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…
2013-08-30 International Football Returns to Afghanistan
Hi there and welcome to As It Is, a daily magazine show from VOA Learning English. I’m June Simms in Washington. American football is the most popular sport in the…
2013-08-29 Issues for the Elderly, and Those Who Care for Them
This is As It Is. Hello, I’m Caty Weaver. On the show today, we discuss issues affecting the elderly and those who care for them. We start with a report…
2013-08-28 South Africa Website Searches for Truth
Hello! How are you today? Thanks for joining us for another edition of As It Is on VOA. I’m Jim Tedder in Washington. Tighten your seat belts and fly with…
2013-08-27 “I Have a Dream” at 50
Welcome to “As It Is” from VOA Learning English! I’m Mario Ritter. Today we remember an important moment in the history of the American civil rights movement. The March on…
2013-08-26 Just How Chinese Are America’s Chinatowns?
From VOA Learning English, welcome to As It Is. I’m Steve Ember. On today’s program we go to America’s Chinatowns – and tell about how they’ve changed over the years.…
2013-08-25 Fighting Corruption in South Africa
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 hear from Anita Powell.…
2013-08-24 Filmmaker Documents Change and Loss in Cambodia
Hi, and welcome to As It Is. I’m Kelly Jean Kelly. Today Mario Ritter is taking us to Cambodia, in Southeast Asia. A Cambodian-American filmmaker named Kalyanee Mam spent several…
2013-08-23 Mapping Foreign Language Speakers in the US
Hello again and welcome to As It Is, from VOA Learning English! I’m June Simms in Washington. The United States is a lot more ethically and culturally diverse than it…