Russian Podcast that you CAN understand | About me and this podcast | Episode 001

Hi everyone I'm Max and welcome to my YouTube channel Russian with Max A channel for those learning Russian If you're studying Russian I've got some good news for you Many of you know that besides my YouTube channel I also have A clear and accessible podcast in Russian What is this podcast It's a podcast for people learning Russian In this podcast I talk about all sorts of topics For example about my life or about e history of Russia or about Russian culture and of course about the difficult times in which we live In the podcast I speak slowly and clearly so you can understand more and improve that is enhance your skills Russian What's the difference between YouTube videos and podcasts A podcast is an audio format Typically a podcast episode lasts between 20 and 40 minutes Videos are available exclusively on YouTube Podcasts can be listened to on various platforms such as Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Spotify Castbox and more Also Podcasts can be listened to using any convenient app on your smartphone You don’t have to stay home and stare at a screen to enjoy podcasts On a phone screen on a computer screen or on a TV screen You can stroll you can run you can exercise Exercise or do household chores And that's great—it's very convenient and physical movement helps the brain remember information more effectively Not long ago the ability to add podcasts to YouTube emerged Now YouTube has a dedicated section for podcasts Listening to podcasts on YouTube can be convenient for those who enjoy watching videos and listening to podcasts in one place Now such an opportunity exists Every week two or three of my podcasts will now be released on YouTube I'll upload them in order: first the first podcast then the second then the third and so on The first early episodes were recorded over five years ago so don't be surprised tha The audio quality might not be as good as that of the latest podcasts If you haven't listened to my podcast yet I recommend starting with the first episodes—they' re simpler and easier to follow If you want not only to listen to podcasts but also to read transcripts and get explanations and translations of new words f you're unfamiliar with the new terminology you can join our membership program or Purchase the transcription collection Visit the Russian with Max website for all the detailed information All further details will be in the description of this video What about my videos on YouTube Nothing Of course my videos will continue to be posted every week or nearly every week as before Well then friends let's listen to the first episode of the podcast where I talk about myself and this podcast Hi friends This is Max and welcome to my podcast Yes Finally Finally I've launched it—I made my podcast And I'm so so so thrilled about it First I'd like to tell you a bit about this podcast What will you find in this podcast What can you hear here What can you learn here Well first of all I want this podcast to be completely and entirely in Russian Yes That means this podcast is for listeners at an intermediate level yes intermediate mid-level And in this podcast I want to do a few things ypes of podcasts several differe variations of podcasts That is in each podcast I will talk abou on various topics about different things Today I'd like to talk a little about In this podcast and about me This is the first episode the debut of my podcast So In this podcast I want to speak slowly and I will speak slowly And if I say anything I'll explain difficult words provide examples offer synonyms and repeat as needed Explain some new difficult word in different ways I'll do my best I truly hope this podcast proves useful to you Now I'll tell you a little about myself My name is Max as you may already know I graduated from university in 2010 which was eight years ago Currently I graduated from university in 2010 and it's 2018 now After I graduated from university my specialty was IT manager For a while I worked a bit in the field of information technology I was a systems administrator Well at first I was a systems administrator's assistant I assisted the systems administrator with daily routine tasks I helped configure computers configure email and so on Then I became a systems administrator And probably Maybe four years ago I started working in this field I was studying at university and working at the same time Bu It was extremely difficult for me I found it very hard Working in one place I found it extremely difficult to sit in an office to sit there for long periods to work in front of a computer Eight hours a day was incredibly boring so I often left I would leave Traveling—that is I' ve traveled extensively I went first I traveled around Russia I've been to countless cities across Russia —Saint Petersburg Moscow and many others Pskov Kirov Yekaterinburg Irkutsk Ulan-Ude So many so many so many different cities In Siberia in the Urals and in southern Russia where Sochi is located Here Also in Ukraine in Belarus In short I traveled extensively throughout Russia and Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) countries What exactly are CIS countries The CIS is a group of countries that once were a group of countries that These countries were once part of the Soviet Union Yes there was the USSR and countries like Russia ow sorry how Ukraine Belarus Kazakhstan Uzbekistan and countless other countries they were all part of the Soviet Union the USSR But then the Soviet Union collapsed and These countries became independent these countries became autonomous Yes meaning they are now separate nations And it's very easy to reach many of these countries Traveling doesn't require a passport because a passport is simply an international travel document ere's the one you get to travel abroad Yes meaning outside of Russia And if For example if I want