Mandarin Monkey Podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

Looking for a fun and relaxed way to improve your Mandarin? Join Tom and Ula for this bilingual podcast where they mix Mandarin and English to talk about everyday life, gaming, and parenting. This week, they explore how Stardew Valley makes them so relaxed they nearly fall asleep, while Enshrouded keeps their focus sharp. They also chat about the challenges of raising kids in a tech-savvy world and their youngest son’s bedtime struggles. Stay tuned for a festive discussion about Christmas—just in time for the holidays. Perfect for learners who want to hear real conversations in both Mandarin and English!

Tom and Ula discuss the peaceful gameplay of Stardew Valley and the concentration needed for Enshrouded while sharing their experiences as parents, including trying to get their youngest son to sleep better. They also dive into a thought-provoking conversation about raising children in a tech-based household. The episode wraps up with a sprinkle of Christmas cheer, all delivered in their unique mix of Mandarin and English—perfect for learners looking to improve their language skills naturally.

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In this episode of Mandarin Monkey, we dive into the exciting changes happening at Mandarin Monkey! We discuss our plans to rebrand the website and update our podcast thumbnails to better connect with our audience. We also chat about new merchandise ideas and fitting acoustic panels in our new studio for an even better recording experience. Travel dreams take center stage as we weigh the magic of Disneyland Paris against the thrills of Europa Park, while tackling the fear of turbulence when flying. To top it all off, we’re setting up a winter wonderland at home with Christmas lights, a snow machine, and even a fog machine—and we might just be adding a new furry family member! As always, Ula speaks Mandarin, and Tom provides English context, giving listeners the perfect mix of language learning and fun.

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In this episode, we share some disappointing news: our new house plans have been delayed, impacting our goals and vision for the future. But setbacks can lead to growth! We reflect on our achievements this year and discuss new goals to aim for next year. Join us for an honest conversation on turning challenges into motivation, while learning Chinese along the way. Ideal for those interested in Chinese listening practice and boosting Mandarin conversation skills. Perfect for both beginners and advanced learners wanting more real-life Mandarin content. Tune in now! Get bonus content on Patreon

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Is your resting face who you really are or is it just your resting face? Could we reflect on how we handle situations like road rage and arguments? Probably. Can you understand what this conversation is about if one of the hosts speaks only in Mandarin Chinese and the other in English? Maybe yes. Lets find out.Get The Podcast Appmandarinmonkey.com/mandarin-monkey-podcast-app/Mandaboo iOStinyurl.com/iosMandabooAndroidtinyurl.com/AndroidMandaboo@MandabooGameWebsitewww.mandarinmonkey.comBusiness Coursewww.mandarinmonkey.com/product/inten…iness-course/Intensive Coursemandarinmonkey.com/intensive-course/Awesome Blogmandarinmonkey.com/blog/HIGH FIVE FRIDAYS MAILING LISTmandarinmonkey.com/high-5-fridays/Get Amazing Mandarin toolswww.patreon.com/mandarinmonkeySkritter - Learn to write Chineseskritter.com?ref=mandarinmonkeyUse promoCode: MANDARINMONKEYfor 10% off everythingDiscorddiscord.gg/KHjF7NNq8dThe Mandarin Monkey Podcast is a Mandarin Chinese and English Edutainment podcast designed to entertain and educate. Tom (Native English speaker) and Ula (Native Mandarin Chinese speaker from Taiwan) discuss various topics from life to science, from movies to relationships. Also raising three multiracial children they discuss the challenges of raising bilingual children and with learning Mandarin, English and Taiwanese at home. The Mandarin Monkey podcast is a Chinglish (Chinese and English) podcast which also has a Mandarin story and vocabulary review session in every episode. Also, they have guests on the show from different backgrounds, linguists, authors, creators all the way to doctors. Hope you enjoy.#mandarinmonkey #chinglish #Mandarinpodcast #Edutainment Get bonus content on Patreon

