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Spotlight English

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Episodes

Five Keys to Safer Food

How do you practice food safety? Joshua Leo and Liz Waid discover how to avoid disease from food with the World Health Organization's "Five Keys to Safer Food." Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/spotlightenglish 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 English? Listen to Spotlight to le...

Jul 05, 2020•15 min

Body Hacking: More Than Human

Anne Muir and Liz Waid tell about a group of people who explore the relationship between the human body and technology. Would you want to see sound? Would you want to hear colors? Would you want to unlock doors just by approaching them? People can put technology into their bodies to do these things. Will this be more popular in the future?

Jun 28, 2020•15 min

Women Speaking Truth

Robin Basselin and Liz Waid tell about a brave group of women. They confronted their abusers in an international court.

Jun 19, 2020•15 min

Bringing Animals Back to Life

Scientists want to bring extinct animals back to life. Is this a good idea? Or could it change our environment too much? Luke Haley and Robin Basselin look at the issue of de-extinction.

Jun 17, 2020•15 min

Music for Marching

Adam Navis and Liz Waid tell about a kind of music that makes people move – the march. This music began as a way to move soldiers, but today people use it in competitions.

Jun 16, 2020•15 min

The Monopoly Game

Joshua Leo and Christy VanArragon look at one of the world's most popular games - Monopoly! It uses ideas of big business, and land ownership. But what was the original idea?

Jun 15, 2020•15 min

Foodbanks: Food and Hope

Foodbanks bring hope to poor people in communities around the world. Katy Blake and Bruce Gulland look at foodbanks in the United Kingdom, South Africa and Brazil.

Jun 12, 2020•15 min

World Heritage Sites in Danger

Wind, rain and war. These things can all destroy. Adam Navis and Liz Waid tell about these and other forces that destroy special cultural and natural places.

Jun 11, 2020•15 min

The Lucky Iron Fish

Colin Lowther and Liz Waid tell about a simple and effective method to solve the problem of anaemia. This common health problem affects many people in developing countries.

Jun 10, 2020•15 min

Preparing for Death

Joshua Leo and Liz Waid look at two men who prepared for death in unusual ways: Louis Mantin and James Bedford.

Jun 09, 2020•15 min

Donald Watson - A New Way to Eat

Liz Waid and Adam Navis look at the food choices of Donald Watson. Watson was the first vegan, and he developed a new way of eating.

Jun 08, 2020•15 min

Charles Dickens - Writing for the Forgotten

Colin Lowther and Anne Muir look at one of England’s greatest writers, Charles Dickens. He was born 200 years ago, but readers still love his books now.

Jun 05, 2020•15 min

The Disappearing Dark Night Sky

Around the world, the night sky is getting lighter. Luke Haley and Liz Waid look at the problem of light pollution.

Jun 03, 2020•15 min

The Story of Stuff

Where did your stuff come from? Who made it? Where was it made? How did you get it? What will happen to it when you are finished with it? Spotlight looks at the story of stuff.

Jun 02, 2020•15 min

Monday Morning Art

How could you celebrate Monday morning? Liz Waid and Robin Basselin look at an unusual art project.

Jun 01, 2020•15 min

Thai Cave Rescue

12 young boys and their coach are trapped in a cave with no food or water. Spotlight tells the story of their amazing rescue.

May 29, 2020•15 min

The Baby Box

Liz Waid and Ryan Geertsma look at baby boxes – a way to protect newborn babies when their parents cannot care for them.

May 28, 2020•15 min

DNA: Where are You From?

Adam Navis and Liz Waid look at genetic ancestry testing. Would you take a test to discover where your family was from? What if you learned something you did not like?

May 27, 2020•15 min

John Milton: Writing of Paradise

Colin Lowther and Anne Muir look at the life and work of the famous British poet, John Milton, and his most famous poem, "Paradise Lost".

May 26, 2020•15 min

Bananas: The World's Favorite Fruit

Liz Waid and Adam Navis look at the most popular fruit in the world - the long, thin, yellow banana. This fruit is under threat.

May 25, 2020•15 min

History of the Calendar

Liz Waid and Joshua Leo tell the history of the most popular way people organize time - the Gregorian calendar.

May 22, 2020•15 min

Is Vaping Bad for You?

Bruce Gulland and Adam Navis look at vaping. Many people believe vaping is better for you than smoking. But is it?

May 21, 2020•15 min

A Plant for All Seasons

Colin Lowther and Robin Basselin look at the promises and problems of the Jatropha plant. Does it help or hurt farmers?

May 20, 2020•15 min

The Museum of Broken Relationships

What happens after a relationship ends? Colin Lowther and Liz Waid look at a museum that collects things left at the end of a relationship.

May 19, 2020•15 min

The Almost Perfect Game

A man loses a great honor because of another person's mistake. Liz Waid and David Bast tell this touching story of forgiveness.

May 18, 2020•15 min

L'Arch - A Community for Disabled People

Adam Navis and Liz Waid look at the history of the L'Arche communities. These communities provide a safe, caring place for people with disabilities.

May 15, 2020•15 min

Singing to Save Capetown

In 2017, Cape Town was going to run out of water. Liz Waid and Bruce Gulland tell about one way the people there worked through the crisis.

May 14, 2020•15 min

Defeating Drugs

Liz Waid and Colin Lowther look at an unusual community in Italy. It helps young people defeat illegal drug use.

May 13, 2020•15 min
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