Apps for Everyone
A transformative concert leads somewhere unexpected: the tiny words English loves to clip. ‘Apps’ might mean the ones on your phone, or the ones you order before dinner.
No Sweat
A highway, a scorching sun, and an A/C that quits at the worst possible moment. Behind every effortless-looking result is someone who gave it 110 percent: no sweat on the outside, plenty on the inside.
Hit the Road, but I’m Not Jack
A week in Indiana comes to an end, and it’s time to point the car toward home. Tayvin unpacks ‘hit the road,’ one of the most casual, everyday ways Americans say goodbye to a place.
Think, Not Thing. Think Again
Summer heat, unmet expectations, and a phrase almost everyone says slightly wrong. If you think one small word can’t change an expression’s whole meaning, well, you’ve got another thing coming.
Moving On, Finding Home
After years in Texas, a graduation and a new baby have Tayvin weighing what it means to leave one chapter behind and step into the next, and the quiet weight of a phrase we all know: move on.
TEA Time Story # 5 Sheriff Pritchett
A reading of “Sheriff Pritchett” by Maren Hansen — natural storytelling with a full transcript.
Let’s Go for Shogi
The story of how Tayvin learned to play Shogi — real conversation, real vocabulary.
How to set goals to succeed
A practical conversation about goal setting — the kind of English you’ll actually use.
TEA Time Story #4 The ghost in the garden
Kenneth was absolutely convinced that the garden behind Miss Netherly’s house was haunted. Everyone thought it, but he was certain it was true.
Getting by or getting better
A look at the many ways to use the word “get” in natural English conversation.