2014-03-08 UN Bring Financial Services to Africa’s Poor
From VOA Learning English, welcome to As It Is! I’m Steve Ember in Washington. Officials in Japan have been studying ways to set rules for the digital currency known as…
2014-03-07 Students Get Hands-on with Science at Smithsonian
Hello and welcome to As It Is from VOA Learning English! I’m Faith Lapidus in Washington. Do you think learning to play a musical instrument makes a child more intelligent?…
2014-03-06 Dams Under Debate in China, Burma and Elsewhere
From VOA Learning English, this is As It Is. Welcome back. I’m Caty Weaver. Today on the show: concerns and disputes about dam building projects in Asia. A major environmental…
2014-03-05 New York Museum Displays Iraqi Jewish History
Hello and welcome back to the program designed to help you learn and improve your American English. I’m Jim Tedder in Washington. Today we are going to make some money!…
2014-03-03 Can Music Help Your Pain?
From VOA Learning English, welcome to As It Is! I’m June Simms in Washington. Have you ever imagined what the world was like when dinosaurs ruled the Earth? Today, we…
2014-03-02 Venezuela’s President Looks for Answers to Protests
Welcome to As It Is, from VOA Learning English. I’m Mario Ritter, sitting in for Christopher Cruise in Washington. In today’s show, we report on events in Venezuela. Protests there…
2014-03-01 Building a Windbreak to Protect Crops
Welcome to As It Is, from VOA Learning English. I’m Karen Leggett in Washington. Thanks for joining us. Today we have two stories dealing with agriculture. We tell about some…
2014-02-28 Ethiopia Cuts Child Deaths by Two-Thirds
Hello again, and welcome to As It Is from VOA Learning English. I’m Steve Ember in Washington. Hundreds of thousands of children become infected with the AIDS virus every year.…
2014-02-27 UN Urges African Nations to Protect Sexual Rights
From VOA Learning English, this is As It Is. Welcome back. I’m Caty Weaver. On the show today we go to a conference in Cameroon. Delegates are seeking an end…
2014-02-26 How You Feel About Yourself Affects Your Work
Hello and welcome back to As It Is. I’m Jim Tedder in Washington, with a program designed to help you learn and improve your American English. Today we are going…
2014-02-25 Separated Families Meet in North Korea for a Rare Reunion
Welcome to As It Is from VOA Learning English. I’m Mario Ritter in Washington. Today, we hear about a group of Koreans who recently were reunited with family members for…
2014-02-24 Blight Tourism in Detroit Grows in Popularity
From VOA Learning English, welcome to As It Is! I’m June Simms in Washington. Detroit, Michigan is often called the “Motor City.” The name came from all the new vehicles…
2014-02-23 Science Education…on a Bus!
Hello, and welcome to As It Is from VOA Learning English. I’m Christopher Cruise in Washington. Today on the program, we report on a new device for quadriplegics — people…
2014-02-22 World Digital Library Reaches 9,900 Items
Hello and welcome to As It Is, from VOA Learning English! I’m Steve Ember in Washington. The American space agency NASA launched its first Voyager spacecraft in 1977. Scientists announced…
2014-02-21 Gold Gains Importance in DRC Conflict
Welcome to As It Is, from VOA Learning English! I’m Bob Doughty in Washington. Today on the program, some nations are attempting to cut links between the conflict in the…