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084: It’s hard to say

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<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="I4TQauzdts"><a href="https://www.boxcarenglish.com/podcast/084-its-hard-to-say/">084: It’s hard to say</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.boxcarenglish.com/podcast/084-its-hard-to-say/embed/#?secret=I4TQauzdts" width="500" height="350" title="“084: It’s hard to say” — BOXCAR ENGLISH" data-secret="I4TQauzdts" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.boxcarenglish.com/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script>

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 train was magic or something. Anyway, I tried to get into my own house, and found it was another man’s house. So I got arrested and put in jail.

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September 4, 2026
Boxcar English

082: The Greener Grass of Home

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<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="8LNFT3M4Fm"><a href="https://www.boxcarenglish.com/podcast/082-the-greener-grass-of-home/">082: The Greener Grass of Home</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.boxcarenglish.com/podcast/082-the-greener-grass-of-home/embed/#?secret=8LNFT3M4Fm" width="500" height="350" title="“082: The Greener Grass of Home” — BOXCAR ENGLISH" data-secret="8LNFT3M4Fm" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.boxcarenglish.com/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script>

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!

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August 20, 2026
Boxcar English

081: The Spur of the Moment

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<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="JsmRw2o5Lb"><a href="https://www.boxcarenglish.com/podcast/081-the-spur-of-the-moment/">081: The Spur of the Moment</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.boxcarenglish.com/podcast/081-the-spur-of-the-moment/embed/#?secret=JsmRw2o5Lb" width="500" height="350" title="“081: The Spur of the Moment” — BOXCAR ENGLISH" data-secret="JsmRw2o5Lb" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.boxcarenglish.com/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script>

I come back home… and I wish my adventure had been longer… then I realize the adventure is not over.

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(beginning of transcript) So I was back home. My spur-of-the-moment adventure was over. Do you know what spurs are? They’re these sharp things that fit on the back of shoes. People use them when they ride horses. I guess they kick into the horse with the spur, and the horse gets hurt and wants to run.

August 14, 2026
Boxcar English

079: Deer path

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<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="hZiJO6wv7Y"><a href="https://www.boxcarenglish.com/podcast/079-deer-path/">079: Deer path</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.boxcarenglish.com/podcast/079-deer-path/embed/#?secret=hZiJO6wv7Y" width="500" height="350" title="“079: Deer path” — BOXCAR ENGLISH" data-secret="hZiJO6wv7Y" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.boxcarenglish.com/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script>

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!)

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July 31, 2026
Boxcar English

078: Lost track

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If you haven’t listened to the last two episodes, well, I jumped on a train–a freight train– and started riding. A freight train is a kind of train that people are not allowed to ride. It’s illegal to do it. It’s very dangerous…

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July 23, 2026