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Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast number 753: Enduring Hazing.

This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 753. I’m your host, Dr. Jeff McQuillan, coming to you from the Center for Educational Development in beautiful Los Angeles, California.

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This episode is a conversation between Rafael and Hannah about something called “hazing,” which is what happens you join an organization and are made to do certain things that may be humiliating or possibly even dangerous. Let’s get started.

Rafael: Go away and stop following us. Our club is for boys only.

Hannah: But I want to join.

Rafael: You do, huh? Did you know that to join our club, you have to go through an initiation?

Hannah: Okay, I’ll do that. What do I have to do?

Rafael: You have to endure weeks of hazing. We’ll be putting you through your paces to make sure you’re