This is an All-Ears English podcast, episode 1322,

The American Rodeo, cruel or good old fun.

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What comes to mind when you think of the American rodeo?

Today let's dive into the nuances of a topic that could be complicated depending on your

perspective and learn how to talk about a deeper issue like this one in English. Hey Michelle, how you doing today?

Hey Lindsay, I'm good, how are you?

Oh man, I'm so excited to be on the podcast.

Today we have a really good topic and I cannot wait to share

it with our listeners. Oh my gosh yeah I'm excited to learn more about this topic

Lindsay so what are we talking about today? We are talking about the rodeo.

Ooh, the rodeo, that's awesome.

The rodeo, what comes to mind when you think of the rodeo, Michelle?

What comes to mind right away? I guess I just think of I think of horses I don't know I think of you know like kind of

Not my part of the country I guess like I think of more other parts maybe the West I'm not really sure where the rodeo takes place but I think of it as like part of American culture but not like

there are many different Americas right yeah absolutely that's exactly how I felt

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