17 January 2010 VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Shirley Griffith. VOICE TWO: And I'm Steve Ember. Lomax is a name well known to historians of American musical culture. Today we have the first of two programs about ho...
By Jill Moss 2010-1-10 VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA, in VOA Special English. I'm Shirley Griffith. VOICE TWO: And I'm Faith Lapidus. This week, travel back in time to explore the history of transportation in the United States. (MUSIC) VOICE...
By Shelley Gollust 2010-1-3 ANNOUNCER: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA IN VOA Special English. I'm Faith Lapidus. One of the world's great natural wonders is in the state of New Mexico, in the American Southwest. Nature has created huge moving hills of pu...
By Nancy Steinbach and Mario Ritter 2009-12-27 VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: Numbers arrive, on pedicabs, to be placed atop Times Square in New York for the New Year's Eve ball drop welcomin...
By Caty Weaver 2009-12-20 VOICE ONE: A major snowstorm hit the East Coast on the weekend before Christmas. Christmas trees for sale in the Upper West Side neighborhood of New York. Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Barbara Klein....
By Paul Thompson and Nancy Steinbach 2009-12-13 VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Shirley Griffith. This week on our program, we answer a question from a listener in Brazil. Tino Therezo in Sao Paulo wants to know abou...
By Nancy Steinbach 2009-12-6 VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Bob Doughty. VOICE TWO: And I'm Barbara Klein. This week on our program, we explore a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the American Southwest, near the city o...
By June Simms 2009-11-29 VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And I'm Barbara Klein. Each year, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington honors performers for their lifetime...
By Caty Weaver 2009-11-22 VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA. I'm Faith Lapidus. This Thursday is a day for families and friends to share a special holiday meal and think about what they are thankful for. This week on our program, we ask some peop...
By Paul Thompson 2009-11-15 ANNOUNCER: Biltmore Estate Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. This week, Rich Kleinfeldt and Shirley Griffith are your guides as we take you to the Biltmore Estate. This huge home was built more than a cent...
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