REPLAY - The Goss: The Queen, the King, and Should Australia Now Become a Republic
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G'day you mob, Pete here, and this is another episode of Aussie English, the number one place for anyone and everyone wanting to learn Australian English. So, today I have a Goss episode for you, where I sit down with my old man, my father, Ian Smithson, and we talk about the week's news, whether locally down under here in Australia or non-locally overseas in other parts of the world, okay? And we sometimes also talk about whatever comes to mind, right? If we can think of something interesting to share with you guys related to us or Australia, we also talk about that in The Goss. So, these episodes are specifically designed to try and give you content about many different topics. where we're obviously speaking in English and there are multiple people having a natural and spontaneous conversation in English.
So, it is particularly good to improve your listening skills. In order to complement that, though, I really recommend that you join the podcast membership or the Academy membership at AussieEnglish.com.au, where you will get access to the full transcripts of these episodes, the PDFs, the downloads. And you can also use the online PDF reader to read and listen at the same time, okay? So, if you really, really want to improve your listening skills fast, get the transcript, listen and read at the same time, keep practicing, and that is the quickest way to level up your English. Anyway, I've been rabbiting on a bit. I've been talking a bit. Let's just get into this episode, guys. Smack the bird and let's get into it.
What is it again? Like, what's that saying? You always see it in films when the monarch dies and the new monarch is there.
The queen is dead.
How did Queen Elizabeth II's passing impact discussions about Australia's monarchy?
God live the king.
Yeah, that's what I was going to say. Yeah, long live the king.
God live the king. God live the king. I've only just had one sip of beer.
It's already getting messy.
Pineapple and dragon fruit smoothie. How good is it? He gave me this shit. There was no warning involved.
It's 6%. I panicked. It's good. It's good. I found this. So, this is Little Creatures, which is a brewery down here in Geelong, right? It is, yeah. So, yeah. Big blender, this beer is. Single batch. So, it's a one-off, I guess. One-off.
Never to be seen again, I hope.
Pineapples, dragon fruit smoothie.
What historical events influenced Australia's relationship with the monarchy?
It does taste like dragon fruit. It's pretty good. For those with Asian heritage or who have travelled in Asia.
Dragon fruit is so good. I know, it's great. Oh, my God. Is this... It's the one that's like bright pink, right? It looks like the eggs of a dragon. Yes. Like something out of Game of Thrones or House of the Dragon, I guess now. But... Yeah, they grow on cacti looking things. I don't know if it is actually a cactus or if it's a succulent kind of plant, but it looks like a cactus. And they get to like three or four metres high and the fruit just grow off the side of the plant. You can buy the cacti or the plants at nurseries locally. I've got one outside. Although it's tiny. It's about 20 centimetres high. Yeah, about 20 years before you grow fruit on it. I saw it and I was like, oh, man, how epic will it be to have dragon fruit?
And then I was like, this is going to take so long. Yeah, exactly. Your grandchildren will get one off it. I know. Well, yeah.
Yeah, so the queen is dead. Long live the king.
Well, yeah. So, how does it feel for you? Because she's been the monarch your entire life.
How does Australia's current political system relate to the monarchy?
Well, and yours. Yeah. Well, yeah. But, I mean, you know, you've been around twice as long as I have or nearly.
Yeah. She was crowned four years before I was born. Yeah. And she was actually queen for most of a year before that, before the actual coronation. Because the coronation is just a ceremonial thing. Yeah. You know. king charles iii became king charles iii the second his mother died by natural inheritance there is no declaration there's a whole lot of formal stuff that has to go to have that recognized but it's instantaneous according to the you know inheritance of the monarchy so yeah oh and she was what early 20s when she became the queen yes yeah she was when she was 25 i think by the time she
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:17β2:12
2
How did Queen Elizabeth II's passing impact discussions about Australia's monarchy?
2:12β2:43
3
What historical events influenced Australia's relationship with the monarchy?
2:43β3:44
4
How does Australia's current political system relate to the monarchy?
3:44β5:50
5
What are the arguments for and against Australia becoming a republic?
5:50β7:51
6
What role did John Howard play in the Republican movement's challenges?
7:51β10:10
7
How do Australians feel about the royal family today?
10:10β13:36
8
What future changes might we expect in Australia's governance?
13:36β46:28
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