Happenstance
So tell me ... Do you feel lucky? A line from an old Clint Eastwood movie. Life is a not a game of chance.. It's a matter of choice. The choices we make - the decisions we make do make a big differenc...
16 Aug 20227min
New Materials - Part 2
Part 2 of New Materials. Learn about tyvek, lithium and titanium. Modern materials to update your vocabulary.
9 Aug 20225min
New Materials Part 1
Sure you learned abput metal, paper, glass, plastic and wood. These are all materials. But you probably didn't learn new maerials. Materials from the 30th and 21st century. Update your materials vocab...
2 Aug 20226min
Hodge Podge
What is a hodge podge? Is it the same as potpourri? And smorgasbord? Listen and learn all about these words. And some idioms about food too.
26 Jul 202210min
Quarantine Covid
Learn the origin of the word quarantine. Why COVID-19 is called COVID-19. Discover new words related to quarantine and Covid. Listen to some (sick) jokes about Covid.
19 Jul 20227min
British and American English
Britain and America are two countries separated by a common language. Learn how these two English languages are different. Litsen to differences in pronunciation and common expressions. You'll even he...
12 Jul 202213min
All About Apples
Sure you probably know that an apple a day keeps the doctor away. But where is the Big Apple? And how do you like them apples? And jokes about about apples. This episode is all about apples.
6 Jul 20228min
Yiddish Words in English
English has many words "imported" from other languages. Yiddish, although an obscure language has a surprising number. You'll hear lots of these words in movies and television shows. Learn them and us...
29 Jun 20227min
