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        <description>Boxcar English is a podcast for English learners.

It&#039;s one of the best and most pleasant ways to learn English.

A gentle, slow voice, with simple language, tells stories that deal with everyday life situations in sometimes dreamlike ways, so the listener engages with the meaning, rather than idea of learning English.

Listen to episode 050 for instructions on how to use the podcast!

The philosophy of the podcast is to provide the good, positive energy needed for learning a new language, with much of the content for free or low cost, and for all of it to be made by a human, and not impersonal AI-based creation. It&#039;s based on the language-learning theory of &quot;Comprehensible and Compelling input,&quot; which says that you should listen and read to a lot of materials that are 1) Easy to understand (you know 95% of the vocabulary), and 2) Interesting to listen to. 

Boxcar English is designed to be fun, welcoming, &amp; refreshing to different levels of learners.

At Boxcar English, there&#039;s always room for you!

go to boxcarenglish.com for more information and lessons (written and via Signal)

Support the podcast and get the transcripts at patreon.com/boxcarenglishpodcast</description>
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                <itunes:subtitle>Boxcar English is a podcast for English learners.

It&#039;s one of the best and most pleasant ways to learn English.

A gentle, slow voice, with simple language, tells stories that deal with everyday life situations in sometimes dreamlike ways, so the listener engages with the meaning, rather than idea of learning English.

Listen to episode 050 for instructions on how to use the podcast!

The philosophy of the podcast is to provide the good, positive energy needed for learning a new language, with much of the content for free or low cost, and for all of it to be made by a human, and not impersonal AI-based creation. It&#039;s based on the language-learning theory of &quot;Comprehensible and Compelling input,&quot; which says that you should listen and read to a lot of materials that are 1) Easy to understand (you know 95% of the vocabulary), and 2) Interesting to listen to. 

Boxcar English is designed to be fun, welcoming, &amp; refreshing to different levels of learners.

At Boxcar English, there&#039;s always room for you!

go to boxcarenglish.com for more information and lessons (written and via Signal)

Support the podcast and get the transcripts at patreon.com/boxcarenglishpodcast</itunes:subtitle>
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        <itunes:summary>Boxcar English is a podcast for English learners.

It&#039;s one of the best and most pleasant ways to learn English.

A gentle, slow voice, with simple language, tells stories that deal with everyday life situations in sometimes dreamlike ways, so the listener engages with the meaning, rather than idea of learning English.

Listen to episode 050 for instructions on how to use the podcast!

The philosophy of the podcast is to provide the good, positive energy needed for learning a new language, with much of the content for free or low cost, and for all of it to be made by a human, and not impersonal AI-based creation. It&#039;s based on the language-learning theory of &quot;Comprehensible and Compelling input,&quot; which says that you should listen and read to a lot of materials that are 1) Easy to understand (you know 95% of the vocabulary), and 2) Interesting to listen to. 

Boxcar English is designed to be fun, welcoming, &amp; refreshing to different levels of learners.

At Boxcar English, there&#039;s always room for you!

go to boxcarenglish.com for more information and lessons (written and via Signal)

