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Summer of the RV | Learn the phrasal verb ‘stock up’
Episode 264
RVs might just be the perfect way for a family to travel and vacation in 2020. Think about it: they’re social distancing approved because you don’t h…
5 years, 11 months ago
Rare wild horse species thriving in radioactive Chernobyl | Learn the English expression 'fend for yourself'
Episode 263
The Chernobyl accident – the worst nuclear accident in history – left the surrounding land permanently scarred for what scientists thought would be 2…
5 years, 11 months ago
Pandemic unleashing a wave of loneliness | Learn the English expression ‘set in’
Episode 262
Whether you’re at-home quarantined with your family, alone in your apartment, or just seeing the same small group of people at work from six feet awa…
5 years, 11 months ago
South Korean pop culture is having a moment | Learn the English expression ‘spring into action’
Episode 261
South Korean pop culture is booming: from K-pop bands like BTS, to award-winning movies like Parasite, to innovative K-beauty brands that use snail e…
5 years, 11 months ago
Who are the world’s hottest new celebrities? Scientists | Learn the English expression ‘rise to the occasion’
Episode 260
Coronavirus scientists are experiencing newfound fame across the globe, as virologists and epidemiologists are now the national faces of the crisis a…
5 years, 11 months ago
Reopening the world: first steps | Learn the phrasal verb ‘die out’
Episode 259
After weeks of shutdown, countries are preparing to reopen. Restaurant servers will have to wear masks, shops will have stricter capacity limits, and…
5 years, 11 months ago
Where in the world was Kim Jong-un? | Learn the phrasal verb ‘pore over’
Episode 258
Kim Jong-un went weeks without public appearances, and the world is still wondering what he was up to. There is widespread speculation, including tha…
5 years, 11 months ago
Netflix is winning quarantine | Learn the phrasal verb "pull back on"
Episode 257
The cameras stopped rolling a while ago, and the TV industry is struggling to fill their lineups at a time when more eyeballs are glued to TVs than e…
6 years ago
Why Zoom video calls are so exhausting | Learn the phrasal verb “come through”
Episode 256
We’re not commuting to work, not busy running from place to place, and definitely not breaking any Fitbit step records. So why are we feeling so tire…
6 years ago
The post-pandemic workplace | Learn the English expression “big picture”
Episode 255
Working from home is the name of the game for most people still able to work right now. Many companies that were reluctant to provide work-from-home …
6 years ago