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« Reply #481 on: May 24, 2012, 08:05:19 AM » |
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Panjabi MC - The Album.Technically Bhangra and not Bollywood, but either way it rocks. I love Indian drumming, and this album is a feast...with a little hip-hop thrown in sometimes for good measure.  |
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we're building the corrupt, incompetent, baijiu-swilling buttheads of tomorrow!" (Raoul F. Duke)
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« Reply #483 on: June 11, 2012, 02:23:07 PM » |
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I don't speak to native English speakers in my daily life very often. My girlfriend doesn't speak English nor do most of my friends where I live. While I speak English everyday as an English teacher of course, I often worry that I will pick up bad habits and start using Chinglish here and there. One of the things I do to combat this is I listen to audiobooks and especially podcasts. I commute for various part time gigs and I use that time to listen to sports talk, tech news and whatever else I find interesting. One podcast that has recently come to my attention is The China History Podcast by Laszlo Montgomery. He covers some important episodes in Chinese history and speaks in a calm way while describing some really turbulent times. The weekly podcasts are usually about 30 minutes long and are a good way to start learning about Chinese history. Sinica podcast is another excellent English language podcast about China but it looks at contemporary China. The latest episode Morally Adrift? from June 12, 2012 is a must listen, especially for expats living in China. I download them right to my phone but you can use iTunes or get them from the sites themselves. |
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« Reply #484 on: June 12, 2012, 02:38:16 AM » |
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I too listen to "The China History Broadcast"...it's very, very good... I primarily use my iPod for exercise and, for some reason, Southern Rock is good for that. I have a nice selection of Canned Heat, The Kentucky Headhunters, Confederate Railroad, ZZ Top and, naturally, Lynyrd Skynyrd. Spiced up with some Robert Palmer, Ramones, "My Sharona" and other stuff....very good for passing an hour on a treadmill  |
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"Anyone who lives within their means suffers from a lack of imagination." Oscar Wilde.
"It's all oojah cum spiffy". Bertie Wooster.
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« Reply #485 on: June 14, 2012, 08:10:56 AM » |
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Greetings Stil - thankee for the link to Chinese History Podcasts - terrific!
That's what I will be listening to as soon as ... as for this afternoon during intermittent bouts of tidying the rather untidy lodgings - the Tragically Hip and lots of it. A beer, a broom and the Hip make cleaning fun.
Clean ALLLLLLLLLL the things!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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"Anyone who lives within their means suffers from a lack of imagination." Oscar Wilde.
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"The stars are God's daisy chain" Madeleine Bassett.
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« Reply #488 on: August 05, 2012, 05:59:25 AM » |
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Mike Duncan's "The History of Rome" Podcast.
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"Anyone who lives within their means suffers from a lack of imagination." Oscar Wilde.
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« Reply #489 on: August 05, 2012, 03:31:12 PM » |
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An opera singer moved in across from my building. She practices every night from 6 to 9. Italian operas. Fills the whole apartment complex.
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« Reply #490 on: August 06, 2012, 01:56:56 AM » |
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Podrunner, Freeway to 10K, Week 1  [url]http://www.djsteveboy.com/fw210k.html/url] BTW ~ Thanks for the awesome links, Still.  Bookmarked. |
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"Happiness has to do with accepting the present moment for what it is, accepting your current life's situation and making the best out of it." - Andrew B.
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"Happiness has to do with accepting the present moment for what it is, accepting your current life's situation and making the best out of it." - Andrew B.
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« Reply #492 on: September 05, 2012, 03:29:01 AM » |
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« Reply #493 on: September 10, 2012, 04:36:36 PM » |
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I am groovesharking on the DUBLINERS and Harbin sudz ...it's a rocky, rocky road t'Dublin. |
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« Reply #494 on: September 11, 2012, 01:52:40 PM » |
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@ Stil + Maifeilan love Cat Power - Sun must be a new album. will get. rocky rowad te dubalin is one of the best Irish trad songs ever recorded |
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