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Simplified Speech #247 – Why do we dream

Culips Everyday English Podcast

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Education, Courses, Self-improvement, Language Learning

4.8979 Ratings

🗓️ 15 May 2026

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

Why do we dream? In this Simplified Speech episode, Andrew and Indiana share their own theories about what dreams are for, the strangest recurring nightmares they’ve had, and a uniquely Korean kind of dream that’s said to predict pregnancy. They also get into sleepwalking, snoring, and the small habits that can quietly ruin your sleep.
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🔑 Key expressions

Keep an ear out for these phrases during the episode:

  • Fresh off the dome
  • To ring true
  • Every now and then
  • To build up to
  • The OG
  • Story of my life

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0:00.0

Hello, everybody, and welcome back to simplified speech, the Culep series, which features clear,

0:05.6

natural, and easy to understand conversations between native speakers.

0:10.2

My name is Andrew, and in just a second, I'll be joined by my co-host, Indiana, and today

0:16.0

we're talking about dreaming.

0:19.4

And this is a very fascinating topic. We're going to talk about why we

0:24.3

dream, some of our theories behind this. We'll talk about some common dreams that probably many

0:30.8

of our listeners, many of you guys out there have experienced for yourself. And we'll just talk,

0:36.4

yeah, all about dreaming. So I'm really excited to get started with this conversation. And we'll just talk, yeah, all about dreaming. So I'm really excited

0:38.9

to get started with this conversation. And we'll get to it in just a moment. But everyone,

0:43.8

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