2014-02-03 Tombstone, Arizona: The Town Too Tough To Die
From VOA Learning English, welcome to This is America. I’m Steve Ember. The United States has thousands of “ghost towns.”…
2014-01-27 Southern Friendliness Meets History in Charleston, South Carolina
From VOA Learning English, welcome to This is America. I’m Steve Ember. Today, Shirley Griffith and I take you to…
2014-01-20 Lower East Side Tenement Museum Recreates Life in New York for Immigrants 100 Years Ago
From VOA Learning English, welcome to This Is America. I’m Steve Ember. Today, Bob Doughty and Faith Lapidus tell the…
2014-01-13 Small Businesses Make Big
Welcome to This is America. I’m Christopher Cruise. And I’m Faith Lapidus. Many small, family-owned businesses in the United States…
2014-01-06 Welcome to Julissa’s Quinceañera!
From VOA Learning English, welcome to This Is America. I’m Christopher Cruise. And I’m Kelly Jean Kelly. Today we meet…
2013-12-30 New Year’s Music: Where Memories and Hopes Meet at Midnight
Welcome to This Is America with VOA Learning English. Steve Ember brings you music for the New Year. In the…
2013-12-23 Christmas: The Most Wonderful Day of the Year?
Welcome to This Is America with VOA Learning English. Barbara Klein and Steve Ember have our special holiday report. For…
2013-12-16 Get Your Kicks on Route 66
This week, we go for a ride through the colorful history of Route 66, a road that has been called…
2013-12-09 Police Improve Community Relations in Los Angeles
From VOA Learning English, welcome to This Is America in Special English. I’m Kelly Jean Kelly. And I’m Jim Tedder.…
2013-12-02 People With Disabilities Achieve New Opportunities
From VOA Learning English, welcome to This Is America in Special English. I’m Kelly Jean Kelly. And I’m Jim Tedder.…
2013-11-25 Americans Celebrate Thanksgiving by Eating, Serving and … Shopping?
Welcome to This Is America from VOA Learning English. I’m Steve Ember. And I’m Kelly Jean Kelly. Imagine the smell…
2013-11-18 Songs About Autumn
Welcome to This Is America from VOA Learning English. It is autumn in the northern part of the world. Steve…
2013-11-11 America Celebrates Veterans Day
Welcome to This Is America from VOA Learning English. I’m Jim Tedder. And I’m Kelly Jean Kelly. November 11 is…
2013-11-04 The White House: Center of Power, Home for Families
Welcome to This Is America from VOA Learning English. I’m Steve Ember. And I’m Kelly Jean Kelly. This week on…
2013-10-28 How Does it Feel Not to Be Famous Anymore?
Welcome to the VOA Learning English program This Is America. This week Barbara Klein and Christopher Cruise tell about several…