https://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives
When deciding which podcast to recommend to an ESL student to follow, the one that came to mind was This American Life. First, it is a podcast I and many of my friends enjoy; there are a wide variety of topics which appeal to our various interests and pursuits. Related to that idea is that the podcast covers current news to the many facets of American culture (Ask a grown up - the trials of teenage life, Vague and Confused - rules and how they are enforced, to name a few). Third and most pertinently to ESL students, each podcast has a title and a 1 to 3 sentence summary using average English. The English utilized in the podcasts is intermediate to intermediate advanced but still accessible to most ESL students. Again, because the title and summaries are in more simply English, that can serve as a conversation starter and thereby gain more perspectives and understanding from their peers. Finally, one more benefit to NNS and NS alike is that if someone doesn't want to pay for a subscription, they can wait one week and then have access to all the podcasts now back to 1995. This can also serve as a vital history resource for what was happening in the US before he or she came to the US.
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