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American English Podcast — 271 episodes

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⭐ Feature: The Truth About Shark Attacks in U.S. Waters

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216 - Soccer Vocabulary and the Miracle Match

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215 - Countries and Nationalities (Pronunciation and Quiz!)

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214 - Soccer in the United States (History, Stories, and More!)

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⭐ Feature: The Sweet History of the American Doughnut (or Donut)

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213 - Discover South Carolina with Lora

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212.2 - The Birth of Netflix and the Fall of Blockbuster

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212 - Expression: To Think Outside the Box

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211 - Preposition Party 🎉 : 7 Everyday Word Pairs with Lucas

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⭐ Feature: 5-Minute English: Springtime in the U.S.

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210 - Quick Fix: Further vs. Farther

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209 - Ghost Towns in the American West with Aubrey Carter

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208 - How to Improve the Four Skills in English: Listening, Reading, Speaking & Writing

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⭐ Feature: 5-Minute English: Cleaning

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207.2 - The Great Molasses Flood of 1919

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207 - Expression: In a Sticky Situation

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⭐ Feature: Hangry, Bromance & Spam: Everyday Portmanteaus with Liz!

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206 - Let's Talk about Hair! (with Julia)

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205 - Preposition Party with Lucas 🎉 Love, Caring, Passions & Worries

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204.2 - Irregular Verbs with Helen Keller

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204: Expression: To See Eye to Eye

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⭐ Feature: The Story of Starbucks

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203 - Preposition Party with Lucas 🎉 Everyday Verb + Preposition Pairs

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202.2. Irregular Verbs with Bonnie and Clyde

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202 - Expression: A Shot in the Dark

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201 - When Life Gives You Lemons...🍋 (+10 Expressions)

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200 - Review of Season 4

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⭐ 5-Minute English: Fall in the United States

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199 - 5 MORE Prepositions Advanced Speakers Get Wrong (with Lucas!)

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198.2 - Irregular Verbs: The Survival Story of Hugh Glass

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198 - Expression: Against All Odds

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197 - 5 Prepositions Advanced Speakers Still Get Wrong (with Lucas!)

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⭐ Feature: The Incredible Flight of "Lawn Chair" Larry

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196.2 - Invasion of Burmese Pythons in South Florida

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196 - Expression: To Have a Hissy Fit

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195 - The Goose & The Golden Egg (+10 Advanced Adjectives)

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194 - Discover Iowa with Bethany

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⭐ Feature: 5-Minute English: A Day at the Beach

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193 - Sharks, Swamps, and Sweet Tea: Our Wild Trip to South Carolina

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192.2 - American Bison (or Buffalo!)

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192 - Expression: To Stand One's Ground

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191 - Irregular Verb Story: The (Funny) Invention of the Microwave

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⭐ Feature: The Coast is Clear and The Great Escape from Alcatraz

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190.2 - The Great Smoky Mountains and Appalachian Culture

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190 - Expression: Where There's Smoke, There's Fire

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189.2 - To Tip or Not to Tip? Cultural Curiosities with Liz

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189 - Do You Double Dip? Cultural Curiosities with Liz

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188 - 5-Minute English: Going to the Dentist (+ Orthodontist)

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⭐ Feature: The Kentucky Derby

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187 - 5 Essential Speaking Tips for English Learners

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186.2 - The Violinist in the Metro: Art, Context, and the Power of Place

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186 - Expression: To Play It By Ear

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⭐ Feature: To Pull Someone's Leg / The Greatest April Fool's Day Jokes of All Time

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185 - 5-Minute English: Cats and Dogs

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184.2 - Wine Regions in the United States: A Virtual Tour with Key Vocabulary 🍇

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184 - Expression: Three Sheets To The Wind

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⭐ Feature: The Story of Dr. Seuss ("The Father of Children's Literature")

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183 - Chats with Shana: What Makes You Happy? I'll go first.

