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.

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Learning English Podcast - December 05, 2024

On today’s podcast, South Korea’s martial law incident; Notre Dame Cathedral reopens to the public; calls for more international cooperation on space traffic in low Earth orbit; then, reflexive pronouns on Lesson of the Day.

30 min
1 DAY AGO

Learning English Podcast - December 04, 2024

On today’s podcast, a South Korean court finds a man guilty of gaining weight to avoid military service; Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh are turning to militancy; tips on writing in college followed by a discussion about formula; then, reflexive pronouns on Lesson of the Day.

30 min
2 DAYS AGO

Learning English Podcast - December 03, 2024

On today’s podcast, what to footprints of human ancestors found in Kenya tell scientists? Microsoft is pushing artificial intelligence ‘personal agents;’ researchers say 800 million people worldwide have diabetes; then, habitual past action on Lesson of the Day.

30 min
3 DAYS AGO

Learning English Podcast - December 02, 2024

On today’s podcast, scientists are mapping all the cells of the human body; an Argentinian rodent has made a home in Dubai; research on galaxies further confirms the general theory of relativity followed by a discussion about DESI; then, more about the present perfect on Lesson of the Day.

30 min
4 DAYS AGO

Learning English Podcast - December 01, 2024

On today’s podcast, what is GivingTuesday? Learn about the expressions ‘like gangbusters’ and ‘starting with a bang;’ using the words ‘it’ and ‘that’ to describe kinds of things followed by “The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allan Poe on American Stories.

30 min
5 DAYS AGO

Learning English Podcast - November 30, 2024

On today’s podcast, what is GivingTuesday? Learn about the expressions ‘like gangbusters’ and ‘starting with a bang;’ using the words ‘it’ and ‘that’ to describe kinds of things followed by “The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allan Poe on American Stories.

30 min
6 DAYS AGO

Learning English Podcast - November 29, 2024

On today’s podcast, scientists find a newly formed planet far from our own solar system; an asteroid passes close to Earth; the present progressive tense on Everyday Grammar followed by a discussion of stative verbs; then, using ‘either’ on Lesson of the Day.

30 min
28 NOV

Learning English Podcast - November 28, 2024

On today’s podcast, Thanksgiving in America celebrates traditional food; Japanese police solve a mysterious case of missing shoes; details of the U.S. government’s anti-competition case against Google; then, more about real and unreal conditions on Lesson of the Day.

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Zeynep

25/10/2023

Kittycikcik

Everyday I listen VOA interesting subjects while driving to from work
Best

28/08/2021

Melih kslms

Thank you so much i love it
Great!

28/09/2019

liloliloo

I love it!!!!
Great!

01/06/2018

Cenxanane

Not only great to listen American history, but also nice to know American culture.

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.