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What it’s like to stare at a painting for a full hour | Learn the phrasal verb ‘run out’
Episode 497
[Countdown to #500]
To celebrate our 500th lesson, we'll be live-streaming on Facebook and Instagram. It will be on September 3 at 9 am New York time…
3 years, 10 months ago
Remembering Vin Scully, the voice of baseball | Learn the English phrasal verb ‘treat someone to’
Episode 496
[Countdown to #500]
We're getting ready to celebrate Lesson #500! We'll be live-streaming the lesson on September 3. Here are three ways you can help…
3 years, 10 months ago
How did monkeypox become a public health crisis? | Learn the English expression ‘clamor for’
Episode 495
COUNTDOWN TO 500: Are you ready to help celebrate our 500th lesson? Here are 4 ways to get involved:
Record a video - Help us celebrate by telling u…3 years, 10 months ago
Will healthcare be the next industry Amazon revolutionizes? | Learn the English expression ‘time will tell’
Episode 494
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Amazon is acquiring One Medical, a popular network of doctors’ office in the United States. One Medical takes a modern, hybrid approach to primary …
3 years, 10 months ago
Webb telescope’s long journey to launch | Learn the English expression ‘a crack at’
Episode 493
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The James Webb telescope is already sending back breathtaking images from space, but it apparently wasn’t easy getting the telescope up and running…
3 years, 10 months ago
Asian carp or copi? An ugly fish gets a tasty rebrand | Learn the English expression ‘overrun with’
Episode 492
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Asian carp were first introduced in the United States in the 1970s as a solution to a growing algae problem. Now, the species has created more prob…
3 years, 10 months ago
James Webb telescope is like a time machine | Learn the phrasal verb ‘turn over’
Episode 491
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The James Webb Space Telescope launched in December 2021, and just seven months later, it has sent its first images from deep in space back to Eart…
3 years, 10 months ago
The Elon Musk v. Twitter saga | Learn the phrasal verb ‘side with’
Episode 491
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Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, has gone back-and-forth about buying Twitter over the past few months. They finally came to an agreement for Mu…
3 years, 10 months ago
Boris Johnson era is coming to an end | Learn the phrasal verb ‘go after’
Episode 489
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The difference between acti…3 years, 11 months ago
21 teenagers died at a South African nightclub, and nobody knows why | Learn the English expression ‘pass out’
Episode 488
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Twenty-one teenagers were tragically found dead in a South African nightclub after they were out celebrating the end of the school term. One surviv…
3 years, 11 months ago