Listen UP!

In this episode, Andrea talks about the historic city of Boston, Massachusetts and her recent trip there for a language-teaching convention. ALL TRANSCRIPTS: https://bit.ly/listenUP-transcripts (see slide #71, 069 - The Boston Run Down) INTERACTIVE/AUDIO TRANSCRIPT via TEXTIVATE: https://www.textivate.com/menu-hw9nn1 >>> with TEXTIVATE you can go in and click on specific lines that you would like to hear repeated (for pronunciation help) as well as play a variety of "games" with the text to test your comprehension skills! This podcast is designed to help those at the novice high and intermediate levels (of learning English) to train their ears and increase their proficiency level through short, comprehensible listening interactions. I hope that you are finding the podcast to be useful. If so, please consider sharing about it with friends… also, leaving reviews and giving the podcast a 5-star rating will make it easier for others to find it as well. If you are finding the podcast to be helpful and have interest in supporting the show & the creation of future episodes… consider being a monthly sponsor by visiting https://anchor.fm/andrea-schweitzer/support or make a one-time donation to “Buy Me A Coffee” at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/listenup This is by no means necessary! My primary goal is to help others who are trying to learn my native language (English) in the way that others have helped me to learn Spanish and Chinese through their podcasts. =) Please keep listening no matter what… and provide feedback whenever you can. Happy language-learning! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/andrea-schweitzer/support

In this episode, Andrea shares a little bit about Austin, Texas after taking a recent trip there. ALL TRANSCRIPTS: https://bit.ly/listenUP-transcripts (see slide #70, 068 - “Keeping It Weird” In Austin) INTERACTIVE/AUDIO TRANSCRIPT via TEXTIVATE: https://www.textivate.com/menu-fx8nn1 >>> with TEXTIVATE you can go in and click on specific lines that you would like to hear repeated (for pronunciation help) as well as play a variety of "games" with the text to test your comprehension skills! This podcast is designed to help those at the novice high and intermediate levels (of learning English) to train their ears and increase their proficiency level through short, comprehensible listening interactions. I hope that you are finding the podcast to be useful. If so, please consider sharing about it with friends… also, leaving reviews and giving the podcast a 5-star rating will make it easier for others to find it as well. If you are finding the podcast to be helpful and have interest in supporting the show & the creation of future episodes… consider being a monthly sponsor by visiting https://anchor.fm/andrea-schweitzer/support or make a one-time donation to “Buy Me A Coffee” at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/listenup This is by no means necessary! My primary goal is to help others who are trying to learn my native language (English) in the way that others have helped me to learn Spanish and Chinese through their podcasts. =) Please keep listening no matter what… and provide feedback whenever you can. Happy language-learning! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/andrea-schweitzer/support

In this episode, Andrea how quickly the last two months of the year fly by (or, pass). ALL TRANSCRIPTS: https://bit.ly/listenUP-transcripts (see slide #69, 067 - Time Flies When You're Having Fun!) INTERACTIVE/AUDIO TRANSCRIPT via TEXTIVATE: https://www.textivate.com/menu-af8nn1 >>> with TEXTIVATE you can go in and click on specific lines that you would like to hear repeated (for pronunciation help) as well as play a variety of "games" with the text to test your comprehension skills! This podcast is designed to help those at the novice high and intermediate levels (of learning English) to train their ears and increase their proficiency level through short, comprehensible listening interactions. I hope that you are finding the podcast to be useful. If so, please consider sharing about it with friends… also, leaving reviews and giving the podcast a 5-star rating will make it easier for others to find it as well. If you are finding the podcast to be helpful and have interest in supporting the show & the creation of future episodes… consider being a monthly sponsor by visiting https://anchor.fm/andrea-schweitzer/support or make a one-time donation to “Buy Me A Coffee” at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/listenup This is by no means necessary! My primary goal is to help others who are trying to learn my native language (English) in the way that others have helped me to learn Spanish and Chinese through their podcasts. =) Please keep listening no matter what… and provide feedback whenever you can. Happy language-learning! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/andrea-schweitzer/support

In this episode, Andrea talks about cooking and some idiomatic expressions that have to do with cooking. ALL TRANSCRIPTS: https://bit.ly/listenUP-transcripts (see slide #68, 066 - Hey Good Lookin'! What You Got Cookin'?) INTERACTIVE/AUDIO TRANSCRIPT via TEXTIVATE: https://www.textivate.com/menu-1d7nn1 >>> with TEXTIVATE you can go in and click on specific lines that you would like to hear repeated (for pronunciation help) as well as play a variety of "games" with the text to test your comprehension skills! This podcast is designed to help those at the novice high and intermediate levels (of learning English) to train their ears and increase their proficiency level through short, comprehensible listening interactions. I hope that you are finding the podcast to be useful. If so, please consider sharing about it with friends… also, leaving reviews and giving the podcast a 5-star rating will make it easier for others to find it as well. If you are finding the podcast to be helpful and have interest in supporting the show & the creation of future episodes… consider being a monthly sponsor by visiting https://anchor.fm/andrea-schweitzer/support or make a one-time donation to “Buy Me A Coffee” at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/listenup This is by no means necessary! My primary goal is to help others who are trying to learn my native language (English) in the way that others have helped me to learn Spanish and Chinese through their podcasts. =) Please keep listening no matter what… and provide feedback whenever you can. Happy language-learning! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/andrea-schweitzer/support

In this episode, Andrea talks a little more about the popularity of Christopher Columbus in the United States. ALL TRANSCRIPTS: https://bit.ly/listenUP-transcripts (see slide #67, 065 - An American Hero) INTERACTIVE/AUDIO TRANSCRIPT via TEXTIVATE: https://www.textivate.com/menu-mx6nn1 >>> with TEXTIVATE you can go in and click on specific lines that you would like to hear repeated (for pronunciation help) as well as play a variety of "games" with the text to test your comprehension skills! This podcast is designed to help those at the novice high and intermediate levels (of learning English) to train their ears and increase their proficiency level through short, comprehensible listening interactions. I hope that you are finding the podcast to be useful. If so, please consider sharing about it with friends… also, leaving reviews and giving the podcast a 5-star rating will make it easier for others to find it as well. If you are finding the podcast to be helpful and have interest in supporting the show & the creation of future episodes… consider being a monthly sponsor by visiting https://anchor.fm/andrea-schweitzer/support or make a one-time donation to “Buy Me A Coffee” at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/listenup This is by no means necessary! My primary goal is to help others who are trying to learn my native language (English) in the way that others have helped me to learn Spanish and Chinese through their podcasts. =) Please keep listening no matter what… and provide feedback whenever you can. Happy language-learning! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/andrea-schweitzer/support

In this episode, Andrea talks about Columbus Day. ALL TRANSCRIPTS: https://bit.ly/listenUP-transcripts (see slide #66, 064 - Columbus Day) INTERACTIVE/AUDIO TRANSCRIPT via TEXTIVATE: https://www.textivate.com/menu-ub6nn1 >>> with TEXTIVATE you can go in and click on specific lines that you would like to hear repeated (for pronunciation help) as well as play a variety of "games" with the text to test your comprehension skills! This podcast is designed to help those at the novice high and intermediate levels (of learning English) to train their ears and increase their proficiency level through short, comprehensible listening interactions. I hope that you are finding the podcast to be useful. If so, please consider sharing about it with friends… also, leaving reviews and giving the podcast a 5-star rating will make it easier for others to find it as well. If you are finding the podcast to be helpful and have interest in supporting the show & the creation of future episodes… consider being a monthly sponsor by visiting https://anchor.fm/andrea-schweitzer/support or make a one-time donation to “Buy Me A Coffee” at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/listenup This is by no means necessary! My primary goal is to help others who are trying to learn my native language (English) in the way that others have helped me to learn Spanish and Chinese through their podcasts. =) Please keep listening no matter what… and provide feedback whenever you can. Happy language-learning! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/andrea-schweitzer/support

