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:
Washington, DC
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.
Twitter:
@VOALearnEnglish
Language:
English
Contact:
2022034984
Email:
jrobbins@voanews.com
Episodes
Learning English Podcast - December 06, 2023
12/5/2023
On today’s podcast, a study finds penguins use microsleep to get enough rest; the Associated Press says many home schools in Louisiana operate outside the state education system followed by a discussion about the findings; then, the word ‘legacy’ on Lesson of the Day.
Duration:00:29:59
Learning English Podcast - December 05, 2023
12/4/2023
On today’s podcast, efforts grow in the U.S. to reduce food waste; South Africa, Colombia push drug makers to permit cheap TB, HIV/AIDS drugs followed by a discussion about what patents are; then learn what “plan B” is on Lesson of the Day.
Duration:00:30:00
Learning English Podcast - December 04, 2023
12/3/2023
Learning English uses a limited vocabulary and are read at a slower pace than VOA's other English broadcasts. Previously known as Special English.
Duration:00:30:00
Learning English Podcast - December 03, 2023
12/2/2023
On today’s podcast, what foreign college students do when big American holidays come along; bright expressions shine a light on things; followed by the presidency of Ronald Reagan on America’s Presidents.
Duration:00:29:59
Learning English Podcast - December 02, 2023
12/1/2023
On today’s podcast, life expectancy is rising in the U.S. after years of decline; a new book about Dr. Seuss’s Grinch called ‘How the Grinch Lost Christmas’; we answer a listener’s question about the difference between ‘price’ and ‘rate’; 'The Boarded Window' by Ambrose Bierce on American Stories.
Duration:00:30:00
Learning English Podcast - December 01, 2023
11/30/2023
On today’s podcast, statesman Henry Kissinger dies at 100; Young Chinese seek a freer life in the country’s southwest; South Korea uses matchmaking to lift birth rate; then, the grammar of gift giving followed by a discussion about hopes for holiday gifts.
Duration:00:29:59
Learning English Podcast - November 30, 2023
11/29/2023
On today’s podcast, a former Somali refugee wins UN refuge agency prize; passenger jet flies the Atlantic Ocean on fuel made from cooking fat; Google plans to remove unused accounts followed by a details about Google’s plan; then how feedback works on Lesson of the Day.
Duration:00:29:59
Learning English Podcast - November 29, 2023
11/28/2023
On today’s podcast, India road workers rescued from a collapsed tunnel after 17 days; costly water is growing in popularity; a program in Washington, D.C.’s poorest neighborhoods sends journalism students to college followed by more on D.C. neighborhoods; then, ‘cultivation’ on Lesson of the Day.
Duration:00:29:59
Learning English Podcast - November 28, 2023
11/27/2023
On today’s podcast, the latest on the hostage release during a cease-fire in the Hamas-Israel war; Christmas at the White House; new research into an Alzheimer’s disease vaccine followed by a discussion on the report; then, resolutions and fun public speaking tips on Lesson of the Day.
Duration:00:30:00
Learning English Podcast - November 27, 2023
11/26/2023
On today’s podcast, sugar is in short supply in many nations after a poor harvest; NASA is using lasers to send more information from spacecraft followed by a discussion the new technology and a space mission to an asteroid; then prefixes and shortened forms on Lesson of the Day.
Duration:00:29:59
Learning English Podcast - November 26, 2023
11/25/2023
On today’s podcast, the U.S. Department of Education says Black and Latino students lack the tools for success; a clergyman uses music to connect with young people; ‘count your blessing’ and other expressions followed by the presidency of Jimmy Carter on America’s Presidents.
Duration:00:30:00
Learning English Podcast - November 25, 2023
11/24/2023
On today’s podcast, the World Health Organization says nothing unusual about wave of lung infections in northeastern China; herders continue to keep animals in a change world; a listener’s question about ‘danger’ and ‘hazard’; then, ‘Two Thanksgiving Day Gentlemen’ by O. Henry.
Duration:00:29:59
Learning English Podcast - November 24, 2023
11/23/2023
On today’s podcast, automakers aim to design electric cars with fewer rare earth metals; coral reefs in the Gulf of Mexico are doing well; the grammar of talking about pets followed by a discussion on those family friends; then famous women placed in the National Women’s Hall of Fame.
Duration:00:30:00
Learning English Podcast - November 23, 2023
11/22/2023
On today’s podcast, U.S. companies aim to increase battery production; learn about the Thanksgiving Holiday in America followed by a discussion about the tradition; then hair problems on Lesson of the Day.
Duration:00:29:59
Learning English Podcast - November 22, 2023
11/21/2023
On today’s podcast, a “poor” man leaves a New Hampshire town $3.8 million; how did the turkey get its name?; a study finds schools’ reports on student grades do not mean the student is performing at grade level followed by a discussion about report cards; and the word ‘adopt’ on Lesson of the Day.
Duration:00:30:00
Learning English Podcast - November 21, 2023
11/20/2023
On today’s podcast, Argentina’s new president faces high inflation, economic problems; is it the end of China’s panda diplomacy?; experts worry not enough overweight people are included in drug tests; then ways to agree and disagree on Lesson of the Day.
Duration:00:30:00
Learning English Podcast - November 20, 2023
11/19/2023
On today’s podcast, extremist groups spread in West Africa; new research on Eris, a distant member of the solar system; Chinese researchers say the made an AI robot that makes oxygen from rocks, and a discussion on similar systems for Mars exploration; then possessive pronouns on Lesson of the Day.
Duration:00:30:00
Learning English Podcast - November 19, 2023
11/18/2023
On today’s podcast, numbers of foreign college students in the U.S. have returned to levels before COVID-19 thanks to Indian students; learn about ‘state-of-the-art’ and similar terms on Words and Their Stories; then, the presidency of Gerald Ford on America’s Presidents.
Duration:00:30:00
Learning English Podcast - November 18, 2023
11/17/2023
On today’s podcast, could a movie about scams be keeping Chinese visitors away from Southeast Asia?; the difference between ‘source’ and ‘resource’ followed by a discussion on sources and plagiarism; then a ‘fountain of youth’ on Nathaniel Hawthorne’s ‘Doctor Heidegger’s Experiment.’
Duration:00:30:00
Learning English Podcast - November 17, 2023
11/16/2023
On today’s podcast, how Taiwan is attending the APEC economic meetings in San Francisco; is a two-state agreement possible in the Middle East?; cheetahs might be changing hunting habits; Spain’s Canary Islands has too many immigrants; then, all about Happy Thanksgiving.
Duration:00:29:59