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What if you disappeared and then re-appeared in your own life but after making different choices. Would you stay? would you want to go back? Are you curious about how your life would turn out? How would you explain it to your 'what if' spouse? Let's talk about it.Get The Podcast Appmandarinmonkey.com/mandarin-monkey-podcast-app/Mandaboo iOStinyurl.com/iosMandabooAndroidtinyurl.com/AndroidMandaboo@MandabooGameWebsitewww.mandarinmonkey.comBusiness Coursewww.mandarinmonkey.com/product/inten…iness-course/Intensive Coursemandarinmonkey.com/intensive-course/Awesome Blogmandarinmonkey.com/blog/HIGH FIVE FRIDAYS MAILING LISTmandarinmonkey.com/high-5-fridays/Get Amazing Mandarin toolswww.patreon.com/mandarinmonkeySkritter - Learn to write Chineseskritter.com?ref=mandarinmonkeyUse promoCode: MANDARINMONKEYfor 10% off everythingDiscorddiscord.gg/KHjF7NNq8dThe Mandarin Monkey Podcast is a Mandarin Chinese and English Edutainment podcast designed to entertain and educate. Tom (Native English speaker) and Ula (Native Mandarin Chinese speaker from Taiwan) discuss various topics from life to science, from movies to relationships. Also raising three multiracial children they discuss the challenges of raising bilingual children and with learning Mandarin, English and Taiwanese at home. The Mandarin Monkey podcast is a Chinglish (Chinese and English) podcast which also has a Mandarin story and vocabulary review session in every episode. Also, they have guests on the show from different backgrounds, linguists, authors, creators all the way to doctors. Hope you enjoy.#mandarinmonkey #chinglish #Mandarinpodcast #Edutainment Get bonus content on Patreon

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Enjoying the passing of time. Tom and Ula catch up and Ula coughs a lot. All in all a good chat in both Chinese and English. Enjoy. 🙂Get The Podcast Appmandarinmonkey.com/mandarin-monkey-podcast-app/Mandaboo iOStinyurl.com/iosMandabooAndroidtinyurl.com/AndroidMandaboo@MandabooGameWebsitewww.mandarinmonkey.comBusiness Coursewww.mandarinmonkey.com/product/inten…iness-course/Intensive Coursemandarinmonkey.com/intensive-course/Awesome Blogmandarinmonkey.com/blog/HIGH FIVE FRIDAYS MAILING LISTmandarinmonkey.com/high-5-fridays/Get Amazing Mandarin toolswww.patreon.com/mandarinmonkeySkritter - Learn to write Chineseskritter.com?ref=mandarinmonkeyUse promoCode: MANDARINMONKEYfor 10% off everythingDiscorddiscord.gg/KHjF7NNq8dThe Mandarin Monkey Podcast is a Mandarin Chinese and English Edutainment podcast designed to entertain and educate. Tom (Native English speaker) and Ula (Native Mandarin Chinese speaker from Taiwan) discuss various topics from life to science, from movies to relationships. Also raising three multiracial children they discuss the challenges of raising bilingual children and with learning Mandarin, English and Taiwanese at home. The Mandarin Monkey podcast is a Chinglish (Chinese and English) podcast which also has a Mandarin story and vocabulary review session in every episode. Also, they have guests on the show from different backgrounds, linguists, authors, creators all the way to doctors. Hope you enjoy.#mandarinmonkey #chinglish #Mandarinpodcast #Edutainment Get bonus content on Patreon

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What's your reaction to a heatwave? Do you celebrate? go and grab your flip flops, your bathing suit and a bottle of Pimms? or do you retreat inside, close the curtains and wait for it to go away while complaining about the freak occurance? Eitherway we love you. 🥰Get The Podcast Appmandarinmonkey.com/mandarin-monkey-podcast-app/Mandaboo iOStinyurl.com/iosMandabooAndroidtinyurl.com/AndroidMandaboo@MandabooGameWebsitewww.mandarinmonkey.comBusiness Coursewww.mandarinmonkey.com/product/inten…iness-course/Intensive Coursemandarinmonkey.com/intensive-course/Awesome Blogmandarinmonkey.com/blog/HIGH FIVE FRIDAYS MAILING LISTmandarinmonkey.com/high-5-fridays/Get Amazing Mandarin toolswww.patreon.com/mandarinmonkeySkritter - Learn to write Chineseskritter.com?ref=mandarinmonkeyUse promoCode: MANDARINMONKEYfor 10% off everythingDiscorddiscord.gg/KHjF7NNq8dThe Mandarin Monkey Podcast is a Mandarin Chinese and English Edutainment podcast designed to entertain and educate. Tom (Native English speaker) and Ula (Native Mandarin Chinese speaker from Taiwan) discuss various topics from life to science, from movies to relationships. Also raising three multiracial children they discuss the challenges of raising bilingual children and with learning Mandarin, English and Taiwanese at home. The Mandarin Monkey podcast is a Chinglish (Chinese and English) podcast which also has a Mandarin story and vocabulary review session in every episode. Also, they have guests on the show from different backgrounds, linguists, authors, creators all the way to doctors. Hope you enjoy.#mandarinmonkey #chinglish #Mandarinpodcast #Edutainment Get bonus content on Patreon

