John and Jared give you a behind the scenes look at how they choose and adapt stories for Chinese learners like you. It’s a look into how the sausage is made! If you’ve read any of the books, or do any sort of creative work, you may quite enjoy this segment.
Guest interview is with Peter Braden, a Chinese History PhD researcher with some serious Chinese cho ... Show More
Nov 24
A Czech Perspective on Learning Chinese: Renata Mirkova’s Story
<p>In this episode, Jared sits down with <strong>Renata Mirkova</strong>, a Chinese language educator from the Czech Republic whose journey into Mandarin began not with a grand plan, but almost by accident. What started as a university entrance decision led her to master Chinese, ... Show More
47m 2s
Oct 27
Fluency Now with Marko Jovanovic: No Classes, Just Progress
Can you become fluent in Chinese without teachers, classes, or even Chinese speakers around you? For Serbian software engineer Marko Javoanovic, the answer is “yes” by focusing on “fluency now”.In this episode, Marko shares how he started learning Japanese out of a love for anime ... Show More
50m 9s
Jun 2021
#216 - The Flaws of Us All | Chinglish Level Chinese podcast | Mandarin Monkey Podcast
We are back to regular programming with episode 216 of the Mandarin Monkey podcast. The flaws of us all. Why do we call it the flaw of us all? We discuss learning Mandarin as usual, but the difficulties of it, along with lying to each other, living with each other, finding sweaty ... Show More
1h 18m