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Boeing jets grounded after two recent crashes | Learn English phrase ‘double-edged sword’
Episode 139
A problem with the automation software on Boeing’s 737-MAX, the newest version of its popular jet, has caused two fatal crashes in just five months, …
7 years, 3 months ago
The Virgin Islands are a sun-kissed paradise | Plus, learn English phrase ‘take the edge off’
Episode 138
Pack your sunscreen and your swimsuit! In the second episode in our occasional series on destinations, we explore the US and British Virgin Islands. …
7 years, 3 months ago
HIV eliminated in a second patient, but a cure is a long way off | Learn English phrasal verb ‘fight off’
Episode 137
For just the second time since the global AIDS epidemic began almost 40 years ago, HIV has been eliminated from a patient’s body. But scientists are …
7 years, 3 months ago
Finding joy in everyday objects with Marie Kondo | Learn English phrase ‘have a knack for’
Episode 136
Who knew organizing your home could be this much fun? Marie Kondo is bestselling author and has her own Netflix show; the Japanese organizing consult…
7 years, 3 months ago
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, 3 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, 3 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, 3 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, 4 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, 4 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, 4 months ago