<p>Hang out with your English-speaking friends, Andrew and Indiana, for a catch-up! Indiana has been growing tomatillos on her patio, and she rode 40 miles along New York&#8217;s Empire State Trail on a very hot day, though the ride did not go the way she planned. Andrew went to see a Damien Hirst exhibition at the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Seoul, and he has been letting an AI design his marathon training plan.</p>
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<p><strong>Keep an ear out for these phrases during the episode:</strong></p>
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<li>On deck</li>
<li>To clue in</li>
<li>Happy-go-lucky</li>
<li>To put a bad taste in someone&#8217;s mouth</li>
<li>To hit the pavement</li>
<li>A mishap</li>
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Bonus Episode #181 – Summer’s Last Hurrah

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