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American English Podcast

The American English Podcast teaches the language and culture of the United States. Through common expressions, pronunciation tips and interesting cultural snippets or stories, I hope to keep this fun, useful and interesting! All bonus material can be accessed at http://americanenglishpodcast.com/

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093 - Chats with Shana: The Story of My Previous...

American English Podcast ·

2021/02/23

In Episode #93, you'll hear my adventure starting a business in NYC and traveling overseas as a digital nomad. You'll also hear the lessons learned from this experience using the third conditional.Premium Content (formerly called the Classroom)This episode is part of Season 2. By purchasing Season 2, you'll be able to access the full transcript, a comprehension quiz, shadowing exercise and the premium podcast player to work on your pronunciation.Season 2 contains bonus material for

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092 - Expression: To Pull Some Strings / The Great...

American English Podcast ·

2021/02/06

In this episode of the American English Podcast, you'll learn how to use the expression TO PULL SOME STRINGS and all about the GREAT IDITAROD RACE, the largest annual sporting event in Alaska. Spoiler alert: It's all about dogsledding!**Premium Content** (formerly called the Classroom)Get Season 2 Premium Content ORGet ALL PREMIUM CONTENT FOR SEASONS 1-3 (including transcripts + mp3s)Each episode is much more than just the audio. For many episodes, like this one, there is premium content

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091 - 5-Minute English: Babies

American English Podcast ·

2021/01/16

How many vocabulary words, phrases and collocations can you think of within the topic of Babies? I bet a lot. Now, do you know the translations for them in English?This episode introduces everything you'll need to know about the topic in order to navigate a conversation with a native speaker, other than the two obvious terms I've left out "crying" and "baby bottle," but you know these already ;)This episode is long overdue and I hope you enjoy it.Mentioned in this

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090 - Chats with Shana: Yearly Review

American English Podcast ·

2021/01/02

This is the first of many (hopefully) yearly reviews. There's nothing better than reflecting on the highlights in one's year, especially with the help of images. I've done this partially for myself and also to help you listeners. I've talked about some of the events I've spoken about the podcast to "jog your memory" (episode #1) and used a number of other expressions from the expression episodes to talk about my 2020. This is very personal.Premium Content (formerly

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089 - Dessert Adjectives with Charlie

American English Podcast ·

2020/12/24

Hi Everyone! Christmas is just a few days away and what better way to prepare than by learning how to describe desserts in English. Whether you celebrate Christmas or not, the holiday season tends to be a time of indulgence; if you're not diving into calorie-filled desserts with your family members (even just on Zoom this year), what are you doing?!? In English the four tastes are sweet, salty, sour and bitter (some also mention umami). Today, we'll talk about other adjectives to describe

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088 - The Night Before Christmas (A Visit From Santa...

American English Podcast ·

2020/12/09

Hi Everyone! Welcome back to Episode #088. Today we will be talking about a poem, a very famous poem. In fact it may be one of the most read and referenced poems in English. Don't quote me on that, but it's a poem that you'll hear on the radio in the U.S. as December 25th approaches, you'll see lines from it on Christmas cards, in advertisements and in many many movies. It's called A Visit from Santa Claus, but you may know it as The Night Before Christmas. If you don't

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12:09

087 - 5-Minute English: Strengths and Weaknesses

American English Podcast ·

2020/12/03

For today we're back with another 5-Minute English episode and it's all about Strengths and Weaknesses, one of the most challenging questions you'll run into at a job interview. In the 5-Minute discussion we'll dive into an individual's head on the day of a job interview and see how they decide on their strength. As usual, 5-minute episodes are intensive listening exercises so it should be a challenge! If you're struggling to understand and feel overwhelmed by the

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086 - Expression: In the Red / Black Friday

American English Podcast ·

2020/11/19

In today's episode you'll learn how to use the expression IN THE RED and we'll talk about how BLACK FRIDAY got started, how it grew in popularity and what it's like in case you want to take advantage of sales on your next trip to the US.**Premium Content** (formerly called the Classroom)Get Season 2 Premium Content ORGet ALL PREMIUM CONTENT FOR SEASONS 1-3 (including transcripts + mp3s)Each episode is much more than just the audio. For many episodes, like this one, there is

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26:05

085 - British Tea Time and Baking Vocabulary with...

