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.

Author

David Dodd

Category

Education

Podcast website

www.artisanenglish.jp

Latest episode

Jul 10, 2026

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Episodes

Phrase: In a vacuum 30.09.2022

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. In a vacuum : Operating or existing in a vacuum means being isolated from or outside of external influences. Few things exist in a vacuum. https://links.artisanenglish.jp/InAVacuum Try a multiple-ch...

Phrase: Past your prime 29.09.2022

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. Past your prime : When you are past your prime, you can no longer be as active as you once were, and your health has started to fail. https://links.artisanenglish.jp/PastYourPrime Try a multiple-cho...

Lesson: Working after Retirement 28.09.2022

This is a short introduction to the English conversation lesson, Working after Retirement . 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...

Lesson: Generated Goo 26.09.2022

This is a short introduction to the English conversation lesson, Generated Goo . I'm sure you'll find it artfully engaging and artificially 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/T...

Word of the Day: Brain drain 26.09.2022

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. Brain drain : A brain drain is when many educated or skilled people leave one area or country to live and work in another for better pay and conditions. https://links.artisanenglish.jp/BrainDrain Tr...

Word of the Day: Strong suit 25.09.2022

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. Strong suit : Your strong suit is something at which you excel. We spend more time talking about weaknesses and not enough about strong suits. https://links.artisanenglish.jp/StrongSuit Try a multip...

Word of the Day: Power suit 24.09.2022

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. Power suit : an expertly fitted suit with bold colours that helps you exude confidence and competence. It was invented in the 1980s. https://links.artisanenglish.jp/PowerSuit Try a multiple-choice E...

Word of the Day: Change things up 23.09.2022

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. Change things up : When you change things up, you change yourself, your habits or something else to make an improvement. A positive outcome is desired. https://links.artisanenglish.jp/ChangeThingsUp...

Word of the Day: Weekend warrior 22.09.2022

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. Weekend warrior : a person who participates in some activity, but only in their spare time and mainly on the weekends.  https://links.artisanenglish.jp/WeekendWarrior Try a multiple-choice Engl...

Lesson: Pie in the Sky 21.09.2022

This is a short introduction to the English conversation lesson, Pie in the Sky. I'm sure you'll find it engaging and insightful.  Casinos are pie-in-the-sky dreaming. In life, you win some, and you lose some, but in casinos, the house always wins. Yes, politicians and casino owners would have us believe that gambling only has benefits. There is another side, a hidden side, a darker side of a...

Lesson: How d'ya like yer coffee? 19.09.2022

This is a short introduction to the English conversation lesson, ' How d'ya like yer coffee? ' I'm sure you'll find it stimulating and energy-boosting. 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/T...

Phrase: Land on your feet 19.09.2022

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. Land on your feet : When you land on your feet, you have gone through a bad time or challenging experience but are now in a good situation or condition. https://links.artisanenglish.jp/LandOnYourFee...

Phrase: Heads will roll 18.09.2022

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. Heads will roll : someone will be punished for what they have done. Often, it's used to mean someone will lose their job.  https://links.artisanenglish.jp/HeadsWillRoll Try a multiple-choice En...

Phrase: Sucker for punishment 17.09.2022

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. Sucker for punishment : A sucker for punishment seems to be attracted to pain, suffering, difficulty, and everything else that makes life challenging and unpleasant. https://links.artisanenglish.jp/...

Word of the Day: Second nature 16.09.2022

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. Second nature : When something is second nature to you, you're so familiar with it that you can do it without thinking or at least without thinking very much. https://links.artisanenglish.jp/SecondN...

Word of the Day: Decision fatigue 15.09.2022

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. Decision fatigue : A person suffering from decision fatigue will make decisions that increasingly decrease quality due to their minds being overloaded. https://links.artisanenglish.jp/DecisionFatigu...

Lesson: Who's your Anti-hero? 14.09.2022

This is a short introduction to the English conversation lesson, ‘Who’s your Anti-hero?’ 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. If you'd like to try a FREE TRIAL LESSON or to...

Lesson: Buy Now, Pay Later 12.09.2022

This is a short introduction to the English conversation lesson, Buy now, Pay Later. 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. If you'd like to try a FREE TRIAL LESSON or to take...

Idiom: Crunch numbers 12.09.2022

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. Crunch numbers : to deal with large numbers or large amounts of numbers. Think about the work of an accountant.  https://links.artisanenglish.jp/CrunchNumbers Try a multiple-choice English Voca...

Idiom: Have blinders on 11.09.2022

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. Have blinders on : People only see one way when they wear blinkers or blinders. They are narrow-minded and can't see other opinions or possibilities. https://links.artisanenglish.jp/HaveBlindersOn T...

Expression: A victim of your own success 10.09.2022

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. A victim of your own success : you become so successful that your success creates problems for you. https://links.artisanenglish.jp/aVictimOfYourOwnSuccess Try a multiple-choice English Vocabulary Q...

Phrase: Got your back 09.09.2022

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. Got your back : People who say they got your back are the ones you can depend on when times are tough. They will help you and look out for you always. https://links.artisanenglish.jp/GotYourBack Try...

Idiom: In the same ballpark 08.09.2022

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. In the same ballpark : Things in the same ballpark are similar in terms of cost or amount. Buyers and sellers should be in the same ballpark when it comes to price. https://links.artisanenglish.jp/I...

Lesson: Reading for Life 07.09.2022

This is a short introduction to the English conversation lesson, Reading for Life. 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...

Lesson: Space Debris 05.09.2022

This is a short introduction to the English conversation lesson, Space Debris . 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...

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