Support the podcast and get the transcripts at patreon.com/boxcarenglishpodcast</itunes:summary>
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                    <![CDATA[064: I feel happy]]>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 10:41:20 +0000</pubDate>
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                                            <![CDATA[How do you feel? Read this as you listen: Welcome to Boxcar English  Where there’s always room for you My name is Karl, but you know that. It’s good to see you again. Get on this train, let’s ride, old buddy! Let’s ride buddy! I’ve got another something to say for you … I’m happy right now. I feel happiness. Today, I am full of happiness. Happiness comes and happiness goes. I may not be happy tomorrow. I may not be happy in an hour. But I am happy now. Why am I happy? Why am I so happy, you […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[How do you feel? Read this as you listen: Welcome to Boxcar English  Where there’s always room for you My name is Karl, but you know that. It’s good to see you again. Get on this train, let’s ride, old buddy! Let’s ride buddy! I’ve got another something to say for you … I’m happy right now. I feel happiness. Today, I am full of happiness. Happiness comes and happiness goes. I may not be happy tomorrow. I may not be happy in an hour. But I am happy now. Why am I happy? Why am I so happy, you […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[064: I feel happy]]>
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                    <![CDATA[How do you feel? Read this as you listen: Welcome to Boxcar English  Where there’s always room for you My name is Karl, but you know that. It’s good to see you again. Get on this train, let’s ride, old buddy! Let’s ride buddy! I’ve got another something to say for you … I’m happy right now. I feel happiness. Today, I am full of happiness. Happiness comes and happiness goes. I may not be happy tomorrow. I may not be happy in an hour. But I am happy now. Why am I happy? Why am I so happy, you […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[How do you feel? Read this as you listen: Welcome to Boxcar English  Where there’s always room for you My name is Karl, but you know that. It’s good to see you again. Get on this train, let’s ride, old buddy! Let’s ride buddy! I’ve got another something to say for you … I’m happy right now. I feel happiness. Today, I am full of happiness. Happiness comes and happiness goes. I may not be happy tomorrow. I may not be happy in an hour. But I am happy now. Why am I happy? Why am I so happy, you […]]]>
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                                                                            <itunes:duration>00:04:19</itunes:duration>
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                    <![CDATA[BOXCAR ENGLISH]]>
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                    <![CDATA[063: Last Pants]]>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 14:20:21 +0000</pubDate>
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                                            <![CDATA[There’s a last time for everything… This is less of a story, and more thinking about that idea. Write me your thoughts, on last times… And don’t worry, my friends, we have a lot more good times together in Boxcar English! ============ Visit our website: boxcarenglish.com Support the podcast on Patreon: patreon.com/boxcarenglishpodcast — Your host, Karl, is also Big Kitty, a musician: alegendinthefieldofentertainment.com Write Karl a message at karl@boxcarenglish.com]]>
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                    <![CDATA[There’s a last time for everything… This is less of a story, and more thinking about that idea. Write me your thoughts, on last times… And don’t worry, my friends, we have a lot more good times together in Boxcar English! ============ Visit our website: boxcarenglish.com Support the podcast on Patreon: patreon.com/boxcarenglishpodcast — Your host, Karl, is also Big Kitty, a musician: alegendinthefieldofentertainment.com Write Karl a message at karl@boxcarenglish.com]]>
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                                <itunes:title>
                    <![CDATA[063: Last Pants]]>
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                    <![CDATA[There’s a last time for everything… This is less of a story, and more thinking about that idea. Write me your thoughts, on last times… And don’t worry, my friends, we have a lot more good times together in Boxcar English! ============ Visit our website: boxcarenglish.com Support the podcast on Patreon: patreon.com/boxcarenglishpodcast — Your host, Karl, is also Big Kitty, a musician: alegendinthefieldofentertainment.com Write Karl a message at karl@boxcarenglish.com]]>
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                    <![CDATA[There’s a last time for everything… This is less of a story, and more thinking about that idea. Write me your thoughts, on last times… And don’t worry, my friends, we have a lot more good times together in Boxcar English! ============ Visit our website: boxcarenglish.com Support the podcast on Patreon: patreon.com/boxcarenglishpodcast — Your host, Karl, is also Big Kitty, a musician: alegendinthefieldofentertainment.com Write Karl a message at karl@boxcarenglish.com]]>
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                                                                            <itunes:duration>00:06:10</itunes:duration>
                                                    <itunes:author>
                    <![CDATA[BOXCAR ENGLISH]]>
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                <title>
                    <![CDATA[062: Used to it]]>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 11:47:46 +0000</pubDate>
                <dc:creator>BOXCAR ENGLISH</dc:creator>
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                                            <![CDATA[Some things are easy to get used to — like sunny, warm weather. I got used to that kind of weather, then the weather changed. And so I have felt a little sad, a little down. But I know how that feeling works — because I’m used to it. Send me an email at karl@boxcarenglish.com, and tell me about something you’re “used to.” Visit our website: boxcarenglish.com. Take conversation or writing lessons with me. (I’m really good at helping you edit papers) Support the podcast on Patreon: patreon.com/boxcarenglishpodcast — only €1 a month helps so much! Your host, Karl, is […]]]>
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                <itunes:subtitle>
                    <![CDATA[Some things are easy to get used to — like sunny, warm weather. I got used to that kind of weather, then the weather changed. And so I have felt a little sad, a little down. But I know how that feeling works — because I’m used to it. Send me an email at karl@boxcarenglish.com, and tell me about something you’re “used to.” Visit our website: boxcarenglish.com. Take conversation or writing lessons with me. (I’m really good at helping you edit papers) Support the podcast on Patreon: patreon.com/boxcarenglishpodcast — only €1 a month helps so much! Your host, Karl, is […]]]>
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                                <itunes:title>
                    <![CDATA[062: Used to it]]>
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                    <![CDATA[Some things are easy to get used to — like sunny, warm weather. I got used to that kind of weather, then the weather changed. And so I have felt a little sad, a little down. But I know how that feeling works — because I’m used to it. Send me an email at karl@boxcarenglish.com, and tell me about something you’re “used to.” Visit our website: boxcarenglish.com. Take conversation or writing lessons with me. (I’m really good at helping you edit papers) Support the podcast on Patreon: patreon.com/boxcarenglishpodcast — only €1 a month helps so much! Your host, Karl, is […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[Some things are easy to get used to — like sunny, warm weather. I got used to that kind of weather, then the weather changed. And so I have felt a little sad, a little down. But I know how that feeling works — because I’m used to it. Send me an email at karl@boxcarenglish.com, and tell me about something you’re “used to.” Visit our website: boxcarenglish.com. Take conversation or writing lessons with me. (I’m really good at helping you edit papers) Support the podcast on Patreon: patreon.com/boxcarenglishpodcast — only €1 a month helps so much! Your host, Karl, is […]]]>
                </itunes:summary>
                                                                            <itunes:duration>00:04:21</itunes:duration>
                                                    <itunes:author>
                    <![CDATA[BOXCAR ENGLISH]]>
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                    <![CDATA[061: A Walk to the Flea Market]]>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 07:11:24 +0000</pubDate>
                <dc:creator>BOXCAR ENGLISH</dc:creator>
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                                            <![CDATA[I walked to the flea market — where people sell their old things. I was a little scared, because I thought ICE might be there. Spoiler: they weren’t! boxcarenglish.com patreon.com/boxcarenglishpodcast]]>
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                    <![CDATA[I walked to the flea market — where people sell their old things. I was a little scared, because I thought ICE might be there. Spoiler: they weren’t! boxcarenglish.com patreon.com/boxcarenglishpodcast]]>
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                                <itunes:title>
                    <![CDATA[061: A Walk to the Flea Market]]>
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                    <![CDATA[I walked to the flea market — where people sell their old things. I was a little scared, because I thought ICE might be there. Spoiler: they weren’t! boxcarenglish.com patreon.com/boxcarenglishpodcast]]>
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                    <![CDATA[I walked to the flea market — where people sell their old things. I was a little scared, because I thought ICE might be there. Spoiler: they weren’t! boxcarenglish.com patreon.com/boxcarenglishpodcast]]>
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                                                                            <itunes:duration>00:07:37</itunes:duration>
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                    <![CDATA[BOXCAR ENGLISH]]>
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                    <![CDATA[060: Bliss]]>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 13:19:25 +0000</pubDate>
                <dc:creator>BOXCAR ENGLISH</dc:creator>
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                                            <![CDATA[Bliss is a feeling that can come at any moment. And it doesn’t always make sense. This is my story of feeling bliss. Send me an email at karl@boxcarenglish.com! Ask about my writing lessons! boxcarenglish.com patreon.com/boxcarenglishpodcast]]>
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                    <![CDATA[Bliss is a feeling that can come at any moment. And it doesn’t always make sense. This is my story of feeling bliss. Send me an email at karl@boxcarenglish.com! Ask about my writing lessons! boxcarenglish.com patreon.com/boxcarenglishpodcast]]>
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                                <itunes:title>
                    <![CDATA[060: Bliss]]>
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                    <![CDATA[Bliss is a feeling that can come at any moment. And it doesn’t always make sense. This is my story of feeling bliss. Send me an email at karl@boxcarenglish.com! Ask about my writing lessons! boxcarenglish.com patreon.com/boxcarenglishpodcast]]>
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                    <![CDATA[Bliss is a feeling that can come at any moment. And it doesn’t always make sense. This is my story of feeling bliss. Send me an email at karl@boxcarenglish.com! Ask about my writing lessons! boxcarenglish.com patreon.com/boxcarenglishpodcast]]>
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                                                                            <itunes:duration>00:04:50</itunes:duration>
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                    <![CDATA[BOXCAR ENGLISH]]>
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                    <![CDATA[059: Odd Jobs]]>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 08:40:04 +0000</pubDate>
                <dc:creator>BOXCAR ENGLISH</dc:creator>
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                                            <![CDATA[This is about odd jobs — little jobs to do here and there. Not a “full-time” job, but an odd job. It’s also about seeing someone who looks just like you. It feels strange, huh? See episode 050 for how to use this podcast to improve your English! Write me an email at karl@boxcarenglish.com! Visit our website at boxcarenglish.com And support us on Patreon at patreon.com/boxcarenglishpodcast]]>
                                    </description>
                <itunes:subtitle>
                    <![CDATA[This is about odd jobs — little jobs to do here and there. Not a “full-time” job, but an odd job. It’s also about seeing someone who looks just like you. It feels strange, huh? See episode 050 for how to use this podcast to improve your English! Write me an email at karl@boxcarenglish.com! Visit our website at boxcarenglish.com And support us on Patreon at patreon.com/boxcarenglishpodcast]]>
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                                <itunes:title>
                    <![CDATA[059: Odd Jobs]]>
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                    <![CDATA[This is about odd jobs — little jobs to do here and there. Not a “full-time” job, but an odd job. It’s also about seeing someone who looks just like you. It feels strange, huh? See episode 050 for how to use this podcast to improve your English! Write me an email at karl@boxcarenglish.com! Visit our website at boxcarenglish.com And support us on Patreon at patreon.com/boxcarenglishpodcast]]>
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                    <![CDATA[This is about odd jobs — little jobs to do here and there. Not a “full-time” job, but an odd job. It’s also about seeing someone who looks just like you. It feels strange, huh? See episode 050 for how to use this podcast to improve your English! Write me an email at karl@boxcarenglish.com! Visit our website at boxcarenglish.com And support us on Patreon at patreon.com/boxcarenglishpodcast]]>
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                                                                            <itunes:duration>00:10:08</itunes:duration>
                                                    <itunes:author>
                    <![CDATA[BOXCAR ENGLISH]]>
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                    <![CDATA[058: Car crash]]>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 15:10:42 +0000</pubDate>
                <dc:creator>BOXCAR ENGLISH</dc:creator>
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                                            <![CDATA[About a car crash. I hate getting into a car crash. Vocabulary: Rattled! Write me at karl@boxcarenglish.com, about a time when you were scared, but you tried to make sure that another person was not scared. Visit the website at boxcarenglish.com and support us on Patreon at patreon.com/boxcarenglishpodcast]]>
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                    <![CDATA[About a car crash. I hate getting into a car crash. Vocabulary: Rattled! Write me at karl@boxcarenglish.com, about a time when you were scared, but you tried to make sure that another person was not scared. Visit the website at boxcarenglish.com and support us on Patreon at patreon.com/boxcarenglishpodcast]]>
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                    <![CDATA[058: Car crash]]>
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                    <![CDATA[About a car crash. I hate getting into a car crash. Vocabulary: Rattled! Write me at karl@boxcarenglish.com, about a time when you were scared, but you tried to make sure that another person was not scared. Visit the website at boxcarenglish.com and support us on Patreon at patreon.com/boxcarenglishpodcast]]>
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                    <![CDATA[About a car crash. I hate getting into a car crash. Vocabulary: Rattled! Write me at karl@boxcarenglish.com, about a time when you were scared, but you tried to make sure that another person was not scared. Visit the website at boxcarenglish.com and support us on Patreon at patreon.com/boxcarenglishpodcast]]>
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                                                                            <itunes:duration>00:07:46</itunes:duration>
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                    <![CDATA[BOXCAR ENGLISH]]>
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                    <![CDATA[057: Learning to appreciate my health]]>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 08:11:38 +0000</pubDate>
                <dc:creator>BOXCAR ENGLISH</dc:creator>
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                                            <![CDATA[Sometimes, a road does not lead directly to a destination. I took a strange road that led me to a new appreciation of my health. Please contribute to our Patreon: patreon.com/boxcarenglishpodcast boxcarenglish.com]]>
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                    <![CDATA[Sometimes, a road does not lead directly to a destination. I took a strange road that led me to a new appreciation of my health. Please contribute to our Patreon: patreon.com/boxcarenglishpodcast boxcarenglish.com]]>
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                                <itunes:title>
                    <![CDATA[057: Learning to appreciate my health]]>
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                    <![CDATA[Sometimes, a road does not lead directly to a destination. I took a strange road that led me to a new appreciation of my health. Please contribute to our Patreon: patreon.com/boxcarenglishpodcast boxcarenglish.com]]>
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                    <![CDATA[Sometimes, a road does not lead directly to a destination. I took a strange road that led me to a new appreciation of my health. Please contribute to our Patreon: patreon.com/boxcarenglishpodcast boxcarenglish.com]]>
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                                                                            <itunes:duration>00:09:03</itunes:duration>
                                                    <itunes:author>
                    <![CDATA[BOXCAR ENGLISH]]>
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                    <![CDATA[056: The Fabulous Adventure of Life]]>
                </title>
                <pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 07:37:12 +0000</pubDate>
                <dc:creator>BOXCAR ENGLISH</dc:creator>
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                                    <link>https://boxcar-english.castos.com/episodes/056-the-fabulous-adventure-of-life</link>
                                <description>
                                            <![CDATA[I found an old book called The Fabulous Adventure of Life. It’s true, this life is a fabulous adventure… Write me at karl@boxcarenglish.com. Tell me your story. Join my upcoming English writing class — more information soon. Visit our website: boxcarenglish.com Subscribe to our Patreon for only 3€ a month, chat with me (Karl), and have all the transcripts patreon.com/boxcarenglishpodcast]]>
                                    </description>
                <itunes:subtitle>
                    <![CDATA[I found an old book called The Fabulous Adventure of Life. It’s true, this life is a fabulous adventure… Write me at karl@boxcarenglish.com. Tell me your story. Join my upcoming English writing class — more information soon. Visit our website: boxcarenglish.com Subscribe to our Patreon for only 3€ a month, chat with me (Karl), and have all the transcripts patreon.com/boxcarenglishpodcast]]>
                </itunes:subtitle>
                                <itunes:title>
                    <![CDATA[056: The Fabulous Adventure of Life]]>
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                    <![CDATA[I found an old book called The Fabulous Adventure of Life. It’s true, this life is a fabulous adventure… Write me at karl@boxcarenglish.com. Tell me your story. Join my upcoming English writing class — more information soon. Visit our website: boxcarenglish.com Subscribe to our Patreon for only 3€ a month, chat with me (Karl), and have all the transcripts patreon.com/boxcarenglishpodcast]]>
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                    <![CDATA[I found an old book called The Fabulous Adventure of Life. It’s true, this life is a fabulous adventure… Write me at karl@boxcarenglish.com. Tell me your story. Join my upcoming English writing class — more information soon. Visit our website: boxcarenglish.com Subscribe to our Patreon for only 3€ a month, chat with me (Karl), and have all the transcripts patreon.com/boxcarenglishpodcast]]>
                </itunes:summary>
                                                                            <itunes:duration>00:11:00</itunes:duration>
                                                    <itunes:author>
                    <![CDATA[BOXCAR ENGLISH]]>
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                <title>
                    <![CDATA[055: Pink Birds of Winter]]>
                </title>
                <pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 18:15:30 +0000</pubDate>
                <dc:creator>BOXCAR ENGLISH</dc:creator>
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                                    <link>https://boxcar-english.castos.com/episodes/055-pink-birds-of-winter</link>
                                <description>
                                            <![CDATA[I was enjoying the Winter birds so much I went to the library to find a book about them so I could learn their names. and I was thinking about the way those birds sound like the word “pink” not the color, but the way the word sounds how do you say “pink” in your language? WRITING EXERCISE: Take the phrase “I can’t help but feel…” and make sentences with it. If you start each line with this, “I can’t help but feel…” you can make a poem out of it. There are more instructions at the end of the […]]]>
                                    </description>
                <itunes:subtitle>
                    <![CDATA[I was enjoying the Winter birds so much I went to the library to find a book about them so I could learn their names. and I was thinking about the way those birds sound like the word “pink” not the color, but the way the word sounds how do you say “pink” in your language? WRITING EXERCISE: Take the phrase “I can’t help but feel…” and make sentences with it. If you start each line with this, “I can’t help but feel…” you can make a poem out of it. There are more instructions at the end of the […]]]>
                </itunes:subtitle>
                                <itunes:title>
                    <![CDATA[055: Pink Birds of Winter]]>
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                    <![CDATA[I was enjoying the Winter birds so much I went to the library to find a book about them so I could learn their names. and I was thinking about the way those birds sound like the word “pink” not the color, but the way the word sounds how do you say “pink” in your language? WRITING EXERCISE: Take the phrase “I can’t help but feel…” and make sentences with it. If you start each line with this, “I can’t help but feel…” you can make a poem out of it. There are more instructions at the end of the […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[I was enjoying the Winter birds so much I went to the library to find a book about them so I could learn their names. and I was thinking about the way those birds sound like the word “pink” not the color, but the way the word sounds how do you say “pink” in your language? WRITING EXERCISE: Take the phrase “I can’t help but feel…” and make sentences with it. If you start each line with this, “I can’t help but feel…” you can make a poem out of it. There are more instructions at the end of the […]]]>
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                                                                            <itunes:duration>00:13:05</itunes:duration>
                                                    <itunes:author>
                    <![CDATA[BOXCAR ENGLISH]]>
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                    <![CDATA[054: Cute cats can cut]]>
                </title>
                <pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2026 17:39:25 +0000</pubDate>
                <dc:creator>BOXCAR ENGLISH</dc:creator>
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                                    <link>https://boxcar-english.castos.com/episodes/054-cute-cats-can-cut</link>
                                <description>
                                            <![CDATA[This is about Pink, my cute cat, who cut me… Tell me about your cat — send me a message, preferably a vocal message, to karl@boxcarenglish.com Please support the podcast at patreon.com/boxcarenglishpodcast. For just 3 euros a month you can get all the transcripts to all episodes and chat with me, Karl… and I’ll help you personally with your English. Send me your writing by email and I’ll correct it — first time’s for free. It helps!]]>
                                    </description>
                <itunes:subtitle>
                    <![CDATA[This is about Pink, my cute cat, who cut me… Tell me about your cat — send me a message, preferably a vocal message, to karl@boxcarenglish.com Please support the podcast at patreon.com/boxcarenglishpodcast. For just 3 euros a month you can get all the transcripts to all episodes and chat with me, Karl… and I’ll help you personally with your English. Send me your writing by email and I’ll correct it — first time’s for free. It helps!]]>
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                                <itunes:title>
                    <![CDATA[054: Cute cats can cut]]>
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                    <![CDATA[This is about Pink, my cute cat, who cut me… Tell me about your cat — send me a message, preferably a vocal message, to karl@boxcarenglish.com Please support the podcast at patreon.com/boxcarenglishpodcast. For just 3 euros a month you can get all the transcripts to all episodes and chat with me, Karl… and I’ll help you personally with your English. Send me your writing by email and I’ll correct it — first time’s for free. It helps!]]>
