IN THE NEWS - Royal Wedding Draws a Worldwide Crowd This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. People around the world watched Britain's Prince William and Kate Middleton get married. The royal wedding broke records for live streaming on the Interne...
AMERICAN MOSAIC - Community Gardens Grow Green Space in New York City FAITH LAPIDUS: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) I'm Faith Lapidus. This week, on our program we play new music from Alison Krauss and Union Station answer...
Economics Report - Bernanke Meets the Press in a First for US Central Bank This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. Central bankers have to choose their words carefully. So they often say little in public -- or little that makes sense. But t...
THE MAKING OF A NATION - American Foreign Policy in the 1930's STEVE EMBER: Welcome to THE MAKING OF A NATION American history in VOA Special English. Im Steve Ember. This week in our series, we continue to discuss the events of the nineteen thirties...
Education Report - A Social Network Aims to Speed Up Progress in Science This is the VOA Special English Education Report. A few years ago, a university researcher was having problems with an experiment that involved medical imaging. His adviser and...
Explorations - Wiley Post: The First Pilot to Fly Around the World Alone MARY TILLOTSON: Now the VOA Special English program, Explorations. Today Shirley Griffith and Doug Johnson tell about pilot Wiley Post. He set new records when he flew his own a...
SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - Scientists Search for the Lost City of Atlantis FAITH LAPIDUS: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS, in VOA Special English. Im Faith Lapidus. BOB DOUGHTY: And Im Bob Doughty. Today, we tell about efforts to find the lost city of Atlanti...
Agriculture Report - Growing Chili Peppers: A Heated Subject This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Some people say eating hot chili peppers can help you breathe easier if you have a cold. Others believe that chilies give you more energy...
THIS IS AMERICA - Rahm Emanuel Gets Ready for New Job as Mayor of Chicago BOB DOUGHTY: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. Im Bob Doughty. FAITH LAPIDUS: And I'm Faith Lapidus. This week on our program we look at the interesting politi...
Technology Report - How to Make Your Own Solar Water Heater This is the VOA Special English Technology Report. Solar water heaters are used around the world and are not very difficult to build. The system we are going to describe is based on a design...
PEOPLE IN AMERICA - Ann Landers, 1918-2002: She Helped Millions of People Deal With Their Problems MARY TILLOTSON: Im Mary Tillotson. STEVE EMBER: And Im Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program PEOPLE IN AMERICA. Today, we tell about advice...
Words and Their Stories: When the Cats Away Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. Cats are the most popular pets among Americans. So it is not surprising that there are many expressions about cats. Some cats like to catch smal...
IN THE NEWS - Remembering the Gulf Oil Spill, One Year Later This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. 这里是美国之音慢速英语新闻报道。 Last year on April twentieth the Deepwater Horizon oil drilling rig exploded in flames in the Gu...
AMERICAN MOSAIC - Culturally Diverse Dolls from Two New York Toymakers DOUG JOHNSON: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) I'm Doug Johnson. This week, on our program we play new music by hip-hop artist Wiz Khalifa We answer a qu...
Economics Report - How an Allowance Helps Children Learn About Money This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. Many children first learn the value of money by receiving an allowance. The purpose is to let children learn from experience at an...
