Voice of America

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Voice of America is an international news and broadcast organization serving Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia, Russia, the Middle East and Balkan countries

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Voice of America episodes:

04.02.2019
Diet and Cancer: American Café April 2, 2019 - April 02, 2019
This is the second part of our two-part series about how what we eat can affect whether we get - or survive - cancer. Last week we heard from cancer survivor James Templeton. This week, we hear from...
03.26.2019
Fighting Cancer: One Man's Story. American Café March 26, 2019 - March 26, 2019
Author James Templeton was diagnosed with stage four melanoma in 1985 but has lived cancer free for years. In this week's show he tells us how he fought for his life - and won.
03.19.2019
Tales of Home: American Café March 19, 2019 - March 19, 2019
This week we hear two tales of home. Tim Exton visits a tent city in Seattle, Washington, where the homeless are putting their lives back together. Then Angelina Bagdasaryan takes us to a colorful home in California made...
03.12.2019
For the Tech of It: American Café March 12, 2019 - March 12, 2019
This week we hear about how technology is being used to solve cold crime cases. Then we'll meet the developers of a new baton that helps blind musicians know what a conductor wants.
03.06.2019
Where Are You From? American Café March 6, 2019 - March 06, 2019
Who am I? Where do I come from? Those questions are at the center of this week's show. Hear about an art exhibit that highlights African and African American heritage. Then we meet a photographer whose images documented life in...
02.26.2019
Navigating the New Economy: American Café February 26, 2019 - February 26, 2019
Recent news has been full of companies like Sears and Payless closing stores and laying off workers. The time when a person could work for one company for life is rapidly vanishing. This week we talk with author and consultant...
02.19.2019
Oscars 2019: American Café February 19, 2019 - February 19, 2019
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences hands out its annual "Oscars" this week. We sit down with VOA entertainment reporter Penelope Poulou to get her predictions of who will take home the coveted statuettes.
02.12.2019
Foreign Films and Female Filmmakers: American Café February 12, 2019 - February 12, 2019
This week, Penelope Poulou tells us about the five films nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar. Then we meet a female Muslim film director looking to make her mark in Tinsel Town.
02.07.2019
Grand Romance: Singer Vincent Niclo American Café February 6, 2019 - February 06, 2019
French tenor Vincent Niclo has had platinum record sales in his home country but is making his first tour of the United States. Niclo is touring with soprano superstar and former UNESCO artist for Peace Sarah Brightman in support of...
01.29.2019
Not What U Think: American Café January 29, 2019 - January 29, 2019
This week, we meet a Maryland photographer who uses her art to help women battling breast cancer. Then we travel to New York to meet a policeman who uses his DJ skills to reach his community.
01.22.2019
Overwhelming Joy: American Café January 22, 2019 - January 22, 2019
This week, we talk with Valorie Kondos Field, the UCLA gymnastics coach who helped lead Katelyn Ohashi to her electrifying floor routine that has gone viral online.
01.16.2019
Music and Healing: American Café January 15, 2019 - January 15, 2019
This week we feature two stories of music and healing. Dr. Kenny Davin Fine tells us how music can be a powerful aid to healing. Then we meet Brandon Mendenhall, who overcame childhood cerebral palsy to become the...
01.10.2019
New Year, New You: American Café January 10, 2019 - January 10, 2019
This time of year is often when people make changes - a new job, eat better, manage our money. But what if it's time for an internal house cleaning? How do you get rid of toxic relationships? What...
12.18.2018
Surviving the Holidays: American Café December 18, 2018 - December 18, 2018
This time of year is called 'the most wonderful time' by some. But it can also be painful. How do you survive getting together with family members you might not like? And what if you're alone? We talk to...
12.11.2018
Hope and Healing: American Café December 11, 2018 - December 11, 2018
This week we visit the One House art project which highlights the diversity of American society and the many stories of people who come here. Then we'll visit a special clinic that is helping musicians stay in playing form.
12.04.2018
Something in the Water: American Café December 4, 2018 - December 04, 2018
This week, we visit the Jack Daniels distillery in Lynchburg, Tennessee, where water plays a big role in how the bourbon tastes. Then Steve Baragona takes us to Baltimore, Maryland, where scientists are purifying water using algae.
11.27.2018
American Icons: American Café November 27, 2018 - November 27, 2018
