World news in 7 minutes. Friday 26th July 2024. Today: Franc olympics. Ukraine update. Venezuela votes. US Biden, Netanyahu speeches. Mexico tequila fire. Asia typhoon Gaemi. New Zealand endangered bird eaten. Mauritania shipwreck. And chimp chat. With Stephen Devincenzi SEND7 is supported by our amazing listeners like you. Our supporters get access to the transcripts written by us every day. Our supporters get access to an English worksheet made by us once per week. Our supporters get...

Introducing Dr. Mary Walker's True North from Medal of Honor: Stories of Courage. Follow the show: Medal of Honor: Stories of Courage Dr. Mary Walker was the first and only woman to have been awarded the Medal of Honor. She worked as a surgeon during the Civil War, saving the lives of Union soldiers. She crossed into dangerous enemy territory to take care of civilians in need. She was a prisoner of war. But her fight didn’t stop once the war was over. Throughout her life, Dr. Walker fought...

World news in 7 minutes. Thursday 25th July 2024. Today: Kenya Ruto cabinet. Uganda protest detentions. Ghana same-sex law. New Zealand care abuse. Nepal plane crash. Philippines Typhoon Gaemi. Brazil hunger poverty alliance. Canada wildfire evacuation. UN food security progress. England Wales shoplifting. Germany runway protest. Brazilian artist swaps coin. With Juliet Martin SEND7 is supported by our amazing listeners like you. Our supporters get access to the transcripts written by us...

World news in 7 minutes. Wednesday 24th July 2024. Today: Venezuela prepares. Bangladesh, Kenya protests. US Harris attacks Trump. Colombia bullfight ban. Thailand cannabis change. Ethiopia landslides. Italy Etna disruption. And people pay the price for chocolate. With Stephen Devincenzi SEND7 is supported by our amazing listeners like you. Our supporters get access to the transcripts written by us every day. Our supporters get access to an English worksheet made by us once per week. Our...

Introducing The Presidential Race Is in Uncharted Territory, but It’s Clear Who’s Winning from The New Yorker Radio Hour. Follow the show: The New Yorker Radio Hour The movement to persuade President Biden—long after the primaries—to drop out of the Presidential race is unprecedented. So is the candidacy of a convicted felon. But this election season went from startling to shocking with the assassination attempt on Donald Trump and the death of a bystander. Despite the unknowns, the contours...

World news in 7 minutes. Tuesday 23rd July 2024. Today: US Democrats support Harris. Panama deportation flights. Croatia shooting. Korea Samsung strike. Israel Khan Younis notice. Sudan sexual exploitation. Kenya chemical hunt. Ethiopia landslides. And no phones for Bob Dylan. With Stephen Devincenzi SEND7 is supported by our amazing listeners like you. Our supporters get access to the transcripts written by us every day. Our supporters get access to an English worksheet made by us once...

Introducing Jane Mayer, David Grann, and Patrick Radden Keefe on the Importance of a Good Villain. from The New Yorker Radio Hour. Follow the show: The New Yorker Radio Hour During the 2023 New Yorker Festival, three legendary staff writers got together to discuss the craft of investigative journalism: digging for information like detectives, and then presenting it in a way to rival the best thrillers. For each of these writers, the “bad guy” —whose actions usually set the story in motion –...

World news in 7 minutes. Monday 22nd July 2024. Today: US Biden withdraws. Endorses Harris. World technology failure. Israel Houthis strike. Bangladesh riots. Haiti boat fire. Vietnam Trong dies. Spain tourism protests. Ukraine attacks. Zambia corruption board corruption. Mali kora continues. With Stephen Devincenzi SEND7 is supported by our amazing listeners like you. Our supporters get access to the transcripts written by us every day. Our supporters get access to an English worksheet...

World news in 7 minutes. Friday 19th July 2024. Today: UK European meeting. Baltics ban Belarus. Balkans burn. Korea defection. Australia snake antidote. Peru tribe. US Biden chats. Namibia rejects King of Buganda. And the end of malaria is in sight. With Stephen Devincenzi SEND7 is supported by our amazing listeners like you. Our supporters get access to the transcripts written by us every day. Our supporters get access to an English worksheet made by us once per week. Our supporters get...

Introducing Alwyn Cashe: Into the Fire from Medal of Honor: Stories of Courage. Follow the show: Medal of Honor: Stories of Courage Every Medal of Honor action is, by definition, heroic. But the story of Alwyn Cashe is about a very specific element of heroism: Sacrifice. In 2005, Sergeant First Class Alwyn Cashe was stationed in Iraq with his platoon. He was known for how deeply he cared about his soldiers’ lives– and their safety. On a night in October, he proved how far he would go to...

World news in 7 minutes. Thursday 18th July 2024. Today: Bangladesh protests. Hong Kong WSJ freedom. Thai cyanide deaths. Kenya gold mine collapse. Tunisia Europe aid. Ghana cocoa production. NATO Ukraine official. EU president vote. France car crash. France Hidalgo Seine. Britain PM speech. Venezuela arrest. Peru bus crash. Argentina ancient humans. With Juliet Martin SEND7 is supported by our amazing listeners like you. Our supporters get access to the transcripts written by us every...

Introducing Julián Castro on the Biden Problem, and What the Democratic Party Got Wrong from The New Yorker Radio Hour. Follow the show: The New Yorker Radio Hour The panic that gripped Democrats during and after President Biden’s performance in the June debate against Donald Trump didn’t come out of nowhere. In January of last year, the Radio Hour produced an episode about President Biden’s age, and the concerns that voters were already expressing. But no nationally prominent Democratic...

