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Shana Thompson · 279 episodes with transcripts

The American English Podcast teaches the language and culture of the United States. Through common expressions, pronunciation tips and interesting cultural snippets or stories, I hope to keep this fun, useful and interesting! All bonus material can be accessed at http://americanenglishpodcast.com/

Spoken has transcripts of 279 American English Podcast episodes, with the speakers named. The newest listed here is from October 7, 2026.

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October 7, 2026

SPEAKER_1 (0:02)

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Shana Thompson (0:35)

Hi, everybody. My name is Shawna and this is The American English Podcast. My goal here is to teach you the English spoken in the United States. Your common expressions, pronunciation tips, and interesting cultural snippets or stories. I hope to keep this fun, useful, and interesting.

Let's do it.

SPEAKER_3 (0:58)

Hello, hello, hello.

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