2009-04-10 Coppi’s Italian Restaurant – NASCAR – U2
Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) I’m Doug Johnson. This week: We hear music by the Irish rock band U2 … Answer a listener question about stock…
2009-04-03 Recession Volunteerism – Sharkwater – SXSW
Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) I’m Doug Johnson. This week: We hear music by performers at the South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas … Answer…
2009-03-27 SpeakeasyDC – America’s Most Literate Cities – Wayne Brady
HOST: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) I’m Doug Johnson. This week: We play music by the comedian, actor and singer Wayne Brady … And answer a…
2009-03-20 Pat Summitt – Washington, D.C. – K’naan
Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) I’m Doug Johnson. This week: We play music by Somali-born hip-hop artist K’naan, And answer a listener question about the nation’s…
2009-03-13 National Women’s Hall of Fame – Sinclair Lewis and the Nobel Prize – Stevie Wonder and the Gershwin Prize
Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) I’m Doug Johnson. This week … A show about prizes, awards, honors — and about some people who have won them…
2009-03-06 U.S.S. Lexington – Felix the Cat – Willie Nelson and Asleep at the Wheel
Host: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) I’m Doug Johnson. On our show this week … We visit an aircraft carrier that served during World War Two…
2009-02-27 What Darwin Saw – Great Presidents – Lady Gaga
HOST: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) I’m Doug Johnson. On our show this week… We tell about a new children’s book on Charles Darwin and his…
2009-02-20 Road to Hollywood Gold: The Oscar Choices
HOST: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) Workers finish the preparation and mailing of final Oscar ballots in January I’m Doug Johnson. On our show this week…
2009-02-13 Recession Cuts Into Valentine’s Day, but Drives Demand for Love
HOST: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) I’m Doug Johnson. This week, a special Valentine’s Day program about love in hard economic times. (MUSIC: “My Funny Valentine”)…
2009-02-06 Abraham Lincoln – Raconteurs
BARBARA KLEIN: Twitter posts are called tweets Many people use E-mail, blogs, text messages and social Web sites like Facebook to keep in touch with their friends. Now there is…
2009-01-30 Chesley Sullenberger – Willis Conover – Anya Marina
HOST: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) I’m Doug Johnson. This week on our program: We have new music from Anya Marina ? And a question from…
2009-01-23 A History of Creole and Cajun Food in Louisiana – Traditional Zydeco Music
HOST: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) I’m Doug Johnson. This week: We learn about the history of Cajun and Creole food and culture … Visit some…
2009-01-16 The First Family – Martin Luther King – Inaugural Music
HOST: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) I’m Doug Johnson. This week: We listen to musicians who will perform at the inauguration of Barack Obama as the…
2009-01-09 Congressman Cao – “Gone with the Wind”
HOST: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) I’m Doug Johnson. This week: We listen to new music from the Killers … Answer a listener question about the…
2008-12-26 Best Books of 2008 – Popular Year-End Movies – Music From 2008
HOST: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) I’m Doug Johnson. This week, we talk about some of the best movies and books of the year. And we…