Enjoy the sixth podcast from Culture To Grow, which allows you to travel the world from the comfort of your home, your car, or if you are still half asleep in your bed. 

This episode focuses on 5 Tooth Fairy traditions from around the world that give us an insight into what happens to baby teeth. Some of the stories have animals involved, while other traditions give luck or strength to the child. 

August 22nd -- National Tooth Fairy Day

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Culture To Grow

Episode 6: Tooth Fairy Traditions from Around the World

こんにちは。お話している今日（きょう）、日本では映画（えいが）「シン・ウルトラマン」が公開（こうかい）されました。"公開"とは「みんなにオープンにすること」、映画の場合（ばあい）は今日から映画館（えいがかん）で、上映（じょうえい）が始まったことを意味（いみ）します。

2016年に、「シン・ゴジラ」という映画が日本で公開されています。見たことがありますか？どうしてどちらの映画にも、「シン」という言葉（ことば）が付いているのでしょう。

「シン」とカタカナで書いていますが、漢字（かんじ）で書けば「新」、「新しい」という意味になります。「新しいゴジラの映画」、「新しいウルトラマンの映画」という意味ですね。

しかし「真」、「まことの、本当（ほんとう）の、本物（ほんもの）の」という意味の漢字で書くこともできます。「これが、本物のウルトラマンの映画だ！」という意味にもなります。

また「神」、「神（かみ）、神様（かみさま）」を意味する漢字で書くこともできます。「神様のように凄い（すごい）ゴジラだ、ウルトラマンだ！」という意味にもなります。

このようにカタカナで書いた「シン」から、日本人は漢字で書いた場合（ばあい）の、色々（いろいろ）な「シン」を想像して、様々（さまざま）なイメージを持つことができるのです。

日本語で何かを書く場合（ばあい）、ある意味を与える（あたえる）ためにカタカナで書いたり、漢字で書いたりする場合があります。面白い（おもしろい）ですね。

興味（きょうみ）ある映画や怪獣（かいじゅう）、ヒーローを通じて（つうじて）日本語を勉強（べんきょう）しませんか。それでは、さようなら。


Ken先生の映画・歴史・カルチャートーク

【第1回】映画「シン・ウルトラマン」が公開されました。

Transcription

Una receta colombiana sencilla y deliciosa: Arepas de Queso. Es una receta tradicional y fácil de preparar, ideal para practicar español.

Arepas de Queso

Ingredientes:

2 tazas de harina de maíz precocida (preferiblemente harina PAN)
1 1/2 tazas de agua tibia
1 taza de queso rallado (puede ser queso blanco, mozzarella, o el queso de tu preferencia)
1 cucharadita de sal
Mantequilla al gusto (para cocinar y para servir)

Instrucciones:

Preparar la masa: En un bol grande, mezcla la harina de maíz con la sal. Luego, añade poco a poco el agua tibia mientras mezclas con las manos hasta obtener una masa homogénea y suave. La masa no debe ser ni muy seca ni muy húmeda. Si está muy seca, añade un poco más de agua; si está muy húmeda, agrega un poco más de harina.

Agregar el queso: Incorpora el queso rallado a la masa y mezcla bien hasta que esté distribuido uniformemente.

Formar las arepas: Divide la masa en porciones iguales (alrededor de 6-8 porciones, dependiendo del tamaño que desees). Forma bolas con cada porción y luego aplánalas con las manos hasta obtener discos de aproximadamente 1 cm de grosor.

Cocinar las arepas: Calienta una sartén grande a fuego medio y agrega un poco de mantequilla. Cocina las arepas en la sartén, aproximadamente 5-7 minutos por cada lado, hasta que estén doradas y crujientes por fuera, y el queso se haya derretido en el interior.

Servir: Sirve las arepas calientes con un poco de mantequilla por encima. ¡Disfruta!

Podcast en español para principiantes - Vocabulary (Podcast in Spanish for beginners)

Una receta para practicar español (A recipe to practice Spanish)

In this episode, we discuss when to use the verb "Estar" in Spanish.

The Fluency Podcast

Learn when to use "Estar" in Spanish

Hey everyone its me! Your favorite language bro! I wanted to tell you about what happened back in 2021, what I'm currently doing and what my goals are for this podcast! so come hang out and listen! 

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The Language Bro

2023 New Year Episode

Staying safe online is important. But a lot of us are making mistakes with the passwords we use for our different accounts.

Password manager company Bitwarden found that a quarter of people use the same password for at least 11 sites or apps. And more than one-third of us use personal information in our passwords.

Personal information isn't a good idea to use, because it's quite easy for others to find it out.

But here's something else that isn't a good idea: using the name of your favorite celebrity, band, singer or superhero!

A company called Mailsuite has been looking at the most dangerous pop culture passwords you can use online.

Mailsuite made a list of more than 2,600 pop culture terms and almost 64,000 different ways of writing them.

It then looked at something called the Pwned Passwords database, which gives information about hundreds of millions of passwords that have been exposed in online data breaches.

The pop culture password that came up most was "Superman." It appeared in almost 585,000 data breaches.

In second place was the US band Blink-182. Used as a password, it appeared in more than 482,000 data breaches.

"Batman," "Star Wars" and "Eminem" were also in the top five.

Bitwarden says you should choose a long password that includes letters, numbers and symbols.

You should also have a different password for each app you use. Sites like Bitwarden also let you check how strong a password is before you choose it.

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Worst Online Passwords Revealed

In this short reflective video, I take a simple McGills bus journey service number 26 to Braehead shopping centre and walk through the shops, quietly observing what Christmas looks and feels like today. Instead of focusing on buying or rushing, I look for signs of meaning, kindness, reflection, and something deeper behind the season.

This isn’t a review of shops or a vlog about spending money. It’s a slow, observational walk through everyday spaces, asking gentle questions about what Christmas has become — and where its meaning might still be found.

A calm, reflective video for anyone who feels a little detached from the noise of Christmas but still senses there’s something important underneath it all.


Teacher Joseph's Podcast

1142 Where Is Christmas Today? A Bus Ride and a Walk Through the Shops

https://drive.google.com/file/d/17uIN1vEBxhyXIsxTr8BH7D9nTYBPsCMJ/view?usp=drivesdk