Every year in New Orleans, Louisiana, a million visitors come to experience the biggest Mardi Gras party in the United States. Learn about the history of this event and the traditions and culture surrounding it.If you plan on visiting, be sure to stay tuned until the very end; you'll learn how to make the most of it as a tourist!This is Part 2. In Part 1 of ... Show More
Sep 17
220 - What’s on Your Bucket List? With My Mom
➡️ Start improving your English today! Learn more about the Academy. What’s on your bucket list? ✨ In this episode, I sit down with my mom, Mara, to talk about some of the things she’d still love to do, see, and experience in her lifetime. We talk about her dream of spending a mo ... Show More
30m 52s
Apr 2023
The Ridiculous, Scrumptious Desserts of Mardi Gras
From the epic parade to the krewes and flambeaux, Mardi Gras is a celebration chock-full of tradition -- and these traditions include some pretty amazing desserts. In today's episode, Ben, Noel and Max dive into the most ridiculous Mardi Gras desserts (spoiler: it goes way past k ... Show More
50m 30s
Aug 2023
536 Literary New Orleans (with TR Johnson) | My Last Book with Len Webb and Vincent Williams
It's a trip to the Big Easy! The city of New Orleans is so famous for its music, its food, and its Mardi Gras mentality that it's sometimes overlooked as a magnet for writers like Walt Whitman, Zora Neale Hurston, and William Faulkner. In this episode, Jacke talks to New Orleans ... Show More
58m 18s
Oct 2021
Festivities and Season Changes | A Look into Holidays, Traditions, Culture and Weather in the US
<p>Hello everyone! In this episode, you will learn about different ways of talking about festivities, holidays, seasonal changes, weather, and much more! I go deeper into the culture of different celebrations, how traditions take place and introduce you to new vocabulary. </ ... Show More
16m 31s
Sep 2024
Small Town, Big Story: The Giant Omelet of Abbeville, LA
<p>We’re visiting a town 150 miles west of New Orleans in the absolute heart of Cajun country, where every year, thousands of people come from across the country to march through the streets, play music, celebrate French culture, and cook up an absolutely enormous omelet. This ep ... Show More
17m 40s
