{"id":324,"date":"2020-03-07T16:17:58","date_gmt":"2020-03-07T16:17:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theslangpodcast.com\/\/?page_id=324"},"modified":"2022-03-15T11:15:47","modified_gmt":"2022-03-15T11:15:47","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/theslangpodcast.com\/","title":{"rendered":"About us"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\"><div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-social wp-block-coblocks-social-profiles is-style-icon-and-text has-text-align-left has-colors has-button-size-lrg\" ><ul><li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/theslangpodcast\" class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-block-coblocks-social__button wp-block-coblocks-social__button--facebook     has-padding\" title=\"Facebook\" style=\"border-radius: 40px;\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wp-block-coblocks-social__icon\" style=\"\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wp-block-coblocks-social__text\">Facebook<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li><li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/theslangpodcast\" class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-block-coblocks-social__button wp-block-coblocks-social__button--twitter     has-padding\" title=\"Twitter\" style=\"border-radius: 40px;\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wp-block-coblocks-social__icon\" style=\"\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wp-block-coblocks-social__text\">Twitter<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li><li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/theslangpodcast\/\" class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-block-coblocks-social__button wp-block-coblocks-social__button--instagram     has-padding\" title=\"Instagram\" style=\"border-radius: 40px;\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wp-block-coblocks-social__icon\" style=\"\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wp-block-coblocks-social__text\">Instagram<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Slang Podcast<\/strong> was born in November 2019. The idea came from the collaboration between an <strong>English language teacher<\/strong> and an <strong>Italian podcast engineer<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-4 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/theslangpodcast.com\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Artwork-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-243\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theslangpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Artwork-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/theslangpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Artwork-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/theslangpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Artwork-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/theslangpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Artwork-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/theslangpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Artwork.png 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Both studying a second language, hers Italian, his English. During these language journeys we recognised that <strong>living in a new country is more than just studying the language and it is also about understanding a new culture and way of thinking<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>We noticed that a huge gap in our communication lay in slang. <strong>Slang <\/strong>can seem challenging but we believe it <strong>is a quick and fun way of joining in a conversation that stays new and fresh<\/strong>. Our goal is to <strong>make slang accessible and fun for everyone regardless of nationality or education<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-gallery-carousel\"><div class=\"is-cropped coblocks-gallery has-no-alignment has-caption-style-dark has-horizontal-gutter\"><div class=\"has-carousel has-carousel-lrg\" style=\"height:400px\" data-flickity=\"{&quot;autoPlay&quot;:false,&quot;draggable&quot;:true,&quot;pageDots&quot;:false,&quot;prevNextButtons&quot;:true,&quot;wrapAround&quot;:true,&quot;cellAlign&quot;:&quot;center&quot;,&quot;pauseAutoPlayOnHover&quot;:false,&quot;freeScroll&quot;:false,&quot;arrowShape&quot;:{&quot;x0&quot;:10,&quot;x1&quot;:60,&quot;y1&quot;:50,&quot;x2&quot;:65,&quot;y2&quot;:45,&quot;x3&quot;:20},&quot;thumbnails&quot;:false,&quot;responsiveHeight&quot;:false}\"><div class=\"coblocks-gallery--item\"><figure class=\"coblocks-gallery--figure has-margin-left-10 has-margin-right-10\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/theslangpodcast.com\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/00100lPORTRAIT_00100_BURST20200221095854546_COVER-1-1024x768.jpg\" data-id=\"330\" class=\"wp-image-330\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theslangpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/00100lPORTRAIT_00100_BURST20200221095854546_COVER-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/theslangpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/00100lPORTRAIT_00100_BURST20200221095854546_COVER-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/theslangpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/00100lPORTRAIT_00100_BURST20200221095854546_COVER-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/theslangpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/00100lPORTRAIT_00100_BURST20200221095854546_COVER-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/theslangpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/00100lPORTRAIT_00100_BURST20200221095854546_COVER-1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"coblocks-gallery--item\"><figure class=\"coblocks-gallery--figure has-margin-left-10 has-margin-right-10\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/theslangpodcast.com\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/10500475_10204319549815871_8583145391433419563_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"338\" data-link=\"https:\/\/theslangpodcast.com\/\/?attachment_id=338\" class=\"wp-image-338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theslangpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/10500475_10204319549815871_8583145391433419563_n.jpg 960w, https:\/\/theslangpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/10500475_10204319549815871_8583145391433419563_n-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/theslangpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/10500475_10204319549815871_8583145391433419563_n-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"coblocks-gallery--item\"><figure class=\"coblocks-gallery--figure has-margin-left-10 has-margin-right-10\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/theslangpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2020-02-21-at-21.07.41-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"486\" data-link=\"https:\/\/theslangpodcast.com\/about-us\/whatsapp-image-2020-02-21-at-21-07-41\/\" class=\"wp-image-486\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theslangpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2020-02-21-at-21.07.41-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/theslangpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2020-02-21-at-21.07.41-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/theslangpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2020-02-21-at-21.07.41-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/theslangpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2020-02-21-at-21.07.41-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/theslangpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2020-02-21-at-21.07.41-1200x900.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/theslangpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2020-02-21-at-21.07.41-800x600.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/theslangpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2020-02-21-at-21.07.41-400x300.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/theslangpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2020-02-21-at-21.07.41-200x150.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/theslangpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2020-02-21-at-21.07.41.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Want to know more or get in contact with us?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Louisa May Adams<\/strong> writer and host of <strong>The Slang Podcast<\/strong> has spoken at conferences sharing activities and lessons exploring how we can implement slang into an English language classroom.&nbsp; <strong>If you are interested in Louisa coming to your school or conference please get in touch below.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<div id=\"contact-us\" class=\"wp-block-group has-background-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-contact-form\">\n\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Slang Podcast was born in November 2019. The idea came from the collaboration between an English language teacher and an Italian podcast engineer.\u00a0 Both studying a second language, hers Italian, his English. 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