Plain English

753 Episodes

1. Lost ship found in Antarctica after 100 years | Learn the phrasal verb ‘eat away at’

   Published: 4/14/2022
2. We’re getting closer to a birth control pill for men | Learn the English idiom ‘shoulder the burden’

   Published: 4/11/2022
3. How do animals safely cross highways? | Learn the phrasal verb ‘cut through’

   Published: 4/7/2022
4. Ukraine’s not-so-secret weapon in the war | Learn the phrasal verb ‘play out’

   Published: 4/4/2022
5. The hidden costs of inflation | Learn the English expression ‘apples-to-apples’

   Published: 3/31/2022
6. The hidden costs of inflation | Learn the English expression ‘apples-to-apples’

   Published: 3/31/2022
7. Birdnesting: the divorce trend where the parents rotate homes | Learn the phrasal verb ‘move on’

   Published: 3/28/2022
8. Will COVID-19 be with us forever? | Learn the English expression ‘build up’

   Published: 3/24/2022
9. A post Russia-Ukraine war world | Learn the English expression ‘set your sights on’

   Published: 3/21/2022
10. Companies are dropping out of Russia | Learn the English expression ‘take it upon yourself’

    Published: 3/17/2022
11. The US and EU are hitting Russia hard with sanctions | Learn the English expression ‘change of heart’

    Published: 3/14/2022
12. The friendly way to divorce | Learn the phrasal verb ‘work through’

    Published: 3/10/2022
13. Canada’s truckers protest vaccine mandate | Learn the English expression ‘in droves’

    Published: 3/7/2022
14. Spotify, Joe Rogan, and the content moderation wars | Learn the phrasal verb ‘call out’

    Published: 3/3/2022
15. Elizabeth Holmes: Theranos founder convicted of fraud | Learn the English expression ‘buy into’

    Published: 2/28/2022
16. The ‘right to repair’ movement | Learn the English expression ‘down the line’

    Published: 2/24/2022
17. The SAT exam is going all digital | Learn the English expression ‘just in case’

    Published: 2/21/2022
18. Immersive Van-Gogh is a no-Gogh | Learn the English expression ‘turn off’

    Published: 2/17/2022
19. Turkmenistan might be closing its Gates of Hell | Learn the phrasal verb ‘burn off’

    Published: 2/14/2022
20. Immersive art exhibits are the modern museum | Learn the English expression ‘breathe new life into’

    Published: 2/10/2022