News in Slow English - Episode 7

In the first part of our program, we're going to discuss current events. We will begin with a discussion about the vote on Thursday by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to repeal rules that ensure a fair and open internet, also called "net neutrality." Next, we'll talk ...  Show more

In the first part of our program, we're going to discuss current events. We will begin with a discussion about the result of the Alabama Senate elections that were held on Tuesday. Next, we'll talk about the decision announced by the French government on Sunday to ban the use of ...  Show more

Comenzaremos la primera parte del programa hablando del discurso de Javier Milei en Davos, el cual urgió a otras naciones a adoptar su idea de capitalismo; y de la acusación de corrupción al expresidente de Guatemala, Alejandro Giammattei, en Estados Unidos. Hablaremos también de ...  Show more

Red Roulette, Desmond Shum’s memoir of a fast life, deep in the bowels of Chinese politics, is the bombshell China book of 2021. It tells the story of his rise from an impoverished childhood in cultural revolution-era Shanghai and Hong Kong to his marriage to his social climbing ...  Show more

Nella prima parte del nostro programma parleremo di attualità. Inizieremo con il blocco delle attività amministrative del governo americano per la terza settimana consecutiva. Poi, parleremo di un rapporto delle Nazioni Unite, pubblicato lunedì, che mostra una dimin ...