2011-03-23 Explorer Andrew Skurka Takes Hiking to a New Level
STEVE EMBER: I’m Steve Ember. BARBARA KLEIN: And I’m Barbara Klein with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today on our program we meet an extreme hiker. He recently completed a…
2011-03-16 ‘maximum INDIA’ Brings India’s Sights and Sounds to Washington
STEVE EMBER: I’m Steve Ember. SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: And I’m Shirley Griffith with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today we travel to India by way of the John F. Kennedy Center…
2011-03-09 Learning How to Make Soap
STEVE EMBER: I’m Steve Ember. FAITH LAPIDUS: And I’m Faith Lapidus with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. While washing your hands have you ever wondered what materials are in a…
2011-03-02 Ashoka Supports Social Entrepreneurs Around the World
FAITH LAPIDUS: I’m Faith Lapidus. CHRISTOPHER CRUISE: And I’m Christopher Cruise with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today we tell about an organization called Ashoka. It supports people who create…
2011-02-23 More and More Gamers Reach for Their Phone
CHRISTOPHER CRUISE: I’m Christopher Cruise BARBARA KLEIN: And I’m Barbara Klein with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Video games have evolved over the past fifty years into one of the…
2011-02-16 Cleopatra Was a Powerful and Wise Ruler
CHRISTOPHER CRUISE: I’m Christopher Cruise. FAITH LAPIDUS: And I’m Faith Lapidus with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today we tell about the life of one of the most famous and…
2011-02-09 Among 1,200 Possible Planets, Some Seem Like Our Own
STEVE EMBER: I’m Steve Ember. SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: And I’m Shirley Griffith with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today we tell about an American spacecraft that has a date with a…
2011-02-02 ‘Green’ Cities Are Organizing to Protect the Environment
STEVE EMBER: I’m Steve Ember. SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: And I’m Shirley Griffith with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today we explore ways in which local governments around the world are working…
2011-01-26 Before ‘Black Swan,’ Ballet as a Dance of Power and Influence
STEVE EMBER: I’m Steve Ember. SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: And I’m Shirley Griffith with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Ballet is a formalized kind of dance performance with a rich and interesting…
2011-01-19 You Can See This Art for Free on City Streets Around the World
BARBARA KLEIN: I’m Barbara Klein. STEVE EMBER: And I’m Steve Ember with Explorations in VOA Special English. Today, we travel through city streets all over the world to explore street…
2011-01-12 The World Speaks English for Science, Business and Culture
STEVE EMBER: This is Steve Ember. SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: And this is Shirley Griffith with the VOA Special English program, EXPLORATIONS. Today we present the second of our two programs about…
2011-01-05 Where Did the English Language Come From?
STEVE EMBER: This is Steve Ember. SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: And this is Shirley Griffith with the VOA Special English program EXPLORATIONS. Today we present the first of two programs about the…
2010-12-29 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…
2010-12-22 Snowflakes and Sugarplum Fairies? Yep, It’s the Season
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 sugarplum fairies.…
2010-12-15 “Hide/Seek” Exhibit at National Portrait Gallery Raises Censorship Debate
STEVE EMBER: I’m Steve Ember. BARBARA KLEIN: And I’m Barbara Klein with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today we visit two museums housed in one building in Washington, D.C. The…