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182 - Discover Nebraska with Tanya Jordening

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181 - 5-Minute English: Yard Work (+ Gardening Tools)

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⭐ Feature: To Pull Some Strings / The Great Iditarod

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180.2 - Swimming from Cuba to Florida: Irregular Verb Story with Diana Nyad

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180 - Expression: To Keep One's Head Above Water

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179 - What's a Hyperbole? Examples and a Fun Conversation with Mara

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⭐ Feature: New Year's Resolution Statistics (Episode 157.2)

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178.2 - The Vanderbilts and the Biltmore Estate

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178 - Expression: Go Big or Go Home

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177 - Pronunciation: The 50 U.S. State Capitals

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176.2 - English Story: Irregular Verbs with The Ferris Wheel

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176 - Expression: What Goes Around Comes Around

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175 - Funny Chat with My Dad (+Superlatives!)

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174 - 5-Minute English: Swimming

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173.3 - The Trail of Tears: The Tragic Story of Native American Removal

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173.2 - Native Americans and Cherokee Culture

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173 - Expression: To Cry One's Eyes Out

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172 - Chats with Shana: 10 Must-Know Southern Foods

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171.2 - English Story: Irregular Verbs with Amelia Earhart

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171 - Expression: When Pigs Fly!

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170 - Chat with Charlie: British Culture in Harry Potter

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169.2 - The Magical World of Harry Houdini

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169 - Expression: To Vanish Into Thin Air

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168.2 - English Story: Irregular Verbs with The Statue of Liberty

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168 - Expression: To Spread One's Wings

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167 - 5-Minute English: Bad Driving

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166.2 - English Story: Irregular Verbs with McDonald's

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166 - Expression: To Take It With A Grain Of Salt

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165 - Chats with Shana: Culture Shock in the U.S. (Everyday Life)

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164.2 - English Story: Irregular Verbs with the Titanic

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164 - Expression: To Hit Rock Bottom

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163 - 5-Minute English: The Post Office and Mail

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162 - Discover Illinois with Jackie (from "Ask Jackie")

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161 - 10 Words a Day: Handy-Dandy Reduplications

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160.2 - How Cereal Became The Number One Breakfast Food in the U.S.

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160 - Expression: Gimme Some Sugar!

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159 - 5-Minute English: Home Renovation

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158 - Moving Across the U.S. with Lucas

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157.2 - New Year's Resolution Statistics for the U.S.

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157 - Expression: To Get The Ball Rolling

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156 - Chats with Shana: My Christmas Memories (+10 Must-Know Oxymorons)

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155 - Decades: The 1980s with Alex

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154.2 - The Boston Tea Party + U.S. Independence from Britain

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154 - Expression: My Cup of Tea

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153 - 5-Minute English: Shopping for Clothes

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152 - The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (Halloween Special)

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151.2 - Moose in the U.S. (Do we live in harmony with our moose?)

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151 - Expression: To Steer Clear

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150 - Review: Season 3

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149 - 5-Minute English: Injuries and Getting Hurt

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148 - Language Learning with Ben Whately (Co-founder of Memrise)

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147.2 - 10 Words a Day: German Words in English (11-20)

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147 - 10 Words a Day: German Words in English (1-10)

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146.2 - The Incredible Flight of "Lawn Chair" Larry (Larry Walters)

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146 - Expression: Up in the Air

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145 - Discover Maine with Brent Watson

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144.2 - The Kentucky Derby

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144 - Expression: To Jump the Gun

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143 - 5-Minute English: Grocery Shopping

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142 - Discover Connecticut with Natalie Sawicki

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141 - Chats with Shana: Parties and Poopers

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140.2. - The Story of Dr. Seuss ("The Father of Children's Literature")

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140 - Expression: Cat Got Your Tongue?

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139.2 - Mardi Gras in New Orleans

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139 - Expression: (To Be) Up One's Alley

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138 - 5-Minute English: How to Order a Cocktail in English

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137 - 10 Words a Day: French Words in English

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136 - Discover Michigan with Camille Hanson

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135.2 - The Story of "Jingle Bells"

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135 - Expression: Bells and Whistles

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134.2 - The Story of Starbucks Coffee

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134 - Expression: To Blow Off Steam

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133.2 - Common Similes with Liz (16 - 30)

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133 - Common Similes with Liz (1-15)

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132 - Discover Colorado with Lindsay McMahon

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131 - 13 Common Superstitions in the U.S. and their Origins

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130 - Music: "Sunday Toasted" by Zinn

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129.2 - The Monster Study

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129 - Expression: Off the Record

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128 - 5-Minute English: Birthday Parties

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127 - Discover Washington with Philip Clem

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126 - 5-Minute English: A Day At The Beach

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125.2 - Doughnuts (or Donuts!)