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                                <itunes:summary>
                    <![CDATA[This is about Pink, my cute cat, who cut me… Tell me about your cat — send me a message, preferably a vocal message, to karl@boxcarenglish.com Please support the podcast at patreon.com/boxcarenglishpodcast. For just 3 euros a month you can get all the transcripts to all episodes and chat with me, Karl… and I’ll help you personally with your English. Send me your writing by email and I’ll correct it — first time’s for free. It helps!]]>
                </itunes:summary>
                                                                            <itunes:duration>00:06:54</itunes:duration>
                                                    <itunes:author>
                    <![CDATA[BOXCAR ENGLISH]]>
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                <title>
                    <![CDATA[053: ICE at the door]]>
                </title>
                <pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2026 20:55:39 +0000</pubDate>
                <dc:creator>BOXCAR ENGLISH</dc:creator>
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                                    <link>https://boxcar-english.castos.com/episodes/053-ice-at-the-door</link>
                                <description>
                                            <![CDATA[What happened to me when ICE came to my door. Learn how to tell Knock-Knock jokes. And some practice with what to say to ICE agents if they come to your home. Please visit immigrantjustice.org if you need any help. And if you can donate some money to them, please do. (Just in case you aren’t sure, this is an entirely fictional podcast) boxcarenglish.com patreon.com/boxcarenglishpodcast (Transcript available here)]]>
                                    </description>
                <itunes:subtitle>
                    <![CDATA[What happened to me when ICE came to my door. Learn how to tell Knock-Knock jokes. And some practice with what to say to ICE agents if they come to your home. Please visit immigrantjustice.org if you need any help. And if you can donate some money to them, please do. (Just in case you aren’t sure, this is an entirely fictional podcast) boxcarenglish.com patreon.com/boxcarenglishpodcast (Transcript available here)]]>
                </itunes:subtitle>
                                <itunes:title>
                    <![CDATA[053: ICE at the door]]>
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                    <![CDATA[What happened to me when ICE came to my door. Learn how to tell Knock-Knock jokes. And some practice with what to say to ICE agents if they come to your home. Please visit immigrantjustice.org if you need any help. And if you can donate some money to them, please do. (Just in case you aren’t sure, this is an entirely fictional podcast) boxcarenglish.com patreon.com/boxcarenglishpodcast (Transcript available here)]]>
                </content:encoded>
                                    <enclosure url="https://episodes.castos.com/67c5ba93d3e308-11274522/2343089/c1e-wqdg3fv4x0pbjd092-34xxg2wjidjv-7j5qjz.mp3" length="15107051"
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                                <itunes:summary>
                    <![CDATA[What happened to me when ICE came to my door. Learn how to tell Knock-Knock jokes. And some practice with what to say to ICE agents if they come to your home. Please visit immigrantjustice.org if you need any help. And if you can donate some money to them, please do. (Just in case you aren’t sure, this is an entirely fictional podcast) boxcarenglish.com patreon.com/boxcarenglishpodcast (Transcript available here)]]>
                </itunes:summary>
                                                                            <itunes:duration>00:12:36</itunes:duration>
                                                    <itunes:author>
                    <![CDATA[BOXCAR ENGLISH]]>
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                <title>
                    <![CDATA[052: Postcards from Janet]]>
                </title>
                <pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 12:48:28 +0000</pubDate>
                <dc:creator>BOXCAR ENGLISH</dc:creator>
                <guid isPermaLink="true">
                    https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/64166/episode/2335043</guid>
                                    <link>https://boxcar-english.castos.com/episodes/052-postcards-from-janet</link>
                                <description>
                                            <![CDATA[I received a postcard from my cousin, Janet. I hadn’t seen her in years, but she’s going to come visit me — with her two young children! Phrase to remember: by the way – use “by the way” when you want to say something that is not directly related to the conversation Go to boxcarenglish.com for more podcasts Support the podcast at patreon.com/boxcarenglishpodcast ! (for 3€ a month you get all the transcripts and live chats with me!) Send me an email at karl@boxcarenglish.com. Please send me a voice message that I will put in a future podcast!]]>
                                    </description>
                <itunes:subtitle>
                    <![CDATA[I received a postcard from my cousin, Janet. I hadn’t seen her in years, but she’s going to come visit me — with her two young children! Phrase to remember: by the way – use “by the way” when you want to say something that is not directly related to the conversation Go to boxcarenglish.com for more podcasts Support the podcast at patreon.com/boxcarenglishpodcast ! (for 3€ a month you get all the transcripts and live chats with me!) Send me an email at karl@boxcarenglish.com. Please send me a voice message that I will put in a future podcast!]]>
                </itunes:subtitle>
                                <itunes:title>
                    <![CDATA[052: Postcards from Janet]]>
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                    <![CDATA[I received a postcard from my cousin, Janet. I hadn’t seen her in years, but she’s going to come visit me — with her two young children! Phrase to remember: by the way – use “by the way” when you want to say something that is not directly related to the conversation Go to boxcarenglish.com for more podcasts Support the podcast at patreon.com/boxcarenglishpodcast ! (for 3€ a month you get all the transcripts and live chats with me!) Send me an email at karl@boxcarenglish.com. Please send me a voice message that I will put in a future podcast!]]>
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                                    <enclosure url="https://episodes.castos.com/67c5ba93d3e308-11274522/2335043/c1e-3w1zjswrvvqsm1k3z-34x79xv8txg-y423fk.mp3" length="7832994"
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                    <![CDATA[I received a postcard from my cousin, Janet. I hadn’t seen her in years, but she’s going to come visit me — with her two young children! Phrase to remember: by the way – use “by the way” when you want to say something that is not directly related to the conversation Go to boxcarenglish.com for more podcasts Support the podcast at patreon.com/boxcarenglishpodcast ! (for 3€ a month you get all the transcripts and live chats with me!) Send me an email at karl@boxcarenglish.com. Please send me a voice message that I will put in a future podcast!]]>
                </itunes:summary>
                                                                            <itunes:duration>00:06:32</itunes:duration>
                                                    <itunes:author>
                    <![CDATA[BOXCAR ENGLISH]]>
                </itunes:author>
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                <title>
                    <![CDATA[051: A Ring]]>
                </title>
                <pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2026 16:20:16 +0000</pubDate>
                <dc:creator>BOXCAR ENGLISH</dc:creator>
                <guid isPermaLink="true">
                    https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/64166/episode/2327259</guid>
                                    <link>https://boxcar-english.castos.com/episodes/051-a-ring</link>
                                <description>
                                            <![CDATA[Boxcar English! Learn English through stories… See episode 050 for ideas about how to use this podcast to improve your English. Write or send me a voice message to karl@boxcarenglish.com ! I’m working on a podcast with your voices in it. Support the podcast and get all the old transcripts, so you can read along — so helpful! — at patreon.com/boxcarenglishpodcast And see boxcarenglish.com for more! Check out my music at alegendinthefieldofentertainment.com and bigkitty.bandcamp.com]]>
                                    </description>
                <itunes:subtitle>
                    <![CDATA[Boxcar English! Learn English through stories… See episode 050 for ideas about how to use this podcast to improve your English. Write or send me a voice message to karl@boxcarenglish.com ! I’m working on a podcast with your voices in it. Support the podcast and get all the old transcripts, so you can read along — so helpful! — at patreon.com/boxcarenglishpodcast And see boxcarenglish.com for more! Check out my music at alegendinthefieldofentertainment.com and bigkitty.bandcamp.com]]>
                </itunes:subtitle>
                                <itunes:title>
                    <![CDATA[051: A Ring]]>
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                    <![CDATA[Boxcar English! Learn English through stories… See episode 050 for ideas about how to use this podcast to improve your English. Write or send me a voice message to karl@boxcarenglish.com ! I’m working on a podcast with your voices in it. Support the podcast and get all the old transcripts, so you can read along — so helpful! — at patreon.com/boxcarenglishpodcast And see boxcarenglish.com for more! Check out my music at alegendinthefieldofentertainment.com and bigkitty.bandcamp.com]]>
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                                    <enclosure url="https://episodes.castos.com/67c5ba93d3e308-11274522/2327259/c1e-jzr06b4w871sp3nr6-8d0wjp4zhrx3-sxww4h.mp3" length="20867051"
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                                <itunes:summary>
                    <![CDATA[Boxcar English! Learn English through stories… See episode 050 for ideas about how to use this podcast to improve your English. Write or send me a voice message to karl@boxcarenglish.com ! I’m working on a podcast with your voices in it. Support the podcast and get all the old transcripts, so you can read along — so helpful! — at patreon.com/boxcarenglishpodcast And see boxcarenglish.com for more! Check out my music at alegendinthefieldofentertainment.com and bigkitty.bandcamp.com]]>
                </itunes:summary>
                                                                            <itunes:duration>00:17:24</itunes:duration>
                                                    <itunes:author>
                    <![CDATA[BOXCAR ENGLISH]]>
                </itunes:author>
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                <title>
                    <![CDATA[050: How to use Boxcar English]]>
                </title>
                <pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2026 16:04:07 +0000</pubDate>
                <dc:creator>BOXCAR ENGLISH</dc:creator>
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                    https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/64166/episode/2318363</guid>
                                    <link>https://boxcar-english.castos.com/episodes/050-how-to-use-boxcar-english</link>
                                <description>
                                            <![CDATA[This is a different kind of episode, where I talk about 4 (or 5) ways to use this podcast to learn English. (I give writing lessons! I also change my prices depending on what country you come from, because I know that money is not equal between all countries. So send me an email, let me know where you’re from, and we’ll work it out so you can afford it!) Also, I want to make an episode of Boxcar English with YOUR voices in it… so please send me an audio recording of yourself (you can just make this on […]]]>
                                    </description>
                <itunes:subtitle>
                    <![CDATA[This is a different kind of episode, where I talk about 4 (or 5) ways to use this podcast to learn English. (I give writing lessons! I also change my prices depending on what country you come from, because I know that money is not equal between all countries. So send me an email, let me know where you’re from, and we’ll work it out so you can afford it!) Also, I want to make an episode of Boxcar English with YOUR voices in it… so please send me an audio recording of yourself (you can just make this on […]]]>
                </itunes:subtitle>
                                <itunes:title>
                    <![CDATA[050: How to use Boxcar English]]>
                </itunes:title>
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                    <![CDATA[This is a different kind of episode, where I talk about 4 (or 5) ways to use this podcast to learn English. (I give writing lessons! I also change my prices depending on what country you come from, because I know that money is not equal between all countries. So send me an email, let me know where you’re from, and we’ll work it out so you can afford it!) Also, I want to make an episode of Boxcar English with YOUR voices in it… so please send me an audio recording of yourself (you can just make this on […]]]>
                </content:encoded>
                                    <enclosure url="https://episodes.castos.com/67c5ba93d3e308-11274522/2318363/c1e-8356jho5djpux61og-47og6095c1k9-xanyff.mp3" length="15107051"
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                                <itunes:summary>
                    <![CDATA[This is a different kind of episode, where I talk about 4 (or 5) ways to use this podcast to learn English. (I give writing lessons! I also change my prices depending on what country you come from, because I know that money is not equal between all countries. So send me an email, let me know where you’re from, and we’ll work it out so you can afford it!) Also, I want to make an episode of Boxcar English with YOUR voices in it… so please send me an audio recording of yourself (you can just make this on […]]]>
                </itunes:summary>
                                                                            <itunes:duration>00:12:36</itunes:duration>
                                                    <itunes:author>
                    <![CDATA[BOXCAR ENGLISH]]>
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                    <![CDATA[049: Christmas at the Waffle House]]>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 25 Dec 2025 11:28:55 +0000</pubDate>
                <dc:creator>BOXCAR ENGLISH</dc:creator>
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                                    <link>https://boxcar-english.castos.com/episodes/049-christmas-at-the-waffle-house</link>
                                <description>
                                            <![CDATA[I spent Christmas alone this year… I was lonely, so I walked to a restaurant that is always open: the Waffle House. This is my story of Christmas at the Waffle House.]]>
                                    </description>
                <itunes:subtitle>
                    <![CDATA[I spent Christmas alone this year… I was lonely, so I walked to a restaurant that is always open: the Waffle House. This is my story of Christmas at the Waffle House.]]>
                </itunes:subtitle>
                                <itunes:title>
                    <![CDATA[049: Christmas at the Waffle House]]>
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                    <![CDATA[I spent Christmas alone this year… I was lonely, so I walked to a restaurant that is always open: the Waffle House. This is my story of Christmas at the Waffle House.]]>
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                                    <enclosure url="https://episodes.castos.com/67c5ba93d3e308-11274522/2304824/c1e-nqgp6fdnpo8fdj96p-wwpdd0kdtv2r-tzukmg.mp3" length="9790088"
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                                <itunes:summary>
                    <![CDATA[I spent Christmas alone this year… I was lonely, so I walked to a restaurant that is always open: the Waffle House. This is my story of Christmas at the Waffle House.]]>
                </itunes:summary>
                                                                            <itunes:duration>00:08:10</itunes:duration>
                                                    <itunes:author>
                    <![CDATA[BOXCAR ENGLISH]]>
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                    <![CDATA[048: Lake House Story, part 4 (the end)]]>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2025 09:08:42 +0000</pubDate>
                <dc:creator>BOXCAR ENGLISH</dc:creator>
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                                    <link>https://boxcar-english.castos.com/episodes/048-lake-house-story-part-4-the-end</link>
                                <description>
                                            <![CDATA[The last part of this everyday, yet strange, story… Spoiler: I survived! Otherwise, the whole series would be over, wouldn’t it? boxcarenglish.com patreon.com/boxcarenglishpodcast]]>
                                    </description>
                <itunes:subtitle>
                    <![CDATA[The last part of this everyday, yet strange, story… Spoiler: I survived! Otherwise, the whole series would be over, wouldn’t it? boxcarenglish.com patreon.com/boxcarenglishpodcast]]>
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                                <itunes:title>
                    <![CDATA[048: Lake House Story, part 4 (the end)]]>
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                    <![CDATA[The last part of this everyday, yet strange, story… Spoiler: I survived! Otherwise, the whole series would be over, wouldn’t it? boxcarenglish.com patreon.com/boxcarenglishpodcast]]>
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                    <![CDATA[The last part of this everyday, yet strange, story… Spoiler: I survived! Otherwise, the whole series would be over, wouldn’t it? boxcarenglish.com patreon.com/boxcarenglishpodcast]]>
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                                                                            <itunes:duration>00:08:10</itunes:duration>
                                                    <itunes:author>
                    <![CDATA[BOXCAR ENGLISH]]>
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                    <![CDATA[047: Lake House Story, part 3]]>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2025 09:34:44 +0000</pubDate>
                <dc:creator>BOXCAR ENGLISH</dc:creator>
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                                <description>
                                            <![CDATA[Part 3 of the Lake House story… The strange shape turns out to be… Visit boxcarenglish.com and patreon.com/boxcarenglishpodcast]]>
                                    </description>
                <itunes:subtitle>
                    <![CDATA[Part 3 of the Lake House story… The strange shape turns out to be… Visit boxcarenglish.com and patreon.com/boxcarenglishpodcast]]>
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                                <itunes:title>
                    <![CDATA[047: Lake House Story, part 3]]>
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                    <![CDATA[Part 3 of the Lake House story… The strange shape turns out to be… Visit boxcarenglish.com and patreon.com/boxcarenglishpodcast]]>
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                                <itunes:summary>
                    <![CDATA[Part 3 of the Lake House story… The strange shape turns out to be… Visit boxcarenglish.com and patreon.com/boxcarenglishpodcast]]>
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                                                                            <itunes:duration>00:08:02</itunes:duration>
                                                    <itunes:author>
                    <![CDATA[BOXCAR ENGLISH]]>
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                    <![CDATA[046: Lake House Story, part 2]]>
                </title>
                <pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2025 09:44:48 +0000</pubDate>
                <dc:creator>BOXCAR ENGLISH</dc:creator>
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                                    <link>https://boxcar-english.castos.com/episodes/046-lake-house-story-part-2</link>
                                <description>
                                            <![CDATA[Here’s part 2 of this story! We take a ride on a boat on the lake… and I learn some history — there are entire towns under the water… I have to try to see them! If you’re new to Boxcar English, this podcast is easy to understand, if you’re learning English and have about a B1/B2 level. I speak clearly and slowly, and I use simple words, but the phrasing is authentic, American English. This is also a human experience, and at no point do I use Artificial Intelligence — in fact, I don’t use artificial intelligence for any […]]]>
                                    </description>
                <itunes:subtitle>
                    <![CDATA[Here’s part 2 of this story! We take a ride on a boat on the lake… and I learn some history — there are entire towns under the water… I have to try to see them! If you’re new to Boxcar English, this podcast is easy to understand, if you’re learning English and have about a B1/B2 level. I speak clearly and slowly, and I use simple words, but the phrasing is authentic, American English. This is also a human experience, and at no point do I use Artificial Intelligence — in fact, I don’t use artificial intelligence for any […]]]>
                </itunes:subtitle>
                                <itunes:title>
                    <![CDATA[046: Lake House Story, part 2]]>
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                    <![CDATA[Here’s part 2 of this story! We take a ride on a boat on the lake… and I learn some history — there are entire towns under the water… I have to try to see them! If you’re new to Boxcar English, this podcast is easy to understand, if you’re learning English and have about a B1/B2 level. I speak clearly and slowly, and I use simple words, but the phrasing is authentic, American English. This is also a human experience, and at no point do I use Artificial Intelligence — in fact, I don’t use artificial intelligence for any […]]]>
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                                    <enclosure url="https://episodes.castos.com/67c5ba93d3e308-11274522/2284368/c1e-0wnrjsk4j03h2ngvz-mkwvjdnmhqgx-tlethh.mp3" length="10749826"
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                    <![CDATA[Here’s part 2 of this story! We take a ride on a boat on the lake… and I learn some history — there are entire towns under the water… I have to try to see them! If you’re new to Boxcar English, this podcast is easy to understand, if you’re learning English and have about a B1/B2 level. I speak clearly and slowly, and I use simple words, but the phrasing is authentic, American English. This is also a human experience, and at no point do I use Artificial Intelligence — in fact, I don’t use artificial intelligence for any […]]]>
                </itunes:summary>
                                                                            <itunes:duration>00:08:58</itunes:duration>
                                                    <itunes:author>
                    <![CDATA[BOXCAR ENGLISH]]>
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                    <![CDATA[045: The Lake House Story, part 1]]>
                </title>
                <pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2025 07:19:24 +0000</pubDate>
                <dc:creator>BOXCAR ENGLISH</dc:creator>
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                                    <link>https://boxcar-english.castos.com/episodes/045-the-lake-house-story-part-1</link>
                                <description>
                                            <![CDATA[I went to a lake house over the weekend and it was very good, but also very, very bad… So much happened on the trip that I divided the story into four parts. If you’re new to Boxcar English, this podcast is easy to understand, if you’re learning English and have about a B1/B2 level. I speak clearly and slowly, and I use simple words, but the phrasing is authentic, American English. This is also a human experience, and at no point do I use Artificial Intelligence — in fact, I don’t use artificial intelligence for any purpose in my […]]]>
                                    </description>
                <itunes:subtitle>
                    <![CDATA[I went to a lake house over the weekend and it was very good, but also very, very bad… So much happened on the trip that I divided the story into four parts. If you’re new to Boxcar English, this podcast is easy to understand, if you’re learning English and have about a B1/B2 level. I speak clearly and slowly, and I use simple words, but the phrasing is authentic, American English. This is also a human experience, and at no point do I use Artificial Intelligence — in fact, I don’t use artificial intelligence for any purpose in my […]]]>
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                                <itunes:title>
                    <![CDATA[045: The Lake House Story, part 1]]>
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                    <![CDATA[I went to a lake house over the weekend and it was very good, but also very, very bad… So much happened on the trip that I divided the story into four parts. If you’re new to Boxcar English, this podcast is easy to understand, if you’re learning English and have about a B1/B2 level. I speak clearly and slowly, and I use simple words, but the phrasing is authentic, American English. This is also a human experience, and at no point do I use Artificial Intelligence — in fact, I don’t use artificial intelligence for any purpose in my […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[I went to a lake house over the weekend and it was very good, but also very, very bad… So much happened on the trip that I divided the story into four parts. If you’re new to Boxcar English, this podcast is easy to understand, if you’re learning English and have about a B1/B2 level. I speak clearly and slowly, and I use simple words, but the phrasing is authentic, American English. This is also a human experience, and at no point do I use Artificial Intelligence — in fact, I don’t use artificial intelligence for any purpose in my […]]]>
