2007-09-17 How ‘West Side Story’ Gave Romeo and Juliet a New Home in America
VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I’m Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And I’m Shirley Griffith.…
2007-09-10 Secret to Avoiding Summer Crowds in Washington: Wait for Fall
VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I’m Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And I’m Barbara Klein.…
2007-09-03 Marching to the Music: Songs From the American Labor Movement
VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I’m Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And I’m Barbara Klein.…
2007-08-27 Two Years After Katrina, Revisiting New Orleans, and Its Struggles
Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I’m Faith Lapidus. VOICE TWO: And I’m Steve Ember. Two years…
2007-08-20 Chicago: Some Big Places to See in the ‘City of the Big Shoulders’
VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I’m Faith Lapidus. VOICE TWO: And I’m Steve Ember.…
2007-08-13 Hot Dogs and Apple Pie: Just Some of America’s Favorite Foods
VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I’m Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And I’m Faith Lapidus.…
2007-08-06 Mountain and Cowboy Culture Meet in Jackson Hole
VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I’m Faith Lapidus. VOICE TWO: And I’m Steve Ember.…
2007-07-30 Critics Praise Three American Playwrights
VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I’m Barbara Klein. VOICE TWO: And I’m Steve Ember.…
2007-07-23 New Movie Musical ‘Hairspray’ Takes You Back to the 1960s
VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I’m Doug Johnson. VOICE TWO: And I’m Barbara Klein.…
2007-07-16 A High School Reunion in Chicago Brings a Meeting of the Minds
VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I’m Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And I’m Barbara Klein.…
2007-07-09 Crayola Crayons Have Been Helping Children Color for Generations
VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I’m Barbara Klein. VOICE TWO: And I’m Steve Ember.…
2007-07-02 Ooh! Ah! Sis-Boom-Bah! Some Music to Go With the Fireworks on the Fourth of July
ANNOUNCER: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA, in VOA Special English. America’s Declaration of Independence from Britain was signed on July…
2007-06-25 Valerie Wilson Has a Story to Tell and a Book to Sell, if the CIA Will Let Her
VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I’m Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And I’m Barbara Klein.…
2007-06-18 What Is Your Favorite Song About Summer?
VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I’m Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And I’m Shirley Griffith.…
2007-06-11 Reaching for the Ball: NBA Finds More Players and Fans Overseas
VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I’m Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And I’m Barbara Klein.…