Monthly Archives: May 2011

Podcasts This Week (May 30, 2011)

You are the reason we can continue producing ESL Podcast. Thank you very much! If you enjoy our podcasts, please consider supporting ESL Podcast by becoming a Basic or Premium Member! ………… ON MONDAY ESL Podcast 690 – Types of … Continue reading

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Good Grief!

If you know Charlie Brown, you know “Good grief!” Charlie Brown was the main character – a little boy that never grew up (got older) – in the Peanuts comic strip (picture stories that appear in newspapers). Even if you … Continue reading

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Why Does My Digital Camera Have a Clicking Sound?

Like a lot of other smartphones nowadays, my phone has a camera. When I take a picture, there is a sound that is made that is just like the sound the cameras of my youth (when I was young)  made … Continue reading

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Podcasts This Week (May 23, 2011)

It’s a pleasure and privilege to produce ESL Podcasts for our listeners all over the world! If you enjoy our podcasts, please consider supporting ESL Podcast by becoming a Basic or Premium Member. ………… ON MONDAY ESL Podcast 688 – … Continue reading

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Gay Days at Disney World

If you visit Disney World in Orlando, Florida, you would expect to see Mickey Mouse, Cinderella, and Daffy Duck. If you visit Disney World the first week of June (May 31 to June 6) this year, you will see something … Continue reading

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Podcasts This Week (May 16, 2011)

We can’t do it without you, our fantastic listeners! If you enjoy our podcasts, please consider supporting ESL Podcast by becoming a Basic or Premium Member. ………… ON MONDAY ESL Podcast 686 – Roles Within a Family In the Learning … Continue reading

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Mac or PC?

From 2006 until 2009, many of us enjoyed the Get a Mac television advertisements from Apple Computers. Well, at least those of us who use Macs enjoyed them! The ads featured cool, casual (relaxed) Justin Long as a Mac and … Continue reading

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Spousonomics

Economics is the study of how we produce (make), consume (use), and transfer (give to someone else) various kinds of goods (physical things) and services (actions). In recent years, there have been several books in which economists use the methods … Continue reading

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Podcasts This Week (May 9, 2011)

Our wonderful listeners keep ESL Podcast going. Thank you, members and donors! If you enjoy our podcasts, please consider supporting ESL Podcast by becoming a Basic or Premium Member! ………… ON MONDAY ESL Podcast 684 – Asking for Information About … Continue reading

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“Buffalo Soldiers” by Bob Marley

In today’s English Cafe 292, Jeff was nice enough to invite me back to talk about the U.S. military soldiers called “Buffalo Soldiers.” In the Learning Guide under “What Insider’s Know,” we also talked about the song called “Buffalo Soldiers” … Continue reading

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