Free Bird English: Teacher Talk

By Abe Lawson, Ben Tracy, Rich Kessell

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Episodes: 302

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Learn English with Fun and Natural Conversations! We are English teachers from the U.S. and Canada, with years of experience teaching in Japan. In this podcast, we have natural, unscripted conversations and speak slowly to help you follow along. We also explain difficult words and expressions. Perfect for ESL learners from basic to advanced levels! Our original Australian co-host still joins us sometimes. Expect laughs, real-life stories, and talk about Japan, the U.S., Canada, and Australia. Enjoy learning English with us! 笑って学べる!楽しく自然な英会話でリスニング力を大幅にアップし、笑いながら英語力をしっかり身につけよう!

Episode Date
302. The Science of Farts!
Jul 16, 2026
301. Episode 300! (Part Two)
Jul 02, 2026
300. Episode 300! (Three Amigos)
Jun 22, 2026
299. Playing the "Gaijin Card"
Jun 15, 2026
298. Weird Toilet Stories (Why are Japanese toilets so much better??)
Jun 04, 2026
297. Bicycle Cowboys & More Japanese Expressions in English
May 26, 2026
296. Japanese expressions explained in English
May 18, 2026
295. Relaxing vs. Active: How do you like to travel?
May 07, 2026
294. The Truth
Apr 28, 2026
293. Living Life Backwards
Apr 20, 2026
292. Starting a New Job|Disney Cruise
Apr 14, 2026
291. Big Man, Big Words
Apr 07, 2026
290. Jealousy!
Apr 01, 2026
289. A Very Bad Cat! & "Ripping on each other"
Mar 19, 2026
288. False Confidence (How Abe learned Japanese)
Mar 09, 2026
287. Back to the Future
Feb 26, 2026
286. What do you say? (Whadaya say?)
Feb 17, 2026
285. Big Rich has Big News!
Feb 09, 2026
284. Ben Goes to Korea
Feb 03, 2026
283. Welcome to Tuesday!
Jan 26, 2026
282. Three Sexy Teachers♪
Jan 19, 2026
281. Arms go POP! Chest goes BOOM!
Jan 08, 2026
280. Do Most Americans Hate Seafood?
Dec 29, 2025
279. Happy Birthday Big Rich!
Dec 18, 2025
278. The Three Amigos: Things get a little crazy...
Dec 08, 2025
277. The Three Amigos: "My Lovely Ben"
Dec 01, 2025
276. Would you rather be able to "pause" or "rewind" your life?
Nov 20, 2025
275. Big Rich at the Opera
Nov 10, 2025
274. Halloween Makes Me Crazy!
Nov 03, 2025
273. Is Shohei Ohtani an Alien? & Bears in Sendai!
Oct 22, 2025
272. What Do Americans Think About Japanese Breakfast?
Oct 16, 2025
271. Japan Wins Again!
Oct 03, 2025
270. Cheating! (TT Reunion Part 2)
Sep 15, 2025
269. Hell Yeah! (Teacher Talk Reunion)
Sep 01, 2025
268. Rice Around the World!
Aug 18, 2025
267. Mistakes and Bad Decisions
Aug 04, 2025
266. Night Time Friend Time! & "Would" vs "Used to"
Jul 29, 2025
265. Unbelievable!
Jul 21, 2025
264. "All the Bells and Whistles"