In this episode, Andrea talks about the personality test that everyone is talking about these days: The Enneagram. ALL TRANSCRIPTS: https://bit.ly/listenUP-transcripts (see slide #65, 063 - The Enneagram) INTERACTIVE/AUDIO TRANSCRIPT via TEXTIVATE: https://www.textivate.com/menu-sk5nn1 >>> with TEXTIVATE you can go in and click on specific lines that you would like to hear repeated (for pronunciation help) as well as play a variety of "games" with the text to test your comprehension skills! This podcast is designed to help those at the novice high and intermediate levels (of learning English) to train their ears and increase their proficiency level through short, comprehensible listening interactions. I hope that you are finding the podcast to be useful. If so, please consider sharing about it with friends… also, leaving reviews and giving the podcast a 5-star rating will make it easier for others to find it as well. If you are finding the podcast to be helpful and have interest in supporting the show & the creation of future episodes… consider being a monthly sponsor by visiting https://anchor.fm/andrea-schweitzer/support or make a one-time donation to “Buy Me A Coffee” at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/listenup This is by no means necessary! My primary goal is to help others who are trying to learn my native language (English) in the way that others have helped me to learn Spanish and Chinese through their podcasts. =) Please keep listening no matter what… and provide feedback whenever you can. Happy language-learning! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/andrea-schweitzer/support

In this episode, Andrea talks about the traditional German celebration of Oktoberfest. ALL TRANSCRIPTS: https://bit.ly/listenUP-transcripts (see slide #64, 062 - Oktoberfest) INTERACTIVE/AUDIO TRANSCRIPT via TEXTIVATE: https://www.textivate.com/menu-1v4nn1 >>> with TEXTIVATE you can go in and click on specific lines that you would like to hear repeated (for pronunciation help) as well as play a variety of "games" with the text to test your comprehension skills! This podcast is designed to help those at the novice high and intermediate levels (of learning English) to train their ears and increase their proficiency level through short, comprehensible listening interactions. I hope that you are finding the podcast to be useful. If so, please consider sharing about it with friends… also, leaving reviews and giving the podcast a 5-star rating will make it easier for others to find it as well. If you are finding the podcast to be helpful and have interest in supporting the show & the creation of future episodes… consider being a monthly sponsor by visiting https://anchor.fm/andrea-schweitzer/support or make a one-time donation to “Buy Me A Coffee” at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/listenup This is by no means necessary! My primary goal is to help others who are trying to learn my native language (English) in the way that others have helped me to learn Spanish and Chinese through their podcasts. =) Please keep listening no matter what… and provide feedback whenever you can. Happy language-learning! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/andrea-schweitzer/support

In this episode, Andrea talks about her love of bubble tea. ALL TRANSCRIPTS: https://bit.ly/listenUP-transcripts (see slide #63, 061 - Bubble Tea) INTERACTIVE/AUDIO TRANSCRIPT via TEXTIVATE: https://www.textivate.com/menu-gb4nn1 >>> with TEXTIVATE you can go in and click on specific lines that you would like to hear repeated (for pronunciation help) as well as play a variety of "games" with the text to test your comprehension skills! This podcast is designed to help those at the novice high and intermediate levels (of learning English) to train their ears and increase their proficiency level through short, comprehensible listening interactions. I hope that you are finding the podcast to be useful. If so, please consider sharing about it with friends… also, leaving reviews and giving the podcast a 5-star rating will make it easier for others to find it as well. If you are finding the podcast to be helpful and have interest in supporting the show & the creation of future episodes… consider being a monthly sponsor by visiting https://anchor.fm/andrea-schweitzer/support or make a one-time donation to “Buy Me A Coffee” at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/listenup This is by no means necessary! My primary goal is to help others who are trying to learn my native language (English) in the way that others have helped me to learn Spanish and Chinese through their podcasts. =) Please keep listening no matter what… and provide feedback whenever you can. Happy language-learning! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/andrea-schweitzer/support

In this episode, Andrea talks about the new roof that was put on her house this past week. ALL TRANSCRIPTS: https://bit.ly/listenUP-transcripts (see slide #62, 060 - A New Roof!) INTERACTIVE/AUDIO TRANSCRIPT via TEXTIVATE: https://www.textivate.com/menu-eq3nn1 >>> with TEXTIVATE you can go in and click on specific lines that you would like to hear repeated (for pronunciation help) as well as play a variety of "games" with the text to test your comprehension skills! This podcast is designed to help those at the novice high and intermediate levels (of learning English) to train their ears and increase their proficiency level through short, comprehensible listening interactions. I hope that you are finding the podcast to be useful. If so, please consider sharing about it with friends… also, leaving reviews and giving the podcast a 5-star rating will make it easier for others to find it as well. If you are finding the podcast to be helpful and have interest in supporting the show & the creation of future episodes… consider being a monthly sponsor by visiting https://anchor.fm/andrea-schweitzer/support or make a one-time donation to “Buy Me A Coffee” at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/listenup This is by no means necessary! My primary goal is to help others who are trying to learn my native language (English) in the way that others have helped me to learn Spanish and Chinese through their podcasts. =) Please keep listening no matter what… and provide feedback whenever you can. Happy language-learning! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/andrea-schweitzer/support

In this episode, Andrea talks about a recent visit to Oklahoma. ALL TRANSCRIPTS: https://bit.ly/listenUP-transcripts (see slide #61, 059 - Oklahoma) INTERACTIVE/AUDIO TRANSCRIPT via TEXTIVATE: https://www.textivate.com/menu-rb3nn1 >>> with TEXTIVATE you can go in and click on specific lines that you would like to hear repeated (for pronunciation help) as well as play a variety of "games" with the text to test your comprehension skills! This podcast is designed to help those at the novice high and intermediate levels (of learning English) to train their ears and increase their proficiency level through short, comprehensible listening interactions. I hope that you are finding the podcast to be useful. If so, please consider sharing about it with friends… also, leaving reviews and giving the podcast a 5-star rating will make it easier for others to find it as well. If you are finding the podcast to be helpful and have interest in supporting the show & the creation of future episodes… consider being a monthly sponsor by visiting https://anchor.fm/andrea-schweitzer/support or make a one-time donation to “Buy Me A Coffee” at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/listenup This is by no means necessary! My primary goal is to help others who are trying to learn my native language (English) in the way that others have helped me to learn Spanish and Chinese through their podcasts. =) Please keep listening no matter what… and provide feedback whenever you can. Happy language-learning! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/andrea-schweitzer/support

In this episode, Andrea talks about her favorite Labor Day Weekend memories of being at the Popcorn Festival. ALL TRANSCRIPTS: https://bit.ly/listenUP-transcripts (see slide #60, 058 - Labor Day Weekend) INTERACTIVE/AUDIO TRANSCRIPT via TEXTIVATE: https://www.textivate.com/menu-503nn1 >>> with TEXTIVATE you can go in and click on specific lines that you would like to hear repeated (for pronunciation help) as well as play a variety of "games" with the text to test your comprehension skills! This podcast is designed to help those at the novice high and intermediate levels (of learning English) to train their ears and increase their proficiency level through short, comprehensible listening interactions. I hope that you are finding the podcast to be useful. If so, please consider sharing about it with friends… also, leaving reviews and giving the podcast a 5-star rating will make it easier for others to find it as well. If you are finding the podcast to be helpful and have interest in supporting the show & the creation of future episodes… consider being a monthly sponsor by visiting https://anchor.fm/andrea-schweitzer/support or make a one-time donation to “Buy Me A Coffee” at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/listenup This is by no means necessary! My primary goal is to help others who are trying to learn my native language (English) in the way that others have helped me to learn Spanish and Chinese through their podcasts. =) Please keep listening no matter what… and provide feedback whenever you can. Happy language-learning! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/andrea-schweitzer/support

In this episode, Andrea realized that it was time to declutter the house after realizing that a lot of junk had piled up over the past few weeks. ALL TRANSCRIPTS: https://bit.ly/listenUP-transcripts (see slide #59, 057 - Decluttering) INTERACTIVE/AUDIO TRANSCRIPT via TEXTIVATE: https://www.textivate.com/bs2nn1 >>> with TEXTIVATE you can go in and click on specific lines that you would like to hear repeated (for pronunciation help) as well as play a variety of "games" with the text to test your comprehension skills! This podcast is designed to help those at the novice high and intermediate levels (of learning English) to train their ears and increase their proficiency level through short, comprehensible listening interactions. I hope that you are finding the podcast to be useful. If so, please consider sharing about it with friends… also, leaving reviews and giving the podcast a 5-star rating will make it easier for others to find it as well. If you are finding the podcast to be helpful and have interest in supporting the show & the creation of future episodes… consider being a monthly sponsor by visiting https://anchor.fm/andrea-schweitzer/support or make a one-time donation to “Buy Me A Coffee” at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/listenup This is by no means necessary! My primary goal is to help others who are trying to learn my native language (English) in the way that others have helped me to learn Spanish and Chinese through their podcasts. =) Please keep listening no matter what… and provide feedback whenever you can. Happy language-learning! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/andrea-schweitzer/support