For generations, the Statue of Liberty has greeted people coming to the United States through New York Harbor. This week, we visit the site of a new museum dedicated to Lady Liberty. Then we travel to New Orleans,...
11.20.2018
Forgive and Forget? Not Quite: American Café November 20, 2018 - November 20, 2018
This week the holiday season gets into full swing in the United States. But often the hoped for joy of the season is poisoned by anger, bitterness, or resentment. This week, host David Byrd chats with rabbi/cantor Judy...
11.14.2018
Mindfulness and Gratitude: Author Julie Potiker American Café November 13, 2018 - November 13, 2018
You might have heard of mindfulness or being present. But how do you do that? What role does gratitude play in having a happy, stress-free life? This week, we chat with Julie Potiker, the author of "Life...
11.07.2018
2018 Elections: now What? American Café November 7, 2018 - November 07, 2018
What do the 2018 midterm election results mean for Donald Trump's presidency? How will having the Democrats in control of the House of Representatives affect his plans? What does it mean for the country? VOA Chief Political Correspondent Jim Malone...
10.30.2018
Our Animal Friends: American Café October 30, 2018 - October 30, 2018
This week we look at how animals are helping people live better and longer lives. Kevin Enochs tells us how dogs are being used to fight the spread of Malaria. Faith Lapidus takes us to a Mississippi farm...
10.24.2018
Life Voyages: American Café October 23, 2018 - October 23, 2018
This week we travel along as some teen girls build their confidence through a voyage on board a sailing ship. Then we'll visit one of the remotest observatories in the United States to see how it helps monitor climate...
10.16.2018
Reflections and Transformations: American Café October 16, 2018 - October 16, 2018
This week, we meet some folks who are working with ex-cons to start over in life. We also hear about a high-tech mirror that can give you a 3-D readout on your smart phone. And some of the...
10.09.2018
Extraordinary Visions: American Café October 9, 2018 - October 09, 2018
This week, we meet Concetta Antico, a woman who has a special kind of vision that allows her to see colors other humans can't. And we'll also hear from Grammy and Tony award-winning singer Dee Dee Bridgewater.
10.02.2018
Bridging Gaps Through Art: American Café October 2, 2018 - October 02, 2018
This week we meet two groups of people using art to bridge gaps. In Leesburg, Virginia we visit Clay and Metal, where two artists are helping to build community. Then we travel to Chicago to a special art space...
09.25.2018
Tech Week American Café September 25, 2018 - September 25, 2018
This week, we hear about a European Space Agency mission to the sun with some down-to-earth goals. Then Deborah Block tells us about new technology that helps the disabled.
09.19.2018
History of Standup: American Café September 19, 2018 - September 19, 2018
This week we talk with comedian, professor, and podcast host Wayne Federman about his new show The History of Standup. Wayne's podcast traces the history of the art form from its earliest times to modern day standup specials.
09.11.2018
Are You Alive? American Café September 11, 2018 - September 11, 2018
What does it mean to be truly alive? Are there things you do that make you feel the most alive? Can anyone do them? This week, we meet the host and narrator of a new documentary series The...
09.04.2018
Making It: American Café September 4, 2018 - September 04, 2018
This week we visit a co-living facility in Brooklyn where people are redefining the American dream of home ownership. Then Elizabeth Lee introduces us to interns at the Academy Gold program in Los Angeles, where people from underserved communities...
08.28.2018
Walk of America: American Café August 28, 2018 - August 28, 2018
This week we introduce you to some members of the Walk of America team. They are combat veterans walking more than 1,600 kilometers across the United States to raise awareness - and money - to help veterans in the...
08.21.2018
Surviving Sexual Abuse: American Café August 21, 2018 - August 21, 2018
This week we look at surviving sexual abuse. From the recent grand jury report on sexual abuse in the Catholic Church in Pennsylvania, to the Larry Nassar case with USA Gymnastics, to Harvey Weinstein and the #MeToo movement, sexual abuse...
08.14.2018
Helping the Homeless: American Café August 14, 2018 - August 14, 2018
There are more than 550-thousand homeless people in the United States. This week, VOA's Julie Taboh visits a non-profit outside Washington, DC that is transforming the lives of homeless people.
08.07.2018
The Pink Steering Wheel Chronicles: American Café August 7, 2018 - August 07, 2018
When Laura Fahrenthold's husband - award winning Bloomberg financial journalist James Mark Pittman - died suddenly in 1998, the usual rituals didn't help. But Laura found a unique way to deal with her grief - it involves a 1993...
