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Youve already heard our interview with Harp, now heres the interview with Maura! How much do you know about Maura already? Do you know which countries she visited when she travelled around Europe? Do you know in which country she taught English? Set...
If youve been listening to Culips for a little while, youve already started to get to know the Culips hosts, Harp and Maura. And youll also know that in our Chatterbox episodes, sometimes we interview people. So heres an interview with Harp, where sh...
We all have to grow up someday! In this episode, we talk about becoming and adult and the different generations of adults in North America, and we discuss some of the slang terms that describe various types of adults. We talk about it all, up to havi...
Everyone makes mistakes sometimes, and this episode is all about expressions to talk about them. Some mistakes are small and minor, and others are really big. And sometimes we make embarrassing mistakes in front of other peoplethe worst kind or mista...
Every day we all go to sleep. Some people fall asleep as soon as they hit the bed and it takes others hours to get to sleep. In this episode, were talking all about sleeping habits and just how important sleep is! Throughout the episode, we discuss l...
The idea for this episode came from a Culips listener, Igor, who thought this might be an interesting topic. He was late to meet his friend, and his friend said, Im getting old here! So heres your episode, Igor. In it, Maura and Harp talk about the i...
People love stories, especially stories with secret information in them. In this episode, we talk about expressions that people use when they telling a story, whether its true or possibly not. These stories might be told by a person who heard it dire...
Eating is something people do every day, so there are tons of expressions about it. In this episode, we talk about the amount that people eat. Sometimes we have big appetites and other times we dont want to eat much. Sometimes our eyes are bigger tha...
Some people are able to control others. This could happen because one person really likes another person, because they want to make a good impression, or because they have been manipulated by the other person. When one person is under another persons...
We were all kids once! But depending on where you live in the world, this can be quite a different experience. In this episode, Harp and Maura talk about the stuff that Canadian kids have to do, like chores, and the stuff that kids mostly want do, li...
With the Internet and social media, people are on computers and cell phones more than ever! This means that there are all kinds of new terms that have been created to describe all the new trends and innovations online, one of which you already know:...
Heres an episode idea we got from Daniel on Facebook. Thanks again for the suggestion! In this episode, Harp and Maura talk about elementary and high school in Canada, including sharing their own experiences. They also tell you about different names...
You cant always get what you want, but you should appreciate what is given to you. This episode is about accepting what people give you and not being critical, even if it is not exactly what you wanted. We have some very old expressions in English to...
This past July, Culips podcast host Maura took a road trip west through the United States, into the Rocky Mountains, and then east back across Canada. Before she left, she shared her plans in the Culips episode Mauras Road Trip, and now shes back wit...
Do you know anyone else just like you? Sometimes we see two people who act or look or even think alike. It happens often enough that weve even got some expressions in English for it! The next time you see two people who look a lot alike, you can tell...
