2003-01-20 Learning English
((THEME)) VOICE ONE: Millions of people around the world choose English as the firstforeign language they want to study. It is the most widely taughtforeign language in the world. I’m…
2003-01-13 Homeless
((THEME)) VOICE ONE: No one knows exactly how many Americans do not have a permanentplace to live. This homelessness continues although many efforts arebeing made to end it. I’m Mary…
2003-01-06 Harlem
(THEME) VOICE ONE: It was home to the great jazz performers Ella Fitzgerald and DukeEllington, poet Langston Hughes, and civil rights activist MalcolmX. I’m Mary Tillotson. VOICE TWO: And I’m…
2002-12-30 New Year’s Traditions
(THEME) VOICE ONE: On December thirty-first, Americans and other people around theworld welcome the New Year. I’m Mary Tillotson. VOICE TWO: And I’m Steve Ember. We tell about New Year…
2002-12-23 Christmas Traditions and Music
(THEME) ANNCR: Millions of Americans will celebrate Christmas on DecemberTwenty-Fifth. It is the most widely-celebrated religious holiday inthe United States. For the past few weeks, Americans have beenpreparing for Christmas.…
2002-12-16 Visiting a Dude Ranch
(THEME) VOICE ONE: Thousands of holiday visitors come to the United States eachyear. Many visit cities like New York, Washington, San Francisco orMiami. Others come to the United States to…
2002-12-09 Songs About American Cities
(Theme) VOICE 1: Most Americans have a city they like best. It may be the citythey were born in. It may be the city they would like to call home.Over…
2002-12-02 Kennedy Center Honors
VOICE ONE: The John F. Kennedy Center for thePerforming Arts will celebrate the work of five famous performingartists on Sunday, December eighth. They will be honored for manyyears of excellence.…
2002-11-25 Thanksgiving
VOICE ONE: It is one of America’s most popular holidays. It is a day forexpressing thanks for the good things in life, especially family andfriends. I’m Mary Tillotson. VOICE TWO:…
2002-11-18 National Visionary Leadership Project
VOICE ONE: An organization in Washington, D-C, is teaching young peopleabout black history in an interesting way. The National VisionaryLeadership Project tells history in the words of those who lived…
2002-11-11 Veterans Day
VOICE ONE: November Eleventh is Veterans Day in the United States. It honorsthe men and women of the American military forces. I’m MaryTillotson. VOICE TWO: And I’m Steve Ember. The…
2002-11-04 Florida Keys
VOICE ONE: In the northern part of the world,the autumn season is turning the leaves brown, red and gold.Winter’s cold will arrive in a few short weeks. This is not…
2002-10-28 Halloween and Edgar Allan Poe
VOICE ONE: October Thirty-First is Halloween.It is an unofficial holiday that celebrates the frightening andstrange. We celebrate with a report about a nineteenth-centuryAmerican writer. His stories were some of the…
2002-10-21 Supreme Court
VOICE ONE: The highest court in the UnitedStates began its term this month. From now until the end of June, itwill rule on issues that affect Americans in important ways.…
2002-10-14 Patents and Inventions
VOICE ONE: An office of the Americangovernment has helped to protect the legal rights of inventors fortwo-hundred years. The United States Patent and Trademark Officegives inventors property rights to their…