07.31.2018
U.S. Doctor Shortage? American Café July 31, 2018 - July 31, 2018
A recent study projected that by 2030, there could be a shortage of more than 121,000 doctors in the U.S. Many of those missing physicians would be primary care doctors. Is there a doctor shortage? If so,...
07.24.2018
Black Theater in America American Café July 24, 2018 - July 24, 2018
Lin Manuel Miranda's musical Hamilton electrified Broadway. It is known as much for its diverse casting as for its music, dance, and hip-hop interpretation of history. But is it the exception? what is the state of black theater...
07.17.2018
Photographer Michael Benanav American Café July 17, 2018 - July 17, 2018
This week we meet photographer and author Michael Benanav, who has traveled the world documenting the lives of indigenous people. But for his latest book, Michael didn't just observe the nomadic migration of the Van Gujjar people of northern India...
07.11.2018
Tech Week: American Café July 11, 2018 - July 11, 2018
This week we visit kids making their own guitars, we meet a robot who helps seniors at home, and we learn about a company making ink out of the exhaust of diesel engines.
07.03.2018
Picture Memories: American Café July 3, 2018 - July 03, 2018
When Sherri Henderson, the mother of a young man with Down Syndrome who was diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer's couldn't find materials to help her son understand the disease, she wrote her own. That became Picture Memories: Understanding Dementia....
06.26.2018
VR and RVs: American Café June 26, 2018 - June 26, 2018
This week on American Café, we'll hear about a virtual reality documentary that puts viewers in the middle of the climate change debate. Then we take to the open road with people in their recreational vehicles or RVs.
06.19.2018
Freedom of Forgiveness American Café June 19, 2018 - June 19, 2018
What does it mean to forgive? Is it canceling a debt? What about resentment or bitterness? This week we talk with author and life coach May McCarthy about how forgiveness can lead to true freedom and can...
06.12.2018
Miss America Changes: American Café June 12, 2018 - June 12, 2018
The Miss America competition has announced it will eliminate the swimsuit event from its yearly competition. This week, we talk to four experts about what brought about this move, what it means for Miss America, and what message it...
06.05.2018
Toxic Work Culture: American Café June 5, 2018 - June 05, 2018
Several high-profile incidents involving how business handle race relations and bias have been in the news recently. This week, we talk to author and former CEO Piyush Patel about how to handle a toxic work culture.
05.29.2018
Prosthetics, A People Walker, and a Post-gender store: American Café May 29, 2018 - May 29, 2018
This week we meet a man whose prosthetic arm was inspired by Star Wars, a Los Angeles entrepreneur who takes people on walks, and we visit a gender-neutral store in New York City.
05.22.2018
Sidemen: Long Road to Glory American Café May 22, 2018 - May 22, 2018
This week we talk to Scott Rosenbaum, the director of a documentary about three legendary blues musicians Sidemen: Long Road to Glory. The trio - Pineptop Perkins, Willie "Big Eyes" Smith, and Hubert Sumlin - played with legendary blues...
05.15.2018
A Mind Recovered: American Café May 15, 2018 - May 15, 2018
This week, we meet Shireen Jeejeebhoy, a Canadian woman who suffered a traumatic brain injury in a 2000 car crash. Hear how she lost everything -- even herself -- and how she came back with the help of doctors...
05.08.2018
Milky Way Blues - American Café May 8, 2018 - May 08, 2018
This week we talk with University of Massachusetts at Amherst astronomer Mark Heyer. He developed an algorithm that turns the movement of gases in the Milky Way into musical notes. You'll hear that our galaxy is pretty funky.
05.01.2018
How Safe is Your Profile? American Café May 1, 2018 - May 01, 2018
We've all done it - try to install a new app and it says 'log in with Facebook.' But what happens when you do that? Who gets access to your data? What access are they getting? ...
04.24.2018
Autism Awareness Month American Café April 24, 2018 - April 24, 2018
This week on American Café we mark national Autism Awareness Month with the stories of two women: One a former Justice Department attorney who had a son with autism and the other a San Francisco area entrepreneur and philanthropist...
04.17.2018
Preventing Child Sexual Abuse American Café April 17, 2018 - April 17, 2018
This week on VOA's American Café we'll look at how to prevent child and teen sexual abuse. The former team physician for USA Gymnastics, Larry Nassar, was recently sentenced to up to 175 years in prison for assaulting young women...
04.10.2018
Big Fish Begonia: American Café April 10, 2018 - April 10, 2018
A new animated film from China, Big Fish Begonia, tells the story of a young girl from a mystical realm who gives away half her lifetime to save a human boy. The film began as a dream and took...

