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Today in the USA, it is the holiday of Thanksgiving. This holiday began as a way to show thankfulness for our harvest. But is has expanded. Every year, people in the US gather with their families and spend time together. they focus on the things they are thankful for. Join Liz and Adam as they talk about this and other traditions. Join this channel to get access to exclusive videos and script PDFs...

Do you use the word OK? How do you spell it? Which way is correct? Join our discussion about this curious word. It might just be the most common word in the English language - and the world? We also talk about where this simple little word came from. There are many theories. Tell us what you think, okay? Join this channel to get access to exclusive videos and script PDFs: https://www.youtube.com/c...

What do you know about the word okay? It seems very simple, but it is actually very complex! Liz Waid and Colin Lowther look at the uses and history of this common word. Join this channel to get access to exclusive videos and script PDFs: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPeqE9km-sipc9NCw02_4RQ/join https://spotlightenglish.com/your-life/how-to-use-the-word-ok/ Download our app for Android at http...

What do you do when you lose someone you love? You want to talk to them, but they are gone? Join Liz and Adam as they tell about "kaze no denwa", the telephone of the wind in Otsuchi, Japan. Would you use something like this? How do you remember someone you have lost? Join this channel to get access to exclusive videos and script PDFs: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPeqE9km-sipc9NCw02_4RQ/join...

What can you do when you want to rally against hate? Join Liz and Adam as they look at the Southern Poverty Law Center's 6th way to fight hate: Create an Alternative. In this conversation we look at what you can do instead of a rally. Is this a method you think you can use? https://spotlightenglish.com/society/10-ways-to-fight-hate-series/10-ways-to-fight-hate-create-an-alternative/ Join this chan...

Can choosing something different help stop hate? Adam Navis and Katy Blake look at the sixth way to fight hate: Create an Alternative. Love is stronger than hate. https://spotlightenglish.com/society/10-ways-to-fight-hate-series/10-ways-to-fight-hate-create-an-alternative/ Join this channel to get access to exclusive videos and script PDFs: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPeqE9km-sipc9NCw02_4RQ/...

Have you ever heard a story that you thought MIGHT be true, but you did not know? These are urban legends. Join Liz and Adam as they talk about a few urban legends (or urban myths) they know. Could these stories have lessons for people to learn from? Join this channel to get access to exclusive videos and script PDFs: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPeqE9km-sipc9NCw02_4RQ/join https://spotlighte...

Bruce Gulland and Liz Waid look at urban legends - stories told to give a message. Can these stories ever be true? Join this channel to get access to exclusive videos and script PDFs: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPeqE9km-sipc9NCw02_4RQ/join https://spotlightenglish.com/good-stories/the-truth-in-urban-legends/ Download our app for Android at http://bit.ly/spotlight-android Download our app for...

Join Liz and Adam as they discuss the program Isadore Charters: The Healing Pole. They tell Charters' story and look at his efforts to bring reconciliation to Canada. He lost his whole culture as a boy. But he is trying to bring native culture back to Canada and start the healing process. Join this channel to get access to exclusive videos and script PDFs: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPeqE9km...

Bruce Gulland and Liz Waid look at the story of Isadore Charters. He was taken from his home as a young child. He lost his culture but found healing. Photo credit: "Isadore Charters" (CC BY 2.0) by SFU - Communications & Marketing Join this channel to get access to exclusive videos and script PDFs: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPeqE9km-sipc9NCw02_4RQ/join https://spotlightenglish.com/listen/ar...

Join Liz and Adam in a discussion about high-speed trains. Trains are not very common in the US. But around the world, this method of transportation is more and more popular. Are there high-speed trains in your country? Have you ever ridden on one? 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 a shoe more than just a shoe? Join Liz and Adam in a REAL conversation between two native English speakers. We find out that Adam might have a shoe obsession. And we find out that Liz has a special pair of shoes from a European country. Do you buy expensive shoes? Are there special cultural shoes in your country? Join this channel to get access to exclusive videos and script PDFs: https://...

What kinds of shoes do people wear around the world? Colin Lowther and Liz Waid look at unusual and special shoes from around the world. How does culture influence clothing? Join this channel to get access to exclusive videos and script PDFs: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPeqE9km-sipc9NCw02_4RQ/join https://spotlightenglish.com/shopping/shoes-of-the-world/ Download our app for Android at http:...

