2014-04-06 Get Your ‘Kick’ with Words
Now, the VOA Special English program Words and Their Stories. From birth to death, the word “kick” has been given…
2014-03-30 Chip on Your Shoulder
Now, the VOA Special English program Words and Their Stories. Every week at this time we tell the story of…
2014-03-23 What’s a GI Joe?
This is Phil Murray with Word and Their Stories, a program in Special English on the Voice of America. We…
2014-03-16 From Couch Potato to Cabin Fever
Now, the VOA Special English program Words and Their Stories. Some unusual words describe how a person spends his or…
2014-03-09 Baloney or Blarney?
Now, the VOA Special English program, Words and Their Stories. Baloney is a kind of sausage that many Americans eat…
2014-03-02 Heard It Through the Grapevine
Now, the VOA Special English program Words and Their Stories. Some of the most exciting information comes by way of…
2014-02-23 Have Your Heard of the Golden Rule?
Now, the VOA Special English program Words and Their Stories. Throughout history, gold has been a sign of purity, beauty…
2014-02-16 Do You Have a Broken Heart? A Heart of Stone?
Now, the VOA Special English program Words and Their Stories. I’m Rich Kleinfeldt with some expressions using the word heart.…
2014-02-09 Heart to Heart: Some Heartfelt Expressions
Now, the VOA Special English program Word and Their Stories. Each week, this program explains the many meanings of English…
2014-02-02 I’m Red Hot, I’m In the Pink, I’m Blue and I’m Green With Envy
Now, the VOA Special English program, Words and Their Stories. Every people has its own way of saying things —…
2014-01-19 Without Them, Machines Fall Apart
Now, the VOA Special English program Words and Their Stories. Every machine is held together by its nuts and bolts.…
2014-01-12 When Is a Choice Not Really a Choice?
Now, the VOA Special English program Words and Their Stories. Making choices is necessary, but not always easy. Many of…
2013-12-22 Are You “In the Red” This Christmas?
Now, Words and Their Stories, a VOA Special English program about American expressions. I’m Rich Kleinfeldt with some financial words…
2014-04-13 Hold Up or Held Up?
Now, Words and Their Stories, a VOA Special English program about American expressions. I’m Rich Kleinfeldt with expressions made using…
2013-12-15 Santa Claus
Now, the VOA Special English program Words and Their Stories. Santa Claus is someone who will remain in the hearts…