2013-07-08 Street Artist Tests Free Speech Limits in Singapore
Hello, I’m Steve Ember. Today, in Singapore, we meet a street artist who is testing the limits of free artistic expression in a country where rules are firmly enforced. Next.…
2013-07-07 Apps for That: Traffic Jams, Alzheimer’s Care
Hello, and welcome once again to “As It Is,” our daily show for people learning everyday American English. I’m Christopher Cruise in Washington. Today on the program, we tell about…
2013-07-06 Obama Seeks to Increase African Electricity, Trade
Hi again. Welcome back to As It Is. I’m Kelly Jean Kelly. President Barack Obama returned to the United States this week after visiting Senegal, South Africa, and Tanzania with…
2013-07-05 Arab-Israeli Singer Follows Her Passion
Hello again and welcome to As It Is! … your daily magazine show from VOA Learning English. I’m June Simms. The Arab-Israeli singer-songwriter Mira Awad is well known in Europe…
2013-07-04 UN: ‘Legal Highs’ Flood International Drug Market
From VOA Learning English, this is As It Is. Welcome to the show. I’m Caty Weaver. Today we tell about migrant children detained by Indonesia. We also report on a…
2013-07-03 Famous South Sudan Athlete Returns Home
Hello and welcome to another day in our world “As It Is.” I’m Jim Tedder in Washington. Today we have two stories that should make you happy. First, a young…
2013-07-02 Chinatowns in the United States
Welcome again to As It Is, your daily magazine show from VOA Learning English. Today, we take a cultural turn. We learn about the many Chinatowns in the United States.…
2013-07-01 President Obama Visits Special High School
Hello, and welcome once again to “As It Is”, our daily show for people learning everyday American English. I’m Avi Arditti in Washington. Today on the program, we tell about…
2013-06-30 Graduating Early from Medical, Law School
Hello, and welcome once again to “As It Is,” our daily show for people learning everyday American English. I’m Christopher Cruise in Washington. Today on the program, some American law…
2013-06-29 U.S. Offers Benefits to Married Gay Couples
Hi again. Nice to have you with us on As It Is, from VOA Learning English. I’m Kelly Jean Kelly. If you were in front of the United States Supreme…
2013-06-28 Man of Steel Still Going Strong
Hello again, and welcome. I’m June Simms in Washington. Today on As It Is, we celebrate the life and times of one of world’s most beloved superheroes. We’ll hear the…
2013-06-27 What’s the Best Way to Give Food Aid?
From VOA Learning English, this is As It Is. Welcome to the show. I’m Caty Weaver. The United States is the leading supplier of food aid around the world, at…
2013-06-26 Washington Monument Repairs Continue
Hello, again. I’m Jim Tedder in Washington. Today we report on the latest efforts to repair one of the most recognizable sites in the world. And we’ll travel to Nepal…
2013-06-23 Tax Havens; Corruption in Thailand
Hello, and welcome once again to “As It Is,” our daily show for people learning everyday American English. I’m Christopher Cruise in Washington. Today on the program, we report on…
2013-06-22 Russia and U.S. Clash on Stopping Violence in Syria
Hi again. Nice to have you with us on As It Is from VOA Learning English. I’m Kelly Jean Kelly. There was more talk this week about how to stop…