André och Anders fortsätter att diskutera svenska fenomen. Den här veckan pratar de om Systembolaget och det statliga monopolet som reglerar försäljning och konsumtion av alkohol i Sverige.

André and Anders continue their discussions of Swedish phenomena. This week they talk about Systembolaget and the state monopoly that regulates sales and consumption of alcohol in Sweden.

Difficulty: Advanced
Category: News and Politics  
Duration:  10:32

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En pastor fick stor uppmärksamhet i media nyligen för att ha förutspått att jorden skulle gå under den 21 maj 2011. André och Anders pratar om apokalypsens renässans.

A preacher gained much attention in the media recently for his prediction that the world would come to an end on May 21, 2011. André and Anders discuss the renaissance of the apocalypse.

Difficulty: Intermediate
Category: Culture and Religion 
Duration:  10:48

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André och Anders pratar kort om begreppet social kompetens och den oproportionerligt stora betydelse som det har i arbetslivet.

André and Anders talk briefly about social competence and the disproportionate importance placed on it in the job market.

Difficulty: Advanced
Category: Professional Life  
Duration:  9:16

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A simple dialogue which takes place in a restaurant. Part 10 of 10 episodes. It is a good idea to listen many times to each part. This story is available in other languages at LingQ. You can use these versions to provide a direct translation.

Difficulty: Beginner
Category: Basic Swedish
Duration:  01:54

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A simple dialogue which takes place in a restaurant. Part 9 of 10 episodes. It is a good idea to listen many times to each part. This story is available in other languages at LingQ. You can use these versions to provide a direct translation.

Difficulty: Beginner
Category: Basic Swedish
Duration:  01:54

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A simple dialogue which takes place in a restaurant. Part 8 of 10 episodes. It is a good idea to listen many times to each part. This story is available in other languages at LingQ. You can use these versions to provide a direct translation.

Difficulty: Beginner
Category: Basic Swedish
Duration:  00:46

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It is clear after this podcast that André and Anders have developed an unhealthy addiction to TV-shows of all kinds. This week they talk about everything from Swedish soap opera classics like “Three Crowns” and “The Shipping Company” to more recent quality dramas and comedies such as “Mad Men” and “Curb Your Enthusiasm”.

Det står klart efter den här podcasten att André och Anders utvecklat ett ohälsosamt beroende av TV-serier av olika slag. Den här veckan pratar de om allt från svenska såpoperaklassiker som ”Tre Kronor” och ”Rederiet” till nyare kvalitetsdramer och komedier som ”Mad Men” och ”Curb Your Enthusiasm”.

Difficulty: Intermediate
Category:  Entertainment
Duration:  10:16

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A simple dialogue which takes place in a restaurant. Part 7 of 10 episodes. It is a good idea to listen many times to each part. This story is available in other languages at LingQ. You can use these versions to provide a direct translation.

Difficulty: Beginner
Category: Basic Swedish
Duration:  01:58

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A simple dialogue which takes place in a restaurant. Part 6 of 10 episodes. It is a good idea to listen many times to each part. This story is available in other languages at LingQ. You can use these versions to provide a direct translation.

Difficulty: Beginner
Category: Basic Swedish
Duration:  01:40

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André and Anders talk about the financial crisis and the relationship between work and identity. In society, unemployment can often lead to depression when an unemployed person starts to question their identity and role in society. Another problem is that some people work more than full time while others are completely kept out of the job market. André and Anders further rant about the the common conception that unemployment is something awful and almost embarrassing, but a lot of people seem to secretly enjoy the freedom of not having a steady day job.

André och Anders pratar om finanskrisen och hur arbete och identitet korrelerar. Det är ett stort problem i samhället att arbetslöshet oftast leder till depression, eftersom den arbetslösa personen börja ifrågasätta sin identitet och roll i samhället. Ett annat problem är att vissa människor jobbar mer än heltid, medan andra är helt utestängda från jobbmarknaden. De pratar även om den vanliga uppfattningen att arbetslöshet är något hemskt och nästan skamfullt, men många människor verkar i smyg gilla friheten att inte ha ett dagjobb att gå till.

