Spotlight English

Ryan Geertsma and Marina Santee tell the story of Robert Scott. One hundred years ago, Scott battled the terrible conditions of Antarctica to explore the continent. https://spotlightenglish.com/uncategorized/scott-of-the-antarctic/ Download our app for Android at http://bit.ly/spotlight-android Download our app for iOS at http://bit.ly/spotlight-apple Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/spotlightra...

Gillian Woodward and Roger Basick tell about the ancient Nazca Lines in Peru and the different theories of how they were created. https://spotlightenglish.com/uncategorized/the-new-nazca-lines/ Download our app for Android at http://bit.ly/spotlight-android Download our app for iOS at http://bit.ly/spotlight-apple Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/spotlightradio Are you learning English? Are you...

Roger Basick and Marina Santee tell us about Cerebral Palsy and how to be more helpful and considerate to those who live with this condition. https://spotlightenglish.com/uncategorized/i-am-not-drunk/ Download our app for Android at http://bit.ly/spotlight-android Download our app for iOS at http://bit.ly/spotlight-apple Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/spotlightradio Are you learning English? A...

Colin Lowther and Alice Irizarry share about the life and music of Woodie Guthrie, an American folk singer who influenced many singers and shaped American folk music.  https://spotlightenglish.com/uncategorized/this-land-is-your-land-the-woody-guthrie-story/ Download our app for Android at http://bit.ly/spotlight-android Download our app for iOS at http://bit.ly/spotlight-apple Facebook: https://w...

When parents cannot raise their children, sometimes grandparents take that responsibility. Spotlight looks at this kind of family. https://spotlightenglish.com/uncategorized/when-grandparents-raise-children/ Download our app for Android at http://bit.ly/spotlight-android Download our app for iOS at http://bit.ly/spotlight-apple Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/spotlightradio Are you learning Eng...

Colin Lowther and Alice Irrizary share about something that many couples might experience but may be embarrassed to talk about it or to ask someone for help. https://spotlightenglish.com/relationships/the-wedding-blues/ Download our app for Android at http://bit.ly/spotlight-android Download our app for iOS at http://bit.ly/spotlight-apple Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/spotlightradio Are you...

Learn a new language called Seaspeak in today's programme. Colin Lowther and Marina Santee introduce us to a special kind of English used at sea. https://spotlightenglish.com/uncategorized/seaspeak/ Download our app for Android at http://bit.ly/spotlight-android Download our app for iOS at http://bit.ly/spotlight-apple Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/spotlightradio Are you learning English? Are...

Robin Basselin and Nick Page tell the old, famous story of Robin Hood. Are these stories true? Why are they still so popular? https://spotlightenglish.com/uncategorized/robin-hood-an-old-hero/ Download our app for Android at http://bit.ly/spotlight-android Download our app for iOS at http://bit.ly/spotlight-apple Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/spotlightradio Are you learning English? Are you l...

On May 6, 1954, Roger Bannister set a new record for running the mile – a record that made him a global sports hero. Bruce Gulland and Anne Muir look at the record, and his life. https://spotlightenglish.com/biography/running-the-four-minute-mile/ Download our app for Android at http://bit.ly/spotlight-android Download our app for iOS at http://bit.ly/spotlight-apple Facebook: https://www.facebook...

Roger Basick and Alice Irrizary share about the life of a writer whose stories continue to be told to children around the world. https://spotlightenglish.com/books/hans-christian-andersen-the-story-teller/ Download our app for Android at http://bit.ly/spotlight-android Download our app for iOS at http://bit.ly/spotlight-apple Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/spotlightradio Are you learning Engli...

Are there dams where you live? Robin Basselin and Ryan Geertsma look at the good and bad results from building dams. https://spotlightenglish.com/science-and-technology/the-good-and-bad-of-building-dams/ Download our app for Android at http://bit.ly/spotlight-android Download our app for iOS at http://bit.ly/spotlight-apple Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/spotlightradio Are you learning English...

Liz Waid and Joshua Leo look at why monarch butterflies are disappearing, and what people can do to increase the monarch population. https://spotlightenglish.com/science-and-technology/save-the-butterflies/ Download our app for Android at http://bit.ly/spotlight-android Download our app for iOS at http://bit.ly/spotlight-apple Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/spotlightradio re you learning Engli...

