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Crosby’s 9

Crosby’s 9

By: Crosby's 9 - Drew Crosby
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 English from all angles! An unusual 9-minute podcast to improve your English. Enlarge your vocabulary, practice phrasal verbs and learn expressions as you improve your listening and speaking skills.© 2026 Crosby's 9 - Drew Crosby Language Learning
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  • It's Time to Take Profit. EP 183

    It's Time to Take Profit. EP 183
    Mar 3 2026
    English from all angles! You can invest money and you can invest in yourself. But in both cases, you need to know when to take profit. What does that really mean in everyday English? Tune in to discover new words and expressions, boost your fluency, and sharpen your grammar skills with a practical look at question tags. How well do you really know them? Test yourself! Pause the rat race. In this episode, Drew explores why it’s important to celebrate small victories and recognize the progress you’ve made in English. Are you keeping track of your improvement? Are you on the right track? Keep moving forward, but don’t forget to “take profit” along the way. And by the way…“get out of your comfort zone” is a little overused, isn’t it?
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    9 mins
  • She Nailed It! EP 182

    She Nailed It! EP 182
    Feb 3 2026
    English from all angles! Short on time? In just 9 minutes, improve your English speaking and listening skills as you learn practical vocabulary, common expressions, and real-life English you can use right away. In this episode, learn why checks bounce, how to balance a checkbook, the balance beam with Nadia Comaneci, and what “that’s the way the ball bounces” and “no spring chicken” really mean.
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    10 mins
  • That's Life in the Big City! EP 181

    That's Life in the Big City! EP 181
    Dec 13 2025
    English from all angles! Are you a Pacers fan? Are you going to stand under the mistletoe this holiday season? What LP did the Prince song “Kiss” appear on? Why so many questions? Because, there’s so much to learn! Don’t miss it. Can’t find parking downtown? Is the city too noisy for you? Are things too expensive in the city center? Is it too crowded? Well, that’s life in the big city! In this episode, you’ll learn how to use this expression - along with others, like “hustle and bustle” - while you perfect your listening, speaking and pronunciation skills AND learn new vocabulary, phrasal verbs and expressions.
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    10 mins
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