An Unusual Instrument for Sale at the Smithsonian Craft Show Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC from VOA Learning English. Im June Simms. Today we play songs from a long-awaited album from the band Phoenix. We also tell about a way to unload unwanted clothin...
THIS IS AMERICA - Old-time American radio shows STEVE EMBER: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Steve Ember. SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: And I'm Shirley Griffith. This week on our program, we bring you some laughs from old-time American rad...
AMERICAN MOSAIC - New York Museum Show Just Crawling with Spiders Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. Im June Simms. On our show this week, we tell play a few songs from new albums by Green Day, Mumford Sons and Lupe Fiasco. We also te...
AMERICAN MOSAIC - The Occupy Movement Turns One; Women Rockers Celebrated in DC Museum Show JUNE SIMMS: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) Im June Simms. This week, we take a look at the Occupy Movement on its one year anniver...
Neon Trees Release 'Picture Show' Energetic pop rock is how Neon Trees describe their sound. In the last two years the band has made it to the Billboard Top 20 with both of their albums. Their newest CD is titled Picture Show. Tyler Glenn describes h...
Genetic Analyses Show Endangered Species in Shark Fin Soup More than 73 million sharks are killed every year, mostly for their fins, to make shark fin soup, industry experts and conservationists say. Shark fin soup is a common offering in many Asian...
BEIJING, June 26 (Xinhuanet) -- American country singer Carrie Underwood has performed for the fist time in the UK, at a sold-out show at Londons prestigious Royal Albert Hall. The former American Idol winner is on tour following the release of her f...
Genome Shows Humans More Gorilla-like than Thought Sixty scientists worked over five years to sequence the genome of a single female lowland gorilla, the last of the great apes to have its DNA mapped. According to lead author Aylwyn Scally, of the Tr...
AMERICAN MOSAIC - Millions of Teens Show a Taste for The Hunger Games JUNE SIMMS: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) Im June Simms. On the program today, we hear about a new album from jazz musician Esperanza Spalding We also...
Learning About Farm Animals at Houston Livestock Show This is where cows get all prettied up for judging or auction. For families from farms and ranches, being around these animals is part of everyday life. But they are in the minority, says the Hous...