In this episode, Andrea talks about how her growing meditation practice has helped her deal with stressful times, and how it is helping her to cultivate more mindfulness in her day-to-day tasks. ALL TRANSCRIPTS: https://bit.ly/listenUP-transcripts (see slide #58, 056 - Meditation & Mindfulness) INTERACTIVE/AUDIO TRANSCRIPT via TEXTIVATE: https://www.textivate.com/hm2nn1 >>> with TEXTIVATE you can go in and click on specific lines that you would like to hear repeated (for pronunciation help) as well as play a variety of "games" with the text to test your comprehension skills! This podcast is designed to help those at the novice high and intermediate levels (of learning English) to train their ears and increase their proficiency level through short, comprehensible listening interactions. I hope that you are finding the podcast to be useful. If so, please consider sharing about it with friends… also, leaving reviews and giving the podcast a 5-star rating will make it easier for others to find it as well. If you are finding the podcast to be helpful and have interest in supporting the show & the creation of future episodes… consider being a monthly sponsor by visiting https://anchor.fm/andrea-schweitzer/support or make a one-time donation to “Buy Me A Coffee” at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/listenup This is by no means necessary! My primary goal is to help others who are trying to learn my native language (English) in the way that others have helped me to learn Spanish and Chinese through their podcasts. =) Please keep listening no matter what… and provide feedback whenever you can. Happy language-learning! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/andrea-schweitzer/support

In this episode, Andrea talks about her bad habit of procrastinating and tip on how she hopes to stop being a procrastinator. ALL TRANSCRIPTS: https://bit.ly/listenUP-transcripts (see slide #57, 055 - Procrastination) INTERACTIVE/AUDIO TRANSCRIPT via TEXTIVATE: https://www.textivate.com/2k2nn1 >>> with TEXTIVATE you can go in and click on specific lines that you would like to hear repeated (for pronunciation help) as well as play a variety of "games" with the text to test your comprehension skills! This podcast is designed to help those at the novice high and intermediate levels (of learning English) to train their ears and increase their proficiency level through short, comprehensible listening interactions. I hope that you are finding the podcast to be useful. If so, please consider sharing about it with friends… also, leaving reviews and giving the podcast a 5-star rating will make it easier for others to find it as well. If you are finding the podcast to be helpful and have interest in supporting the show & the creation of future episodes… consider being a monthly sponsor by visiting https://anchor.fm/andrea-schweitzer/support or make a one-time donation to “Buy Me A Coffee” at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/listenup This is by no means necessary! My primary goal is to help others who are trying to learn my native language (English) in the way that others have helped me to learn Spanish and Chinese through their podcasts. =) Please keep listening no matter what… and provide feedback whenever you can. Happy language-learning! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/andrea-schweitzer/support

In this episode, Andrea talks about the growing number of houseplants that she has acquired. ALL TRANSCRIPTS: https://bit.ly/listenUP-transcripts (see slide #56, 054 - Green Thumb) INTERACTIVE/AUDIO TRANSCRIPT via TEXTIVATE: https://www.textivate.com/yh2nn1 >>> with TEXTIVATE you can go in and click on specific lines that you would like to hear repeated (for pronunciation help) as well as play a variety of "games" with the text to test your comprehension skills! This podcast is designed to help those at the novice high and intermediate levels (of learning English) to train their ears and increase their proficiency level through short, comprehensible listening interactions. I hope that you are finding the podcast to be useful. If so, please consider sharing about it with friends… also, leaving reviews and giving the podcast a 5-star rating will make it easier for others to find it as well. If you are finding the podcast to be helpful and have interest in supporting the show & the creation of future episodes… consider being a monthly sponsor by visiting https://anchor.fm/andrea-schweitzer/support or make a one-time donation to “Buy Me A Coffee” at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/listenup This is by no means necessary! My primary goal is to help others who are trying to learn my native language (English) in the way that others have helped me to learn Spanish and Chinese through their podcasts. =) Please keep listening no matter what… and provide feedback whenever you can. Happy language-learning! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/andrea-schweitzer/support

In this episode, Andrea talks about her summer morning routine (or, order of activities). ALL TRANSCRIPTS: https://bit.ly/listenUP-transcripts (see slide #55, 053 - Summer Morning Routine) INTERACTIVE/AUDIO TRANSCRIPT via TEXTIVATE: https://www.textivate.com/bf2nn1 >>> with TEXTIVATE you can go in and click on specific lines that you would like to hear repeated (for pronunciation help) as well as play a variety of "games" with the text to test your comprehension skills! This podcast is designed to help those at the novice high and intermediate levels (of learning English) to train their ears and increase their proficiency level through short, comprehensible listening interactions. I hope that you are finding the podcast to be useful. If so, please consider sharing about it with friends… also, leaving reviews and giving the podcast a 5-star rating will make it easier for others to find it as well. If you are finding the podcast to be helpful and have interest in supporting the show & the creation of future episodes… consider being a monthly sponsor by visiting https://anchor.fm/andrea-schweitzer/support or make a one-time donation to “Buy Me A Coffee” at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/listenup This is by no means necessary! My primary goal is to help others who are trying to learn my native language (English) in the way that others have helped me to learn Spanish and Chinese through their podcasts. =) Please keep listening no matter what… and provide feedback whenever you can. Happy language-learning! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/andrea-schweitzer/support

In this episode, Andrea talks about spending the past week at a conference on language teaching in Michigan. ALL TRANSCRIPTS: https://bit.ly/listenUP-transcripts (see slide #54, 052 - Conferences) INTERACTIVE/AUDIO TRANSCRIPT via TEXTIVATE: https://www.textivate.com/ha2nn1 >>> with TEXTIVATE you can go in and click on specific lines that you would like to hear repeated (for pronunciation help) as well as play a variety of "games" with the text to test your comprehension skills! This podcast is designed to help those at the novice high and intermediate levels (of learning English) to train their ears and increase their proficiency level through short, comprehensible listening interactions. I hope that you are finding the podcast to be useful. If so, please consider sharing about it with friends… also, leaving reviews and giving the podcast a 5-star rating will make it easier for others to find it as well. If you are finding the podcast to be helpful and have interest in supporting the show & the creation of future episodes… consider being a monthly sponsor by visiting https://anchor.fm/andrea-schweitzer/support or make a one-time donation to “Buy Me A Coffee” at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/listenup This is by no means necessary! My primary goal is to help others who are trying to learn my native language (English) in the way that others have helped me to learn Spanish and Chinese through their podcasts. =) Please keep listening no matter what… and provide feedback whenever you can. Happy language-learning! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/andrea-schweitzer/support

In this episode, Andrea talks about traveling to several weddings this summer. ALL TRANSCRIPTS: https://bit.ly/listenUP-transcripts (see slide #53, 051 - Weddings) INTERACTIVE/AUDIO TRANSCRIPT via TEXTIVATE: https://www.textivate.com/u62nn1 >>> with TEXTIVATE you can go in and click on specific lines that you would like to hear repeated (for pronunciation help) as well as play a variety of "games" with the text to test your comprehension skills! This podcast is designed to help those at the novice high and intermediate levels (of learning English) to train their ears and increase their proficiency level through short, comprehensible listening interactions. I hope that you are finding the podcast to be useful. If so, please consider sharing about it with friends… also, leaving reviews and giving the podcast a 5-star rating will make it easier for others to find it as well. If you are finding the podcast to be helpful and have interest in supporting the show & the creation of future episodes… consider being a monthly sponsor by visiting https://anchor.fm/andrea-schweitzer/support or make a one-time donation to “Buy Me A Coffee” at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/listenup This is by no means necessary! My primary goal is to help others who are trying to learn my native language (English) in the way that others have helped me to learn Spanish and Chinese through their podcasts. =) Please keep listening no matter what… and provide feedback whenever you can. Happy language-learning! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/andrea-schweitzer/support

