VOA Learning English Podcast - VOA Learning English
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Learning English programs use a limited vocabulary and short sentences. They are read at a slower pace than VOA's other English broadcasts. Our broadcasts were formerly known as Special English.
Location:
United States
Networks:
VOA
Description:
Learning English programs use a limited vocabulary and short sentences. They are read at a slower pace than VOA's other English broadcasts. Our broadcasts were formerly known as Special English.
Language:
English
Episodes
Learning English Podcast - September 07, 2024
9/6/2024
On the weekend podcast, a workshop in Taiwan makes products out of waste plastic; Korean kimchi faces threats; how to summarize on Ask a Teacher; what is a ‘dead giveaway’ on Words and Their Stories;finally, part four of 'The Murders in the Rue Morgue,' by Edgar Allen Poe.
Duration:00:29:59
Learning English Podcast - September 06, 2024
9/5/2024
On today’s podcast, Japan aims to increase use of the 4-day workweek to improve workplace flexibility; scientists wonder why Antarctic ice is melting; learn grammar from singer Bob Dylan; then, intonation on Lesson of the Day.
Duration:00:29:59
Learning English Podcast - September 05, 2024
9/4/2024
On today’s podcast, employers use wearable devices to measure employees’ body temperature; learn how to make your smartphone last followed by advice on device insurance plans and costs; then, avoiding mistakes on Lesson of the Day.
Duration:00:29:59
Learning English Podcast - September 04, 2024
9/3/2024
On today’s podcast, why is polio still a problem? U.S. schools are using money, fun and support to get students to come to class followed by a discussion about absenteeism; then, small words on Lesson of the Day.
Duration:00:29:59
Learning English Podcast - September 03, 2024
9/2/2024
On today’s podcast, a Zimbabwean man jailed for illegal hunting has turned to conservation; how AI can help people with ADHD followed by a discussion about the developmental disorder; then, fast speech on Lesson of the Day.
Duration:00:29:59
Learning English Podcast - September 02, 2024
9/1/2024
On today’s podcast, learn all about Labor Day in the United States; Boeing’s problems with the Starliner spacecraft have many experts asking a lot of questions; then, an introduction to our Lesson of the Day series.
Duration:00:30:00
Learning English Podcast - September 01, 2024
8/31/2024
On today’s podcast, the United Nations warns of rising sea levels; how to prevent jet lag; tips on learning English language expressions and idioms; what does ‘an eye for an eye’ mean? Then, part three of 'The Murders in the Rue Morgue,' by Edgar Allen Poe on American Stories.
Duration:00:29:59
Learning English Podcast - August 31, 2024
8/30/2024
On today’s podcast, the United Nations warns of rising sea levels; how to prevent jet lag; tips on learning English language expressions and idioms; what does ‘an eye for an eye’ mean? Then, part three of 'The Murders in the Rue Morgue,' by Edgar Allen Poe on American Stories.
Duration:00:30:00
Learning English Podcast - August 30, 2024
8/29/2024
On today’s podcast, miners in Botswana discover the biggest diamond in 100 years; hunters in Florida search for an invasive snake, the python; be happy and learn about conditionals on Everyday Grammar; then, The Great Smokey Mountains National Park closes our national parks series.
Duration:00:30:00
Learning English Podcast - August 29, 2024
8/28/2024
On today’s podcast, humans teach a rare bird, the bald ibis, where to migrate; scientists are trying to save Amazon dolphins; social media service X makes changes to its artificial intelligence tool followed by a discussion about those changes; then, Mesa Verde National Park in Colorado.
Duration:00:29:59
Learning English Podcast - August 28, 2024
8/27/2024
On today’s podcast, Cambodia celebrates the return of cultural pieces; universities make changes to rules for protests after destructive demonstrations last spring followed by a discussion on dialogue, debate and vigorous; then, Shenandoah National Park in Virginia.
Duration:00:29:59
Learning English Podcast - August 27, 2024
8/26/2024
On today’s podcast, movement to cities is not helping China’s birthrate; sea lions take over a California beach; how you should stretch followed by a discussion about good ways to prepare for exercise; then, Mammoth Cave National Park.
Duration:00:29:59
Learning English Podcast - August 26, 2024
8/25/2024
On today’s podcast, Catholic religious workers aim to change business policies as investors; a satellite is launched that will measure greenhouse gasses from factories and farms followed by a discussion of ‘emissions’; then, Hot Springs National Park in Arkansas.
Duration:00:30:00
Learning English Podcast - August 25, 2024
8/24/2024
On today’s podcast, Uganda’s motorcycle taxis resist safety rules; New York City’s Harlem Day celebrates 50 years; a listener ask how to get fluent in English; what is a ‘tipping point?’ on Words and Their Stories and part two of 'The Murders in the Rue Morgue,' by Edgar Allen Poe.
Duration:00:29:59
Learning English Podcast - August 24, 2024
8/23/2024
On today’s podcast, Uganda’s motorcycle taxis resist safety rules; New York City’s Harlem Day celebrates 50 years; a listener ask how to get fluent in English; what is a ‘tipping point?’ on Words and Their Stories and part two of 'The Murders in the Rue Morgue,' by Edgar Allen Poe.
Duration:00:29:59
Learning English Podcast - August 23, 2024
8/22/2024
On today’s podcast, an astronomy group wants a time zone for the moon; Australia will build a huge solar farm in the country’s north; the apostrophe ‘s’ on Everyday Grammar followed by opinions about how it is written; then, Crater Lake National Park in Oregon.
Duration:00:29:59
Learning English Podcast - August 22, 2024
8/21/2024
On today’s podcast, Mongolia aims for more tourism; criminal charges after actor dies from ketamine overdoes; advice for people who want more privacy using AI chatbots followed by a discussion about artificial intelligence and how it uses requests; then, Biscayne National Park in Florida.
Duration:00:29:59
Learning English Podcast - August 21, 2024
8/20/2024
On today’s podcast, China proposes laws to make it easier to get married harder to divorce; officials teach children to coexist with wildlife in Zimbabwe; the U.N. says violence is harming Haiti’s schools; then visit Wrangell-St.Elias National Park.
Duration:00:29:59
Learning English Podcast - August 20, 2024
8/19/2024
On today’s podcast, the U.S. plans new limits on water from the Colorado River; The World Health Organization names mpox a public health emergency of international concern followed by a discussion of the word ‘pox;’ then, Isle Royale National Park on our National Parks series.
Duration:00:29:59
Learning English Podcast - August 19, 2024
8/18/2024
On today’s podcast, the U.S. Navy deploys a new long-range missile in the Indo-Pacific; can a 6 second kiss help a relationship? a new study suggest that Mars has a huge underground ocean followed by a discussion about why this study is different; then, Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park.
Duration:00:29:59