2012-02-01 Basketball. Football. Ultimate?
JUNE SIMMS: I’m June Simms. CHRISTOPHER CRUISE: And I’m Christopher Cruise with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today, we talk about a game that many people love, but few have…
2012-01-25 Amelia Earhart: First Woman to Fly Across the Atlantic Alone
MARY TILLOTSON: This is Mary Tillotson. STEVE EMBER: And this is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program EXPLORATIONS. Today, we tell about Amelia Earhart. She was one of…
2012-01-18 Singer Michelle Branch Reinvents Her Music, Again
MARIO RITTER: Welcome to EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. I’m Mario Ritter. Today, we look at ways women are reinventing themselves and some of the things they do. We will…
2012-01-11 The Laser: Futuristic Science Found at Your Local Store
MARIO RITTER: Welcome to EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. I’m Mario Ritter. This week, we tell about one of the most recognizable objects in science fiction — the laser. It…
2012-01-04 A Visit to Volcanoes National Park and Haleakala National Park
MARIO RITTER: Welcome to the VOA Special English program EXPLORATIONS. I’m Mario Ritter. Today, Steve Ember and Sarah Long tell us about two of the most unusual national parks in…
2011-12-28 How Freud Changed What People Thought About the Mind
DOUG JOHNSON: Welcome to Explorations in VOA Special English. I’m Doug Johnson. The movie “A Dangerous Method” is showing in theaters across the United States and in other countries. The…
2011-12-21 Picking Apart the Timeless Appeal of ‘The Nutcracker’
DOUG JOHNSON: I’m Doug Johnson. FAITH LAPIDUS: And I’m Faith Lapidus with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today we enter a world of Christmas magic, snowflakes, sweets and sugar plum…
2011-12-14 Music Stars Share Their Trade with Kids at Grammy Camp
MARIO RITTER: Welcome to Explorations in VOA Special English. I’m Mario Ritter. This week, find out about the Mars Science Laboratory known as “Curiosity.” The American space agency launched the…
2011-12-07 Visiting the Beautiful Missions Along California’s Coast
FAITH LAPIDUS: I’m Faith Lapidus. STEVE EMBER: And I’m Steve Ember with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today, we tell about the first attempts to settle what is now the…
2011-11-30 Blue Holes: Some of the Least Explored Areas on Earth
BARBARA KLEIN: I’m Barbara Klein. STEVE EMBER: And I’m Steve Ember with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. A blue hole is a flooded sea cave with a hole that opens…
2011-11-23 Explorers Sense a Guiding Presence in Times of Danger
DOUG JOHNSON: I’m Doug Johnson. FAITH LAPIDUS: And I’m Faith Lapidus with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today we tell about an unusual and mysterious experience that can affect people…
2011-11-16 Great Thinkers: Charles Darwin and Evolution
STEVE EMBER: Welcome to Explorations, in VOA Special English. I’m Steve Ember. This week, Barbara Klein and I tell about one of the most influential thinkers in science history. Charles…
2011-11-09 How Two Pilots Flew Non-Stop Around the World
SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: EXPLORATIONS — a program in Special English by the Voice of America. It was called the last great goal in flying. It would be a flight around the…
2011-11-02 International Aid for the Horn of Africa
JUNE SIMMS: I’m June Simms. BARBARA KLEIN: And I’m Barbara Klein with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today, we tell about international humanitarian aid. And, we talk to people involved…
2011-10-26 Exploring the Art and History of Printmaking
STEVE EMBER: I’m Steve Ember. BARBARA KLEIN: And I’m Barbara Klein with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English.? At the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. there is a colorful…