FlexiLingo
A few hundred milliseconds are often all you need to recognize a song, but a lot of recent hits have moved away from intros. Our friends at Switched on Pop (along with the National's Aaron Dessner) break down how song intros can shape our perception and what we lose when they disappear. To watch this episode on video, find us on Netflix! Guests: Charlie Harding and Nate Sloan, hosts of Switched on Pop; Aaron Dessner, producer, songwriter, and member of the National; Grace Spelman, music writer For show transcripts, go t...
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Is this episode right for you?
B2 · Upper-intermediate
Comfortable if you already follow TV news
- 91% of the words are B1 or easier.
- 146 words a minute: a natural pace.
- 136 harder words (B2 and up) in the whole episode.
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