Hello and welcome to Bonus episode number 54 of the Kulips English podcast. I'm your host

Andrew. Thank you so much for joining me today. I have to say I'm proud of you for clicking play on this episode. You've got so many

options about how you can choose to spend your time but you decided to hang out here

with me and take some steps toward improving your English fluency and I just

think that's really impressive so job well done. There's a free interactive transcript for this bonus episode on our website,

QLips.com and I think of the transcript kind of as like your secret weapon

that can help you to maximize your understanding and

comprehension of what you hear here today. On top of that the transcript is

helpful for building your vocabulary or shadowing or really many other study techniques.

And best of all it's free, right?

So make sure you check it out by visiting our website or by just clicking the link in the

description for this episode.

Today we have something a little different on the agenda.

We're taking a slight detour from our regular programming with an interview and not just any interview but an

interview with a fellow English podcaster and fellow language lover.

Recently I had a fascinating conversation with Alistair Budge, the host of English

learning for curious minds. And you'll get to listen to that interview here today. Alistair and I talked about his life in Malta, his

podcast, and a special project he's been working on recently, an audio drama for

English language learners called pioneers of the continuum and in fact yours truly me

I had the chance to play a small tiny role in it we'll listen to the interview in just a second but before we do I want to play

the pioneers of the Continuum trailer for you. I think it will help set the stage for the conversation that I had with Alistair and put everything

into context for you. So let's listen to the trailer now and then we'll jump right into the interview.

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