Plain English

753 Episodes

1. 'Peanuts' showed the world through children's eyes | Learn English term 'comic relief'

   Published: 12/29/2022
2. 4 classic Christmas movies | Learn English phrasal verb 'fend off'

   Published: 12/26/2022
3. The cool way to get around is on a snowmobile | Learn English expression 'familiar with'

   Published: 12/22/2022
4. Trust us: buy your next mattress online | Learn English expression 'fine-tune'

   Published: 12/19/2022
5. Venezuelan elite victims of luxury-home scam | Learn English expression 'in the dark'

   Published: 12/15/2022
6. How the super-rich protect their assets in U.S. real estate | Learn phrasal verb 'cook up'

   Published: 12/12/2022
7. Ukraine's 'second army' of rail workers | Learn English expression 'work around the clock'

   Published: 12/8/2022
8. New York says to job posters: Show them the money | Learn English expression 'push the envelope'

   Published: 12/5/2022
9. What is the 'pig butchering' scam? | Learn English expression 'show your true colors'

   Published: 12/1/2022
10. Ethics of making (and watching) true crime | Learn English expression 'go about your business'

    Published: 11/28/2022
11. Netflix's newest hit: a true crime series about a serial killer | Learn English expression 'take liberties'

    Published: 11/24/2022
12. Another populist falls: Lula ousts Bolsonaro in Brazil | Learn English phrase 'on a technicality'

    Published: 11/21/2022
13. World Cup starts Monday | Learn English phrase 'risk it'

    Published: 11/17/2022
14. Elon Musk owns Twitter after long ordeal | Learn English expression 'stand to' gain or lose

    Published: 11/14/2022
15. Americans can't agree on what to call these 5 things | Learn what it means to 'change your ways'

    Published: 11/10/2022
16. Updates on BTS, monkeypox, and more | Learn English expression 'distance yourself'

    Published: 11/7/2022
17. American states fight each other over immigration | Learn English expression 'find your way'

    Published: 11/3/2022
18. BBC turns 100 this month | Learn what it means for people to 'band together'

    Published: 10/31/2022
19. Asteroid crash: a test run to save humanity | Learn English phrasal verb 'set off'

    Published: 10/27/2022
20. Europe braces for two cold winters | Learn phrasal verb 'run on'

    Published: 10/24/2022