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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, 9 months ago
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, 9 months ago
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, 9 months ago
A volcano in Spain has been erupting for a month | Learn the English expression ‘at risk of’
Episode 413
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The Cumbre Vieja volcano on the island of La Palma in Spain has been erupting for a month, and unfortunately, it shows no signs of stopping. The fu…
4 years, 9 months ago
Part 2: the three-way international prisoner exchange | Learn the English expression ‘go out of your way’
Episode 412
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The U.S., China, and Canada came to an agreement to release three high-profile international prisoners. Last week’s lesson #411 covered how Meng Wa…
4 years, 9 months ago
Meng Wanzhou and the two Michaels finally return home | Learn the English expression ‘against your will’
Episode 411
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Meng Wanzhou, Michael Spavor, and Michael Kovrig are three people that got tangled up in the American-Chinese rivalry. They all have something in c…
4 years, 10 months ago
Inside Facebook going dark for six hours | Learn the phrasal verb ‘cut off’
Episode 410
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Earlier this month, Facebook and its entire portfolio of apps went dark for six hours. For most people, it was a minor inconvenience to not be able…
4 years, 10 months ago
An unpredictable flu season is upon us | Learn the English expression ‘come to pass’
Episode 409
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Flu season was a breeze last year, largely because everyone stayed home and wore masks. But that is putting experts in a tricky and unpredictable s…
4 years, 10 months ago
An unpredictable flu season is upon us | Learn the English expression ‘come to pass’
Episode 408
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Flu season was a breeze last year, largely because everyone stayed home and wore masks. But that is putting experts in a tricky and unpredictable s…
4 years, 10 months ago
Updates on the Britney Spears conservatorship, Havana syndrome, and more | Learn the English expression ‘stack up’
Episode 407
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This lesson reviews the latest updates on previous Plain English topics: Britney Spears’ conservatorship legal battle with her father; Havana syndr…
4 years, 10 months ago