Jul 15, 2025
263. Cinemas Around The World
Jul 08, 2025
262. A Strange Memorial
Jun 30, 2025
261. Abe's Big Stupid Trap
Jun 23, 2025
260. Mission: Possible!
Jun 17, 2025
259. Airport Bathrooms & School Schedules in North America
Jun 11, 2025
258. Mouth Sounds, Wedding Photos & Learning to Drive
Jun 02, 2025
257. Teacher Talk Reunion!
May 26, 2025
256. BBQ Memories
May 19, 2025
255. Don't Look Directly at the Sun ☀️
May 13, 2025
254. Papa Lawson is Back! (Part Two)
May 05, 2025
253. Papa Lawson is Back! (Part One)
Apr 28, 2025
252. The Midnight Bandits
Apr 08, 2025
251. Cherry Blossom ・ Airport Trouble ・ Trump's Favorite Music
Mar 31, 2025
250. Big Rich is Chinese! & Beer in America
Mar 23, 2025
249. Cheers to Elephants!🍻🐘
Mar 10, 2025
248. Questions for Donald Trump (A.K.A. "Donny Boy")
Mar 03, 2025
247. Don't Fart in Sweden!
Feb 24, 2025
246. "Donny Boy" (Abe meets Donald Trump)
Feb 17, 2025
245. Donald Trump Loves Abe!
Feb 03, 2025
244. Cool City Lovers
Jan 27, 2025
243. Big Rich's Apartment
Jan 21, 2025
242. Take Off Your Shoes!
Jan 13, 2025
241. Foods we discovered in Japan
Jan 06, 2025
240. The Year of REVENGE (2025)
Dec 30, 2024
239. Christmas Spirit!
Dec 23, 2024
238. Glamping!
Dec 16, 2024
237. American Holidays
Dec 10, 2024
236. Underrated: Pizza in Japan! & Frustrating Students
Dec 02, 2024
235. Slippers in Japan / What's your favorite convenience store?
Nov 25, 2024
234. Birthday "Glamping" & Using English Expressions: "Sell out" / "Live in a bubble"
Nov 19, 2024
233. The Perfect Sales Strategy
Nov 11, 2024
232. Trump VS Harris: Everyone needs to calm down...
Nov 05, 2024
231. Divorce Rules in Various Countries
Oct 28, 2024
230. Two Ships Passing in the Night
Oct 22, 2024
229. Speaking Habits that Transfer from Japanese to English
Oct 14, 2024
228. Rich's Big Blue Bowl
Oct 09, 2024
227. Full Moon Jamie VS Gringo Bamboo
Sep 30, 2024
226. Tiger Hunting (Sweet Revenge)
Sep 23, 2024
225. Big Rich's Weird Food
Sep 16, 2024
224. The Old Lion and The Young Tiger
Sep 09, 2024
223. Cheers Big Rich♪
Sep 02, 2024
222. Looking for a Friend
Aug 26, 2024
221. Culture Shock VS "Abe Shock"
Aug 19, 2024
220. Humidity, AC, & Kamala Harris
Aug 12, 2024
219. Big Rich is curious about EVERYTHING
Aug 05, 2024
218. Nothing Good Happens After Midnight
Jul 29, 2024
217. Dreams Come True ❤️
Jul 22, 2024
216. Weiners & Buns
Jul 16, 2024
215. A Very Dumb Decision.
Jul 08, 2024
214. Better than Google!
Jul 01, 2024
213. High-Fives, Handshakes, & Fist Bumps
Jun 24, 2024
212. Making Conversation (Small Talk)
Jun 17, 2024
211. OooOOOOoooh
Jun 11, 2024
210. Bunny Butts
Jun 03, 2024
209. Getting Rid of "Clutter"
May 27, 2024
208. Traveling Before the Internet
May 20, 2024
207. What would you do "if money were no object"?
May 13, 2024
206. The World's Longest Fart!
May 06, 2024
205. Pineapple Date, New Song, & Strange News
Apr 30, 2024
204. What happens in Okinawa stays in Okinawa.
Apr 22, 2024
203. Romantic Rich
Apr 15, 2024
202. A Walk Down Memory Lane
Apr 08, 2024
201. Strange Encounters
Apr 01, 2024
200. Episode 200!
Mar 25, 2024
199. Tuesday Night Boys' Night!
Mar 18, 2024
198. Thick Skin
Mar 12, 2024
197. Coming to Japan
Mar 04, 2024
196. Walking & Talking (& Stalking??)
Feb 26, 2024
195. What's your Type? (Questions for Big Rich)
Feb 20, 2024
194. Chicken on a stick!
Feb 13, 2024
193. Sad News...
Feb 05, 2024
192. Yellow Snow & Ending Business Emails
Jan 29, 2024
191. Ben's Balls (a desperate man...)
Jan 22, 2024
190. "I told my bed that I'm going to wife!"
Jan 15, 2024
189. Happy New Year! (Special guest: Big Rich!)
Jan 08, 2024
188. Lego Land!
Dec 19, 2023
187. Free University & "Loan" Words & "It Hits Too Close to Home"
Dec 11, 2023
186. "I" vs "Me" & Turning Over a New Leaf
Dec 05, 2023
185. Finding Clean Toilets Overseas
Nov 28, 2023
184. Funny Small Talk & "Keep your panties on" & Yellow Fever
Nov 21, 2023
183. International Love Experts
Nov 13, 2023
182. (Terrible) Pick Up Lines For Women [R]
Nov 07, 2023
181. "Keep it in your pants!"
