On today’s podcast, the story of the Golden Gate Bridge; experts say physical therapists can keep you healthier; a study predicts the next ice age; scientists test an electronic implant that could improve muscle strength in people having trouble walking; then, polite requests on Lesson of the Day.
Mar 11, 2025•30 min•Transcript available on Metacast On this podcast, Philadelphia is one of America’s most historic cities; hear how scientists have linked human speech to a gene; learn colorful expressions using the word ‘green’ followed by a short history of moon exploration; then, ‘scene’ and ‘scenic’ on Lesson of the Day.
Mar 10, 2025•30 min•Transcript available on Metacast On this podcast, Philadelphia is one of America’s most historic cities; hear how scientists have linked human speech to a gene; learn colorful expressions using the word ‘green’ followed by a short history of moon exploration; then, ‘scene’ and ‘scenic’ on Lesson of the Day.
Mar 09, 2025•30 min•Transcript available on Metacast On this podcast, hear the answer to a listener’s question about terms for coastal areas; learn a lot about adjectives and adverbs; find out how daylight savings time affects health; then, part one of ‘The Open Boat’ by Stephen Crane on American Stories.
Mar 08, 2025•30 min•Transcript available on Metacast On this podcast, hear the answer to a listener’s question about terms for coastal areas; learn a lot about adjectives and adverbs; find out how daylight savings time affects health; then, part one of ‘The Open Boat’ by Stephen Crane on American Stories.
Mar 07, 2025•30 min•Transcript available on Metacast On today’s podcast, learn about America’s national bird, the bald eagle; hear how a private spaceship has safely landed on the moon; people around the world are having fun knitting and watching movies at the same time; then, understanding feedback on Lesson of the Day.
Mar 06, 2025•30 min•Transcript available on Metacast On today’s podcast, hear about Virginia Hall, an honored spy during World War II; grow your vocabulary by learning about root words; learn how to prepare your garden during the winter for the job of spring planting; then, ‘resolutions’ on Lesson of the Day.
Mar 05, 2025•30 min•Transcript available on Metacast On today’s podcast, what was the first skyscraper? Learn more about the condition known as ADHD; gardeners can choose from many new kinds of flowers this year; then, more about superlatives on Lesson of the Day.
Mar 04, 2025•30 min•Transcript available on Metacast On this podcast, find out some of the meanings of the common term ‘dish;’ scientists say they might have discovered what makes Mars the ‘Red Planet;’ learn all about one of America’s most famous skyscrapers, the Empire State Building; then, an explanation of negative prefixes on Lesson of the Day.
Mar 03, 2025•30 min•Transcript available on Metacast On this podcast, find out some of the meanings of the common term ‘dish;’ scientists say they might have discovered what makes Mars the ‘Red Planet;’ learn all about one of America’s most famous skyscrapers, the Empire State Building; then, an explanation of negative prefixes on Lesson of the Day.
Mar 02, 2025•30 min•Transcript available on Metacast On this podcast, explore the term "appeal;" learn how to express birthday wishes; hear about the discovery in Denmark of a Stonehenge-like circle; then, the final part of Nathaniel Hawthorne's ‘Rappaccini’s Daughter’ on American Stories.
Mar 01, 2025•30 min•Transcript available on Metacast On this podcast, explore the term "appeal;" learn how to express birthday wishes; hear about the discovery in Denmark of a Stonehenge-like circle; then, the final part of Nathaniel Hawthorne's ‘Rappaccini’s Daughter’ on American Stories.
Feb 28, 2025•30 min•Transcript available on Metacast On today’s podcast, hear about the huge celebration in New Orleans, Louisiana, known as Mardi Gras; learn how to ease problems from poor quality air; find out about an experimental ‘city’ in Japan; then, disagreeing agreeably on Lesson of the Day.
Feb 27, 2025•30 min•Transcript available on Metacast On today’s podcast, hear about the first American woman to win a Nobel Prize for Literature, Pearl Buck; find out about new kinds of fruits and vegetables for gardeners; learn how to expand your vocabulary with prefixes and suffixes; then, using ‘whose’ correctly on Lesson of the Day.
Feb 26, 2025•30 min•Transcript available on Metacast On today’s podcast, learn about Robert Goddard, America’s first rocket scientist; France says it has taken a big step in nuclear fusion; get expert advice on how to avoid eye problems from computer screens; then, tricky partitive nouns on Lesson of the Day.