                </itunes:summary>
                                                                            <itunes:duration>00:13:55</itunes:duration>
                                                    <itunes:author>
                    <![CDATA[BOXCAR ENGLISH]]>
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                    <![CDATA[044: More than ever]]>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 22:35:41 +0000</pubDate>
                <dc:creator>BOXCAR ENGLISH</dc:creator>
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                                    <link>https://boxcar-english.castos.com/episodes/044-more-than-ever</link>
                                <description>
                                            <![CDATA[I was feeling tired, so I slept longer than usual. I had a strange dream. Then I had to pee. Then I realized that I was sick… When I’m sick, I really miss being healthy. When I’m healthy, I don’t appreciate it enough. Please support the podcast at patreon.com/boxcarenglishpodcast Check out our website at boxcarenglish.com Karl also makes music. Check out bigkitty.bandcamp.com…]]>
                                    </description>
                <itunes:subtitle>
                    <![CDATA[I was feeling tired, so I slept longer than usual. I had a strange dream. Then I had to pee. Then I realized that I was sick… When I’m sick, I really miss being healthy. When I’m healthy, I don’t appreciate it enough. Please support the podcast at patreon.com/boxcarenglishpodcast Check out our website at boxcarenglish.com Karl also makes music. Check out bigkitty.bandcamp.com…]]>
                </itunes:subtitle>
                                <itunes:title>
                    <![CDATA[044: More than ever]]>
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                    <![CDATA[I was feeling tired, so I slept longer than usual. I had a strange dream. Then I had to pee. Then I realized that I was sick… When I’m sick, I really miss being healthy. When I’m healthy, I don’t appreciate it enough. Please support the podcast at patreon.com/boxcarenglishpodcast Check out our website at boxcarenglish.com Karl also makes music. Check out bigkitty.bandcamp.com…]]>
                </content:encoded>
                                    <enclosure url="https://episodes.castos.com/67c5ba93d3e308-11274522/2268482/c1e-x6qz9i92dkdbr8nm5-6zqj4zwotp19-2ygnnk.mp3" length="7316292"
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                    <![CDATA[I was feeling tired, so I slept longer than usual. I had a strange dream. Then I had to pee. Then I realized that I was sick… When I’m sick, I really miss being healthy. When I’m healthy, I don’t appreciate it enough. Please support the podcast at patreon.com/boxcarenglishpodcast Check out our website at boxcarenglish.com Karl also makes music. Check out bigkitty.bandcamp.com…]]>
                </itunes:summary>
                                                                            <itunes:duration>00:06:06</itunes:duration>
                                                    <itunes:author>
                    <![CDATA[BOXCAR ENGLISH]]>
                </itunes:author>
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                    <item>
                <title>
                    <![CDATA[043: Thanksgiving]]>
                </title>
                <pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2025 10:20:57 +0000</pubDate>
                <dc:creator>BOXCAR ENGLISH</dc:creator>
                <guid isPermaLink="true">
                    https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/64166/episode/2248049</guid>
                                    <link>https://boxcar-english.castos.com/episodes/043-thanksgiving</link>
                                <description>
                                            <![CDATA[Here is the story of my Thanksgiving — for you. This year, I spent Thanksgiving with my grandmother at her retirement home. It was a funny, sweet, everyday type of moment. It was so beautiful. Please support the podcast at patreon.com/boxcarenglishpodcast. You can ask me, Karl, all the questions you want there, in the chat. And you get all the transcripts — and in the spirit of Thanksgiving, I’m going to post this one on my website. Then you can read along as you listen. It’s such a helpful way to learn a language. Click here to read the transcript […]]]>
                                    </description>
                <itunes:subtitle>
                    <![CDATA[Here is the story of my Thanksgiving — for you. This year, I spent Thanksgiving with my grandmother at her retirement home. It was a funny, sweet, everyday type of moment. It was so beautiful. Please support the podcast at patreon.com/boxcarenglishpodcast. You can ask me, Karl, all the questions you want there, in the chat. And you get all the transcripts — and in the spirit of Thanksgiving, I’m going to post this one on my website. Then you can read along as you listen. It’s such a helpful way to learn a language. Click here to read the transcript […]]]>
                </itunes:subtitle>
                                <itunes:title>
                    <![CDATA[043: Thanksgiving]]>
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                    <![CDATA[Here is the story of my Thanksgiving — for you. This year, I spent Thanksgiving with my grandmother at her retirement home. It was a funny, sweet, everyday type of moment. It was so beautiful. Please support the podcast at patreon.com/boxcarenglishpodcast. You can ask me, Karl, all the questions you want there, in the chat. And you get all the transcripts — and in the spirit of Thanksgiving, I’m going to post this one on my website. Then you can read along as you listen. It’s such a helpful way to learn a language. Click here to read the transcript […]]]>
                </content:encoded>
                                    <enclosure url="https://episodes.castos.com/67c5ba93d3e308-11274522/2248049/c1e-4wzvjs1w2rofmzon6-8donngnqbw0m-oojpdc.mp3" length="14214186"
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                    <![CDATA[Here is the story of my Thanksgiving — for you. This year, I spent Thanksgiving with my grandmother at her retirement home. It was a funny, sweet, everyday type of moment. It was so beautiful. Please support the podcast at patreon.com/boxcarenglishpodcast. You can ask me, Karl, all the questions you want there, in the chat. And you get all the transcripts — and in the spirit of Thanksgiving, I’m going to post this one on my website. Then you can read along as you listen. It’s such a helpful way to learn a language. Click here to read the transcript […]]]>
                </itunes:summary>
                                                                            <itunes:duration>00:11:51</itunes:duration>
                                                    <itunes:author>
                    <![CDATA[BOXCAR ENGLISH]]>
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                    <item>
                <title>
                    <![CDATA[042: November Wednesday]]>
                </title>
                <pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2025 16:21:31 +0000</pubDate>
                <dc:creator>BOXCAR ENGLISH</dc:creator>
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                    https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/64166/episode/2234493</guid>
                                    <link>https://boxcar-english.castos.com/episodes/042-november-wednesday</link>
                                <description>
                                            <![CDATA[On the Wednesday before Thanksgiving, school ends at 12 noon, and that gives an interesting feeling to the day. On this day, I felt like I did when I was a kid, and as I was cleaning up, I found a green magic marker. It made me really want to draw with markers like that… I’ll let you find out the rest by listening along… If it helps you to read along to the words, you can do that. I make a transcript for every episode and you can get those by supporting the podcast on Patreon for as little […]]]>
                                    </description>
                <itunes:subtitle>
                    <![CDATA[On the Wednesday before Thanksgiving, school ends at 12 noon, and that gives an interesting feeling to the day. On this day, I felt like I did when I was a kid, and as I was cleaning up, I found a green magic marker. It made me really want to draw with markers like that… I’ll let you find out the rest by listening along… If it helps you to read along to the words, you can do that. I make a transcript for every episode and you can get those by supporting the podcast on Patreon for as little […]]]>
                </itunes:subtitle>
                                <itunes:title>
                    <![CDATA[042: November Wednesday]]>
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                    <![CDATA[On the Wednesday before Thanksgiving, school ends at 12 noon, and that gives an interesting feeling to the day. On this day, I felt like I did when I was a kid, and as I was cleaning up, I found a green magic marker. It made me really want to draw with markers like that… I’ll let you find out the rest by listening along… If it helps you to read along to the words, you can do that. I make a transcript for every episode and you can get those by supporting the podcast on Patreon for as little […]]]>
                </content:encoded>
                                    <enclosure url="https://episodes.castos.com/67c5ba93d3e308-11274522/2234493/c1e-x6qz9i97o1nar8nm5-dmxno16kc6k8-zdblbh.mp3" length="11045533"
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                    <![CDATA[On the Wednesday before Thanksgiving, school ends at 12 noon, and that gives an interesting feeling to the day. On this day, I felt like I did when I was a kid, and as I was cleaning up, I found a green magic marker. It made me really want to draw with markers like that… I’ll let you find out the rest by listening along… If it helps you to read along to the words, you can do that. I make a transcript for every episode and you can get those by supporting the podcast on Patreon for as little […]]]>
                </itunes:summary>
                                                                            <itunes:duration>00:09:13</itunes:duration>
                                                    <itunes:author>
                    <![CDATA[BOXCAR ENGLISH]]>
                </itunes:author>
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                <title>
                    <![CDATA[041: Grandmother in the hospital]]>
                </title>
                <pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2025 09:51:34 +0000</pubDate>
                <dc:creator>BOXCAR ENGLISH</dc:creator>
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                                    <link>https://boxcar-english.castos.com/episodes/041-grandmother-in-the-hospital</link>
                                <description>
                                            <![CDATA[Have you ever gotten a surprise call? I got one when I was at work telling me my Grandmother was in the hospital. I had to ask my boss to leave work to see her. She understood, and let me go. This is the story of what happened that day. It was almost like a dream, but there I was, in reality. Please visit boxcarenglish.com for more podcasts and lessons, and support the podcast at patreon.com/boxcarenglishpodcast for more human-centered, AI-free, gentle, supportive, and effective English-learning entertainment! Write to me at karl@boxcarenglish.com – I’d love to read some of your letters […]]]>
                                    </description>
                <itunes:subtitle>
                    <![CDATA[Have you ever gotten a surprise call? I got one when I was at work telling me my Grandmother was in the hospital. I had to ask my boss to leave work to see her. She understood, and let me go. This is the story of what happened that day. It was almost like a dream, but there I was, in reality. Please visit boxcarenglish.com for more podcasts and lessons, and support the podcast at patreon.com/boxcarenglishpodcast for more human-centered, AI-free, gentle, supportive, and effective English-learning entertainment! Write to me at karl@boxcarenglish.com – I’d love to read some of your letters […]]]>
                </itunes:subtitle>
                                <itunes:title>
                    <![CDATA[041: Grandmother in the hospital]]>
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                    <![CDATA[Have you ever gotten a surprise call? I got one when I was at work telling me my Grandmother was in the hospital. I had to ask my boss to leave work to see her. She understood, and let me go. This is the story of what happened that day. It was almost like a dream, but there I was, in reality. Please visit boxcarenglish.com for more podcasts and lessons, and support the podcast at patreon.com/boxcarenglishpodcast for more human-centered, AI-free, gentle, supportive, and effective English-learning entertainment! Write to me at karl@boxcarenglish.com – I’d love to read some of your letters […]]]>
                </content:encoded>
                                    <enclosure url="https://episodes.castos.com/67c5ba93d3e308-11274522/2210136/c1e-gmo46fmo2g4axk2o6-34m97goja2xx-a8plbv.mp3" length="8866920"
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                    <![CDATA[Have you ever gotten a surprise call? I got one when I was at work telling me my Grandmother was in the hospital. I had to ask my boss to leave work to see her. She understood, and let me go. This is the story of what happened that day. It was almost like a dream, but there I was, in reality. Please visit boxcarenglish.com for more podcasts and lessons, and support the podcast at patreon.com/boxcarenglishpodcast for more human-centered, AI-free, gentle, supportive, and effective English-learning entertainment! Write to me at karl@boxcarenglish.com – I’d love to read some of your letters […]]]>
                </itunes:summary>
                                                                            <itunes:duration>00:07:24</itunes:duration>
                                                    <itunes:author>
                    <![CDATA[BOXCAR ENGLISH]]>
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                    <item>
                <title>
                    <![CDATA[040: The Election]]>
                </title>
                <pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2025 11:54:59 +0000</pubDate>
                <dc:creator>BOXCAR ENGLISH</dc:creator>
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                                    <link>https://boxcar-english.castos.com/episodes/040-the-election</link>
                                <description>
                                            <![CDATA[There’s an election, and the voting happened at the school where I work. This is about how I went to vote and what happened that day and the day after. Please check out our page at patreon.com/boxcarenglishpodcast And do leave us a review on the podcasting service you use. Send me an email at karl@boxcarenglish.com]]>
                                    </description>
                <itunes:subtitle>
                    <![CDATA[There’s an election, and the voting happened at the school where I work. This is about how I went to vote and what happened that day and the day after. Please check out our page at patreon.com/boxcarenglishpodcast And do leave us a review on the podcasting service you use. Send me an email at karl@boxcarenglish.com]]>
                </itunes:subtitle>
                                <itunes:title>
                    <![CDATA[040: The Election]]>
                </itunes:title>
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                    <![CDATA[There’s an election, and the voting happened at the school where I work. This is about how I went to vote and what happened that day and the day after. Please check out our page at patreon.com/boxcarenglishpodcast And do leave us a review on the podcasting service you use. Send me an email at karl@boxcarenglish.com]]>
                </content:encoded>
                                    <enclosure url="https://episodes.castos.com/67c5ba93d3e308-11274522/2200007/c1e-9974xhd5qjkao9d27-mkwqqz02c61m-nlo8dr.mp3" length="5968896"
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                                <itunes:summary>
                    <![CDATA[There’s an election, and the voting happened at the school where I work. This is about how I went to vote and what happened that day and the day after. Please check out our page at patreon.com/boxcarenglishpodcast And do leave us a review on the podcasting service you use. Send me an email at karl@boxcarenglish.com]]>
                </itunes:summary>
                                                                            <itunes:duration>00:04:59</itunes:duration>
                                                    <itunes:author>
                    <![CDATA[BOXCAR ENGLISH]]>
                </itunes:author>
                            </item>
                    <item>
                <title>
                    <![CDATA[039: Sunglasses]]>
                </title>
                <pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2025 07:15:13 +0000</pubDate>
                <dc:creator>BOXCAR ENGLISH</dc:creator>
                <guid isPermaLink="true">
                    https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/64166/episode/2153371</guid>
                                    <link>https://boxcar-english.castos.com/episodes/039-sunglasses</link>
                                <description>
                                            <![CDATA[I found some sunglasses on a sunny day… and they made me think. Go to Patreon.com/boxcarenglishpodcast to support us. And Boxcarenglish.com for more!]]>
                                    </description>
                <itunes:subtitle>
                    <![CDATA[I found some sunglasses on a sunny day… and they made me think. Go to Patreon.com/boxcarenglishpodcast to support us. And Boxcarenglish.com for more!]]>
                </itunes:subtitle>
                                <itunes:title>
                    <![CDATA[039: Sunglasses]]>
                </itunes:title>
                                                <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
                <content:encoded>
                    <![CDATA[I found some sunglasses on a sunny day… and they made me think. Go to Patreon.com/boxcarenglishpodcast to support us. And Boxcarenglish.com for more!]]>
                </content:encoded>
                                    <enclosure url="https://episodes.castos.com/67c5ba93d3e308-11274522/2153371/c1e-0wnrjskvxvnf2ngvz-ndz934m9f8q8-yugvak.mp3" length="8128700"
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                                <itunes:summary>
                    <![CDATA[I found some sunglasses on a sunny day… and they made me think. Go to Patreon.com/boxcarenglishpodcast to support us. And Boxcarenglish.com for more!]]>
                </itunes:summary>
                                                                            <itunes:duration>00:06:47</itunes:duration>
                                                    <itunes:author>
                    <![CDATA[BOXCAR ENGLISH]]>
                </itunes:author>
                            </item>
                    <item>
                <title>
                    <![CDATA[038: Grandpa in Haytown (Part 3)]]>
                </title>
                <pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2025 10:11:56 +0000</pubDate>
                <dc:creator>BOXCAR ENGLISH</dc:creator>
                <guid isPermaLink="true">
                    https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/64166/episode/2144865</guid>
                                    <link>https://boxcar-english.castos.com/episodes/grandpa-in-haytown-part-3</link>
                                <description>
                                            <![CDATA[The final installment of grandpa’s visit to Haytown. An ending, but a new beginning as well. Thanks for listening! Let me know how your English is coming. Check out the website for more: boxcarenglish.com Join our Patreon to chat with me and get transcripts: patreon.com/boxcarenglishpodcast]]>
                                    </description>
                <itunes:subtitle>
                    <![CDATA[The final installment of grandpa’s visit to Haytown. An ending, but a new beginning as well. Thanks for listening! Let me know how your English is coming. Check out the website for more: boxcarenglish.com Join our Patreon to chat with me and get transcripts: patreon.com/boxcarenglishpodcast]]>
                </itunes:subtitle>
                                <itunes:title>
                    <![CDATA[038: Grandpa in Haytown (Part 3)]]>
                </itunes:title>
                                                <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
                <content:encoded>
                    <![CDATA[The final installment of grandpa’s visit to Haytown. An ending, but a new beginning as well. Thanks for listening! Let me know how your English is coming. Check out the website for more: boxcarenglish.com Join our Patreon to chat with me and get transcripts: patreon.com/boxcarenglishpodcast]]>
                </content:encoded>
                                    <enclosure url="https://episodes.castos.com/67c5ba93d3e308-11274522/2144865/c1e-mpm86fqj325hx9wmp-qdon0xvzcdop-gqjxbv.mp3" length="6023753"
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                                <itunes:summary>
                    <![CDATA[The final installment of grandpa’s visit to Haytown. An ending, but a new beginning as well. Thanks for listening! Let me know how your English is coming. Check out the website for more: boxcarenglish.com Join our Patreon to chat with me and get transcripts: patreon.com/boxcarenglishpodcast]]>
                </itunes:summary>
                                                                            <itunes:duration>00:01:35</itunes:duration>
                                                    <itunes:author>
                    <![CDATA[BOXCAR ENGLISH]]>
                </itunes:author>
                            </item>
                    <item>
                <title>
                    <![CDATA[037: Grandpa in Haytown (Part 2, Fortune Cookies)]]>
                </title>
                <pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2025 06:54:48 +0000</pubDate>
                <dc:creator>BOXCAR ENGLISH</dc:creator>
                <guid isPermaLink="true">
                    https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/64166/episode/2119335</guid>
                                    <link>https://boxcar-english.castos.com/episodes/037-grandpa-in-haytown-part-2-fortune-cookies</link>
                                <description>
                                            <![CDATA[The weekend is here! I take my Grandpa to a Chinese restaurant to celebrate. Visit boxcarenglish.com for more podcasts and lessons Support the podcast at patreon.com/boxcarenglishpodcast]]>
                                    </description>
                <itunes:subtitle>
                    <![CDATA[The weekend is here! I take my Grandpa to a Chinese restaurant to celebrate. Visit boxcarenglish.com for more podcasts and lessons Support the podcast at patreon.com/boxcarenglishpodcast]]>
                </itunes:subtitle>
                                <itunes:title>
                    <![CDATA[037: Grandpa in Haytown (Part 2, Fortune Cookies)]]>
                </itunes:title>
                                                <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
                <content:encoded>
                    <![CDATA[The weekend is here! I take my Grandpa to a Chinese restaurant to celebrate. Visit boxcarenglish.com for more podcasts and lessons Support the podcast at patreon.com/boxcarenglishpodcast]]>
                </content:encoded>
                                    <enclosure url="https://episodes.castos.com/67c5ba93d3e308-11274522/2119335/c1e-nqgp6fd2z2gadj96p-qdo253q0tvm-t6dp71.mp3" length="5580716"
                        type="audio/mpeg">
                    </enclosure>
                                <itunes:summary>
                    <![CDATA[The weekend is here! I take my Grandpa to a Chinese restaurant to celebrate. Visit boxcarenglish.com for more podcasts and lessons Support the podcast at patreon.com/boxcarenglishpodcast]]>
                </itunes:summary>
                                                                            <itunes:duration>00:04:39</itunes:duration>
                                                    <itunes:author>
                    <![CDATA[BOXCAR ENGLISH]]>
                </itunes:author>
                            </item>
                    <item>
                <title>
                    <![CDATA[036: Grandpa in Haytown (Part 1)]]>
                </title>
                <pubDate>Fri, 15 Aug 2025 10:27:13 +0000</pubDate>
                <dc:creator>BOXCAR ENGLISH</dc:creator>
                <guid isPermaLink="true">
                    https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/64166/episode/2112343</guid>
                                    <link>https://boxcar-english.castos.com/episodes/036-grandpa-in-haytown-part-1</link>
                                <description>
                                            <![CDATA[This story is about my Grandpa visiting my house. My grandpa has a lot of dogs and cats, and he brought them all to my house — including a tiny kitten! Sometimes English learners get confused by the words “fun” and “funny.” This episode can help you out. Read this: “I noticed that Shelby was acting funny. That’s my dog. Shelby is her name. She was acting funny. I mean, she wasn’t acting normally.” This type of language is easiest to learn through stories like the ones you hear in Boxcar English. I hope it’s useful to you! Please find […]]]>
                                    </description>
                <itunes:subtitle>
                    <![CDATA[This story is about my Grandpa visiting my house. My grandpa has a lot of dogs and cats, and he brought them all to my house — including a tiny kitten! Sometimes English learners get confused by the words “fun” and “funny.” This episode can help you out. Read this: “I noticed that Shelby was acting funny. That’s my dog. Shelby is her name. She was acting funny. I mean, she wasn’t acting normally.” This type of language is easiest to learn through stories like the ones you hear in Boxcar English. I hope it’s useful to you! Please find […]]]>
                </itunes:subtitle>
                                <itunes:title>
                    <![CDATA[036: Grandpa in Haytown (Part 1)]]>
                </itunes:title>
                                                <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
                <content:encoded>
