{"podcast":{"title":"Mandarin Monkey Podcast","slug":"mandarin-monkey-podcast-476044","podcast_index_feed_id":476044,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/671683b6c054f53907d2cb8f","website_url":"https://mandarinmonkey.com/","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/671683b6c054f53907d2cb8f/show-cover.jpg","author":"Mandarin Monkey Ltd","episode_count":527,"summary":"Chinese and English Language podcast. A mixed couple (Tom & Ula) living in Taiwan, teach Chinese through the use of Chinglish (Chinese and English) on a variety of topics. Learn Chinese, study methods, Entertainment, news, life, business, hints and tricks to learning Mandarin. Hear a native speaking naturally and at natural pace but with the English translation so you can follow the context of the conversation. Enjoy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-25T04:17:58.183079+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mandarin-monkey-podcast-476044"},"episode":{"title":"Real-Life Chinglish Conversation | Are We Getting Dumber? | Does Tragedy Shape Who You Are?","slug":"real-life-chinglish-conversation-are-we-getting-dumber-does-tragedy-shape-who-you-are","published_at":"2026-07-10T13:41:53+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mandarin-monkey-podcast-476044/real-life-chinglish-conversation-are-we-getting-dumber-does-tragedy-shape-who-you-are","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mandarin-monkey-podcast-476044","url":"https://shows.acast.com/mandarin-monkey-podcast/episodes/472-real-life-chinglish-conversation-are-we-getting-dumber-d","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/671683b6c054f53907d2cb8f/e/6a50f63cc2f78bb6895cf8d0/media.mp3","summary":"Links: Skritter - Learn to write Chinese skritter.com?ref=mandarinmonkey Use promoCode: MANDARINMONKEY for 10% off everything 🐵 Learn Mandarin with us: https://mandarinmonkey.com/ 🎮 Check out our Monkey Plays channel:    / @monkeyplaysmandarin   🗣️ Want more opportunities to speak Mandarin outside of lessons? Join learners from around the world for fun discussions, games, and real conversations in our Mandarin Hangouts. Start speaking more Mandarrin today: https://mandarinmonkey.com/hangouts/ Description: The UK is melting, every air conditioner is sold out, and all five of us ended up sleeping together in the living room. 🥵 In Episode 472 of the Mandarin Monkey Podcast, Tom and Ula talk about surviving the UK heatwave without air conditioning, buying second-hand things, dreaming about winning £10 million, and what they would build in their dream house. Then the conversation gets deeper: Are new generations becoming less intelligent because of technology and AI? Do difficult experiences make people more successful? Why do Tom and Ula both struggle to stop working and simply relax? And finally, Tom admits that his Mandarin has been pushed to the bottom of his priority list since moving back to the UK. Is it time for him to start taking Mandarin lessons again? In this episode: 🔥 Surviving a UK heatwave without air conditioning 🛋️ Why the whole family slept in the living room 🛍️ Would you buy clothes or electronics second-hand? 💰 What would we do if we won £10 million? 🏊 Our ridiculous dream house plans 📱 Is technology making us less intelligent? 💪 Does hardship make people more successful? 🧠 Why we both find it difficult to stop working 🇨🇳 Why Tom wants to start learning Mandarin seriously again The Mandarin Monkey Podcast is a real bilingua…","meta_description":"Links: Skritter - Learn to write Chinese skritter.com?ref=mandarinmonkey Use promoCode: MANDARINMONKEY for 10% off everything 🐵 Learn Mandarin with us: ht…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3557,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/mandarin-monkey-podcast-476044/episodes/real-life-chinglish-conversation-are-we-getting-dumber-does-tragedy-shape-who-you-are/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mandarin-monkey-podcast-476044/real-life-chinglish-conversation-are-we-getting-dumber-does-tragedy-shape-who-you-are.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}