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5/6/2025Suzanne Shares

"Mind the Gap" multilingual metro announcements — Metro Announcement in 9 Languages — Taipei MRT "Please mind the platform gap" + Nutella and Toast

Besides singing, language teaching, and hosting, Suzanne is also a voice actor! On a whim, she records the Paris metro's multilingual announcement — adding Mandarin, Taiwanese, and Cantonese for fun!

4/29/2025Suzanne Shares

British vs. American accents! Love poems anyone can understand ❤️ Book recommendation: 52 Faces of Love

An anthology of classic Western love poems — 52 Faces of Love.

4/22/2025Suzanne Shares

Taking on the toughest English tongue twisters according to MIT! Toughest English Tongue Twisters / Virelangues les Plus Difficiles

Suzanne tackles English tongue twisters cold — searched online with no prep, reading them out for the first time. A fun way to practice English pronunciation!

9/26/2020Suzanne Shares

Special Episode! Suzanne and Sonny met up to discuss future projects... and ended up doing impromptu sight-reading vocal training! In My Dreams, from the musical Anastasia

What started as a meeting about future collaborations turned into impromptu sight-reading vocal training!

9/22/2020Suzanne Shares

Shiny Stockings — What if your partner's heart wanders? An uplifting love story in shiny, sexy stockings — a Count Basie big band classic

Versions by Count Basie's big band, Count Basie Orchestra with Ella Fitzgerald, lyricist Jon Hendricks, and composer Frank Foster.

8/29/2020Suzanne Shares

The quietly romantic gem from My Fair Lady — I've Grown Accustomed to His Face

Sharing one of Suzanne's live performances from Yapee Lounge.

8/22/2020Suzanne Shares

Eat candy, learn French! Classic French jokes from the iconic Carambar — do you get the punchlines? Blagues Carambar read by a Taiwanese

Learn French through candy! The iconic French candy Carambar comes with classic jokes — do you get the punchlines?

8/8/2020Suzanne Shares

Moody's Mood for Love — The "fraternal twin" of "I'm in the Mood for Love" — covered by Amy Winehouse and the inspiration for a Wong Kar-wai film title 🤩

Versions by Amy Winehouse, Quincy Jones, Aretha Franklin, George Benson — plus Suzanne's beloved Nat King Cole and the unmissable Frank Sinatra take on I'm in the Mood for Love.

7/18/2020Suzanne Shares

The Days of Wine and Roses — The sad story behind this jazz standard

Featuring the 1962 film trailer (with such a different vintage style!) plus versions by Ella Fitzgerald with Joe Pass on guitar, and Frank Sinatra.

7/11/2020Suzanne Shares

🌈 Over the Rainbow — Where exactly is over the rainbow, and what does the rainbow symbolize? An introduction to Judy Garland's Wizard of Oz classic ❤️

Where exactly is over the rainbow, and what does the rainbow symbolize? An introduction to the world-famous Wizard of Oz song made popular by Judy Garland.

7/4/2020Suzanne Shares

We saw Master Huang Rui-Feng's 50th Anniversary Drum Concert! Here's what we think

Sharing thoughts on Master Huang Rui-Feng's 50th Anniversary Drum Concert.

6/27/2020Suzanne Shares

Learn English on YouTube! Suzanne's favorite news and comedy channels

Suzanne's favorite English news and comedy channels for getting your daily dose of language practice — with one tiny typo to laugh at along the way! 😛

6/20/2020Suzanne Shares

Learn English on YouTube! Suzanne's favorite channels — Part 2: EQ, food, motivation, self-growth, knowledge, psychology & history

British author Alain de Botton's books make great companions for thinking about modern life — Status Anxiety, The News, A Week at the Airport, and more.

6/13/2020Suzanne Shares

Learn English on YouTube! Suzanne's favorite channels — Part 1: photography, tech, gear, skiing, film

Following the Netflix recommendations, here are YouTube channels that will absolutely level up your English. The best way to learn naturally is to enjoy the content.

6/6/2020Suzanne Shares

Stop watching Friends! Suzanne's top 10 must-see Netflix shows — practice your English while staying in

A list of must-watch shows from the past few years. Watching favorite series is one of the most fun ways to sharpen your English listening, speaking, and reading.

5/23/2020Suzanne Shares

The Lady Is A Tramp — Frank Sinatra's classic with witty, deceptively complimentary lyrics

Discover the sparkling duets, plus interpretations by Lady Gaga & Tony Bennett and Lena Horne — and learn what these clever, seemingly snarky lyrics are really praising.

5/16/2020Suzanne Shares

On the Sunny Side of the Street — A Depression-era anthem with a hidden game (and an Oscar-winning lyricist!)

An uplifting song from the Great Depression — exploring its rarely-heard verse, plus versions by Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, Dave Brubeck, Benny Goodman, and the all-star Dizzy Gillespie / Sonny Rollins / Sonny Stitt trio.

5/8/2020Suzanne Shares

Waltz for Debby — For every parent and the inner child in all of us

A favorite song to comfort every parent and the inner child in each of us — featuring versions by Bill Evans Trio, Chick Corea, Oscar Peterson, and more.

4/24/2020Suzanne Shares

My Funny Valentine — What's this melancholy love song really about?

A look at the iconic ballad — recordings by Chet Baker, Miles Davis, Bill Evans & Jim Hall — plus the rarely-heard verse lyrics that don't appear in most versions.

4/17/2020Suzanne Shares

Let's Call the Whole Thing Off — What's the story behind this Gershwin classic?

Don't miss the iconic roller-skating duet from the 1937 film Shall We Dance, plus charming versions by Louis Armstrong & Ella Fitzgerald and Rosemary Clooney with Gene Puerling.

4/10/2020Suzanne Shares

Bye Bye Blackbird — A nearly century-old jazz classic, and what it's really about

This jazz standard, almost a century old, was written by composer Ray Henderson and lyricist Mort Dixon in 1926. The full version actually has two verses — let's explore them and a few of Suzanne's favorite recordings.

4/3/2020Suzanne Shares

The Girl From Ipanema — What's the story behind this Bossa Nova classic?

Probably the most famous Bossa Nova song in the world. What's it really about, and what fascinating story inspired Antônio Carlos Jobim and Vinícius de Moraes?

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