2003-03-17 Academy Awards
(THEME) VOICE ONE: On March twenty-third, actors,directors and other filmmakers will gather in Los Angeles,California, for the seventy-fifth Academy Awards…
2003-03-10 New Orleans and Mardi Gras
(THEME) VOICE ONE: New Orleans, Louisiana, is a city famous for its music, food andhistory. It is also famous for…
2003-03-03 ‘Latin Jazz: La Combinacion Perfecta’
(THEME) VOICE ONE: It has a long history in Americanmusic. Yet only in recent years has much effort been made…
2003-02-24 Hispanics in America
(THEME) VOICE ONE: In the United States, the population of Hispanics is growing fastinto America’s largest minority group. I’m Steve…
2003-02-17 Women in Congress
(THEME) VOICE ONE: Many years ago, a popular saying in America was, “A woman’s placeis in the home.” But today,…
2003-02-10 Dating
(THEME) VOICE ONE: The United States has millions of unmarried adults. Many wouldlike to go out socially and have fun…
2003-02-03 Songs About States
(Theme) VOICE 1: Almost every state in America has an official song. However,songwriters have written many beautiful, unofficial songs todescribe…
2003-01-27 Capital Punishment
(THEME) VOICE ONE: Thirty-eight of the fifty American states have laws permittingthem to execute people found guilty of capital crimes.…
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…
2003-01-13 Homeless
((THEME)) VOICE ONE: No one knows exactly how many Americans do not have a permanentplace to live. This homelessness continues…
2003-01-06 Harlem
(THEME) VOICE ONE: It was home to the great jazz performers Ella Fitzgerald and DukeEllington, poet Langston Hughes, and civil…
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…
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.…
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,…
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…