David Dodd
ArtisanEnglish.jp - The Posts - The Podcast
The ArtisanEnglish.jp podcast is for all the English language students who are working hard to improve their English skills. It is not an impossible task, guys and gals! Improvement is a habit that needs to be nurtured daily. I hope this podcast of idioms and Words of the Day helps you attain your goal. You can read along to the podcast by visiting the corresponding post on my website ArtisanEnglish.jp. You'll find a link in each podcast episode description.
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David Dodd
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Latest episode
Jul 10, 2026
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Episodes
Word of the Day: Frumpy 26.10.2022 1:20
Thanks for visiting ArtisanEnglish.jp’s The Posts – The Podcast today. Frumpy : Frumpy is a word that is often used to describe clothing that is old-fashioned, perhaps out of date and not very attractive. https://links.artisanenglish.jp/Frumpy These podcasts and posts are created to help our students and anyone who wants to access them to improve their English vocabulary. Try a multiple-choice Eng...
Word of the Day: Ephemeral 25.10.2022 1:30
Thanks for visiting ArtisanEnglish.jp’s The Posts – The Podcast today. These podcasts and posts are created to help our students and anyone who wants to access them to improve their English vocabulary. Ephemeral : Things which are ephemeral are fleeting and last for only a short time. Cherry blossoms and smoke rings are examples of ephemeral things. https://links.artisanenglish.jp/ephemeral Try a...
Word of the Day: Rhetorical Question 24.10.2022 2:24
Thanks for visiting ArtisanEnglish.jp’s The Posts – The Podcast today. These podcasts and posts are created to help our students and anyone who wants to access them to improve their English vocabulary. Rhetorical question : A rhetorical question is asked to make a statement or trigger an emotional response that does not expect an answer. https://links.artisanenglish.jp/RhetoricalQuestion Try a mul...
Phrase: Jinx yourself 24.10.2022 2:22
Thanks for visiting ArtisanEnglish.jp’s The Posts – The Podcast today. These podcasts and posts are created to help our students and anyone who wants to access them to improve their English vocabulary. Jinx yourself : When you jinx yourself, you unintentionally cause yourself to have bad luck by either thinking too positively or too negatively. https://links.artisanenglish.jp/JinxYourself Try a mu...
Word of the Day: Rank-and-file 23.10.2022 2:33
Thanks for visiting ArtisanEnglish.jp’s The Posts – The Podcast today. These podcasts and posts are created to help our students and anyone who wants to access them to improve their English vocabulary. Rank-and-file : The rank-and-file is the general workers in a company, not those in management. It comes from the 'ranks' and 'files' of military soldiers. https://links.artisanenglish.jp/RankAndFil...
Idiom: Go down the drain 21.10.2022 2:20
Thanks for visiting ArtisanEnglish.jp’s The Posts – The Podcast today. These podcasts and posts are created to help our students and anyone who wants to access them to improve their English vocabulary. Go down the drain : When something goes down the drain, it has been totally wasted. https://links.artisanenglish.jp/GoDownTheDrain Try a multiple-choice English Vocabulary Quiz from ArtisanEnglish.j...
Expression: Simple is best 21.10.2022 2:11
Thanks for visiting ArtisanEnglish.jp’s The Posts – The Podcast today. These podcasts and posts are created to help our students and anyone who wants to access them to improve their English vocabulary. Simple is best : it is better to keep things simple than it is to make them complicated. https://links.artisanenglish.jp/SimpleIsBest Try a multiple-choice English Vocabulary Quiz from ArtisanEnglis...
Lesson: Comfort Food 17.10.2022 1:15
This is a short introduction to the English conversation lesson, Comfort food. I'm sure you'll find it engaging and insightful. At ArtisanEnglish.jp, we emphasize enabling students to improve the sophistication of their English through meaningful communication while receiving 100% error correction and detailed after-lesson written feedback. https://links.artisanenglish.jp/TrialLesson If you'd like...
Phrase: Make the most of (something) 17.10.2022 2:19
Thanks for visiting ArtisanEnglish.jp’s The Posts – The Podcast today. In this episode, we're looking at the phrase: Make the most of : To make the most of a situation means to enjoy it as much as possible, no matter the circumstances. https://links.artisanenglish.jp/MakeTheMostOf These podcasts and posts are created to help our students and anyone who wants to access them to improve their English...
Phrase: Warts and all 16.10.2022 2:19
Thanks for visiting ArtisanEnglish.jp’s The Posts – The Podcast today. These podcasts and posts are created to help our students and anyone who wants to access them to improve their English vocabulary. Warts and all : Warts and all is a phrase used to describe all the bad qualities a person has, with no attempt to hide them. https://links.artisanenglish.jp/WartsAndAll Try a multiple-choice E...
Phrase: Creature of habit 15.10.2022 2:15
Thanks for visiting ArtisanEnglish.jp’s The Posts – The Podcast today. These podcasts and posts are created to help our students and anyone who wants to access them to improve their English vocabulary. Creature of habit : someone who always does the same thing in the same way. We are all creatures of habit because we all follow patterns. https://links.artisanenglish.jp/CreatureOfHabit Try a m...
Phrase: Can't win for losing 14.10.2022 2:27
Thanks for visiting ArtisanEnglish.jp’s The Posts – The Podcast today. These podcasts and posts are created to help our students and anyone who wants to access them to improve their English vocabulary. Can’t win for losing : When someone says they can't win for losing, they mean they have been experiencing a lot of bad luck, and things seem to be falling apart. https://links.artisanenglish.jp/Cant...
