Plastic pollution, New AI iPhones, Tag questions

Ashley Thompson and Mario Ritter Jr. host today's Learning English show.
First: The world creates about 52 million metric tons of plastic pollution every year, a new study says. More than two-thirds of that plastic comes from the Global South - a term that loosely describes developing countries. Dustin Reynolds reports. (00:54) learningenglis...
Next: Bryan Lynn presents the LE Science and Technology Report. He tells about Apple's new AI-equipped iPhones and the reported improvements to its Apple Watch and AirPods products. Then, Bryan joins Mario for a chat. Mario wants to know if the new tech on the iPhone will boost its sales. Bryan shares some predictions and observations from experts. (07:19) learningenglis...
Finally: The LE Lesson of the Day. Andrew Smith and Jill Robbins base their instruction on the LE video series, Let's Learn English. They explore people-watching in America and the language of "tag questions." We want to learn all about American English, don't we? (18:39) learningenglis...
Mario and Ashley close the show.
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