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125 - Expression: To Sugarcoat Something

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124 - 3 Must-Know Expressions for IELTS Speaking and Daily Life with Aubrey Carter

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123 - Goldilocks and The Three Bears (Phrasal Verb Fairy Tale)

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122.1 Rosa Parks and The Freedom Movement (from Slavery to Civil Rights)

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122 - Expression: Once in a Blue Moon

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121 - Chats with Shana: 5 Surprising Things About Los Angeles

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120 - 5-Minute English: U.S. Geography

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119 - The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter

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118.2 - The Blue People of Kentucky

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118 - Expression: Out of the Blue

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117.2 - The Survival Story of Aron Ralston

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117 - Expression: Between a Rock and a Hard Place

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116 - 5-Minute English: Colds, Flus and Sickness

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115 - 5-Minute English: Winter

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114 - Dream House with Mara (Napa Valley Wine Country!)

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113 - Chats with Shana: We're Moving to Los Angeles!

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112 - Embarrassing Stories with Charlie (British and American English)

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111.2 Is it IN Hawaii or ON Hawaii? (Prepositions with Locations)

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111 - Chats with Shana: A Vacation in Hawaii

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110 - 5-Minute English: Skincare and Makeup

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109 - Dream Houses with Pete

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108.2 - Sharks and Shark Attacks in U.S. Waters

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108 - Expression: To Rock the Boat

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107 - Expression: The Coast is Clear / The Great Escape from Alcatraz

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106 - Off the Beaten Track with Charlie ("A Dream Trip to the Maldives")

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105 - Chats with Shana: Animals and Nature in Brazil (+10 Common Collective Nouns!)

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104 - Study or Work Abroad: The IELTS Exam with Jessica Beck

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103 - Expression: To Push Someone's Buttons / The Milgram Experiment

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102 - 5-Minute English: Toddlers

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101 - Welcome to Season 3!

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100 - 100 Commonly Mispronounced Words in American English

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099 - 10 Words a Day: Alex's Dating Disasters (Verbs 11-20)

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098 - 10 Words a Day: Alex's Dating Disasters (Verbs with Sound 1-10)

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097 - Expression: Bottoms Up! / Cinco de Mayo

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096 - Expression: Bent Out Of Shape / Tornadoes in the U.S.

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095 - Chats with Shana: 10 Must-Know Expressions to Survive English Conversations

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094 - Expression: To Ring a Bell / The Liberty Bell

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093 - Chats with Shana: The Story of My Previous Language Company

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092 - Expression: To Pull Some Strings / The Great Iditarod Dogsledding Race

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091 - 5-Minute English: Babies

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090 - Chats with Shana: Yearly Review

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089 - Dessert Adjectives with Charlie

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088 - The Night Before Christmas (A Visit From Santa Claus)

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087 - 5-Minute English: Strengths and Weaknesses

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086 - Expression: In the Red / Black Friday

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085 - British Tea Time and Baking Vocabulary with Charlie

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084 - College Life with Jessica Buenaventura

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083 - Chats with Shana: October Days

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

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081 - 5-Minute English: Fall

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

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079 - The Faces On Our Money

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078 - 5-Minute English: Elections and Voting

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077 - 5-Minute English: Labor and Delivery

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076 - Portmanteaus with Liz Johnson!

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

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074 - Fairy Tale: Hansel and Gretel

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073 - Expression: On the Edge of One's Seat / The Life of Stan Lee

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072 - 5-Minute English: Cleaning

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071 - Expression: Through Thick and Thin / Parental Leave in the U.S.

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070 - Expression: Music to One's Ears / The Life of Elvis Presley

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069 - 5-Minute English: Summer in the U.S.

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068 - Initialisms in Conversation: Party Culture in the U.S.

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067 - Expression: A Lot On One's Plate / Competitive Eating in the U.S.

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066 - 5-Minute English: American Barbecue

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065 - Chats with Shana: Nesting

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064 - Pronunciation: 50 U.S. States

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063 - Expression: Take a Hike / Yellowstone National Park

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062 - Baseball Culture and Expressions with Liz Johnson (PART 2)

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061 - Baseball Culture and Expressions with Liz Johnson (PART 1)

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060 - Expression: Out Of This World / The Life of Walt Disney

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059 - 5-Minute English: Springtime in the U.S.

