Unexpected English!

[EP 62] This was supposed to be a TEST, *not* a podcast episode! This episode may be difficult to understand: I rant like a crazy conspiracy nut, with no thought of being understood. Need help? USE THE TRANSCRIPT BELOW* *** Hi everybody! It's me Louis with another episode of Unexpected English! It’s, well, this one is unexpected but it's not supposed to be an episode. In fact, you'll hear my wife...

[EP61] In this episode I interview two guys a the local college about... well, just listen! Remember, Unexpected English brings you REAL English in short podcasts to help improve your listening while you have fun! Transcription included below! *** Hey everybody! Welcome to December 2020. Yeah, it's December of that god-awful year 2020. But the good news is it's episode 61 of Unexpected English, yo...

[EP 60] In this episode, I read just a little selection from a story by one of my favorite American short story writers!  His delightful story-telling and and language are WEIRD and FUNNY, so I hope you will enjoy it! If you do, please follow on Spotify and instagram , and tell your friends !  P.S. Is it Barth-el- may, or BART-el-may, or even Barth-Elm? Who knows??  *** [TRANSCRIPTI...

[EP 59] I'm publishing this one day after the 2020 Presidential election. We don't have a president in the USA yet, so how about a VOCABULARY lesson? I'll talk at random about using SHOOT and SHOT is some expressions. I can't fit a transcription here, so you may need to pay attention, take notes, and listen to the podcast a few times! Some of the phrases you will hear: To shoot a weapon, pistol sh...

[EP 58]  Let's talk about the FUN of eating blazing chili peppers! Transcript below! Use the text to study and identify phrasal verbs and expressions, Unexpected English brings you fun ways to practice your English listening,  so be sure to subscribe! [INTRO] Hi everybody, and welcome to another episode of Unexpected English, your favorite English podcast. Now, the other day I was readin...

(EP 57) Got a few minutes? Let's talk SpaghettiO's! Unexpected English always brings you fun ways to practice your English listening, so subscribe and tell your friends! First, I  talk about this weird canned food. (Transcript help!) Next: A very very easy lesson: How to prepare SpaghettiO's (So easy! No transcript) Finally: A sweet story about how a town helped a little autistic girl get the only...

(EP 56) Got Five minutes? Unexpected English always brings you fun ways to practice your English listening, so subscribe! Find us on Spotify, Apple, Instagram and everywhere! Season Five is coming soon, but for now just enjoy this musical finale.  You can even sing along, the lyrics are below! SONG: (Yes, you can sing it too!!) I won't vote Trump No there's not a chance in hell I will try to...

(EP 55) Unexpected English brings you poetry? Forget the word "poetry!" In this episode, you will find simple sentences in simple, direct language: perfect for your English listening. Charles Bukowski was an American writer. He is famous for his writing, and he was famous for his drinking. That's the reason for the title. Don't judge, just listen. Even if you are an English learner, I think you wi...

(EP 54) Five minutes of real-life  American English  to train your listening while you have fun!  In this episode we visit a private wine cellar in an exclusive beach community near Los Angeles.  Transcription here --> *** [INTRO] *** OK so I'm here with my friend Mike at his house in Manhattan Beach and… could you tell us where we are standing right now? We are standing in...

(EP 53) Unexpected English, with more real-life interviews to train your listening while you have fun! This time: Mexican flavor! Transcript abbreviated with xxx due to length limits. Please share, support the podcast --> https://linktr.ee/unexpectedenglish #1 Jasmine's Quinceañera -> OK so here we are at Balboa Park and I noticed these fine looking young men here with their T-shirts on that...

(EP 52) Unexpected English has an interview episode for you: we visit the House of Finland. Use the transcription below for help! So, here we are at the House of Finland in beautiful Balboa Park. Uh, tell us what should we know about Finland? You should know that sauna is very, very important part of the Finnish culture. Every family has a sauna and it is very relaxing and very wonderful experienc...

(EP 51) This is a social-distancing, non-interview episode:  it features oral practice of five irregular verbs. Are you ready? *** Please, if you like the show, please support my efforts by telling your friends and sharing this link --> https://linktr.ee/unexpectedenglish Follow on Spotify, message me on Instagram so I know you are listening, and leave a good review on Apple Podcasts This...

