Lindsay McMahon and Michelle Kaplan

All Ears English Podcast

Are you looking for a new and fun way to learn American English? Come hang out with Lindsay and Michelle from Boston and New York City and have fun while you improve your English listening skills! We are an English as a Second Language (ESL) podcast for intermediate to advanced English learners around the world. We will show you how to use everyday English vocabulary and natural idioms, expressions, and phrasal verbs and how to make small talk in American English. We will also give you special tips on American culture, customs, etiquette, and how to speak with Americans as well as conversation...

Author

Lindsay McMahon and Michelle Kaplan

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Education

Podcast website

www.allearsenglish.com

Latest episode

Jul 11, 2026

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Episodes

AEE 1625: California English with Grant Barrett from A Way with Words 12.08.2021

Today we have a guest on the show. Grant Barrett is a linguist who is based in California. He will tell us four things that are interesting to know right now about California English and how it's changing. Visit their site and subscribe to their show at https://www.waywordradio.org/   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

AEE 1624: How to Express Your Wants and Needs in the Business English World 11.08.2021

Subscribe to the transcripts at https://www.allearsenglish.com/subscribe   Expressing what you need, want, or expect is complicated in the workplace. What you say will depend on the level or urgency, your level in the company and so much more. Find out exactly how to do it correctly today.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

AEE 1623: Look Alive! How to React to a Native Speaker in an English Conversation 10.08.2021

Subscribe to the transcripts at https://www.allearsenglish.com/subscribe   The quickest way to surge forward with your English connections is not to learn fancy grammar structures- it is to learn how to react to what the speaker is saying. Listen today to find out how to react in four different situations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

AEE 1622: Do You Finish People's Sentences? 09.08.2021

Subscribe to the transcripts at https://www.allearsenglish.com/subscribe   In today's episode we'll talk about the connection skill of finishing people's sentences- but it is not the right thing to do in every situation. Find out how to do it and when to avoid it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

AEE 1621: Visit, Stop By, and Swing By - What's the Difference in English? 05.08.2021

Get your estimated IELTS Band Score. Take the IELTS Quiz at https://www.allearsenglish.com/myscore   The word visit is not appropriate for every situation in English. What if you don't plan to stay long? In this episode get new ways to say that you are coming to see someone in English.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

AEE 1620: How to Clarify When Someone Doesn't Understand in English 04.08.2021

Get your estimated IELTS Band Score. Take the IELTS Quiz at https://www.allearsenglish.com/myscore   When you explain a technical point to someone and they repeat it back to you to make sure they got it, what do you if they didn't actually understand? Find out how to explain it and maintain the rapport in this episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

AEE 1619: Zoomies! What to Do When You Hear English Slang You Don't Know 03.08.2021

Get your estimated IELTS Band Score. Take the IELTS Quiz at https://www.allearsenglish.com/myscore   When you are in a conversation and someone drops a slang word that you don't know the meaning to, what can you do? Listen for how natives handle situations like this today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

AEE Bonus: Make a Wish! Vocabulary You Need to Talk About Birthdays in English 03.08.2021

Download the All Ears English App now at https://www.allearsenglish.com/app   In this bonus episode Lindsay and Michelle talk about how they like to celebrate birthdays. How should you acknowledge other people's birthdays? Should you call or just send a text? Get all of the details today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

AEE 1618: Are American Ambitions Changing? 02.08.2021

Get your estimated IELTS Band Score. Take the IELTS Quiz at https://www.allearsenglish.com/myscore   Today we reflect on the a trend we're seeing in American society where we're placing more value on balance in life and defining ourselves less by our work. Is this a permanent shift or a temporary change? Find out today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

AEE 1617: Maybe Learn New Ways to Make Suggestions in English? 29.07.2021

Subscribe to the transcripts at https://www.allearsenglish.com/subscribe   In your classrooms and textbooks you spent years learning the traditional ways to make suggestions but sometimes you want a more native and natural way to suggest something. Learn how to do it today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

AEE 1616: Non-boring Ways to Say Something Is Boring in English 28.07.2021

Subscribe to the transcripts at https://www.allearsenglish.com/subscribe   When you are bored by a person or situation you might want to make a comment. Today get four new English vocabulary words to describe something that bores you in an interesting way. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

