#298 Steve and Alex - About World Leaders (Part 2)

Steve and Alex talk about various world leaders, including Vaclav Havel, Kim Jong Il, Dr. Martin Luther King and more. They discuss how these leaders came into power, why they became prominent and what they are known for.

Difficulty: Advanced
Category: News and Politics 
Duration:  10:32

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#297 Steve and Alex - About World Leaders (Part 1)

Steve and Alex talk about various world leaders, including Vaclav Havel, Kim Jong Il, Dr. Martin Luther King and more. They discuss how these leaders came into power, why they became prominent and what they are known for.

Difficulty: Advanced
Category: News and Politics 
Duration:  10:19

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#267 Mark and Steve – Acupuncture and Politics – (Intermediate)

Mark and Steve talk about recent visits to the acupuncturist as well as a variety of other, not necessarily related topics, including politics.

Difficulty: Intermediate
Category: Health, Politics
Duration:  20:01

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#252 Mark & Steve – Kids’ Language Learning and Nationalism – (Intermediate)

Steve and Mark talk about how to induce kids to learn another language, and nationalism, in answer to questions received from their listeners.

Difficulty: Intermediate
Category:  Education
Duration:  21:12

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#249 Mark & Steve – The Lake, a Bookstore and Democracy – (Intermediate)

Mark talks about his trip to the lake. Steve talks about a visit to the language section of the book store. They both end up talking about democracy.

Difficulty:  Intermediate
Category: Everyday Life, Politics
Duration:  20:37

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#246 Steve & Mark – NHL Playoffs – (Intermediate)

Mark and Steve start out talking about the National Hockey League playoffs but quickly veer off onto other subjects including Barack Obama’s recent statement about the US being a muslim country and the financial crisis.

Difficulty:  Intermediate
Category: Sports, Politics
Duration:  20:53

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#244 Mark & Steve – Politics and Democracy, Part 2 – (Intermediate)

Mark and Steve discuss a recent provincial election in British Columbia talking about politics in general and the democratic system.

Difficulty:  Intermediate
Category: Politics
Duration:  13:15

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#243 Mark & Steve – Politics and Democracy, Part 1 – (Intermediate)

Mark and Steve discuss a recent provincial election in British Columbia talking about politics in general and the democratic system.

Difficulty:  Intermediate
Category: Politics
Duration:  14:55

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