In this episode, Andrea says hello again after a long absence and talks about finding balance in life. ALL TRANSCRIPTS: https://bit.ly/listenUP-transcripts (see slide #52, 050 - Hello Again!) INTERACTIVE/AUDIO TRANSCRIPT via TEXTIVATE: https://www.textivate.com/menu-kaxmn1 >>> with TEXTIVATE you can go in and click on specific lines that you would like to hear repeated (for pronunciation help) as well as play a variety of "games" with the text to test your comprehension skills! This podcast is designed to help those at the novice high and intermediate levels (of learning English) to train their ears and increase their proficiency level through short, comprehensible listening interactions. I hope that you are finding the podcast to be useful. If so, please consider sharing about it with friends… also, leaving reviews and giving the podcast a 5-star rating will make it easier for others to find it as well. If you are finding the podcast to be helpful and have interest in supporting the show & the creation of future episodes… consider being a monthly sponsor by visiting https://anchor.fm/andrea-schweitzer/support or make a one-time donation to “Buy Me A Coffee” at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/listenup This is by no means necessary! My primary goal is to help others who are trying to learn my native language (English) in the way that others have helped me to learn Spanish and Chinese through their podcasts. =) Please keep listening no matter what… and provide feedback whenever you can. Happy language-learning! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/andrea-schweitzer/support

In this episode, Andrea discusses celebrating her birthday and getting older. ALL TRANSCRIPTS: https://bit.ly/listenUP-transcripts (see slide #51, 049 - Birthdays) INTERACTIVE/AUDIO TRANSCRIPT via TEXTIVATE: https://www.textivate.com/menu-kaxmn1 >>> with TEXTIVATE you can go in and click on specific lines that you would like to hear repeated (for pronunciation help) as well as play a variety of "games" with the text to test your comprehension skills! This podcast is designed to help those at the novice high and intermediate levels (of learning English) to train their ears and increase their proficiency level through short, comprehensible listening interactions. I hope that you are finding the podcast to be useful. If so, please consider sharing about it with friends… also, leaving reviews and giving the podcast a 5-star rating will make it easier for others to find it as well. If you are finding the podcast to be helpful and have interest in supporting the show & the creation of future episodes… consider being a monthly sponsor by visiting https://anchor.fm/andrea-schweitzer/support or make a one-time donation to “Buy Me A Coffee” at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/listenup This is by no means necessary! My primary goal is to help others who are trying to learn my native language (English) in the way that others have helped me to learn Spanish and Chinese through their podcasts. =) Please keep listening no matter what… and provide feedback whenever you can. Happy language-learning! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/andrea-schweitzer/support

In this episode, Andrea talks about experiencing a unique cultural celebration called Las Fallas in Spain. ALL TRANSCRIPTS: https://bit.ly/listenUP-transcripts (see slide #50, 048 - Las Fallas in Spain) INTERACTIVE/AUDIO TRANSCRIPT via TEXTIVATE: https://www.textivate.com/menu-xmwmn1 >>> with TEXTIVATE you can go in and click on specific lines that you would like to hear repeated (for pronunciation help) as well as play a variety of "games" with the text to test your comprehension skills! This podcast is designed to help those at the novice high and intermediate levels (of learning English) to train their ears and increase their proficiency level through short, comprehensible listening interactions. I hope that you are finding the podcast to be useful. If so, please consider sharing about it with friends… also, leaving reviews and giving the podcast a 5-star rating will make it easier for others to find it as well. If you are finding the podcast to be helpful and have interest in supporting the show & the creation of future episodes… consider being a monthly sponsor by visiting https://anchor.fm/andrea-schweitzer/support or make a one-time donation to “Buy Me A Coffee” at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/listenup This is by no means necessary! My primary goal is to help others who are trying to learn my native language (English) in the way that others have helped me to learn Spanish and Chinese through their podcasts. =) Please keep listening no matter what… and provide feedback whenever you can. Happy language-learning! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/andrea-schweitzer/support

In this episode, Andrea talks about getting to finally return to Spain after two long years of the pandemic making world travels less possible. ALL TRANSCRIPTS: https://bit.ly/listenUP-transcripts (see slide #49, 047 - Back In The Saddle) INTERACTIVE/AUDIO TRANSCRIPT via TEXTIVATE: https://www.textivate.com/menu-vsvmn1 >>> with TEXTIVATE you can go in and click on specific lines that you would like to hear repeated (for pronunciation help) as well as play a variety of "games" with the text to test your comprehension skills! This podcast is designed to help those at the novice high and intermediate levels (of learning English) to train their ears and increase their proficiency level through short, comprehensible listening interactions. I hope that you are finding the podcast to be useful. If so, please consider sharing about it with friends… also, leaving reviews and giving the podcast a 5-star rating will make it easier for others to find it as well. If you are finding the podcast to be helpful and have interest in supporting the show & the creation of future episodes… consider being a monthly sponsor by visiting https://anchor.fm/andrea-schweitzer/support or make a one-time donation to “Buy Me A Coffee” at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/listenup This is by no means necessary! My primary goal is to help others who are trying to learn my native language (English) in the way that others have helped me to learn Spanish and Chinese through their podcasts. =) Please keep listening no matter what… and provide feedback whenever you can. Happy language-learning! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/andrea-schweitzer/support

In this episode, Andrea talks about one of her favorite things: theater... the stage-acting kind (not the cinema or "movie theater"). (NOTE: the preferred spelling for this word in British English is "theatre"... "theater" is the preferred American spelling... they both mean the same thing... some like to say that "theater" refers to the building where "theatre"--the art form--is conducted, but for most, they both mean the same thing and mean both of those things: the building where works of performing arts are conducted AND the art form of creating theatrical shows or productions.) ALL TRANSCRIPTS: https://bit.ly/listenUP-transcripts (see slide #48, 046 - Theater) INTERACTIVE/AUDIO TRANSCRIPT via TEXTIVATE: https://www.textivate.com/menu-77vmn1 >>> with TEXTIVATE you can go in and click on specific lines that you would like to hear repeated (for pronunciation help) as well as play a variety of "games" with the text to test your comprehension skills! This podcast is designed to help those at the novice high and intermediate levels (of learning English) to train their ears and increase their proficiency level through short, comprehensible listening interactions. I hope that you are finding the podcast to be useful. If so, please consider sharing about it with friends… also, leaving reviews and giving the podcast a 5-star rating will make it easier for others to find it as well. If you are finding the podcast to be helpful and have interest in supporting the show & the creation of future episodes… consider being a monthly sponsor by visiting https://anchor.fm/andrea-schweitzer/support or make a one-time donation to “Buy Me A Coffee” at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/listenup This is by no means necessary! My primary goal is to help others who are trying to learn my native language (English) in the way that others have helped me to learn Spanish and Chinese through their podcasts. =) Please keep listening no matter what… and provide feedback whenever you can. Happy language-learning! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/andrea-schweitzer/support

In this episode, Andrea talks about popular pets in the U.S. and having pets. ALL TRANSCRIPTS: https://bit.ly/listenUP-transcripts (see slide #47, 045 - Pets) INTERACTIVE/AUDIO TRANSCRIPT via TEXTIVATE: https://www.textivate.com/menu-8kumn1 >>> with TEXTIVATE you can go in and click on specific lines that you would like to hear repeated (for pronunciation help) as well as play a variety of "games" with the text to test your comprehension skills! This podcast is designed to help those at the novice high and intermediate levels (of learning English) to train their ears and increase their proficiency level through short, comprehensible listening interactions. I hope that you are finding the podcast to be useful. If so, please consider sharing about it with friends… also, leaving reviews and giving the podcast a 5-star rating will make it easier for others to find it as well. If you are finding the podcast to be helpful and have interest in supporting the show & the creation of future episodes… consider being a monthly sponsor by visiting https://anchor.fm/andrea-schweitzer/support or make a one-time donation to “Buy Me A Coffee” at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/listenup This is by no means necessary! My primary goal is to help others who are trying to learn my native language (English) in the way that others have helped me to learn Spanish and Chinese through their podcasts. =) Please keep listening no matter what… and provide feedback whenever you can. Happy language-learning! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/andrea-schweitzer/support