World news in 7 minutes. Wednesday 17th July 2024. Today: Kenya protests. Rwanda 'election'. US Biden 'bullseye'. Argentina positive. Peru Fujimori again? Germany magazine ban. Gibraltar complains. Oman shooting. Thailand mysterious deaths. China snake trousers. With Stephen Devincenzi SEND7 is supported by our amazing listeners like you. Our supporters get access to the transcripts written by us every day. Our supporters get access to an English worksheet made by us once per week. Our...

Introducing Nike On Air: Creating a Legacy with Dawn Staley and A’ja Wilson from Womanica. Follow the show: Womanica In recent years, Dawn Staley and A'ja Wilson have become household names. From their achievements on the court to their influential roles off it, we delve into how these women have shaped the landscape of women's basketball and supported each other along the way. In this episode, we hear how they’ve overcome adversity and proven the naysayers wrong to leave their mark on the...

World news in 7 minutes. Tuesday 16th July 2024. Today: US Biden 'unity'. Trump VP. Argentina copa. Brazil influencer trafficking. Somalia bomb. Rwanda elecition. NZ rare whale. Estonia Kallas resigns. Italy Venice pilot. Ukraine update. Sweden Denmark neolithic plague. With Stephen Devincenzi SEND7 is supported by our amazing listeners like you. Our supporters get access to the transcripts written by us every day. Our supporters get access to an English worksheet made by us once per...

Introducing A Matter of Life and Death from The Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie Santos. Follow the show: The Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie Santos Dr Laurie HATES thinking about her own death. It's scary, creepy and morbid, right? Wrong. Thinking about our finite lives can makes us better, happier people.  The shadow of death makes us behave more kindly towards others, and can motivate us both to enjoy the little joys of life and seek out greater fulfilment in our careers and in our...

World news in 7 minutes. Monday 15th July 2024. Today: US Trump shot. Ecuador jailed. Israel Gaza attack. Nepal new old PM. Burkina Faso anti-gay law. Kenya bodies. Nigeria school collapse. EU X broken rules. And football. With Stephen Devincenzi SEND7 is supported by our amazing listeners like you. Our supporters get access to the transcripts written by us every day. Our supporters get access to an English worksheet made by us once per week. Our supporters get access to our weekly news...

World news in 7 minutes. Friday 12th July 2024. Today: US NATO pledges. Biden pressure. Argentina inflation. Poland miner rescue. Kenya cabinet. Uganda insult jail. Israel Gaza raids. UAE Irish charged. Japan lucky swimmer. Germany assassination plot. And Euro and Copa America finals. With Stephen Devincenzi SEND7 is supported by our amazing listeners like you. Our supporters get access to the transcripts written by us every day. Our supporters get access to an English worksheet made by us...

Introducing “The Real Ian Fleming” with Nicholas Shakespeare from SpyCast. Follow the show: SpyCast SummaryNicholas Shakespeare (X; Website) joins Andrew (X; LinkedIn) to discuss the life and legacy of Ian Fleming. Nicholas is an award-winning novelist and biographer.   What You’ll LearnIntelligence Fleming’s family and upbringing Debunking misconceptions about Fleming’s character Fleming’s career in intelligence British Naval Intelligence operations during WWII Reflections Life...

World news in 7 minutes. Thursday 11th July 2024. Today: US NATO summit. Mexico drugs. Brazil Lula poll. Poland conflict. UK killer. French coalition. Libya budget. UN Libya mission. UN Uganda M23. Gambia FGM. Thailand new Senate. Pakistan Afghani cards. Japan petition. Peru Chimu remains.  With Juliet Martin SEND7 is supported by our amazing listeners like you. Our supporters get access to the transcripts written by us every day. Our supporters get access to an English worksheet made by...

Introducing Robert Caro on the Making of “The Power Broker” from The New Yorker Radio Hour. Follow the show: The New Yorker Radio Hour Fifty years ago, in July, 1974, The New Yorker began publishing a lengthy excerpt of Robert Caro’s “The Power Broker.” When the book appeared, it ran more than twelve hundred pages and won a Pulitzer Prize. In vivid, astonishing detail, it shows how a city planner named Robert Moses gained power over New York City that dwarfed that of any mayor or governor,...

World news in 7 minutes. Wednesday 10th July 2024. Today: Kenya cult charges. South Africa elephant attack. US Boeing guilty. Peru body found. Cuba plot foiled. Afghanistan Taliban assault. Pakistan milk bank. Ukraine mourning. Russia Navalnya warrant. UK Starmer service. Germany Yamal youngest scorer. With Stephen Devincenzi SEND7 is supported by our amazing listeners like you. Our supporters get access to the transcripts written by us every day. Our supporters get access to an English...

Introducing Season 5 | 1. Generation Kill from This is History: A Dynasty to Die For. Follow the show: This is History: A Dynasty to Die For Edward I is getting too old to fight his enormous list of enemies, and so begins handing over the reins of war to his son and a brand new generation of knights. But the old king has a gnawing feeling he can’t shake – does his heir have what it takes to rule, or is this the beginning of the end for the Plantagenets?  A Sony Music Entertainment...

World news in 7 minutes. Tuesday 9th July 2024. Today: Ukraine hospital destroyed. France hung parliament. Israel Gaza fighting. Japan heatwave. US Biden insists. Korea Samsung strike. Niger US withdrawl. Algeria man found.Uruguay fire. Colombia deforestation down. With Stephen Devincenzi SEND7 is supported by our amazing listeners like you. Our supporters get access to the transcripts written by us every day. Our supporters get access to an English worksheet made by us once per week. Our...