Podcast Plain English | Improve your English with current events
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Plain English is the podcast for learners everywhere who want to improve their English in a fun and modern way.
Every Monday and Thursday, we explore the events and trends that shape the world in clear, understandable English. We also take a close look at one English e
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The growing popularity of Turkish television (Open to)
18. 4. 2024
18 min
Cracks are showing in America's real-estate racket (In the best possible light)
15. 4. 2024
19 min
Will new dry 'tiles' be the future of laundry detergent? (Morph into)
11. 4. 2024
21 min
Gabriel García Márquez sons publish last book against author's wishes (Cloud your judgment)
8. 4. 2024
24 min
Like it or not, it's Biden vs. Trump again (Pass the torch)
1. 4. 2024
21 min
Four questions about weight-loss drugs (Press up against)
28. 3. 2024
19 min
The perils of going off weight-loss drugs (Slow down)
25. 3. 2024
18 min
How our lives are different after the pandemic (Stick with)
21. 3. 2024
12 min
COVID predictions that never came true (Come true)
18. 3. 2024
21 min
Meet me at the 'zombie mall' (Put off)
14. 3. 2024
18 min
The rise and slow fall of the indoor mall (Wander around)
11. 3. 2024
19 min
The fate of the penny in 7 currencies (More trouble than it's worth)
7. 3. 2024
20 min
‘Nearshoring’ in Mexico and eastern Europe (Carve out)
4. 3. 2024
19 min
The winners and losers of Leap Years (Fall on)
29. 2. 2024
18 min
AM radio goes missing in electric cars (Have something going)
26. 2. 2024
22 min
British Post Office scandal: a 'miscarriage of justice' (Drop off)
22. 2. 2024
18 min
Correcting bias in academic research (Give in)
19. 2. 2024
20 min
The dark side of 'publish or perish' (Cross a line)
15. 2. 2024
21 min
More problems for Boeing's 737-MAX (Turn around)
12. 2. 2024
17 min
Should London's pedicabs be regulated? (Draw the line)
8. 2. 2024
18 min
Ecuador is living a drug-fueled nightmare (Fill a vacuum)
5. 2. 2024
18 min
The new six-figure job: prompt engineer (Scratch the surface)
1. 2. 2024
19 min
Meet the new neighbor: he's a grizzly bear (Pass down)
29. 1. 2024
17 min
Ikea is heading to the city center (Pick out)
25. 1. 2024
16 min
The southern accent is fading away (Fade away)
22. 1. 2024
20 min