2013-05-10 Being President of the United States Takes Work
Hello again, and welcome to As It Is from VOA Learning English. I’m June Simms. Today we pay tribute to one of America’s greatest composers. And we visit a play…
2013-05-09 Air Pollution Linked to Increased Risk of Heart Disease
From VOA Learning English, this is As It Is. I’m Caty Weaver. Welcome back! Cardiovascular diseases kill about 17 million people around the world every year. Heart attacks and strokes…
2013-05-08 NASA Looks at Earth
Hello. I’m Jim Tedder in Washington. On our program today, fuel prices are about to take a big increase in Indonesia. We’ll hear about a mixture of politics and economics.…
2013-05-07 Freedom House: Only 14 percent of the World’s People Have a Free Press
Welcome to As It Is, the daily current affairs magazine show from VOA Learning English. Today we hear about a new film aimed at keeping girls around the world in…
2013-05-04 North Korean Labor Camp Survivor Tells His Story
Hi again. Nice to have you with us on As It Is. I’m Kelly Jean Kelly. Today we are talking about a man named Shin Dong-hyuk. “He spent the first…
2013-05-02 Washington State Debates Marijuana Measures
From VOA Learning English, This is AS IT IS. Welcome back! I’m Caty Weaver. Growing marijuana and marijuana use are illegal in the United States under federal law. However, eighteen…
2013-05-01 Space Flights Can Harm Astronauts’ Health
Hello, again. I’m Jim Tedder in Washington. Thank you for spending some time with VOA. Today, we have two stories from Africa. There is disturbing news about migrants in the…
2013-04-30 China Responds to a Major Earthquake, Art for Prosthetics and the Appeal of Superheroes
Welcome to As It Is from VOA Learning English. I’m Mario Ritter. A deadly earthquake has again struck China’s Sichuan province. The quake was almost as powerful as the one…
2013-04-29 African Elephants, The Information Revolution and Nigeria’s Safe Water
From VOA LEARNING ENGLISH, welcome to As It Is! Hello, I’m Steve Ember. Today on our program: African elephants facing their worst crisis in years…a revolution in information and communication…
2013-04-28 How India Has Become an Important Market for Developers of Solar Energy
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…
2013-04-27 Cities and Countrysides
Hi again. Nice to have you here on As It Is. I’m Kelly Jean Kelly. Today we are talking about cities and countrysides. Or, to say it another way, urban…
2013-04-26 The Oldest Non-Federal Art Museum in Washington, DC and a Jewish Museum in Germany
Hello again and thanks for joining us for another edition of AS IT IS. I’m June Simms. Coming up today, we visit a Jewish museum in Germany, where the number…
2013-04-25 Medical Treatment for Adults Infected with HIV
This is AS IT IS. Welcome back. I’m Caty Weaver. Today on the show the subject is HIV/AIDS. In recent years, developing countries have increased the availability of medical treatment…
2013-04-24 A truly amazing story
Hello, again, and welcome. I’m Jim Tedder in Washington. Today we talk about your health. We will advise about eating less of one thing, but more of another. Then we…
2013-04-23 The Social Progress Index
Welcome to AS IT IS from VOA Learning English. I’m Mario Ritter. Today, we hear about a different way to measure economic growth, the Social Progress Index. We also hear…