                    <![CDATA[This story is about my Grandpa visiting my house. My grandpa has a lot of dogs and cats, and he brought them all to my house — including a tiny kitten! Sometimes English learners get confused by the words “fun” and “funny.” This episode can help you out. Read this: “I noticed that Shelby was acting funny. That’s my dog. Shelby is her name. She was acting funny. I mean, she wasn’t acting normally.” This type of language is easiest to learn through stories like the ones you hear in Boxcar English. I hope it’s useful to you! Please find […]]]>
                </content:encoded>
                                    <enclosure url="https://episodes.castos.com/67c5ba93d3e308-11274522/2112343/c1e-mpm86fqdoq4tx9wmp-v64j3306u91v-pxw0nr.mp3" length="7279198"
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                    </enclosure>
                                <itunes:summary>
                    <![CDATA[This story is about my Grandpa visiting my house. My grandpa has a lot of dogs and cats, and he brought them all to my house — including a tiny kitten! Sometimes English learners get confused by the words “fun” and “funny.” This episode can help you out. Read this: “I noticed that Shelby was acting funny. That’s my dog. Shelby is her name. She was acting funny. I mean, she wasn’t acting normally.” This type of language is easiest to learn through stories like the ones you hear in Boxcar English. I hope it’s useful to you! Please find […]]]>
                </itunes:summary>
                                                                            <itunes:duration>00:06:04</itunes:duration>
                                                    <itunes:author>
                    <![CDATA[BOXCAR ENGLISH]]>
                </itunes:author>
                            </item>
                    <item>
                <title>
                    <![CDATA[035: Country Drive]]>
                </title>
                <pubDate>Fri, 08 Aug 2025 15:40:28 +0000</pubDate>
                <dc:creator>BOXCAR ENGLISH</dc:creator>
                <guid isPermaLink="true">
                    https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/64166/episode/2107155</guid>
                                    <link>https://boxcar-english.castos.com/episodes/035-country-drive</link>
                                <description>
                                            <![CDATA[A drive in the country. Let’s take a look at three of the natural, American-style phrasings used in this episode: 1–“It sounded like they hadn’t had a chance to speak in a long time” You can say “it sounds like” in the same way as “it looks like” or “it appears”! “to have a chance” – to have an opportunity “to speak” in this case means the birds haven’t had a chance to speak to each other! 2. “We drove off” — we drove off? That means we started driving, and sounds like the drive will go a long way! […]]]>
                                    </description>
                <itunes:subtitle>
                    <![CDATA[A drive in the country. Let’s take a look at three of the natural, American-style phrasings used in this episode: 1–“It sounded like they hadn’t had a chance to speak in a long time” You can say “it sounds like” in the same way as “it looks like” or “it appears”! “to have a chance” – to have an opportunity “to speak” in this case means the birds haven’t had a chance to speak to each other! 2. “We drove off” — we drove off? That means we started driving, and sounds like the drive will go a long way! […]]]>
                </itunes:subtitle>
                                <itunes:title>
                    <![CDATA[035: Country Drive]]>
                </itunes:title>
                                                <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
                <content:encoded>
                    <![CDATA[A drive in the country. Let’s take a look at three of the natural, American-style phrasings used in this episode: 1–“It sounded like they hadn’t had a chance to speak in a long time” You can say “it sounds like” in the same way as “it looks like” or “it appears”! “to have a chance” – to have an opportunity “to speak” in this case means the birds haven’t had a chance to speak to each other! 2. “We drove off” — we drove off? That means we started driving, and sounds like the drive will go a long way! […]]]>
                </content:encoded>
                                    <enclosure url="https://episodes.castos.com/67c5ba93d3e308-11274522/2107155/c1e-2w2gjsmk7m0hm26rz-0vp43dzpawpj-en9oyi.mp3" length="8977680"
                        type="audio/mpeg">
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                                <itunes:summary>
                    <![CDATA[A drive in the country. Let’s take a look at three of the natural, American-style phrasings used in this episode: 1–“It sounded like they hadn’t had a chance to speak in a long time” You can say “it sounds like” in the same way as “it looks like” or “it appears”! “to have a chance” – to have an opportunity “to speak” in this case means the birds haven’t had a chance to speak to each other! 2. “We drove off” — we drove off? That means we started driving, and sounds like the drive will go a long way! […]]]>
                </itunes:summary>
                                                                            <itunes:duration>00:07:29</itunes:duration>
                                                    <itunes:author>
                    <![CDATA[BOXCAR ENGLISH]]>
                </itunes:author>
                            </item>
                    <item>
                <title>
                    <![CDATA[034: Username, Password, Tears]]>
                </title>
                <pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2025 09:02:00 +0000</pubDate>
                <dc:creator>BOXCAR ENGLISH</dc:creator>
                <guid isPermaLink="true">
                    https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/64166/episode/2102445</guid>
                                    <link>https://boxcar-english.castos.com/episodes/034-username-password-tears</link>
                                <description>
                                            <![CDATA[I could not find my username. I could not find my password. And, I admit it, I cried. Support the podcast at patreon.com/boxcarenglishpodcast and get some bonus stuff! Find more and take lessons with me at boxcarenglish.com]]>
                                    </description>
                <itunes:subtitle>
                    <![CDATA[I could not find my username. I could not find my password. And, I admit it, I cried. Support the podcast at patreon.com/boxcarenglishpodcast and get some bonus stuff! Find more and take lessons with me at boxcarenglish.com]]>
                </itunes:subtitle>
                                <itunes:title>
                    <![CDATA[034: Username, Password, Tears]]>
                </itunes:title>
                                                <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
                <content:encoded>
                    <![CDATA[I could not find my username. I could not find my password. And, I admit it, I cried. Support the podcast at patreon.com/boxcarenglishpodcast and get some bonus stuff! Find more and take lessons with me at boxcarenglish.com]]>
                </content:encoded>
                                    <enclosure url="https://episodes.castos.com/67c5ba93d3e308-11274522/2102445/c1e-mpm86fqd0kgux9wmp-mkjgzprwa45w-o2czpt.mp3" length="7131345"
                        type="audio/mpeg">
                    </enclosure>
                                <itunes:summary>
                    <![CDATA[I could not find my username. I could not find my password. And, I admit it, I cried. Support the podcast at patreon.com/boxcarenglishpodcast and get some bonus stuff! Find more and take lessons with me at boxcarenglish.com]]>
                </itunes:summary>
                                                                            <itunes:duration>00:05:57</itunes:duration>
                                                    <itunes:author>
                    <![CDATA[BOXCAR ENGLISH]]>
                </itunes:author>
                            </item>
                    <item>
                <title>
                    <![CDATA[033: A star in a hole in the clouds]]>
                </title>
                <pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2025 10:03:57 +0000</pubDate>
                <dc:creator>BOXCAR ENGLISH</dc:creator>
                <guid isPermaLink="true">
                    https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/64166/episode/2097236</guid>
                                    <link>https://boxcar-english.castos.com/episodes/33-a-star-in-a-hole-in-the-clouds</link>
                                <description>
                                            <![CDATA[This episode is about how our lives are full of magic. I saw a star in the hole in the clouds, and it seemed to want to say: “Hey Karl, don’t forget that your life is full of magic.” I want to hear from you: what’s an experience you’ve had of the magic of life? Join me at Patreon.com/boxcarenglishpodcast, and help build a community of people who want to improve their English in a human, creative, community-forward way. You can see more at boxcarenglish.com.]]>
                                    </description>
                <itunes:subtitle>
                    <![CDATA[This episode is about how our lives are full of magic. I saw a star in the hole in the clouds, and it seemed to want to say: “Hey Karl, don’t forget that your life is full of magic.” I want to hear from you: what’s an experience you’ve had of the magic of life? Join me at Patreon.com/boxcarenglishpodcast, and help build a community of people who want to improve their English in a human, creative, community-forward way. You can see more at boxcarenglish.com.]]>
                </itunes:subtitle>
                                <itunes:title>
                    <![CDATA[033: A star in a hole in the clouds]]>
                </itunes:title>
                                                <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
                <content:encoded>
                    <![CDATA[This episode is about how our lives are full of magic. I saw a star in the hole in the clouds, and it seemed to want to say: “Hey Karl, don’t forget that your life is full of magic.” I want to hear from you: what’s an experience you’ve had of the magic of life? Join me at Patreon.com/boxcarenglishpodcast, and help build a community of people who want to improve their English in a human, creative, community-forward way. You can see more at boxcarenglish.com.]]>
                </content:encoded>
                                    <enclosure url="https://episodes.castos.com/67c5ba93d3e308-11274522/2097236/c1e-3w1zjskwmr4sm1k3z-xx44zzkvi37g-oujvdl.mp3" length="7685141"
                        type="audio/mpeg">
                    </enclosure>
                                <itunes:summary>
                    <![CDATA[This episode is about how our lives are full of magic. I saw a star in the hole in the clouds, and it seemed to want to say: “Hey Karl, don’t forget that your life is full of magic.” I want to hear from you: what’s an experience you’ve had of the magic of life? Join me at Patreon.com/boxcarenglishpodcast, and help build a community of people who want to improve their English in a human, creative, community-forward way. You can see more at boxcarenglish.com.]]>
                </itunes:summary>
                                                                            <itunes:duration>00:06:25</itunes:duration>
                                                    <itunes:author>
                    <![CDATA[BOXCAR ENGLISH]]>
                </itunes:author>
                            </item>
                    <item>
                <title>
                    <![CDATA[032: Blue Fruit]]>
                </title>
                <pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2025 09:58:01 +0000</pubDate>
                <dc:creator>BOXCAR ENGLISH</dc:creator>
                <guid isPermaLink="true">
                    https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/64166/episode/2092251</guid>
                                    <link>https://boxcar-english.castos.com/episodes/032-blue-fruit</link>
                                <description>
                                            <![CDATA[I had a dream about eating some very delicious blue fruit. It was so inspiring. I felt good all day. And I took my dog on a walk in the woods. We saw a dead deer. That’s the type of story you get on Boxcar English, ones that show thinking and feeling in the English language. No AI is used in the creation of this podcast — it’s a human production! Visit boxcarenglish.com to learn how to take lessons with me. Support the podcast at patreon.com/boxcarenglishpodcast]]>
                                    </description>
                <itunes:subtitle>
                    <![CDATA[I had a dream about eating some very delicious blue fruit. It was so inspiring. I felt good all day. And I took my dog on a walk in the woods. We saw a dead deer. That’s the type of story you get on Boxcar English, ones that show thinking and feeling in the English language. No AI is used in the creation of this podcast — it’s a human production! Visit boxcarenglish.com to learn how to take lessons with me. Support the podcast at patreon.com/boxcarenglishpodcast]]>
                </itunes:subtitle>
                                <itunes:title>
                    <![CDATA[032: Blue Fruit]]>
                </itunes:title>
                                                <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
                <content:encoded>
                    <![CDATA[I had a dream about eating some very delicious blue fruit. It was so inspiring. I felt good all day. And I took my dog on a walk in the woods. We saw a dead deer. That’s the type of story you get on Boxcar English, ones that show thinking and feeling in the English language. No AI is used in the creation of this podcast — it’s a human production! Visit boxcarenglish.com to learn how to take lessons with me. Support the podcast at patreon.com/boxcarenglishpodcast]]>
                </content:encoded>
                                    <enclosure url="https://episodes.castos.com/67c5ba93d3e308-11274522/2092251/c1e-5w85js17o0gtr80gd-z3k2ko1ospgn-6iawsx.mp3" length="8497549"
                        type="audio/mpeg">
                    </enclosure>
                                <itunes:summary>
                    <![CDATA[I had a dream about eating some very delicious blue fruit. It was so inspiring. I felt good all day. And I took my dog on a walk in the woods. We saw a dead deer. That’s the type of story you get on Boxcar English, ones that show thinking and feeling in the English language. No AI is used in the creation of this podcast — it’s a human production! Visit boxcarenglish.com to learn how to take lessons with me. Support the podcast at patreon.com/boxcarenglishpodcast]]>
                </itunes:summary>
                                                                            <itunes:duration>00:07:05</itunes:duration>
                                                    <itunes:author>
                    <![CDATA[BOXCAR ENGLISH]]>
                </itunes:author>
                            </item>
                    <item>
                <title>
                    <![CDATA[031: Free]]>
                </title>
                <pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2025 11:25:01 +0000</pubDate>
                <dc:creator>BOXCAR ENGLISH</dc:creator>
                <guid isPermaLink="true">
                    https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/64166/episode/2086198</guid>
                                    <link>https://boxcar-english.castos.com/episodes/031-free</link>
                                <description>
                                            <![CDATA[Karl talks to a friend about prisons. And something unexpected happens. Who is responsible? No one knows. This episode includes some adult themes, so be aware of that if you feel any sensitivity to those things. Take lessons with me at boxcarenglish.com. And support the podcast at patreon.com/boxcarenglishpodcast. Thanks for listening!]]>
                                    </description>
                <itunes:subtitle>
                    <![CDATA[Karl talks to a friend about prisons. And something unexpected happens. Who is responsible? No one knows. This episode includes some adult themes, so be aware of that if you feel any sensitivity to those things. Take lessons with me at boxcarenglish.com. And support the podcast at patreon.com/boxcarenglishpodcast. Thanks for listening!]]>
                </itunes:subtitle>
                                <itunes:title>
                    <![CDATA[031: Free]]>
                </itunes:title>
                                                <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
                <content:encoded>
                    <![CDATA[Karl talks to a friend about prisons. And something unexpected happens. Who is responsible? No one knows. This episode includes some adult themes, so be aware of that if you feel any sensitivity to those things. Take lessons with me at boxcarenglish.com. And support the podcast at patreon.com/boxcarenglishpodcast. Thanks for listening!]]>
                </content:encoded>
                                    <enclosure url="https://episodes.castos.com/67c5ba93d3e308-11274522/2086198/c1e-wqdg3f33205tjd092-1p5dxnx7t6gd-a86fr3.mp3" length="9937941"
                        type="audio/mpeg">
                    </enclosure>
                                <itunes:summary>
                    <![CDATA[Karl talks to a friend about prisons. And something unexpected happens. Who is responsible? No one knows. This episode includes some adult themes, so be aware of that if you feel any sensitivity to those things. Take lessons with me at boxcarenglish.com. And support the podcast at patreon.com/boxcarenglishpodcast. Thanks for listening!]]>
                </itunes:summary>
                                                                            <itunes:duration>00:08:17</itunes:duration>
                                                    <itunes:author>
                    <![CDATA[BOXCAR ENGLISH]]>
                </itunes:author>
                            </item>
                    <item>
                <title>
                    <![CDATA[030: Car Problems and a Possum]]>
                </title>
                <pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2025 12:00:57 +0000</pubDate>
                <dc:creator>BOXCAR ENGLISH</dc:creator>
                <guid isPermaLink="true">
                    https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/64166/episode/2083767</guid>
                                    <link>https://boxcar-english.castos.com/episodes/030-car-problems-and-a-possum</link>
                                <description>
                                            <![CDATA[It’s no fun to have car problems. Karl wants to leave work, but his car won’t start. It’s cold outside, and there’s nobody around to help. Then, a possum comes through the parking lot… Go to boxcarenglish.com for more episodes and lessons. Support the podcast at patreon.com/boxcarenglishpodcast]]>
                                    </description>
                <itunes:subtitle>
                    <![CDATA[It’s no fun to have car problems. Karl wants to leave work, but his car won’t start. It’s cold outside, and there’s nobody around to help. Then, a possum comes through the parking lot… Go to boxcarenglish.com for more episodes and lessons. Support the podcast at patreon.com/boxcarenglishpodcast]]>
                </itunes:subtitle>
                                <itunes:title>
                    <![CDATA[030: Car Problems and a Possum]]>
                </itunes:title>
                                                <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
                <content:encoded>
                    <![CDATA[It’s no fun to have car problems. Karl wants to leave work, but his car won’t start. It’s cold outside, and there’s nobody around to help. Then, a possum comes through the parking lot… Go to boxcarenglish.com for more episodes and lessons. Support the podcast at patreon.com/boxcarenglishpodcast]]>
                </content:encoded>
                                    <enclosure url="https://episodes.castos.com/67c5ba93d3e308-11274522/2083767/c1e-5w85js11q66br80gd-254dwogjcxz-xrfakm.mp3" length="9309957"
                        type="audio/mpeg">
                    </enclosure>
                                <itunes:summary>
                    <![CDATA[It’s no fun to have car problems. Karl wants to leave work, but his car won’t start. It’s cold outside, and there’s nobody around to help. Then, a possum comes through the parking lot… Go to boxcarenglish.com for more episodes and lessons. Support the podcast at patreon.com/boxcarenglishpodcast]]>
                </itunes:summary>
                                                                            <itunes:duration>00:07:46</itunes:duration>
                                                    <itunes:author>
                    <![CDATA[BOXCAR ENGLISH]]>
                </itunes:author>
                            </item>
                    <item>
                <title>
                    <![CDATA[029: Grocery Store (Part 2)]]>
                </title>
                <pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2025 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
                <dc:creator>BOXCAR ENGLISH</dc:creator>
                <guid isPermaLink="true">
                    https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/64166/episode/2077719</guid>
                                    <link>https://boxcar-english.castos.com/episodes/029-grocery-store-part-2</link>
                                <description>
                                            <![CDATA[If you haven’t listened to Grocery Store (Part 1) I recommend you do before listening to this episode! More essential vocabulary-in-use in this video! Do you know a lot of words but have trouble putting them together so they sound natural? That’s exactly what this podcast is meant to help with. I mean, every episode of it, not just “Grocery Store (Part 2)!” If you want lessons to help you use these podcasts to the best of your ability, go to boxcarenglish.com and click on “LESSONS!” If you want the transcripts — for as little as the price of a […]]]>
                                    </description>
                <itunes:subtitle>
                    <![CDATA[If you haven’t listened to Grocery Store (Part 1) I recommend you do before listening to this episode! More essential vocabulary-in-use in this video! Do you know a lot of words but have trouble putting them together so they sound natural? That’s exactly what this podcast is meant to help with. I mean, every episode of it, not just “Grocery Store (Part 2)!” If you want lessons to help you use these podcasts to the best of your ability, go to boxcarenglish.com and click on “LESSONS!” If you want the transcripts — for as little as the price of a […]]]>
                </itunes:subtitle>
                                <itunes:title>
                    <![CDATA[029: Grocery Store (Part 2)]]>
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                    <![CDATA[If you haven’t listened to Grocery Store (Part 1) I recommend you do before listening to this episode! More essential vocabulary-in-use in this video! Do you know a lot of words but have trouble putting them together so they sound natural? That’s exactly what this podcast is meant to help with. I mean, every episode of it, not just “Grocery Store (Part 2)!” If you want lessons to help you use these podcasts to the best of your ability, go to boxcarenglish.com and click on “LESSONS!” If you want the transcripts — for as little as the price of a […]]]>
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                                    <enclosure url="https://episodes.castos.com/67c5ba93d3e308-11274522/2077719/c1e-3w1zjskkw06hm1k3z-wwxvp14mckx1-rbfiwq.mp3" length="6614643"
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                                <itunes:summary>
                    <![CDATA[If you haven’t listened to Grocery Store (Part 1) I recommend you do before listening to this episode! More essential vocabulary-in-use in this video! Do you know a lot of words but have trouble putting them together so they sound natural? That’s exactly what this podcast is meant to help with. I mean, every episode of it, not just “Grocery Store (Part 2)!” If you want lessons to help you use these podcasts to the best of your ability, go to boxcarenglish.com and click on “LESSONS!” If you want the transcripts — for as little as the price of a […]]]>
                </itunes:summary>
                                                                            <itunes:duration>00:05:31</itunes:duration>
                                                    <itunes:author>
                    <![CDATA[BOXCAR ENGLISH]]>
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                            </item>
                    <item>
                <title>
                    <![CDATA[028: Grocery Store (Part 1)]]>
                </title>
                <pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2025 09:47:59 +0000</pubDate>
                <dc:creator>BOXCAR ENGLISH</dc:creator>
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                                    <link>https://boxcar-english.castos.com/episodes/028-grocery-store-part-1-1</link>
                                <description>
                                            <![CDATA[Karl skips lunch and is very hungry after work. But, having no food, he has to go to the grocery store! What do you think he will cook? Visit boxcarenglish.com for more podcasts and to take lessons with the creator of this podcast!]]>
                                    </description>
                <itunes:subtitle>
                    <![CDATA[Karl skips lunch and is very hungry after work. But, having no food, he has to go to the grocery store! What do you think he will cook? Visit boxcarenglish.com for more podcasts and to take lessons with the creator of this podcast!]]>
                </itunes:subtitle>
                                <itunes:title>
                    <![CDATA[028: Grocery Store (Part 1)]]>
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                <content:encoded>
                    <![CDATA[Karl skips lunch and is very hungry after work. But, having no food, he has to go to the grocery store! What do you think he will cook? Visit boxcarenglish.com for more podcasts and to take lessons with the creator of this podcast!]]>
                </content:encoded>
                                    <enclosure url="https://episodes.castos.com/67c5ba93d3e308-11274522/2083227/c1e-9974xhdd1vqto9d27-qdor75vnhpdd-4wv5mu.mp3" length="6319459"
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                                <itunes:summary>
