# What It Takes - VOA Learning English

A podcast by VOA Learning English. What It Takes is a podcast of conversations with well-known people in almost every field. The interviews have been recorded over the past 25 years by the American Academy of Achievement. They offer life stories of people who have had a huge impact on the world.

Feed: https://learningenglish.voanews.com/podcast/?zoneId=5254

## Latest episodes

- [What It Takes - Robert Langer - July 25, 2018](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1556951546/8a5ab9264500) (2018-07-25, 29 min): audio https://voa-audio.voanews.eu/vle/2018/07/25/56140701-ce00-4c09-bbe9-28fe8fe0cb2c_hq.mp3
- [What It Takes - Sally Ride, Eileen Collins - July 25, 2018](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1556951546/08ab9fb518b3) (2018-07-25, 37 min): audio https://voa-audio.voanews.eu/vle/2018/07/25/69ae32ba-0562-4803-b93a-d7b35ea65f77_hq.mp3
- [What It Takes - Frank McCourt - July 19, 2018](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1556951546/cfdcf28e21ff) (2018-07-19, 45 min): audio https://voa-audio.voanews.eu/vle/2018/07/19/934d8f8b-c3c8-4096-ad27-74e205d37407_hq.mp3
- [What It Takes - Nora Ephron - July 05, 2018](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1556951546/b1ad1b93d911) (2018-07-05, 41 min): audio https://voa-audio.voanews.eu/vle/2018/07/05/66567ee8-fe74-4781-876e-70c5a173f40c_hq.mp3
- [What It Takes - Leslie Wexner - July 05, 2018](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1556951546/e067d47b3664) (2018-07-05, 30 min): audio https://voa-audio.voanews.eu/vle/2018/07/05/a2a11953-a61e-4e4c-8c70-5e78ab1dad9a_hq.mp3
- [What It Takes - Sonia Sotomayor - June 21, 2018](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1556951546/bca391e451d2) (2018-06-21, 53 min): audio https://voa-audio.voanews.eu/vle/2018/06/21/c495608b-c174-46d5-878f-9c34bd22c03a_hq.mp3
- [What It Takes - Bill Russell - June 21, 2018](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1556951546/e113b7fd42d9) (2018-06-21, 33 min): audio https://voa-audio.voanews.eu/vle/2018/06/21/c55a0910-d129-4f3e-b4a0-e20804b0161a_hq.mp3
- [What It Takes - August Wilson - May 28, 2018](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1556951546/00dff8228ac9) (2018-05-28, 41 min): audio https://voa-audio.voanews.eu/vle/2018/05/28/c46a7565-3e61-4fcf-978e-416ed20f5f85_hq.mp3
- [What It Takes - Sally Field - May 28, 2018](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1556951546/ce1cc1fffaa0) (2018-05-28, 49 min): audio https://voa-audio.voanews.eu/vle/2018/05/28/b6e7d8b3-2a1a-4726-9fd3-80de53ab4629_hq.mp3
- [What It Takes - Reid Hoffman - May 28, 2018](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1556951546/36d1c1860839) (2018-05-28, 27 min): audio https://voa-audio.voanews.eu/vle/2018/05/28/704f9803-bdc2-4fc0-94b9-d56cc2e62aa3_hq.mp3
- [What It Takes - Chuck Jones - April 25, 2018](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1556951546/94b87ba3d1be) (2018-04-25, 42 min): audio https://voa-audio.voanews.eu/vle/2018/04/25/a105cd17-e871-48b3-93cd-d5c455ce910c_hq.mp3
- [What It Takes - Jane Goodall - April 25, 2018](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1556951546/503a44d09888) (2018-04-25, 35 min): audio https://voa-audio.voanews.eu/vle/2018/04/25/b84bd2d4-d604-455b-8bf7-eba00685fdc2_hq.mp3
- [What It Takes - Maya Angelou Part 2 - April 25, 2018](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1556951546/500e3c4edbac) (2018-04-25, 33 min): audio https://voa-audio.voanews.eu/vle/2018/04/25/ef8a9785-2562-49ca-a99f-cdc3e238e330_hq.mp3
- [What It Takes - Maya Angelou Part 1 - April 25, 2018](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1556951546/4818c043afde) (2018-04-25, 35 min): audio https://voa-audio.voanews.eu/vle/2018/04/25/2cf98386-37ca-477e-8983-f4e51387ea44_hq.mp3
- [What It Takes - Albie Sachs - April 25, 2018](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1556951546/df4f60ab6cf4) (2018-04-25, 63 min): audio https://voa-audio.voanews.eu/vle/2018/04/25/aa8e6ff5-055a-4b1f-bbcb-ebadafb9428a_hq.mp3
- [What It Takes: Thomas Keller - March 16, 2018](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1556951546/4ac95fa039ec) (2018-03-16, 51 min): audio https://voa-audio.voanews.eu/vle/2018/03/16/6f00efd9-5efa-425d-addb-a26cce542c8d_hq.mp3
