
Words and Their Stories - VOA Learning English
VOA Learning English
Show overview
Words and Their Stories - VOA Learning English launched in 2024 and has put out 50 episodes in the time since. That works out to roughly 4 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a weekly cadence.
Episodes typically run under ten minutes — most land between 4 min and 5 min — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language Education show.
The catalogue appears to be on hiatus or wound down — the most recent episode landed 1.2 years ago, with no new episodes in over a year. The busiest year was 2024, with 37 episodes published. Published by VOA Learning English.
From the publisher
Words and Their Stories programs explain idioms and expressions that many learners of American English find difficult to understand.
Latest Episodes
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What Does It Mean 'To Mushroom'? - March 13, 2025

'Watching the Grass Grow' Is Not Fun - March 11, 2025

Green Means Spring and Other Things - March 07, 2025

How to 'Dish Up' Something Good - February 27, 2025

The Importance of Being ‘Dialed In’ - February 20, 2025

Don't Miss a Thing With 'Eagle Eyes' - February 13, 2025

What Does It Take to Be a 'Power Couple'? - February 05, 2025

Protecting Apple Trees from Climate Change - January 31, 2025

‘Kitchen-Table’ Is a Type of Politics - January 30, 2025

Sometimes We 'Spread Ourself Too Thin' - January 20, 2025

Knee Jerk and Gut Reactions: When We Are Not in Control - January 16, 2025

The Story of Jack Frost - January 10, 2025

'Kicking Off' a New Year - January 02, 2025

Expressions for New Year's Resolution - December 23, 2024

Expressions That ‘Stop You Cold’ - December 11, 2024

For Words of the Year: Brat, Brain Rot, Polarization - December 10, 2024

'Show Your Hand', other Card Idioms - December 05, 2024

What Does ‘Like Gangbusters’ Mean? - November 27, 2024

Learn 'Rub Elbows,' Other 'Rub' Expressions - November 20, 2024
