Broadcast Schedule
Encounter
Give us 5 minutes, and we'll give you the world. Around the clock, Voice of America keeps you in touch with the latest news. We bring you reports from our correspondents and interviews with newsmakers from across the world.
Press Conference USA
Join host Carol Castiel for this 30-minute weekly newsmaker program that provides listeners around the globe with information and insights on a wide range of topics spanning U.S. politics, foreign policy, global health, science and culture. Carol and other panelists interview bestselling authors, analysts, U.S. government officials, ambassadors and foreign heads of state about critical issues.
Health Chat
Health Chat is a live call-in program that addresses health issues of interest to Africa. The show puts listeners directly in touch with guest medical professionals. It includes a weekly feature spot, health news and comments from listeners on health issues. The program is hosted by veteran health reporter Linord Moudou.
Terakaft live acoustic - Music Time in Africa
Ethnomusicologist and Host Dr. Heather Maxwell takes you to the Sahara Desert in Morocco where she talks to Malian desert rock band, Terakaft. Listen to them play live and unplugged from the International Nomads Festival in M'Hamid el Ghizlane. You'll also hear from Kenyan artist Tetu Shani and other new and old African songs you'll love.
Music Time in Africa
Music Time in Africa is VOA’s longest running English language program. Since 1965, this award-winning program has featured pan African music that spans all genres and generations. Ethnomusicologist and Host Heather Maxwell keeps you up to date on what’s happening in African music with exclusive interviews, cultural information, and of course, great music -- including rare recordings from the Leo Sarkisian Library of African Music.
Press Conference USA
Join host Carol Castiel for this 30-minute weekly newsmaker program that provides listeners around the globe with information and insights on a wide range of topics spanning U.S. politics, foreign policy, global health, science and culture. Carol and other panelists interview bestselling authors, analysts, U.S. government officials, ambassadors and foreign heads of state about critical issues.
Music Time in Africa
Music Time in Africa is VOA’s longest running English language program. Since 1965, this award-winning program has featured pan African music that spans all genres and generations. Ethnomusicologist and Host Heather Maxwell keeps you up to date on what’s happening in African music with exclusive interviews, cultural information, and of course, great music -- including rare recordings from the Leo Sarkisian Library of African Music.
Encounter: Venezuela Crisis/U-S Cuba Policy
Eric Farnsworth, Vice President of the Council of the Americas and the Americas Society and Juan Carlos Hidalgo, Latin America Policy Analyst at the CATO Institute, discuss with host Carol Castiel the political and economic crisis in Venezuela and the Trump administration’s partial reversal of US-Cuba policy. Listen for it on Encounter, this Saturday and Sunday on the Voice of America!