AS IT IS 2013-05-11 Being President of the United States Takes Work Hello again, and welcome to As It Is from VOA Learning English. Im June Simms. Today we pay tribute to one of Americas greatest composers. And we visit a play that honors one of the...
Three Women Freed After Years in Captivity From VOA Learning English, this is In The News. American police are praising the bravery of three women who were found alive this week after 10 years of captivity. The three kidnap victims were recovered lat...
AS IT IS 2013-05-12 Bollywood Turns 100 Hi again! Nice to have you with us here on As It Is. We are celebrating this week. Here in the United States, Sunday is Mothers Day. The Census Bureau reports that about 80 percent of American women are mothers...
Rocket Scientists Enjoy a Good Reputation Hello. I'm Phil Murray with Words and Their Stories, a program in Special English. You do not need to be a rocket scientist. Americans hear these words often. People say them in schools, offices and factories...
An Unusual Instrument for Sale at the Smithsonian Craft Show Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC from VOA Learning English. Im June Simms. Today we play songs from a long-awaited album from the band Phoenix. We also tell about a way to unload unwanted clothin...
AS IT IS 2013-05-10 Air Pollution Linked to Increased Risk of Heart Disease From VOA Learning English, this is As It Is. Im Caty Weaver. Welcome back! Cardiovascular diseases kill about 17 million people around the world every year. Heart attacks and...
AS IT IS 2013-05-10 NASA Looks at Earth Hello. I'm Jim Tedder in Washington. On our program today, fuel prices are about to take a big increase in Indonesia. We'll hear about a mixture of politics and economics. Then diplomacy of a musical kind in Mo...
Jefferson Moves to Cut Debt, Spending - Pgm No. 32 Learning English, welcome to THE MAKING OF A NATION, our weekly program of American history - for people learning English. I'm Steve Ember. In our last program, we talked about President Thomas Jeffe...
Millions of Americans Suffer From Hair Loss This is Science in the News, in VOA Special English. Im Shirley Griffith. And Im June Simms. Today we talk about hair. We will tell what hair is, how it grows, and some of the main reasons people lose it. H...
AS IT IS 2013-05-08 Freedom House: Only 14 percent of the World's People Have a Free Press Welcome to As It Is, the daily current affairs magazine show from VOA Learning English. Today we hear about a new film aimed at keeping girls around the world...
Death Valley Is Beautiful but Dangerous Welcome to This Is America with VOA Learning English. Today we visit one of Americas great national parks. It is a place of strange and silent beauty. As beautiful as this place is, its name provides evidence o...
New York City Program Teaches Children to Write and Enjoy Poetry Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC from VOA Learning English. Im June Simms. Today we hear songs from country music star George Jones. We also tell about a Maryland group that is helping older...
AS IT IS 2013-05-06 Florence Fights Hate Crimes Hello, and welcome once again to As It Is, the daily magazine show from VOA Learning English. Im Christopher Cruise. Today, we report on an effort by eight United States senators to reform the countrys...
AS IT IS 2013-05-05 North Korean Labor Camp Survivor Tells His Story Hi again. Nice to have you with us on As It Is. I'm Kelly Jean Kelly. Today we are talking about a man named Shin Dong-hyuk. He spent the first 23 years of life inside a labor camp...
Making of a Nation: Alexander Hamilton Welcome to The Making of a Nation American history in VOA Special English. Im Steve Ember. Today we begin the story of Alexander Hamilton. He was one of the countrys founding fathers. He never became president....
