Million dollar dime, Ramen costs, Lost phone, Future continuous

Mario Ritter and Ashley Thompson are the hosts of the VOA Learning English podcast for Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024.
Ashley starts with a report on a rare dime bought by an Ohio farm family in the 1970s that was recently sold for just over $500,000. The coin shows the 32nd President of the United States, Franklin D. Roosevelt. It is one of just two dimes of its kind known to exist without a special “S” mark.(00:53) learningenglis...
Bryan Lynn follows with a report on how inflation affecting Japanese food: ramen. Taisei Hikage, the owner of a ramen shop says he has raised the price three times in a year and a half. "Traditionally ramen shops were supposed to offer something cheap and tasty," he said. "It's no longer cheap food for the masses." (3:48) learningenglis...
Ashley is back with John Russell for Tech Tips on what to do if your phone is lost. It starts with backing up your phone while you still have it. Then, turn on new features to make it harder for thieves to change your phone. If the phone is lost or stolen, call the police and insurance, ask the phone company to freeze your number, notify your bank to watch for unusual activity, and log out of all accounts. (7:58) learningenglis...
John Russell further explains to Mario how to add more security with multifactor authentication. (16:47)
Ashley promotes Let’s Learn English with Anna.
And Jill Robbins and Andrew Smith are back with Lesson of the Day on future continuous based on Let’s Learn English. And you will be hearing Andrew singing! (19:35) learningenglis...
Mario and Ashley then sign off.
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