18 Best VOA Learning English Podcasts

1. VOA Learning English Podcast - VOA Learning English

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Latest Learning English Podcast - March 23, 2026 (22 Mar, 2026)
Website YouTube Episodes
Learning English programs use a limited vocabulary and short sentences. They are read at a slower pace than VOA's other English broadcasts. Our broadcasts were formerly known as Special English.more Hosts Caty Weaver, Mario Ritter Jr.
Email ****@voanews.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 10k-50k
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2. Words and Their Stories - VOA Learning English

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Latest What Does It Mean 'To Mushroom'? - March 13, 2025
Website Apple YouTube Episodes
Words and Their Stories programs explain idioms and expressions that many learners of American English find difficult to understand.
Producer/Network VOA Learning English
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Apple Rating 4.5/5Apple Reviews 500Facebook 2.7MTwitter 288.9KInstagram 126.5K Avg Length 5 min Format Bite size Since Sep 2020 Get Email Contact

3. As It Is - VOA Learning English

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Latest The Brooklyn Bridge: A Symbol of New York City - March 14,...
Website Apple YouTube Episodes
As It Is takes a daily look at issues in the United States and around the world.
Hosts Jill Robbins, Mario Ritter Jr., Ashley Thompson
Producer/Network VOA Learning English
Email ****@voanews.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 260Facebook 2.7MTwitter 288.9KInstagram 126.5K Avg Length 5 min Format Bite size Since Jul 2021 Get Email Contact

4. English in a Minute - VOA Learning English

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Website Apple YouTube
A short video explaining an expression used in American English
Hosts Ashley, Anna
Producer/Network VOA Learning English
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Apple Rating 4.2/5Apple Reviews 240Facebook 2.7MTwitter 288.9KInstagram 126.5K Get Email Contact

5. Science & Technology - VOA Learning English

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Latest Barbara McClintock, Geneticist and Nobel Prize Winner -...
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New developments in science, space exploration, environment and technology
Producer/Network VOA Learning English
Email ****@voanews.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Apple Rating 4.5/5Apple Reviews 201Facebook 2.7MTwitter 288.9KInstagram 126.5K Avg Length 5 min Format Bite size Since Dec 2016 Get Email Contact

6. Health & Lifestyle - VOA Learning English

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Latest A Short List to Get Your Garden in Shape - March 13, 2025
Website Apple YouTube Episodes
Learn English as you read and listen to news and feature stories about health, medical and lifestyle topics.
Producer/Network VOA Learning English
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 88Facebook 2.7MTwitter 288.9KInstagram 126.5K Avg Length 7 min Format Bite size Since Apr 2021 Get Email Contact

7. Everyday Grammar Video - VOA Learning English

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Website Apple YouTube
Everyday Grammar TV is a video series to teach grammar for learners of American English.
Producer/Network VOA Learning English
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Rating 4.1/5Apple Reviews 79Facebook 2.7MTwitter 288.9KInstagram 126.5K Get Email Contact

8. Arts & Culture - VOA Learning English

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Latest Mount Vernon - George Washington’s Virginia Home - March...
Website Apple YouTube Episodes
Arts & Culture is our weekly program about music, pop culture, society and life.
Producer/Network VOA Learning English
Email ****@voanews.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Apple Rating 4.2/5Apple Reviews 73Facebook 2.7MTwitter 288.9KInstagram 126.5K Avg Length 6 min Format Bite size Get Email Contact

9. How to Pronounce - VOA Learning English

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Website Apple YouTube
How to Pronounce is a series to teach pronunciation for learners of American English.
Producer/Network VOA Learning English
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 61Facebook 2.7MTwitter 288.9KInstagram 126.5K Get Email Contact

10. U.S. History - VOA Learning English

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Latest Presidents’ Day in the US - February 14, 2024
Website Apple YouTube Episodes
U.S. History explains the history of the United States. Each report tells how the country and its people have developed.
Producer/Network VOA Learning English
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Rating 4/5Apple Reviews 57Facebook 2.7MTwitter 288.9KInstagram 126.5K Avg Length 5 min Format Bite size Since Apr 2017 Get Email Contact

11. Ask a Teacher - VOA Learning English

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Latest Still and Unless - March 12, 2025
Website Apple YouTube Episodes
Do you have a question about English? Go ahead and Ask a Teacher.
Producer/Network VOA Learning English
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Rating 4.4/5Apple Reviews 39Facebook 2.7MTwitter 288.9KInstagram 126.5K Avg Length 5 min Format Bite size Since May 2020 Get Email Contact

12. Education - VOA Learning English

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Latest Start New Year by Setting Reasonable Learning Goals -...
Website Apple YouTube Episodes
Innovations and trends in education in the United States and around the world.
Producer/Network VOA Learning English
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Rating 4.2/5Apple Reviews 38 Avg Length 6 min Format Bite size Since Mar 2021 Get Email Contact

13. News Words - VOA Learning English

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Website Apple YouTube
A short video explaining a word or term that viewers are likely to hear in the news. Each video offers an example from broadcast news stories and an explanation that often include additional meanings that occur in other contexts.more Producer/Network VOA Learning English
Email ****@voanews.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 31Facebook 2.7MTwitter 288.9KInstagram 126.5K Get Email Contact

14. English @ the Movies - VOA Learning English

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English @ the Movies is a short video explaining a term heard in a current movie.
Producer/Network VOA Learning English
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 15 Get Email Contact

15. Everyday Grammar - VOA Learning English

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Latest What Is Popular in Different Countries? - February 22, 2024
Website Apple YouTube Episodes
How Americans use English grammar in everyday conversation.
Producer/Network VOA Learning English
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Apple Rating 3.9/5Apple Reviews 114Facebook 2.7MTwitter 288.9KInstagram 126.5K Avg Length 7 min Format Bite size Since Aug 2020 Get Email Contact

16. American Stories - VOA Learning English

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Latest Rappaccini’s Daughter by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Part One -...
Website Apple YouTube Episodes
Classic short stories that introduce American literature to intermediate English learners.
Producer/Network VOA Learning English
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Apple Rating 3.9/5Apple Reviews 95Facebook 2.7MTwitter 288.9KInstagram 126.5K Avg Length 13 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

17. America's National Parks - VOA Learning English

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Latest Yosemite: One of America’s Most Famous National Parks -...
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This year, the U.S. National Park Service turns 100. America's 28th President, Woodrow Wilson, formed the National Park Service in 1916 to 'protect the wild and wonderful landscapes' in the United States.more Producer/Network VOA Learning English
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 10 Avg Length 10 min Format Bite size Get Email Contact

18. America's Presidents - VOA Learning English

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Latest Joe Biden - Oldest - January 12, 2024
Website Apple YouTube Episodes
George Washington. Abraham Lincoln. John F. Kennedy. Millard Fillmore? Some U.S. presidents are better known than others. 'America's Presidents' tells each of their stories: when they lived, what they were like, how they governed, and why Americans remember them.more Producer/Network VOA Learning English
Email ****@voanews.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 6Facebook 2.7MTwitter 288.9KInstagram 126.5K Avg Length 12 min Format Short form Get Email Contact