MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: So how about a news quiz now? What is the world's third-largest democracy, the fourth-most-populous country in the world, a country with more Muslims than the entire Arab world combined? We are talking about Indonesia. And yet, w

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AS IT IS 2013-09-20 NeuroRacer: A Video Game for the Elderly Brain An elderly man plays a video game as part of a study at the University of California, San Francisco.. From VOA Learning English, this is As It Is. Welcome back! Im Caty Weaver. Gettin

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Math Program Adds Up for Kids A pilot project is being launched in Malawi and Bangladesh to teach kids that math is fun and that it matters. Save the Children calls it the Numeracy Boost program. Former U.S. public school teacher Shirin Lutfeali help

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纪录片聚焦亚裔美国艺人的追梦之路 When Arthur Dong was growing up in San Francisco in the 1950s and 60s, he used to walk by a nightclub just outside of Chinatown. 1950年代和60年代时,曾奕田在旧金山长大。他那时经常光

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Rowan Atkinson is an English comedian, actor and writer. He is famous around the world for his character Mr. Bean. He was listed in the top 50 funniest people ever by a group of comedians. Atkinson shot to fame in Britain in the late 1970s. Throughou

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VOICE ONE: Im Sarah Long. VOICE TWO: And Im Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program PEOPLE IN AMERICA. Today, we tell the story of Jack Benny. He was one of Americas best-loved funnymen during the Twentieth Century. (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: Jack B

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By Mohamed Elshinnawi Washington, D.C. 16 May 2006 watch report on Gibran Awards The Lebanese-American poet, painter and philosopher Kahlil Gibran lived and wrote in the United States in the late 19th

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By Nico Colombant Dakar 20 May 2008 African countries like Senegal, where journalists regularly get sentenced to jail for what they say and write, or where the quality of reporting is not good, comedians are playing an expanding role as government wa

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AS IT IS 2016-07-07 Maz Jobrani: Building Cultural Bridges, One Laugh at a Time Maz Jobrani likes to make people laugh. The Iranian-American knew early in life that he wanted to become an actor or comedian. His path to stardom was a long journey. His

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Americans Still Struggling Despite Falling Unemployment 尽管失业率下降美国就业仍不景气 WHITE HOUSE The U.S. unemployment rate fell to 5.9 percent last month -- the lowest since the 2008 recession. The White House is touting this figure

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NOEL KING, HOST: This week, comedian Jerry Seinfeld performed to a packed stadium in Montreal. He was in Canada as part of the annual comedy festival called Just For Laughs. Now, at the same time at the same festival about 10 minutes away, a group of

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ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: We're going to meet one of Mexico's most popular standuperos (ph), stand-up comedians. Sofia Nino de Rivera is among those in the country giving comedy a new voice. Comedians in Mexico have long been controlled by the leading tel

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Despite Different Styles, Dick Gregory And Jerry Lewis Inspired Generations Of Comics ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Two giants of comedy died this weekend, Dick Gregory and Jerry Lewis. Both were funny, and that's about where the similarities end. Lewis was orc

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KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: In the past few weeks, we have heard stories of sexual harassment in just about every industry from Hollywood to politics to journalism, including here at NPR. The senior vice president of news resigned after harassment allegatio

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DAVID GREENE, HOST: Judd Apatow was just a kid when he saw the comedian who would change his life. (SOUNDBITE OF TV SHOW, THE TONIGHT SHOW) JOHNNY CARSON: Would you welcome Garry Shandling? GREENE: He was watching The Tonight Show. (SOUNDBITE OF TV S

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ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: Irwin Corey described himself as the world's foremost authority. The famously eccentric comedian was kidding of course, but it took a special sort of person to accept a national book award on behalf of the reclusive author Thomas

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Summer in Edinburgh, Scotlands capital city, is the time for festivals. In August and September there are several different festivals which take place there. The original Edinburgh International Festival started in 1947, and offers visitors a rich pr

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Judy: I've called this meeting so we can brainstorm some fundraising ideas. As you know, we're in danger of closing. Any thoughts? Stan: I thought that Juan was working on getting donors. Judy: He is, but we can't count on that coming through. Domini

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California Seniors Share Talent, Enthusiasm加州老年人共享人才、热情 LOS ANGELES Senior citizens put their talents on display in Los Angeles recently in a talent show for people over age 55. Some contestants were much older. Ching Fen Wang

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STACEY VANEK SMITH, HOST: We're going to turn now to comedy. (SOUNDBITE OF COMEDY SPECIAL, GEORGE LOPEZ: IT'S NOT ME, IT'S YOU) GEORGE LOPEZ: Mitt Romney wants the Latino vote. He ain't going to get it. He ain't going to get it. And you know why? Bec

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