In this episode, Andrea talks about Valentine's Day. ALL TRANSCRIPTS: https://bit.ly/listenUP-transcripts (see slide #46, 044 - Love & Friendship) INTERACTIVE/AUDIO TRANSCRIPT via TEXTIVATE: https://www.textivate.com/menu-11umn1 >>> with TEXTIVATE you can go in and click on specific lines that you would like to hear repeated (for pronunciation help) as well as play a variety of "games" with the text to test your comprehension skills! This podcast is designed to help those at the novice high and intermediate levels (of learning English) to train their ears and increase their proficiency level through short, comprehensible listening interactions. I hope that you are finding the podcast to be useful. If so, please consider sharing about it with friends… also, leaving reviews and giving the podcast a 5-star rating will make it easier for others to find it as well. If you are finding the podcast to be helpful and have interest in supporting the show & the creation of future episodes… consider being a monthly sponsor by visiting https://anchor.fm/andrea-schweitzer/support or make a one-time donation to “Buy Me A Coffee” at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/listenup This is by no means necessary! My primary goal is to help others who are trying to learn my native language (English) in the way that others have helped me to learn Spanish and Chinese through their podcasts. =) Please keep listening no matter what… and provide feedback whenever you can. Happy language-learning! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/andrea-schweitzer/support

In this episode, Andrea talks about this year's Super Bowl. ALL TRANSCRIPTS: https://bit.ly/listenUP-transcripts (see slide #45, 043 - Super Bowl Sunday) INTERACTIVE/AUDIO TRANSCRIPT via TEXTIVATE: https://www.textivate.com/menu-jktmn1 >>> with TEXTIVATE you can go in and click on specific lines that you would like to hear repeated (for pronunciation help) as well as play a variety of "games" with the text to test your comprehension skills! This podcast is designed to help those at the novice high and intermediate levels (of learning English) to train their ears and increase their proficiency level through short, comprehensible listening interactions. I hope that you are finding the podcast to be useful. If so, please consider sharing about it with friends… also, leaving reviews and giving the podcast a 5-star rating will make it easier for others to find it as well. If you are finding the podcast to be helpful and have interest in supporting the show & the creation of future episodes… consider being a monthly sponsor by visiting https://anchor.fm/andrea-schweitzer/support or make a one-time donation to “Buy Me A Coffee” at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/listenup My primary goal is to help others who are trying to learn my native language (English) in the way that others have helped me to learn Spanish and Chinese through their podcasts. =) Please keep listening no matter what… and provide feedback whenever you can. Happy language-learning! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/andrea-schweitzer/support

In this episode, Andrea talks a wonderful thing called a “snow day.” ALL TRANSCRIPTS: https://bit.ly/listenUP-transcripts (see slide #44, 042 - Snow Day) INTERACTIVE/AUDIO TRANSCRIPT via TEXTIVATE: https://www.textivate.com/menu-yusmn1 >>> with TEXTIVATE you can go in and click on specific lines that you would like to hear repeated (for pronunciation help) as well as play a variety of "games" with the text to test your comprehension skills! This podcast is designed to help those at the novice high and intermediate levels (of learning English) to train their ears and increase their proficiency level through short, comprehensible listening interactions. I hope that you are finding the podcast to be useful. If so, please consider sharing about it with friends… also, leaving reviews and giving the podcast a 5-star rating will make it easier for others to find it as well. If you are finding the podcast to be helpful and have interest in supporting the show & the creation of future episodes… consider being a monthly sponsor by visiting https://anchor.fm/andrea-schweitzer/support or make a one-time donation to “Buy Me A Coffee” at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/listenup This is by no means necessary! My primary goal is to help others who are trying to learn my native language (English) in the way that others have helped me to learn Spanish and Chinese through their podcasts. =) Please keep listening no matter what… and provide feedback whenever you can. Happy language-learning! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/andrea-schweitzer/support

In this episode, Andrea talks about a strange U.S. holiday called Groundhog Day. ALL TRANSCRIPTS: https://bit.ly/listenUP-transcripts (see slide #43, 041 - Groundhog Day) INTERACTIVE/AUDIO TRANSCRIPT via TEXTIVATE: https://www.textivate.com/menu-m7smn1 >>> with TEXTIVATE you can go in and click on specific lines that you would like to hear repeated (for pronunciation help) as well as play a variety of "games" with the text to test your comprehension skills! This podcast is designed to help those at the novice high and intermediate levels (of learning English) to train their ears and increase their proficiency level through short, comprehensible listening interactions. I hope that you are finding the podcast to be useful. If so, please consider sharing about it with friends… also, leaving reviews and giving the podcast a 5-star rating will make it easier for others to find it as well. If you are finding the podcast to be helpful and have interest in supporting the show & the creation of future episodes… consider being a monthly sponsor by visiting https://anchor.fm/andrea-schweitzer/support or make a one-time donation to “Buy Me A Coffee” at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/listenup This is by no means necessary! My primary goal is to help others who are trying to learn my native language (English) in the way that others have helped me to learn Spanish and Chinese through their podcasts. =) Please keep listening no matter what… and provide feedback whenever you can. Happy language-learning! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/andrea-schweitzer/support

In this episode, Andrea talks about the importance of the work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. ALL TRANSCRIPTS: https://bit.ly/listenUP-transcripts (see slide #42, 040 - Martin Luther King, Jr.) INTERACTIVE/AUDIO TRANSCRIPT via TEXTIVATE: https://www.textivate.com/menu-8krmn1 >>> with TEXTIVATE you can go in and click on specific lines that you would like to hear repeated (for pronunciation help) as well as play a variety of "games" with the text to test your comprehension skills! This podcast is designed to help those at the novice high and intermediate levels (of learning English) to train their ears and increase their proficiency level through short, comprehensible listening interactions. I hope that you are finding the podcast to be useful. If so, please consider sharing about it with friends… also, leaving reviews and giving the podcast a 5-star rating will make it easier for others to find it as well. If you are finding the podcast to be helpful and have interest in supporting the show & the creation of future episodes… consider being a monthly sponsor by visiting https://anchor.fm/andrea-schweitzer/support or make a one-time donation to “Buy Me A Coffee” at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/listenup This is by no means necessary! My primary goal is to help others who are trying to learn my native language (English) in the way that others have helped me to learn Spanish and Chinese through their podcasts. =) Please keep listening no matter what… and provide feedback whenever you can. Happy language-learning! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/andrea-schweitzer/support

In this episode, Andrea talks about her experience with Three Kings Day and “caramelos” in Spain. ALL TRANSCRIPTS: https://bit.ly/listenUP-transcripts (see slide #41, 039 - Confusion With “Caramelos”) INTERACTIVE/AUDIO TRANSCRIPT via TEXTIVATE: https://www.textivate.com/menu-9wqmn1 >>> with TEXTIVATE you can go in and click on specific lines that you would like to hear repeated (for pronunciation help) as well as play a variety of "games" with the text to test your comprehension skills! This podcast is designed to help those at the novice high and intermediate levels (of learning English) to train their ears and increase their proficiency level through short, comprehensible listening interactions. I hope that you are finding the podcast to be useful. If so, please consider sharing about it with friends… also, leaving reviews and giving the podcast a 5-star rating will make it easier for others to find it as well. If you are finding the podcast to be helpful and have interest in supporting the show & the creation of future episodes… consider being a monthly sponsor by visiting https://anchor.fm/andrea-schweitzer/support or make a one-time donation to “Buy Me A Coffee” at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/listenup This is by no means necessary! My primary goal is to help others who are trying to learn my native language (English) in the way that others have helped me to learn Spanish and Chinese through their podcasts. =) Please keep listening no matter what… and provide feedback whenever you can. Happy language-learning! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/andrea-schweitzer/support

In this episode, Andrea talks about Three Kings Day and how it's not really celebrated in the U.S., but how and why it's really important in several other countries. ALL TRANSCRIPTS: https://bit.ly/listenUP-transcripts (see slide #40, 038 - Three Kings Day) INTERACTIVE/AUDIO TRANSCRIPT via TEXTIVATE: https://www.textivate.com/menu-s9qmn1 >>> with TEXTIVATE you can go in and click on specific lines that you would like to hear repeated (for pronunciation help) as well as play a variety of "games" with the text to test your comprehension skills! This podcast is designed to help those at the novice high and intermediate levels (of learning English) to train their ears and increase their proficiency level through short, comprehensible listening interactions. I hope that you are finding the podcast to be useful. If so, please consider sharing about it with friends… also, leaving reviews and giving the podcast a 5-star rating will make it easier for others to find it as well. If you are finding the podcast to be helpful and have interest in supporting the show & the creation of future episodes… consider being a monthly sponsor by visiting https://anchor.fm/andrea-schweitzer/support or make a one-time donation to “Buy Me A Coffee” at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/listenup This is by no means necessary! My primary goal is to help others who are trying to learn my native language (English) in the way that others have helped me to learn Spanish and Chinese through their podcasts. =) Please keep listening no matter what… and provide feedback whenever you can. Happy language-learning! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/andrea-schweitzer/support

