Shadowing Practice: Anthony and Jim Show TEASER - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Hi, I'm Jim Norton.
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Oh, I'm Anthony Cumia.
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And we're doing a show together.
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I guess the Anthony and Jim thing on the background kind of tells them that.
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That's what it says if you look at the monitor, which I'm trying not to do.
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It's very difficult, isn't it?
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It's so difficult.
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But I had to have you on the left.
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First of all, it's the only time I'll ever see that.
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And second of all, because on ONA, you were always, Opie was always across.
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You were always on the left.
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And it's just, I'm used to talking to you like this.
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That is true.
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Yes, yes.
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We had our little side of the desk.
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Opa's behind the board.
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Yeah.
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We were making funny.
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Yeah.
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Making jokes.
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Getting in trouble.
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We would have done this a year.
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As soon as I was done with Sirius, and I was allowed to, we would have started this.
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Yeah.
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But you live in the South, and I'm in New York, and it just became logistically difficult.
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Yeah.
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But we're going to do an episode every other week on YouTube.
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and we are going to have in the weeks in between we're going to have Patreon episodes.
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Yeah.
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Sometimes we'll have guests, sometimes it'll be just me and you.
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But we have a Patreon now and it's Patreon.com Patreon.com HTTP backslash
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slash Anthony W W Should we call Anthony and Jim show on Patreon is us and it's five bucks.
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That's it, and you get all of our stuff.
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And again, you're going to get an extra episode.
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You're going to get the early.
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We're going to put them up on Saturday on Patreon.
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They're going to go live on YouTube on Tuesday.
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So you get them three days earlier, totally uncensored.
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Yeah.
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Unless it's something that would get us booted off Patreon. That could.
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It is possible, but.
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I can think of one.
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I'm a professional broadcaster these days.
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Yeah, there's really nothing.
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So it'll be uncensored on Patreon.
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And we'll do live streams there sometimes.
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And you're going to definitely get the extra episode every week.
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Some of those may be on remote because we live nine hours from each other.
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Yeah, yeah.
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But I found a place down in your hometown, too, which is a studio, which we can actually use and go down there.
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So you come down.
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Yeah.
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We go to a studio where I live.
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And then I come up here every so often
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because I have a gig that I do and they fly me up here.
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You're up here at least once a month, right?
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Once a month, yeah.
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Yeah, so I mean, we were going to make it work.
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It's annoying that we haven't already.
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And after a while, I'm like, what are we doing? So many people comment.
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I got three comments in the last four years from people.
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They're like, just do it already, you idiot.
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Yeah, yeah.
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I've heard the same thing.
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But there's no reason we haven't other than after Sirius XM we lived you were already gone by then.
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Yeah, yeah, and I didn't have a Gig that had me coming up here once a month, right?
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So now I do I'm up here.
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Let's do this Okay, let's do it.
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You don't realize how much time is passing until you're like
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like wait It's been like we've been talking about doing this for a couple of months
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and then it's like what are we doing?
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Like the time is and it's like then then it's a couple of years.
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Yeah Shitload of years.
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So now we're like we're just gonna do it.
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I hope people like it I hope people join the patreon Anthony and Jim show is fine with me to call it.
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I like it I've never had my name first.
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Oh anything like that So that's kind of nice.
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Yeah, I appreciate that
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Jim and Anthony doesn't work because of the Jim and Jim
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and that's a hundred percent Jim and yeah It was almost like
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if you said Anthony cool me and Jim the cool me and Norton wouldn't work either no, no Anthony and Anthony Yes,
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that was actually going to be the title of it.
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But the homeless pimp, I kept kept spelling it f-a-g-g-e-t oh oh come on get my name right for pete's sake no
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but i actually wanted to call i did think it would be called funny to call it the nutty
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and the that is a great with special guest jim norton
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and on youtube they're hearing the beep
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and the oh yeah yeah yeah yeah that's why the patreon
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yeah I'm really psyched man I've been looking forward to this I am
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so happy we have some theme we also have a video
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up I think it's up now on the YouTube we have a bunch of theme songs
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and you can vote on
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which one you think should be the theme of our show
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yeah they're the ones I've heard are very peppy yeah very upbeat very sitcom happy happy
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when should this premiere we can premiere this Saturday hey Mike
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you can just pop in real quick Mike Mike you don't go to the gas digital
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and talk to an alcoholic like Louis like that
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when do you think we should have this premiere let's break
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the fourth wall it's Thursday night I mean what's fucking time
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we're gonna have a public god I thought it was Friday no
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so let's we'll do it a week from Saturday so what's the date on that let Daddy, check the date.
