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All over the world, people share a love of tea. Bruce Gulland and Liz Waid look at the history and customs of this popular drink. https://spotlightenglish.com/food-drink/the-amazing-history-of-tea/ 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...

This is the tenth in a series of 10 programs on tolerance. Bruce Gulland and Liz Waid look at the tenth way to fight hate in your community – by examining your own harmful thoughts and ideas. https://spotlightenglish.com/society/10-ways-to-fight-hate-series/10-ways-to-fight-hate-dig-deeper/ Download our app for Android at http://bit.ly/spotlight-android Download our app for iOS at http://bit.ly/sp...

What can you do when hate has a place deep in your community? Dealing with hate can be a long-term problem. Adam Navis and Bruce Gulland tell about the 8th way to fight hate in your community: Stay Engaged. https://spotlightenglish.com/society/10-ways-to-fight-hate-series/10-ways-to-fight-hate-stay-engaged/ Download our app for Android at http://bit.ly/spotlight-android Download our app for iOS at...

Are you a kind person? Adam Navis and Katy Blake look at why people are kind. Could there be a benefit to doing kind things for others? https://spotlightenglish.com/society/why-being-kind-can-make-you-healthy/ 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...

In Adam and Liz's last conversation, they talk about the artist who calls himself Cibo. Cibo uses spray paint to make graffiti. But he paints over hateful graffiti in his city of Verona Italy. It is one way he stops the neo-facscist way of thinking in his city. https://spotlightenglish.com/art/cibo-fighting-hate-with-art/ Download our app for Android at http://bit.ly/spotlight-android Download our...

Spotlight tells about an artist in Italy who is fighting hate in an interesting way – through spray paint and food. https://spotlightenglish.com/art/cibo-fighting-hate-with-art/ 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 wa...

How can people get fresh food in the city? Liz Waid and Bruce Gulland look at the growing market of vertical farming. Can these city gardens be better for people and the environment? Join this channel to get access to exclusive videos and script PDFs: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPeqE9km-sipc9NCw02_4RQ/join https://spotlightenglish.com/science-and-technology/the-environment/vertical-farming-a...

Do you enjoy art? Have you ever thought about the life of the artist behind the art? Join a conversation between Adam and Liz talking about the life of Dutch artist Vincent Van Gogh. Van Gogh suffered from mental illness. And he dies believing he was a failure - even though today he is one of the most well-known artists in the world. What do you know about Van Gogh? Join this channel to get access...

What makes an artist great? Colin Lowther and Liz Waid look at the Dutch artist Vincent Van Gogh. He was not famous during his lifetime. In fact, he suffered from mental illness. But did this mental illness influence his art? Join this channel to get access to exclusive videos and script PDFs: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPeqE9km-sipc9NCw02_4RQ/join https://spotlightenglish.com/biography/the-...

Do you like to talk about money? Join Liz and Adam as they talk about something almost everyone in the world uses - money! We talk about this week's Spotlight program about the history of money. What happens when Adam has a bunch of chickens, but he needs potatoes? Join our REAL native English conversation about the history of money. Join this channel to get access to exclusive videos and script P...

Have you ever heard of Sherlock Holmes? He was a character in a book. but he influenced real life! Join our conversation in native English as we talk about who Sherlock Holmes was, and how he influenced real crime scene investigation methods. Join this channel to get access to exclusive videos and script PDFs: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPeqE9km-sipc9NCw02_4RQ/join https://spotlightenglish.c...

Sherlock Holmes is a character in books. But today, he is one of the most famous characters in the world. And he has influenced real methods of crime scene investigation. Liz Waid and Bruce Gulland look at how Sherlock Holmes has changed the world. Join this channel to get access to exclusive videos and script PDFs: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPeqE9km-sipc9NCw02_4RQ/join https://spotlighteng...

When is the last time you lied? Do you lie often? Do you know WHY you lied? Join our conversation this week between two native English speakers. This week we look at why people around the world lie. Could there be good reasons for people lie? We also hear an interesting story from Adam about being honest. What do you think Adam will do? Join this channel to get access to exclusive videos and scrip...

Do you think you are an honest person? What makes you that way? Colin Lowther and Liz Waid look at the reasons people are honest and why people lie. Join this channel to get access to exclusive videos and script PDFs: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPeqE9km-sipc9NCw02_4RQ/join https://spotlightenglish.com/society/why-do-people-lie/ Download our app for Android at http://bit.ly/spotlight-android...

Why are you studying English? Is it just for fun? Are you studying to get a better life or to go to school? People who want to study at an English-speaking school must often take a test called the TOEFL. Join Adam and Liz in a conversation about the history of this test. They also talk about the best way to study for the TOEFL. If you know about Spotlight English, you probably also already know a...

What would you do for a better life? Join a real English conversation between two native English speakers. In this episode, we talk about the Spotlight English program Rat Tribe: The Story of Beijing's Underground Cities. Many people are moving to Beijing for a better life. But where will they live? Some of them choose to live underground in abandoned bunkers. Would you do something like this to a...

What would you do for a better life? Liz Waid and Colin Lowther tell about the Underground City in Beijing. Here, all kinds of people come to China’s capital city to work for a better life. But is the sacrifice worth it? Will they be able to continue living there? Join this channel to get access to exclusive videos and script PDFs: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPeqE9km-sipc9NCw02_4RQ/join http...

Does representation matter? Join Liz and Adam for a conversation between two native English speakers. They tell about the work of scientist Jess Wade. She wants to tell people about all the amazing things that women scientists are doing. Liz and Adam talk about the phrase "If she can see it, she can be it" and other ways that people can help each other get ahead. Join this channel to get access to...

How can you support under-represented people? Liz Waid and Bruce Gulland tell about Jess Wade. She is helping women in science get the credit they deserve. Join this channel to get access to exclusive videos and script PDFs: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPeqE9km-sipc9NCw02_4RQ/join https://spotlightenglish.com/science-and-technology/know-more-women-in-science/ Download our app for Android at h...

Can a conversation change the world? Join Liz Waid and Adam Navis - two native English speakers as they discuss the Spotlight English program "Learning More at the Human Library". This great idea came from Ronni Abergel in Denmark. It turned into a project that now has groups all around the world. Join us as we think about how a conversation can mean more than you might think. Join this channel to...

Can a conversation change the world? Liz Waid and Adam Navis tell about an idea from Denmark – a Human Library. Here, people check out a human book and learn about something new. Join this channel to get access to exclusive videos and script PDFs: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPeqE9km-sipc9NCw02_4RQ/join https://spotlightenglish.com/relationships/learning-more-at-the-human-library/ Download ou...

Are there leaders in your family? Who are the leaders in your community? Your city? Your region? Do these leaders stand against hate? What message are they sending? Join our conversation between two native English speakers about the 7th way to fight hate in your community - pressure leaders. Liz Waid and Adam Navis talk about a few simple strategies for influencing leaders and how to talk to them...

Liz Waid and Bruce Gulland look at ways to work with leaders in your community. Leaders have an important role is stopping hate. People can pressure their leaders to lead the fight against hate. This is the 7th program in our series on 10 ways to fight hate in your community. Join this channel to get access to exclusive videos and script PDFs: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPeqE9km-sipc9NCw02_4...

Can you imagine a poet so good that people still read his poetry almost 100 years later? That is the case with Pablo Neruda. He is a poet from Chile. And he wrote about everything from love to history to war to anything else in life! Why is he so popular? He was not always well-liked. But he always had something important to say. Have you heard of Neruda's poetry before? Is there a poet from your...