In this episode, Andrea talks about it being New Year's Day and about making New Year's resolutions. ALL TRANSCRIPTS: https://bit.ly/listenUP-transcripts (see slide #39, 037 - Happy New Year!) INTERACTIVE/AUDIO TRANSCRIPT via TEXTIVATE: https://www.textivate.com/menu-rqpmn1 >>> with TEXTIVATE you can go in and click on specific lines that you would like to hear repeated (for pronunciation help) as well as play a variety of "games" with the text to test your comprehension skills! This podcast is designed to help those at the novice high and intermediate levels (of learning English) to train their ears and increase their proficiency level through short, comprehensible listening interactions. I hope that you are finding the podcast to be useful. If so, please consider sharing about it with friends… also, leaving reviews and giving the podcast a 5-star rating will make it easier for others to find it as well. If you are finding the podcast to be helpful and have interest in supporting the show & the creation of future episodes… consider being a monthly sponsor by visiting https://anchor.fm/andrea-schweitzer/support or make a one-time donation to “Buy Me A Coffee” at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/listenup This is by no means necessary! My primary goal is to help others who are trying to learn my native language (English) in the way that others have helped me to learn Spanish and Chinese through their podcasts. =) Please keep listening no matter what… and provide feedback whenever you can. Happy language-learning! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/andrea-schweitzer/support

In this episode, Andrea talks about returning to her hometown to spend the holidays with her family. ALL TRANSCRIPTS: https://bit.ly/listenUP-transcripts (see slide #38, 036 - Home For The Holidays) INTERACTIVE/AUDIO TRANSCRIPT via TEXTIVATE: https://www.textivate.com/menu-dmpmn1 >>> with TEXTIVATE you can go in and click on specific lines that you would like to hear repeated (for pronunciation help) as well as play a variety of "games" with the text to test your comprehension skills! This podcast is designed to help those at the novice high and intermediate levels (of learning English) to train their ears and increase their proficiency level through short, comprehensible listening interactions. I hope that you are finding the podcast to be useful. If so, please consider sharing about it with friends… also, leaving reviews and giving the podcast a 5-star rating will make it easier for others to find it as well. If you are finding the podcast to be helpful and have interest in supporting the show & the creation of future episodes… consider being a monthly sponsor by visiting https://anchor.fm/andrea-schweitzer/support or make a one-time donation to “Buy Me A Coffee” at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/listenup This is by no means necessary! My primary goal is to help others who are trying to learn my native language (English) in the way that others have helped me to learn Spanish and Chinese through their podcasts. =) Please keep listening no matter what… and provide feedback whenever you can. Happy language-learning! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/andrea-schweitzer/support

In this episode, Andrea talks about an important message for the holiday season. ALL TRANSCRIPTS: https://bit.ly/listenUP-transcripts (see slide #37, 035 - It's A Wonderful Life) INTERACTIVE/AUDIO TRANSCRIPT via TEXTIVATE: https://www.textivate.com/menu-wjpmn1 >>> with TEXTIVATE you can go in and click on specific lines that you would like to hear repeated (for pronunciation help) as well as play a variety of "games" with the text to test your comprehension skills! This podcast is designed to help those at the novice high and intermediate levels (of learning English) to train their ears and increase their proficiency level through short, comprehensible listening interactions. I hope that you are finding the podcast to be useful. If so, please consider sharing about it with friends… also, leaving reviews and giving the podcast a 5-star rating will make it easier for others to find it as well. If you are finding the podcast to be helpful and have interest in supporting the show & the creation of future episodes… consider being a monthly sponsor by visiting https://anchor.fm/andrea-schweitzer/support or make a one-time donation to “Buy Me A Coffee” at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/listenup This is by no means necessary! My primary goal is to help others who are trying to learn my native language (English) in the way that others have helped me to learn Spanish and Chinese through their podcasts. =) Please keep listening no matter what… and provide feedback whenever you can. Happy language-learning! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/andrea-schweitzer/support

In this episode, Andrea talks about her love of Christmas lights and Christmas trees. ALL TRANSCRIPTS: https://bit.ly/listenUP-transcripts (see slide #36, 034 - O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree) INTERACTIVE/AUDIO TRANSCRIPT via TEXTIVATE: https://www.textivate.com/menu-nfpmn1 >>> with TEXTIVATE you can go in and click on specific lines that you would like to hear repeated (for pronunciation help) as well as play a variety of "games" with the text to test your comprehension skills! This podcast is designed to help those at the novice high and intermediate levels (of learning English) to train their ears and increase their proficiency level through short, comprehensible listening interactions. I hope that you are finding the podcast to be useful. If so, please consider sharing about it with friends… also, leaving reviews and giving the podcast a 5-star rating will make it easier for others to find it as well. If you are finding the podcast to be helpful and have interest in supporting the show & the creation of future episodes… consider being a monthly sponsor by visiting https://anchor.fm/andrea-schweitzer/support or make a one-time donation to “Buy Me A Coffee” at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/listenup This is by no means necessary! My primary goal is to help others who are trying to learn my native language (English) in the way that others have helped me to learn Spanish and Chinese through their podcasts. =) Please keep listening no matter what… and provide feedback whenever you can. Happy language-learning! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/andrea-schweitzer/support

In this episode, Andrea talks about why she loves music… especially this time of year! ALL TRANSCRIPTS: https://bit.ly/listenUP-transcripts (see slide #35, 033 - Music & Singing) INTERACTIVE/AUDIO TRANSCRIPT via TEXTIVATE: https://www.textivate.com/menu-9komn1 >>> with TEXTIVATE you can go in and click on specific lines that you would like to hear repeated (for pronunciation help) as well as play a variety of "games" with the text to test your comprehension skills! This podcast is designed to help those at the novice high and intermediate levels (of learning English) to train their ears and increase their proficiency level through short, comprehensible listening interactions. I hope that you are finding the podcast to be useful. If so, please consider sharing about it with friends… also, leaving reviews and giving the podcast a 5-star rating will make it easier for others to find it as well. If you are finding the podcast to be helpful and have interest in supporting the show & the creation of future episodes… consider being a monthly sponsor by visiting https://anchor.fm/andrea-schweitzer/support or make a one-time donation to “Buy Me A Coffee” at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/listenup This is by no means necessary! My primary goal is to help others who are trying to learn my native language (English) in the way that others have helped me to learn Spanish and Chinese through their podcasts. =) Please keep listening no matter what… and provide feedback whenever you can. Happy language-learning! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/andrea-schweitzer/support

In this episode, Andrea tells about an unfortunate event that forced her to go shopping on Black Friday. ALL TRANSCRIPTS: https://bit.ly/listenUP-transcripts (see slide #34, 032 - A "Black Friday" Surprise) INTERACTIVE/AUDIO TRANSCRIPT via TEXTIVATE: https://www.textivate.com/menu-xynmn1 >>> with TEXTIVATE you can go in and click on specific lines that you would like to hear repeated (for pronunciation help) as well as play a variety of "games" with the text to test your comprehension skills! This podcast is designed to help those at the novice high and intermediate levels (of learning English) to train their ears and increase their proficiency level through short, comprehensible listening interactions. I hope that you are finding the podcast to be useful. If so, please consider sharing about it with friends… also, leaving reviews and giving the podcast a 5-star rating will make it easier for others to find it as well. If you are finding the podcast to be helpful and have interest in supporting the show & the creation of future episodes… consider being a monthly sponsor by visiting https://anchor.fm/andrea-schweitzer/support or make a one-time donation to “Buy Me A Coffee” at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/listenup This is by no means necessary! My primary goal is to help others who are trying to learn my native language (English) in the way that others have helped me to learn Spanish and Chinese through their podcasts. =) Please keep listening no matter what… and provide feedback whenever you can. Happy language-learning! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/andrea-schweitzer/support