                    <![CDATA[Karl skips lunch and is very hungry after work. But, having no food, he has to go to the grocery store! What do you think he will cook? Visit boxcarenglish.com for more podcasts and to take lessons with the creator of this podcast!]]>
                </itunes:summary>
                                                                            <itunes:duration>00:05:16</itunes:duration>
                                                    <itunes:author>
                    <![CDATA[BOXCAR ENGLISH]]>
                </itunes:author>
                            </item>
                    <item>
                <title>
                    <![CDATA[027: Grass and Baseball]]>
                </title>
                <pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2025 10:12:28 +0000</pubDate>
                <dc:creator>BOXCAR ENGLISH</dc:creator>
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                    https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/64166/episode/2076739</guid>
                                    <link>https://boxcar-english.castos.com/episodes/028-grass-and-baseball</link>
                                <description>
                                            <![CDATA[It’s finally warm enough for Karl to go out wearing only a T-shirt. He takes Shelby out to the park where he sees some kids playing baseball. And he remembers what he felt like as a kid, and how it’s different than he feels now, in a good way. Visit boxcarenglish.com to listen to more podcasts. Support the podcast at patreon.com/boxcarenglishpodcasts]]>
                                    </description>
                <itunes:subtitle>
                    <![CDATA[It’s finally warm enough for Karl to go out wearing only a T-shirt. He takes Shelby out to the park where he sees some kids playing baseball. And he remembers what he felt like as a kid, and how it’s different than he feels now, in a good way. Visit boxcarenglish.com to listen to more podcasts. Support the podcast at patreon.com/boxcarenglishpodcasts]]>
                </itunes:subtitle>
                                <itunes:title>
                    <![CDATA[027: Grass and Baseball]]>
                </itunes:title>
                                                <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
                <content:encoded>
                    <![CDATA[It’s finally warm enough for Karl to go out wearing only a T-shirt. He takes Shelby out to the park where he sees some kids playing baseball. And he remembers what he felt like as a kid, and how it’s different than he feels now, in a good way. Visit boxcarenglish.com to listen to more podcasts. Support the podcast at patreon.com/boxcarenglishpodcasts]]>
                </content:encoded>
                                    <enclosure url="https://episodes.castos.com/67c5ba93d3e308-11274522/2076739/c1e-gmo46fmm30zfxk2o6-7z35xp2rh79q-rnmozf.mp3" length="6319459"
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                                <itunes:summary>
                    <![CDATA[It’s finally warm enough for Karl to go out wearing only a T-shirt. He takes Shelby out to the park where he sees some kids playing baseball. And he remembers what he felt like as a kid, and how it’s different than he feels now, in a good way. Visit boxcarenglish.com to listen to more podcasts. Support the podcast at patreon.com/boxcarenglishpodcasts]]>
                </itunes:summary>
                                                                            <itunes:duration>00:05:16</itunes:duration>
                                                    <itunes:author>
                    <![CDATA[BOXCAR ENGLISH]]>
                </itunes:author>
                            </item>
                    <item>
                <title>
                    <![CDATA[026: After a Long Day]]>
                </title>
                <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2025 09:45:25 +0000</pubDate>
                <dc:creator>BOXCAR ENGLISH</dc:creator>
                <guid isPermaLink="true">
                    https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/64166/episode/2083224</guid>
                                    <link>https://boxcar-english.castos.com/episodes/026-after-a-long-day</link>
                                <description>
                                            <![CDATA[After a long day of hard work, it’s nice to be able to sit for a minute and relax. It really feels just right. It really — hits the spot. Take English lessons using creative writing techniques with me at BoxcarEnglish.com And support the podcast at patreon.com/boxcarenglishpodcast.]]>
                                    </description>
                <itunes:subtitle>
                    <![CDATA[After a long day of hard work, it’s nice to be able to sit for a minute and relax. It really feels just right. It really — hits the spot. Take English lessons using creative writing techniques with me at BoxcarEnglish.com And support the podcast at patreon.com/boxcarenglishpodcast.]]>
                </itunes:subtitle>
                                <itunes:title>
                    <![CDATA[026: After a Long Day]]>
                </itunes:title>
                                                <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
                <content:encoded>
                    <![CDATA[After a long day of hard work, it’s nice to be able to sit for a minute and relax. It really feels just right. It really — hits the spot. Take English lessons using creative writing techniques with me at BoxcarEnglish.com And support the podcast at patreon.com/boxcarenglishpodcast.]]>
                </content:encoded>
                                    <enclosure url="https://episodes.castos.com/67c5ba93d3e308-11274522/2083224/c1e-0wnrjskk253u2ngvz-5zog9759sp64-xjlc4l.mp3" length="6430218"
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                                <itunes:summary>
                    <![CDATA[After a long day of hard work, it’s nice to be able to sit for a minute and relax. It really feels just right. It really — hits the spot. Take English lessons using creative writing techniques with me at BoxcarEnglish.com And support the podcast at patreon.com/boxcarenglishpodcast.]]>
                </itunes:summary>
                                                                            <itunes:duration>00:05:22</itunes:duration>
                                                    <itunes:author>
                    <![CDATA[BOXCAR ENGLISH]]>
                </itunes:author>
                            </item>
                    <item>
                <title>
                    <![CDATA[024: Follow the Wind]]>
                </title>
                <pubDate>Tue, 17 Jun 2025 07:19:09 +0000</pubDate>
                <dc:creator>BOXCAR ENGLISH</dc:creator>
                <guid isPermaLink="true">
                    https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/64166/episode/2067785</guid>
                                    <link>https://boxcar-english.castos.com/episodes/024-follow-the-wind</link>
                                <description>
                                            <![CDATA[This is a dreamlike story. But it is not a dream… Sometimes it’s hard to tell the difference between life and dreams. Please visit the Boxcar English website: boxcarenglish.com And support the podcast on Patreon to receive all our transcripts: patreon.com/boxcarenglishpodcast]]>
                                    </description>
                <itunes:subtitle>
                    <![CDATA[This is a dreamlike story. But it is not a dream… Sometimes it’s hard to tell the difference between life and dreams. Please visit the Boxcar English website: boxcarenglish.com And support the podcast on Patreon to receive all our transcripts: patreon.com/boxcarenglishpodcast]]>
                </itunes:subtitle>
                                <itunes:title>
                    <![CDATA[024: Follow the Wind]]>
                </itunes:title>
                                                <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
                <content:encoded>
                    <![CDATA[This is a dreamlike story. But it is not a dream… Sometimes it’s hard to tell the difference between life and dreams. Please visit the Boxcar English website: boxcarenglish.com And support the podcast on Patreon to receive all our transcripts: patreon.com/boxcarenglishpodcast]]>
                </content:encoded>
                                    <enclosure url="https://episodes.castos.com/67c5ba93d3e308-11274522/2067785/c1e-5w85js1mx9qbr80gd-mk4z1m52f8k-uwxzag.mp3" length="10897680"
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                                <itunes:summary>
                    <![CDATA[This is a dreamlike story. But it is not a dream… Sometimes it’s hard to tell the difference between life and dreams. Please visit the Boxcar English website: boxcarenglish.com And support the podcast on Patreon to receive all our transcripts: patreon.com/boxcarenglishpodcast]]>
                </itunes:summary>
                                                                            <itunes:duration>00:09:05</itunes:duration>
                                                    <itunes:author>
                    <![CDATA[BOXCAR ENGLISH]]>
                </itunes:author>
                            </item>
                    <item>
                <title>
                    <![CDATA[023: If I Were a Millionaire]]>
                </title>
                <pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2025 09:32:59 +0000</pubDate>
                <dc:creator>BOXCAR ENGLISH</dc:creator>
                <guid isPermaLink="true">
                    https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/64166/episode/2062931</guid>
                                    <link>https://boxcar-english.castos.com/episodes/023-if-i-were-a-millionaire</link>
                                <description>
                                            <![CDATA[What would you do if you were a millionaire? This episode talks about what Karl would do… Thanks for listening! Listen to Boxcar English and learn to think in English! Transcripts make learning easier! Join the Boxcar English Patreon (patreon.com/BoxcarEnglishPodcast) for access to all transcripts! Follow the podcast on TikTok (@boxcar.english) and Instagram (@boxcar_english)… And listen to the music of Big Kitty, the creator of this podcast!]]>
                                    </description>
                <itunes:subtitle>
                    <![CDATA[What would you do if you were a millionaire? This episode talks about what Karl would do… Thanks for listening! Listen to Boxcar English and learn to think in English! Transcripts make learning easier! Join the Boxcar English Patreon (patreon.com/BoxcarEnglishPodcast) for access to all transcripts! Follow the podcast on TikTok (@boxcar.english) and Instagram (@boxcar_english)… And listen to the music of Big Kitty, the creator of this podcast!]]>
                </itunes:subtitle>
                                <itunes:title>
                    <![CDATA[023: If I Were a Millionaire]]>
                </itunes:title>
                                                <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
                <content:encoded>
                    <![CDATA[What would you do if you were a millionaire? This episode talks about what Karl would do… Thanks for listening! Listen to Boxcar English and learn to think in English! Transcripts make learning easier! Join the Boxcar English Patreon (patreon.com/BoxcarEnglishPodcast) for access to all transcripts! Follow the podcast on TikTok (@boxcar.english) and Instagram (@boxcar_english)… And listen to the music of Big Kitty, the creator of this podcast!]]>
                </content:encoded>
                                    <enclosure url="https://episodes.castos.com/67c5ba93d3e308-11274522/2062931/c1e-gmo46fm33ppsxk2o6-34d06moqbj5o-we3toy.mp3" length="8608308"
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                                <itunes:summary>
                    <![CDATA[What would you do if you were a millionaire? This episode talks about what Karl would do… Thanks for listening! Listen to Boxcar English and learn to think in English! Transcripts make learning easier! Join the Boxcar English Patreon (patreon.com/BoxcarEnglishPodcast) for access to all transcripts! Follow the podcast on TikTok (@boxcar.english) and Instagram (@boxcar_english)… And listen to the music of Big Kitty, the creator of this podcast!]]>
                </itunes:summary>
                                                                            <itunes:duration>00:07:11</itunes:duration>
                                                    <itunes:author>
                    <![CDATA[BOXCAR ENGLISH]]>
                </itunes:author>
                            </item>
                    <item>
                <title>
                    <![CDATA[022: Fixing a Hole]]>
                </title>
                <pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2025 10:31:17 +0000</pubDate>
                <dc:creator>BOXCAR ENGLISH</dc:creator>
                <guid isPermaLink="true">
                    https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/64166/episode/2061636</guid>
                                    <link>https://boxcar-english.castos.com/episodes/022-fixing-a-hole</link>
                                <description>
                                            <![CDATA[Sunday is a day of rest for many, especially when it’s raining outside. But sometimes things get in the way. Please leave a review for the podcast! Follow the podcast on Instagram @boxcar_english and TikTok @boxcar.english and support us on Patreon at patreon.com/boxcarenglishpodcast where you can get transcripts and live chats! Visit boxcarenglish.com to take lessons with me Thank you!]]>
                                    </description>
                <itunes:subtitle>
                    <![CDATA[Sunday is a day of rest for many, especially when it’s raining outside. But sometimes things get in the way. Please leave a review for the podcast! Follow the podcast on Instagram @boxcar_english and TikTok @boxcar.english and support us on Patreon at patreon.com/boxcarenglishpodcast where you can get transcripts and live chats! Visit boxcarenglish.com to take lessons with me Thank you!]]>
                </itunes:subtitle>
                                <itunes:title>
                    <![CDATA[022: Fixing a Hole]]>
                </itunes:title>
                                                <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
                <content:encoded>
                    <![CDATA[Sunday is a day of rest for many, especially when it’s raining outside. But sometimes things get in the way. Please leave a review for the podcast! Follow the podcast on Instagram @boxcar_english and TikTok @boxcar.english and support us on Patreon at patreon.com/boxcarenglishpodcast where you can get transcripts and live chats! Visit boxcarenglish.com to take lessons with me Thank you!]]>
                </content:encoded>
                                    <enclosure url="https://episodes.castos.com/67c5ba93d3e308-11274522/2061636/c1e-3w1zjsk505phm1k3z-mk4vg8vofn8d-yzxhux.mp3" length="9531475"
                        type="audio/mpeg">
                    </enclosure>
                                <itunes:summary>
                    <![CDATA[Sunday is a day of rest for many, especially when it’s raining outside. But sometimes things get in the way. Please leave a review for the podcast! Follow the podcast on Instagram @boxcar_english and TikTok @boxcar.english and support us on Patreon at patreon.com/boxcarenglishpodcast where you can get transcripts and live chats! Visit boxcarenglish.com to take lessons with me Thank you!]]>
                </itunes:summary>
                                                                            <itunes:duration>00:07:57</itunes:duration>
                                                    <itunes:author>
                    <![CDATA[BOXCAR ENGLISH]]>
                </itunes:author>
                            </item>
                    <item>
                <title>
                    <![CDATA[021: Mountain Dream]]>
                </title>
                <pubDate>Fri, 06 Jun 2025 06:44:02 +0000</pubDate>
                <dc:creator>BOXCAR ENGLISH</dc:creator>
                <guid isPermaLink="true">
                    https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/64166/episode/2059058</guid>
                                    <link>https://boxcar-english.castos.com/episodes/021-mountain-dream</link>
                                <description>
                                            <![CDATA[In this episode, you’ll learn some ways of talking about your dreams. Sometimes dreams are hard to describe. This story shows how our character, Karl, uses English to describe things that are out of the ordinary. Karl goes to the mountains with his grandmother. They rent a little house by a stream. It’s quiet there and Karl sleeps very well. And as he and his grandmother have breakfast, he tells her about a very strange dream he had… Support the podcast at patreon.com/boxcarenglishpodcast and take lessons with me! Send Karl an email. His address is karl@boxcarenglish.com]]>
                                    </description>
                <itunes:subtitle>
                    <![CDATA[In this episode, you’ll learn some ways of talking about your dreams. Sometimes dreams are hard to describe. This story shows how our character, Karl, uses English to describe things that are out of the ordinary. Karl goes to the mountains with his grandmother. They rent a little house by a stream. It’s quiet there and Karl sleeps very well. And as he and his grandmother have breakfast, he tells her about a very strange dream he had… Support the podcast at patreon.com/boxcarenglishpodcast and take lessons with me! Send Karl an email. His address is karl@boxcarenglish.com]]>
                </itunes:subtitle>
                                <itunes:title>
                    <![CDATA[021: Mountain Dream]]>
                </itunes:title>
                                                <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
                <content:encoded>
                    <![CDATA[In this episode, you’ll learn some ways of talking about your dreams. Sometimes dreams are hard to describe. This story shows how our character, Karl, uses English to describe things that are out of the ordinary. Karl goes to the mountains with his grandmother. They rent a little house by a stream. It’s quiet there and Karl sleeps very well. And as he and his grandmother have breakfast, he tells her about a very strange dream he had… Support the podcast at patreon.com/boxcarenglishpodcast and take lessons with me! Send Karl an email. His address is karl@boxcarenglish.com]]>
                </content:encoded>
                                    <enclosure url="https://episodes.castos.com/67c5ba93d3e308-11274522/2059058/c1e-3w1zjskjzoxsm1k3z-qdm3ojnnurvo-agtumq.mp3" length="10528308"
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                                <itunes:summary>
                    <![CDATA[In this episode, you’ll learn some ways of talking about your dreams. Sometimes dreams are hard to describe. This story shows how our character, Karl, uses English to describe things that are out of the ordinary. Karl goes to the mountains with his grandmother. They rent a little house by a stream. It’s quiet there and Karl sleeps very well. And as he and his grandmother have breakfast, he tells her about a very strange dream he had… Support the podcast at patreon.com/boxcarenglishpodcast and take lessons with me! Send Karl an email. His address is karl@boxcarenglish.com]]>
                </itunes:summary>
                                                                            <itunes:duration>00:08:47</itunes:duration>
                                                    <itunes:author>
                    <![CDATA[BOXCAR ENGLISH]]>
                </itunes:author>
                            </item>
                    <item>
                <title>
                    <![CDATA[020: Eleven Deer]]>
                </title>
                <pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2025 18:17:04 +0000</pubDate>
                <dc:creator>BOXCAR ENGLISH</dc:creator>
                <guid isPermaLink="true">
                    https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/64166/episode/2056813</guid>
                                    <link>https://boxcar-english.castos.com/episodes/020-eleven-deer</link>
                                <description>
                                            <![CDATA[Karl sees eleven deer in his yard. He wishes they would let him pet them. They, of course, do not. Then he thinks about one time when he ate deer meat. Support the podcast at patreon.com/BoxcarEnglishPodcast. You’ll get access to all the transcripts! And more things. Great things. Visit Boxcarenglish.com to take lessons with me. I can teach you all kinds of stuff about English. I love teaching writing, and how to be a creative writer. Do you want to write a novel in English? Let me help you.]]>
                                    </description>
                <itunes:subtitle>
                    <![CDATA[Karl sees eleven deer in his yard. He wishes they would let him pet them. They, of course, do not. Then he thinks about one time when he ate deer meat. Support the podcast at patreon.com/BoxcarEnglishPodcast. You’ll get access to all the transcripts! And more things. Great things. Visit Boxcarenglish.com to take lessons with me. I can teach you all kinds of stuff about English. I love teaching writing, and how to be a creative writer. Do you want to write a novel in English? Let me help you.]]>
                </itunes:subtitle>
                                <itunes:title>
                    <![CDATA[020: Eleven Deer]]>
                </itunes:title>
                                                <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
                <content:encoded>
                    <![CDATA[Karl sees eleven deer in his yard. He wishes they would let him pet them. They, of course, do not. Then he thinks about one time when he ate deer meat. Support the podcast at patreon.com/BoxcarEnglishPodcast. You’ll get access to all the transcripts! And more things. Great things. Visit Boxcarenglish.com to take lessons with me. I can teach you all kinds of stuff about English. I love teaching writing, and how to be a creative writer. Do you want to write a novel in English? Let me help you.]]>
                </content:encoded>
                                    <enclosure url="https://episodes.castos.com/67c5ba93d3e308-11274522/2056813/c1e-9974xhdo0xgfo9d27-0vkjqvxmhj09-wc2y7w.mp3" length="7427051"
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                                <itunes:summary>
                    <![CDATA[Karl sees eleven deer in his yard. He wishes they would let him pet them. They, of course, do not. Then he thinks about one time when he ate deer meat. Support the podcast at patreon.com/BoxcarEnglishPodcast. You’ll get access to all the transcripts! And more things. Great things. Visit Boxcarenglish.com to take lessons with me. I can teach you all kinds of stuff about English. I love teaching writing, and how to be a creative writer. Do you want to write a novel in English? Let me help you.]]>
                </itunes:summary>
                                                                            <itunes:duration>00:06:12</itunes:duration>
                                                    <itunes:author>
                    <![CDATA[BOXCAR ENGLISH]]>
                </itunes:author>
                            </item>
                    <item>
                <title>
                    <![CDATA[028: Grocery Store (Part 1)]]>
                </title>
                <pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2025 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
                <dc:creator>BOXCAR ENGLISH</dc:creator>
                <guid isPermaLink="true">
                    https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/64166/episode/2077718</guid>
                                    <link>https://boxcar-english.castos.com/episodes/028-grocery-store-part-1</link>
                                <description>
                                            <![CDATA[Find out how to use vocabulary like “grossed out”! Enjoy a tale of a friendly, absent-minded janitor! Learn English with useful, everyday language that’s not too hard to understand! Get the transcript by supporting the podcast for as little as 3 euros at patreon.com/BoxcarEnglishPodcast And take lessons with the real Karl (as real as Karl gets, at least) — see how at boxcarenglish.com/lessons]]>
                                    </description>
                <itunes:subtitle>
                    <![CDATA[Find out how to use vocabulary like “grossed out”! Enjoy a tale of a friendly, absent-minded janitor! Learn English with useful, everyday language that’s not too hard to understand! Get the transcript by supporting the podcast for as little as 3 euros at patreon.com/BoxcarEnglishPodcast And take lessons with the real Karl (as real as Karl gets, at least) — see how at boxcarenglish.com/lessons]]>
                </itunes:subtitle>
                                <itunes:title>
                    <![CDATA[028: Grocery Store (Part 1)]]>
                </itunes:title>
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                <content:encoded>
                    <![CDATA[Find out how to use vocabulary like “grossed out”! Enjoy a tale of a friendly, absent-minded janitor! Learn English with useful, everyday language that’s not too hard to understand! Get the transcript by supporting the podcast for as little as 3 euros at patreon.com/BoxcarEnglishPodcast And take lessons with the real Karl (as real as Karl gets, at least) — see how at boxcarenglish.com/lessons]]>
                </content:encoded>
                                    <enclosure url="https://episodes.castos.com/67c5ba93d3e308-11274522/2077718/c1e-oq176f22j0osjk864-8dr7ozzkh0d3-wfzpvs.mp3" length="6319459"
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                                <itunes:summary>
                    <![CDATA[Find out how to use vocabulary like “grossed out”! Enjoy a tale of a friendly, absent-minded janitor! Learn English with useful, everyday language that’s not too hard to understand! Get the transcript by supporting the podcast for as little as 3 euros at patreon.com/BoxcarEnglishPodcast And take lessons with the real Karl (as real as Karl gets, at least) — see how at boxcarenglish.com/lessons]]>
                </itunes:summary>
                                                                            <itunes:duration>00:05:16</itunes:duration>
                                                    <itunes:author>
                    <![CDATA[BOXCAR ENGLISH]]>
                </itunes:author>
                            </item>
                    <item>
                <title>
                    <![CDATA[019: The Doctor]]>
                </title>
                <pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2025 06:52:33 +0000</pubDate>
                <dc:creator>BOXCAR ENGLISH</dc:creator>
