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Agriculture Report

·         Cattle - Surviving the Drought

·         Growing Wheat in Sub-Saharan Africa

·         In Eastern DRC, Ex-Fighters Make a New Life With Coffee

·         Keeping Agriculture Healthy - Drip by Drip

·         Mangrove Trees Fight Poverty in Eritrean Village

·         Overfishing Threatens Asia's Wild Fish Stocks

·         Protecting Rhinos in South Africa

·         Solving the Sahel food crisis

·         US Turkey Farmers Aren't Celebrating

·         Vietnam - King of Coffee

Animals

·         "Cod Academy." - Fish Farming (Explorations)

·         Bats - Flying Mammals (Explorations)

·         Preparing Pets for Natural Disasters (American Mosaic)

·         Rin Tin Tin - Dog Star of the 50's - VOA Mosaic in Special English 2012

Conversations / Dialogs

·         Excerpts from English USA (Lessons from VOA)

·         English USA - Lessons 1 & 2

·         Beginning Conversational English - Introductions

·         Beginning Conversational English - Meet Brad Foster, Musician

·         Beginning Conversational English - Meet Jim O'brien

·         Beginning Conversational English - Basic Introductions - Meet Miss Genaux

·         Beginning Conversational English - More Basic Greetings

·         Beginning Conversational English - Basic Greetings: Hello, Good Morning, Thank you

·         English USA, Lesson ?? - Wendell Interviewed while Woodworking

·         English USA, Lesson 03, Part 2 - More Introductions - Pardon - VOA Learning English

·         English USA, Lesson 04, Part 1 - Pool Party Introductions

·         English USA, Lesson 04, Part 2 Pardon? Getting names

·         English USA, Lesson 05, Part 1 - Greetings - Goodbye

·         English USA, Lesson 05, Part 2- Greetings - Goodbye - Thank you

·         English USA, Lesson 06, Part 1- Directions to museum

·         English USA, Lesson 06, Part 2- More Directions - to coffee shop

·         English USA, Lesson 07, Part 1- Interviewing Polish Student

·         English USA, Lesson 07, Part 2 More Interviewing Polish Student

·         English USA, Lesson 08 - Part 1 - Car Wreck - Interview - Address

·         English USA, Lesson 08 - Part 2 - Interview - Address - Directions

·         English USA, Lesson 09 - Part 1 - Directions - Stolen Car

·         English USA, Lesson 09 - Part 2 - Directions - Instructions at the Police Station

·         English USA, Lesson 10 - Part 1 - Reading Map - Directions

·         English USA, Lesson 10 - Part 2 - More Map - Directions

·         English USA, Lesson 21 - Likes and Dislikes - Music Couple Interview

·         English USA, Lesson 22, Part 1 - Martin Calls Home - Conversational English

·         English USA, Lesson 22, Part 2 - Martin Calls Parents - Conversational English

·         English USA, Lesson 23, Part 1- Watch Baseball - Swim meet - Conversational English

·         English USA, Lesson 23, Part 2 Jazz at Harbor - Swim meet - Conversational English

·         English USA, Lesson 24, Part 1 - Flying with Karl - Conversational English

·         English USA, Lesson 24, Part 2 - More Flying with Karl - Conversational English

·         English USA, Lesson 25, Part 1 - Meeting Dr Mamoulishvili - Conversational English

·         English USA, Lesson 25, Part 2 - More Dr Mamoulishvili - Conversational English

·         English USA, Lesson 26, Part 1 - Fun getting a license - Conversational English

·         English USA, Lesson 26, Part 2 - Buying Car Insurance - Conversational English

·         English USA, Lesson 27, Part 1 - Talking Tennis with Daoud

·         English USA, Lesson 27, Part 2 - More Talking with Daoud

·         English USA, Lesson 28, Part 1 - Yellowstone National Park

·         English USA, Lesson 28, Part 2 - More Yellowstone National Park

·         English USA, Lesson 29, Part 1 - Colors and Clothes

·         English USA, Lesson 29, Part 2 - Colors, Clothes and Coffee

·         English USA, Lesson 30, Part 1 - Interviewing a Football Coach - Conversational English