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I speak to Matt Vs Japan, an American YouTuber who has managed to get his Japanese to such a good level Japanese people think he's Japanese when speaking to him online or over the phone. But how did he do it? https://www.youtube.com/c/MATTvsJapan Get bonus content on Patreon

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What is your spirit Animal?Get The Podcast Appmandarinmonkey.com/mandarin-monkey-podcast-app/Mandaboo iOStinyurl.com/iosMandabooAndroidtinyurl.com/AndroidMandaboo@MandabooGameWebsitewww.mandarinmonkey.comBusiness Coursewww.mandarinmonkey.com/product/inten…iness-course/Intensive Coursemandarinmonkey.com/intensive-course/Awesome Blogmandarinmonkey.com/blog/HIGH FIVE FRIDAYS MAILING LISTmandarinmonkey.com/high-5-fridays/Get Amazing Mandarin toolswww.patreon.com/mandarinmonkeySkritter - Learn to write Chineseskritter.com?ref=mandarinmonkeyUse promoCode: MANDARINMONKEYfor 10% off everythingDiscorddiscord.gg/KHjF7NNq8dThe Mandarin Monkey Podcast is a Mandarin Chinese and English Edutainment podcast designed to entertain and educate. Tom (Native English speaker) and Ula (Native Mandarin Chinese speaker from Taiwan) discuss various topics from life to science, from movies to relationships. Also raising three multiracial children they discuss the challenges of raising bilingual children and with learning Mandarin, English and Taiwanese at home. The Mandarin Monkey podcast is a Chinglish (Chinese and English) podcast which also has a Mandarin story and vocabulary review session in every episode. Also, they have guests on the show from different backgrounds, linguists, authors, creators all the way to doctors. Hope you enjoy.#mandarinmonkey #chinglish #Mandarinpodcast #Edutainment Get bonus content on Patreon

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When a Mandarin speaker or an English speaker says something what do they really mean? If they invite you home for a drink, do they actually want you to come round? Or are they just being polite? Let's find out.Get The Podcast Appmandarinmonkey.com/mandarin-monkey-podcast-app/Mandaboo iOStinyurl.com/iosMandabooAndroidtinyurl.com/AndroidMandaboo@MandabooGameWebsitewww.mandarinmonkey.comBusiness Coursewww.mandarinmonkey.com/product/inten…iness-course/Intensive Coursemandarinmonkey.com/intensive-course/Awesome Blogmandarinmonkey.com/blog/HIGH FIVE FRIDAYS MAILING LISTmandarinmonkey.com/high-5-fridays/Get Amazing Mandarin toolswww.patreon.com/mandarinmonkeySkritter - Learn to write Chineseskritter.com?ref=mandarinmonkeyUse promoCode: MANDARINMONKEYfor 10% off everythingDiscorddiscord.gg/KHjF7NNq8dThe Mandarin Monkey Podcast is a Mandarin Chinese and English Edutainment podcast designed to entertain and educate. Tom (Native English speaker) and Ula (Native Mandarin Chinese speaker from Taiwan) discuss various topics from life to science, from movies to relationships. Also raising three multiracial children they discuss the challenges of raising bilingual children and with learning Mandarin, English and Taiwanese at home. The Mandarin Monkey podcast is a Chinglish (Chinese and English) podcast which also has a Mandarin story and vocabulary review session in every episode. Also, they have guests on the show from different backgrounds, linguists, authors, creators all the way to doctors. Hope you enjoy.#mandarinmonkey #chinglish #Mandarinpodcast #Edutainment Get bonus content on Patreon

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