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The Idiom

The Idiom

By: SBS
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 The Idiom is a podcast that explores weird and wonderful idioms from Australia and around the world. Join host Rune Pedersen on a journey of cultural discovery through the quirky little phrases that pepper our everyday speech. We’ll chat with language professionals, cultural experts, and self-professed language nerds to find out how our words shape the world around us. So sit tight, bite the bullet, and jump on the bandwagon with The Idiom, produced by Think HQ CultureVerse and SBS Audio.Copyright 2025, Special Broadcasting Services Language Learning Social Sciences
Episodes
  • Introducing The Idiom: How do words shape our world?

    Introducing The Idiom: How do words shape our world?
    May 25 2023
    Can understanding different cultures' idioms help us see eye to eye? The Idiom is a new SBS podcast that explores weird and wonderful idioms from Australia and around the world.
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    2 mins
  • It's Raining Cats and Dogs

    It's Raining Cats and Dogs
    Jun 14 2023
    Danish import Rune Pedersen has a theory... Idioms hold the key to truly understanding other cultures. Can understanding more about idioms help him break the ice with anyone and their dog at the local pub? In this first episode of The Idiom, Rune sets out to discover what common idioms about the weather can tell us about each other.
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    22 mins
  • The Elephant in the Room

    The Elephant in the Room
    Jun 21 2023
    Rune Pedersen just wants to talk about something he’s not supposed to talk about. Taboos! Idioms are a great way to approach taboos. They allow us to talk about something without saying it directly, but what and who gets cut out of the conversation when we beat around the bush?
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    18 mins
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