Is Classroom English the Same as Conversational English?

In general, I hope to provide the kind of resource I have been craving for my own Spanish language study. Textbook dialogues are scripted, unnatural, and slow. They do not include any of the common idioms, phrases, used by native speakers in everyday conversation. We need more materials to help English learners understand English as it actually is used. In the future, I hope my podcast can be one such learning resource.