Feb 25, 2025•30 min•Transcript available on Metacast On this podcast, learn about the history of the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor; find out what a ‘polar vortex’ is; hear about expressions from the past that are still in use, like ‘dialed in;’ scientists find lead pollution in ancient Greece; then, expressing probability on Lesson of the Day.
Feb 24, 2025•30 min•Transcript available on Metacast On this podcast, learn about the history of the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor; find out what a ‘polar vortex’ is; hear about expressions from the past that are still in use, like ‘dialed in;’ scientists find lead pollution in ancient Greece; then, expressing probability on Lesson of the Day.
Feb 23, 2025•30 min•Transcript available on Metacast On this podcast, we answer a Chinese listener’s question about the words ‘extend,’ ‘expand,’ ‘stretch’ and ‘enlarge;’ how do English speakers talk about birthdays? Then, part one of ‘Rappaccini’s Daughter’ by Nathaniel Hawthorne on American Stories.
Feb 22, 2025•30 min•Transcript available on Metacast On this podcast, we answer a Chinese listener’s question about the words ‘extend,’ ‘expand,’ ‘stretch’ and ‘enlarge;’ how do English speakers talk about birthdays? Then, part one of ‘Rappaccini’s Daughter’ by Nathaniel Hawthorne on American Stories.
Feb 21, 2025•30 min•Transcript available on Metacast On today’s podcast, the long history of the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show makes it special; Senegal starts English teaching in at the preschool level; learn how to protect the data that your smartphone collects; then, how -er endings change verbs to nouns on Lesson of the Day.
Feb 20, 2025•30 min•Transcript available on Metacast On today’s podcast, Mary Kay started a beauty product business that has international reach; learn intelligent ways to expand your vocabulary; European airplane maker Airbus delays its plans for a hydrogen-powered aircraft; then, interjections on Lesson of the Day.
Feb 19, 2025•30 min•Transcript available on Metacast On today’s podcast, Thomas Edison used teams to develop more than 100 inventions; saying ‘no’ is important to living and working well; the U.N. health agency wants to send cancer drugs to children in poor countries; climbing Mt. Everest will become costlier; then, comparatives on Lesson of the Day.
Feb 18, 2025•30 min•Transcript available on Metacast On this podcast, find out how eagles, hawks and owls appear in English expressions; learn about an ‘Einstein ring’ discovered around a nearby galaxy; hear about Yellowstone National Park on our All About America series followed by superlatives on Lesson of the Day.
Feb 17, 2025•30 min•Transcript available on Metacast On this podcast, find out how eagles, hawks and owls appear in English expressions; learn about an ‘Einstein ring’ discovered around a nearby galaxy; hear about Yellowstone National Park on our All About America series followed by superlatives on Lesson of the Day.
Feb 16, 2025•30 min•Transcript available on Metacast On this podcast, a listener asks about the word ‘regimen;’ learn more about common sentence patters in academic writing; a museum of laughter in Croatia brings out the child in everyone; then, the final part of ‘The Fall of the House of Usher’ by Edgar Allan Poe on American Stories.
Feb 15, 2025•30 min•Transcript available on Metacast On this podcast, a listener asks about the word ‘regimen;’ learn more about common sentence patters in academic writing; a museum of laughter in Croatia brings out the child in everyone; then, the final part of ‘The Fall of the House of Usher’ by Edgar Allan Poe on American Stories.
Feb 14, 2025•30 min•Transcript available on Metacast On today’s podcast, hear about America’s first president, George Washington; researchers warn of the dangers of heat in Europe; learn important terms in artificial intelligence; people and monkeys face problems at a Cambodian landmark; then, childhood dreams on Lesson of the Day.
Feb 13, 2025•30 min•Transcript available on Metacast On today’s podcast, a museum in Miami, Florida, is full of tricks on the eye and illusions on All About America; use online games to teach English; what is the healthiest way to cook vegetables? Then, find out how English speakers commonly express being nervous on Lesson of the Day.
Feb 12, 2025•30 min•Transcript available on Metacast On today’s podcast, learn about inventor Philo Farnsworth on our new All About America series; researchers in Michigan are trying to improve the apple tree; find out how to avoid dementia in middle age; then, how to sound like a native speaker when asking questions on Lesson of the Day.
Feb 11, 2025•30 min•Transcript available on Metacast