2009-01-12 Change in Washington Has Special Meaning to People in Chicago
Chicago, along Lake Michigan, is known as the “Windy City” Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I’m…
2009-01-05 Exploring the Finger Lakes and Lake Champlain
VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I’m Barbara Klein. VOICE TWO: And I’m Steve Ember.…
2008-12-29 Music for a Day When Memories and Hopes Meet at Midnight
Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I’m Steve Ember, and today we bring you music for the…
2008-12-22 Spirit of the Season: Christmas Music and Traditions in America
Millions of Americans will celebrate Christmas on December twenty-fifth. It is the most widely celebrated religious holiday in the United…
2008-12-15 Coming to Town for the Inaugural? Add These Sights to See
VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I’m Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: A flag made of…
2008-12-08 Trying to Live With a Recession in the World’s Largest Economy
Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I’m Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And I’m Barbara Klein. This week…
2008-12-01 Kennedy Center Honors Six Artists for Life’s Work
VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I’m Shirley Griffith. VOICE TWO: And I’m Steve Ember.…
2008-11-24 Neurologist Oliver Sacks Writes About Patients with Unusual Conditions
VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I’m Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: “Incredible Hulk” in July…
2008-11-17 The Making of One of Jazz’s Most Influential Recordings
Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I’m Shirley Griffith. If one album had to explain jazz, a…
2008-11-10 Election 2008: ‘At This Defining Moment, Change Has Come to America’
Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I’m Steve Ember. Our subject this week is the election of…
2008-11-03 ‘Change We Need’ or ‘Country First’? US Voters Are About to Decide
VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I’m Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: Voting is expected to…
2008-10-27 What Is Your Favorite Song About Autumn?
VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I’m Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And I’m Barbara Klein.…
2008-10-20 Tombstone, Arizona: ‘The Town Too Tough to Die’
VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I’m Bob Doughty. VOICE TWO: And I’m Barbara Klein.…
2008-10-13 When Sending a Letter to California Meant 25 Days in a Stagecoach
Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I’m Bob Doughty. VOICE TWO: A stagecoach like ones used by…
2008-10-06 Another World, Underground: Carlsbad Caverns National Park
Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I’m Bob Doughty. VOICE TWO: And I’m Barbara Klein. This week…