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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Surge pricing comes to the pub | Learn English phrasal verb 'cut short'
26. 10. 2023
21 min
The latest on Threads, X, Wagner, Trump and more | Learn English phrasal verb 'settle down'
23. 10. 2023
21 min
Is a lab-grown diamond as good as the real thing? | Learn English word 'intangibles'
19. 10. 2023
20 min
Is this the largest animal ever? | Learn English expression 'come as a surprise'
16. 10. 2023
18 min
Kidfluencers: big money in a legal grey area | Learn English expression 'on the backs of'
12. 10. 2023
18 min
The kiss that shook Spanish soccer | Learn English phrasal verb 'pile on'
9. 10. 2023
21 min
Life in Mexico: One year later | Learn English phrasal verb 'on hand'
5. 10. 2023
20 min
The 7 design ideas for the new euro bills | Learn English expression 'in-depth'
2. 10. 2023
21 min
What should go on the new euro banknotes? | Learn English expression 'hard-pressed'
28. 9. 2023
23 min
Edible microchips to track authentic Italian cheese | Learn English expression 'bear resemblance to'
25. 9. 2023
23 min
Do you really need 10,000 steps? | Learn English phrasal verb 'capitalize on'
21. 9. 2023
20 min
Courts grapple with how to interpret emojis | Learn English expression 'figure that'
18. 9. 2023
21 min
Crisis averted as oil safely offloaded from FSO Safer | Learn English phrasal verb 'go back on'
14. 9. 2023
22 min
How a rusting oil tanker threatened the Red Sea | Learn expression 'accident waiting to happen'
11. 9. 2023
23 min
Employers sour on remote work | Learn English expression 'come full circle'
7. 9. 2023
20 min
Fish & chips: British comfort food | Learn English expression 'sentimental value'
4. 9. 2023
17 min
Games, rides, and food at the State Fair | Learn English expression 'come home with'
31. 8. 2023
19 min
The Minors: small towns and the quest for baseball fame | Learn English phrasal verb 'weed out'
28. 8. 2023
20 min
Flags in the English-speaking world | Learn English expression 'in use'
24. 8. 2023
15 min
'Barbie' was just the beginning | Learn English phrase 'get off the ground'
21. 8. 2023
18 min
Wine thief swipes bottles worth $600K | Learn English expression 'make off with'
17. 8. 2023
22 min
Tony Bennett bridged musical generations | Learn English idiom 'fall apart'
14. 8. 2023
23 min
Tony Bennett and the 'Great American Songbook' | Learn English phrasal verb 'give way'
10. 8. 2023
22 min
Why it's so hot this summer | Learn English phrasal verb 'cool off'
7. 8. 2023
19 min
A look at the world's largest cruise ship | Learn English expression 'set sail'
3. 8. 2023
20 min