Is it possible for anything good to come out of garbage? Liz Waid and Ryan Geertsma look at a group of people making musical instruments out of garbage. https://spotlightenglish.com/society/recycling-for-music/ Download our app for Android at http://bit.ly/spotlight-android Download our app for iOS at http://bit.ly/spotlight-apple Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/spotlightradio Are you learning...

Why would 285 girls change their names at one time? Liz Waid and Joshua Leo tell the story.  https://spotlightenglish.com/society/new-names-for-unwanted-girls/ Download our app for Android at http://bit.ly/spotlight-android Download our app for iOS at http://bit.ly/spotlight-apple Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/spotlightradio Are you learning English? Are you looking for a way to practice your...

Joshua Leo and Liz Waid look at an effort to clean up the world's garbage waste in one day! "Let's Do It!" started in Estonia, but it is spreading around the world. https://spotlightenglish.com/international-un-days/cleaning-the-world-together/ Download our app for Android at http://bit.ly/spotlight-android Download our app for iOS at http://bit.ly/spotlight-apple Facebook: https://www.facebook.co...

Would you go out in a dangerous storm? Katy Blake and Liz Waid look at people who chase tornados to get information and pictures. https://spotlightenglish.com/uncategorized/chasing-storms/ Download our app for Android at http://bit.ly/spotlight-android Download our app for iOS at http://bit.ly/spotlight-apple Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/spotlightradio Are you learning English? Are you looki...

Patrick Woodward and Megan Nollet look at how animals are used in English idioms. https://spotlightenglish.com/how-to-learn-english/english-idioms-animals/ Download our app for Android at http://bit.ly/spotlight-android Download our app for iOS at http://bit.ly/spotlight-apple Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/spotlightradio Are you learning English? Are you looking for a way to practice your Eng...

Why are books forbidden in different countries around the world? In recognition of the UN's World Book and Copyright Day, Ryan Geertsma and Marina Santee look at why books get banned. https://spotlightenglish.com/uncategorized/dangerous-books/ Download our app for Android at http://bit.ly/spotlight-android Download our app for iOS at http://bit.ly/spotlight-apple Facebook: https://www.facebook.com...

Alice Irrizary and Colin Lowther talk about the longest-running TV program and why it has remained popular for so many years for the Japanese audience. https://spotlightenglish.com/uncategorized/sazae-san-life-never-changes/ Download our app for Android at http://bit.ly/spotlight-android Download our app for iOS at http://bit.ly/spotlight-apple Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/spotlightradio Are...

Gillian Woodward and Roger Basick share with us about the successful career of film producer, Steven Spielberg. https://spotlightenglish.com/uncategorized/steven-spielberg/ Download our app for Android at http://bit.ly/spotlight-android Download our app for iOS at http://bit.ly/spotlight-apple Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/spotlightradio Are you learning English? Are you looking for a way to...

Roger Basick and Gillian Woodward talk about a clever invention that is bringing not only water, but also a better life to communities around Africa and beyond.  https://spotlightenglish.com/uncategorized/rolling-water/ Download our app for Android at http://bit.ly/spotlight-android Download our app for iOS at http://bit.ly/spotlight-apple  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/spotlightradio Are you...

Alice Irrizary and Andrew Devis talk about an ancient city in Turkey that was hidden underground until it was recently discovered. https://spotlightenglish.com/uncategorized/turkeys-ancient-underground-cities/ Download our app for Android at http://bit.ly/spotlight-android Download our app for iOS at http://bit.ly/spotlight-apple Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/spotlightradio Are you learning E...

Joshua Leo and Liz Waid look at how an entire country came together to solve a big problem. https://spotlightenglish.com/international-un-days/cleaning-the-world-together/ Download our app for Android at http://bit.ly/spotlight-android Download our app for iOS at http://bit.ly/spotlight-apple Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/spotlightradio Are you learning English? Are you looking for a way to p...

Roger Basick and Gillian Woodward look at the life of Leonardo da Vinci and his incredible and creative mind. https://spotlightenglish.com/biography/leonardo-da-vinci-the-most-interested-man-in-the-world/ Download our app for Android at http://bit.ly/spotlight-android Download our app for iOS at http://bit.ly/spotlight-apple Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/spotlightradio Are you learning Englis...

Megan Nollet and Colin Lowther look at how easily one can be deceived and persuaded by false information when they know what you are looking for. https://spotlightenglish.com/uncategorized/click-on-this-video/ Download our app for Android at http://bit.ly/spotlight-android Download our app for iOS at http://bit.ly/spotlight-apple Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/spotlightradio Are you learning E...