{"podcast":{"title":"American English With Brent","slug":"american-english-with-brent-500112","podcast_index_feed_id":500112,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/11f263ac/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCakDTg9dhhAsr3WmHyJDa-g","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/production/podcast_uploaded_nologo/2910979/2910979-1580430419283-a1d24ded8dffb.jpg","author":"Brent","episode_count":837,"summary":"If you’re looking to improve your English, this podcast is for you. An American who speaks English slowly, so you can understand. Become a Paid Subscriber: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thisguy4/subscribe","last_synced_at":"2026-09-20T12:17:06.871180+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/american-english-with-brent-500112"},"episode":{"title":"Obama Confronts Trump “He’s Obsessed With Me”","slug":"obama-confronts-trump-he-s-obsessed-with-me","published_at":"2026-06-29T05:28:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/american-english-with-brent-500112/obama-confronts-trump-he-s-obsessed-with-me","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/american-english-with-brent-500112","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/usbrent/episodes/Obama-Confronts-Trump-Hes-Obsessed-With-Me-e3ld7pm","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/11f263ac/podcast/play/122117366/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-5-28%2F426996197-44100-2-1a2506a2744e.mp3","summary":"Visit Saily here: https://saily.com/Use Code Brent15Code for visiting North America: Score35In this lesson, we are breaking down the latest political drama between Barack Obama and Donald Trump to help you level up your English skills! We’ll dive into real-world American English vocabulary, advanced idioms, and native-speaker phrasing so you can easily understand the news.Want to speak English more naturally? Check out the resources below! 👇1. FormerDefinition: From the past; someone or something that had a position before but does not have it now.Example: My former boss called me yesterday to ask how my new job is going.2. ConfrontedDefinition: Talked to someone directly about a difficult problem or an argument.Example: I confronted my coworker because he didn't finish his part of our project.3. Say it to my faceDefinition: To say something directly to a person, instead of talking about them secretly behind their back.Example: If you are angry with me, please say it to my face so we can fix the problem.4. The First LadyDefinition: The wife of the president of a country.Example: The First Lady visited a local school to talk about better education for children.5. He wants all the smokeDefinition: (Slang) Someone is completely ready and wants to fight or argue; they are not afraid of trouble.Example: My teenager wants all the smoke today; he is arguing with me about every single house rule.6. PortionDefinition: A part or a piece of something bigger, usually an amount of food.Example: I only ate a small portion of cake because I want to stay healthy.7. CowardDefinition: A person who is not brave and runs away from problems or danger.Example: Don't be a coward; you need to tell your manager the truth about the mistake.8. Locker roomDefinition: A room where people change cl…","meta_description":"Visit Saily here: https://saily.com/Use Code Brent15Code for visiting North America: Score35In this lesson, we are breaking down the latest political dram…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1058,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/american-english-with-brent-500112/episodes/obama-confronts-trump-he-s-obsessed-with-me/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/american-english-with-brent-500112/obama-confronts-trump-he-s-obsessed-with-me.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}