2011-10-19 Robert Edison Fulton Circled the World on a Motorcycle
FAITH LAPIDUS: This is Faith Lapidus. STEVE EMBER: And this is Steve Ember with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today we tell about an unusual man who traveled alone around…
2011-10-12 Will Physicists Have to Rewrite The Special Theory of Relativity?
DOUG JOHNSON: Welcome to EXPLORATIONS, in VOA Special English. I’m Doug Johnson. This week, we hear about developments in physics that, if proven correct, could have scientists rewriting physics textbooks.…
2011-10-05 From Clay to Art: A Short History of Ceramic Artistry
STEVE EMBER: I’m Steve Ember. BARBARA KLEIN: And I’m Barbara Klein with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. At the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, D.C. you might see two…
2011-09-28 Ted Nash Plays Jazz Inspired by Art
STEVE EMBER: I’m Steve Ember. BARBARA KLEIN: And I’m Barbara Klein with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Many people may know what the artist Pablo Picasso’s paintings looks like. But…
2011-09-21 Remembering Three Interesting Americans
BARBARA KLEIN: I’m Barbara Klein. MARIO RITTER: And I’m Mario Ritter with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today, we learn about three Americans who died recently. Eugene Nida had a…
2011-09-14 Exploring Textile Arts Through History and Around the World
DOUG JOHNSON: I’m Doug Johnson. FAITH LAPIDUS: And I’m Faith Lapidus with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English.? At craft shows and corporate headquarters across the United States, you might see…
2011-09-07 A New Book on Stealing Rembrandts and Other Artworks
FAITH LAPIDUS: I’m Faith Lapidus. MARIO RITTER: And I’m Mario Ritter with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today, we learn about a famous stolen art case and visit the Guggenheim…
2011-08-31 Bat Populations Are Important for Agriculture and the Environment
BARBARA KLEIN: I’m Barbara Klein. MARIO RITTER: And I’m Mario Ritter with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today, we learn about the environmental and agricultural importance of bat populations. And,…
2011-08-24 Leonardo da Vinci: One of the Greatest Thinkers in History
STEVE EMBER: I’m Steve Ember. SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: And I’m Shirley Griffith with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today, we tell about one of the greatest thinkers in the world, Leonardo…
2011-08-17 A Report on Cave Creatures and Ancient Villages
BARBARA KLEIN: I’m Barbara Klein. STEVE EMBER: And I’m Steve Ember with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. This week, we learn about caves and their creatures, visit an archeological dig…
2011-08-10 Three Books That Explore the Human Brain
SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: I’m Shirley Griffith. STEVE EMBER: And I’m Steve Ember with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today we discuss three books that tell about ways the human brain works.…
2011-08-03 Death Valley: A Beautiful but Dangerous Place
PHEOBE ZIMMERMAN: This is Phoebe Zimmerman. STEVE EMBER: And this is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program Explorations. Today we visit one of America’s great national parks. It…
2011-07-27 After 30 Years, the Space Shuttle Program Retires
MARIO RITTER: I’m Mario Ritter. BARBARA KLEIN: And I’m Barbara Klein with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. This week, we talk about the final American space shuttle flight. Last week,…
2011-07-20 Exploring the Art of Glass Through History and Around the World
BARBARA KLEIN: I’m Barbara Klein. STEVE EMBER: And I’m Steve Ember with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. At the Smithsonian American Art Museum, you can see a large heart-shaped sculpture…
2011-07-13 For Many Americans Summertime is Reading Time
SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: I’m Shirley Griffith. STEVE EMBER: And I’m Steve Ember with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Our subject today is books. For many Americans, summer is a good time…