Welcome to Culips, a free English learning podcast!
Are you looking for a fun way to learn natural English, including idioms and slang? You can stop searching because now you’re here. Culips English as a second language (ESL) podcast is for people who want to have fun while learning natural, everyday English, focusing on idioms, expressions, and slang. Every week we have a new, free audio episode available on our site and through iTunes. In all our episodes, we always speak English as it’s actually used in day-to-day life, and we give you plenty of explanations of new or interesting terms along the way.
Our English language podcast is for learners of all levels and ages. Each episode takes you out of the classroom and introduces you to common slang, natural expressions, and interesting vocabulary. Culture is also an important part of Culips, and we want you to get to know us!
Talk to you soon,
Harp and Maura (Culips hosts)
By becoming a member of Culips English Podcast, you can learn even more from each episode. Culips Members have access to extra learning materials. As a member, you’ll get a written transcript for each of our episodes, so you can follow along while listening or review the text separately. You’ll also get detailed explanations of new or interesting vocabulary, with additional examples and cultural advice. Afterwards, you can take the quiz for each episode to see how much you’ve learned. And of course, our English podcast is designed to help you with your listening comprehension too!
Latest Episode:
What goes up must come down! Things are always changing in today’s world, and that’s why we decided to make an episode about things going up and going down. Especially in the news, we often hear about increases and decreases, and they use lots of different expressions to talk about this. This time, we’re talking about numbers, such as prices, statistics, and other amounts. Listen to this episode and we’ll see if our numbers start to soar!
Previous Episodes
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Customer service |
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Like water off a duck’s back |
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Canadian myths |
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What’s your personality? |
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Let’s put it on the shelf for now |
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The corporate world |
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Let bygones be bygones |
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It’s in mint condition |
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Commuting |
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Slowpoke |
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Media, advertising, and celebrity gossip |
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Interviewing Erin |
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The Valentine’s Day special |
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Sleep on it! |
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Interviewing Pamela |
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She knows it like the back of her hand |
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Party time |
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An interview with Maura |
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An interview with Harp |
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Someday we all have to grow up |
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We all mess up sometimes |
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Time for Bed |
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You’re late! |
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You’ll never guess what I got wind of! |
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You eat like a bird |
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I’ve got you wrapped around my finger |
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A Canadian Childhood |
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What a klutz! |
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Hobbies |
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Interview with a Brit living in Canada: Helen |
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Never look a gift horse in the mouth |
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Take it easy |
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We’re cooking up a storm |
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They’re on the prowl |
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An interview with Georgina |
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We’re just shooting the breeze |
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Elections |
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Maura’s road trip: What actually happened |
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Buying a home according to Harp |
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Birds of a feather flock together |
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Who wants to eat out tonight? |
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Maura’s road trip |
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Try not to step on anyone’s toes |
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We all have to settle down someday |
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Let’s go to the movies |
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She has a bun in the oven |
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This episode’s a nail-biter |
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At the workplace |
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Board games aren’t boring! |
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English idioms: to walk on egg shells, to walk on pins and needles, to tread lightly, etc. |
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Here’s Michael Gilday, a Canadian short track speed skater! |
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Yes and no sounds—Culips English Podcast |
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To sell like hot cakes—Culips English Podcast |
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To toot your own horn—Culips English Podcast |
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The Dentist—Culips English Podcast |
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To get dolled up—Culips English Podcast |
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Fat Chance—Culips English Podcast |
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School—Culips English Podcast |
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Viral Videos—Culips English Podcast |
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Sports In Canada—Culips English Podcast |
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To go out on a limb—Culips English Podcast |
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Multiculturalism in Canada—Culips English Podcast |
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The proof is in the pudding—Culips English Podcast |
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Learning languages—Culips English Podcast |
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Teamwork—Culips English Podcast |
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Back to the drawing board—Culips English Podcast |
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To get your feet wet—Culips English Podcast |
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Fears—Culips English Podcast |
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Blah blah blah—Culips English Podcast |
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To stick out like a sore thumb—Culips English Podcast |
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A light bulb moment—Culips English Podcast |
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Looking back – 2011 —Culips English Podcast |
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Christmas – Culips English Podcast |
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Public Speaking – Culips English Podcast |
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Starting from scratch – Culips English Podcast |