Oct 31, 2023
180. Thank you for the compliment!
Oct 24, 2023
179. Never pick up a platypus.
Oct 17, 2023
178. Party Time & Aliens
Oct 10, 2023
177. The World's Greatest Friend
Oct 03, 2023
176. What toys did you play with?
Sep 25, 2023
175. Building Suspense (by using the present tense♪)
Sep 19, 2023
174. Broken Promises
Sep 12, 2023
173. Are You Lucky? (Bad Karma Ben)
Sep 04, 2023
172. It's Important to Remember the Context.
Aug 28, 2023
171. Show Them Who is The Boss
Aug 21, 2023
170. Space Farts
Aug 15, 2023
169. You Can't Please Everyone...
Aug 07, 2023
168. Flavor Island (Would you like to live on a small island?)
Jul 31, 2023
167. Unbelievable!
Jul 25, 2023
166. Late Night Hot Springs (Naked and Afraid)
Jul 18, 2023
165. Squeezing the Truth Juice out of the Ben Fruit
Jul 10, 2023
164. How did you propose?❤️ (it's a total "let-down")
Jul 03, 2023
163. Hug Culture
Jun 26, 2023
162. The Wasp Nest & Staying in Touch (and falling out of touch) with International Friends
Jun 20, 2023
161. Don't Drain the Damn Dam Man!・Feeling "Burned Out"・Dirty Johnny Update
Jun 12, 2023
160. Kangaroo Attack! & Funny names in Australia
Jun 05, 2023
159. Dirty Johnny
May 29, 2023
158. A Lucky Day for a Bad Boy
May 22, 2023
157. The Power of English!
May 15, 2023
156. What sports did you play?
May 08, 2023
155. Abe is a Monster... But Ben's Beard is very "Unkempt"!
May 01, 2023
154. Feeling Embarrassed (Accepting Gifts and Compliments)
Apr 24, 2023
153. Dead Dog Beans (A Taiwanese Fairytale) & "Who is more likely to..."
Apr 17, 2023
152. Sometimes Life is Shocking! & What Languages do English Speakers Study?
Apr 10, 2023
151. Easter is Confusing!
Apr 04, 2023
150. More Money, More Problems?
Mar 27, 2023
149. The Worst Fairytale Ever.
Mar 20, 2023
148. Burning with Jealousy! / Green with Envy!
Mar 14, 2023
147. Sneaky Night Rats - It takes one to know one!
Mar 06, 2023
146. Double Meanings... (Australian Slang)
Feb 28, 2023
145. The Big Hairy Monkey Man is going to make Abe "eat his words"...
Feb 20, 2023
144. A Total "P.O.S." (piece of $h%t)
Feb 13, 2023
143. Happy Birthday Ben!
Feb 06, 2023
142. "Up Your Game!" (Abe needs to up his DIY game) & Home Remedies
Jan 30, 2023
141. Ben is back! "The worst 9 hours of my life" (flying with a baby)
Jan 23, 2023
140. I'm "in a jam"! Who can help me out??
Jan 17, 2023
139. Hello from Australia!
Jan 09, 2023
138. Making an "English Zone" at Home (Daddy Diaries #6 Featuring Christian)
Jan 01, 2023
137. Christian's movie work & New song by Space Dragon!
Dec 26, 2022
136. The Guy Abe ALMOST Peed On...
Dec 19, 2022
135. Truth be told... To tell the truth... To be honest with you... 🤷🏻‍♂️
Dec 12, 2022
134. Pronunciation Problems (...and a solution!)
Dec 05, 2022
133. That's a "Hard Sell"
Nov 29, 2022
132. Shoot for the Stars, Land on the Moon.
Nov 21, 2022
131. Team Dumbass & "A Heavy Heart"
Nov 15, 2022
130. How We Laugh ("Hahaha" vs. "Huhuhu")
Nov 07, 2022
129. Demon Bubbles (Ben can't burp)
Oct 30, 2022
128. Stripper Lullaby
Oct 25, 2022
127. How to say "goodbye" on the phone
Oct 17, 2022
126. A Celebration! (Together Again)
Oct 11, 2022
125. Questions from Vancouver
Oct 04, 2022
124. Give Each Other a Break (Daddy Diaries #5)
Sep 27, 2022
123. "On The Same Page" (Daddy Diaries #4)
Sep 20, 2022
122. Fart Juice! (...it's not what you think)
Sep 12, 2022
121. "The Blind Leading The Blind"
Sep 06, 2022
120. Go "Above and Beyond"
Aug 29, 2022
119. "The Apple Never Falls Far from the Tree" (Rui Returns!)
