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Is fall coming earlier?

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Is Halloween Dead?

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Should high school student wear uniforms? (Xochitl vs. Jack debate)

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Influence or De-influence My Trip

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Can you separate the art from the artist?

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Xochitl and Jack Debate Disney

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Are the Harry Potter books classics?

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The History of Memes

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Censorship in the USA

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Xochitl explains the meaning of memology

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Xochitl's search for a teaching job in South Korea

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The Assassination of Charlie Kirk

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Jack and his family go to Osaka, Japan

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Practical Jokes

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Let's Catch Up!

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The A to Z English Podcast is now The Fluent Mind ESL Podcast!

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The 4th of July!

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Contranyms: This episode is dope!

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An American Diner vs. An American Restaurant

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The Male Loneliness Epidemic

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We're Talking About Contractions!

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Xochitl talks about some work she has been doing recently

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Fun With Conditionals

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Fun with Conditionals

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Idioms Related to Not Understanding Something

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Idioms Related to Missing Out on Something

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Tariffs, Tariffs, Tariffs!

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3 Marine-based Idioms

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Xochitl wrote an article for a travel website

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Dreams, Dreams, Dreams

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3 Idioms: cold turkey, kick the habit, and jonesing

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American Politics, Trade Wars, and DEI (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion)

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Our Weekly Challenge (Week 5)

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Collocation Quiz March 18th

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Collocation Quiz March 04

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Our Weekly Challenge (Week 4)

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Collocation Quiz February 25

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Collocation Quiz February 22

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Our Weekly Challenge (Week 3)

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Which story is true?

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Which story is true?

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Our Weekly Challenge (Week 2)

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Collocation Quiz February 8 Part 2

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Collocation Quiz February 8 Part 1

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Our Weekly Challenge (Week 1)

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Collocation Quiz February 01

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Collocation Quiz January 31

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Composing Music with Xochitl and Jack

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When a pet dies

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Xochitl's Trip to Korea and Japan

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We're Back!

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Topic Talk | The Last Episode ...

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Topic Talk | The Future of ESL

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Idiom Academy | Drop the ball and Fall off

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Topic Talk | More Silly Questions

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Topic Talk | What if I don't want children?

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Vocabulary Spotlight | play sports, do martial arts, and run track and cross country

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Topic Talk | We ask each other funny questions

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IELTS | Xochitl and Jack take the IELTS

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Topic Talk | Funerals and the loss of a loved one

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Topic Talk | Is it ethical to eat meat?

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Topic Talk | What kind of Barbie or Ken are you?

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Topic Talk | Is cheating in a relationship ever justified?

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Topic Talk | Xochitl's Coffee Business

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Grammar Zone | a historic or an historic?

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Topic Talk | Man or Bear?

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Vocabulary Spotlight | 3 Confusing Words

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Am I the Jerk? | Too Rich for My Blood

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Topic Talk | The Tuna Fish Sandwich Debate

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Topic Talk | Which chores do you hate and which ones don't you mind?

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Idiom Academy | 3 Idioms about Rain

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Topic Talk | Introducing The A to Z English Corner!

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Quick Tips | Minimal pairs with the sounds /p/ and /b/

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Vocabulary Spotlight | Common English Similes

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Vocabulary Spotlight | 3 Expressions using the word "point"

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Topic Talk | Helicopter Moms and Sports Dads

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Topic Talk | Xochitl's trip to China

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Topic Talk | Why people hate English

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(Open Vault) Topic Talk | How to learn English with music

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Topic Talk | 3 strategies for overcoming a plateau in your language journey

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Idiom Academy | Expressions which use the word "finger"

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Vocabulary Spotlight | Slang terms that have become common

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Topic Talk | Recurring Dreams

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Culture Corner | What do you hate about your culture?

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Topic Talk | Spoon Theory

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Dear Xochitl and Jack | I'm anxious about my accent

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Vocabulary Spotlight | Out of the blue, Take it with a grain of salt, and Give it a shot

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Topic Talk | Five reasons why you're never too old to learn a new language

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Vocabulary Spotlight | Fillers

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Grammar Zone | Push around, Push for, and Push through

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Vocabulary Spotlight | Expressions using the word "dead"

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Topic Talk | Celebrity Crush

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Vocabulary Spotlight | Punch in, Punch out, and Punch up

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Vocabulary Spotlight | Texting Slang

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Topic Talk | My Dream House

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Culture Corner | Dos and don'ts when meeting your significant other's parents

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Topic Talk | What cartoons did you watch as a kid?

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Culture Corner | First Date Etiquette in America

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Vocabulary Spotlight | Canadian Slang

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Culture Corner | Table Manners