TEA Time with Tayvin Bayless

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TEA Time with Tayvin Bayless (Transcripted English Audio) is a comprehensible input podcast made for intermediate English learners. I'm a TEFL-certified English teacher, student of linguistics, and language learner myself, here to give you real, natural language across topics that matter, not textbook dialogue. Every episode comes with a full transcript, so you can listen, read, and truly understand natural English as it's actually spoken. Real English. Real Topics. Real Progress. Find every episode and transcript at tayvinbayless.com/episodes

  1. 2 days ago

    Story of My Life in More Than One Direction

    Ripped pants, bad timing, and a recurring pattern that always seems to find you. Tayvin looks at 'story of my life' — and why a phrase for bad luck might be worth rewriting. Find the full transcript here: https://tayvinbayless.com/podcast/story-of-my-life-in-more-than-one-direction/

    12 min

  2. 5 days ago

    Lose Yourself

    Guest host Emma takes the mic to chase one small, slippery word. You can lose your keys, lose a game, lose track of time — or lose yourself entirely. What connects them all? Find the full transcript here: https://tayvinbayless.com/podcast/lose-yourself/

    15 min

  3. 1 Jul

    Lord of the Ring

    There's a certificate on the wall naming Tayvin a lord — and a ring that carries far more weight. A story about status, humility, and what it means to lord it over someone. Find the full transcript here: https://tayvinbayless.com/podcast/lord-of-the-ring/

    12 min

  4. 29 Jun

    Chopstick to Your Roots

    Eating chips with chopsticks earned Tayvin an online accusation of cultural appropriation. A thoughtful, careful look at appropriation, assimilation, and the word he thinks fits better. Find the full transcript here: https://tayvinbayless.com/podcast/chopstick-to-your-roots/

    11 min

  5. 26 Jun

    Apps for Everyone

    A transformative concert leads somewhere unexpected: the tiny words English loves to clip. 'Apps' might mean the ones on your phone — or the ones you order before dinner. Find the full transcript here: https://tayvinbayless.com/podcast/apps-for-everyone/

    10 min

  6. 25 Jun

    No Sweat

    A highway, a scorching sun, and an A/C that quits at the worst possible moment. Behind every effortless-looking result is someone who gave it 110 percent — no sweat on the outside, plenty on the inside. Find the full transcript here: https://tayvinbayless.com/podcast/no-sweat/

    13 min

  7. 24 Jun

    Hit the Road, but I'm Not Jack

    A week in Indiana comes to an end, and it's time to point the car toward home. Tayvin unpacks 'hit the road' — one of the most casual, everyday ways Americans say goodbye to a place. Find the full transcript here: https://tayvinbayless.com/podcast/hit-the-road-but-im-not-jack/

    10 min

  8. 23 Jun

    Think, Not Thing. Think Again.

    Summer heat, unmet expectations, and a phrase almost everyone says slightly wrong. If you think one small word can't change an expression's whole meaning — well, you've got another thing coming. Find the full transcript here: https://tayvinbayless.com/podcast/think-not-thing-think-again/

    10 min
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TEA Time with Tayvin Bayless (Transcripted English Audio) is a comprehensible input podcast made for intermediate English learners. I'm a TEFL-certified English teacher, student of linguistics, and language learner myself, here to give you real, natural language across topics that matter, not textbook dialogue. Every episode comes with a full transcript, so you can listen, read, and truly understand natural English as it's actually spoken. Real English. Real Topics. Real Progress. Find every episode and transcript at tayvinbayless.com/episodes

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