2008-11-19 Visiting Seven of America’s Natural Wonders
VOICE ONE: I’m Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And I’m Barbara Klein with Explorations in VOA Special English. We received a special request in a letter from a listener in Nagano,…
2008-11-12 Diamonds Are a Multi-Billion Dollar Business Around the World
VOICE ONE: I’m Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And I’m Barbara Klein with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today we tell about the trade in diamonds, a worldwide business worth billions…
2008-11-05 A Trip Along the Potomac River, One of America’s Most Historic Waterways
VOICE ONE: This is Mary Tillotson. VOICE TWO: And this is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program, Explorations. Join us today as we travel along the Potomac River…
2008-10-29 Environmental Art of Christo, Jeanne-Claude Helps People See Their Surroundings New Ways
VOICE ONE: I’m Bob Doughty. VOICE TWO: Christo and Jeanne-Claude talking about their ”Over the River” project And I’m Faith Lapidus with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today we learn…
2008-10-22 Camping in America’s National and State Parks
VOICE ONE: I’m Faith Lapidus. VOICE TWO: And I’m Steve Ember with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Millions of people in the United States like to spend their holidays enjoying…
2008-10-15 Graham Hawkes Builds Submarines That ‘Fly’ to the Ocean’s Depths
I’m Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And I’m Shirley Griffith with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Two-thirds of the Earth is covered with water. But people have explored only a small…
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…