·         English USA, Lesson 30, Part 2 - More Interviewing a Football Coach - Conversational English

·         English USA, Lesson 31a - Loud Music - Likes and Dislikes *

·         English USA, Lesson 32, Part 1 - Martin home before dinner - Conversational English

·         English USA, Lesson 32, Part 2 - Martin home during dinner - Conversational English

·         English USA, Lesson 36, Part 1 - Pollution in the River - Conversational English

·         English USA, Lesson 36, Part 2 - Demonstration - Pollution in the River - Conversational English

·         English USA, Lesson 91, Part 1- Talking about the future

·         English USA, Lesson 91, Part 2- More Future Talk

·         English USA, Lesson 97 - Driving a Car - Discussing Abilities *

·         English USA, Lesson 99-101, Part 1 - At the Gymnastics Meet

·         English USA, Lesson 99-101, Part 2 - More Gymnastics Meet

·         English USA, Lesson 277 - Dialog about Driving Rules *

·         English USA, Lesson 278 - Seashore *

·         More to come ...

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·         Selvam's Favorite Food

·         Meeting Nanju - Conversational English - Beginners

Education

·         Chinese Students in the U.S. (American Mosaic)

·         Confessions of an English Learner (American Mosaic)

·         High School Debating (American Mosaic)

Food

·         Very Good Gouda Cheese (American Mosaic)

·         Rockin' History of Candy - This is America

Health

·         A UN Warning About Chemical Dangers

·         Breast Cancer (Health Report)

·         Family Planning

·         Fewer Children Under the Age of Five are Dying

·         Medical Tape Reduces Pain

·         Playing God with Corn - Does it work? (Health Report)

·         Russia Tries Banning Smoking (Health Report)

·         Seeking HIV Tests for All in US Age 15-65

·         Translators Without Borders (Health Report)

·         Science - Cancer Vaccine for Head and Neck - March 2013

·         Science - Bilingual Seniors - Better Mental Skills

·         Science - Malaria Research - Big Progress - Need Money

·         Science - Malaria Drug Update - 14 Mar 2013

History

·         The Rush for Gold in the Yukon (Explorations)

·         The Making of a Nation - A Series of 15-minute Radio Shows in VOA Special English

·         Part 1 - Overview (You could skip this one.)

·         Part 2 - Columbus (The history lessons start here.)

·         Part 3 - Settlers in America

·         Part 4 - Plains Indians

·         This whole collection can be see at www.manythings.org/videos/history.

Holidays

·         Christmas

·         Christmas - A New Tradition (This is America)

·         Christmas - American-Portuguese Style (This is America)

·         Christmas - On the Streets (This is America)

·         Christmas in Hell - Michigan (This is America)

·         Evolution of Santa Claus (Words and Their Stories)

·         Christmas Story - Gift of the Magi - 15 minutes

·         Christmas Story - Angelina's Dress - 15 minutes

·         Christmas - Holiday Volunteering - This is America

·         Christmas - Cruisin Carolling - This is America

·         Christmas - Decorate a Vet - Helping Vets - This is America

·         Other Holidays

·         Halloween - Day of the Dead (American Mosaic)

People

·         Biography - AJ - Johnny Appleseed - Saint of Apples

·         Biography - AS - Susan B Anthony - Leader of Womens Rights Movement

·         Biography - BD - Salute to Dave Brubeck -

·         Biography - BP - Vatican - All About Pope Benedict Part 1 of 2

·         Biography - BP - Vatican - All About Pope Benedict Part 2 of 2

·         Biography - BW - W.E.B. Du Bois - African-American writer, teacher and protest leader

·         Biography - CC - Cesar Chavez - Hero of the Migrant Farm Workers Labor Union

·         Biography - CE - Eleanor Creesy - Fastest Ship in the World

·         Biography - DC - Charles Darwin - The Father of Evolution Turns 200

·         Biography - DF - Frederick Douglas - An American Slave - Author - Activist - Presidential Advisor