Have you ever had a gut feeling? Did you act on it? Did you ever do something, only to realize that what you thought wasn't true? These quick decisions are snap judgements. Join Adam and Liz as they talk about Malcolm Gladwell's book "Blink". We look at how snap judgements can affect us more than we know! Join this channel to get access to exclusive videos and script PDFs: https://www.youtube.com/...

Colin Lowther and Liz Waid look at the quick decisions we make, without thinking. These decisions affect our lives more than we know. Join this channel to get access to exclusive videos and script PDFs: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPeqE9km-sipc9NCw02_4RQ/join https://spotlightenglish.com/your-life/how-your-quick-decisions-can-change-your-life/ Download our app for Android at http://bit.ly/spo...

Where do your flowers come from? Join Adam and Liz as they talk about the flower industry. Can this business improve workers' lives? Do you shop for flowers? If so, do you look for fair trade flowers? Join our conversation about the business of flowers! Join this channel to get access to exclusive videos and script PDFs: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPeqE9km-sipc9NCw02_4RQ/join https://spotlig...

This is a real conversation between two native English speakers about topics that matter. Join Adam and Liz in a conversation about how education can help stop hate. They talk about ways that people can educate themselves about hate groups. They also look at ways that you can look at your own biases and how propaganda influences people. Is there propaganda where you live? How do you stop your own...

This is the fifth in a series of 10 programs on fighting hate in your community. Liz Waid and Colin Lowther look at the fifth way to fight hatred - learning about hate groups. Join our YouTube channel to get access to exclusive videos and script PDFs: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPeqE9km-sipc9NCw02_4RQ/join https://spotlightenglish.com/society/10-ways-to-fight-hate-series/10-ways-to-fight-hat...

Join Liz and Adam as they have a real conversation about the history of how vaccines were brought around the world. They look at how the COVIS-19 vaccine will need to reach all parts of the planet before we can all be safe. Have you gotten a COVID-19 vaccine yet? Will you get one when it is available? Join this channel to get access to exclusive videos and script PDFs: https://www.youtube.com/chan...

Adam Navis and Liz Waid give a short history of how people around the world get vaccines. We will have to use many of these methods to deliver vaccines that everyone needs – the COVID-19 vaccines. How do you get vaccines? Join our YouTube channel to get access to exclusive videos and script PDFs: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPeqE9km-sipc9NCw02_4RQ/join https://spotlightenglish.com/health-medi...

Join Adam and Liz in a conversation about a very difficult topic. For many years, the native people in Canada were treated very badly by the Canadian government. The Canadian government and the native people have worked toward reconciliation, or forgiveness. They are working to heal the terrible effects of many years of colonialism. But is this even a possible task? How does the government apologi...

In Canada, there is a long, sad history of abuse towards native people. Bruce Gulland and Megan Nollet look at this terrible history, and an attempt to bring healing. Can a country ever reconcile a difficult situation? Join our YouTube channel to get access to exclusive videos and script PDFs: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPeqE9km-sipc9NCw02_4RQ/join https://spotlightenglish.com/history/truth-...

Join Liz and Adam as they talk about China Achebe. Achebe was from Nigeria. He saw that media around the world did not show the true culture of Nigeria and Africa. So, he set out to tell the story of African people Is there an author who tells about your culture very well? Adam mentions a few authors in this program. Here are links so you can check them out. Haruki Murikami: https://www.harukimura...

Join this channel to get access to exclusive videos and script PDFs: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPeqE9km-sipc9NCw02_4RQ/join Join Liz and Adam as they tell about the Cellist of Sarajevo. We discuss our program Music in War, which tells the story of this performer named Vedran Smailović. People around the world have experienced war. But finding beauty in these hard times is often difficult. W...

Food full of poison. Rotten food. Food that is just plain strange! In today's conversation Adam and Liz talk about taboo foods. These are usually foods that most people will not eat. They are foods other people or cultures may think are gross or even immoral! Join this conversation between two native English speakers. Have you ever eaten a taboo food? Join this channel to get access to exclusive v...