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FluentFiction - EstonianAirport Encounter: Lost & Found That Saved the DayFluent Fiction - Estonian: Airport Encounter: Lost & Found That Saved the Day Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.org/airport-encounter-lost-found-that-saved-the-day Story Transcript:Et: Tallinna lennujaam oli täis suveaja reisisuminat.En: Tallinn Airport was abuzz with the hum of summer travel.Et: Suured klaasseinad lasid päikesekiirtel valgustada elavat terminali.En: Large glass windows let the sun's rays illuminate the lively terminal.Et: Kohvrite rataste rullimise ja jutu hääled täitsid õhku.En: The sounds of rolling suitcase wheels and chatte...2024-07-2415 min
Sandy CoochThe Idea of You Review (AND Kendrick v Drake)LOTS to talk about this week because pop culture really popped off this time! From Harry Styles to Drizzy Drake to Jonathan Groff, Kes and Bri HAVE OPINIONS and are ready to share with the class. Get your listening ears on and tell ya friends and obviously stayyyyy sandy ;) byeeeeeeeeeeee2024-05-091h 11Sandy CoochYoung Royals S3 Part 2Okay sandies the girls are here to rate review discuss Young Royals Season 3. And our sweet swedish gay boys are GOING THROUGH IT so there is a lot to discuss. Listen up, tell ya friends, stay sandy. :))))))))2024-05-021h 06Sandy CoochTortured Poets Department Meeting!!Your local tortured poets kes and bri are calling a meeting!!! And don't worry, they have a tier list as usual to rate taylor's thirty one new songs into categories like "okay miss girl" and "could've been a shorter album". This is a MUST LISTEN for swifties so tune in and tell ya friends!!!! The girlies love you byeeeeeee2024-04-251h 22Sandy CoochYoung Royals S3 Part 1Oh sandies!!!!! Listen up because the girls are here to recap, discuss, and dissect the first three episodes of Young Royals Season 3. Come on back and don't forget to relisten to our original YR episode if you need a review! Anyway Kes and Bri love you, stay standy forever :)2024-04-181h 04Sandy CoochFanfic and Gay PopOkay sandies this is a good one. Tune in to hear Kes and Brianna talk about the impact Harry Styles on fanfiction, the impact of Renee Rapp on Mean Girls, the impact of Anthony on Smosh, and the impact of Jojo Siwa on ... gay pop? The girls also discuss the HBO show Girls, the netflix show IS It Cake, Aspyn Ovard, and more. Uhhhhh....... you'll just have to listen. See you next week girlies, TV review episodes coming soon. Byeeeeeeee2024-04-111h 05Sandy CoochLet's Catchup!!!!The sandy girls are backkkk after SPRING BREAKKKKKK and boy are they ready to chit chat today!!!! Listen up and get ready for the Young Royals Special coming soooooonnnnnn :) As always, stay sandy. 2024-04-041h 00Sandy CoochThe Sandies (Our Oscars Ep)Ughhhh all people talk about is award films this time of year but what about Hunger Games?? What about Anyone But You?? What about.... Mario? Listen, Kes and Bri have seen it all this year, from Poor Things to Red White and Royal Blue. And they are here to bring you an award show of films they watched and loved, or hated, this year. So tune in because this is more fun and silly and true than the Academy will ever be, love you Sandies see you soon!!!!2024-03-101h 28Sandy CoochOlivia Rodrigo GUTS Review (Album and World Tour)SANDIESSSSSSSSS Kes attended night 2 of the Guts World Tour so K&B are giving their rankings of the songs of GUTS and Kes talks you through every song, moment, outfit, and thought at the tour!! The girls also discuss Emily Henry, Theranos and Olivia Holmes, and Jersey Shore, specifically, Mike "The Situation". Stay sandieeee see you next week!!!!2024-02-291h 15Sandy CoochBooktok and BroadwayNow listen up Sandys we have the experts here to talk about Lola Tung and the Jenny Han cinematic universe on