Plain English

779 Episodes

1. Crying is serious business in Japan | Learn English phrase ‘latch onto’

   Published: 12/27/2018
2. Trouble for Huawei after executive is arrested in Canada | Learn English phrase ‘dry up’

   Published: 12/24/2018
3. Britain should vote again on Brexit | Learn English phrase ‘bite the bullet’

   Published: 12/20/2018
4. George H. W. Bush, America’s 41st president, dies at 94 | Learn English phrase ‘keep a low profile’

   Published: 12/17/2018
5. Yellow vest protests expand to France’s Champs-Elysée | Learn English phrase ‘finger on the pulse’

   Published: 12/13/2018
6. First gene-edited baby is born in China, scientist says | Learn English phrase ‘slippery slope’

   Published: 12/10/2018
7. Cuba pulls 8,000 doctors from Brazil after spat with Bolsonaro | Plus, learn English phrasal verb ‘make up for’

   Published: 12/6/2018
8. Pisa’s famous tower is leaning a bit less | Learn English phrase ‘straighten out’

   Published: 12/3/2018
9. Migrant caravan arrives at the US border: now what? | Learn English phrase ‘bear a burden’

   Published: 11/30/2018
10. Scientists have re-defined the kilogram | Learn English phrase ‘seal someone’s fate’

    Published: 11/26/2018
11. Brexit deal leaves few happy in UK | Learn English phrase ‘strike a deal’

    Published: 11/22/2018
12. Lady Gaga was amazing in ‘A Star Is Born’ | Learn English phrase ‘down to earth’

    Published: 11/19/2018
13. Introducing our new partner MosaLingua

    Published: 11/19/2018
14. Partial rebuke for Trump in US midterm elections | Learn English phrase ‘when the dust settles’

    Published: 11/15/2018
15. Top European football teams in talks to create a ‘Super League’ | Learn English phrase ‘at the expense of.’

    Published: 11/12/2018
16. Mexico will cancel partially-built new airport after strange vote | Learn English phrase ‘bursting at the seams’

    Published: 11/8/2018
17. Thanks for being with us for 100 episodes!

    Published: 11/6/2018
18. Brazil elects Bolsonaro, riding global wave of discontent | Learn English phrase ‘run the gamut’

    Published: 11/5/2018
19. Popular destinations struggle with ‘over-tourism’ | Learn English phrase ‘wear and tear’

    Published: 11/1/2018
20. Marijuana is now legal in Canada | Learn phrasal verb ‘ramp up’

    Published: 10/29/2018