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The significance of closed borders for US-Canada border towns | Learn the English expression ‘closely-knit’
Episode 358
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Many American and Canadian border towns operate as one big town. The border is simply an invisible boundary that residents cross several times each…
5 years, 2 months ago
Your COVID vaccine questions, answered | Learn the English expression ‘a feature, not a bug’
Episode 357
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Which vaccine should I get? How many doses do I need? Will there be side effects? Allergic reactions? What about protection from all of the new var…
5 years, 2 months ago
The rise of digital nomad visas to attract remote workers | Learn the English expression ‘get around’
Episode 356
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How would you like to work from the beaches of Barbados? Or perhaps you’d rather experience the shopping and architecture of Dubai? A growing list …
5 years, 2 months ago
The last Blockbuster Video store | Learn the expression ‘at its peak’
Episode 355
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In the early 2000s, Blockbuster Video was a thriving business. It had 9000 locations in 14 countries around the world. But their dominance in the v…
5 years, 2 months ago
An epic traffic jam in the Suez Canal | Learn the English expression “back up”
Episode 354
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In March, a massive cargo ship called the Ever Given got stuck in the Suez Canal for six days. The canal is one of the most important routes in glo…
5 years, 2 months ago
Volvo is going fully electric by 2030 | Learn the expression ‘stay on top of’
Episode 353
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Volvo’s recent announcement to be fully electric by 2030 and move sales online is a huge stray from the car dealership model, which has been around…
5 years, 2 months ago
What in the (cyber) world are NFT’s? | Learn the English expression ‘bragging rights’
Episode 352
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Non-fungible tokens, or NFT’s, are the latest craze in the online world. NFT’s offer a way for digital artists to sell their artwork, and recently,…
5 years, 2 months ago
Why you should question vaccine passports | Learn the expression ‘weight on your shoulders’
Episode 351
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Vaccine passport: the idea that once you get a vaccine, you can use a smartphone app to prove you’re vaccinated and have access to some pre-COVID a…
5 years, 2 months ago
Could more remote work opportunities benefit organizational neurodiversity? | Learn the English expression ‘catch-all’
Episode 350
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Before the pandemic, there were many companies that were resistant to offering employees flexibility to work from home. A lot has changed over the …
5 years, 2 months ago
Duty-free shops had a rough 2020 | Learn the English expression ‘add up’
Episode 349
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Duty-free shopping is a strange loophole in the retail industry. You can buy expensive, luxury items without paying the usual hefty taxes, but only…
5 years, 3 months ago