broadway! As well as Harry Potter himself and Spitter McSpitterson aka the very wet Jonathan Groff. And then they get into the fall of good literature also known as booktok. Listen up and tell ya friendssss2024-02-221h 19Sandy CoochPercy Jackson and the Olympians ReviewOkay little sandies, Kes and Bri are here to talk you through the new Disney+ Percy Jackson show. Their expertise? The girlies did indeed read almost every Rick Riordan book ever released and also saw the films and also watched many a slime tutorial of The Lightning Thief Musical. Don't come for them if they talk about the color of Walker Scobell's hair for half the run time. Also, a brianna special: football (superbowl) talk. Okay byeeeeeeeee see u next week 2024-02-151h 28Sandy CoochGrammys 2024 ReviewOkay besties, the Grammys have come and gone and to say they were uneventful would be a LIEEEEE. But don't worry, if you missed it, Kes and Bri are here to talk you through the night, and talk about the racism of the academy, and TS11s announcement. Credit where credit is due OF COURSE, but obviously theirs are the correct opinions. Thanks for listening little sandies! 2024-02-081h 10Sandy CoochGrammys 2024 PredictionsOkay little Sandys, Kes and Bri are here to talk through the major categories of tomorrow nights Grammys, and give all of you their takes on who SHOULD win, who they think WILL win, and how the Grammys work. Hurry up and listen girliepops, the show is tomorrowwwwwwww2024-02-031h 07Sandy Cooch2024: New Year, Same UsOhhhh I bet you thought Kes and Bri wouldn't be back so soon?? Well here they are Sandys and the subject of the week is New Years. The girls dive into their resolutions, how to make healthy resolutions, social lives, 75 Hard randomly, fitness goals, and they spend some time talking about the people of the moment: yeah duh Renee Rapp and Jacob Elordi. Thanks for listening, and see you next week for Grammys Predictions.2024-01-251h 02Sandy CoochMean Girls (2024) ReviewYeah yeah the girlies are BACKKKK and ready to discuss a topic they are experts in!!! MEAN GIRLS MUSICAL! BTW they have been fans since the musical first dropped on bway so like they are truly qualified. All hail Renee Rapp 2024-01-1852 minSandy CoochTHE Taylor Swift Song BracketThe girlies have been on a hiatus but are back and better than everrrr. While Bri and Kes have been gone Miss Swift went ahead and released Speak Now TV, a perfect opportunity for two expert swifties to complete a TS Bracket in order to find the VERY BEST Taylor song.... and the results are SHOCKING! So basically this is essential listening. See you besties next Thursday and as always, stay sandy 2023-07-131h 53Sandy Cooch2010s Youtube Deep DiveIn this episode Bri and Kes talk about the 2010s youtube culture, diving into the huge celebrity held by people like Tyler Oakley and Zoella and the relevancy of british culture. They talk Playlist Live and VidCon, collabs, and where they are now. As always, all out love, K&B. PS!!!!!! Follow us @sandycoochpod okay byeeeeeee 2023-01-261h 09Sandy CoochOnline DatingIn this episode Bri and Kes talk about what media they consumed over the holidays, logan paul's second flop era, celebrities eating chipotle, and how writers describe penises. Then they get into the episode topic: dating in your twenties, and specifically the many many ways they get icked out by people's hinge profiles. As always, all out love, K&B. PS!!!!!! Follow us @sandycoochpod okay byeeeeeee 2023-01-191h 29Sandy CoochSpotify Wrapped WrappedIn this episode Bri and Kes talk about lots of thrillers, The Menu, Blood and Water, and the World Cup. They get into the Brittany Broski drama and give their (correct) opinions on it, talk about why dystopian YA boy actors are now in their drumming for pop legends era, and more. Then K&B get into their