American English Podcast ·

2020/11/12

In this episode, we have a special guest. His name is Charlie Baxter and he's the host of the British English Podcast. We talk about the British Bake Off and he helps me understand the terminology used in it.To gain access to the full episode, transcript, podcast player, quizzes and more, be sure to sign up to Season 2 (see below)Charlie's InfoThe British English Podcast WebsiteThe British English Podcast Charlie's Youtube channelPremium Content (formerly called the Classroom)Season

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084 - College Life with Jessica Buenaventura

American English Podcast ·

2020/11/06

Listen to Jessica (my college roomie) and I talk about our college experiences at UC Santa Barbara!To gain access to the full episode, transcript, podcast player, quizzes and more, be sure to sign up to Season 2.Premium Content (formerly called the Classroom)Season 2 - Premium Content for episodes 051 - 100 ORGet ALL PREMIUM CONTENT FOR SEASONS 1-3 (including transcripts + mp3s)Other ContentGet the Free E-Book: 101 American English Slang WordsConnect on InstagramGet updated when new episodes are

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083 - Chats with Shana: October Days

American English Podcast ·

2020/10/30

In this episode, you'll hear about what my family has been doing in the month of October. You'll hear the Present Perfect Continuous tense used over and over again.To gain access to the full episode, transcript, podcast player, quizzes and more, be sure to sign up to Season 2.Premium Content (formerly called the Classroom)Season 2 - Premium Content for episodes 051 - 100 ORGet ALL PREMIUM CONTENT FOR SEASONS 1-3 (including transcripts + mp3s)Other ContentGet the Free E-Book: 101 American

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082 - Halloween Story: The Red Spot (Lower Intermediate)

American English Podcast ·

2020/10/22

In this episode, you'll hear a lower intermediate story for Halloween called the Red Spot. It's disgusting. Don't say I didn't warn you, so either skip it or listen all the way to the end because you'll be less disturbed if you make it to the last few minutes! To gain access to the full episode, transcript, podcast player, quizzes and more, be sure to sign up to Season 2.Premium Content (formerly called the Classroom)Season 2 - Premium Content for episodes 051 - 100 ORGet

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081 - 5-Minute English: Fall

American English Podcast ·

2020/10/15

In this episode, you'll hear a 5-Minute English episode about FALL (AKA AUTUMN) in the United States. By the end, you'll learn vocabulary, phrasal verbs and collocations needed to talk about this topic with a native speaker.Like most 5-Minute Episodes, the listening is short and more challenging. You might need to listen to an episode at least three times in order to fully comprehend it. There are 40+ vocabulary words and phrases in this lesson. Mentioned in this episode: The 5-Minute

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080 - Expression: Hit the Spot / Ben and Jerry's Ice...

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2020/10/08

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079 - The Faces On Our Money

American English Podcast ·

2020/10/01

Hi everyone! In today's episode we'll be talking about THE FACES ON OUR MONEY. By money, I'm referring to the United States Dollar, which is commonly written as USD. The faces I'm referring to are the portraits of influential Americans you'll see if you look at the front of our bills and coins. According to the U.S. treasury, these portraits are "of deceased persons whose places in history the American people know well." Deceased is a fancy way of saying dead. So

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078 - 5-Minute English: Elections and Voting

American English Podcast ·

2020/09/24

In this episode, you'll hear a 5-Minute English episode about ELECTIONS AND VOTING in the United States. By the end, you'll learn vocabulary, phrasal verbs and collocations needed to talk about this topic with a native speaker.Like most 5-Minute Episodes, the listening is short and more challenging. You might need to listen to an episode at least three times in order to fully comprehend it. There are 40+ vocabulary words and phrases in this lesson.To gain access to the full episode,

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077 - 5-Minute English: Labor and Delivery

American English Podcast ·

2020/09/17

In this episode, you'll hear a 5-Minute English episode about LABOR AND DELIVERY, as well as facts and statistics about GIVING BIRTH in the United States. By the end, you'll learn vocabulary, phrasal verbs and collocations needed to talk about this topic with a native speaker.Like most 5-Minute Episodes, the listening is short and more challenging. You might need to listen to an episode at least three times in order to fully comprehend it. There are 40+ vocabulary words and phrases in this

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076 - Portmanteaus with Liz Johnson!

American English Podcast ·

2020/09/08

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075 - 5-Minute English: Wildfires in the U.S.

American English Podcast ·

2020/08/26

Hi Everyone! In today's episode, I talk about WILDFIRES, which is a devastating issue many Americans face every summer (including myself!). Since this is a 5-Minute Episode it's topic-specific and MORE CHALLENGING than regular episodes. In it, you'll learn vocabulary, phrasal verbs, and collocations needed to talk about this topic in depth in English. Like most 5-Minute Episodes, the listening is short and more challenging. You might need to listen to an episode at least three times

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074 - Fairy Tale: Hansel and Gretel

American English Podcast ·

2020/08/19

Hi Everyone! In this week's episode, I retell the very famous Brothers' Grimm fairy tale, Hansel and Gretel. I've made a few changes to the original text. First of all, I've intentionally added phrasal verbs and prepositional phrases throughout the text so that you can learn them in a context. Secondly, I've modernized some of the language a bit, since the original texts were written in German in the 1800s. I want you to be able to use the language that you hear in

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