In this episode, Andrea talks about why and how we celebrate Thanksgiving in the U.S. ALL TRANSCRIPTS: https://bit.ly/listenUP-transcripts (see slide #33, 031 - Happy Thanksgiving!) INTERACTIVE/AUDIO TRANSCRIPT via TEXTIVATE: https://www.textivate.com/menu-dinmn1 >>> with TEXTIVATE you can go in and click on specific lines that you would like to hear repeated (for pronunciation help) as well as play a variety of "games" with the text to test your comprehension skills! This podcast is designed to help those at the novice high and intermediate levels (of learning English) to train their ears and increase their proficiency level through short, comprehensible listening interactions. I hope that you are finding the podcast to be useful. If so, please consider sharing about it with friends… also, leaving reviews and giving the podcast a 5-star rating will make it easier for others to find it as well. If you are finding the podcast to be helpful and have interest in supporting the show & the creation of future episodes… consider being a monthly sponsor by visiting https://anchor.fm/andrea-schweitzer/support or make a one-time donation to “Buy Me A Coffee” at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/listenup This is by no means necessary! My primary goal is to help others who are trying to learn my native language (English) in the way that others have helped me to learn Spanish and Chinese through their podcasts. =) Please keep listening no matter what… and provide feedback whenever you can. Happy language-learning! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/andrea-schweitzer/support

In this episode, Andrea talks about a recent national holiday that was celebrated in the U.S.A. this past week: Veterans Day. ALL TRANSCRIPTS: https://bit.ly/listenUP-transcripts (see slide #32, 030 - Veterans Day) INTERACTIVE/AUDIO TRANSCRIPT via TEXTIVATE: https://www.textivate.com/menu-1tmmn1 >>> with TEXTIVATE you can go in and click on specific lines that you would like to hear repeated (for pronunciation help) as well as play a variety of "games" with the text to test your comprehension skills! This podcast is designed to help those at the novice high and intermediate levels (of learning English) to train their ears and increase their proficiency level through short, comprehensible listening interactions. I hope that you are finding the podcast to be useful. If so, please consider sharing about it with friends… also, leaving reviews and giving the podcast a 5-star rating will make it easier for others to find it as well. If you are finding the podcast to be helpful and have interest in supporting the show & the creation of future episodes… consider being a monthly sponsor by visiting https://anchor.fm/andrea-schweitzer/support or make a one-time donation to “Buy Me A Coffee” at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/listenup This is by no means necessary! My primary goal is to help others who are trying to learn my native language (English) in the way that others have helped me to learn Spanish and Chinese through their podcasts. =) Please keep listening no matter what… and provide feedback whenever you can. Happy language-learning! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/andrea-schweitzer/support

In this episode, Andrea shares why she is excited about today which is the end of Daylight Saving Time. ALL TRANSCRIPTS: https://bit.ly/listenUP-transcripts (see slide #31, 029 - Daylight Saving Time) INTERACTIVE/AUDIO TRANSCRIPT via TEXTIVATE: https://www.textivate.com/menu-b3mmn1 >>> with TEXTIVATE you can go in and click on specific lines that you would like to hear repeated (for pronunciation help) as well as play a variety of "games" with the text to test your comprehension skills! This podcast is designed to help those at the novice high and intermediate levels (of learning English) to train their ears and increase their proficiency level through short, comprehensible listening interactions. I hope that you are finding the podcast to be useful. If so, please consider sharing about it with friends… also, leaving reviews and giving the podcast a 5-star rating will make it easier for others to find it as well. If you are finding the podcast to be helpful and have interest in supporting the show & the creation of future episodes… consider being a monthly sponsor by visiting https://anchor.fm/andrea-schweitzer/support or make a one-time donation to “Buy Me A Coffee” at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/listenup This is by no means necessary! My primary goal is to help others who are trying to learn my native language (English) in the way that others have helped me to learn Spanish and Chinese through their podcasts. =) Please keep listening no matter what… and provide feedback whenever you can. Happy language-learning! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/andrea-schweitzer/support

In this episode, Andrea talks about the popular celebration of Halloween in the United States. ALL TRANSCRIPTS: https://bit.ly/listenUP-transcripts (see slide #30, 028 - Happy Halloween!) INTERACTIVE/AUDIO TRANSCRIPT via TEXTIVATE: https://www.textivate.com/menu-yelmn1 >>> with TEXTIVATE you can go in and click on specific lines that you would like to hear repeated (for pronunciation help) as well as play a variety of "games" with the text to test your comprehension skills! This podcast is designed to help those at the novice high and intermediate levels (of learning English) to train their ears and increase their proficiency level through short, comprehensible listening interactions. I hope that you are finding the podcast to be useful. If so, please consider sharing about it with friends… also, leaving reviews and giving the podcast a 5-star rating will make it easier for others to find it as well. If you are finding the podcast to be helpful and have interest in supporting the show & the creation of future episodes… consider being a monthly sponsor by visiting https://anchor.fm/andrea-schweitzer/support or make a one-time donation to “Buy Me A Coffee” at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/listenup This is by no means necessary! My primary goal is to help others who are trying to learn my native language (English) in the way that others have helped me to learn Spanish and Chinese through their podcasts. =) Please keep listening no matter what… and provide feedback whenever you can. Happy language-learning! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/andrea-schweitzer/support

In this episode, Andrea talks about being back in New York City, one of her favorite places in the United States. ALL TRANSCRIPTS: https://bit.ly/listenUP-transcripts (see slide #29, 027 - The Big Apple) INTERACTIVE/AUDIO TRANSCRIPT via TEXTIVATE: https://www.textivate.com/menu-hukmn1 >>> with TEXTIVATE you can go in and click on specific lines that you would like to hear repeated (for pronunciation help) as well as play a variety of "games" with the text to test your comprehension skills! This podcast is designed to help those at the novice high and intermediate levels (of learning English) to train their ears and increase their proficiency level through short, comprehensible listening interactions. I hope that you are finding the podcast to be useful. If so, please consider sharing about it with friends… also, leaving reviews and giving the podcast a 5-star rating will make it easier for others to find it as well. If you are finding the podcast to be helpful and have interest in supporting the show & the creation of future episodes… consider being a monthly sponsor by visiting https://anchor.fm/andrea-schweitzer/support or make a one-time donation to “Buy Me A Coffee” at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/listenup This is by no means necessary! My primary goal is to help others who are trying to learn my native language (English) in the way that others have helped me to learn Spanish and Chinese through their podcasts. =) Please keep listening no matter what… and provide feedback whenever you can. Happy language-learning! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/andrea-schweitzer/support

In this episode, Andrea talks about the cool fall weather that has finally arrived in Texas. ALL TRANSCRIPTS: https://bit.ly/listenUP-transcripts (see slide #28, 026 - Fall Weather) INTERACTIVE/AUDIO TRANSCRIPT via TEXTIVATE: https://www.textivate.com/menu-19kmn1 >>> with TEXTIVATE you can go in and click on specific lines that you would like to hear repeated (for pronunciation help) as well as play a variety of "games" with the text to test your comprehension skills! This podcast is designed to help those at the novice high and intermediate levels (of learning English) to train their ears and increase their proficiency level through short, comprehensible listening interactions. I hope that you are finding the podcast to be useful. If so, please consider sharing about it with friends… also, leaving reviews and giving the podcast a 5-star rating will make it easier for others to find it as well. If you are finding the podcast to be helpful and have interest in supporting the show & the creation of future episodes… consider being a monthly sponsor by visiting https://anchor.fm/andrea-schweitzer/support or make a one-time donation to “Buy Me A Coffee” at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/listenup This is by no means necessary! My primary goal is to help others who are trying to learn my native language (English) in the way that others have helped me to learn Spanish and Chinese through their podcasts. =) Please keep listening no matter what… and provide feedback whenever you can. Happy language-learning! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/andrea-schweitzer/support

In this episode, Andrea talks about one of the most popular sports in the United States. Football! But not the kind most people think of when they hear the word “football”... In this episode she talks about American-style football. ALL TRANSCRIPTS: https://bit.ly/listenUP-transcripts (see slide #27, 025 - Football, American-style) INTERACTIVE/AUDIO TRANSCRIPT via TEXTIVATE: https://www.textivate.com/menu-tkjmn1 >>> with TEXTIVATE you can go in and click on specific lines that you would like to hear repeated (for pronunciation help) as well as play a variety of "games" with the text to test your comprehension skills! This podcast is designed to help those at the novice high and intermediate levels (of learning English) to train their ears and increase their proficiency level through short, comprehensible listening interactions. I hope that you are finding the podcast to be useful. If so, please consider sharing about it with friends… also, leaving reviews and giving the podcast a 5-star rating will make it easier for others to find it as well. If you are finding the podcast to be helpful and have interest in supporting the show & the creation of future episodes… consider being a monthly sponsor by visiting https://anchor.fm/andrea-schweitzer/support or make a one-time donation to “Buy Me A Coffee” at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/listenup This is by no means necessary! My primary goal is to help others who are trying to learn my native language (English) in the way that others have helped me to learn Spanish and Chinese through their podcasts. =) Please keep listening no matter what… and provide feedback whenever you can. Happy language-learning! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/andrea-schweitzer/support

