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Apr 2024
20m 16s

38: Flu Survival

Isi & Mitch
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This week's episode is a flu-based survival guide, Mitch and Isi cover lemon & ginger tea, spicy soups, fruit salads, vapour inhalation, reality TV, fishing shows, bed rest and tissue-plugs. Mitch also reviews the British, metaphorical horror/thriller movie 'Men' in his new section 'Mitch's Movie Club'.

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Intro

Mitch:
[0:24] Hiya, welcome to episode 38 of the Easy English Podcast. Isi, how are you?

Isi:
[0:30] I'm okay. I am a bit congested, still.

Mitch:
[0:33] Well, that's good. Not good, but good for the podcast because...

Isi:
[0:38] Good for the podcast?

Mitch:
[0:39] Yeah, because I wanted to do an episode about getting over illnesses. Tips and tricks from Mitch and Isi. (What a great episode.) Let's go.

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