Simplified Speech #241 – Keeping secrets
Culips Everyday English Podcast
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4.8 • 979 Ratings
🗓️ 19 February 2026
⏱️ 24 minutes
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Summary
Can you keep a secret? In this episode, Andrew and Kassy talk about the difference between being an “open book” and a “closed book.” They discuss their own habits for keeping things private, share funny stories about childhood crushes, and debate whether it is harder to keep good news or bad news a secret.
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Fun Fact
Andrew mentions being “in a pickle.” This is a funny way of saying you are in a difficult situation. While we usually think of pickles as a tasty snack, the phrase comes from the idea of being all mixed up or “stewed,” just like vegetables in a jar of vinegar!
Expression list
- To pry [something] out of [someone]
- To get dragged into
- To mind [one’s] own business
- A layoff
- Resentful
- To pave the way
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Hello there and welcome back to simplified speech, the Culep series that features clear, |
| 0:05.7 | natural, and easy to understand conversations between native speakers. I'm your host Andrew, |
| 0:11.6 | and today I'll be joined by my co-host Cassie to talk about a very interesting topic, |
| 0:18.8 | keeping secrets. Are you an open book who shares everything or are you a |
| 0:24.9 | closed book who keeps things private? In this lesson Cassie and I discover that we have very |
| 0:30.8 | different personalities when it comes to handling secrets. We talk about the stress of knowing a |
| 0:36.6 | secret that you can't tell anyone, the temptation |
| 0:40.1 | to spill the beans, and we even debate a difficult question. Is it harder to keep a happy |
| 0:46.7 | secret or a sad one? But before we get into the conversation, let me tell you about the best |
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| 1:46.0 | topic. After you listen, come tell us if you're an open book or a closed book on our Discord server. |
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