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This is just a quick announcement for anyone doing the story telling challenge!    

Yay Yay Happy birthday! Today is the one year anniversary of Uncensored English and we're doing the story telling challenge all over again. Listen up, we'll be giving you a chance to win some free English sessions while you improve your English and *gasp* have fun at the same time!  *** Transcript Available MONDAY by signing up to the Uncensored English Newsletter***

Keiran: Hey everyone, how's it going? Welcome to the uncensored English podcast for Wednesday March the 1st, and today I am happy to have Max back on the podcast. How's it going Max? Max: Very good. How are you Keiran? Keiran: Oh shit! Max's got his guitar going. So, how are the lessons going man? Max: I had one lesson. It was pretty good. I learned 6 notes on the C scale. Keiran: Alright. Max: It's not a lot. Keiran: Well what happened? How come you only did one lesson? The last time we had a podcast, it was two weeks ago. Max: Yeah, I was supposed to have a couple more but I was peeling a potato, and a sweet potato. It turns out, it's not that sweet, peeled my finger. I had to get a lot of stitches cause I peeled off a piece of my finger. Keiran: Ouch, yeah! Max: Yeah! Don't do that. Be careful everyone. Keiran: Okay. That might stop you from playing the guitar a bit, I guess. Max: Well, I can do with three fingers. That's what you are hearing now. So, (01:02) Keiran: Oh well, cool. Well, keep going ma

Last time we talked with David he had just gotten home from travelling. Today on the podcast, he's still travelling. Does that guy ever work? We talk about conquering doubt in a language and travelling with little planning.    *** Transcript***    Keiran: Hey everyone, How's it going? Today we have a more regular guest back from the podcast. How's it going, David? David: Hey, Keiran. It is going really really well. It's a bit chilly here, which means, I am not in Australia anymore. Keiran: So, where are you at? But yeah things are going fine. David: I'm currently in the heart of Europe. I mean, Slovakia, right on the north border. Keiran: Okay. David: So, basically, I used to work in Slovakia. I worked here for 3 years. So, this is a little visit, just to say, hi to everyone, and hi to my old teachers and old students. Keiran: Alright, cool. David, last time we did the podcast, you were talking about travelling and experiences in Southeast Asia David: Yes! Keiran: Which was not too long ag

Wow! We've been doing this 1 year already! We're celebrating the 1 year anniversary of UE by giving away 4 hours of free sessions for participating in the story telling challenge and review the podcast on Itunes. Also on this podcast we talk about Anki, Skiing, crazy parents and the challenges of parenting. Promo is on the Uncensored English Facebook page.     

Alex and I finish our conversation in this podcast. We discuss in depth parenting, drugs and other questionable topics. Transcript is coming shortly...   *** Transcript *** Keiran: Hey everyone. How's it going? It is Wednesday. Welcome back to the Uncensored English Podcast. And were gonna continue the podcast from Monday, we got Alex back on.  How is it going Alex? Alex: Not bad. Not bad, man. Keiran: It's been a long time since we spoke few days now. Alex: Yeah. Winter keeps charging along, so I need to have this to… Keiran: So, last time we were talking about our kids. And you ended up on a story about your daughter which gave you a few great hairs man. Let's talk about, what are the parts of parenting that you enjoy? At the end of the day, when you are tired and you have no energy left, what brings a smile to your face? Alex: There's one thing kind of sentiment, I have to say, since me and my ex-wife broke up, we started explaining to the kids 50-50. It's made me better dad, because you get a br

Today on the podcast we have a new guest come on and talk about working in Club Med, the circus, and being a single dad. Transcript to come shortly.  ***Transcript ***    Keiran: "Alright, Hey everyone! How's it going? Welcome to the Podcast for Monday and today we got a new guest on the Podcast, this is the guy I've known from the Montreal comedy scene his name is Alex. What's up Alex? How's it going man? Alex: "Hey, what's up Keiran? Ahh, I'm doing alright man thanks for having me on. This is really neat, my first Podcast check that off the bucket list, alright. Keiran: "Yeah, alright, nice thank for ahh coming on. So, alex, why don't you ahh just take a second and tell the people out here ahh a little bit about of yourself so that they can get to know you. Alex: "Oh! Okay. Well listen I can give a I can give the quick synopsis ahh I ahh I finished high school at the I'd went to Cegep, and Cegep was just a momentous waste of my time it took me as long to graduate from Cegep is a di

Speaking a language you're not confident can often be embarrassing, but at least it's not as embarrassing as this... also we talk about mimicking to develop your fluency and the UE Cafe. 

