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Angela Merkel’s lasting legacy in Europe | Learn the phrasal verb ‘step aside’
Angela Merkel’s lasting legacy in Europe | Learn the phrasal verb ‘step aside’

Episode 423

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Angela Merkel has been the German chancellor since 2005. Since then, the world and Europe have endured the global financial crisis of 2008, Britain…

4 years, 4 months ago

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End of the Angela Merkel era for Germany | Learn the English expression ‘preside over’
End of the Angela Merkel era for Germany | Learn the English expression ‘preside over’

Episode 422

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Germany is preparing to say goodbye to Angela Merkel, its center-right Chancellor of the past sixteen years. Her upbringing and academic studies se…

4 years, 5 months ago

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Portugal bans bosses texting employees after hours | Learn the English expression ‘stick to’
Portugal bans bosses texting employees after hours | Learn the English expression ‘stick to’

Episode 421

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Portugal’s parliament passed a new law that gives employees a “right to rest.” In practice, this means that bosses are no longer legally permitted …

4 years, 5 months ago

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The end of one conglomerate era, and the beginning of another | Learn the English expression ‘at first glance’
The end of one conglomerate era, and the beginning of another | Learn the English expression ‘at first glance’

Episode 420

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Big companies like Johnson & Johnson, Toshiba, and General Electric are breaking into smaller companies. In many cases, the smaller companies focus…

4 years, 5 months ago

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The five-star rating system isn’t working | Learn the English expression ‘rave about’
The five-star rating system isn’t working | Learn the English expression ‘rave about’

Episode 419

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Leaving a five-star review has become customary for any experience that is excellent, good, average, or even acceptable, and anything below five-st…

4 years, 5 months ago

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New COVID-19 treatment that comes in a pill bottle | Learn the English expression ‘a step forward’
New COVID-19 treatment that comes in a pill bottle | Learn the English expression ‘a step forward’

Episode 418

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Merck and Pfizer have developed antiviral pills that are effective at reducing COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths. Pfizer also pledged to make th…

4 years, 5 months ago

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Vertical farming is on the rise | Learn the English expression ‘take up space’
Vertical farming is on the rise | Learn the English expression ‘take up space’

Episode 417

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Vertical farming is a new way to farm that is done all indoors and – get this – doesn’t require any soil. There are many advantages to vertical far…

4 years, 5 months ago

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First successful pig-to-human kidney transplant | Learn the phrasal verb ‘hook up’
First successful pig-to-human kidney transplant | Learn the phrasal verb ‘hook up’

Episode 416

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Scientists temporarily attached a pig kidney to a human, and it worked for 54 days. This has the medical world excited and optimistic about the pos…

4 years, 5 months ago

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Hello, you’ve reached the Bogota Anti-Machismo Calm Line | Learn the English expression ‘root cause’
Hello, you’ve reached the Bogota Anti-Machismo Calm Line | Learn the English expression ‘root cause’

Episode 415

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Bogota launched an anti-machismo “Calm Line” hotline to help men manage feelings that can lead to abuse. The pilot program launched last December, …

4 years, 5 months ago

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The global supply chain has had better years | Learn the English expression ‘stay afloat’
The global supply chain has had better years | Learn the English expression ‘stay afloat’

Episode 414

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The global supply chain has had a rough couple of years. First, of course, there was the pandemic. Then, the container ship got stuck in the Suez C…

4 years, 6 months ago

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