Big thanks to KMUGer (and fellow Oregonian) Richard Farmer for turning me on to this:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/language/wordsinthenews/Each of the many 'stories' has an audio file, transcript, and vocab list. Interesting contemporary topics and much less intimidating than 'real' newscasts.
Thanks again Richard! -- You really CAN get great tips at the KMUG nijikais!
