2006-09-11 Plans for Ground Zero in New York are Slow to Take Shape in Glass and Steel Above the City
VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I’m Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And I’m Faith Lapidus.…
2006-09-04 Cooking in the Great Outdoors (Fireplace Included)
VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I’m Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And I’m Barbara Klein.…
2006-08-28 One Year After Katrina Smashed Into Gulf Coast, Uneven Progress Marks Recovery Efforts
VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I’m Barbara Klein. VOICE TWO: And I’m Doug Johnson.…
2006-08-21 MTV at 25: How ‘Music Television’ Changed Its Tune With the Times
VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I’m Faith Lapidus. VOICE TWO: And I’m Steve Ember.…
2006-08-14 White House Pressroom Getting a Makeover; Reporters Relocate
VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I’m Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And I’m Faith Lapidus.…
2006-08-07 Take Me Out to the Ball Game for Some Hits of the Musical Sort
VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I’m Barbara Klein. For sports fans, August means different…
2006-07-31 Clergy in America: Still Mostly a Man’s World, but More Women Answer Calling and Make Gains
Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I’m Steve Ember. And I’m Barbara Klein. This week our subject…
2006-07-24 Making Beautiful Music Under the Stars at Ravinia and Tanglewood
Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. This week — making music under the sky. Steve Ember and…
2006-07-17 After Six Years of Work, Doors Open on a Fresh Look for Two Art Museums in Washington
VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I’m Faith Lapidus. VOICE TWO: And I’m Steve Ember.…
2006-07-10 Going the Distance, Coast to Coast and Border to Border, on America’s Highways
(MUSIC) VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. On June twenty-ninth, nineteen fifty-six, President Dwight Eisenhower…
2006-07-03 Celebrating America’s Birthday With Fireworks, Music, Picnics and Parades
(MUSIC) VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I’m Faith Lapidus. VOICE TWO: And I’m Steve…
2006-06-26 Route 66 at Age 80: Taking a Drive on the Historic ‘Mother Road’
(MUSIC) VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I’m Faith Lapidus. VOICE TWO: And I’m Steve…
2006-06-19 A Visit to Houston, Where Cowboys, Astronauts and Culture Meet
From VOA News: Heavy rains caused flooding Monday in Houston, blocking roads and forcing some schools and businesses to close…
2006-06-12 Planning a Wedding Becomes a Marriage of a Million Details
(MUSIC) VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I’m Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And I’m Barbara…
2006-06-05 They Sing in English, Put on American Works, and Redefine Opera
(MUSIC) VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I’m Barbara Klein. VOICE TWO: And I’m Steve…