Podcast for 07/17/24 Contents:

Ashley Thompson and Mario Ritter, Jr. host today's podcast.

00:52 First: Different versions of bird flu have been spreading around the world in recent years. The disease is believed to have killed millions of wild and domestic birds worldwide. Other kinds of animals have also been infected. Reuters news agency recently explored areas of the world where versions of H5N1 have infected humans. Bryan Lynn has the report.

07:47 Next: A new study says Americans have increasing questions about the value and cost of a college education. Most of the people taking part in the study felt that higher education in the U.S. is headed in the “wrong direction.” Mario Ritter, Jr. and Anna Matteo present the subject in today's Education Report.

15:27 Then, Ashley welcomes Mario to the studio to explain some important language used in the report, including the idiom, "to get a lot of bang for your buck."

18:36 And finally: The LE Lesson of the Day. Andrew Smith and Jill Robbins base their instruction on Level Two of the LE video series Let's Learn English. Our teachers explore some useful expressions in American English and look again at the present perfect verb tense. Plus, do you know what 'logical connectors' are? Andrew and Jill explain how to use them.

Ashley and Mario close the show.



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