VOA's Special English Programs in a Podcast RSS Feed
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- So Where Are the Jobs? [VOA]
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ECONOMICS REPORT: America's economy has started to grow again. Now what about jobs? The government says productivity jumped in July, August and September.
Download MP3 PopJisyo: Japanese Korean Spanish - 150 Years Later, Remembering John Brown's Raid / Harpers Ferry, WV [VOA]
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AMERICAN MOSAIC: his week on our program: A competition to find a spokesmodel for Mother Earth / Kurt Cobain and the band that he led, Nirvana / A report on a town marking the one hundred fiftieth anniversary of an anti-slavery rebellion.
Download MP3 PopJisyo: Japanese Korean Spanish - High School Exchange Students in US Share Their Thoughts [VOA]
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EDUCATION REPORT: 26,000 foreign exchange students are in American high schools this year. A few days ago, we asked four teenagers who arrived in August to discuss their experience so far.
Download MP3 PopJisyo: Japanese Korean Spanish - American History Series: South Sees Protests in North as an Opening [VOA]
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MAKING OF A NATION: America's civil war in the 1860s did not have the full support of the people. Many said they did not care who won.
Download MP3 PopJisyo: Japanese Korean Spanish - US to End HIV Travel Ban in January [VOA]
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HEALTH REPORT: In 1987 H.I.V./AIDS joined a list of diseases that could keep a person out of the United States. A new law will change this.
Download MP3 PopJisyo: Japanese Korean Spanish - Getting a Feel for Textile Arts Around the World [VOA]
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EXPLORATIONS: At craft shows and corporate headquarters across the United States, you might see works by the artist B.J. Adams. She makes extremely detailed wall coverings that often show flowers, trees, and hands made from thread.
Download MP3 PopJisyo: Japanese Korean Spanish - Researchers Give the Green Flag to a Race Car [VOA]
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SCIENCE IN THE NEWS: Today, we will tell about a genetic map of one of the world's major food crops. We will tell about a car made mostly from renewable materials, like plants. And, we will tell about an experimental vehicle designed for blind drivers.
Download MP3 PopJisyo: Japanese Korean Spanish - Group Works to Expand Supply of Cattle Vaccine in Africa [VOA]
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AGRICULTURE REPORT: Each year a million cows in Africa die from East Coast fever. The disease is spread by tick bites. Young cows are most at risk; they can die within days. Farmers and herders can lose up to half or more of their calves to East Coast fever. The disease is widespread in eleven countries.
Download MP3 PopJisyo: Japanese Korean Spanish - In Kenya, a Better Life Through Mobile Money [VOA]
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DEVELOPMENT REPORT: Mobile phones have revolutionized the way people connect not only with family and friends but also business services. A good example: services that let people use their phones to send and receive money.
Download MP3 PopJisyo: Japanese Korean Spanish - Donations Likely to Face Slow Recovery in US [VOA]
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THIS IS AMERICA: Our subject is charitable giving in the United States.
Download MP3 PopJisyo: Japanese Korean Spanish - Gays and Disabled Are Now Protected Under Hate Crimes Law in US [VOA]
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IN THE NEWS: This week, President Obama signed an expansion of federal law on hate crimes. Such laws provide more investigative resources or longer sentences, or both, for crimes driven by prejudice.
Download MP3 PopJisyo: Japanese Korean Spanish - Carl Rowan, 1925-2000: The first black director of the United States Information Agency. [VOA]
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PEOPLE IN AMERICA: Today, we tell about the life of writer and reporter, Carl Rowan. He was one of the most honored reporters in the United States. Carl Rowan was known for the powerful stories that he wrote for major newspapers.
Download MP3 PopJisyo: Japanese Korean Spanish - Words and Their Stories: Nuts and Bolts [VOA]
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WORDS AND THEIR STORIES: Every machine is held together by its nuts and bolts. Without them, the machine would fall apart. That is also true of an organization. Its nuts and bolts are its basic, necessary elements.
Download MP3 PopJisyo: Japanese Korean Spanish - Short Story: 'The Boarded Window' by Ambrose Bierce [VOA]
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AMERICAN STORIES. In 1830 only a few miles away from what is now the great city of Cincinnati, Ohio, lay a huge and almost endless forest. The area had a few settlements established by people of the frontier.
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About the "VOA's Special English Programs in a Podcast RSS Feed"
- Since VOA does not offer their "special features" in a podcast feed, we maintain this RSS feed so students can easily use VOA's materials for language study.
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- Though there is usually a delay, we put up a version of these articles with an embedded MP3 player to make it easier to use for studying English.
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