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Voice of America episodes:

Diet and Cancer: American Café April 2, 2019 - April 02, 2019

Fighting Cancer: One Man's Story. American Café March 26, 2019 - March 26, 2019

Tales of Home: American Café March 19, 2019 - March 19, 2019

For the Tech of It: American Café March 12, 2019 - March 12, 2019

Where Are You From? American Café March 6, 2019 - March 06, 2019

Navigating the New Economy: American Café February 26, 2019 - February 26, 2019

Oscars 2019: American Café February 19, 2019 - February 19, 2019

Foreign Films and Female Filmmakers: American Café February 12, 2019 - February 12, 2019

Grand Romance: Singer Vincent Niclo American Café February 6, 2019 - February 06, 2019

Not What U Think: American Café January 29, 2019 - January 29, 2019

Overwhelming Joy: American Café January 22, 2019 - January 22, 2019

Music and Healing: American Café January 15, 2019 - January 15, 2019

New Year, New You: American Café January 10, 2019 - January 10, 2019

Surviving the Holidays: American Café December 18, 2018 - December 18, 2018

Hope and Healing: American Café December 11, 2018 - December 11, 2018

Something in the Water: American Café December 4, 2018 - December 04, 2018

American Icons: American Café November 27, 2018 - November 27, 2018

Forgive and Forget? Not Quite: American Café November 20, 2018 - November 20, 2018

Mindfulness and Gratitude: Author Julie Potiker American Café November 13, 2018 - November 13, 2018

2018 Elections: now What? American Café November 7, 2018 - November 07, 2018

Our Animal Friends: American Café October 30, 2018 - October 30, 2018

Life Voyages: American Café October 23, 2018 - October 23, 2018

Reflections and Transformations: American Café October 16, 2018 - October 16, 2018

Extraordinary Visions: American Café October 9, 2018 - October 09, 2018

Bridging Gaps Through Art: American Café October 2, 2018 - October 02, 2018

Tech Week American Café September 25, 2018 - September 25, 2018

History of Standup: American Café September 19, 2018 - September 19, 2018

Are You Alive? American Café September 11, 2018 - September 11, 2018

Making It: American Café September 4, 2018 - September 04, 2018

Walk of America: American Café August 28, 2018 - August 28, 2018

Surviving Sexual Abuse: American Café August 21, 2018 - August 21, 2018

Helping the Homeless: American Café August 14, 2018 - August 14, 2018

The Pink Steering Wheel Chronicles: American Café August 7, 2018 - August 07, 2018

U.S. Doctor Shortage? American Café July 31, 2018 - July 31, 2018

Black Theater in America American Café July 24, 2018 - July 24, 2018

Photographer Michael Benanav American Café July 17, 2018 - July 17, 2018

Tech Week: American Café July 11, 2018 - July 11, 2018

Picture Memories: American Café July 3, 2018 - July 03, 2018

VR and RVs: American Café June 26, 2018 - June 26, 2018

Freedom of Forgiveness American Café June 19, 2018 - June 19, 2018

Miss America Changes: American Café June 12, 2018 - June 12, 2018

Toxic Work Culture: American Café June 5, 2018 - June 05, 2018

Prosthetics, A People Walker, and a Post-gender store: American Café May 29, 2018 - May 29, 2018

Sidemen: Long Road to Glory American Café May 22, 2018 - May 22, 2018

A Mind Recovered: American Café May 15, 2018 - May 15, 2018

Milky Way Blues - American Café May 8, 2018 - May 08, 2018

How Safe is Your Profile? American Café May 1, 2018 - May 01, 2018

Autism Awareness Month American Café April 24, 2018 - April 24, 2018

Preventing Child Sexual Abuse American Café April 17, 2018 - April 17, 2018

Big Fish Begonia: American Café April 10, 2018 - April 10, 2018