AEE 1615: How to Give the Gift of Confidence to Someone Asking a Question in English 27.07.2021

Subscribe to the transcripts at https://www.allearsenglish.com/subscribe   When people feel they can come to you to ask questions and they don't feel intimidated, you will have better relationships in both business and life. Find out how to show people you are open to their questions in English today Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

AEE 1614: How to Handle Zoom Meetings in International Business with Peter Yawitz 26.07.2021

Subscribe to the transcripts at https://www.allearsenglish.com/subscribe   On the show today we have best-selling author and New York Business consultant Peter Yawitz back on the show to talk about how you can respond to the new and emerging challenges that have cropped up in the post pandemic era with business meetings on Zoom. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

AEE 1613: Peanut Butter, Baseball, and Bowling with Lindsay and Michelle 22.07.2021

Subscribe to the transcripts at https://www.allearsenglish.com/subscribe   How can you show someone you know them using the phrase "you strike me as" without offending them? Today learn how to use this phrase carefully to build connection in English conversations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

AEE Bonus: Confident Phone Calls in English, and a Free Live Webclass! 21.07.2021

Grab your spot for the free, live webclass: allearsenglish.com/phone Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

AEE 1612: Context is King When You Re-Introduce Yourself in English 21.07.2021

Subscribe to the transcripts at https://www.allearsenglish.com/subscribe   When you run into someone that you have met before, maybe at a conference or even at a party, how can you share the context of how you met to make them recognize you in English? Find out how to do it for the best possible connection today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

AEE 1611: How to Pump Yourself Up in English 20.07.2021

Subscribe to the transcripts at https://www.allearsenglish.com/subscribe   Before you enter a big presentation or a meeting or even just a long day, what can you say to yourself in English to get motivated and ready? Today get new English phrases to give yourself a pep talk in English. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

AEE 1610: How to Make Sense of Statistics in English 19.07.2021

Subscribe to the transcripts at https://www.allearsenglish.com/subscribe   You want to have interesting conversations in English about current events and issues in society but do you freeze when someone throws out a number? Today get a 4-step framework for listening to statistics, understanding them, and responding in a group conversation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com...

AEE 1609: Don't Talk My Ear Off! 15.07.2021

Subscribe to the transcripts at https://www.allearsenglish.com/subscribe   In today's episode we answer a listener question about how to use the phrase "head off." Learn about the many ways we use this expression and other head and ear expressions in English conversation today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

AEE 1608: How to Report on Something You Heard in English 14.07.2021

Subscribe to the transcripts at https://www.allearsenglish.com/subscribe   Do you ever hear native speakers say, "She was like or he mentioned"? In today's episode we'll highlight four ways native speakers pull in other conversations and comment on them. Listen in for natural and native English today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

AEE 1607: How to Start Your Answer with Confidence and Personality in English 13.07.2021

Subscribe to the transcripts at https://www.allearsenglish.com/subscribe   When you get asked a question- you want to start your answer off in a strong way. If you want to state your answer in the affirmative there are 5 natural ways to say yes that will show confidence. Learn what they are today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

AEE Bonus: Live Webclass Invitation Plus What to Say When You Cut Someone Off on the Phone 13.07.2021

Register now for the free live webclass at https://www.allearsenglish.com/phone   What should you do or say in English when you talk over someone accidentally on a call because of a bad connection or bad reception? Find out in today's episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

AEE 1606: How to Take a Mental Health Day in English 12.07.2021

Subscribe to the transcripts at https://www.allearsenglish.com/subscribe   In American business culture, the concept of the mental health day is becoming more and more accepted. What can you say in English when you just need a day off? Find out today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

AEE 1605: Ew! Gross! How to Express Disgust in English 08.07.2021

Subscribe to the transcripts at https://www.allearsenglish.com/subscribe   Small words can be powerful when it comes to English conversation and connection. Today learn simple ways to say that you are disgusted by something in English. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

AEE 1604: How to Take the Reins in an English Conversation 07.07.2021

Subscribe to the transcripts at https://www.allearsenglish.com/subscribe   In today's episode we talk about how and when to take control in a group conversation to move from the vague and superficial to the specific. Listen in today for this super high level English skill. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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