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086: A Terrible Thought

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<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="Mm1B5GaOhF"><a href="https://www.boxcarenglish.com/podcast/086-a-terrible-thought/">086: A Terrible Thought</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.boxcarenglish.com/podcast/086-a-terrible-thought/embed/#?secret=Mm1B5GaOhF" width="500" height="350" title="“086: A Terrible Thought” — BOXCAR ENGLISH" data-secret="Mm1B5GaOhF" 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>

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!

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September 18, 2026
Boxcar English

085: I’m All Ears

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<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="E5Tw5Xj7wD"><a href="https://www.boxcarenglish.com/podcast/085-im-all-ears/">085: I’m All Ears</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.boxcarenglish.com/podcast/085-im-all-ears/embed/#?secret=E5Tw5Xj7wD" width="500" height="350" title="“085: I’m All Ears” — BOXCAR ENGLISH" data-secret="E5Tw5Xj7wD" 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 begun in episode 076: On the Train.

Karl tells the story of how he got into jail to Luís.

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September 10, 2026
Boxcar English

079: Deer path

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<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="ttOxbfL2MG"><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=ttOxbfL2MG" width="500" height="350" title="“079: Deer path” — BOXCAR ENGLISH" data-secret="ttOxbfL2MG" 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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<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="buG8Gl0btV"><a href="https://www.boxcarenglish.com/podcast/078-lost-track/">078: Lost track</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.boxcarenglish.com/podcast/078-lost-track/embed/#?secret=buG8Gl0btV" width="500" height="350" title="“078: Lost track” — BOXCAR ENGLISH" data-secret="buG8Gl0btV" 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>

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