2014-01-03 2013: Pop Music Hits and Losses
Welcome to American Mosaic from VO Learning English. I’m Katherine Cole. We play music every week on this show, but we still can’t report on all the albums released or…
2013-12-27 Farm Near Washington Brings Colonial Times to Life
Welcome to American Mosaic from VOA Learning English. I’m Katherine Cole. Claude Moore Colonial Farm is a US national park just outside Washington, DC. It is a place where time…
2013-12-20 New Holiday Albums From Kelly Clarkson, Johnny Mathis and Others
Each year, around this time, holiday albums fill the shelves of record stores and cyber music markets. You can always find classic Christmas albums from artists like Loretta Lynn and…
2013-12-06 Cheetahs on Ice, Champions in Life
Welcome to American Mosaic from VOA Learning English. I’m June Simms. More and more American children are playing ice hockey. Parents find the sport helps to keep their children physically…
2013-11-29 Baby Panda Still Nameless – Baking for a New Life – Black Friday for Music Too
Welcome to American Mosaic from VOA Learning English. I’m June Simms. On the show today, we play music you can find in a special online sales event. We also tell…
2013-11-22 MusicianCorps – Discover Alaska! – Cassadee Pope
Welcome to American Mosaic from VOA Learning English. I’m June Simms. On the show today, we play music from newcomer Cassadee Pope. We also answer a question about the state…
2013-11-15 LA Murals – Parks by Rails to Trails – Keith Urban “Fuse”
Welcome to American Mosaic from VOA Learning English. I’m June Simms. On the show today, we play new music from country star Keith Urban. We also roll down some old…
2013-11-08 A New Leader for the Boy Scouts – A Better Than OK Word – Songs for Soldiers
Welcome to American Mosaic from VOA Learning English. I’m June Simms. On the show today, we play some music about soldiers. We also explore the history of the word OK.…
2013-11-01 The Glass Menagerie Revisited – Remembering Rock and Roller Lou Reed
Welcome to American Mosaic from VOA Learning English. I’m Kelly Jean Kelly. On the show today, we play some music by Lou Reed, who died earlier this week. But first,…
2013-10-25 The Incredible Bionic Man – Costumes, Candy and Mass Consumption – Scary Songs
Welcome to American Mosaic from VOA Learning English. I’m June Simms. On we tell you about a robot made with the help of medical technology. Then, it is all about…
2013-10-18 Malala Yousafzai, a Year After the Attack – Captain Phillips – Hot Songs
Welcome to American Mosaic from VOA Learning English. I’m Avi Arditti. This week on our show, we have music from Lorde, Katy Perry and Miley Cyrus.We explain how a Somali-American…
2013-10-04 Art Lovers Worry About Detroit Museum Collections – A Beautiful Place to Be – The Singing Dominican Sisters
Welcome to American Mosaic from VOA Learning English. I’m Kelly Jean Kelly. On the show today, we play music from some singing nuns. We also learn about a program that…
2013-09-27 Poplar Springs Animal Sanctuary – American Casinos – “Back 2 Life” for Sean Kingston’s Career
Welcome to American Mosaic from VOA Learning English. I’m Kelly Jean Kelly. On the show today, we play music on a new album from Sean Kingston. We also answer a…
2013-09-20 Brown Mountain Lights – Kennedy Center honorees – Music by some of the honored artists
Welcome to American Mosaic from VOA Learning English. I’m Faith Lapidus. On the show today, we tell all about this year’s Kennedy Center honorees. And we play music by some…
2013-09-13 White’s Ferry – American Muslim Raps About Jesus – Music for Friday the 13th
Welcome to American Mosaic from VOA Learning English. I’m Kelly Jean Kelly. On the show today, we play unlucky music in honor of Friday the 13th! We also tell about…