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Am I Normal? with Mona Chalabi
Data journalist Mona Chalabi asks what "normal" really means. Listen to Am I Normal? with Mona Chalabi online with a synced transcript. Replay sentence by sentence, check translations, get AI explanations, and shadow each line in GoodScriber.
24 audio lessons, 10 h 16 min in total. Levels: Intermediate.
Lessons
| # | Title | Length | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Do all my friends secretly hate me? | from Corner Piece | 45:06 | Intermediate |
| 2 | Am I Normal?: Together for 20 years — but living apart? | 25:38 | Intermediate |
| 3 | Am I Normal?: What it's like to find your birth parent | 20:47 | Intermediate |
| 4 | Am I Normal?: Lessons from the happiest place in the world | 22:29 | Intermediate |
| 5 | Am I Normal?: Should kids have more freedom? | 24:16 | Intermediate |
| 6 | Am I Normal?: What it’s like to live at home with your parents as an adult | 20:29 | Intermediate |
| 7 | Introducing Body Electric | 3:41 | Intermediate |
| 8 | Episode 1: The Internet’s First Main Character? | The Redemption of Jar Jar Binks | 33:12 | Intermediate |
| 9 | Fixable: Kelli - "How do I deal with a communication breakdown?" | 29:50 | Intermediate |
| 10 | Introducing Good Sport | 3:34 | Intermediate |
| 11 | How to answer your biggest questions—with data | How to Be a Better Human | 40:06 | Intermediate |
| 12 | Come As You Are with Dr. Emily Nagoski: How to Improve Your Orgasms | 24:22 | Intermediate |
| 13 | How to predict the future | The TED Interview | 43:07 | Intermediate |
| 14 | The secret Somali mixtapes | Far Flung | 32:05 | Intermediate |
| 15 | Breaking Up with Perfectionism | WorkLife with Adam Grant | 42:31 | Intermediate |
| 16 | Am I Normal?: What question is on YOUR mind? | 2:55 | Intermediate |
| 17 | Am I Normal?: Is it really that bad to marry my cousin? | 25:39 | Intermediate |
| 18 | Am I Normal?: Should you break the law? | 20:48 | Intermediate |
| 19 | Am I Normal?: Which box do I check? | 28:00 | Intermediate |
| 20 | Am I Normal?: The Spermageddon is coming | 30:40 | Intermediate |
| 21 | Am I Normal?: Should I move home? | 24:05 | Intermediate |
| 22 | Am I Normal?: Is my dentist scamming me? | 25:39 | Intermediate |
| 23 | Am I Normal?: How many friends do I need? | 24:05 | Intermediate |
| 24 | Am I Normal?: When will I get over my breakup? | 23:24 | Intermediate |
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