Separating the art from the artist
Feb 26, 2026·28m - 113
Bonus episode #168 – Sick as a dog
Feb 22, 2026·20m - 114
Simplified Speech #241 – Keeping secrets
Feb 19, 2026·24m - 115
Simplified Speech #240 – Japanese music
Feb 13, 2026·40m - 116
Catch Word #291 – English Idiom: What Does ‘Belly Up’ Mean?
Feb 5, 2026·24m - 117
Bonus episode #167 – Airplane tales
Feb 2, 2026·30m - 118
Simplified Speech #239 – Kassy goes coast to coast
Jan 28, 2026·30m - 119
Bonus episode #166 – Home sweet home
Jan 26, 2026·21m - 120
Simplified Speech #238 – Would you get a tattoo?
Jan 23, 2026·25m - 121
Bonus episode #165 – Nickel and dime
Jan 18, 2026·20m - 122
Catch Word #290 – Make short work of it
Jan 14, 2026·24m - 123
Bonus episode #164 – Stopped by a stranger
Jan 11, 2026·18m - 124
Simplified Speech #237 – Hello 2026
Jan 5, 2026·39m - 125
Bonus episode #163 – High-stakes holiday
Jan 1, 2026·24m - 126
Chatterbox #343 – Goodbye 2025
Dec 27, 2025·51m - 127
Simplified Speech #236 – Previewing the Winter Olympics
Andrew and Luke preview the upcoming Winter Olympics, share favorite memories, and introduce a correction challenge for listeners.
Dec 20, 2025·32m - 128
Simplified Speech #235 – Talking about chemicals
Dec 12, 2025·31m - 129
Bonus episode #162 – Time for revenge
Dec 9, 2025·31m - 130
Simplified Speech #234 – The Holidays 2025
Dec 5, 2025·35m - 131
Culips Community Update – December 2025
Dec 1, 2025·14m - 132
Chatterbox #342 – Talking about curiosity
Nov 28, 2025·35m - 133
Simplified Speech #233 – Ethical dilemmas
Nov 22, 2025·32m - 134
Bonus episode #161 – The mice will play
Nov 16, 2025·20m - 135
Chatterbox #341 – Talking about frustration
Nov 15, 2025·39m - 136
Simplified Speech #232 – Indiana’s surprise birthday trip
Nov 8, 2025·30m - 137
Catch Word #289 – Apples to oranges
Oct 31, 2025·24m - 138
Bonus episode #160 – My funky jacket
Oct 26, 2025·31m - 139
Simplified Speech #231 – Hanging out with Kassy
Andrew and Cassie catch up after Cassie's break, discussing her recent move and life changes.
Oct 23, 2025·24m - 140
Chatterbox #340 – How algorithms affect us
Oct 17, 2025·28m - 141
Bonus episode #159 – Full House for Chuseok
Oct 12, 2025·26m - 142
Simplified Speech #230 – The golden years and how people spend them
Oct 10, 2025·36m - 143
Bonus episode #158 – The rain stole my thunder
Oct 6, 2025·37m - 144
Simplified Speech #229 – Things that get on our nerves
Oct 3, 2025·22m - 145
Culips Community Update – October 2025
Sep 29, 2025·11m - 146
Catch Word #288 – The benefit of the doubt
Sep 26, 2025·25m - 147
Bonus episode #157 – Universal translator
Sep 21, 2025·41m - 148
Chatterbox #339 – Street smarts
Sep 19, 2025·26m - 149
Simplified Speech #228 – Overrated or Underrated? Fun English Expressions Explained
Andrew and Indiana explain the meanings of 'overrated' and 'underrated' and discuss how to use these expressions in English.
Sep 12, 2025·28m - 150
Bonus episode #156 – Bad things come in threes
Sep 7, 2025·30m