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Free Bird English: Teacher Talk

Learn English with Fun and Natural Conversations! We are English teachers from the U.S. and Canada, with years of experience teaching in Japan. In this podcast, we have natural, unscripted conversations and speak slowly to help you follow along. We also explain difficult words and expressions. Perfect for ESL learners from basic to advanced levels! Our original Australian co-host still joins us sometimes. Expect laughs, real-life stories, and talk about Japan, the U.S., Canada, and Australia. Enjoy learning English with us! 笑って学べる！楽しく自然な英会話でリスニング力を大幅にアップし、笑いながら英語力をしっかり身につけよう！

290. Jealousy!

29 mins; March 31, 2026

289. A Very Bad Cat! & "Ripping on each other"

30 mins; March 19, 2026

288. False Confidence (How Abe learned Japanese)

40 mins; March 09, 2026

287. Back to the Future

28 mins; February 26, 2026

286. What do you say? (Whadaya say?)

30 mins; February 16, 2026

285. Big Rich has Big News!

25 mins; February 09, 2026

284. Ben Goes to Korea

30 mins; February 03, 2026

283. Welcome to Tuesday!

34 mins; January 26, 2026

282. Three Sexy Teachers♪

25 mins; January 19, 2026

281. Arms go POP! Chest goes BOOM!

26 mins; January 08, 2026

280. Do Most Americans Hate Seafood?

30 mins; December 29, 2025

279. Happy Birthday Big Rich!

23 mins; December 18, 2025

278. The Three Amigos: Things get a little crazy...

37 mins; December 08, 2025

277. The Three Amigos: "My Lovely Ben"

35 mins; December 01, 2025

276. Would you rather be able to "pause" or "rewind" your life?

23 mins; November 19, 2025

275. Big Rich at the Opera

23 mins; November 10, 2025

274. Halloween Makes Me Crazy!

29 mins; November 02, 2025

273. Is Shohei Ohtani an Alien? & Bears in Sendai!

25 mins; October 22, 2025

272. What Do Americans Think About Japanese Breakfast?

27 mins; October 15, 2025

271. Japan Wins Again!

26 mins; October 03, 2025

270. Cheating! (TT Reunion Part 2)

34 mins; September 15, 2025

269. Hell Yeah! (Teacher Talk Reunion)

34 mins; September 01, 2025

268. Rice Around the World!

29 mins; August 18, 2025

267. Mistakes and Bad Decisions

27 mins; August 04, 2025

266. Night Time Friend Time! & "Would" vs "Used to"

24 mins; July 28, 2025

265. Unbelievable!

27 mins; July 21, 2025

264. "All the Bells and Whistles"

26 mins; July 14, 2025

263. Cinemas Around The World

31 mins; July 08, 2025

262. A Strange Memorial

25 mins; June 30, 2025

261. Abe's Big Stupid Trap

26 mins; June 23, 2025

260. Mission: Possible!

28 mins; June 17, 2025

259. Airport Bathrooms & School Schedules in North America

25 mins; June 10, 2025

258. Mouth Sounds, Wedding Photos & Learning to Drive

30 mins; June 02, 2025

257. Teacher Talk Reunion!

36 mins; May 26, 2025

256. BBQ Memories

25 mins; May 19, 2025

255. Don't Look Directly at the Sun ☀️

27 mins; May 12, 2025

254. Papa Lawson is Back! (Part Two)

34 mins; May 05, 2025

253. Papa Lawson is Back! (Part One)

27 mins; April 28, 2025

252. The Midnight Bandits

23 mins; April 07, 2025

251. Cherry Blossom ・ Airport Trouble ・ Trump's Favorite Music

22 mins; March 31, 2025

250. Big Rich is Chinese! & Beer in America

31 mins; March 23, 2025

249. Cheers to Elephants!🍻🐘

31 mins; March 10, 2025

248. Questions for Donald Trump (A.K.A. "Donny Boy")

25 mins; March 03, 2025

247. Don't Fart in Sweden!

26 mins; February 24, 2025

246. "Donny Boy" (Abe meets Donald Trump)

