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Quest to clean up the Great Pacific Garbage Patch | Learn English phrase ‘take something in stride’
Episode 135
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is a large area in the ocean between California and Hawaii where almost 2 trillion tiny pieces of discarded plastic h…
7 years, 2 months ago
Breakdancing could be a new Olympic ‘sport’ in 2024 | Learn English expression ‘to the untrained eye’
Episode 134
Organizers of the Paris Olympics in 2024 want breakdancing to be among the sports featured in the City of Lights. If selected, it would join skateboa…
7 years, 2 months ago
Stranded plane returns after 70-day ordeal in Iran | Learn English phrase ‘by the day’
Episode 133
The trouble was just beginning for Norwegian Air when one of its planes had to make an emergency landing in Iran. The low-cost airline had no personn…
7 years, 2 months ago
Chapo convicted, but drug trade still thrives | Plus, learn how to use ‘a slew of’
Episode 132
Mexican drug kingpin Joaquín Guzmán, better known as El Chapo, was convicted in an American court and will spend the rest of his life in jail, withou…
7 years, 2 months ago
New emojis are all about individuality (and a little frivolity) | Learn English phrase ‘hop on’
Episode 131
Fifty-nine new emojis were approved in 2019 and the main theme is individuality. Emojis that allow you to express a disability include a hearing aid,…
7 years, 2 months ago
‘Crazy Rich Asians’: a Singapore showcase with a great soundtrack | Learn English phrasal verb ‘measure up’
Episode 130
Last summer’s blockbuster movie “Crazy Rich Asians” has the outlines of a fairly typical Hollywood romantic comedy—but don’t despair, because it’s st…
7 years, 2 months ago
Modern mating: How the internet has changed the search for love | Plus, learn English phrase ‘lend itself’
Episode 129
In just twenty years, the internet has revolutionized the search for a romantic partner. One third of marriages in the US begin online in some fashio…
7 years, 2 months ago
Blast of Arctic air brings Midwest cities to a standstill | Learn English phrase ‘Good Samaritan’
Episode 128
A blast of Arctic air clobbered the Midwest of the United States at the end of January, bringing life in the major cities and the farms and fields to…
7 years, 2 months ago
Dam collapse buries Brazilian town under river of mud | Plus, learn to say that events ‘unfold’
Episode 127
A dam in Brazil collapsed, burying the town of Brumadinho under a deadly river of mud. The dam was meant to contain the byproducts of mining operatio…
7 years, 3 months ago
Separating art from artist in the Me-Too era | Learn English phrase ‘sit well’
Episode 126
After several years in which big-name entertainers have been found to have mistreated others, viewers are left with a thorny question: can you still …
7 years, 3 months ago