Cosmologist Max Tegmark not only is an expert on the universe that we live in, but he can also speak great Chinese! He calls from the USA to chat with ShaoLan about how to say “universe” in Chinese and explains how our understanding of the universe continues to amaze him.



137 - Universe in Chinese with ShaoLan and Professor Max Tegmark from MIT

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Learning Chinese is child’s play! Lego’s Ken Yahns finds out the word for ”kid” in Chinese and ShaoLan discovers more about Ken’s life as he works hard to make sure that children all over the world can play hard using Lego. 



152 - Kid in Chinese with ShaoLan and Director of Marketing Ken Yahnhs from LEGO Education

Top studio engineer Suzy Robins has worked on the audio for top movies and radio productions for a number of years. In this special episode, she is on the other side of the microphone learning how to say “radio” in Chinese.



151 - Radio in Chinese with ShaoLan and Sound Recordist, Designer & Mixer Suzy Robins

In this episode, ShaoLan trades poems with Russian-American poet Edward Shenderovich. Listen and learn how to perfectly pronounce the word for “poem” in Chinese.



150 - Poem in Chinese with ShaoLan and Co-founder and Chairman Edward Shenderovich from Knotel

How do you say “lose weight” in Chinese? ShaoLan teaches Dean Ornish how to get the pronunciation right and Dean reveals his secrets to losing weight quickly and healthily.



149 - Lose Weight in Chinese with ShaoLan & Founder Dean Ornish from PMRI

Chinese films also feature lots of “baddies”! Transition drummer Josh Edbrooke learns how to say the word in Chinese and what other situations the phrase is useful in. Can you guess where a film is made based on the nationality of the bad guys in it?!



137 - Universe in Chinese with ShaoLan and Professor Max Tegmark from MIT

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