2014-04-07 Americans Chose Their Favorite Poems
From VOA Learning English, welcome to This is America. I’m Steve Ember. April is National Poetry Month, and this week,…
2014-03-31 Blues, Country and Soul Mix in Memphis
From VOA Learning English, welcome to This Is America. I’m Steve Ember. This week, we learn about a city in…
2014-03-24 Songs of Spring Describe Her Many Moods
From VOA Learning English, welcome to This Is America. I’m Steve Ember. If you’ve checked your calendar lately, you know…
2014-03-17 A Century Later, Statue of Liberty Still Attracts Millions
From VOA Learning English, welcome to This is America. I’m Steve Ember. Today we tell about the Statue of Liberty.…
2014-03-10 The Iwo Jima Memorial in Arlington, Virginia and the Famous Photograph that Inspired It
From VOA Learning English, welcome to This Is America. I’m Steve Ember. Visitors to Washington, DC know about such tourist…
2014-03-03 From Traditional to ‘Freak’ the Evolution in American Folk Music
From VOA Learning English, welcome to This Is America. I’m Steve Ember. This week on our program, we explore American…
2014-02-17 A Visit to George Washington’s Mount Vernon
From VOA Learning English, welcome to This is America. I’m Steve Ember. Americans are remembering George Washington this month. February…
2014-02-10 Celebrating the Life of Abraham Lincoln
From VOA Learning English, welcome to This is America. I’m Steve Ember. Today we tell about Abraham Lincoln, the 16th…
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…