In the 1920's, Americans were warned of a new danger sweeping across the country. This menace that harmed people's health, ruined minds, and threatened marriages. The culprit? The national obsession with a new form of entertainment: crossword puzzles. Plus: why are accountants referred to as bean counters? And an old-fashioned way to describe a noisy, new restaurant: You can't hear your ears in this place! Also, alcoholic, vacuum vs. sweeper, swarping and sworping, hove and heave, a quiz about funny surnames, objet trouvé, Wunderkammer, a punny school mascot, and debubiate. http://waywordradio.org

Bean Counting (Full Episode)

Headlines for July 21, 2025; “Precisely Designed Mass Starvation”: Aid Access as Weapon in Israel’s War on Gaza, Researchers Find; “Like a Video Game”: How Israel Deploys Grenade-Firing Drones in Gaza to Kill, Threaten and Displace; Former EPA Official on Trump Gutting Science Research Office: “People Are Not Going to Be Protected”; “I Do Solemnly Swear”: Audio Series Highlights Federal Workers’ Voices on Trump’s Unraveling of Gov’t

Democracy Now! is a daily independent news hour hosted by award-winning journalists Amy Goodman and Juan González. Visit democracynow.org to watch and listen to the latest interviews, read through show transcripts, search the vast news archive or to make a donation to support our nonprofit news program. Livestream weekdays 8 a.m. ET.

Democracy Now! Monday, July 21, 2025

 Listen to an excerpt from How I Became the World's Strongest Warrior By Using Basic Attacks by Kenny King, read by Luke Daniels. 

HOW I BECAME THE WORLD'S STRONGEST WARRIOR BY USING BASIC ATTACKS Audiobook Excerpt

Testet euer Wissen mit interaktiven Übungen:

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Reportagen aus dem Alltag in Deutschland: Arbeit, Freizeit, Gesellschaft, Traditionen. Lern Landeskunde und Wortschatz mit Beiträgen über verschiedene Berufe, Hobbys, Probleme oder Gewohnheiten der Menschen in Deutschland. Ein Audio-Format für Fortgeschrittene auf Niveaustufe C1.

Hier geht's zur Übersichtsseite: dw.com/alltagsdeutsch


Deutsch lernen (C1) | Humortraining

Klickt hier, um zum Manuskript zu gelangen: 
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Die Langsam gesprochenen Nachrichten der DW bieten von Montag bis Samstag aktuelle Tagesnachrichten aus aller Welt. Das langsam und verständlich gesprochene Audio trainiert das Hörverstehen. Zusätzlich gibt es den vollständigen Text zum Mitlesen. Die Audio-Datei kann auch heruntergeladen werden.
Hier geht's zur Übersichtsseite: dw.com/langsamenachrichten


Deutsch lernen (B2/C1) | Langsam Gesprochene Nachrichten vom 22.07.2025

Headlines for July 22, 2025; ICE Detained 6-Year-Old with Cancer for Over a Month: “He and His Sister Cried Every Night; Trump Revokes Bond for Asylum Seekers, Forcing Immigrants to Fight Their Cases “Behind Bars”; “You Feel Like Your Life Is Over”: HRW Report Exposes Abuses in Trump’s Immigration Jails in Florida; “Life After”: Film Exposes How Medicaid Cuts, Assisted Dying Laws May Bring Disabled to Early Graves

Democracy Now! is a daily independent news hour hosted by award-winning journalists Amy Goodman and Juan González. Visit democracynow.org to watch and listen to the latest interviews, read through show transcripts, search the vast news archive or to make a donation to support our nonprofit news program. Livestream weekdays 8 a.m. ET.

Democracy Now! Tuesday, July 22, 2025

Klickt hier, um zum Manuskript zu gelangen: 
https://bit.ly/LGN_23072025 

Die Langsam gesprochenen Nachrichten der DW bieten von Montag bis Samstag aktuelle Tagesnachrichten aus aller Welt. Das langsam und verständlich gesprochene Audio trainiert das Hörverstehen. Zusätzlich gibt es den vollständigen Text zum Mitlesen. Die Audio-Datei kann auch heruntergeladen werden.
Hier geht's zur Übersichtsseite: dw.com/langsamenachrichten

Deutsch lernen (B2/C1) | Langsam Gesprochene Nachrichten vom 23.07.2025

Headlines for July 23, 2025; Palestinian American Student & Dad: 200 Relatives Killed in Gaza; VCU Withholds Diploma for Protest; Israel Waging “Fastest Starvation Campaign” in Modern History in Gaza: U.N. Special Rapporteur on Food; “Big Fat Bribe”: Stephen Colbert’s Show Canceled After He Slams Trump & Paramount/Skydance Merger

Democracy Now! is a daily independent news hour hosted by award-winning journalists Amy Goodman and Juan González. Visit democracynow.org to watch and listen to the latest interviews, read through show transcripts, search the vast news archive or to make a donation to support our nonprofit news program. Livestream weekdays 8 a.m. ET.

Democracy Now! Wednesday, July 23, 2025

Democracy Now! Thursday, July 24, 2025

Democracy Now! is a daily independent news hour hosted by award-winning journalists Amy Goodman and Juan González. Visit democracynow.org to watch and listen to the latest interviews, read through show transcripts, search the vast news archive or to make a donation to support our nonprofit news program. Livestream weekdays 8 a.m. ET.

Democracy Now! Thursday, July 24, 2025

By Amy Goodman & Denis Moynihan
There are more than two million Palestinians in the Gaza ghetto, now more than ever in need of food, aid, solidarity and action from us all.

Column — From the Warsaw Ghetto to Gaza, Starvation as a Weapon of War

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