Story
Addison
I’m not really the kind of person that believes in luck or fate, or anything like that but what happened to me the other day might make me re-think my beliefs.  I was waiting for my friend at the corner of 5th and Columbus when someone tapped me on the shoulder.  I turned around and it was a woman that wanted to know directions.  It turned out that she wanted to go to exactly where my friend and I were headed so I offered her a ride.  My friend [bad word] a little late so she and I got to talking and I found out that she was a [bad word] for fresh graduates at one of the largest international banks.  I just graduated with a degree in economics and had desperately been looking for a good job.  I told her my situation and she offered me a job on the spot.
Key vocabulary and phrases that are discussed in the podcast:
luck –  good or bad things happen to you by chance. Ex.  He has very good luck. Also, we can say that this person is “lucky”.

fate – the idea of your life not being controlled by you and that it is already predetermined or decided.

re-think – to think about something or consider it again.

corner of “ “ and “ “-  intersection or cross-street of

tapped – touch lightly and briefly.

It turned out – the result or [bad word] of a situation

Headed – going towards a place or going in the direction. [bad word] a little late – [bad word]  here means how things are going or [bad word] . We can also things [bad word] smoothly for example.

Degree – university graduation certificate

desperately – putting your best efforts towards something of urgency or necessity

on the spot – making a decision or doing something immediately without wait