{"podcast":{"title":"Culips Everyday English Podcast","slug":"culips-everyday-english-podcast-407440","podcast_index_feed_id":407440,"rss_url":"https://esl.culips.com/feed/podcast/","website_url":"https://esl.culips.com","image_url":"https://esl.culips.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/culipsart2-1-1-1.jpg","author":"Culips English Podcast","episode_count":250,"summary":"Culips English Podcast: Practical English Learning Made Fun Learn and Explore: Join Culips for an exciting English learning journey. Our podcast focuses on teaching English idioms, slang, and phrasal verbs through fun and engaging conversations. Each episode helps you master English for real-life situations. Unique Learning Experience: Culips stands out by blending language skills with cultural insights. Our diverse hosts make learning relatable, covering a variety of everyday topics. You’ll pick up practical language skills and gain cultural understanding, enhancing your English fluency in an enjoyable way. Your Path to Fluency: As your ideal learning partner, Culips provides easy-to-understand lessons on daily English usage. Learn from native speakers and immerse in different cultures, making your English learning journey rewarding and effective.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-29T02:19:15.743487+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/culips-everyday-english-podcast-407440"},"episode":{"title":"Simplified Speech #241 – Keeping secrets","slug":"simplified-speech-241-keeping-secrets","published_at":"2026-02-19T19:24:52+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/culips-everyday-english-podcast-407440/simplified-speech-241-keeping-secrets","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/culips-everyday-english-podcast-407440","url":"https://esl.culips.com/2026/02/simplified-speech-241-keeping-secrets/","audio_url":"https://media.blubrry.com/culips/content.blubrry.com/culips/SS241_Regular.mp3","summary":"Can you keep a secret? In this episode, Andrew and Kassy talk about the difference between being an “open book” and a “closed book.” They discuss their own habits for keeping things private, share funny stories about childhood crushes, and debate whether it is harder to keep good news or bad news a secret. The Best Way to Learn with This Episode: Culips members get an interactive transcript, helpful study guide, and ad-free audio for this episode. Take your English to the next level by becoming a Culips member. Become a Culips member now: Click here . Members can access the ad-free version: Click here. Join our Discord community to connect with other learners and get more English practice. Click here to join. Fun Fact Andrew mentions being “in a pickle.” This is a funny way of saying you are in a difficult situation. While we usually think of pickles as a tasty snack, the phrase comes from the idea of being all mixed up or “stewed,” just like vegetables in a jar of vinegar! Expression list To pry [something] out of [someone] To get dragged into To mind [one’s] own business A layoff Resentful To pave the way","meta_description":"Can you keep a secret? In this episode, Andrew and Kassy talk about the difference between being an “open book” and a “closed book.̶…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1459,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/culips-everyday-english-podcast-407440/episodes/simplified-speech-241-keeping-secrets/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/culips-everyday-english-podcast-407440/simplified-speech-241-keeping-secrets.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}