Words and Their Stories - VOA Learning English

71 Episodes

1. Don't Miss a Thing With 'Eagle Eyes' - February 13, 2025

   Published: 2/13/2025
2. What Does It Take to Be a 'Power Couple'? - February 05, 2025

   Published: 2/5/2025
3. Protecting Apple Trees from Climate Change - January 31, 2025

   Published: 1/31/2025
4. ‘Kitchen-Table’ Is a Type of Politics - January 30, 2025

   Published: 1/30/2025
5. Sometimes We 'Spread Ourself Too Thin' - January 20, 2025

   Published: 1/20/2025
6. Knee Jerk and Gut Reactions: When We Are Not in Control - January 16, 2025

   Published: 1/16/2025
7. The Story of Jack Frost - January 10, 2025

   Published: 1/10/2025
8. 'Kicking Off' a New Year - January 02, 2025

   Published: 1/2/2025
9. Expressions for New Year's Resolution - December 23, 2024

   Published: 12/23/2024
10. Expressions That ‘Stop You Cold’ - December 11, 2024

    Published: 12/11/2024
11. For Words of the Year: Brat, Brain Rot, Polarization - December 10, 2024

    Published: 12/10/2024
12. 'Show Your Hand', other Card Idioms - December 05, 2024

    Published: 12/5/2024
13. What Does ‘Like Gangbusters’ Mean? - November 27, 2024

    Published: 11/27/2024
14. Learn 'Rub Elbows,' Other 'Rub' Expressions - November 20, 2024

    Published: 11/20/2024
15. What Does It Mean to 'Hit Pay Dirt' - November 14, 2024

    Published: 11/14/2024
16. Have You Ever Felt the ‘Long Arm of the Law?’ - November 07, 2024

    Published: 11/7/2024
17. For When You Do Something Wrong: Mea Culpa - October 31, 2024

    Published: 10/31/2024
18. Exploring the 'Butterfly Effect' - October 24, 2024

    Published: 10/24/2024
19. Expressions Using Our Head and Shoulders - October 17, 2024

    Published: 10/17/2024
20. When in Rome … - October 10, 2024

    Published: 10/10/2024