2009-03-04 Visiting 7 Man-Made Wonders in the US
VOICE ONE: I’m Faith Lapidus. VOICE TWO: And I’m Steve Ember with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. There are many natural wonders in the United States. Today, we take you…
2009-02-25 The Father of Evolution Turns 200
VOICE ONE: I’m Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: Charles Darwin And I’m Barbara Klein with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. This month is the two hundredth anniversary of the birth of…
2009-02-18 ‘What Should Americans Eat?’ Michael Pollan and the Politics of Food
VOICE ONE: I’m Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And I’m Barbara Klein with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today we tell about the reporter and food expert Michael Pollan. Mister Pollan…
2009-02-11 Yukon Gold Rush: Newspapers Said It Was Easy to Get Rich
VOICE ONE: This is Bob Doughty. VOICE TWO: And this is Phoebe Zimmermann with the VOA Special English program EXPLORATIONS. Today we tell the second part of our story about…
2009-02-04 Gold Thousands Went to Western Canada to Find It
VOICE ONE: This is Faith Lapidus. VOICE TWO: And this is Richard Rael with the VOA Special English program EXPLORATIONS. Today we begin the first of two programs about the…
2009-01-28 Four People Who Are Making a Difference in the Nation’s Capital
VOICE ONE: I’m Bob Doughty. VOICE TWO: And I’m Barbara Klein with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today we tell about four more individuals who are making a difference in…
2009-01-21 Adventurer Steve Fossett Set More Than 100 World Records in Five Different Sports
VOICE ONE: I’m Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And I’m Doug Johnson with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today we tell about the adventurer and explorer Steve Fossett. He was famous…
2009-01-14 Robert Edison Fulton Rode Around the World on a Motorcycle
VOICE ONE: This is Faith Lapidus. VOICE TWO: Robert Edison Fulton And this is Steve Ember with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today we tell about an unusual man who…
2009-01-07 Yosemite: One of the Most Famous National Parks in the US
VOICE ONE: This is Phoebe Zimmermann. VOICE TWO: Half Dome in Yosemite National Park And this is Steve Ember with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today, we tell about one…
2008-12-31 Mesa Verde National Park: Protecting the Culture of Ancient Native Americans
VOICE ONE: I’m Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And I’m Barbara Klein with Explorations in VOA Special English. Today we tell about a large National Park established to protect the culture…
2008-12-24 Four More People Who Are Making a Difference
VOICE ONE: I’m Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And I’m Barbara Klein with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today we tell about four more individuals who are making a difference in…
2008-12-17 Under the Sea, Under the Fake Sea: Visiting Some Popular Aquariums
I’m Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: Anchovies swim above the glass dome of the Monterey Aquarium And I’m Barbara Klein with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. For thousands of years, people…
2008-12-10 Carl Sagan Helped People Understand Our Planet and the Universe
This is Shirley Griffith. VOICE TWO: Carl Sagan And this is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program Explorations. Today we tell about American scientist Carl Sagan. He spent…
2008-12-03 The Castillo de San Marcos: Ships, Explorers, Pirate Attacks and Wars
VOICE ONE: This is Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And this is Shirley Griffith with the VOA Special English program EXPLORATIONS. Our story today tells of ships, explorers, pirate attacks and…
2008-11-26 Four More People Who Are Making a Difference
VOICE ONE: I’m Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And I’m Barbara Klein with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today we tell about four individuals who are making a difference. Each person…