Plain English
A podcast by Plain English

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792 Episodes
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Microsoft hangs up on Skype
Published: 4/7/2025 -
Co-living is like coworking at home
Published: 4/3/2025 -
Why do tariffs exist?
Published: 3/31/2025 -
Denmark to stop delivering mail after 400 years
Published: 3/27/2025 -
The ethics of self-driving cars
Published: 3/24/2025 -
The self-driving future is running late
Published: 3/20/2025 -
James Bond’s future is now in Amazon’s hands
Published: 3/17/2025 -
The decline of the stick-shift in North America
Published: 3/13/2025 -
LA battles mudslides after devastating wildfires
Published: 3/10/2025 -
The fires that wiped through Los Angeles
Published: 3/6/2025 -
The remote-work battle rages on
Published: 3/3/2025 -
These contractions break the rules
Published: 2/27/2025 -
The secret to a perfectly boiled egg
Published: 2/24/2025 -
How to survive extreme cold temperatures
Published: 2/20/2025 -
English words borrowed from French
Published: 2/17/2025 -
Notre Dame reopens after six years of restoration
Published: 2/13/2025 -
'SNL' celebrates 50 years of late-night comedy
Published: 2/10/2025 -
Latin phrases that are part of English
Published: 2/6/2025 -
The slow decline of neon signs
Published: 2/3/2025 -
Britain debates: Should assisted dying be legal?
Published: 1/30/2025
The best podcast for learning English if you like current events and trending topics. Improve your English listening, learn new words, and build your confidence with the #1 English-learning podcast focused on current events and trending topics. Improve your English listening: Plain English episodes go a little slower than native speed so you can understand every word and improve your English listening little by little. Your host is Jeff. He's a native English speaker from the United States and he's committed to helping you improve your English skills with real-life stories—not textbook exercises. ==> Want more? If you like listening to our episodes and want to do more with us, then join us at PlainEnglish.com, where you can take quizzes, do interactive exercises, watch step-by-step video lessons, get expert feedback on your writing, practice speaking in English on live Zoom calls…and much more! 👉 Visit PlainEnglish.com/join to start for free