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058 - Expression: A Method to Madness / Exotic Animals as Pets

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057 - Gender Prediction and Old Wives' Tales

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056 - Expression: On a Roll / Philly Cheesesteaks

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055 - 5-Minute English: 3 Trending Diets To Lose Winter Weight

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054 - Expression: To Pull Someone's Leg / Best April Fool's Jokes in History

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053 - Chats with Shana: Brazil Trip and Coronavirus

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052 - Expression: A Bun In The Oven / The "Octomom"

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051 - Expression: That's The Way The Cookie Crumbles / Girl Scout Cookies

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050 - Chats with Shana: Snow Trip and Snow Vocabulary!

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049 - Expression: When Hell Freezes Over / Ice Castles of Utah

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048 - Interview with Lauren: Sororities and Fraternities

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047 - Expression: Hit Or Miss / The National Anthem ("The Star-Spangled Banner")

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046 - Chats with Shana: A Cultural Trip Through Florida

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045 - Expression: To Put Someone On A Pedestal / Groundhog's Day

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044 - Driving in the U.S.: Vocabulary and Rules (with special guests Joe and Mara)

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043 - Interview with My Dad: Living and Working in Alaska

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042 - Expression: To Drop the Ball / Why do we drop a ball at Times Square on New Years?

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041 - American English Slang with Liz Johnson

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040 - Chats with Shana: December Days

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039 - Expression: A Blessing in Disguise / SantaCon

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038 - The Green Card: Our Experience, Tips and More

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037 - Expression: To Quit Cold Turkey / Thanksgiving in the U.S.

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036 - Our Story: Dating, Engagement and Marriage

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035 - Expression: The Last Straw / The Story of Coca-Cola

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034 - Expression: To Have A Few Screws Loose / The Winchester Mystery House

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033 - A Classic Scary Story For Halloween

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032 - Expression: To Wing It / Bald Eagles (Our National Emblem)

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031 - Halloween Special: Interview with Liz Johnson

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030 - Expression: In the Loop / The Hyperloop

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029 - Expression: To Carve in Stone / Mount Rushmore and The Crazy Horse Memorial

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028 - Expression: To Give Your Two Cents / Tipping Culture in the U.S.

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027 - Expression: To Bite Off More Than You Can Chew / The Donner Party

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026 - Interview with Dana: 25 Facts About Canada

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025 - Chats with Shana: The County Fair

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024 - Expression: Spill the Beans / 3 Major Oil Spills off of U.S. Coasts

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023 - Interview with a Hairstylist: Sonia Murray

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022 - Expression: By the Book / Project Gutenberg

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021: Chats with Shana: Trip to the Avenue of the Giants

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020 - Expression: To Play With Fire / Burning Man Festival

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019 - Expression: To Have Foot-In-Mouth Disease / The Discovery of Bigfoot

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018 - Expression: Take a Rain Check / How to use Fahrenheit and WHY?

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017 - Chats with Shana: About Me, the Podcast and Gardening

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016 - Expression: Give an Inch, Take a Mile / The Metric System in the U.S.

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015 - Expression: Piece of Cake / The Happy Birthday Song

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013 - Expression: To Get The Hang of It / The Salem Witch Trials

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012 - Expression: It's Not Rocket Science / NASA Space Exploration

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011 - Expression: To Show Your True Colors / The American Flag

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010 - Expression: Bear With Me / Bears in the U.S.

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009 - Expression: From Rags to Riches / The California Gold Rush

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008 - Expression: Hit The Hay / The Amish Communities

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007 - Expression: Walk All Over You / Internships in the U.S.

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006 - Expression: A Taste of Your Own Medicine / Henrietta Lacks

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005 - Expression: Cut Corners / University Admissions Scandal

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004 - Expression: Get Over It / Yosemite + Hiking Half Dome

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003 - Expression: Cut the Cheese / Pizza + Italian Immigration

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002 - Expression: Blow Your Mind / Amazon Go Stores

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001 - Expression: Jog Your Memory / The Barkley Marathons

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