- [What It Takes: Doris Kearns Goodwin - March 16, 2018](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1556951546/16cd55bf3a3a) (2018-03-16, 30 min): audio https://voa-audio.voanews.eu/vle/2018/03/16/fb9e40d6-21af-416d-afba-493a098bc163_hq.mp3
- [What It Takes: Frank Gehry - March 16, 2018](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1556951546/68e4f3bf6be9) (2018-03-16, 44 min): audio https://voa-audio.voanews.eu/vle/2018/03/16/dc517a81-3f1f-478a-a923-ad0a26a8c342_hq.mp3
- [What It Takes: John Irving - January 26, 2018](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1556951546/e105572d8c13) (2018-01-26, 28 min): audio https://voa-audio.voanews.eu/vle/2018/01/26/876b49b1-66c3-428b-b1e9-ae33ff58b1a3_hq.mp3
- [What It Takes: Ruth Bader Ginsburg - January 26, 2018](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1556951546/37dfe7648eb9) (2018-01-26, 57 min): audio https://voa-audio.voanews.eu/vle/2018/01/26/11428426-5afc-48db-9442-5d45a27971f8_hq.mp3
- [What It Takes: Wynton Marsalis - January 26, 2018](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1556951546/e0b84823eabf) (2018-01-26, 39 min): audio https://voa-audio.voanews.eu/vle/2018/01/26/292212a2-9862-4ad3-8f00-4ab8bb762f7e_hq.mp3
- [What It Takes: Steve Rosenberg - January 26, 2018](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1556951546/ab3db079e6dd) (2018-01-26, 30 min): audio https://voa-audio.voanews.eu/vle/2018/01/26/f3c2fb49-2e79-4ebc-8ddd-a9df8af2942c_hq.mp3
- [What It Takes: George Bush and Bill Clinton - January 26, 2018](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1556951546/b9a5ad05fad3) (2018-01-26, 47 min): audio https://voa-audio.voanews.eu/vle/2018/01/26/e3ad51cf-64cc-4b25-8a0b-4c525fd371bc_hq.mp3
- [What It Takes: Roger Bannister - January 26, 2018](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1556951546/f45955fbfa7f) (2018-01-26, 35 min): audio https://voa-audio.voanews.eu/vle/2018/01/26/6fd09fa5-5812-48e8-ac08-b7ef914ba90f_hq.mp3
- [What It Takes: Elie Wiesel - January 26, 2018](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1556951546/eacd60903fcf) (2018-01-26, 30 min): audio https://voa-audio.voanews.eu/vle/2018/01/26/7ff16185-a63b-4f02-a951-0c6107840543_hq.mp3
- [What It Takes: Carole King - January 26, 2018](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1556951546/7128ff8e35f0) (2018-01-26, 37 min): audio https://voa-audio.voanews.eu/vle/2018/01/26/dba88041-10b0-4964-bbe9-44cb19d641d2_hq.mp3
- [What It Takes - John Wooden - December 08, 2017](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1556951546/69460fc11110) (2017-12-08, 37 min): audio https://voa-audio.voanews.eu/vle/2017/12/08/a611baf8-5421-4d1e-b2d2-68afa4303f11_hq.mp3
- [What It Takes - Steven Spielberg - December 08, 2017](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1556951546/fa4b73c0d8be) (2017-12-08, 50 min): audio https://voa-audio.voanews.eu/vle/2017/12/08/843245a8-6da7-495e-ad96-26ec1e0716b5_hq.mp3
- [What It Takes - Barry Scheck - December 08, 2017](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1556951546/2e77ef1ff795) (2017-12-08, 40 min): audio https://voa-audio.voanews.eu/vle/2017/12/08/0b0d1998-2964-460f-9bbc-5cf25ef55ffb_hq.mp3
- [What It Takes - Ray Dalio - December 08, 2017](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1556951546/51bc8fbec8e8) (2017-12-08, 35 min): audio https://voa-audio.voanews.eu/vle/2017/12/08/f4cf1aa1-9944-4f12-9c57-6538efb28856_hq.mp3
- [What It Takes - Quincy Jones - December 08, 2017](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1556951546/2976e131f9e1) (2017-12-08, 51 min): audio https://voa-audio.voanews.eu/vle/2017/12/08/0a057f7c-c45e-42dc-85d9-9a72b1be95c3_hq.mp3
- [What It Takes - Sidney Poitier - December 08, 2017](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1556951546/18b0c7b53bee) (2017-12-08, 54 min): audio https://voa-audio.voanews.eu/vle/2017/12/08/9db54103-8efe-4550-b717-379504684e85_hq.mp3
- [What It Takes - Olivia DeHavilland - December 08, 2017](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1556951546/4f04b4a80bc6) (2017-12-08, 45 min): audio https://voa-audio.voanews.eu/vle/2017/12/08/4063dde9-9d19-42ea-8b6f-982e0b338873_hq.mp3
