262 - Monsters in Chinese with ShaoLan and Co-founder & Co-CEO Michael Acton Smith OBE at Calm.com

With the rise of Artificial Intelligence (AI) changing the world we live in, it's important to know who we are! Listen to this episode and find out how to say “human” in Chinese! ✨ BIG NEWS ✨ Our brand new Talk Chineasy App, is now live on the App Store! Free to download and perfect for building your speaking confidence from Day 1. portaly.cc/chineasy Visit our website for more info about the app.

“Farm” in Chinese has many fascinating historical connotations and ShaoLan teaches today's special guest Maurizio Rossi how to say it. He is the Co-Founder and Co-CEO of the incredibly successful H-FARM, a business incubator that helps tech startups in Italy to reach their full potential. ✨ BIG NEWS ✨ Our brand new Talk Chineasy App, is now live on the App Store! Free to download and perfect for building your speaking confidence from Day 1. portaly.cc/chineasy Visit our website for more info about the app.

“Island” in Chinese, with Bristol indie musician Robin Mitchell who was inspired to write his latest hit single “Island” after a recent tour to the island of Taiwan. ✨ BIG NEWS ✨ Our brand new Talk Chineasy App, is now live on the App Store! Free to download and perfect for building your speaking confidence from Day 1. portaly.cc/chineasy Visit our website for more info about the app.

Learn the word for “bird” in Chinese along with today's special guest and former advisor to the White House, Pippa Malmgren! Pippa is the author of a best-selling book called “Signals” which helps readers to decipher the economic signs that we see in the world and anticipate the future! ✨ BIG NEWS ✨ Our brand new Talk Chineasy App, is now live on the App Store! Free to download and perfect for building your speaking confidence from Day 1. portaly.cc/chineasy Visit our website for more info about the app.

This episode's theme is “sky” in Chinese and today's guest is the award-winning photographer Neil Edbrooke who flies all over the UK taking aerial photographs. ✨ BIG NEWS ✨ Our brand new Talk Chineasy App, is now live on the App Store! Free to download and perfect for building your speaking confidence from Day 1. portaly.cc/chineasy Visit our website for more info about the app.

Learn the word for “king” in Chinese with Chinese historian Jonathan Dugdale. Listen in to the fascinating discussion with ShaoLan about the importance of dynasties in China and how the influence of their legacies can still be felt today. ✨ BIG NEWS ✨ Our brand new Talk Chineasy App, is now live on the App Store! Free to download and perfect for building your speaking confidence from Day 1. portaly.cc/chineasy Visit our website for more info about the app.

Parks are amazing places to go to relax, to exercise, to take children to play. They have an especially important place in dense cities where they may be the only green spaces around. In this episode, learn the word for “park” in Chinese with ShaoLan and Silvia Cruz. ✨ BIG NEWS ✨ Our brand new Talk Chineasy App, is now live on the App Store! Free to download and perfect for building your speaking confidence from Day 1. portaly.cc/chineasy Visit our website for more info about the app.

Josh from Transition calls in from Taipei, where it is very hot, to discuss temperature words with ShaoLan, who is in a rather cold London! Different climates and temperatures mean that different equipment is needed, so on top of describing the temperature of the weather outside, ShaoLan also shares how to describe heating and air conditioning (see which one you need right now)! ✨ BIG NEWS ✨ Our brand new Talk Chineasy App, is now live on the App Store! Free to download and perfect for building your speaking confidence from Day 1. portaly.cc/chineasy Visit our website for more info about the app.

Learn how to say the amazingly important word “night market” in Chinese with singer-songwriter Robin Mitchell. You will also learn words for some of the most common and most delicious “small eats” that can be found in some of the famous night markets in Taiwan. ✨ BIG NEWS ✨ Our brand new Talk Chineasy App, is now live on the App Store! Free to download and perfect for building your speaking confidence from Day 1. portaly.cc/chineasy Visit our website for more info about the app.

Shall I follow you?! Take the step and find out how to say “come with me” in Chinese with Transition singer Jesse Edbrooke and ShaoLan! ✨ BIG NEWS ✨ Our brand new Talk Chineasy App, is now live on the App Store! Free to download and perfect for building your speaking confidence from Day 1. portaly.cc/chineasy Visit our website for more info about the app.