This Might Be the Worst Podcast Game Ever

About this episode

The episode features a chaotic acting game that leads to discussions on language, stress, and humor.

This episode of the Mandarin Monkey Podcast takes a strange turn. We somehow ended up playing a “tiny acting” game we found online… which is great for YouTube and absolutely terrible for podcast listeners. Expect awkward silence, ridiculous acting challenges, and one very questionable scenario involving a dog in a waiting room. Along the way we also talk about: • why words start to feel strange when you repeat them too much • life stress after moving countries • how comments about your voice can stick with you for years • why sometimes the best thing you can do is just laugh and relax If you enjoy learning Mandarin through real conversations, chaos, and the occasional terrible idea… welcome to Mandarin Monkey. Listen to the full podcast and learn Chinese with us. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Mandarin Monkey

Topics covered

• acting games
• language learning
• cultural discussions
• life stress
• humor

Keywords

• Mandarin
• language learning
• acting game
• life stress
• humor
• podcast
• awkward silence

Mentioned in this episode

Places: YouTube, waiting room

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