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  • 047: Lake House Story, part 3

    047: Lake House Story, part 3
    Dec 16 2025
    Part 3 of the Lake House story… The strange shape turns out to be… Visit boxcarenglish.com and patreon.com/boxcarenglishpodcast
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    8 min
  • 046: Lake House Story, part 2

    046: Lake House Story, part 2
    Dec 11 2025
    Here’s part 2 of this story! We take a ride on a boat on the lake… and I learn some history — there are entire towns under the water… I have to try to see them! If you’re new to Boxcar English, this podcast is easy to understand, if you’re learning English and have about a B1/B2 level. I speak clearly and slowly, and I use simple words, but the phrasing is authentic, American English. This is also a human experience, and at no point do I use Artificial Intelligence — in fact, I don’t use artificial intelligence for any […]
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    9 min
  • 045: The Lake House Story, part 1

    045: The Lake House Story, part 1
    Dec 11 2025
    I went to a lake house over the weekend and it was very good, but also very, very bad… So much happened on the trip that I divided the story into four parts. If you’re new to Boxcar English, this podcast is easy to understand, if you’re learning English and have about a B1/B2 level. I speak clearly and slowly, and I use simple words, but the phrasing is authentic, American English. This is also a human experience, and at no point do I use Artificial Intelligence — in fact, I don’t use artificial intelligence for any purpose in my […]
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    14 min
  • 044 - More than ever

    044 - More than ever
    Dec 4 2025
    I was feeling tired, so I slept longer than usual. I had a strange dream. Then I had to pee. Then I realized that I was sick… When I’m sick, I really miss being healthy. When I’m healthy, I don’t appreciate it enough. Please support the podcast at patreon.com/boxcarenglishpodcast Check out our website at boxcarenglish.com Karl also makes music. Check out bigkitty.bandcamp.com…
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    6 min
  • 043: Thanksgiving

    043: Thanksgiving
    Nov 27 2025
    Here is the story of my Thanksgiving — for you. This year, I spent Thanksgiving with my grandmother at her retirement home. It was a funny, sweet, everyday type of moment. It was so beautiful. Please support the podcast at patreon.com/boxcarenglishpodcast. You can ask me, Karl, all the questions you want there, in the chat. And you get all the transcripts — and in the spirit of Thanksgiving, I’m going to post this one on my website. Then you can read along as you listen. It’s such a helpful way to learn a language. Click here to read the transcript […]
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    12 min
  • 042: November Wednesday

    042: November Wednesday
    Nov 20 2025
    On the Wednesday before Thanksgiving, school ends at 12 noon, and that gives an interesting feeling to the day. On this day, I felt like I did when I was a kid, and as I was cleaning up, I found a green magic marker. It made me really want to draw with markers like that… I’ll let you find out the rest by listening along… If it helps you to read along to the words, you can do that. I make a transcript for every episode and you can get those by supporting the podcast on Patreon for as little […]
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    9 min
  • 041: Grandmother in the hospital

    041: Grandmother in the hospital
    Nov 14 2025
    Have you ever gotten a surprise call? I got one when I was at work telling me my Grandmother was in the hospital. I had to ask my boss to leave work to see her. She understood, and let me go. This is the story of what happened that day. It was almost like a dream, but there I was, in reality. Please visit boxcarenglish.com for more podcasts and lessons, and support the podcast at patreon.com/boxcarenglishpodcast for more human-centered, AI-free, gentle, supportive, and effective English-learning entertainment! Write to me at karl@boxcarenglish.com – I’d love to read some of your letters […]
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    7 min
  • 040: The Election

    040: The Election
    Nov 7 2025
    There’s an election, and the voting happened at the school where I work. This is about how I went to vote and what happened that day and the day after. Please check out our page at patreon.com/boxcarenglishpodcast And do leave us a review on the podcasting service you use. Send me an email at karl@boxcarenglish.com
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    5 min