2004-10-25 Answering Five Questions about Civics in the United States
(MUSIC) VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA, in VOA Special English. I’m Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And I’m Faith…
2004-10-18 George W. Bush and John Kerry
(MUSIC) VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA, in VOA Special English. I’m Faith Lapidus. VOICE TWO: And I’m Steve…
2004-10-11 Agricultural Fairs
(MUSIC) VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA, in VOA Special English. I’m Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And I’m Faith…
2004-10-04 Media in the United States, Part 2
(MUSIC) VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA, in VOA Special English. I’m Faith Lapidus. VOICE TWO: And I’m Steve…
2004-09-27 Media in the United States, Part 1
(MUSIC) VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA, in VOA Special English. I’m Bob Doughty. VOICE TWO: And I’m Faith…
2004-09-20 National Museum of the American Indian
(MUSIC) VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I’m Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And I’m Faith…
2004-09-13 Songs About American States
(MUSIC) VOICE ONE: Almost every state in America has an official song. However, songwriters have written many beautiful, un-official songs…
2004-09-06 Artistic Expression in Reaction to 9/11
WRITER: “Hey, it’s okay. Maybe I can help. I’ve never written a eulogy before, but I’ve written some speeches. How…
2004-08-30 New York City and the Republican National Convention
The Dutch established the first major European settlement in the area. They called it New Amsterdam. Later, they gave New…
2004-08-23 Yard Sales and Flea Markets
(THEME) VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA, in VOA Special English. I’m Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And I’m Faith…
2004-08-16 A Visit to Washington
(MUSIC) VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA, in VOA Special English. I’m Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And I’m Gwen…
2004-08-09 Baseball and American Culture
(THEME) VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA, in VOA Special English. I’m Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And I’m Gwen…
2004-08-02 Reading in America
(MUSIC) VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I’m Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And I’m Gwen…
2004-07-26 Boston and the Democratic National Convention
(MUSIC) VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I’m Gwen Outen. VOICE TWO: And I’m Steve…
2004-07-19 International Adoptions
(MUSIC) VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I’m Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And I’m Gwen…