2008-10-08 People Who Are Making a Difference in the World
I’m Bob Doughty. VOICE TWO: And I’m Barbara Klein with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today we tell about five individuals around the world who are making a difference. They…
2008-10-01 Isaac Newton: One of the World’s Greatest Scientists
VOICE ONE: This is Shirley Griffith. VOICE TWO: And this is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program, Explorations. Today we tell about one of the world’s greatest scientists,…
2008-09-24 National Cryptologic Museum Is Filled With Secrets of the Past
VOICE ONE: This is Mary Tillotson. VOICE TWO: And this is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program EXPLORATIONS. Today we visit a small museum in the state of…
2008-09-17 Entrepreneurs Change the World
VOICE ONE: I’m Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And I’m Shirley Griffith with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today we tell about entrepreneurs and the problems they face starting businesses around…
2008-09-10 Shadow Wolves Find and Arrest People Trying to Bring Drugs Into US
VOICE ONE: I’m Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And I’m Barbara Klein with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today we visit the desert of the American Southwest to learn about a…
2008-09-03 Jimmy Doolittle Is Best Remembered for Leading a Raid on Japan in 1942
ANNOUNCER: EXPLORATIONS, a program in Special English on the Voice of America. Today Shirley Griffith and Frank Oliver tell about a famous World War Two pilot, Jimmy Doolittle. (SOUND) VOICE…
2008-08-27 How English Became a Modern Language
VOICE ONE: This is Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And this is Shirley Griffith with the VOA Special English program EXPLORATIONS. Today we present the second of our two programs about…
2008-08-20 Where Did the English Language Come From?
This is Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And this is Shirley Griffith with the VOA Special English program EXPLORATIONS. Today we present the first of two programs about the history of…
2008-08-13 Visiting the Embassies of Washington, D.C.
I’m Bob Doughty. VOICE TWO: And I’m Faith Lapidus with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Washington, D.C. is known for its many monuments, museums, and government buildings. It is also…
2008-08-06 Scuba Diving Is an Exciting Sport That Opens Up a Whole Underwater World
I’m Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: Colorful fish at Danger Reef And I’m Barbara Klein with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today we explore the clear blue waters around the islands…
2008-07-30 America’s Space Agency Turns 50
I’m Barbara Klein. VOICE TWO: Earth and the moon as photographed by the Apollo 11 astronauts And I’m Steve Ember with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. This month, the United…
2008-07-23 Going for the Gold at the Olympics in Beijing
VOICE ONE: I’m Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And I’m Barbara Klein with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today we tell about the two thousand eight summer Olympic games. They open…
2008-07-16 A Visit to the Cultural Treasures in and Around Cairo, Egypt
VOICE ONE: I’m Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: Cairo at sunset And I’m Faith Lapidus with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today, we continue our travels through Egypt to explore one…
2008-07-09 Exploring the Nile in Egypt
I’m Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: Abu Simbel And I’m Faith Lapidus with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today we visit the Nile River valley to explore one of the greatest…
2008-07-02 Technology Increases Income, Reduces Poverty in Developing Countries
I’m Barbara Klein. VOICE TWO: And I’m Steve Ember with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today we tell about how technology is improving the lives of people in developing countries.…