In this episode, Andrea talks about binge-watching video content on streaming media services like Netflix and Disney+ (plus). Are you a binge-watcher? ALL TRANSCRIPTS: https://bit.ly/listenUP-transcripts (see slide #26, 024 - Binge-Watching) INTERACTIVE/AUDIO TRANSCRIPT via TEXTIVATE: https://www.textivate.com/menu-5vimn1 >>> with TEXTIVATE you can go in and click on specific lines that you would like to hear repeated (for pronunciation help) as well as play a variety of "games" with the text to test your comprehension skills! This podcast is designed to help those at the novice high and intermediate levels (of learning English) to train their ears and increase their proficiency level through short, comprehensible listening interactions. I hope that you are finding the podcast to be useful. If so, please consider sharing about it with friends… also, leaving reviews and giving the podcast a 5-star rating will make it easier for others to find it as well. If you are finding the podcast to be helpful and have interest in supporting the show & the creation of future episodes… consider being a monthly sponsor by visiting https://anchor.fm/andrea-schweitzer/support or make a one-time donation to “Buy Me A Coffee” at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/listenup This is by no means necessary! My primary goal is to help others who are trying to learn my native language (English) in the way that others have helped me to learn Spanish and Chinese through their podcasts. =) Please keep listening no matter what… and provide feedback whenever you can. Happy language-learning! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/andrea-schweitzer/support

In this episode, Andrea talks about shopping. Do you enjoy “retail therapy”? Are you a “shopaholic”? Find out where Andrea loves to go shopping. ALL TRANSCRIPTS: https://bit.ly/listenUP-transcripts (see slide #25, 023 - Shopping) INTERACTIVE/AUDIO TRANSCRIPT via TEXTIVATE: https://www.textivate.com/menu-r5imn1 >>> with TEXTIVATE you can go in and click on specific lines that you would like to hear repeated (for pronunciation help) as well as play a variety of "games" with the text to test your comprehension skills! This podcast is designed to help those at the novice high and intermediate levels (of learning English) to train their ears and increase their proficiency level through short, comprehensible listening interactions. I hope that you are finding the podcast to be useful. If so, please consider sharing about it with friends… also, leaving reviews and giving the podcast a 5-star rating will make it easier for others to find it as well. If you are finding the podcast to be helpful and have interest in supporting the show & the creation of future episodes… consider being a monthly sponsor by visiting https://anchor.fm/andrea-schweitzer/support or make a one-time donation to “Buy Me A Coffee” at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/listenup This is by no means necessary! My primary goal is to help others who are trying to learn my native language (English) in the way that others have helped me to learn Spanish and Chinese through their podcasts. =) Please keep listening no matter what… and provide feedback whenever you can. Happy language-learning! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/andrea-schweitzer/support

In this episode, Andrea talks about money and money-spending habits. ALL TRANSCRIPTS: https://bit.ly/listenUP-transcripts (see slide #24, 022 - Money) INTERACTIVE/AUDIO TRANSCRIPT via TEXTIVATE: https://www.textivate.com/menu-rfhmn1 >>> with TEXTIVATE you can go in and click on specific lines that you would like to hear repeated (for pronunciation help) as well as play a variety of "games" with the text to test your comprehension skills! This podcast is designed to help those at the novice high and intermediate levels (of learning English) to train their ears and increase their proficiency level through short, comprehensible listening interactions. I hope that you are finding the podcast to be useful. If so, please consider sharing about it with friends… also, leaving reviews and giving the podcast a 5-star rating will make it easier for others to find it as well. If you are finding the podcast to be helpful and have interest in supporting the show & the creation of future episodes… consider being a monthly sponsor by visiting https://anchor.fm/andrea-schweitzer/support or make a one-time donation to “Buy Me A Coffee” at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/listenup This is by no means necessary! My primary goal is to help others who are trying to learn my native language (English) in the way that others have helped me to learn Spanish and Chinese through their podcasts. =) Please keep listening no matter what… and provide feedback whenever you can. Happy language-learning! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/andrea-schweitzer/support

In this episode, Andrea remembers the terrorist attacks that took place on September 11, 2001 in the United States. ALL TRANSCRIPTS: https://bit.ly/listenUP-transcripts (see slide #23, 021 - Remembering 9/11) INTERACTIVE/AUDIO TRANSCRIPT via TEXTIVATE: https://www.textivate.com/menu-wqgmn1 >>> with TEXTIVATE you can go in and click on specific lines that you would like to hear repeated (for pronunciation help) as well as play a variety of "games" with the text to test your comprehension skills! This podcast is designed to help those at the novice high and intermediate levels (of learning English) to train their ears and increase their proficiency level through short, comprehensible listening interactions. I hope that you are finding the podcast to be useful. If so, please consider sharing about it with friends… also, leaving reviews and giving the podcast a 5-star rating will make it easier for others to find it as well. If you are finding the podcast to be helpful and have interest in supporting the show & the creation of future episodes… consider being a monthly sponsor by visiting https://anchor.fm/andrea-schweitzer/support or make a one-time donation to “Buy Me A Coffee” at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/listenup This is by no means necessary! My primary goal is to help others who are trying to learn my native language (English) in the way that others have helped me to learn Spanish and Chinese through their podcasts. =) Please keep listening no matter what… and provide feedback whenever you can. Happy language-learning! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/andrea-schweitzer/support

In this episode, Andrea talks about doing the chores around the house. Lucky for her, Kurt is a big help! ALL TRANSCRIPTS: https://bit.ly/listenUP-transcripts (see slide #22, 020 - Weekend Chores) INTERACTIVE/AUDIO TRANSCRIPT via TEXTIVATE: https://www.textivate.com/menu-86gmn1 >>> with TEXTIVATE you can go in and click on specific lines that you would like to hear repeated (for pronunciation help) as well as play a variety of "games" with the text to test your comprehension skills! This podcast is designed to help those at the novice high and intermediate levels (of learning English) to train their ears and increase their proficiency level through short, comprehensible listening interactions. I hope that you are finding the podcast to be useful. If so, please consider sharing about it with friends… also, leaving reviews and giving the podcast a 5-star rating will make it easier for others to find it as well. If you are finding the podcast to be helpful and have interest in supporting the show & the creation of future episodes… consider being a monthly sponsor by visiting https://anchor.fm/andrea-schweitzer/support or make a one-time donation to “Buy Me A Coffee” at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/listenup This is by no means necessary! My primary goal is to help others who are trying to learn my native language (English) in the way that others have helped me to learn Spanish and Chinese through their podcasts. =) Please keep listening no matter what… and provide feedback whenever you can. Happy language-learning! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/andrea-schweitzer/support

In this episode, Andrea describes her house while enjoying a quiet day at home. ALL TRANSCRIPTS: https://bit.ly/listenUP-transcripts (see slide #21, 019 - My House) INTERACTIVE/AUDIO TRANSCRIPT via TEXTIVATE: https://www.textivate.com/menu-bxfmn1 >>> with TEXTIVATE you can go in and click on specific lines that you would like to hear repeated (for pronunciation help) as well as play a variety of "games" with the text to test your comprehension skills! This podcast is designed to help those at the novice high and intermediate levels (of learning English) to train their ears and increase their proficiency level through short, comprehensible listening interactions. I hope that you are finding the podcast to be useful. If so, please consider sharing about it with friends… also, leaving reviews and giving the podcast a 5-star rating will make it easier for others to find it as well. If you are finding the podcast to be helpful and have interest in supporting the show & the creation of future episodes… consider being a monthly sponsor by visiting https://anchor.fm/andrea-schweitzer/support or make a one-time donation to “Buy Me A Coffee” at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/listenup This is by no means necessary! My primary goal is to help others who are trying to learn my native language (English) in the way that others have helped me to learn Spanish and Chinese through their podcasts. =) Please keep listening no matter what… and provide feedback whenever you can. Happy language-learning! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/andrea-schweitzer/support