In today's episode, you’ll hear the incredible story of a man named Larry Walters, or "Lawn Chair" Larry, who bought over 40 weather balloons, attached them to a lawn chair in his backyard and flew 16,000 feet up in the air.

The story is weird and funny, and it gives way to a larger discussion about “Cluster Ballooning.” I’ll explain challenging words and phrases as I go along!

In Part 1 of this episode, you'll learn all about the common English expression "up in the air." You'll learn the expression's origin, how to use it in a multitude of situations and you'll do pronunciation exercises with it.

Big shoutout to Guilherme Krause and Christian for supporting the podcast this month, I really appreciate it!

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146.2 - The Incredible Flight of "Lawn Chair" Larry (Larry Walters) 30:12 Share

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146.2 - The Incredible Flight of "Lawn Chair" Larry (Larry Walters)