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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.

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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.

    Learning English Podcast - March 19, 2024

    Learning English Podcast - March 19, 2024

    On today’s podcast, all about this year’s vernal equinox: it marks the start of spring; the U.S. food and drug agency approves a weight loss drug for heart disease; then, feeling homesickness on Lesson of the Day.

    • 30 min
    Learning English Podcast - March 18, 2024

    Learning English Podcast - March 18, 2024

    On today’s podcast, a special essay from Ukraine about flowers and gardening; avian influenza is killing wildlife in South America; then learn about the total solar eclipse visible in North America on April 8 followed by a discussion what people might see; then intonation on Lesson of the Day.

    • 30 min
    Learning English Podcast - March 17, 2024

    Learning English Podcast - March 17, 2024

    On today’s podcast, India enacts a law said to favor citizenship for non-Muslims; fears grow of fake videos made with AI influencing elections; the winter sport of skijoring; more Indian students are coming to America; and “going against the grain’ followed by a discussion about its meaning.

    • 29 min
    Learning English Podcast - March 16, 2024

    Learning English Podcast - March 16, 2024

    On today’s podcast, a new, small study says there might be a link between plastic particles and heart disease; we answer a question about ‘just’ and ‘only’ followed by a discussion about using the words; then ‘A Piece of Red Calico’ by Frank Stockton on American Stories.

    • 30 min
    Learning English Podcast - March 15, 2024

    Learning English Podcast - March 15, 2024

    On today’s podcast, the European Union approves a law overseeing artificial intelligence; learn the mathematics of Pi Day; a wildlife groups dresses up like foxes to raise a orphaned baby fox; how we talk about food on Everyday Grammar; an a contest-winning Ukrainian writer tells us about Ukraine.

    • 29 min
    Learning English Podcast - March 14, 2024

    Learning English Podcast - March 14, 2024

    On today’s podcast, why a Filipino man turned his home into a library; a Greek grandma makes scarves for poor children; an industry group releases a report on auto-assist driving rating most systems ‘poor’ followed by a discussion about automaker reaction; then, ‘filler’ words on Lesson of the Day.

    • 30 min

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