Anders & André – Systembolaget

This and all episodes of this podcast are available to study as a lesson on LingQ. Try it here. André and Anders continue their discussions of Swedish phenomena. This week they talk about Systembolaget and the state monopoly that regulates sales and consumption of alcohol in Sweden. André och Anders…

André and Anders – Apocalypse Again

Study this episode and any others from the LingQ Swedish Podcast on LingQ! Check it out. En pastor fick stor uppmärksamhet i media nyligen för att ha förutspått att jorden skulle gå under den 21 maj 2011. André och Anders pratar om apokalypsens renässans. A preacher gained much attention in…

André and Anders – Social Competence

Want to study this episode as a lesson on LingQ? Give it a try! André och Anders pratar kort om begreppet social kompetens och den oproportionerligt stora betydelse som det har i arbetslivet. André and Anders talk briefly about social competence and the disproportionate importance placed on it in the…

André & Anders – Tuning in

It is clear after this podcast that André and Anders have developed an unhealthy addiction to TV-shows of all kinds. This week they talk about everything from Swedish soap opera classics like “Three Crowns” and “The Shipping Company” to more recent quality dramas and comedies such as “Mad Men” and…

André & Anders – Work, Work, Work

Study this episode and any others from the LingQ Swedish Podcast on LingQ! Check it out. André and Anders talk about the financial crisis and the relationship between work and identity. In society, unemployment can often lead to depression when an unemployed person starts to question their identity and role…

Anders & André – In Praise of Denmark’s Idleness

Study this episode and any others from the LingQ Spanish Podcast on LingQ! Check it out. André and Anders talk about the varying reactions to the swine flu in Scandinavian countries. Whereas in Sweden it has been portrayed by some media as the new black plague, in Denmark they seem…

Anders & André – Analysis of Sports

Want to study this episode as a lesson on LingQ? Give it a try! Probably because none of them are fit enough to participate, André and Anders this week somewhat bitterly discuss the phenomenon of sports. Although they find the group dynamics of fans and teams fascinating, discontent is expressed…

Anders & André – The Degeneration of Knowledge

Want to study this episode as a lesson on LingQ? Give it a try! André and Anders ask what happens to genuine knowledge when information is just one mouse click away? Is there a difference between generations when it comes to the use of information, depth of understanding and even…

Anders & André – The Royal Republic of Sweden

This and all episodes of this podcast are available to study as a lesson on LingQ. Try it here. André and Anders discuss the fact that Sweden has a royal family. How can such a medieval form of government coexist with an otherwise modern, enlightened and democratic society such as…

Anders & André – The Swedish Summer Holiday

Study the transcript of this episode as a lesson on LingQ, saving the words and phrases you don’t know to your database. Here it is! Feeling the warm rays of the sun, hearing the children playing beneath the balcony, birds singing in the trees and neighbours mowing their lawns, André…