- [What It Takes - Steve Jobs - December 08, 2017](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1556951546/7da451f3f02a) (2017-12-08, 60 min): audio https://voa-audio.voanews.eu/vle/2017/12/08/684fe968-c4ad-4434-bf89-af6bd350be61_hq.mp3
- [What It Takes - Carol Burnett - December 08, 2017](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1556951546/fff38d445fca) (2017-12-08, 43 min): audio https://voa-audio.voanews.eu/vle/2017/12/08/81d83400-49ff-4dd0-be06-1e2b83bf668d_hq.mp3
- [What It Takes - Desmond Tutu - October 23, 2017](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1556951546/e0954c305779) (2017-10-23, 38 min): audio https://voa-audio.voanews.eu/vle/2017/10/23/cdc765e1-eef7-46c7-b680-f74bd9068f82_hq.mp3
- [What It Takes - Sidney Poitier - October 23, 2017](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1556951546/7ae2eec2bb6d) (2017-10-23, 54 min): audio https://voa-audio.voanews.eu/vle/2017/10/23/a2e8c2b5-dbc5-48ee-a157-92d8d8bff076_hq.mp3
- [What It Takes - Lee Berger - October 23, 2017](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1556951546/3f90d2ceb9e0) (2017-10-23, 38 min): audio https://voa-audio.voanews.eu/vle/2017/10/23/d2b0f12a-3e0d-4701-92ea-46e3523d1b11_hq.mp3
- [What It Takes - Lauryn Hill - October 23, 2017](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1556951546/d52e4cd6e63b) (2017-10-23, 37 min): audio https://voa-audio.voanews.eu/vle/2017/10/23/b4761e04-752f-48b5-880f-4fcd1e652ba3_hq.mp3
- [What It Takes - George Lucas - October 23, 2017](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1556951546/06243fce7695) (2017-10-23, 37 min): audio https://voa-audio.voanews.eu/vle/2017/10/23/33741a99-118a-4f91-b87e-b7a678a1f81f_original.mp3
- [What It Takes - Coretta Scott King - October 23, 2017](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1556951546/110b16925c2b) (2017-10-23, 29 min): audio https://voa-audio.voanews.eu/vle/2017/10/23/a1827065-e9f4-4ae0-9199-4a77e159964a_hq.mp3
- [What It Takes - Andrew Young - October 23, 2017](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1556951546/5db848f835da) (2017-10-23, 45 min): audio https://voa-audio.voanews.eu/vle/2017/10/23/1700c373-fc0c-4d02-b2e8-c56b22415900_hq.mp3
- [What It Takes: William McRaven - August 25, 2017](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1556951546/78b866af4ba9) (2017-08-25, 38 min): audio https://voa-audio.voanews.eu/vle/2017/08/25/15fb13d2-e014-4f73-a8f3-50ae4b4aeb9c_original.mp3
- [What It Takes: James Michener - August 25, 2017](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1556951546/4a3faa51e893) (2017-08-25, 37 min): audio https://voa-audio.voanews.eu/vle/2017/08/25/5011223c-f4a9-4fde-be3f-9cce030e9077_original.mp3
- [What It Takes: Coach Mike Krzyzewski - August 25, 2017](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1556951546/6ad84d71b70b) (2017-08-25, 28 min): audio https://voa-audio.voanews.eu/vle/2017/08/25/ec7f2b8e-d07a-43bb-a486-2cd7c22785cd_original.mp3
- [What It Takes: B.B. King - August 25, 2017](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1556951546/31a3445acf95) (2017-08-25, 37 min): audio https://voa-audio.voanews.eu/vle/2017/08/25/86fedb2b-b886-4ff7-bea2-ad525579ea7c_original.mp3
- [What It Takes: Benazir Bhutto - August 20, 2017](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1556951546/b6dcc3207b98) (2017-08-20, 30 min): audio https://voa-audio.voanews.eu/vle/2017/08/20/ea8281c5-2642-4db4-b2a8-98c25d12c3f4_original.mp3
- [What It Takes: Jonas Salk - August 20, 2017](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1556951546/a78f9b67cae9) (2017-08-20, 26 min): audio https://voa-audio.voanews.eu/vle/2017/08/20/641c987d-19fc-4e19-87bc-e400a3ad7601_original.mp3
- [What It Takes: Oprah Winfrey, Part 2 - August 20, 2017](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1556951546/8eff99c1cc04) (2017-08-20, 29 min): audio https://voa-audio.voanews.eu/vle/2017/08/20/68a263d7-76b1-4c93-9596-ade63b91160d_original.mp3
- [What It Takes: Oprah Winfrey, Part 1 - August 20, 2017](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1556951546/be45e25adfe8) (2017-08-20, 20 min): audio https://voa-audio.voanews.eu/vle/2017/08/20/22a0fcca-d825-48c3-b4b2-0d4dd5911fd1_original.mp3

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