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We can actually cut.
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How is this for a look?
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That's awesome.
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Yeah, looking down at the monitor is terrible.
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It's...
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It'd be great if I...
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I shouldn't say I'd knock wood, but if I had a stroke and I was trying to make a comeback and you're my friend, and we're just trying to recapture magic that we couldn't...
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Oh, no. It's so terrible.
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And you're doing like a...
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Do an impression that you would do.
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Oh.
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I told Christopher, knock that shit off.
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Tony.
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A day late and a dollar short.
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I have to keep going over and dabbing.
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Yes.
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It takes the comedy right out of it.
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That would actually be really funny.
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I was just sitting there suffering, trying to recapture the magic, but my brain is half shut off.
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August 1st. Oh, that's a perfect.
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Oh, look at that.
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Right in the middle of the summer when everyone's away.
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What are we doing? So memorable.
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August 1st. Yes.
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8-1-26.
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Tune in and...
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August?
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It's 4th of July!
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I...
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Oh.
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Oh.
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Donant.
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Donant.
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I don't even improv.
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I just do the...
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I've never heard anyone do an impression of the song.
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The music.
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That's all I can do.
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The brain stem was affected.
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I'm just trying to recapture.
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You'll know me.
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Know what I do for a living.
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Shark George Guy who just doesn't have it anymore Is there anything worse than a guy Who just doesn't have it anymore?
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Who never had it?
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That would be worse And we're going to have some old friends on the show too I'm really,
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really happy we're doing this I'm psyched Alright,
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so Anthony and Jim's show is finally here We hope you like it If joking was a crime,
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they both would be on trial Smile,
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smile, smile and don't you touch that dial Here's Anthony and Jim,
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your share has been a while Here's Anthony and Jim, your share has been a while
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Speaking Goals for This Clip
This lively conversation between Jim Norton and Anthony Cumia is perfect for practicing casual conversational fluency—a key milestone for anyone aiming to sound natural in everyday English. You’ll learn to navigate topics like logistics, past experiences, and future plans with the ease of native speakers. It’s also a great chance to practice shadowing (repeating phrases aloud in real time), which boosts your ability to keep up with fast, conversational speech. Use this clip with a shadowing site to refine your timing and flow!
Phrase Bank
- "I guess the [X] on the background kind of tells them that." – A casual way to point out obvious details.
- "It's just, I'm used to [doing Y]." – Explains a habit or preference naturally.
- "We would have done this a year [ago], but [reason]." – Talks about unfulfilled past plans with context.
- "It became logistically difficult." – A useful phrase for discussing practical challenges.
- "You get [benefit] three days earlier, totally uncensored." – Highlights perks clearly in casual speech.
Fix Your Weak Spots
The dialogue’s relaxed rhythm and overlapping speech make it ideal for improving English pronunciation and conversational timing. Notice how Jim and Anthony shorten words (e.g., "I'm" instead of "I am") and use filler phrases like "Yeah, yeah" to keep the flow. Practice shadow speech by pausing the video, repeating their lines, and focusing on matching their tone and stress. This will help you sound less scripted and more like a native. For extra practice, use a shadowing site to slow down the audio and master tricky parts—you’ll be surprised how quickly your fluency improves!
Whether you’re working on english speaking practice or refining your shadowspeaks skills, this clip is a fun, practical tool. Dive in, repeat often, and enjoy the process—you’re one step closer to confident, natural English!
What is the Shadowing Technique?
Shadowing is a science-backed language learning technique originally developed for professional interpreter training and popularized by polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. The method is simple but powerful: you listen to native English audio and immediately repeat it out loud — like a shadow following the speaker with just a 1–2 second delay. Unlike passive listening or grammar drills, shadowing forces your brain and mouth muscles to simultaneously process and reproduce real speech patterns. Research shows it significantly improves pronunciation accuracy, intonation, rhythm, connected speech, listening comprehension, and speaking fluency — making it one of the most effective methods for IELTS Speaking preparation and real-world English communication.