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64 - Episode 63: Why Idioms in English Are So Hard to Understand

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Episode 63: Why Idioms in English Are So Hard to Understand

Episode 62: Why Native English Speakers Don't Sound Like Your Textbook

Episode 61: Listener Questions

Episode 60: Why Americans Talk to Strangers

Episode 59: Why Americans Avoid Saying No

Episode 58: What to Do When You Don’t Understand a Native Speaker

Episode 57: Why Is Tipping in the USA So Complicated?

Episode 56: Valentine's Day in the United States

Episode 55: 10 Adverbs English Speakers Use Every Day

Episode 54: How to Sound More Natural in English Conversations

Episode 53: Inside a U.S. Pharmacy

Episode 52: Why Americans Are Always "Busy"

Episode 51: The Problem with Textbook English (and what to do instead)

Episode 50: Two Years, 50 Episodes

Episode 49: How to Build a Reading Habit in English

Episode 48: Stop Being Afraid to Speak English

Episode 47: The Origins of "American" English

Episode 46: How to Watch Movies in English Without Subtitles

Episode 45: Why Americans Argue About Columbus Day

Episode 44: Niagara Falls—Nature, Power, and Love

Episode 43: Florida: Sunshine, Surprises, and Strange Stories

Episode 42: Understanding Fast Spoken English

Episode 41: Stop Translating in Your Head

Episode 40: The Hamptons—New York’s Luxury Escape

Episode 39: Bryant Park in New York City

Episode 38: Listener Questions

Episode 37: Why do people in the U.S. move so often?

Episode 36: Mardi Gras in New Orleans

Episode 35: Do people in the USA work too much?

Episode 34: One World Trade Center in New York

Episode 33: Wall Street

Episode 32: The Rockefeller Christmas Tree in New York City

Episode 31: Hudson Yards in New York City

Episode 30: Billionaire's Row in New York City

Episode 29: Lincoln Center in New York City

Episode 28: Halloween in the United States

Episode 27: The United Nations Headquarters in New York City

Episode 26: Reading to Improve Your English

Episode 25: Labor Day in the United States

Episode 24: The High Line in NYC

Episode 23: Summer in NYC

Episode 22: Independence Day in the United States

Episode 21: Juneteenth in the United States

Episode 20: Route 66

Episode 19: New York City in the 1970s

Episode 18: Grand Central Terminal in New York City

Episode 17: Tips for Intermediate English Learners (Part 2)

Episode 16: Tips for Intermediate English Learners (Part 1)

Episode 15: New York City Neighborhoods in Manhattan

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