Monthly Archives: August 2015

Podcasts this Week (August 31, 2015)

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Ragpicker, Governor

The Norton Simon Museum in Pasadena, California is shaped like a large “H”. If you walk across the middle of the “H” to the left leg and look left, you’ll see the Ragpicker – a painting by Edouard Manet. He … Continue reading

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Podcasts this Week (August 24, 2015)

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Headline English: Hacking the IRS

Here’s another edition of Headline English, where I talk about some of vocabulary found in American newspapers. Today I talk about the hacking scandal at the Internal Revenue Service. Note: Slight correction – the actual number of accounts hacked was … Continue reading

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Podcasts this Week (August 17, 2015)

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Where Buffalo Used To Roam

Home on the Range (land covered by grass) – an old song from the American West – begins like this: Oh, give me a home where the buffalo roam (wander; move from place to place), Where the deer and the antelope … Continue reading

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Podcasts this Week (August 10, 2015)

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Forget That Ferrari and Opt for a Trip

We’ve all had that experience of waiting to buy something we want: a new smartphone, a car, or even something simple, like a book or a pair of shoes. We want it now, but we wait in anticipation (with the expectation) … Continue reading

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Podcasts this Week (August 3, 2015)

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