AEE 2603: This Episode Is No Joke

All Ears English Podcast

Lindsay McMahon

Education, Business, Language Learning

4.6 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 21 April 2026

⏱️ 18 minutes

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0:00.0	This is an all ears English podcast episode 2603. This episode is no joke.
0:07.8	Welcome to the all ears English podcast downloaded more than 200 million times. Are you feeling stuck with your English?
0:17.0	We'll show you how to become fearless and fluent by focusing on connection, not perfection,
0:24.8	with your American hosts, Lindsay McMahon, the English adventurer, and Michelle Kaplan, the New York
0:32.6	Radio Girl, coming to you from Colorado and New York City, USA.
0:38.3	To get real-time transcripts right on your phone
0:42.3	and create your personalized vocabulary list,
0:45.3	try the All-Ears English app for iOS and Android.
0:49.3	Start your seven-day free trial at all-yearsenglish.com forward slash app.
0:59.0	Sometimes you need an extra word or phrase to emphasize what you've said and make sure people take you seriously.
1:07.4	Listen in and find out how to do it today.
1:21.8	Have you ever finished a conversation in English and thought, I know I can say that better?
1:25.0	You understood everything that was said.
1:30.4	You had ideas, opinions, maybe even a joke. But when it was your turn to speak, your answer came out shorter than you wanted, or more basic than how you would say it
1:37.0	in your own language. This happens when your understanding is stronger than your speaking fluency.
1:43.6	The good news, that gap is very common
1:46.8	and very fixable once you know exactly where you are. Take our free two-minute fluency quiz to
1:54.4	discover your current English level and what to work on next. Go to all earsenglish.com slash fluency score. That's all earsenglish.com
2:05.1	slash f-l-u-E-N-C-Y-S-C-O-R-E.
2:16.8	Okay, hey, Michelle, how's it going today? Hey, Lindsay. I'm doing well. How are you? Good. We've been doing a lot of great
2:22.9	recording this week, so I'm really excited. But Michelle, do you have a good sense of humor? Are you always
2:27.7	laughing or making jokes? Yes, I think I do have a good sense of humor. I love to laugh. I love to joke around. So, yeah, I would say so. What about you? That's good. Yeah. I mean, I'm not like someone that really tells jokes. I don't really know any jokes, but I definitely am pretty lighthearted a lot of times. And I like to laugh. It feels good to laugh, right? Like releases all these chemicals
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