spotify wrapped, if their predictions were correct, and accidentally discuss larry multiple times?? ANYYYWAYYYYY all out love, as always, K&B. PS!!!!!! Follow us @sandycoochpod okay byeeeeeee 2022-12-081h 27Sandy CoochHeartbreak High Recap and ReviewOops K&B accidentally talked for three hours but time is an illusion and all three hours are funny so it’s all getting uploaded for your listening pleasure. Listen for hot takes on rizz, young gravy, and feeling homesick for situations you’ve never been in it. Kes and Bri take a quick deep dive into O2L and then break down Heartbreak High, getting into the great representation, character building, and relationships portrayed in the show. As always, all out love, K&B. PS!!!!!! Follow us @sandycoochpod okay byeeeeeee 2022-12-013h 14Sandy CoochTicket Disaster and Spotify Wrapped PredictionsIn this episode Bri and Kes talk about all the homophobes, the fall of twitter, hating fans (as is custom), the cliffussy and debussy, and more. Ticket master? More like ticket disaster. K&B discuss the apps failure during the Taylor Swift Eras Tour presale and subsequent cancellation of general sale. Also they predict their spotify wrapped for the year!! Tune in in the future to hear if they were correct. As always, all out love, K&B. PS!!!!!! Follow us @sandycoochpod okay byeeeeeee 2022-11-241h 57Sandy CoochYoung Royals Recap and ReviewIn this ep K&B GO OFF about the drama and relationships in season's 1 and 2 of the iconic netflix show Young Royals. If there isn't a third season of this show, netflix will be hearing from our lawyers (it's just bri). We also get deep into the Selena Gomez and Francia Raisa drama, HSMTMTS Season 4 news, a little politics, and Being Funny in a Foreign Language. Lin Manuel Miranda sneaks his way into modern culture so you might hear Kes and Bri renditions of multiple The Lightning Thief musical songs. There's a lot happening here, or should I say...2022-11-171h 55Sandy CoochHeartstopper Twitter Drama and the Fall of Z-LibIn this episode Brianna coherently delivers the recent news and Kes can’t stop saying “be fucking for real”. That’s really the context you need. We issue a formal apology to midnights, talk about fan culture and how it ruins good things like twitter and heartstopper and Z-Library, and laugh a lot. All our love, K&B. PS!!!!! Follow us on all socials @sandycoochpod2022-11-111h 14Sandy CoochMidnights and MessesNot us naming this as if it's an Austin and Ally Episode? Anyway we review Midnights (3am Edition), talk about millennial Taylor, and then dive into your weekly pop culture news. Imagine relling people they aren't allowed at concerts ... couldn't be us. We discuss When We Were Young festival and the impact of Huddy. We dive into the salad dressing debacle of Miss Olivia Wilde and whether or not Kes has caught the ick for Harry Styles (spoiler alert: impossible). Thanks for listening and stay sandy!!! PS!!!! Follow us on socials @sandycoochpod OKAY LOVE YOU BYE2022-10-271h 10Sandy CoochLiving Alone in Your TwentiesOh did you think we forgot to upload this week? PSYCH kes just couldn't edit because she was ~camping~. Listen up to hear us discuss SUCH a millennial ass topic, life in your twenties. Listen you guys, its rough out here. Sorry if this one is a bit of a bummer. We also discuss the trash man of the week: Mr Rex Orange County. His reveal as a trash person feels personally victimizing to Kes. We also build our Bumble BFF profiles LIVE (not really) ON AIRAnyway thanks for listening byeeeeee PS!!! Follow us on socials @sandycoochpod. All our...2022-10-241h 24Sandy CoochChallenging PersonalitiesK&B discuss MTVs The Challenge for longer than you might expect, Kanye's recent behavior, and then dive into personality quizzes. You all know the big three personality quizzes: Meyers Briggs, Love