                <guid isPermaLink="true">
                    https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/64166/episode/2053855</guid>
                                    <link>https://boxcar-english.castos.com/episodes/019-the-doctor</link>
                                <description>
                                            <![CDATA[Karl gets sick and goes to visit the doctor… He’s worried he didn’t really need to go. But it’s important to see the doctor when you’re sick. This is a great way to learn about how to speak in an important situation. This podcast works even better with the transcript! You can get them for just the price of a cup of coffee at the Boxcar English Patreon page !]]>
                                    </description>
                <itunes:subtitle>
                    <![CDATA[Karl gets sick and goes to visit the doctor… He’s worried he didn’t really need to go. But it’s important to see the doctor when you’re sick. This is a great way to learn about how to speak in an important situation. This podcast works even better with the transcript! You can get them for just the price of a cup of coffee at the Boxcar English Patreon page !]]>
                </itunes:subtitle>
                                <itunes:title>
                    <![CDATA[019: The Doctor]]>
                </itunes:title>
                                                <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
                <content:encoded>
                    <![CDATA[Karl gets sick and goes to visit the doctor… He’s worried he didn’t really need to go. But it’s important to see the doctor when you’re sick. This is a great way to learn about how to speak in an important situation. This podcast works even better with the transcript! You can get them for just the price of a cup of coffee at the Boxcar English Patreon page !]]>
                </content:encoded>
                                    <enclosure url="https://episodes.castos.com/67c5ba93d3e308-11274522/2053855/c1e-4wzvjs1gdo8cmzon6-jpdzpqz7a10r-3wj95q.mp3" length="8202365"
                        type="audio/mpeg">
                    </enclosure>
                                <itunes:summary>
                    <![CDATA[Karl gets sick and goes to visit the doctor… He’s worried he didn’t really need to go. But it’s important to see the doctor when you’re sick. This is a great way to learn about how to speak in an important situation. This podcast works even better with the transcript! You can get them for just the price of a cup of coffee at the Boxcar English Patreon page !]]>
                </itunes:summary>
                                                                            <itunes:duration>00:06:50</itunes:duration>
                                                    <itunes:author>
                    <![CDATA[BOXCAR ENGLISH]]>
                </itunes:author>
                            </item>
                    <item>
                <title>
                    <![CDATA[018: Action Movie]]>
                </title>
                <pubDate>Mon, 26 May 2025 20:49:55 +0000</pubDate>
                <dc:creator>BOXCAR ENGLISH</dc:creator>
                <guid isPermaLink="true">
                    https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/64166/episode/2046918</guid>
                                    <link>https://boxcar-english.castos.com/episodes/018-action-movie</link>
                                <description>
                                            <![CDATA[This episode is about how watching a movie makes you feel. It’s about watching an action movie. It’s about feeling like you can do all the things you see in an action movie… Have you ever felt this way before? Tell me about it, at karl@boxcarenglish.com]]>
                                    </description>
                <itunes:subtitle>
                    <![CDATA[This episode is about how watching a movie makes you feel. It’s about watching an action movie. It’s about feeling like you can do all the things you see in an action movie… Have you ever felt this way before? Tell me about it, at karl@boxcarenglish.com]]>
                </itunes:subtitle>
                                <itunes:title>
                    <![CDATA[018: Action Movie]]>
                </itunes:title>
                                                <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
                <content:encoded>
                    <![CDATA[This episode is about how watching a movie makes you feel. It’s about watching an action movie. It’s about feeling like you can do all the things you see in an action movie… Have you ever felt this way before? Tell me about it, at karl@boxcarenglish.com]]>
                </content:encoded>
                                    <enclosure url="https://episodes.castos.com/67c5ba93d3e308-11274522/2046918/c1e-nqgp6fd396dadj96p-okm2n190t2o1-bilqyf.mp3" length="13039198"
                        type="audio/mpeg">
                    </enclosure>
                                <itunes:summary>
                    <![CDATA[This episode is about how watching a movie makes you feel. It’s about watching an action movie. It’s about feeling like you can do all the things you see in an action movie… Have you ever felt this way before? Tell me about it, at karl@boxcarenglish.com]]>
                </itunes:summary>
                                                                            <itunes:duration>00:10:52</itunes:duration>
                                                    <itunes:author>
                    <![CDATA[BOXCAR ENGLISH]]>
                </itunes:author>
                            </item>
                    <item>
                <title>
                    <![CDATA[017: Police Stop]]>
                </title>
                <pubDate>Fri, 23 May 2025 12:50:35 +0000</pubDate>
                <dc:creator>BOXCAR ENGLISH</dc:creator>
                <guid isPermaLink="true">
                    https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/64166/episode/2044942</guid>
                                    <link>https://boxcar-english.castos.com/episodes/017-police-stop</link>
                                <description>
                                            <![CDATA[There are some essential phrasal verbs in here! Especially if you’re in the USA. Such as : “pull over” – this means to stop your car on the side of the road. It’s what you have to do when a police car flashes its lights behind you. Fortunately, nothing bad happens during this police stop. But it’s never fun being stopped by the police! And it’s better if you know what to do in case it happens. And if you drive in the United States, it is very likely to happen!]]>
                                    </description>
                <itunes:subtitle>
                    <![CDATA[There are some essential phrasal verbs in here! Especially if you’re in the USA. Such as : “pull over” – this means to stop your car on the side of the road. It’s what you have to do when a police car flashes its lights behind you. Fortunately, nothing bad happens during this police stop. But it’s never fun being stopped by the police! And it’s better if you know what to do in case it happens. And if you drive in the United States, it is very likely to happen!]]>
                </itunes:subtitle>
                                <itunes:title>
                    <![CDATA[017: Police Stop]]>
                </itunes:title>
                                                <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
                <content:encoded>
                    <![CDATA[There are some essential phrasal verbs in here! Especially if you’re in the USA. Such as : “pull over” – this means to stop your car on the side of the road. It’s what you have to do when a police car flashes its lights behind you. Fortunately, nothing bad happens during this police stop. But it’s never fun being stopped by the police! And it’s better if you know what to do in case it happens. And if you drive in the United States, it is very likely to happen!]]>
                </content:encoded>
                                    <enclosure url="https://episodes.castos.com/67c5ba93d3e308-11274522/2044942/c1e-3w1zjsk0z5zam1k3z-gp30m2wwun19-rjplz5.mp3" length="7967786"
                        type="audio/mpeg">
                    </enclosure>
                                <itunes:summary>
                    <![CDATA[There are some essential phrasal verbs in here! Especially if you’re in the USA. Such as : “pull over” – this means to stop your car on the side of the road. It’s what you have to do when a police car flashes its lights behind you. Fortunately, nothing bad happens during this police stop. But it’s never fun being stopped by the police! And it’s better if you know what to do in case it happens. And if you drive in the United States, it is very likely to happen!]]>
                </itunes:summary>
                                                                            <itunes:duration>00:06:39</itunes:duration>
                                                    <itunes:author>
                    <![CDATA[BOXCAR ENGLISH]]>
                </itunes:author>
                            </item>
                    <item>
                <title>
                    <![CDATA[016: Jazz House]]>
                </title>
                <pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2025 09:36:35 +0000</pubDate>
                <dc:creator>BOXCAR ENGLISH</dc:creator>
                <guid isPermaLink="true">
                    https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/64166/episode/2043097</guid>
                                    <link>https://boxcar-english.castos.com/episodes/016-jazz-house</link>
                                <description>
                                            <![CDATA[Sometimes life encounters jazz. And it stops to listen. And sometimes listening makes you want to do. Listening is doing! Please write to me about what you think about jazz. Do you listen to jazz? Do you play jazz? Send me an email at karl@boxcarenglish.com Let me hear how your English is coming. You could be featured in a future episode.]]>
                                    </description>
                <itunes:subtitle>
                    <![CDATA[Sometimes life encounters jazz. And it stops to listen. And sometimes listening makes you want to do. Listening is doing! Please write to me about what you think about jazz. Do you listen to jazz? Do you play jazz? Send me an email at karl@boxcarenglish.com Let me hear how your English is coming. You could be featured in a future episode.]]>
                </itunes:subtitle>
                                <itunes:title>
                    <![CDATA[016: Jazz House]]>
                </itunes:title>
                                                <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
                <content:encoded>
                    <![CDATA[Sometimes life encounters jazz. And it stops to listen. And sometimes listening makes you want to do. Listening is doing! Please write to me about what you think about jazz. Do you listen to jazz? Do you play jazz? Send me an email at karl@boxcarenglish.com Let me hear how your English is coming. You could be featured in a future episode.]]>
                </content:encoded>
                                    <enclosure url="https://episodes.castos.com/67c5ba93d3e308-11274522/2043097/c1e-2w2gjsm0299fm26rz-34dv6qkoi7nd-lkowsb.mp3" length="8940586"
                        type="audio/mpeg">
                    </enclosure>
                                <itunes:summary>
                    <![CDATA[Sometimes life encounters jazz. And it stops to listen. And sometimes listening makes you want to do. Listening is doing! Please write to me about what you think about jazz. Do you listen to jazz? Do you play jazz? Send me an email at karl@boxcarenglish.com Let me hear how your English is coming. You could be featured in a future episode.]]>
                </itunes:summary>
                                                                            <itunes:duration>00:07:27</itunes:duration>
                                                    <itunes:author>
                    <![CDATA[BOXCAR ENGLISH]]>
                </itunes:author>
                            </item>
                    <item>
                <title>
                    <![CDATA[015: The Sun Comes Out]]>
                </title>
                <pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2025 13:15:12 +0000</pubDate>
                <dc:creator>BOXCAR ENGLISH</dc:creator>
                <guid isPermaLink="true">
                    https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/64166/episode/2041065</guid>
                                    <link>https://boxcar-english.castos.com/episodes/015-the-sun-comes-out</link>
                                <description>
                                            <![CDATA[Listen to this story and soak up some authentic American phrases! The weather changes everything. It changed my day today. I had a lot of work to do. I also had to do something outside. It was raining outside, and I got wet. Finally, I was able to start working! But then the sun came out. And I couldn’t stand to stay inside.]]>
                                    </description>
                <itunes:subtitle>
                    <![CDATA[Listen to this story and soak up some authentic American phrases! The weather changes everything. It changed my day today. I had a lot of work to do. I also had to do something outside. It was raining outside, and I got wet. Finally, I was able to start working! But then the sun came out. And I couldn’t stand to stay inside.]]>
                </itunes:subtitle>
                                <itunes:title>
                    <![CDATA[015: The Sun Comes Out]]>
                </itunes:title>
                                                <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
                <content:encoded>
                    <![CDATA[Listen to this story and soak up some authentic American phrases! The weather changes everything. It changed my day today. I had a lot of work to do. I also had to do something outside. It was raining outside, and I got wet. Finally, I was able to start working! But then the sun came out. And I couldn’t stand to stay inside.]]>
                </content:encoded>
                                    <enclosure url="https://episodes.castos.com/67c5ba93d3e308-11274522/2041065/c1e-8356jhoq2nzbx61og-kp4kgkovaj01-xj1fgy.mp3" length="7094773"
                        type="audio/mpeg">
                    </enclosure>
                                <itunes:summary>
                    <![CDATA[Listen to this story and soak up some authentic American phrases! The weather changes everything. It changed my day today. I had a lot of work to do. I also had to do something outside. It was raining outside, and I got wet. Finally, I was able to start working! But then the sun came out. And I couldn’t stand to stay inside.]]>
                </itunes:summary>
                                                                            <itunes:duration>00:05:55</itunes:duration>
                                                    <itunes:author>
                    <![CDATA[BOXCAR ENGLISH]]>
                </itunes:author>
                            </item>
                    <item>
                <title>
                    <![CDATA[014: Catching a Ride]]>
                </title>
                <pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2025 10:47:47 +0000</pubDate>
                <dc:creator>BOXCAR ENGLISH</dc:creator>
                <guid isPermaLink="true">
                    https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/64166/episode/2039174</guid>
                                    <link>https://boxcar-english.castos.com/episodes/boxcar-english-014-catching-a-ride</link>
                                <description>
                                            <![CDATA[You’ll find a surprisingly emotional story in this episode, and some interesting, authentic phrases too. I was walking with my dog when it started to rain. A car drove by — and I caught a ride with it… Listen to the episode to find out what happened. Please send me a message at karl@boxcarenglish.com, and tell me if you’ve ever been hitchhiking (some places call this “autostop”).]]>
                                    </description>
                <itunes:subtitle>
                    <![CDATA[You’ll find a surprisingly emotional story in this episode, and some interesting, authentic phrases too. I was walking with my dog when it started to rain. A car drove by — and I caught a ride with it… Listen to the episode to find out what happened. Please send me a message at karl@boxcarenglish.com, and tell me if you’ve ever been hitchhiking (some places call this “autostop”).]]>
                </itunes:subtitle>
                                <itunes:title>
                    <![CDATA[014: Catching a Ride]]>
                </itunes:title>
                                                <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
                <content:encoded>
                    <![CDATA[You’ll find a surprisingly emotional story in this episode, and some interesting, authentic phrases too. I was walking with my dog when it started to rain. A car drove by — and I caught a ride with it… Listen to the episode to find out what happened. Please send me a message at karl@boxcarenglish.com, and tell me if you’ve ever been hitchhiking (some places call this “autostop”).]]>
                </content:encoded>
                                    <enclosure url="https://episodes.castos.com/67c5ba93d3e308-11274522/2039174/c1e-7opqjh9274ktqpd48-rk4n0d2jsw1w-qbnhnq.mp3" length="8977680"
                        type="audio/mpeg">
                    </enclosure>
                                <itunes:summary>
                    <![CDATA[You’ll find a surprisingly emotional story in this episode, and some interesting, authentic phrases too. I was walking with my dog when it started to rain. A car drove by — and I caught a ride with it… Listen to the episode to find out what happened. Please send me a message at karl@boxcarenglish.com, and tell me if you’ve ever been hitchhiking (some places call this “autostop”).]]>
                </itunes:summary>
                                                                            <itunes:duration>00:07:29</itunes:duration>
                                                    <itunes:author>
                    <![CDATA[BOXCAR ENGLISH]]>
                </itunes:author>
                            </item>
                    <item>
                <title>
                    <![CDATA[013: A Walking Vacation]]>
                </title>
                <pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2025 09:28:44 +0000</pubDate>
                <dc:creator>BOXCAR ENGLISH</dc:creator>
                <guid isPermaLink="true">
                    https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/64166/episode/2028410</guid>
                                    <link>https://boxcar-english.castos.com/episodes/boxcar-english-013-a-walking-vacation</link>
                                <description>
                                            <![CDATA[Do you like to travel? I do, but I also don’t like going very far away from home. And I have a dog. You don’t have to go very far to find new places. This is the story of my vacation. I discovered a new land, only by walking a few minutes from my home.]]>
                                    </description>
                <itunes:subtitle>
                    <![CDATA[Do you like to travel? I do, but I also don’t like going very far away from home. And I have a dog. You don’t have to go very far to find new places. This is the story of my vacation. I discovered a new land, only by walking a few minutes from my home.]]>
                </itunes:subtitle>
                                <itunes:title>
                    <![CDATA[013: A Walking Vacation]]>
                </itunes:title>
                                                <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
                <content:encoded>
                    <![CDATA[Do you like to travel? I do, but I also don’t like going very far away from home. And I have a dog. You don’t have to go very far to find new places. This is the story of my vacation. I discovered a new land, only by walking a few minutes from my home.]]>
                </content:encoded>
                                    <enclosure url="https://episodes.castos.com/67c5ba93d3e308-11274522/2028410/c1e-0wnrjskw51wb2ngvz-6zo0pg12b6jz-rfjhsu.mp3" length="14442496"
                        type="audio/mpeg">
                    </enclosure>
                                <itunes:summary>
                    <![CDATA[Do you like to travel? I do, but I also don’t like going very far away from home. And I have a dog. You don’t have to go very far to find new places. This is the story of my vacation. I discovered a new land, only by walking a few minutes from my home.]]>
                </itunes:summary>
                                                                            <itunes:duration>00:12:02</itunes:duration>
                                                    <itunes:author>
                    <![CDATA[BOXCAR ENGLISH]]>
                </itunes:author>
                            </item>
                    <item>
                <title>
                    <![CDATA[012: Blue and Yellow Signs]]>
                </title>
                <pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2025 07:55:23 +0000</pubDate>
                <dc:creator>BOXCAR ENGLISH</dc:creator>
                <guid isPermaLink="true">
                    https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/64166/episode/2025821</guid>
                                    <link>https://boxcar-english.castos.com/episodes/boxcar-english-012-blue-and-yellow-signs</link>
                                <description>
                                            <![CDATA[There are lots of new things to look for and learn in this episode. New phrases and new words. Let me know which ones are new to you. Send me your questions at karl@boxcarenglish.com. I went to town to take care of a few things. I rode my bike there. It was Spring, and there were flowers blooming. While in town, I saw posters for a show. They were yellow and blue, and I saw them everywhere. I wondered what the show would be like. It looked like it would be so good.]]>
                                    </description>
                <itunes:subtitle>
                    <![CDATA[There are lots of new things to look for and learn in this episode. New phrases and new words. Let me know which ones are new to you. Send me your questions at karl@boxcarenglish.com. I went to town to take care of a few things. I rode my bike there. It was Spring, and there were flowers blooming. While in town, I saw posters for a show. They were yellow and blue, and I saw them everywhere. I wondered what the show would be like. It looked like it would be so good.]]>
                </itunes:subtitle>
                                <itunes:title>
                    <![CDATA[012: Blue and Yellow Signs]]>
                </itunes:title>
                                                <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
                <content:encoded>
                    <![CDATA[There are lots of new things to look for and learn in this episode. New phrases and new words. Let me know which ones are new to you. Send me your questions at karl@boxcarenglish.com. I went to town to take care of a few things. I rode my bike there. It was Spring, and there were flowers blooming. While in town, I saw posters for a show. They were yellow and blue, and I saw them everywhere. I wondered what the show would be like. It looked like it would be so good.]]>
                </content:encoded>
                                    <enclosure url="https://episodes.castos.com/67c5ba93d3e308-11274522/2025821/c1e-qq8j6fdz6n2t7g083-qdmxm72duz0-pxsc6t.mp3" length="8645402"
                        type="audio/mpeg">
                    </enclosure>
                                <itunes:summary>
                    <![CDATA[There are lots of new things to look for and learn in this episode. New phrases and new words. Let me know which ones are new to you. Send me your questions at karl@boxcarenglish.com. I went to town to take care of a few things. I rode my bike there. It was Spring, and there were flowers blooming. While in town, I saw posters for a show. They were yellow and blue, and I saw them everywhere. I wondered what the show would be like. It looked like it would be so good.]]>
                </itunes:summary>
                                                                            <itunes:duration>00:07:13</itunes:duration>
                                                    <itunes:author>
                    <![CDATA[BOXCAR ENGLISH]]>
                </itunes:author>
                            </item>
                    <item>
                <title>
                    <![CDATA[011: When I Lost My Phone]]>
                </title>
                <pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2025 21:55:41 +0000</pubDate>
                <dc:creator>BOXCAR ENGLISH</dc:creator>
                <guid isPermaLink="true">
                    https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/64166/episode/2023569</guid>
                                    <link>https://boxcar-english.castos.com/episodes/boxcar-english-011-when-i-lost-my-phone</link>
                                <description>
                                            <![CDATA[Listen closely… this podcast is meant to be easy to understand for about a B1-level English student. Unlike other English listening podcasts, this podcast is designed to be heard without thinking too much. The idea is to make you forget you’re learning the language and focus on the story so you start to THINK in English. I lost my phone on a walk in the country. I asked some hunters about it. They weren’t friendly. A little dog barked at me. And I tried to believe I would find my phone… Have you ever lost your phone? Send me a […]]]>
                                    </description>
                <itunes:subtitle>
                    <![CDATA[Listen closely… this podcast is meant to be easy to understand for about a B1-level English student. Unlike other English listening podcasts, this podcast is designed to be heard without thinking too much. The idea is to make you forget you’re learning the language and focus on the story so you start to THINK in English. I lost my phone on a walk in the country. I asked some hunters about it. They weren’t friendly. A little dog barked at me. And I tried to believe I would find my phone… Have you ever lost your phone? Send me a […]]]>
                </itunes:subtitle>
                                <itunes:title>
                    <![CDATA[011: When I Lost My Phone]]>
                </itunes:title>
                                                <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
                <content:encoded>
