Taekwondo—When East Meets West More than a thousand years ago, Korean warriors developed unarmed self-defense techniques to complement their skills with weapons. Martial art masters united the uniqu...
Into the West Lay down your sweet and 1)weary head Night is falling You’ve come to journey’s end Sleep now Dream of the ones who came before They are calling From across the distant shore Why do y...
EXPLORATIONS - Opening the American West: Lewis and Clark and the Corps of Discovery By Paul Thompson Broadcast: Wednesday, November 23, 2005 (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: This is Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And thi...
EXPLORATIONS - Doc Holliday and the Old West By Paul Thompson Broadcast: Wednesday, April 21, 2004 (THEME) VOICE ONE: This is Phoebe Zimmermann. John Henry Holliday. VOICE TWO: And this is Doug Johnso...
INTRODUCTION TO ACT I Today on TUNING IN THE U.S.A., were in Denver, Colorado near the great Rocky Mountains. Robbie and Grandpa have come to join Richard for a few days. Tonight, Richard will sleep at a campground, but Robbie and Grandpa are going t...
INTRODUCTION TO ACT I Today on TUNING IN THE U.S.A., were at the Stewarts home in Riverdale, New York. The mail has just arrived. And in the mail is a cassette tape from Richard Stewart. Richard and his friend Andreas Pappas have sent a recorded mess...
PEOPLE IN AMERICA - May 12, 2002: Dorothy West By Doreen Baingana VOICE ONE: I'm Shirley Griffith. VOICE TWO: And I'm Steve Ember with the Special English Program, PEOPLE IN AMERICA. Every week, we te...
IN THE NEWS - October 5, 2002: US West Coast Ports Shut Down By Caty Weaver This is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program In The News. A labor dispute in the United States closed twenty-nin...
HEALTH REPORT - September 18, 2002: West Nile Virus Update By Nancy Steinbach 17 Sep 2002, 20:17 UTC This is the VOA Special English Health Report. The United States Centers for Disease Control says m...
Broadcast: Jan 26 2003 The Lewis and Clark Fife and Drum Corps helped launch the expedition bicentennial, evoking the music and pageantry of a young American nation. The musicians come from Saint Char...