2013-09-26 Study Shows Decision Making Is Harder for the Poor
From VOA Learning English this is As It Is. Welcome back! I’m Caty Weaver. Today, we talk about two studies. One provides interesting findings about how poverty affects reasoning. The…
2013-09-25 Storm Season Arrives in the Atlantic
Hello, again, and welcome. I’m Jim Tedder in Washington. Today we are watching for them. And they most certainly are coming. People sometimes call them monsters. But they are not…
2013-09-24 YouthWRAP Helps Teenage Lawbreakers Reject Crime Through Community Projects
From VOA Learning English, welcome to As It Is! I’m Mario Ritter. Today, we revisit a story about a program that gives young people a chance to do good in…
2013-09-23 Honoring the Victims of the Birmingham, Alabama Church Bombing 50 Years Ago
From VOA Learning English, welcome to As It Is! I’m Steve Ember. Today we remember a day 50 years ago this month when four African American girls were killed in…
2013-09-22 Aggression in Children Who Drink Lots of Soda
Hello, and welcome to As It Is — VOA’s daily show for people learning American English. I’m Christopher Cruise in Washington. Today on the program, we tell about the high…
2013-09-21 Beauty Pageants Attract Ugly Comments
Hi there, and welcome back to As It Is. I’m Kelly Jean Kelly. Today we are talking about beauty pageants. Beauty pageants are contests in which women and girls compete…
2013-09-20 Girls Tackle American Football With the Guys
Welcome to As It Is! I’m June Simms in Washington. On our show today, we hear about college students who have come up with an imaginative way to increase creativity…
2013-09-19 NeuroRacer: A Video Game for the Elderly Brain
From VOA Learning English, this is As It Is. Welcome back! I’m Caty Weaver. Getting old is not easy. As we age we seem to slow down physically. Brain processes,…
2013-09-18 Young Nigerians Resist Boko Haram
Hello, and welcome back for another edition of As It Is. I’m Jim Tedder in Washington. Today, we travel to Nigeria to learn about some young people who want to…
2013-09-17 Congress, Divided over Health Care Law, Faces a Budget Time Limit
From VOA Learning English, welcome to As It Is! I’m Mario Ritter. Today, we hear about the budget debate in Washington. “The first order of business must be to pass…
2013-09-16 Scientists Work to Save Earliest Photographs from Being Lost Forever
From VOA Learning English, welcome to As It Is. I’m Steve Ember. Today we tell about the efforts of scientists in the United States to help save early photographs from…
2013-09-15 Growing Demand for Meat, Milk and Eggs
Hello there, and welcome to As It Is — VOA’s daily show for people learning American English! I’m Christopher Cruise in Washington. Today on our program, we hear about a…
2013-09-14 India Sentences Accused Rapists to Death
Hello, and welcome to As It Is. I’m Kelly Jean Kelly. This week, a court in India found four men guilty in the rape and murder of a young woman…
2013-09-13 Street Photographer Documents Urban Life and Art
Hi there, and welcome to As It Is, our daily show for people learning English. I’m June Simms in Washington. Today, we are celebrating 10 years of togetherness with the…
2013-09-12 World Partners Intensify Effort to End Polio
From VOA Learning English, this is As It Is. Welcome to the show. I’m Caty Weaver. On the program today, we explore the continuing international effort to end polio following…