Aug 22, 2022
118. Good Intentions ("Will" vs "Intend to") & New Intro Song (Reggae)
Aug 15, 2022
117. Ben vs. Corona ROUND 2
Aug 08, 2022
116. "Throw a Tantrum" (Daddy Diaries #3)
Aug 01, 2022
115. Papa Lawson's Advice for Ben
Jul 25, 2022
114. We All Make Mistakes... (with Papa Lawson)
Jul 17, 2022
113. “When Nature Calls” (Don't Pee On My Dog)
Jul 11, 2022
112. It's a Little Inappropriate...
Jul 03, 2022
111. Daddy Diaries Part 2: "Don't Tell Your Mother"
Jun 27, 2022
110. Contradictions & Contrarians
Jun 20, 2022
109. Happy Wife, Happy Life!
Jun 09, 2022
108. Daddy Diaries: 5 Rules for Babies
May 30, 2022
107. Cool! Awesome! Sick! INSANE! & Doing Accents
May 24, 2022
106. Stop "Fidgeting"! & Spelling in Japanese
May 17, 2022
105. Wedding Work & Dirty Word Game
May 08, 2022
104. Can you give me a hand? ...You can count on me!
May 01, 2022
103. Holy Sh*t! Teaching Kids vs Adults & Expressions for being Surprised
Apr 24, 2022
102.0 What's that sound??
Apr 19, 2022
101. Episode 100! Part Two
Apr 11, 2022
100. Episode 100!
Apr 04, 2022
99. Earthquake! (Animals Don't Know Sh*t)
Mar 27, 2022
98. Okinawa Highlights & "Culling" Kangaroos
Mar 21, 2022
97. Classrooms Abroad
Mar 13, 2022
96. Ben's Man Cave & "Mother Qu**kas!"
Mar 07, 2022
95. Milestones & "Goosebumps"
Feb 28, 2022
94. "Girl Talk" Presented by Bennifer & Abragina
Feb 20, 2022
93. Old Man Abe
Feb 14, 2022
92. Never Ending Birthday Nightmare
Feb 07, 2022
91. Ben's Birthday Present
Jan 31, 2022
90. “The Birds and the Bees”
Jan 24, 2022
89. "Don't You Hate it When...?"
Jan 16, 2022
88. What language do you speak at home? & Ben's New Hairstyle
Jan 09, 2022
87. We Ruined Christmas! (& Special Guest)
Dec 28, 2021
86. Big News! & 2021 Highlights
Dec 20, 2021
85. "Rolling the dice" (Taking a chance / risk)
Dec 13, 2021
84. Farm Mysteries ...Solved!
Dec 06, 2021
83. Getting a Driver's License in Japan & "Big Floppy Flappers"
Nov 29, 2021
82. "Over the Top" & Fart Slaves
Nov 23, 2021
80. Ben the Vegetarian
Nov 07, 2021
79. Halloween Memories
Nov 01, 2021
78. Abe's "New Look"
Oct 25, 2021
77. The Circle of Energy (Re-Edited)
Oct 18, 2021
76. "Putting it off" (Procrastinating) & The Bouncy Mountain in みちのく公園
Oct 10, 2021
75. Canadian Women - Yummy?
Oct 04, 2021
74. Thank U Africa ♫ (Especially Ethiopia)
Sep 27, 2021
73. ”Ummm...” Speaking Habits & New Names
Sep 20, 2021
72. Life ”Mottos”
Sep 13, 2021
71. Killer Moose! & ”Pocket” vs ”Pouch”
Sep 06, 2021
70. Ben"s "Man Bag"
Aug 29, 2021
69. "F**k You Rona"
