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Episode 150916 / 16 Sep 2015
Today's Headlines: Border closes for migrants, Wildfires in California, Crisis for world's oceans

Episode 150923 / 23 Sep 2015
Today's Headlines: US investigates Volkswagen, Europe's migrant plan, The art of Pele

Episode 150930 / 30 Sep 2015
Today's Headlines: Dengue fever outbreak in Delhi, Drugs raid in the Caribbean Sea, UK starts womb transplants

Episode 151007 / 7 Oct 2015
Today's Headlines: EU to catch smugglers' boats, Iraqi girls tell their stories on stage, Toddler's miracle operation

Episode 151014 / 14 Oct 2015
Today's Headlines: Israel responds to Jerusalem attacks, Wolf war in French Alps, Man Booker winner announced

Episode 151021 / 21 Oct 2015
Learn today's words and phrases: displaced, launched offensives, defining moment, controversy

Episode 151028 / 28 Oct 2015
Learn today's words and phrases: vast army, cutting edge, vaping, kick the habit

Episode 151104 / 4 Nov 2015
Learn today's words and phrases: investigated, to secure, artisans, donations

Episode 151111 / 11 Nov 2015
Learn today's words and phrases: stem the flow, deteriorating, retaliatory steps, star lot

Episode 151118 / 18 Nov 2015
Learn today's words and phrases: on the run, legacy of, inevitable anxiety, symptomatic of, caused by

Episode 151125 / 25 Nov 2015
Learn today's words and phrases: striving, offset, revolutionary advances, ambassadors

Episode 151202 / 2 Dec 2015
Learn today's words and phrases: extremists, raids, pledged

Episode 151209 / 9 Dec 2015
Learn today's words and phrases: ceasefire, ringleader, allegations

Episode 151216 / 16 Dec 2015
Learn today's words and phrases: plant, broke new ground, to renovate

Episode 151223 / 23 Dec 2015
Learn today's words and phrases: confront, reinforces, stepping down

Episode 151230 / 30 Dec 2015
Learn today's words and phrases: nominate, replacement, manned

Episode 160106 / 6 Jan 2016
Learn today's words and phrases: announcement, suspended, bionic

Episode 160113 / 13 Jan 2016
Learn today's words and phrases: vowed, partisan, bold ambition, census, iconic

Episode 160120 / 20 Jan 2016
Learn today's words and phrases: evenly, condition, boycott

Episode 160127 / 27 Jan 2016
Learn today's words and phrases: crossing, sporadic, spot

Episode 160203 / 3 Feb 2016
Learn today's words and phrases: hailed, hampering, backlog, prediction

Episode 160210 / 10 Feb 2016
Learn today's words and phrases: outsider, refurbishing, adapting

Episode 160217 / 17 Feb 2016
Learn today's words and phrases: restoring, seized, went under the knife

Episode 160224 / 24 Feb 2016
Learn today's words and phrases: have come out, recalling, caesarean

Episode 160302 / 2 Mar 2016
Learn today's words and phrases: dominated, warning, manned
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