
American English Podcast
Hosted by Shana · Shana Thompson
4.9from 4,733 ratings
- 282
- Episodes
- 93
- Transcribed
- 4,733
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2019
- First episode
- 452K
- YouTube views
About American English Podcast
The American English Podcast teaches the language and culture of the United States. Through common expressions, pronunciation tips and interesting cultural snippets or stories, I hope to keep this fun, useful and interesting! All bonus material can be accessed at http://americanenglishpodcast.com/
- Publisher
- Shana Thompson
- Category
- education · history · society & culture
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 2 Feb 2019
- Latest episode
- 5 Nov 2026
Latest episodes
93 of 282 episodes have a transcript.

5 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
224 - Expression: To Hit the Road

22 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
223 - Itchy Feet: 10 Travel Expressions & My First Trip in Years

15 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
222 - "The Tell-Tale Heart" by Edgar Allan Poe (Halloween Special)
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224 - Expression: To Hit the Road
Published 5 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] So a convoy is a group of vehicles that travel together. A convoy of 81 vehicles hit the road. And one of the people on that trip was a 28-year-old officer named Dwight D. Eisenhower. At the time, a lot of U.S. roads were not really roads. They were just dirt paths. And if it rained, there was mud. […]
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- Lucas
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- YouTube views
- 451,964
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.8 / 5
- 644 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.9 / 5
- 4,089 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 83 / 100
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- Quality
- 90
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 93
- Engagement
- 100
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Shana host the show. Published by Shana Thompson.
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