(EP 50) Listen to real American English! Improve your listening skills with another Unexpected English interview episode, complete with transcription to help you! I apologize for the sound quality in some sections: it was a windy day at the dog park! See links at the bottom of the transcription for  more. Spoken intro... and then... [Transcript] OK so here we are at the dog park and I fo...

(EP 49) Special episode of Unexpected English.  [Intro transcript] Hi everybody it's me, Louis, and you should be listening to a normal episode of Unexpected English. And I was going to upload a normal episode. But as you know, uh, today is June 1 and these are not normal times. We have just had a long weekend of protests and violence in this country and people are asking me if I'm OK and wha...

(EP 48) Unexpected English is a five minute podcast for English learners looking for something unusual and fun to practice their listening. As always, there is no English "lesson" - just an unexpected encounter with real life English. Sorry for the poor sound, but the interviews are recorded for you live on location without professional equipment. [Transcript] OK here we are at Mesa College, going...

(EP 46) Season Four gets started with some awesome soul! Soul food, James Brown funk, ribs, and a fabulous, fun interview for the curious listener or English learner looking for some unique content.  Listen a few times [with and without the transcript below] to improve your comprehension. Let's do it! TRANSCRIPT: OK, so here I am at an outdoor event where they have a lot of different stands i...

(EP 45) Yes, it's more Unexpected English to help you improve your listening skills while you have fun. Listen and find out what's next! [Transcript below] Hi everybody and welcome to Season Four --- I think it’s a season four? Season four,  I'm gonna call it season four. Season Four of Unexpected English. your favorite English podcast! That's right, that's right. That's right. And I'm saying...

(EP 44) Your favorite English podcast here with a new episode from my closet!  I try to sound positive. Does it work? [Transcript below] Hi everybody and welcome back to another episode of Unexpected English, your favorite English podcast! Yeah. Yeah this one is unexpected, maybe the most unexpected because, I dunno, I personally did not expect to be sitting in my closet ... sitting in m...

(EP 43) Listen to real American English! Improve your listening skills with this Interview episode, complete with transcription to help you! Please support the podcast by telling your friends and sharing this link --> https://linktr.ee/unexpectedenglish [Transcript] OK so I was walking down the street and I saw a United States Postal Service truck with a uhh uhh “postal carrier” inside. I that’...

(Ep 42) Another interview episode with a transcription to help you. I spoke too fast in this episode, I know, because I got agitated!  That’s because "you know who" is still in the White House, and I'm sick of it! 🤮Please support the podcast by telling your friends and sharing this link --> https://linktr.ee/unexpectedenglish [INTRO] All right, so I was sitting at home and somebody rang m...

(EP 40) Your favorite English podcast opens Season Three with a surprising man on the street interview!  Listening tips:🔊 (1) No transcript (2) With the transcript below (3) One last time just for for fun! Let's GO!   [Intro... ] Interview : Hi everybody! I was just walking down the street and I saw this kind of a hippie looking dude and I thought, and I thought, Hey, this hippie l...

(EP 37) English listening challenge: jokes! OK, the last episode about the WALL was rather serious, so I thought I needed a SILLY episode for balance. There is NO transcript for this episode because it is just TOO silly.  I mean, 7-8-9 (seven ate nine) Really? But since there is a bird, I will share the episode. Be cause It's Thanksgiving time, that wonderful holiday when Americans get t...

(EP 36)America was made by immigrants FOR immigrants.  So what FEAR leads to building walls? If this episode sounds heavy, don't worry: there is MUSIC! 🎼 Intro Transcription: Hi everybody! Welcome back to another episode of Unexpected English, your favorite English podcast! Uh-huh! And this one is an unexpected episode because I did not expect to do! At all! That is, I'm only doing it becaus...

(EP 35) In this episode, we meet Cesar the parrot! (English listening transcript below) Listen to the end for BONUS CONTENT Song Intro: When Mr. Slater's parrot says, "Hello!" A geezer likes to get one on the go. We hope to hear him swear. We love to hear him squeak. We like to see him biting fingers in his horny beak. Sometimes he wants to whistle through his nose. Whilst picking up a peanut with...

(EP 34) You mean they will sell us Internet, and give us cash too?  Listen and find out!  Another fun episode to practice your English listening skills in just five minutes! [Rough transcript below] OK, so here we are with somebody who is offering a service or something I don't know. Why don't you tell me exactly what you’ve got? Well, it depends on what you want. Uhh, well,  I'd li...