·         Biography - EA - Albert Einstein - Light years ahead of everyone

·         Biography - ET - Thomas Edison - Father of Movies, Electricity and Light Bulbs

·         Biography - FB - Betty Friedan - Modern Women's Rights Activist - ERA champion

·         Biography - HB - Bob Hope - Comedian to the World - VOA People in America

·         Biography - HE - Edwin Hubble Changed Our Ideas About the Universe -

·         Biography - HE - Ernest Hemingway - Part 1 of 2 - Famous American Author

·         Biography - HE - Ernest Hemingway - Part 2 of 2 - Famous American Author

·         Biography - HS - Sam Houston - Part 1 of 2 - Texas Hero - Governor of Tennessee - President of Texas

·         Biography - HS - Sam Houston - Part 2 of 2 - Destroys Mexican Army - President of Texas - Exiled

·         Biography - JJ - Jane Jacobs - Guru of Urban Planning - Inner City defender

·         Biography - KH - Helen Keller - Savior to the Blind and Deaf- Part 1 of 2

·         Biography - KH - Helen Keller - Savior to the Blind and Deaf- Part 2 of 2

·         Biography - KM - Martin Luther King, Junior, Part 1 of 2 - Legacy of a Leader -

·         Biography - KM - Martin Luther King, Junior, Part 2 of 2 - Legacy of a Leader -

·         Biography - OJ - Jesse Owens - Olympic Hero 1936

·         Biography - PR - Rosa Parks - Mother of American Civil Rights

·         Biography - RB - Babe Ruth - Worlds Greatest Baseball Player -

·         Biography - RE - Eleanor Roosevelt - Civil rights leader - Presidents Wife

·         Biography - RF - Franklin Roosevelt - 32nd President - 1932 - 1945

·         Biography - RR - Ronald Reagan - 40th President of the U.S.

·         Biography - SC - Carl Sagan - Guide to the Cosmos

·         Biography - SR - Ravi Shankar - Godfather of World Music

·         Biography - TM - Mark Twain - Famous American Author

·         Biography - VL - Leonardo da Vinci: One of the Greatest Thinkers in History -

·         Biography - WB - The Wright Brothers - Invented the Airplane

·         Biography - YM - Mo Yan - 2012 Nobel Prize for Literature -

·         Dale Chihuly - Glass Blower (American Mosaic)

·         Felix Baumgartner - Austrian Skydiver Breaks Sound Barrier (American Mosaic)

·         Ray Stanford - Dinosaur Fossil Hunter (American Mosaic)

·         American Roma (Gypsies) in New York (American Mosaic)

Places

·         Everglades National Parks

·         Mystery of Brown Mountain (American Mosaic)

·         Places - Ancient World - 7 Wonders of the Ancient World

·         Places - England - Stonehenge - Mysterious Stone Circles

·         Places - Seven Modern Man-Made Wonders

·         Places - The Grand Canyon

·         Places - Yellowstone National Park - Wyoming - Home of Old Faithful

Songs

·         The ABC Song

·         Billy Boy, Billy Boy, Charming Billy

·         Git Along Lil Doggie

·         I've Been Working on the Railroad

·         Michael Row the Boat Ashore

·         Oh My Darlin' Clementine

·         On Top of Old Smokey

·         She'll Be Coming Round the Mountain - American Traditional Songs

·         Yankee Doodle Dandy

Stories

·         Luck by Mark Twain

·         The Story of John Henry

·         Raggedy Ann- Chapter 2 of 13 - US State Department American English

·         Tom Sawyer 00 - A Few Words to Begin - Introduction - US State Department - American English

·         Tom Sawyer 01 - Aunt Polly Decides Her Duty - US State Department - American English

·         Raggedy Ann- Chapter 1 of 13 - US State Department American English

·         Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox - American Stories

·         The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County - Mark Twain - VOA Stories

Words and Their Stories

·         About the English Expression "Down to Earth"

·         About the English Expression "Top Brass"

·         Baloney, Blarney, Pull the Wool Over Someones Eyes

·         Military Expressions

·         State Nicknames - Part 1

·         State Nicknames - Part 2

·         State Nicknames - Part 3

·         State Nicknames - Part 4

Misc. Features

·         All About Superbowl 2013 - In the News - 2013-02-02

·         How-to Make a Solar Water Heater - VOA Special English Development Report.