Languages, and... Hogwarts Houses?? (K&B DO NOT support J. K. Rowling). Lots of laughs and explicit content in this one. All our love, K&B. PS!!! Follow us and let us know your thoughts on instagram, twitter, or tiktok @sandycoochpod. Stay sandy besties.2022-10-132h 03Sandy Cooch5SOS5 Review , I Heart Vegas Experience , and DWD ReviewK&B discuss the week of 5SOS5 release, including ONO at Royal Albert Hall, 5SOS5 dropping, and we review the album track by track. They also attended I Heart Radio Day Stage and saw the brothers (ash irwin, calum hOOd, michael cliffussy, and huke lemmings) live. Calum barricade? They manifested that. K&B also give their reviews of Don't Worry Darling and discuss Ned Fulmer from the Try Guys being revealed as a trash man. All our love, K&B. PS!!! Follow our socials and tell us your thoughts @sandycoochpod 2022-10-062h 03Sandy CoochHSMTMTS Recap and Review (Season 3)In this episode K&B discuss Adam Levine being the trash man of the week, but the real topic is the entire hsmtmts series. From the trailer dropping, the drivers license drama, the season 2 mess, and the lack of Joe Serafini in season 3, we do a REAL deep dive into a subject for which Kes used to be involved in stan twitter. All our love, K&B. PS!!!! Follow us on insta, twitter, tiktok @sandycoochpod. Stay sandy!!2022-09-291h 25Sandy CoochD23 & DWD: Pop Culture ReviewWe chat all things pop culture in September 2023 - Harry Styles MSG residency and Don't Worry Darling Drama, HSMTMTS Season 3, trailer drops for Percy Jackson and The Little Mermaid (and the outright racism following), and 5SOS new song Older. All our love & laughs, K&B. PS!!! Follow our insta, twitter, and tiktok @sandycoochpod2022-09-221h 36Sandy Cooch5SOS Songs RankedHave you ever wondered (after the boys incorrectly attempted a tier list) the true tiers in which 5 Seconds of Summer's entire discography of ten years of songs should be placed? Look no further. Kes and Bri have done extensive research and preparation in order to create the official ranking. The result? A perfect set list. Luke, Cal, Mike, Ash, let us know if you ever need guidance creating albums or sets in the future. All our love, K&B. PS!! Follow our insta and twitter @sandycoochpod2022-09-151h 26Sandy CoochLet's Get SandyKes and Bri talk you through their personalities and current lives and the basis of their friendship in this echoey and genuine one take first episode of Sandy Cooch. Stay tuned for a better episode to come ranking 5 Seconds of Summer's entire discography. Thanks for listening sandy pals!!2022-08-3059 min
China in the AmericasDebt and Discontent? Chinese Loans in the CaribbeanIn this episode I'll be chatting with Ruben Gonzalez-Vicente. He is a Lecturer at Leiden University in the Netherlands and studies China's relations in Latin America and the Caribbean. We chat about Chinese loan making in the Caribbean (with a particular focus on Jamaica) and the implications of the Belt and Road Initiative 一带一路 (BRI) for Caribbean development. This is a theme that we will return to again in later episodes of the podcast and the discussion here sets a great foundation.Ruben's Papers:Varieties of Capital and Predistribution: The Foundations of Chinese Infrastructural Investment in the Ca...2021-01-1041 min
Straight from the Underground 2.0SFTU 2.0 Episode 316 09-15-19New show for the first time on Spreaker.com... and we got 3 hours of dope hip hop to hit you with to begin....Horseshoe Gang - Shoe-icide Squad ( Frost Gamble Remix )Chris G - Intro 9th Wonder f Rapsody & J Cole - Sojourner Reckonize Real f Guilty Simpson & DJ Grazzhoppa - How It Is Guilty Simpson x Recoknize Real f Georgia Ann Muldrow - Got Your Back The Good People f Kriminul - Through You Mark Ski f J57 & Blame One - Voodoo Rasheed Chappell f O.C. - Degrees 2019-09-163h 05