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Learning English Podcast - December 20, 2023
On today’s podcast, attacks by Iran-supported Yemeni rebels hurt shipping through the Suez Canal; some Russians are joining Ukrainians to fight Russia; online therapy for U.S. public school systems is a big business followed by a talk on venture capital;
Learning English Podcast - December 19, 2023
On today’s podcast, what does the trial of an activist publisher on national security charges mean for Hong Kong’s future? ; research suggests millions of Americans suffer long-term tiredness followed by a discussion about the problem; then ‘sneaking arou
Learning English Podcast - December 18, 2023
On today’s podcast, a short history of climate-related promises made at U.N. climate meetings; scientists have connected nerve cells with an electric circuit to make a biocomputer followed by a discussion about the system’s biological part and its accurac
Learning English Podcast - December 17, 2023
On today’s podcast, top college presidents face criticism over testimony about antisematism; expression that include the word ‘snowball’ followed by a discussion about what happens when something snowballs; then the presidency of Bill Clinton on America’s
Learning English Podcast - December 16, 2023
On today’s podcast, a Brazilian indian tribe aims to expand by having female chiefs as it nears disappearing; we answer a listener’s question about ‘wonder’ followed by a discussion about pronouncing wonder and wander; then “The Gift of the Magi” by O. He
Learning English Podcast - December 15, 2023
On today’s podcast, America’s first and oldest park is Boston Commons; an app lets people give money to the homeless; the maleo is an Indonesian bird endangered by building for the new capital; the grammar of giving gifts followed by an example.
Learning English Podcast - December 14, 2023
On today’s podcast, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation aims to donate $100 million; the most mispronounced words of the year; a jury finds Google’s app store illegally blocks competition followed by a discussion on monopolies; then pronunciation and idio
Learning English Podcast - December 13, 2023
On todays podcast, environmentalists in Michigan learn to live with a nickel mine; hundreds of seals die from bird flu in Brazil; an international test shows math scores have decreased since 2018 followed by a discussion about resilience in education; on
Learning English Podcast - December 12, 2023
Pangea: On todays podcast, Japanese baseball player Shohei Ohtani gets the biggest-ever contract in team sports; the U.S. government approves to gene treatments for sickle cell disease followed by an explanation about the disease; then lend and borrow on
Learning English Podcast - December 11, 2023
On todays podcast, the College Board changes AP Black history classes after questions; ancient male mosquitos were different; scientists discover an unusual planetary system followed by a discussion on the six, newly-found harmonious planets; then the