Aug 23, 2021
68. Favorite YouTubers & New Baby!
Aug 16, 2021
67. Ben got "The Rona" (COVID)
Aug 08, 2021
66. Deadly Fish & "Would you rather..?"
Aug 01, 2021
65. Skin Problems & Sunburns
Jul 27, 2021
64. The Most "Bang for your Buck" (Abe Tricks Ben)
Jul 19, 2021
63. Abe F**ked Up
Jul 12, 2021
62. Clumsy Abe & Sound FX
Jul 05, 2021
61. Ben Cuts his Pe**s Off.
Jun 28, 2021
60. Cool English Accents & Octopus Attack!
Jun 21, 2021
59. Studying in Australia vs Japan
Jun 14, 2021
58. When the "Tables Turn"
Jun 07, 2021
57. Dance Like Nobody is Watching
May 31, 2021
56. Around the World 2! & "Grow on you" (Squid vs Gum)
May 24, 2021
55. New Intro & "The 3 Cs"
May 17, 2021
54. "Homogeneous" not "Homo-Genius" & Love Hotels Abroad
May 10, 2021
53. Don't Look a Gift Horse in the Mouth
May 03, 2021
52. Secrets & Presents
Apr 26, 2021
51. [R] Cheers to Beers! Would you Rather...?
Apr 19, 2021
50. Emergency Beer!
Apr 12, 2021
Live Like a Rock Star
Apr 05, 2021
"BEAR With Me" vs "BARE Naked"
Mar 29, 2021
"White Day" & Kissing on the First Date
Mar 22, 2021
International Love - What's Your Type?
Mar 15, 2021
Sharks! ...Don't "Provoke" Them!
Mar 08, 2021
Earthquake in Sendai
Mar 01, 2021
Dad Jokes & Favorite Japanese Foods
Feb 22, 2021
Sounds of Passion!
Feb 14, 2021
Potty Mouth
Feb 08, 2021
Abe's Music Skillz(?) & The Most Interesting Animal
Jan 31, 2021
Ben's Music Skillz & Snow Dogs Music Video
Jan 22, 2021
Dirty Birds in the Park
Jan 18, 2021
The "Fire Medusa" Jelly Fish
Jan 11, 2021
Snow Dogs!
Jan 04, 2021
What about the P***s??
Dec 27, 2020
Christmas Spirit and Raw Men
Dec 24, 2020
Deadly Australia (♪New Song♪)
Dec 20, 2020
Brad Pitt vs Daddy Long Legs
Dec 17, 2020
Abe's Love Voice
Dec 13, 2020
You don't know what you have until it's gone.
Dec 10, 2020
Baby BenKey & Reacting to Bad News
Dec 06, 2020
Questions for Ben
Dec 03, 2020
Abe "screwed up" ...Many Times
Nov 29, 2020
Ben "screwed up", But He's Not "a screw up"
Nov 26, 2020
Abe's Crazy Dream
Nov 22, 2020
Under the Weather / Over the Moon
Nov 19, 2020
How Abe and Ben First Met
Nov 15, 2020
Hangovers
Nov 12, 2020
Abe's First Girlfriend
Nov 09, 2020
Ben's First Girlfriend
Nov 05, 2020
Once in a Blue Moon
Nov 01, 2020
Conditional Questions
Oct 29, 2020
Good & Bad Habits... "It's a work in progress"
Oct 26, 2020
Expressions: Sleepy → Sleep → Wake up
Oct 22, 2020
"The Night Club" (Scorpion and Twinkle Star)
Oct 20, 2020
Expressions: Hungry. → Eat.
Oct 18, 2020
Expressions: Thirsty. → Drink. → Pee.
Oct 15, 2020
"The Bridge" Part 2
Oct 11, 2020
Cats and Dogs
Oct 08, 2020
Around the World
Oct 04, 2020
Drinking and Driving
Oct 01, 2020
Immigration Office
Sep 29, 2020
"The Bridge" and Abe's First Job
Sep 22, 2020
Bedroom Tricks and Scottish Blood
Sep 17, 2020
Ben's First Job
Sep 14, 2020
Christmas in the Summer
Sep 12, 2020
Twinkle Star Learns to Shine
Sep 07, 2020
A Scorpion is Born
Sep 07, 2020
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
Sep 07, 2020
Welcome to Teacher Talk!
Sep 07, 2020