20 episodes

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 - December 06, 2023

    Learning English Podcast - December 06, 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.

    • 29 min
    Learning English Podcast - December 05, 2023

    Learning English Podcast - December 05, 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.

    • 30 min
    Learning English Podcast - December 04, 2023

    Learning English Podcast - December 04, 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.

    • 30 min
    Learning English Podcast - December 03, 2023

    Learning English Podcast - December 03, 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.

    • 29 min
    Learning English Podcast - December 02, 2023

    Learning English Podcast - December 02, 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.

    • 30 min
    Learning English Podcast - December 01, 2023

    Learning English Podcast - December 01, 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.

    • 29 min

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