Simplified Speech #247 – Why do we dream
5/15/202635 min
Why do we dream? In this Simplified Speech episode, Andrew and Indiana share their own theories about what dreams are for, the strangest recurring nightmares they’ve had, and a uniquely Korean kind of dream that’s said to predict pregnancy. They also get into sleepwalking, snoring, and the small habits that can quietly ruin your sleep.
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References:
Wikipedia, Conception dreams — Read here:
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Keep an ear out for these phrases during the episode:
- Fresh off the dome
- To ring true
- Every now and then
- To build up to
- The OG
- Story of my life
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First 90 secondsAndrew· Host0:00
Hello everybody, and welcome back to Simplified Speech, the Culips series which features clear, natural, and easy-to-understand conversations between native speakers. My name is Andrew, and in just a second, I'll be joined by my co-host, Indiana, and today we're talking about dreaming. And this is a very fascinating topic. We're gonna talk about why we dream, some of our theories behind this. We'll talk about some common dreams that probably many of our listeners, many of you guys out there have experienced for yourself, and we'll just talk, yeah, all about dreaming. So I'm really excited to get started with this conversation, and we'll get to it in just a moment. But everyone, before we do, let me tell you about Culips Membership. If you're serious about improving your English fluency, then we're here to help you. That is our number one goal, is helping you improve your fluency. So the best way to do that with Culips is by signing up and becoming a Culips Member. As a Culips Member, you will get access, unlimited access, to all of our best learning materials. This includes helpful study guides and interactive transcripts for all of our lessons. Plus you'll get our member-only series, The Fluency Files. You'll get ad-free audio, so you can just jump right into the lesson content. You don't have to listen to any promos or small talk, anything like that, just the good stuff. Best of all,