Monthly Archives: August 2014

Podcasts This Week (September 1, 2014)

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Attack of the Killer Cabbages?*

Alaska is known for many things: cold weather, beautiful scenery, and, of course, giant cabbages. Giant cabbages?!  That’s right. If you want to find a 130-pound (59-kilogram) cabbage, visit Alaska. If you’re in the mood for (feel like eating) some … Continue reading

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Podcasts This Week (August 25, 2014)

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Digital Detox*

Do you suffer from (have, like a disease) FOMO? Many people do. FOMO is an acronym (a word made up of the first letters of several words) for Fear Of Missing Out. To miss out on something is to not … Continue reading

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The Turban Makes the Man*

If you lived in the American South in the 1940s and you were African American, you would likely be very aware of the Jim Crow laws (see “What Insiders Know” in the Learning Guide of English Cafe 197). These laws … Continue reading

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Podcasts This Week (August 18, 2014)

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Headline English: Private Equity’s Latest Fix

Here’s a headline from a recent Wall Street Journal article: Private Equity’s Latest Fix: Auto-Body Repair A lot of newspaper headlines (titles of articles) are based on a “double meaning” of one of the words, where one word has two … Continue reading

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Podcasts This Week (August 11, 2014)

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They Came, and They Continue To Come

Twenty-five years ago, in the movie Field* of Dreams, a mysterious (difficult to explain or understand) voice told Ray Kinsella, “If you build it, he will come.” Ray,  a young Iowa farmer, was not sure who “he” was, but he … Continue reading

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Action Stars: Helen & Helen

Have you heard of the movie stars Helen Holmes and Helen Gibson? Me, neither, until I read about them recently. Helen Holmes was a silent film (movie with no dialogue or speaking by the actors) star who appeared in many films at … Continue reading

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