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…
2013-09-11 Russia to Limit Snowden’s Speech
Hello, again, and welcome. I’m Jim Tedder in Washington. On today’s program, we ask the experts. A wanted American says he wants to live in Russia, rather than face the…
2013-09-10 Rising Temperatures Could Mean More Wildfires
From VOA Learning English, welcome to As It Is! I’m Mario Ritter. On our show today, we hear from two weather experts. We hear from one scientist who gets close…
2013-09-09 The Growing Threat From Extremist Groups
Welcome to As It Is, from VOA Learning English. I’m Christopher Cruise. Today, we tell about the struggle facing Iraq and other countries to care for the thousands of refugees…
2013-09-08 Free Education for Poor Kenyan Girls
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 the program, we report on a…
2013-09-07 Forty Years of Harmony: China and the Philadelphia Orchestra
From VOA Learning English, this is As It Is. Welcome to the program. I’m Caty Weaver. Today we will explore the power of music. In Jerusalem, drummers use music to…
2013-09-06 Are Smarthphones Ruining the Concert Experience?
Hello again and welcome to As It Is. I’m June Simms in Washington. Pop star Madonna received the Top Touring Artist Award from Billboard Magazine earlier this year. Those performances…
2013-09-05 US Lawmakers Prepare for Budget Debate Over Health Care Law
From VOA Learning English, this is As It Is. Welcome to the program. I’m Caty Weaver. President Obama, the United States Congress and the American people face another federal budget…
2013-09-04 Mugabe Maintains Power in Zimbabwe
Hello, and welcome back for another edition of As It Is for the first Thursday in September. I’m Jim Tedder in Washington. Today, we focus on Zimbabwe’s leader, Robert Mugabe.…
2013-09-03 India Expands Solar Power
Welcome to As It Is, a daily show from VOA Learning English. I’m Christopher Cruise. Today, we report on how India has become an important market for developers of solar…
2013-09-01 Fighting Malaria, Brain Cancer and TB
Welcome to As It Is, from VOA Learning English. I’m Christopher Cruise. Today, we’ll report the latest news in the fight against three deadly enemies: malaria, brain cancer and tuberculosis.…
2013-08-31 Australian Candidates Seek to Limit Refugees
Hi there, and welcome back to As It Is. I’m Kelly Jean Kelly. You have probably heard of Doctors Without Borders and maybe even Reporters Without Borders. Today we bring…