Earlier this year, I asked some friends and family members if they could write a short story about their favorite decade. A decade is a ten-year time frame. For example, 1970-1979 is a decade. 1980 -1989 is another decade. I asked some friends and family members if they could write a short story about their favorite decade.My thought was that it would be int ... Show More
Feb 4
205 - Preposition Party with Lucas đ Love, Caring, Passions & Worries
In this episode, Shana is joined by her husband Lucas for another fun Preposition Party. Together, they play a guessing game with common English prepositions while sharing personal stories about food, fears, parenting, moving, and unexpected passions. Youâll hear natural, real-li ... Show More
33m 22s
Jan 20
204: Expression: To See Eye to Eye
In this episode of the American English Podcast, we explore the meaning and usage of the common English expression to see eye to eye. Along the way, youâll learn vocabulary related to sight, wordplay, disagreement, and perspectiveâplus hear a classic (and slightly corny) dad joke ... Show More
18m 29s
Sep 2023
The History of the 2010s Part 1: Rock Struggles Again
We never know weâre living through history as it happens...for example, if weâre trying to assess what happened in a particular decade, we canât really do it justice if we attempt to analyze things day to day...you need a break, a little time for things to settle into place when ... Show More
31m 24s
Dec 2020
The Top 10 Stories of 1991 | 39
Like every year in the 90s, 1991 was a year of incredible change. From the fall of the Soviet Union, to the birth of the World Wide Web, it was a roller coaster ride of exciting new paths being forged as we were barreling toward the end of the century. And more and more we were b ... Show More
42m 35s
Oct 2021
Roaring Twenties | Anxious Decade | 5
<p>The Roaring 20s are often described as a time of optimism and decadence, teeming with flappers, jazz and bootlegged liquor. It was the decade that birthed modern America. But with that birth came growing tensions over civil rights, the urban-rural divide and other culture wars ... Show More
49m 18s
Dec 2021
The Top Ten Stories From 1992 | 60
From riots in the streets of Los Angeles and the siege at Ruby Ridge to the election of Bill Clinton and the Late Night TV wars, 1992 was a year of incredible transformation, excitement, devastation and tragedy. It was filled with seismic changes that continues to reverberate thr ... Show More
52m 3s