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Listen to me reading a news article about movie The Substance (2024) and the horror genre.

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News article: Demi Moore's latest movie nominated for five Golden Globes

La elección verbal cambia según afirmemos, dudemos o neguemos una idea. En este episodio analizamos cómo la certeza y la duda determinan el uso del indicativo y el subjuntivo.

El verbo por dentro

Episodio 3: Duda, negación y certeza

I introduce my brother, Bryce, and we discuss our experiences learning to play guitar as teenagers.
We share some advice for beginners and also talk about our memories.

If you've ever been curious about what it takes to start playing guitar and you want to learn some relevant vocabulary, this episode may be for you!

This is just Part One of our conversation. I'll be posting Part Two next week.

***For English learners! – Detailed vocabulary lesson begins at 23:14***

***Full episode transcript available ⁠here: https://american-idiom.com/f/008-why-does-everyone-learn-the-same-first-song-on-guitar⁠***

Episode Outline:

Bryce introduces himself (Starts at 1:20)
How Bryce started playing guitar (Starts at 1:58)
Taste in music (Starts at 3:12)
The first songs we learned (Starts at 3:39)
Our recommendations for a good 'first song' (Starts at 6:46)
Playing electric guitar vs. acoustic guitar (Starts at 10:00)
How to avoid annoying your neighbors (Starts at 12:50)
What it's like playing in a rock band (Starts at 13:38)
Our memories of being in a band together (Starts at 14:56)
The most difficult part of playing in a band (Starts at 16:25)
Our connection to Greta Van Fleet (Starts at 20:41)

Vocabulary and examples (Starts at 23:14)

get away with something (used at 5:11 and explained at 23:20)
take one for the team (used at 14:20 and explained at 25:18)
be on the same page (used at 18:18 and explained at 27:27)

Brentoni's English Podcast

008 Why Does Everyone Learn the Same First Song on Guitar?

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