{"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":"We Forgot to Press Record… Then Got Hired to Film in Switzerland","slug":"we-forgot-to-press-record-then-got-hired-to-film-in-switzerland","published_at":"2026-03-08T14:59:54+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mandarin-monkey-podcast-476044/we-forgot-to-press-record-then-got-hired-to-film-in-switzerland","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mandarin-monkey-podcast-476044","url":"https://shows.acast.com/mandarin-monkey-podcast/episodes/we-forgot-to-press-record-then-got-hired-to-film-in-switzerl","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/671683b6c054f53907d2cb8f/e/69ad8eea6ffdcd81880c9dd0/media.mp3","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! chat@mandarinmonkey.com 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.","meta_description":"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 co…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2170,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"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","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mandarin-monkey-podcast-476044/we-forgot-to-press-record-then-got-hired-to-film-in-switzerland.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}