088: Shapeless time
Part 12 of the story beginning with 076: On the train. Sometimes it seems like things will never end. But then, one day, they do! In jail, every day is the same. Time seems to have no shape. We can add “-less” to communicate that—”shapeless” means “no shape.” But time does have a shape, and […]
087: Jailbreak
Part 11 of the story beginning with episode 076: On the Train Karl and Luís decide to break out of jail. Slow, easy to understand, authentic English. No AI is used in the writing or recording of this podcast! Please support us at patreon.com/boxcarenglishpodcast And take lessons at boxcarenglish.com!
086: A Terrible Thought
Episode 10 in the series that started on episode 076: On the Train Luís tells Karl how he got in jail. Karl has a terrible thought…they must escape! Please go to patreon.com/boxcarenglishpodcast and boxcarenglish.com Write me at karl@boxcarenglish.com.
085: I’m All Ears
This is the 9th part of the story begun in episode 076: On the Train. Karl tells the story of how he got into jail to Luís. Please support Boxcar English at patreon.com/boxcarenglishpodcast! And go to boxcarenglish.com Take lessons with Karl and write to him at Karl@boxcarenglish.com
084: It’s hard to say
This is the 9th part of the story that begins with episode 076: On the Train. Welcome to Boxcar English, where there’s always room for you. The last time we talked, I was in jail. I had somehow travelled ten years into the future, after having ridden a train for two days. I guess the […]
083: Making a friend
This story began with episode 076: On the Train. In this episode, I (Karl) make a friend with someone I meet in jail. There are a lot of interesting phrases to learn in this episode. Please help make a community around this podcast. Chat with me, ask me questions in a chat room (much more […]
082: The Greener Grass of Home
Start with Episode 076: On the Train if you haven’t heard it yet! If you don’t know the common expression “the grass is greener on the other side,” you will learn what it means in this episode! Please join us at Patreon.com/boxcarenglishpodcast to get the human-transcribed text to each episode! (AI transcripts generally contain errors—not […]
081: The Spur of the Moment
I come back home… and I wish my adventure had been longer… then I realize the adventure is not over. Subscribe (only $1 a month) on Patreon and get the human-generated transcript (i.e., no errors from the A.I.!) patreon.com/boxcarenglishpodcast boxcarenglish.com (beginning of transcript) So I was back home. My spur-of-the-moment adventure was over. Do you […]
080: You’ve got to be kidding me!
This episode continues the story begun in 076: On the train. Here is a sample of the transcript (for the full transcript, support us at patreon.com/boxcarenglishpodcast) ===================== [0:21] I woke up in the small concrete building and saw Shelby sitting beside me. But let me go back a second. Before I woke up, I was […]
079: Deer path
This is the fourth part of a story that began in episode 76! (Even though I say it’s the continuation of “the last 2 episodes” in the episode – I should have said the last 3 episodes!) Support the podcast at patreon.com/boxcarenglishpodcast And take lessons with me at boxcarenglish.com! Write me at karl@boxcarenglish.com