to go to Belarus or Kazakhstan or other countries I don't need a passport—I just need my regular one Russian passport and that's enough That's why I traveled extensively throughout Russia and the CIS countries en I I went I traveled for several months for example Well for example in summer yes May June July August I traveled In September I I was returning back to Russia to Saint Petersburg Yes I'm from Saint Petersburg My city is Saint Petersburg And I worked I worked through the winter then continued working through part of the spring That's it Around May I'd usually go traveling Once I undertook an extremely long and prolonged journey journey through the countries of Southeast Asia Yes Asia is a region countries like China Indonesia Malaysia Thailand—these are all in Asia And Southeast Asia yes South and East Southeast refers to Indonesia Malaysia Thailand Laos Vietnam—these are all Southeast Asian countries and I've spent a lot of time there For several months I traveled through these countries And I ended up in China Yes this was my first time visiting China And I really liked this country it seemed very appealing to me complex Chinese characters yes those Chinese letters Chinese symbols because the Chinese language is completely different and the Chinese language exploded Blowed my my mind shattered my brain Just And it was incredibly fascinating That's why I decided to In 2016 I wanted to go to China to work and live there work And for the first time I went to China In 2016 yes I think it was 2016 or early 2017 And ever since then I've been living here in China Sometimes I travel to Russia Recently I worked at the FIFA World Cup 2018 and it was another great experience—I think I'll share it in one of my upcoming podcasts And yes I currently live in China I really like China and I enjoy living here I also began working as a teacher Before coming to China I taught a little very little but in China After working as a teacher I realized I truly understood that I greatly enjoy this Teaching people is what I'm meant to do Yes I enjoy it It's just my thing yes it's what I love doing About a year ago I He launched his YouTube channel his channel on YouTube You can find it yes YouTube Russian with Max This is my channel And now I've actually launched it yes created my own podcast Well what else do I want to tell you today I want the podcast to be about well twenty minutes to start with To begin with I want Keep my podcast neither too long nor too short—about five minutes This is a short podcast Ten minutes—well still a short podcast Fifteen well that’s already longer Twenty twenty-five minutes I think that's a good length for a podcast Why Well I think that if you're listening to the Russian language yes if you'receiving information in Russian the Twenty-five minutes is a good amount of time for focus Because our brain yes the thing inside our head the brain simply cannot focus for long And for example listening to a podcast for one hour —yes one hour sixty minutes—that’s well pretty tough But twenty twenty-five thirty minutes—maybe that's the optimal time it's a good time because a person can immerse themselves yes to immerse means to submerge oneself deeply into something Well to truly immerse oneself means spending a long time within the Russian language environment Five minutes That's not enough Thirty minutes—yes only Russian Can you hear it Russian Russian Russian—what a great feeling diving into it like jumping into water For example a submarine dives into the water just as you will dive into the Russian language I hope you'll keep diving deeper into Russian Finally I'd like to share a little bit about my day today What I did today I'm still living in China Right now I live in the city of Wuhan and it's a wonderful wonderful city Beautiful city around Urumqi so many mountains in Urumqi there are countless mountains landmark is a difficult word but it means an interesting place yes for example Rome's main attraction is Rome Italy and Italy's crown jewel is the Colosseum Colosseum the main attraction and most popular landmar Italy For example in France yes France in Paris the most central and most popular The main attractions are the Eiffel Tower well and the Champs-Élysées maybe the Louvre as well Those are all the attractions And in Wuhan where I live there are also many many more a lot of cool interesting attractions I think I'll tell you more about mine the city in Wuhan later And today I wandered around the city almost all day yes I woke up in the morning I had breakfast yes I ate I consumed my breakfast For breakfast I had fruit fruit and well bread or flatbread This is flatbread this is or bread Well bread is the familiar term while flatbread is the other something like bread but usually flatter—so bread it has a shape such a shape A brick is like a square loaf of bread but a flatbread is flat That is we call a flat loaf a flatbread Both the fruit and the flatbread made up my breakfast Then I wandered around the city riding the ferry The ferry is a a ship that typically sails along the river Here's a river called the Yangtze It's very The famous river in China The Yellow River and the Yangtze are the two major rivers in China I live along the Yangtze River Wuhan is located along the Yangtze River and I took a ferry ride there— it was incredibly beautiful especially the city at night When the city lights up it's breathtakingly beautiful—truly incredibly wonderfully beautiful So friends I think that's it for now My first episode is done I think I'll make the podcast once a week once a week Well maybe just maybe I'll do a podcast twice a week but for now once Once a week Thanks friends for listening to my podcast Be sure to visit my YouTube channel and I'd be happy to hear from you meaning I'd appreciate it if you let me know something Share your thoughts on this podcast That’s all for now folks—see you in the next episode Bye for now