There are 243 fifteen-minute programs. That is about 60 hours of listening.
Other VOA Sections: America - History - Mosaic - People - Places - Quizzes - Stories - Studying - Words - RSS - More Each program usually has one report, an answer to a veiwer's question and a featured musician.
2009-09-03Diane Birch's Youthful Voice Echoes the Soul and Pop of the '70s This week on our program, we play some new music by Diane Birch …
And answer a question about a well known children's doctor ..
But first, we report about how young people across the United States are going green.
2009-08-27ArtBabble Shows Viewers the World of Museums This week on our program, we play some new music from the Dave Matthews Band ...
And answer a question about the term “yellow journalism” ...
But first, we report on a Web site for art lovers.
2009-08-20Under the Sea With SpongeBob SquarePants This week on our program, we dive into the popularity of SpongeBob SquarePants.
We also answer a question about soul singer Wilson Pickett.
And here in Washington, we visit the city's oldest public market, which has been rebuilt after a fire.
2009-08-13Rocking Out at the Air Guitar Championships Today, we answer a listener question from China about American lawmakers …
And we play music from singer Regina Spektor's latest album ...
But first, we visit the national air guitar championship competition in Washington, D.C.
2009-08-06Movie Strings Together Three Guitar Greats Today, we play music from the new band the Dead Weather …
And we tell you about a film featuring three greats of the guitar.
But first, we answer a question about college life in the United States.
2009-07-30Little Kids Making a Big Difference Through Community Service Today, we play music from a CD that brings together more than one hundred musicians from around the world.
But first, we report about some special young people who have taken on some big causes.
You can read the text while listening to an MP3 file.
These will all print very cleanly (without printing the MP3 player and menu.)
These are good for people studying English because they can not only listen to the stories but also read them. These are in VOA's Special English.
The source of the original pre-edited material is http://voanews.com/specialenglish/.
"All text, audio and video material produced exclusively by the Voice of America is public domain. However, some images and graphics are licensed for use and covered by all applicable copyright laws."
Note that though the source files were in the public domain, I have done some editing.