17 mins; February 17, 2025

245. Donald Trump Loves Abe!

27 mins; February 03, 2025

244. Cool City Lovers

23 mins; January 27, 2025

243. Big Rich's Apartment

26 mins; January 20, 2025

242. Take Off Your Shoes!

29 mins; January 13, 2025

241. Foods we discovered in Japan

23 mins; January 06, 2025

240. The Year of REVENGE (2025)

13 mins; December 30, 2024

239. Christmas Spirit!

30 mins; December 23, 2024

238. Glamping!

24 mins; December 16, 2024

237. American Holidays

28 mins; December 09, 2024

236. Underrated: Pizza in Japan! & Frustrating Students

24 mins; December 02, 2024

235. Slippers in Japan / What's your favorite convenience store?

24 mins; November 25, 2024

234. Birthday "Glamping" & Using English Expressions: "Sell out" / "Live in a bubble"

25 mins; November 19, 2024

233. The Perfect Sales Strategy

24 mins; November 11, 2024

232. Trump VS Harris: Everyone needs to calm down...

22 mins; November 05, 2024

232. Trump VS Harris - Everyone needs to calm down...

7 mins; November 05, 2024

231. Divorce Rules in Various Countries

29 mins; October 28, 2024

230. Two Ships Passing in the Night

25 mins; October 21, 2024

229. Speaking Habits that Transfer from Japanese to English

24 mins; October 14, 2024

228. Rich's Big Blue Bowl

21 mins; October 08, 2024

227. Full Moon Jamie VS Gringo Bamboo

30 mins; September 30, 2024

226. Tiger Hunting (Sweet Revenge)

26 mins; September 23, 2024

225. Big Rich's Weird Food

25 mins; September 16, 2024

224. The Old Lion and The Young Tiger

23 mins; September 09, 2024

223. Cheers Big Rich♪

27 mins; September 02, 2024

222. Looking for a Friend

22 mins; August 26, 2024

221. Culture Shock VS "Abe Shock"

30 mins; August 19, 2024

220. Humidity, AC, & Kamala Harris

26 mins; August 12, 2024

219. Big Rich is curious about EVERYTHING

25 mins; August 05, 2024

218. Nothing Good Happens After Midnight

26 mins; July 29, 2024

217. Dreams Come True ❤️

30 mins; July 22, 2024

216. Weiners & Buns

27 mins; July 15, 2024

215. A Very Dumb Decision.

31 mins; July 08, 2024

214. Better than Google!

24 mins; July 01, 2024

213. High-Fives, Handshakes, & Fist Bumps

30 mins; June 24, 2024

212. Making Conversation (Small Talk)

21 mins; June 17, 2024

211. OooOOOOoooh

27 mins; June 11, 2024

210. Bunny Butts

25 mins; June 03, 2024

209. Getting Rid of "Clutter"

28 mins; May 27, 2024

208. Traveling Before the Internet

26 mins; May 20, 2024

207. What would you do "if money were no object"?

33 mins; May 13, 2024

206. The World's Longest Fart!

25 mins; May 06, 2024

205. Pineapple Date, New Song, & Strange News

25 mins; April 29, 2024

204. What happens in Okinawa stays in Okinawa.

22 mins; April 22, 2024

203. Romantic Rich

24 mins; April 15, 2024

202. A Walk Down Memory Lane

37 mins; April 08, 2024

201. Strange Encounters

31 mins; April 01, 2024

200. Episode 200!

55 mins; March 25, 2024

199. Tuesday Night Boys' Night!

32 mins; March 18, 2024

198. Thick Skin

27 mins; March 11, 2024

197. Coming to Japan

26 mins; March 04, 2024

196. Walking & Talking (& Stalking??)

23 mins; February 26, 2024

195. What's your Type? (Questions for Big Rich)

28 mins; February 19, 2024

194. Chicken on a stick!

23 mins; February 13, 2024

193. Sad News...

29 mins; February 05, 2024

192. Yellow Snow & Ending Business Emails

29 mins; January 29, 2024

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