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Saudi Arabia to allow cinemas | Facebook bad for mental health? | English phrases ‘dive in’ and ‘wind up’
Episode 9
Saudi Arabia will allow construction of new movie theaters, after a 35-year prohibition. Theater chains are ready to dive into a new market, but some…
8 years, 6 months ago
Wildfires in California | Russia banned from Olympics | English phrases 'crack down on' and 'caught up in'
Episode 8
A series of deadly wildfires has broken out in Southern California; they have been spread by strong, dry winds. The fires have caused over 200,000 pe…
8 years, 6 months ago
‘Coco’ a hit in Mexico and US | Prince Harry engaged | English phrases ‘to go over well’ and ‘to die down’
Episode 7
Disney’s 3-D animated film “Coco”, which is rich with Mexican cultural references, is officially the highest-grossing film ever in Mexico and is popu…
8 years, 6 months ago
Serial killer Charles Manson dies | Sustainable city on Mars? | Learn English phrases “hold a grudge” and “come about”
Episode 6
Charles Manson, a cult leader whose followers brutally killed nine people and terrorized Los Angeles in 1969, died in jail of natural causes at age 8…
8 years, 6 months ago
Louvre museum opens in Abu Dhabi | China’s Singles Day sets a global shopping record | Learn English phrases short up, spill into, and throw weight behind
Episode 5
The Louvre, one of the most famous museums in the world, opens a second location in Abu Dhabi that will tell the stories of eastern and western civil…
8 years, 7 months ago
Family survives pirate attack | Selena gets Hollywood star | Plus English expressions on behalf and hitch a ride
Episode 4
An American family escaped a pirate attack in a remote area of the Brazilian Amazon and survived in the jungle for three days. Selena, the Mexican-Am…
8 years, 7 months ago
Catalonia’s independence movement | Astros win World Series | Phrases stop short, a stretch
Episode 3
Catalonia’s leaders make a bid for independence, but regional president Carles Puigdemont is arrested. The Houston Astros won the World Series for th…
8 years, 7 months ago
Las Vegas gets its first major sports team | Tom Petty, American musician, dies | English phrases "make a splash" and "take refuge"
Episode 2
The Vegas Golden Knights, a hockey team, became the first major league sports team to call Las Vegas home. Tom Petty, one of the most well-known rock…
8 years, 7 months ago
Mexico hit with 3 big earthquakes | Apple’s new iPhone X | English expressions "bundled up" and "comb through"
Episode 1
A series of three large earthquakes hit Mexico in the last month, including the strongest earthquake to hit the country in over a century.
The new fea…
8 years, 7 months ago
Learn English free with podcasts: Plain English
Would you like to speak English better? Do you have a hard time understanding native speakers because they go too fast? Do you want to learn English …
8 years, 8 months ago