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Pop Psych!, where they analyze what's wrong with our favorite fictional characters. In this episode, a therapist analyzes Batman's psychological patterns and behaviors in a funny and entertaining way.
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Richard Williams, better known by his stage name Prince Ea, is an American spoken word artist, poet, rapper, and filmmaker. He formed the "Make 'SMART' Cool" movement in 2009, which is dedicated to promoting the ideals of education, intelligence, unity, and creativity through hip hop.
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Allergist Jonathan Bayuk, MD, ACAAI member, discusses the importance of deep breathing and getting up and moving if you have a respiratory infection like COVID-19.
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Intermediate
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Robby Naish dominated men’s windsurfing for two decades, becoming the biggest name in the sport. Now, his competition days behind him, with age and injury finally starting to catch up and turbulence in his family life, Robby is forced to take stock. He sets his sights on a new objective: riding the longest wave! This trailer was made for the movie that documents his challenge.
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Sandra Bullock gives us the scoop on her new family friendly film "Minions" and gives her best Minion impression.
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World-class snowboarder Shaun White talks about his relationship with his Red Bull sponsors and what it’s like to have them build his own private half-pipe in the mountains of the Colorado back-country.
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Beginner
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In the United States, a presidential inauguration takes place every four years. The US now has a new president, Joe Biden, and Kamala Harris was sworn in as the first woman vice president. Part 1 of this video takes a look at the day before the inauguration.
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Inauguration Day was special this year. In this video, Sigrid recalls some of the highlights and what was particularly striking to her as she watched it. Best of all, you can watch Amanda Gorman recite "The Hill We Climb" right here on Yabla!
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Newbie
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A first for the United States: A jury found a former president guilty of a serious crime in New York. Here are some details and plenty of new words to learn!
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Legendary Apple co-founder Steve Jobs gives the graduation speech at Stanford University. Jobs himself never graduated from college, but does recall how what he learned in certain college classes played a role in the design of the first Apple computer.
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Steve Jobs continues his commencement address to the students of Stanford University. He explains how he once lost his job with Apple, the company he co-founded, and his own principles for living a fulfilling life.
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The commencement address concludes with Steve’s thoughts about death following his recent experience with a serious illness. From the perspective of a person who has already walked the road these graduating students are about to travel, he offers words of advice and encouragement.
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Barbara is a retired French teacher who happens to be Sigrid's sister. The two have a conversation about language in general and about how Barbara became interested in the career path she followed.
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Beginner
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Barbara talks about her studies and other experiences that led to her career as a French teacher. Immersion played a crucial role for both sisters in learning new languages.
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Beginner
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Barbara talks about the different jobs she had teaching both French and English. Later, she also had a job supervising teachers of foreign languages, though she notes that these are now referred to as "world languages."
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