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Meet Kelly – Culips English Podcast |
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Tightwad—Culips English Podcast |
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You are what you eat – Culips English Podcast |
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To bite the dust – Culips English Podcast |
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Parents – Culips English Podcast |
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Canada – Culips ESL Podcast |
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Mooch – Culips ESL Podcast |
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Working like a dog—Culips English Podcast |
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Who has to go to the bathroom?—Culips English Podcast |
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Going down in flames—Culips English Podcast |
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She has something up her sleeve!—Culips English Podcast |
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Clipped words – A special kind of abbreviation |
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Getting engaged—Culips English Podcast |
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Right on the money—Culips English Podcast |
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You can’t teach an old dog new tricks—Culips English Podcast |
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Who’s got mail?—Culips English Podcast |
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Other languages in English—Culips English Podcast |
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The story of Culips!—Culips English Podcast |
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You’re my rock.—Culips English Podcast |
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TV—Culips English Podcast |
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I have to get something off my chest.—Culips English Podcast |
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Outer space—Culips English Podcast
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Give it 100%!—Culips English Podcast
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Driving around Canada—Culips English Podcas
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Embarrassing Moments!—Culips English Podcas
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To get it off the ground—Culips English Podcast
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Pets—Culips English Podcast
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Heads up!—Culips English Podcast
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It’s written all over your face!—Culips English Podcast
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Homeowners! —Culips English Podcast
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Making small talk—Culips English Podcast
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The Easter Bunny, Santa Claus, the Tooth Fairy—Culips English Podcast |
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To bounce back – Culips English Podcast |
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Introducing Tom! – Culips English Podcast |
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I am dead tired – Culips English Podcast |
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Garden-Variety |
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Another Canadian Winter |
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Stress |
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It’s never good to steal someone’s thunder. |
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Who doesn’t love a good book? |
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Don’t cry over spilled (spilt) milk |
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It’s like trying to find a needle in a haystack! |
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Gossip |
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Are we on the same page? |
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Shopping |
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Holidays throughout the year in Canada |
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Christmas Questions from our listeners answered! |
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Dibs! |
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Tips for Canadian job interviews |
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A taste of your own medicine |
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Baby talk |
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It happened out of the blue! |
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Word Blends like fantabulous, ginormous, and frenemy |
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Snack time! |
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The art of telling stories in English |
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What’s the big deal? Don’t blow it out of proportion. |
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Air Travel |
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We hope that you are into Culips podcasts! |
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Working for a Living |
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Would you ever butter someone up? |
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An Interview with Katie |
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Dream vacations, vacation memories, and staycations |
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Is this episode over your head? |
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Urban Legends, Old Wives’ Tales, and Superstitions from North America |
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Paul’s travel stories of North America |
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Moolah! |
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An interview with Ricardo Dasilva |
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The World of Dating: Are you seeing anyone? |
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Do you usually try to look on the bright side? |
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Talking about the weather with Harp and Maura |
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Harp is a chip off the old block. |
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Expression: To have a ball |
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Expression: Over the hill |
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Expression: On the ball |
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Cross-Cultural Relationships: An interview with Melanie |
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We are going to pump you up! |
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The early bird special! |
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Slang: Let’s bounce |
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Expression: To bump into someone |
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Do you have the guts to listen to this episode? |
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Interviewing Adam Hoyt |
The Culips Membership Program
Culips’ award-winning ESL podcasts are FREE to download here at our website or through iTunes. Listen to them at home, on the bus, at the gym, or anywhere you’d like!
If you want to get even more out of our podcasts, sign up today for a Culips membership.
For a small monthly membership fee, you’ll get access to the Learning Materials written materials that support each and every episode of our podcast. [Free Learning Material Samples]
The Learning Materials for each episode include:
- a transcript of the show
- detailed explanations for many of the words and phrases used in the episode
- further information about related topics that were not covered in the show
- and a quiz to help you test your understanding of the things discussed in the podcast
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Culips – ESL Site of the Year 2009
The Culips site has been chosen as EnglishClub.com’s “ESL Site of the Year” for 2009! Everyone at Culips is honoured by this special award. We thank English Club for its recognition and thank our listeners for their support.
