All episodes
Every episode of English, please, newest first. Click any title to listen and read the full transcript.
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2026
- Nov 1, 2026 Episode 83: What Are the Midterm Elections, and Why Are They on a Tuesday? Nov 1, 2026
- Oct 27, 2026 Episode 82: Why Do I Keep Making the Same Mistakes in English? Oct 27, 2026
- Oct 15, 2026 Episode 81: Why Are All Dollar Bills the Same Size and Color? Oct 15, 2026
- Oct 7, 2026 Episode 80: How to Understand Long Sentences in English Oct 7, 2026
- Sep 29, 2026 Episode 79: 6 Animal Idioms Native English Speakers Actually Use Sep 29, 2026
- Sep 22, 2026 Episode 78: The Price Tag Is Lying to You Sep 22, 2026
- Sep 15, 2026 Episode 77: The Intermediate Plateau Sep 15, 2026
- Sep 6, 2026 Episode 76: Texas: The Price of Doing it Your Own Way Sep 6, 2026
- Sep 1, 2026 Episode 75: New England, and a Color Scientists Can't Fully Explain Sep 1, 2026
- Aug 18, 2026 Episode 74: Las Vegas: A City That Doesn't Feel Like the United States Aug 18, 2026
- Aug 11, 2026 Episode 73: How to Read in English Without Stopping to Translate Aug 11, 2026
- Aug 4, 2026 Episode 72: How to Understand Podcasts and Audiobooks Without a Transcript Aug 4, 2026
- Jul 28, 2026 Episode 71: Guess Before You Know: The Trickiest Word Pairs in English Jul 28, 2026
- Jul 21, 2026 Episode 70: The Strange Contradictions of Los Angeles Jul 21, 2026
- Jul 14, 2026 Episode 69: Why It’s Harder to Speak Than to Understand Jul 14, 2026
- Jul 7, 2026 Episode 68: How to Disagree in English Without Sounding Rude Jul 7, 2026
- Jun 29, 2026 Episode 67: How to Use Idioms Like a Native English Speaker Jun 29, 2026
- Jun 21, 2026 Episode 66: Chicago Jun 21, 2026
- Jun 8, 2026 Episode 65: Connected Speech and Why English Sounds So Fast Jun 8, 2026
- May 24, 2026 Episode 64: Movies for Intermediate English Learners May 24, 2026
- May 18, 2026 Episode 63: Why Idioms in English Are So Hard to Understand May 18, 2026
- May 11, 2026 Episode 62:Why Native English Speakers Don’t Sound Like Your Textbook May 11, 2026
- May 4, 2026 Episode 61: Listener Questions May 4, 2026
- Apr 20, 2026 Episode 60: Why Americans Talk to Strangers Apr 20, 2026
- Mar 31, 2026 Episode 59: Why Americans Avoid Saying No Mar 31, 2026
- Mar 16, 2026 Episode 58: What to Do When You Don’t Understand a Native Speaker Mar 16, 2026
- Feb 26, 2026 Episode 57: Why Is Tipping in the USA So Complicated? Feb 26, 2026
- Feb 22, 2026 Episode 56: Valentine’s Day in the United States Feb 22, 2026
- Feb 9, 2026 Episode 55: 10 Adverbs English Speakers Use Every Day Feb 9, 2026
- Feb 2, 2026 Episode 54: How to Sound More Natural in English Conversations Feb 2, 2026
- Jan 23, 2026 Episode 53: Inside a U.S. Pharmacy Jan 23, 2026
- Jan 19, 2026 Episode 52: Why Americans Are Always “Busy” Jan 19, 2026
- Jan 14, 2026 Episode 51: The Problem with Textbook English (and what to do instead) Jan 14, 2026
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2025
- Nov 26, 2025 Episode 50: Two Years, 50 Episodes Nov 26, 2025
- Nov 20, 2025 Episode 49: How to Build a Reading Habit in English Nov 20, 2025
- Nov 11, 2025 Episode 48: Stop Being Afraid to Speak English Nov 11, 2025
- Oct 24, 2025 Episode 47: The Origins of “American” English Oct 24, 2025
- Oct 2, 2025 Episode 46: How to Watch Movies in English Without Subtitles Oct 2, 2025