·         Emancipation Proclamation Exhibit (American Mosaic)

·         The Impossible - Movie - Review (American Mosaic)

·         Cirque du Soleil "Totem" (American Mosaic)

·         Condition of Oceans Affects Human Health & Medicines from Underwater Organisms (Science in the News)

·         Corn Maze Craze (American Mosaic)

·         Earthworm compost

·         New African-American Museum (American Mosaic)

·         Presidential Security (American Mosaic)

·         Presidential Travel (American Mosaic)

·         Soccer Balls for Africa (This Is America)

·         Stressed Parents Find Help from Churches (American Mosaic)

·         The BIG BANG was ...boring? - VOA Science News

·         UCLA Medical Students Help Homeless (This Is America)

·         "Wreck-It Ralph" & "Life of Pi" - Thanksgiving 2012 Movies in the U.S. (American Mosaic)

President Obama * Not in VOA Special English

·         President Obama October 12th, 2013 Weekly Address - Let's Get Back to Work

·         President Obama October 5th, 2013 Weekly Address - End the Government Shutdown

·         President Obama September 28th, 2013 Weekly Address - Implementing the Affordable Care Act

·         President Obama September 21st, 2013 Weekly Address - Raising the Debt Ceiling

·         President Obama September 14th, 2013 Weekly Address - Pursuing a Diplomatic Solution in Syria

·         President Obama September 7th, 2013 Weekly Address - Calling for Action in Syria

·         President Obama August 31st, 2013 Weekly Address - Celebrating Labor Day

·         President Obama August 24th, 2013 Weekly Address - Making Higher Education More Affordable

·         President Obama August 17th, 2013 Weekly Address - Your Right to Health Care

·         President Obama August 10th, 2013 Weekly Address - Better Bargain for the Middle Class

·         President Obama August 3rd, 2013 Weekly Address - Strengthening the Middle Class

·         President Obama July 27th, 2013 Weekly Address - Growing the economy

·         President Obama July 20th, 2013 Weekly Address - Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

·         President Obama July 13th, 2013 Weekly Address - Immigration Reform Update

·         President Obama July 4th, 2013 Weekly Address - 20130704 - 4th of July Message

·         President Obama June 29th, 2013 Weekly Address - 20130629 - Climate Change

·         President Obama June 22nd, 2013 Weekly Address - 20130622 - Immigration Part II

·         President Obama June 15th, 2013 Weekly Address - 20130615

·         President Obama June 8th, 2013 Weekly Address on Immigration - 20130608

