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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) https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/a-rare-coin-hidden-for-years-sells-for-half-a-million-dollars/7843532.html 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) https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/japanese-ramen-restaurants-struggle-to-keep-costs-down/7842267.html 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) https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/what-to-do-if-your-phone-is-stolen-or-lost-/7819450.html 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) https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/lesson-45-this-land-is-your-land/3710209.html Mario and Ashley then sign off. --------- Learning English is Voice of America’s multimedia source of news and information for millions of English learners worldwide. We help you build vocabulary, strengthen your speaking skills and improve your ability to communicate for work, school and everyday life. We are not accepting comments here. You are welcome to comment on the stories at our website. EXPLORE OUR PLAYLISTS: » Learning English Podcast: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLd9hCvj34W5hZxGsu5etKF6bZ9w4Ap2hl » Let's Learn English with Anna! (For children 8-12) https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLd9hCvj34W5gfXecA2uPRsKv9q5L5nQng&si=-gF1wuzIxhLQUwFQ » Let's Learn English Level 1 https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLd9hCvj34W5it4a-RMzhlwNJ-edf5HU3Q&si=aVUuvvUsDPe41jBp » Let's Learn English Level 2 https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLd9hCvj34W5hWkRym8sljiEvEBJ1JGIu5&si=3jEjCFfVRNfMbJ3j » VISIT OUR WEBSITE: https://learningenglish.voanews.com » LIKE OUR FACEBOOK PAGE: https://www.facebook.com/voalearningenglish » FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/voalearningenglish/ » FOLLOW US ON TWITTER: https://www.twitter.com/voalearnenglish » SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PODCAST ON ITUNES: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/voa-special-english-tv/id419005656 Voice of America (VOA) is the largest U.S. international broadcaster, providing news and information in more than 40 languages to an estimated weekly audience of 326 million people.