- Sep 11, 2025 Episode 45: Why Americans Argue About Columbus Day Sep 11, 2025
- Aug 21, 2025 Episode 44: Niagara Falls—Nature, Power, and Love Aug 21, 2025
- Aug 12, 2025 Episode 43: Florida—Sunshine, Surprises, and Strange Stories Aug 12, 2025
- Aug 6, 2025 Episode 42: Understanding Fast Spoken English Aug 6, 2025
- Jul 10, 2025 Episode 41: Stop Translating in Your Head Jul 10, 2025
- Jun 22, 2025 Episode 40: The Hamptons: New York’s Luxury Escape Jun 22, 2025
- Jun 11, 2025 Episode 39: Bryant Park in NYC Jun 11, 2025
- May 22, 2025 Episode 38: Listener Questions May 22, 2025
- Mar 26, 2025 Episode 37: Why do people in the U.S. move so often? Mar 26, 2025
- Feb 28, 2025 Episode 36: Mardi Gras in New Orleans Feb 28, 2025
- Feb 13, 2025 Episode 35: Do people in the USA work too much? Feb 13, 2025
- Jan 17, 2025 Episode 34: One World Trade Center in New York City Jan 17, 2025
- Jan 9, 2025 Episode 33: Wall Street Jan 9, 2025
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2024
- Dec 18, 2024 Episode 32: The Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree in New York City Dec 18, 2024
- Nov 26, 2024 Episode 31: Hudson Yards in New York City Nov 26, 2024
- Nov 14, 2024 Episode 30: Billionaire’s Row in New York City Nov 14, 2024
- Nov 7, 2024 Episode 29: Lincoln Center in New York City Nov 7, 2024
- Oct 23, 2024 Episode 28: Halloween in the United States Oct 23, 2024
- Sep 25, 2024 Episode 27: The United Nations Headquarters in New York City Sep 25, 2024
- Sep 11, 2024 Episode 26: Reading to Improve Your English Sep 11, 2024
- Aug 20, 2024 Episode 25: Labor Day in the United States Aug 20, 2024
- Aug 2, 2024 Episode 24: The High Line in NYC Aug 2, 2024
- Jul 19, 2024 Episode 23: Summer in NYC Jul 19, 2024
- Jul 3, 2024 Episode 22: Independence Day in the United States Jul 3, 2024
- Jun 20, 2024 Episode 21: Juneteenth in the United States Jun 20, 2024
- Jun 5, 2024 Episode 20: Route 66 Jun 5, 2024
- May 23, 2024 Episode 19: New York City in the 1970s May 23, 2024
- May 7, 2024 Episode 18: Grand Central Terminal in New York City May 7, 2024
- Apr 24, 2024 Episode 17: Tips for Intermediate English Learners (part 2) Apr 24, 2024
- Apr 16, 2024 Episode 16: Tips for Intermediate English Learners Apr 16, 2024
- Apr 8, 2024 Episode 15: New York City Neighborhoods in Manhattan Apr 8, 2024
- Mar 20, 2024 Episode 14: Myths and Reality in the American West Mar 20, 2024
- Mar 6, 2024 Episode 13: The Grand Canyon Mar 6, 2024
- Feb 19, 2024 Episode 12: The American West Feb 19, 2024
- Feb 10, 2024 Episode 11: The Empire State Building Feb 10, 2024
- Feb 1, 2024 Episode 10: Broadway Feb 1, 2024
- Jan 21, 2024 Episode 9: Rockefeller Center and Diego Rivera Jan 21, 2024
- Jan 10, 2024 Episode 8: Central Park in NYC Jan 10, 2024
- Jan 2, 2024 Episode 7: New Year’s Resolutions Jan 2, 2024
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2023
- Dec 28, 2023 Episode 6: New Year’s Eve in New York City Dec 28, 2023
- Dec 21, 2023 Episode 5: Idioms in English Dec 21, 2023
- Dec 13, 2023 Episode 4: The Brooklyn Bridge Dec 13, 2023
- Dec 8, 2023 Episode 3: The Statue of Liberty Dec 8, 2023
- Dec 1, 2023 Episode 2: The Museum Mile in NYC Dec 1, 2023
- Nov 21, 2023 Episode 1: Thanksgiving in the United States Nov 21, 2023
- Nov 18, 2023 Trailer Nov 18, 2023