Okay- I forgot several things.
"¡Hi! ¡Happy 2025! I'm Tim, and I don't know how to stop podcasting. I love it! But I've been podcasting for 91 years (oops- I mean 91 episodes!), and I have forgotten to include certain things in some of my episodes. This week, I want to improve those past episodes with information that can help make your English better. Okay, forgetting these things isn't as serious as forgetting your passport like in the picture- but still! I want to improve those old episodes. Happy listening!"

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Tim traveled to France with family and friends for the 2024 Christmas season, visiting two regions: Alsace (where French and German culture, cuisine and even language are mixed together- listen here) and Ile de Paris, where Paris and all that famous stuff like the Eiffel Tower can be found.
Listen to Tim's experiences and impressions of Alsace and of Paris- their architecture, cuisine, sights and people.
And don't forget to check out the best photos of Tim's trip- right here!

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"You are listening, aren't you?"
"She does speak English, doesn't she?"
Tag questions, also simply called tags, are a great way to sound more natural and more native. They also can make you sound more friendly- and who doesn't want that? In this week's episode, Tim explains to you everything you need to know about tags, and finishes your lesson with a short, fun quiz to test your new knowledge of tags.

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Episode 89 will help you speak with impact! For example:
Millionaires live in wealth... but billionaires live in opulence, or extreme wealth. And the richest people of all, like Elon Musk (love him or hate him) live not just in opulence, but in utter opulence.
Advanced vocabulary like opulence, words that express more extreme ideas,really help you to "spruce up" your speech (make it more interesting) and make people listen.
Listen to Episode 89 to learn ten words and expressions with meanings that are truly STRIKING.

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Few people like job interviews- it's often a question of bad, worse and worst, even if you do get the job you want. Okay, there are exceptions, but not many.
In Episode 88, Tim tells about a tragicomic (sad and funny) interview he attended earlier this year. Let Tim's pain and disgust become your entertainment and jollification, just by listening to Episode 88.
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Cover image: By Edvard Munch - National Gallery of Norway 8 January 2019 (upload date) by Coldcreation, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=69541493

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People associate the US with hard work- but don't forget that here in the US (but also Canada!), we spend around 15 percent of the year in the holiday season that starts with Halloween and ends with New Year's. The second holiday in this long holiday season is of course Thanksgiving. In this week's episode, Tim tells about his Thanksgiving travels before telling how he shared this special holiday with family and a couple of new friends.

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In this week's episode, Tim focuses on just one phrasal verb, take down, with three different meanings and ten examples.

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Word roots are an awesome (and sadly underused) tool for learning vocabulary. A word root is a group of letters at the beginning of a word that has a certain meaning. For example, several English words include the Germanic root DR- which is connected with drinking or liquid. This shared meaning across several words makes words more interesting and it makes their meanings easier to learn.
If you're curious about word roots, then don't forget to listen to episodes 15, 19, 34, and 45.

Photo credit: Dan Lundberg.
Mangrove roots at low tide - Mangrove - Wikipedia

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