Chatterbox #352 – Hot hot summer

What does a heat wave actually do to your day? Andrew and Anna compare their summers from opposite sides of the world. Anna is in Madrid, where a hot day reaches 40 degrees and the blinds stay closed until evening. Andrew is in Seoul, where the rainy season just ended but the humidity stayed. They talk about air conditioning, lost sleep, cold showers, and the wildfires that burned west of Madrid this summer.

Keep an ear out for these phrases during the episode:

• Not so fast
• Respite
• Bar none
• To do one’s business
• Bone dry
• To burn to a crisp

Study Materials:

Episode link: The 2026 Spain wildfires

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