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On today’s podcast, an actress says ChatGPT uses her voice for its AI tool; scientists say tree rings show the summer of 2023 was the warmest in 2000 years; the war in Gaza keeps Palestinian children out of school followed by a talk on what is being done; then, ‘alternate’ on Lesson of the Day.

On today’s podcast, Iran’s president is killed in a helicopter crash; Blue Origin sends the oldest person yet into space; research links a gene to Alzheimer’s disease followed by a discussion about what the gene APOE4 is; then, partitive nouns on Lesson of the Day.

On today’s podcast, the U.N. approves another vaccine for dengue fever; social media has young South Koreans interested in Buddhism; a severe solar storm hits Earth followed by a discussion about why there was no major damage reported; then, ‘probability’ on Lesson of the Day.

On today’s podcast, scientists in Thailand release endangered sea turtles into the wild; the U.S. Air Force flies a fighter jet using AI; with school out for the summer, will college protests end?; the meaning of ‘divide and conquer’ followed by a discussion on dividing tasks to conquer a problem.

On today’s podcast, a Mexico City taco stand is honored by fine food experts; Brazilian state lawmakers honor a dance invented by young people; a listener asks about how to increase his vocabulary; then, part four of ‘A Princess of Mars’ by Edgar Rice Burroughs on American Stories.

On today’s podcast, a U.S. teenager earns her Ph.D. degree; the U.S. food safety agency permits a health claim for yogurt; how do elephants say, hello?; doctors use AI to help a woman who cannot talk; and more about using prefixes to describe protests on Everyday Grammar.