Memorial Day Honors Military Service and Sacrifice Welcome to This Is America with VOA Learning English. Steve Ember and Barbara Klein tell about Memorial Day. We Remember The last Monday in May is a national holiday. Memorial Day honors those who di...
AS IT IS 2013-05-29 A Call for Citizen Scientists to Help Map CO2 Gas Welcome to As It Is, the daily magazine show from VOA Learning English. Im Mario Ritter. A music video shot in space? That is now a reality. Today, we hear how Skylab led the way f...
AS IT IS 2013-05-27 Help for Heroin Addicts Hello, and welcome to As It Is -- VOAs daily magazine show for people learning American English. Im Christopher Cruise. Today on the program, we report on how vaccines are being used in the fight against ch...
AS IT IS 2013-05-28 Nigeria Struggles to Control Violence From VOA Learning English, welcome to As It Is. Hello, Im Steve Ember. Today, from Nigeria, government attempts to control violence by the Islamist militant group Boko Haramand pardons to mili...
AS IT IS 2013-05-26 International Survey Shows Habits of Happy Couples Hi there. Nice to have you with us again on As It Is. Im Kelly Jean Kelly. And Im Christopher Cruise. I have a question for those of you in a relationship. How normal are you and...
Listeners Tell Their Favorite Proverbs Now, the VOA Special English program Words and Their Stories. A proverb is a short, well known saying that expresses a common truth or belief. Many proverbs give advice about the best way to live. We asked our l...
Rebuilding in Moore After Deadly Tornado From VOA Learning English, this is In the News. People in Moore, Oklahoma, are starting to rebuild after a three-kilometer-wide tornado hit the city on Monday. Officials say the storm killed 24 people in Moore...
AS IT IS 2013-05-25 New Exhibit Showcases Muslim Women Hello there, Im June Simms in Washington. Thank you for joining us for As It Is. Today, we travel back in time to remember one of the most historic events in science fiction history. We also take...
Vietnam Veterans Wash Their Own Memorial Welcome to American Mosaic from VOA Learning English. Im June Simms. Today, we play some Billboard Award-winning hits. We also tell about an organization that helps music students prepare for a career in music...
Jefferson Suspends Trade with Europe - Pgm No.34 From VOA Learning English, welcome to The Making of a Nation, our weekly program of American history for people learning English. Im Steve Ember. Last time, we talked about the presidential election of...
AS IT IS 2013-05-24 New Study Predicts Huge Species Loss from Climate Change From VOA Learning English, this is At It Is. Welcome! Im Caty Weaver. This week, American scientists said carbon dioxide in Earths atmosphere had risen to its highest level...
AS IT IS 2013-05-23 Pollution Forces Residents from California Town Hello. Im Jim Tedder in Washington. Welcome to a special edition of As It Is. Seventeen years ago, an American energy company paid hundreds of millions of dollars to settle legal cla...
Breathing Easier: How to Control Asthma This is Science in the News. Im Shirley Griffith. And Im Bob Doughty. Spring has returned to the United States. The sky is blue, the grass is green and many plants are flowering. Spring can be a beautiful time...
AS IT IS 2013-05-22 Plans for Chemical Plants Raise Questions in Southwest China Welcome to As It Is, the daily magazine show from VOA Learning English. Im Mario Ritter. Today, we look at plans by some large companies to improve conditions for factor...
Blues, Country and Soul Mix in Memphis, Tennessee From VOA Learning English, welcome to This Is America. Im Avi Arditti. And Im Kelly Jean Kelly. This week, learn about a city in the South that helped give the world many kinds of American music. Come...