Phrase: Ring a bell 13.10.2022 2:21
Thanks for visiting ArtisanEnglish.jp’s The Posts – The Podcast today. These podcasts and posts are created to help our students and anyone who wants to access them to improve their English vocabulary. Ring a bell : When something rings a bell, you have a vague memory but can't remember it clearly. Don't worry it's usually not age-related. https://links.artisanenglish.jp/RingABell Try a multiple-c...
Lesson: Sneakerheads 12.10.2022 1:40
This is a short introduction to the English conversation lesson, Sneakerheads . I'm sure you'll find it engaging and insightful. At ArtisanEnglish.jp, we emphasize enabling students to improve the sophistication of their English through meaningful communication while receiving 100% error correction and detailed after-lesson written feedback. https://links.artisanenglish.jp/TrialLesson If you'd lik...
Lesson: The Skill for Turbulent Times 10.10.2022 1:19
This is a short introduction to the English conversation lesson, The Skill for Turbulent Times. I'm sure you'll find it engaging and insightful. At ArtisanEnglish.jp, we emphasize enabling students to improve the sophistication of their English through meaningful communication while receiving 100% error correction and detailed after-lesson written feedback. https://links.artisanenglish.jp/TrialLes...
Word of the Day: Tall order 10.10.2022 2:21
Thanks for visiting ArtisanEnglish.jp’s The Posts – The Podcast today. These podcasts and posts are created to help our students and anyone who wants to access them to improve their English vocabulary. Tall order : A tall order is something that is considered very difficult to accomplish. Tall orders are challenges, challenges help us grow as individuals. https://links.artisanenglish.jp/TallOrder...
Saying: Youth is wasted on the young 09.10.2022 2:38
Thanks for visiting ArtisanEnglish.jp’s The Posts – The Podcast today. These podcasts and posts are created to help our students and anyone who wants to access them to improve their English vocabulary. Youth is wasted on the young : The saying youth is wasted on the young, means young people fail to appreciate the value of their youth. https://links.artisanenglish.jp/YouthWastedonYoung Try a multi...
Word of the Day: Safety net 08.10.2022 2:45
Thanks for visiting ArtisanEnglish.jp’s The Posts – The Podcast today. These podcasts and posts are created to help our students and anyone who wants to access them to improve their English vocabulary. Safety net : A safety net is something such as a system that is designed to help reduce hardship or adversity when people find themselves in trouble. https://links.artisanenglish.jp/SafetyNet Try a...
Phrase: Give and take 07.10.2022 2:34
Thanks for visiting ArtisanEnglish.jp’s The Posts – The Podcast today. These podcasts and posts are created to help our students and anyone who wants to access them to improve their English vocabulary. Give and take : Give and take refers to the never-ending negotiation of mutual concessions and comprises that make up most of life. https://links.artisanenglish.jp/GiveAndTake Try a multiple-choice...
Word of the Day: Pork barrel politics 06.10.2022 2:51
Thanks for visiting ArtisanEnglish.jp’s The Posts – The Podcast today. These podcasts and posts are created to help our students and anyone who wants to access them to improve their English vocabulary. Pork barrel politics : government spending intended to benefit constituents of a politician in return for their political support. https://links.artisanenglish.jp/PorkBarrelPolitics Try a mult...
Lesson: The Role of Libraries 05.10.2022 1:40
This is a short introduction to the English conversation lesson, The Role of Libraries . I'm sure you'll find it engaging and insightful. At ArtisanEnglish.jp, we emphasize enabling students to improve the sophistication of their English through meaningful communication while receiving 100% error correction and detailed after-lesson written feedback. https://links.artisanenglish.jp/TrialLesson If...
Lesson: Why Countries Prosper 03.10.2022 1:08
This is a short introduction to the English conversation lesson, Why Countries Prosper . I'm sure you'll find it economically enlightening and financially fascinating. At ArtisanEnglish.jp, we emphasize enabling students to improve the sophistication of their English through meaningful communication while receiving 100% error correction and detailed after-lesson written feedback. https://link...
Phrase: Call the shots 03.10.2022 2:33
Thanks for visiting ArtisanEnglish.jp’s The Posts – The Podcast today. These podcasts and posts are created to help our students and anyone who wants to access them to improve their English vocabulary. Call the shots : When someone calls the shots , they are the ones who take the initiative and decide how things should be done. https://links.artisanenglish.jp/CallTheShots Try a multiple-choice Eng...
Word of the Day: Hit-or-miss 02.10.2022 2:16
Thanks for visiting ArtisanEnglish.jp’s The Posts – The Podcast today. These podcasts and posts are created to help our students and anyone who wants to access them to improve their English vocabulary. Hit-or-miss : The adjective hit-or-miss describes a situation or action that is as likely to be unsuccessful as it is to be successful. https://links.artisanenglish.jp/HitOrMiss Try a multiple-choic...
Phrase: On the go 01.10.2022 2:12
Thanks for visiting ArtisanEnglish.jp’s The Posts – The Podcast today. These podcasts and posts are created to help our students and anyone who wants to access them to improve their English vocabulary. On the go : The phrase on the go means to be very active or busy. In our fast-paced society more and more people are on the go constantly. https://links.artisanenglish.jp/OnTheGo Try a multiple-choi...
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