Episode
We Forgot to Press Record… Then Got Hired to Film in Switzerland
- Podcast
- Mandarin Monkey Podcast
- Published
- Mar 8, 2026
- Duration seconds
- 2170
- Processing state
not_requested- Canonical source
- https://shows.acast.com/mandarin-monkey-podcast/episodes/we-forgot-to-press-record-then-got-hired-to-film-in-switzerl
Actions
POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/mandarin-monkey-podcast-476044/episodes/we-forgot-to-press-record-then-got-hired-to-film-in-switzerland/transcription-requests
Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode.GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/mandarin-monkey-podcast-476044/we-forgot-to-press-record-then-got-hired-to-film-in-switzerland.md
Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource.
Summary
We just recorded 40 minutes of podcast… and realised we never pressed record. So here we are doing it again. In this episode we talk about: • Our first corporate filming job in London • Why we're suddenly flying to Zurich next week • The launch of our new gaming channel Monkey Plays • Whether language exchange apps actually work • Why Pleco is amazing (but not perfect) • Why people in Taiwan don’t really say 你好吗 • And how to actually use podcasts to improve your Mandarin Plus we answer your emails about: Using Mandarin podcasts for learning Cantonese vs Mandarin situations Language exchange apps like Tandem Study methods and common mistakes learners make If you want to send us a question for a future mailbag episode, email us! [email protected] Monkey Plays Our new gaming channel where you can learn Mandarin while watching games : Raft Overcooked 2 Peak (and more coming) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxuNENWdUdcvRMuMiADUFmQ Full playthroughs and interactive vocab games are available on Patreon. patreon.com/monkeyplaysgames Mandarin Monkey Links Podcast: https://mandarinmonkey.com Lessons: https://mandarinmonkey.com/lessons Patreon: https://patreon.com/mandarinmonkey Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.