                    <![CDATA[Listen closely… this podcast is meant to be easy to understand for about a B1-level English student. Unlike other English listening podcasts, this podcast is designed to be heard without thinking too much. The idea is to make you forget you’re learning the language and focus on the story so you start to THINK in English. I lost my phone on a walk in the country. I asked some hunters about it. They weren’t friendly. A little dog barked at me. And I tried to believe I would find my phone… Have you ever lost your phone? Send me a […]]]>
                </content:encoded>
                                    <enclosure url="https://episodes.castos.com/67c5ba93d3e308-11274522/2023569/c1e-vqknof7nkrki4jwrm-mk49xq3dtpw8-38vkhc.mp3" length="12263884"
                        type="audio/mpeg">
                    </enclosure>
                                <itunes:summary>
                    <![CDATA[Listen closely… this podcast is meant to be easy to understand for about a B1-level English student. Unlike other English listening podcasts, this podcast is designed to be heard without thinking too much. The idea is to make you forget you’re learning the language and focus on the story so you start to THINK in English. I lost my phone on a walk in the country. I asked some hunters about it. They weren’t friendly. A little dog barked at me. And I tried to believe I would find my phone… Have you ever lost your phone? Send me a […]]]>
                </itunes:summary>
                                                                            <itunes:duration>00:10:13</itunes:duration>
                                                    <itunes:author>
                    <![CDATA[BOXCAR ENGLISH]]>
                </itunes:author>
                            </item>
                    <item>
                <title>
                    <![CDATA[010: Pie Contest]]>
                </title>
                <pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2025 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
                <dc:creator>BOXCAR ENGLISH</dc:creator>
                <guid isPermaLink="true">
                    https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/64166/episode/2021569</guid>
                                    <link>https://boxcar-english.castos.com/episodes/boxcar-english-010-pie-contest</link>
                                <description>
                                            <![CDATA[Karl judges a pie baking contest. He is nervous, because he feels like he doesn’t know enough about pie. He has to cancel his Tuesday card game with his grandmother. But she is going to bake her famous apple pie for the contest. When he judges the pie contest, he is rather overwhelmed.]]>
                                    </description>
                <itunes:subtitle>
                    <![CDATA[Karl judges a pie baking contest. He is nervous, because he feels like he doesn’t know enough about pie. He has to cancel his Tuesday card game with his grandmother. But she is going to bake her famous apple pie for the contest. When he judges the pie contest, he is rather overwhelmed.]]>
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                                <itunes:title>
                    <![CDATA[010: Pie Contest]]>
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                    <![CDATA[Karl judges a pie baking contest. He is nervous, because he feels like he doesn’t know enough about pie. He has to cancel his Tuesday card game with his grandmother. But she is going to bake her famous apple pie for the contest. When he judges the pie contest, he is rather overwhelmed.]]>
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                                    <enclosure url="https://episodes.castos.com/67c5ba93d3e308-11274522/2021569/c1e-gmo46fmx3dgixk2o6-v6dw47gztx9j-nzgoa8.mp3" length="20017549"
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                    <![CDATA[Karl judges a pie baking contest. He is nervous, because he feels like he doesn’t know enough about pie. He has to cancel his Tuesday card game with his grandmother. But she is going to bake her famous apple pie for the contest. When he judges the pie contest, he is rather overwhelmed.]]>
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                                                                            <itunes:duration>00:16:41</itunes:duration>
                                                    <itunes:author>
                    <![CDATA[BOXCAR ENGLISH]]>
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                    <item>
                <title>
                    <![CDATA[009: My Kind of Advertising]]>
                </title>
                <pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2025 10:09:26 +0000</pubDate>
                <dc:creator>BOXCAR ENGLISH</dc:creator>
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                                <description>
                                            <![CDATA[You see advertisements (or “ads”) every day. They say that seeing advertisements is not good for you. That’s probably true. But I would like to make my own advertisements. My own KIND of advertisements… Chat with Karl and get the transcripts to all episodes at patreon.com/boxcarenglishpodcast!]]>
                                    </description>
                <itunes:subtitle>
                    <![CDATA[You see advertisements (or “ads”) every day. They say that seeing advertisements is not good for you. That’s probably true. But I would like to make my own advertisements. My own KIND of advertisements… Chat with Karl and get the transcripts to all episodes at patreon.com/boxcarenglishpodcast!]]>
                </itunes:subtitle>
                                <itunes:title>
                    <![CDATA[009: My Kind of Advertising]]>
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                    <![CDATA[You see advertisements (or “ads”) every day. They say that seeing advertisements is not good for you. That’s probably true. But I would like to make my own advertisements. My own KIND of advertisements… Chat with Karl and get the transcripts to all episodes at patreon.com/boxcarenglishpodcast!]]>
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                                    <enclosure url="https://episodes.castos.com/67c5ba93d3e308-11274522/2019782/c1e-7opqjh9qqxkuqpd48-kp4nopjvhg53-k0lycz.mp3" length="9162104"
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                    <![CDATA[You see advertisements (or “ads”) every day. They say that seeing advertisements is not good for you. That’s probably true. But I would like to make my own advertisements. My own KIND of advertisements… Chat with Karl and get the transcripts to all episodes at patreon.com/boxcarenglishpodcast!]]>
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                                                                            <itunes:duration>00:07:38</itunes:duration>
                                                    <itunes:author>
                    <![CDATA[BOXCAR ENGLISH]]>
                </itunes:author>
                            </item>
                    <item>
                <title>
                    <![CDATA[008: My Horse, Whose Name is Happy]]>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2025 14:13:56 +0000</pubDate>
                <dc:creator>BOXCAR ENGLISH</dc:creator>
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                                    <link>https://boxcar-english.castos.com/episodes/boxcar-english-008-my-horse-whose-name-is-happy</link>
                                <description>
                                            <![CDATA[I rode my horse, whose name is Happy, a long way. Until my horse got sick. I was stuck on the side of the road, playing with my blue hat. Then, something great happened… Chat with Karl and get the transcripts to all episodes at patreon.com/boxcarenglishpodcast!]]>
                                    </description>
                <itunes:subtitle>
                    <![CDATA[I rode my horse, whose name is Happy, a long way. Until my horse got sick. I was stuck on the side of the road, playing with my blue hat. Then, something great happened… Chat with Karl and get the transcripts to all episodes at patreon.com/boxcarenglishpodcast!]]>
                </itunes:subtitle>
                                <itunes:title>
                    <![CDATA[008: My Horse, Whose Name is Happy]]>
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                    <![CDATA[I rode my horse, whose name is Happy, a long way. Until my horse got sick. I was stuck on the side of the road, playing with my blue hat. Then, something great happened… Chat with Karl and get the transcripts to all episodes at patreon.com/boxcarenglishpodcast!]]>
                </content:encoded>
                                    <enclosure url="https://episodes.castos.com/67c5ba93d3e308-11274522/2017875/c1e-9974xhd3kdqao9d27-1pk5v3mrhn-r6pes3.mp3" length="11525141"
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                                <itunes:summary>
                    <![CDATA[I rode my horse, whose name is Happy, a long way. Until my horse got sick. I was stuck on the side of the road, playing with my blue hat. Then, something great happened… Chat with Karl and get the transcripts to all episodes at patreon.com/boxcarenglishpodcast!]]>
                </itunes:summary>
                                                                            <itunes:duration>00:09:37</itunes:duration>
                                                    <itunes:author>
                    <![CDATA[BOXCAR ENGLISH]]>
                </itunes:author>
                            </item>
                    <item>
                <title>
                    <![CDATA[007: Painting My Room]]>
                </title>
                <pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2025 10:39:57 +0000</pubDate>
                <dc:creator>BOXCAR ENGLISH</dc:creator>
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                    https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/64166/episode/2015623</guid>
                                    <link>https://boxcar-english.castos.com/episodes/boxcar-english-007-painting-my-room-1</link>
                                <description>
                                            <![CDATA[I wanted to paint my room, but I wasn’t sure which color to choose… So I went to the paint store and tried to pick out a color. But it’s hard to pick just one when there are so many choices. Chat with Karl and get the transcripts to all episodes on Patreon]]>
                                    </description>
                <itunes:subtitle>
                    <![CDATA[I wanted to paint my room, but I wasn’t sure which color to choose… So I went to the paint store and tried to pick out a color. But it’s hard to pick just one when there are so many choices. Chat with Karl and get the transcripts to all episodes on Patreon]]>
                </itunes:subtitle>
                                <itunes:title>
                    <![CDATA[007: Painting My Room]]>
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                    <![CDATA[I wanted to paint my room, but I wasn’t sure which color to choose… So I went to the paint store and tried to pick out a color. But it’s hard to pick just one when there are so many choices. Chat with Karl and get the transcripts to all episodes on Patreon]]>
                </content:encoded>
                                    <enclosure url="https://episodes.castos.com/67c5ba93d3e308-11274522/2015623/c1e-wqdg3f34m7vhjd092-1pkkz689tnp-elnfvq.mp3" length="13667182"
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                                <itunes:summary>
                    <![CDATA[I wanted to paint my room, but I wasn’t sure which color to choose… So I went to the paint store and tried to pick out a color. But it’s hard to pick just one when there are so many choices. Chat with Karl and get the transcripts to all episodes on Patreon]]>
                </itunes:summary>
                                                                            <itunes:duration>00:11:24</itunes:duration>
                                                    <itunes:author>
                    <![CDATA[BOXCAR ENGLISH]]>
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                <title>
                    <![CDATA[006: Magic Bottle]]>
                </title>
                <pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2025 09:25:23 +0000</pubDate>
                <dc:creator>BOXCAR ENGLISH</dc:creator>
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                    https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/64166/episode/2013437</guid>
                                    <link>https://boxcar-english.castos.com/episodes/boxcar-english-006-magic-bottle</link>
                                <description>
                                            <![CDATA[I found something strange today. It was outside my front door. It was a bottle — an old bottle. The bottle was very interesting to me, but I didn’t know why… Chat with Karl and get the transcripts to all episodes on Patreon]]>
                                    </description>
                <itunes:subtitle>
                    <![CDATA[I found something strange today. It was outside my front door. It was a bottle — an old bottle. The bottle was very interesting to me, but I didn’t know why… Chat with Karl and get the transcripts to all episodes on Patreon]]>
                </itunes:subtitle>
                                <itunes:title>
                    <![CDATA[006: Magic Bottle]]>
                </itunes:title>
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                <content:encoded>
                    <![CDATA[I found something strange today. It was outside my front door. It was a bottle — an old bottle. The bottle was very interesting to me, but I didn’t know why… Chat with Karl and get the transcripts to all episodes on Patreon]]>
                </content:encoded>
                                    <enclosure url="https://episodes.castos.com/67c5ba93d3e308-11274522/2013437/c1e-rqvw6fwxv7jcg5264-qdmw3324a7dd-vryrji.mp3" length="10306790"
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                                <itunes:summary>
                    <![CDATA[I found something strange today. It was outside my front door. It was a bottle — an old bottle. The bottle was very interesting to me, but I didn’t know why… Chat with Karl and get the transcripts to all episodes on Patreon]]>
                </itunes:summary>
                                                                            <itunes:duration>00:08:36</itunes:duration>
                                                    <itunes:author>
                    <![CDATA[BOXCAR ENGLISH]]>
                </itunes:author>
                            </item>
                    <item>
                <title>
                    <![CDATA[005: Eyes]]>
                </title>
                <pubDate>Tue, 25 Feb 2025 12:58:26 +0000</pubDate>
                <dc:creator>BOXCAR ENGLISH</dc:creator>
                <guid isPermaLink="true">
                    https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/64166/episode/1984720</guid>
                                    <link>https://boxcar-english.castos.com/episodes/boxcar-english-005-eyes</link>
                                <description>
                                            <![CDATA[How are your eyes? How well do you see? Has the way you see changed? I’m thinking about my eyes, and what it’s like to get older. Chat with Karl and get the transcripts to all episodes on Patreon]]>
                                    </description>
                <itunes:subtitle>
                    <![CDATA[How are your eyes? How well do you see? Has the way you see changed? I’m thinking about my eyes, and what it’s like to get older. Chat with Karl and get the transcripts to all episodes on Patreon]]>
                </itunes:subtitle>
                                <itunes:title>
                    <![CDATA[005: Eyes]]>
                </itunes:title>
                                                <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
                <content:encoded>
                    <![CDATA[How are your eyes? How well do you see? Has the way you see changed? I’m thinking about my eyes, and what it’s like to get older. Chat with Karl and get the transcripts to all episodes on Patreon]]>
                </content:encoded>
                                    <enclosure url="https://episodes.castos.com/67c5ba93d3e308-11274522/1984720/c1e-x6qz9imjgxxtr8nm5-47kgjdn1c7o2-8604eg.mp3" length="7352863"
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                                <itunes:summary>
                    <![CDATA[How are your eyes? How well do you see? Has the way you see changed? I’m thinking about my eyes, and what it’s like to get older. Chat with Karl and get the transcripts to all episodes on Patreon]]>
                </itunes:summary>
                                    <itunes:image href="https://episodes.castos.com/67c5ba93d3e308-11274522/images/1984720/c1a-2w2gj-kpwvo6wmcp96-ujthpd.png"></itunes:image>
                                                                            <itunes:duration>00:06:08</itunes:duration>
                                                    <itunes:author>
                    <![CDATA[BOXCAR ENGLISH]]>
                </itunes:author>
                            </item>
                    <item>
                <title>
                    <![CDATA[004: Shoes]]>
                </title>
                <pubDate>Tue, 25 Feb 2025 12:53:29 +0000</pubDate>
                <dc:creator>BOXCAR ENGLISH</dc:creator>
                <guid isPermaLink="true">
                    https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/64166/episode/1984721</guid>
                                    <link>https://boxcar-english.castos.com/episodes/boxcar-english-004-shoes</link>
                                <description>
                                            <![CDATA[Are your shoes perfect? What would your perfect shoes be? Where do you look for shoes? Karl looks for shoes in used clothing stores. They aren’t easy to find. Sometimes he dreams of shoes. Chat with Karl and get the transcripts to all episodes on Patreon]]>
                                    </description>
                <itunes:subtitle>
                    <![CDATA[Are your shoes perfect? What would your perfect shoes be? Where do you look for shoes? Karl looks for shoes in used clothing stores. They aren’t easy to find. Sometimes he dreams of shoes. Chat with Karl and get the transcripts to all episodes on Patreon]]>
                </itunes:subtitle>
                                <itunes:title>
                    <![CDATA[004: Shoes]]>
                </itunes:title>
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                <content:encoded>
                    <![CDATA[Are your shoes perfect? What would your perfect shoes be? Where do you look for shoes? Karl looks for shoes in used clothing stores. They aren’t easy to find. Sometimes he dreams of shoes. Chat with Karl and get the transcripts to all episodes on Patreon]]>
                </content:encoded>
                                    <enclosure url="https://episodes.castos.com/67c5ba93d3e308-11274522/1984721/c1e-oq176fv674qujk864-7z34j2z6ak33-m6otyq.mp3" length="12559067"
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                                <itunes:summary>
                    <![CDATA[Are your shoes perfect? What would your perfect shoes be? Where do you look for shoes? Karl looks for shoes in used clothing stores. They aren’t easy to find. Sometimes he dreams of shoes. Chat with Karl and get the transcripts to all episodes on Patreon]]>
                </itunes:summary>
                                    <itunes:image href="https://episodes.castos.com/67c5ba93d3e308-11274522/images/1984721/c1a-2w2gj-1p432j55a9qk-50kpkw.png"></itunes:image>
                                                                            <itunes:duration>00:10:28</itunes:duration>
                                                    <itunes:author>
                    <![CDATA[BOXCAR ENGLISH]]>
                </itunes:author>
                            </item>
                    <item>
                <title>
                    <![CDATA[003: Grandfather Visit (part 2)]]>
                </title>
                <pubDate>Tue, 25 Feb 2025 12:14:40 +0000</pubDate>
                <dc:creator>BOXCAR ENGLISH</dc:creator>
                <guid isPermaLink="true">
                    https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/64166/episode/1984722</guid>
                                    <link>https://boxcar-english.castos.com/episodes/boxcar-english-003-grandfather-visit-part-2-1</link>
                                <description>
                                            <![CDATA[Karl stays with his grandfather and all his dogs and cats in the mountains. Time slows down. Chat with Karl and get the transcripts to all episodes on Patreon]]>
                                    </description>
                <itunes:subtitle>
                    <![CDATA[Karl stays with his grandfather and all his dogs and cats in the mountains. Time slows down. Chat with Karl and get the transcripts to all episodes on Patreon]]>
                </itunes:subtitle>
                                <itunes:title>
                    <![CDATA[003: Grandfather Visit (part 2)]]>
                </itunes:title>
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                <content:encoded>
                    <![CDATA[Karl stays with his grandfather and all his dogs and cats in the mountains. Time slows down. Chat with Karl and get the transcripts to all episodes on Patreon]]>
                </content:encoded>
                                    <enclosure url="https://episodes.castos.com/67c5ba93d3e308-11274522/1984722/c1e-3w1zjs59g7ohm1k3z-47kgj11xtk2n-ojjo5f.mp3" length="9806284"
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                                <itunes:summary>
                    <![CDATA[Karl stays with his grandfather and all his dogs and cats in the mountains. Time slows down. Chat with Karl and get the transcripts to all episodes on Patreon]]>
                </itunes:summary>
                                    <itunes:image href="https://episodes.castos.com/67c5ba93d3e308-11274522/images/1984722/c1a-2w2gj-7z2g8jx7fr8k-2mygtv.png"></itunes:image>
                                                                            <itunes:duration>00:08:11</itunes:duration>
                                                    <itunes:author>
                    <![CDATA[BOXCAR ENGLISH]]>
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                            </item>
                    <item>
                <title>
                    <![CDATA[002: Grandfather Visit (part 1)]]>
                </title>
                <pubDate>Tue, 25 Feb 2025 12:05:26 +0000</pubDate>
                <dc:creator>BOXCAR ENGLISH</dc:creator>
                <guid isPermaLink="true">
                    https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/64166/episode/1984723</guid>
                                    <link>https://boxcar-english.castos.com/episodes/boxcar-english-002-grandfather-visit-part-1-1</link>
                                <description>
                                            <![CDATA[Karl drives a long way to visit his grandfather in the mountains. Chat with Karl and get the transcripts to all episodes on Patreon]]>
                                    </description>
                <itunes:subtitle>
                    <![CDATA[Karl drives a long way to visit his grandfather in the mountains. Chat with Karl and get the transcripts to all episodes on Patreon]]>
                </itunes:subtitle>
                                <itunes:title>
                    <![CDATA[002: Grandfather Visit (part 1)]]>
                </itunes:title>
                                                <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
                <content:encoded>
                    <![CDATA[Karl drives a long way to visit his grandfather in the mountains. Chat with Karl and get the transcripts to all episodes on Patreon]]>
                </content:encoded>
                                    <enclosure url="https://episodes.castos.com/67c5ba93d3e308-11274522/1984723/c1e-9974xhnkg17ao9d27-mk4060v7u8or-vzcdyd.mp3" length="8874757"
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                                <itunes:summary>
                    <![CDATA[Karl drives a long way to visit his grandfather in the mountains. Chat with Karl and get the transcripts to all episodes on Patreon]]>
                </itunes:summary>
                                    <itunes:image href="https://episodes.castos.com/67c5ba93d3e308-11274522/images/1984723/c1a-2w2gj-pkgon6n9b1xp-phfovc.png"></itunes:image>
                                                                            <itunes:duration>00:07:24</itunes:duration>
                                                    <itunes:author>
                    <![CDATA[BOXCAR ENGLISH]]>
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                            </item>
                    <item>
                <title>
                    <![CDATA[001: An Old Friend]]>
                </title>
                <pubDate>Mon, 24 Feb 2025 15:20:33 +0000</pubDate>
                <dc:creator>BOXCAR ENGLISH</dc:creator>
                <guid isPermaLink="true">
                    https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/64166/episode/1984724</guid>
                                    <link>https://boxcar-english.castos.com/episodes/boxcar-english-001-an-old-friend</link>
                                <description>
                                            <![CDATA[So, I got a text message from an old friend...]]>
                                    </description>
                <itunes:subtitle>
                    <![CDATA[So, I got a text message from an old friend...]]>
                </itunes:subtitle>
                                <itunes:title>
                    <![CDATA[001: An Old Friend]]>
                </itunes:title>
                                                <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
                <content:encoded>
                    <![CDATA[So, I got a text message from an old friend...]]>
                </content:encoded>
                                    <enclosure url="https://episodes.castos.com/67c5ba93d3e308-11274522/1984724/c1e-rqvw6fj8745ag5264-dm4q61kvt9kj-wworcg.mp3" length="9224798"
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                                <itunes:summary>
                    <![CDATA[So, I got a text message from an old friend...]]>
                </itunes:summary>
                                    <itunes:image href="https://episodes.castos.com/67c5ba93d3e308-11274522/images/1984724/c1a-2w2gj-ndo7r6r8a36r-14jge5.png"></itunes:image>
                                                                            <itunes:duration>00:07:42</itunes:duration>
                                                    <itunes:author>
                    <![CDATA[BOXCAR ENGLISH]]>
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