Difficulty: Intermediate
Category:  Professional Life
Duration:  12:14

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A simple dialogue which takes place in a restaurant. Part 5 of 10 episodes. It is a good idea to listen many times to each part. This story is available in other languages at LingQ. You can use these versions to provide a direct translation.

Difficulty: Beginner
Category: Basic Swedish
Duration:  01:01

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A simple dialogue which takes place in a restaurant. Part 4 of 10 episodes. It is a good idea to listen many times to each part. This story is available in other languages at LingQ. You can use these versions to provide a direct translation.

Difficulty: Beginner
Category: Basic Swedish
Duration:  01:02

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A simple dialogue which takes place in a restaurant. Part 3 of 10 episodes. It is a good idea to listen many times to each part. This story is available in other languages at LingQ. You can use these versions to provide a direct translation.

Difficulty: Beginner
Category: Basic Swedish
Duration:  01:01

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André and Anders talk about the varying reactions to the swine flu in Scandinavian countries. Whereas in Sweden it has been portrayed by some media as the new black plague, in Denmark they seem to be dealing with it as just a regular cold, nothing to worry about. The podcast quickly escalates into a blatant tribute to the laid back country of Denmark.

André och Anders diskuterar det faktum att svininfluensans allvar porträtterats olika bland de nordiska länderna. Där man i Sverige ibland framställt det som att den nya pesten är här tycks man i Danmark inta en mer avslappnad attityd. Podcasten eskalerar snart till en ohämmad hyllning av det avslappnade landet Danmark.

Difficulty: Intermediate
Category:  Culture
Duration:  11:30

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A simple dialogue which takes place in a restaurant. Part 2 of 10 episodes. It is a good idea to listen many times to each part. This story is available in other languages at LingQ. You can use these versions to provide a direct translation.

Difficulty: Beginner
Category: Basic Swedish
Duration:  00:31

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A simple dialogue which takes place in a restaurant. Part 1 of 10 episodes. It is a good idea to listen many times to each part. This story is available in other languages at LingQ. You can use these versions to provide a direct translation.

Difficulty: Beginner
Category: Basic Swedish
Duration:  00:40

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Probably because none of them are fit enough to participate, André and Anders this week somewhat bitterly discuss the phenomenon of sports. Although they find the group dynamics of fans and teams fascinating, discontent is expressed at the fact that Swedish state television annually broadcasts a seven hour long skiing race, while almost never broadcasting live from artistic equivalents such as festivals and concerts.

Antagligen för att ingen av dem är i tillräckligt bra form för att delta diskuterar André och Anders den här veckan lite bittert fenomenet sport. Även om de finner gruppdynamiken hos fans och lag fascinerande, så uttrycks ett missnöje med att Sveriges Television årligen sänder ett sju timmars skidlopp, medan de nästan aldrig sänder live från konstnärliga alternativ som festivaler och konserter.

Difficulty: Intermediate
Category:  Sports
Duration:  11:24

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A simple dialogue introducing some of the common greetings and salutations. Part 8 of 8 episodes. This simple story is available in other languages at LingQ. You can use these versions to provide a direct translation.

Difficulty: Beginner
Category: Basic Swedish
Duration:  00:39

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André and Anders ask what happens to genuine knowledge when information is just one mouse click away? Is there a difference between generations when it comes to the use of information, depth of understanding and even level of awareness? Can an eventual degeneration of knowledge be blamed on the Internets bottomless well of loose information?

André och Anders frågar vad som händer med genuin kunskap när information bara är ett musklick iväg? Finns det en skillnad mellan generationer vad gäller användandet av information, djup av förståelse och kanske till och med nivå av medvetande? Kan ett eventuellt förfall av kunskap härledas till Internets bottenlösa brunn av lös information?

Difficulty: Intermediate
Category:  Education
Duration:  11:21

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