399. What is the Resource Curse? Why Some of the World’s Richest Countries Stay Poor (English Vocabulary Lesson)
Scientists have just discovered enormous deposits of gold, diamonds, copper, or the rare earth minerals that are in smartphones and…
391. Why Is the UAE Leaving OPEC? And What Is OPEC Anyway? (English Vocabulary Lesson)
The United Arab Emirates has announced that it is leaving OPEC (the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries) after almost…
What is the Law of Diminishing Returns? (Bonus Episode)
When I first started the Thinking in English podcast, my setup was very simple. I recorded episodes using a basic…
348. What is Universal Basic Income? (English Vocabulary Lesson)
Today we are going to look at an interesting and often controversial idea: Universal Basic Income, or UBI for short.…