·         President Obama June 1st, 2013 Weekly Address - 20130601

·         President Obama May 25th, 2013 Weekly Address - 20130525

·         President Obama May 18th, 2013 Weekly Address - 20130518

·         President Obama May 11th, 2013 Weekly Address - 20130511

·         President Obama May 4th, 2013 - Weekly Address - 20130504

·         President Obama April 27th, 2013 Weekly Address - 20130427

·         President Obama March 30th, 2013 Weekly Address - 20130330

·         President Obama March 23rd, 2013 Weekly Address - 20130323

·         President Obama March 16th, 2013 Weekly Address - 20130316

·         President Obama March 9th, 2013 Weekly Address - 20130309

·         President Obama March 2nd, 2013 Weekly Address - 20130302

·         President Obama February 23rd, 2013 Weekly Address - 20130223

·         President Obama February 16th, 2013 Weekly Address - 20130216

·         President Obama February 9th, 2013 Weekly Address

·         President Obama February 2nd, 2013 Weekly Address

·         President Obama January 26, 2013 Weekly Address

·         2013 Inauguration Speech of President Barack Obama

·         President Obama January 19, 2013 Weekly Address

·         President Obama Weekly Address - January 12, 2013

·         President Obama Weekly Address - January 4, 2013

·         2009 Inauguration of President Barack Obama

News

·         In the News - Iranian Election Debates - 1 June 2013

·         AS IT IS - Egypt - Police coercion - 20130219

·         AS IT IS - Somalia - al-Shabab retreats - 20130219

·         AS IT IS - Rwanda - Film "Open Heart" - 20130219

·         AS IT IS - Sierre Leone - Disabled Jobs with Police - 20130215

·         AS IT IS - S Sudan - Box Banking - 20130215

·         AS IT IS - S Africa - Democracy Pauses - 20130215

·         AS IT IS - Outer Space - Doomsday Delayed - Asteroid to Miss - 20130214

·         AS IT IS - S Korea - Dragons Saving Seoul - Abrams Tank Company - 20130214

·         AS IT IS - China - Sea Bully - 20130214

·         AS IT IS - Libya - Constitution Crafting - 20130213

·         AS IT IS - India - Tiger Tourism 20130213

·         AS IT IS - US - Maine - End of Cod - 13 Feb 2013

·         AS IT IS - U.S. - Common Sense Immigration Reform 2013 - Feb 5, 2013 - 20130205

·         AS IT IS - Kenya. - Evolution of Devolution - Feb 5, 2013 - 20130205

·         AS IT IS - U.S. - Senate Confirmation Process - Feb 5, 2013 - 20130205

·         AS IT IS - Afghanistan - Weaving President Obama - Feb 3, 2013 - 20130203

·         AS IT IS - South Africa - Student Voices helping make Choices - Feb 3, 2013 - 20130203

·         AS IT IS - Afghanistan - Womens Writing Group - Feb 3, 2013 - 20130203

·         China Censuring Movies - AS IT IS - 2013-02-02

·         United Nations of Breads - AS IT IS - 2013-02-02

·         Killing Lion King - AS IT IS - 2013-02-02

·         China's "Little Emperors" 1 Child Policy - AS IT IS - 2013-02-01

·         China's Water Pollution Problem - AS IT IS - 2013-02-01

·         China's Reeducation thru Labor - AS IT IS - 2013-02-01

·         U.S. Economic Summary for 2012

·         Meningitis in the US - November 16, 2012

·         New York after Sandy - November 10, 2012

·         January 31, 2013 - VOA News Program in Special English

·         January 30, 2013 - VOA News Program in Special English

·         January 29, 2013 - VOA News Program in Special English

·         January 28, 2013 - VOA News Program in Special English

Not Yet Sorted

·         Room to Read - Childrens International Reading Program

·         VOA Technology Report - China and California exchange ideas - The Green Team

·         All About Earth-Day 2013

·         How-to - Prune Plants

·         How-to - Nonelectric refrigerator - Prevent Food Spoilage - cheap

·         State of the Union 2013 - Entire Speech Unedited - 20130212

·         State of the Union 2013- On being a U.S. Citizen

·         State of the Union - 2013 Gun Control - Voting Rights

·         State of the Union 2013- Foreign Policy - Opportunities

·         State of the Union 2013 - National Security

·         State of the Union 2013 - Womens Rights - Living Wage

·         State of Union 2013 - Education - 20130212

·         State of the Union 2013 - Fix-It-First - Infrastructure-housing - 20130212

·         State of the Union 2013 - Jobs - Energy - 20130212

·         State of the Union 2013 - On the Budget - 20130212

·         State of the Union 2013 - Introduction

·         State of the Union 2013 - College - Immigration - 20130212

·         Education - Immigration - Brain Drain - Nov 2011 VOA Education Report

·         Inauguration of John F Kennedy - Jan 1961

·         VOA-Technology Report-Recycling in Special English 2012

·         VOA - News for 25 November 2012 - Special English

·         VOA Special English - News for 24 Nov 2012

·         VOA - News in Special English - 19 Nov 2012

·         VOA Special English Daily News for 18 November 2012

·         VOA- News - 17 Nov 12

·         VOA Special English Daily News for 16 Nov 2012

·         VOA 10 Minute News for 15 Nov 2012

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Updated: 2013-10-16

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