Today on the podcast Keiran and Max take a look at themselves and their lives. They discuss how they think their past selves from 10 years ago would react when they find out where Keiran and Max are today.  Sign up for the UECafe on Sex and Advertising here. meetup.com/uncensoredenglishcafe   ***Transcript***   Gabe: I'm Gabriel.   Keiran: Hey max, how's it going man? It's good to have you back on the podcast.   Max: Hey, thanks for having me Keiran, I'm doing good. How are you doing?   Keiran: I'm doing pretty good, pretty good. It was Wednesday, so I didn't teach today. I actually did a podcast with Gabriel earlier in the day.   Max: Oh yeah? What did you guys talk about?   Keiran: I mean, it wasn't one of the most intellectual podcasts. I think we talked a lot about alcohol and Gabriel kept bringing up his dick, but that's a ...   Max: Wow, wow.   Keiran: It's a fun mix, you know. I think people want to hear lots of different speaking styles, and that is so

Today on the podcast Gabriel is back on and we shoot the shit about alcohol, TV and a bunch of nonsense. Full transcripts is available on uncensoredenglish.ca. Sunday and Monday's UEcafe can be signed up for here, meetup.com/uncensoredenglishcafe .   *** Transcript*** Keiran: All right, hey everyone, how's it going? Today we have Gabriel back on the podcast. How's it going, Gabriel?   Gabe: Pretty good, man. I'm okay, you know, hanging in there.   Keiran: Nothing too good, but nothing too bad?   Gabe: I've been watching Stranger Things on Netflix. I know I'm a bit late to that, and boy does it suck.   Keiran: I've heard good things from several people, a few students. You don't enjoy it? Why, what's the problem with it?   Gabe: It stinks, I'm sorry, I don't know, just garbage. It's not good. I don't know what's wrong with it, I just look at it and I'm like, "This is bad. This is shit." I'm sorry nerds, but this is fucking, you are wrong.   Keiran: Describe the premise of the

A lot of people want to grow their vocabulary, today we discuss some science behind memory retention, as well as crazy ass retirement requirements of Poland. 

Yay I did it! Out of my podcast guest slump. Today on the podcast Edward is back and he helps me discuss an idiom you can use to tease, mock or talk about stupidity or stupid people.    *** Transcript ***   Keiran: Hey Edward, how's it going?   Edward: Hey Keiran, how are you doing? I'm doing all right over here.   Keiran: Yeah, I'm doing pretty good as well. Haven't spoken to you in quite a while actually.   Edward: Must be three years now.   Keiran: Yeah, yeah. About three years. I just ... not sure how we got all these podcasts done in the mean time but (laughs)   Edward: Maybe three weeks. Three weeks sounds better.   Keiran: So, what's new on your end?   Edward: Ahhh, not too, too much. My wife and I are actually moving this week. So, that keeps us busy and lots of teaching, lots of editing work. Actually, lots to keep me busy.   Keiran: OK, well I guess if things are going well, you're busy, right?   Edward: Ahhh, yes.   Keiran: So, I had

After a long stretch of being stuck in a rut, I decided to do a podcast about being stuck in a rut. Cause every now and then we all find ourselves in this position. *** Transcript*** Hey everyone, how is it going? Welcome to the podcast for Monday, February the 6th. Hope you had a great weekend. Hope you had an absolutely fantastic end of the week. What did you do? Did you spend it with your friend? Did you spend it with your brothers? Did you spend it with your lovers, husband, your wife, your kids? I don't know. Maybe you had a hot date. Maybe you didn't. Maybe you sat alone at home all by yourself.     I had a pretty mediocre weekend if I'm going to be completely honest with you. Before I get on to that, today on the podcast we're going to talk about two idioms or expressions being in a rut, stuck in a rut, or being in a slump. Before we do get on that, I'm going to tell you a little bit about my weekend, because it is relevant to this podcast, I guess.     I'm completely exhausted toni

What's motivating you to learn English? Today we talk about motivators, as well as why you should never let your baby be born in Mongolia. 

Wooowee! This one was last minute! Today we talk about an idiom that you can use to communicate that you're keeping your word, even against resistance. We also talk about building confidence versus trying to get ahead.    *** TraNSCRIPT***   Hey everyone, how's it going? It is Wednesday, February 1, 2017. That's right, ladies and gentleman, we have made it to the second month of 2017. That's right, the world has not ended yet. We have a few more days to go. No, seriously guys, I hope you're having a great week so far. A little announcement before I get on with the podcast. The Uncensored English Café is going to be postponed this Sunday due to technical difficulties. Did you notice them? Did you notice them on Monday's podcast that I didn't have the intro in there, I didn't have the intro music as I usually do?     I had a few problems on my side of the world. I had a few technical difficulties with the computer I usually use to record the podcast, so I did not have that. But it's bee