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k&k episode 466 - the one where they drink birthday cocktails and what it's like living in France... and stuff...

Armed with delicious birthday cocktails in episode 466, we ask listeners to suggest a name for our latest concoction, discuss what the show would be called in French, talk about how we respond when asked what it's like living in France, Kylie recounts an encounter she had over a métro ticket, then we chat about the journées du patrimoine.

k&k episode 439 - the one where they talk about getting corrected... and stuff...

In episode 439, after dealing a packet of m&ms, talking about awesome listeners and the upcoming k&k App, we get to talking about language: how our respective understanding of the French language is improving, whether we feel comfortable speaking French, what we are doing to improve our language skills... And all this leads to a discussion of how to correct people who are learning a language - how other people correct us in French, and how we correct others in English.

k&k episode 405 - the one where they get royal... and stuff...

In episode 405 we get to chatting with Ryan about royal weddings, how we feel about royals, royal dilemmas, potential adventures related to royal weddings and what we think might be involved in a royal wedding. Then we round up the episode with a discussion of incredible talent.

k&k episode 403 - the one where they learn about cottage country and canoes... and stuff...

In episode 403 we have the pleasure to talk to Lily Heise of Context Travel again. We talk about where she comes from in Canada and some fascinating things about her childhood, like living in "cottage country" and doing bilingual classes. We chat about the relationship Canada and Quebec have with France, as well as with each other, the differences between French-Quebecois and French. After a brief discussion about Anne of Green Gables, she tells us about her various working experiences, such as working in an eccentric art gallery and a canoe museum in Canada and the Vimy Ridge memorial in France.

k&k episode 345 - the one where they talk about chores and things to do... and stuff...

In episode 345 we continue talking about language and regional differences, we discuss what chores we did as children and the ways we got out of doing chores, Kylie gives us a paper translation update, we chat about some of the things we want to do around Paris and France this summer and we do a WITWATAP update!

k&k episode 344 - the one where they talk about accents, words and pretentiousness... and stuff...

In episode 344, after an email from Phil, we spend the entire show talking about language : how our language has changed since living away from our native countries, what we and the people around us think of these changes, the evolution of language, various methods of retaining or keeping up with language changes in our respective countries, and what constitutes pretentiousness.

k&k episode 336 - the one where they discuss allergies, may day and movies... and stuff...

Things get heated in episode 336 as we debate the use of the words "allergies" and "hayfever", then we get to chatting about May Day, manifestations, national holidays, itunes and movies. Katia calls out Kyliemac for not having seen any French movies lately, then we talk about museums and attempts to get cultured.

k&k episode 332 - the one where they rant about customer service and allergies... and stuff...

We're rather excited in episode 332 as we discuss the upcoming celebration for episode 333! We chat about the info sheet and the various prizes up for grabs as part of the 333 celebration, and about our brand new mike flags (thanks to Canadian Peter!), then we go on a customer service rant and get sidetracked by a discussion about American English. We chat about Kylie's allergies, then it's updates all around with surgery and university news, followed by tales of robberies, encounters with tech guys and Kylie tells us what the Gruesome Twosome think of the podcast.

k&k episode 288 UNPLUGGED - the one where they discuss horror movies and café culture... and stuff...

We've got more delicious UNPLUGGED action in episode 288 with quite a few random ramblings from the last few months. We chat about The Office and how Kylie has never seen it, horror movies and the pronounciation of this particular genre, café experiences and café culture and falling in the Seine, you'll hear a little bit more from our mini-break in Normandy, we talk more about our (not so) secret hatreds and smoking in airports.

This episode was brought to you by the word "tomber" (to fall).

k&k episode 232 - the one where they talk about what it's REALLY like to be away from home... and stuff...

Episode 232 is a reflective one. After a discussion about our different ways of speaking (again), we talk about some people we met from London and their expat experiences, which leads us to revisit the topic of expats versus immigrants, what makes some people decide move overseas, accents and homesickness.

k&k episode 225 - the one where they work on their pronounciation... and stuff...

Chaos ensues in episode 225, as we start off with a very special "dear", and we discuss maths, toes, social comas, toilet lights, spiders, words and wankers, accents, babies, peeps and presents.

k&k episode 140 - the one where they declare their reign as karaoke queens... and stuff...

We're thrilled to welcome the delightfully English Rhino75 to the Coffee Table Studio for episode 140. We cover topics such as Gay Karaoke, the advantages of watching Nouvelle Star, musicals, cool listeners, dreams featuring k&k and birthday months (and we get interrupted by a hyperactive Symphony about 300 times). Rhino tells us a bit about how he found himself in France and how he learned French, then we take a slight detour and talk about Grange Hill, prefects and uniforms, then Katia shares some of her boarding school adventures and Kylie tells us all about what she did in the marching band.

k&k episode 136 - the one where they reminisce about childhood memories... and stuff...

We're pleased to welcome Kathryn to the Coffee Table Studio this week, and she fits in extremely well with her Made For Radio Voice, and her ability to totally nerd it out with us in episode 136. We get distracted by talk about birthday celebrations, Hoops & Yoyo, Whore Houses in Texas, Girl Scout Cookies & Dr Pepper, the Babysitters Club, Scouts and Guides, then we ask Kathryn about how she's adjusting to the move to France and some of her experiences in Paris so far (quarter-life crises, studying in France), before derailing again on accents, a WITWATAP update, then contemplations about bears and sharks.

k&k episode 106 - the one where they argue about the meaning of words... again... and stuff...

In episode 106 we revisit a topic from one of our favourite episodes is one from quite some time ago, and it was all about Words!

k&k episode 05 - the one where they laugh at each others accents... and stuff...

Play along with Kylie as she finds out what sort of American accent does Katia has! Hold on - Katia doesn't have an American accent! Or does she? What are the different words that Americans and Australians use to say the same thing? And how many times can Katia and Kyliemac possibly go off track? Find out all this and more in our special MEGACAST all about words : episode 5!

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