Do you drink tea? What kinds of tea do you drink? 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. 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 learn about people and places all around the wo...
May 21, 2023•14 min
Liz Waid and Ryan Geertsma look at the lives of honey hunters in India. This dangerous tradition provides thick, sweet honey. 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 learn about people and places all around the world. You can learn English words, and even practice En...
May 20, 2023•14 min
What do we lose when lighthouse keepers leave? Do you think technology can do a better job guiding boats at night? Do we even need lighthouses anymore? Colin Lowther and Liz Waid look at how technology is replacing people in lighthouses. 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 Sp...
May 16, 2023•14 min
Do you have friends who are so close, they are like family? What does it mean to have friends like this? Why do people feel close to their friends? Liz Waid and Colin Lowther talk about how good friends can feel like family. 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...
May 15, 2023•14 min
Are you afraid of the day Friday the 13th? Liz Waid and Joshua Leo look at stories that have made people think this day is extremely unlucky. https://spotlightenglish.com/your-life/friday-the-13th/ 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 learn about people and places...
May 08, 2023•14 min
Would you eat meat that is created in a laboratory? Bruce Gulland and Liz Waid explain how in vitro meat is made and the positive and negative aspects of the process! https://spotlightenglish.com/food-drink/the-future-of-meat/ 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 ...
Apr 24, 2023•13 min
Does your country discuss about climate change and the problems it may be causing? Is your country doing anything to think of solutions? Colin Lowther and Megan Nollet talk about how The Netherlands is working together to make a difference. https://spotlightenglish.com/science-and-technology/the-sinking-country/ 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 learni...
Apr 17, 2023•15 min
Easter is the most important Christian holiday. But why? Today, Spotlight finishes the story behind this holiday. https://spotlightenglish.com/holidays/easter/the-easter-story-part-2/ 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 learn about people and places all around th...
Apr 11, 2023•14 min
Easter is the most important Christian holiday. But why? Today, Spotlight tells the story behind this holiday. https://spotlightenglish.com/holidays/easter/the-easter-story-part-1/ 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 learn about people and places all around the w...
Apr 10, 2023•14 min
Do you enjoy art? Do you enjoy trying to figure out what the painter is trying to say with his artwork? Colin Lowther and Katy Blake tell about William Blake and his interesting artwork. http://spotlightenglish.com/culture/the-divine-imagination-of-william-blake/ 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 ...
Mar 27, 2023•15 min
Roger Basick and Liz Waid look at the Irish saint, St. Patrick. People in places around the world celebrate him on March 17th. http://spotlightenglish.com 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 learn about people and places all around the world. You can learn Englis...
Mar 20, 2023•14 min
What is your favourite animal? Liz Waid and Mike Procter look at koalas from Australia. People love these small, furry grey animals, but koalas are in danger. 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 learn about people and places all around the world. You can learn En...
Mar 15, 2023•14 min
Mike Procter and Anne Muir tell the story of Lawrence Anthony. He protected and tamed herds of wild elephants in South Africa. https://spotlightenglish.com/biography/lawrence-anthony-elephant-whisperer/ 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 learn about people and p...
Mar 13, 2023•14 min
Liz Waid and Bruce Gulland tell about one way officials have reduced poaching – by employing women. These women show that protecting animals and the environment is possible, even without guns and bullets. https://spotlightenglish.com/work-and-business/black-mambas-women-protecting-south-africa/ 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 yo...
Mar 06, 2023•14 min
Have you ever felt like you have become invisible in society and you’ve given up on trying to fit in? Roger and Alice tell about the “Hikikomori” in Japan and the challenges to help these lonely people. https://spotlightenglish.com/society/always-alone-the-story-of-japans-hikikomori/ 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 f...
Feb 27, 2023•14 min
Men are far more likely to work in jobs that involve Science and Technology. But why is this? Colin Lowther and Liz Waid look at this issue and ways people are solving it. https://spotlightenglish.com/work-and-business/women-in-stem-jobs/ 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 S...
Feb 13, 2023•14 min
How do you grieve a loved one? Megan Nollet and Bruce Gulland share of a new, innovative way to grieve someone you have lost to death. https://spotlightenglish.com/science-and-technology/technology-and-death/ 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 learn about people...
Feb 06, 2023•15 min
Christy VanArragon and Joshua Leo tell the story of Corrie Ten Boom. She shows the power of forgiveness and healing, even in the most difficult situation. https://spotlightenglish.com/biography/a-story-of-forgiveness-corrie-ten-boom/ 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 Spotli...
Jan 30, 2023•14 min
Liz and Colin introduce a museum that features failed ideas and products and then talk about how failures often teach important lessons that can lead to success. https://spotlightenglish.com/work-and-business/the-museum-of-failure/ 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 Spotligh...
Jan 16, 2023•15 min
Imagine a world of darkness. Imagine a world of silence. Imagine if you could not see or hear. Liz Waid and Colin Lowther tell writer and educator Helen Keller's story. https://spotlightenglish.com/biography/the-amazing-life-of-helen-keller/ 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 t...
Jan 02, 2023•14 min
Colin Lowther and Liz Waid share a story from Russia. It tells about an old woman who misses the chance of a lifetime. https://spotlightenglish.com/holidays/christmas/babushkas-christmas-legend/ 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 learn about people and places al...
Dec 19, 2022•14 min
Spotlight looks at traditional Christmas food from places all around the world. These foods have special meaning. https://spotlightenglish.com/holidays/christmas/christmas-food-around-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 English? Are you looking for a way to practice your English? Listen to Spotlight to learn about people and places al...
Dec 12, 2022•14 min
This time of year is special in many countries. Soon it will be Christmas. Ruby Jones and Marina Santee look at some of the ways that Christians celebrate this month before Christmas. https://spotlightenglish.com/holidays/christmas/advent/ 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 ...
Dec 05, 2022•14 min
Liz Waid and Bruce Gulland look at games children play all around the world. These games are more important than people know. https://spotlightenglish.com/sport/games/traditional-childrens-games/ 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 learn about people and places a...
Nov 21, 2022•14 min
Bruce Gulland and Liz Waid give a scientific explanation for anxiety and share practical ways to deal with it. https://spotlightenglish.com/health-medicine/living-with-anxiety/ 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 learn about people and places all around the world...
Nov 08, 2022•14 min
Everyone can be a teacher of something. But what makes a good teacher? Colin Lowther and Liz Waid share tips on how anyone can be a better teacher. https://spotlightenglish.com/your-life/how-to-be-a-good-teacher/ 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 learn about pe...
Nov 07, 2022•14 min
Do you like to eat insects? Anne Muir and Liz Waid look at this important food source. Eating insects may even save the world! https://spotlightenglish.com/food-drink/eat-insects-save-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 English? Are you looking for a way to practice your English? Listen to Spotlight to learn about people and places al...
Oct 24, 2022•14 min
Can a pair of identical twins help people travel to space? Bruce Gulland and Liz Waid tell about an interesting study that shows the effect of space travel on people. https://spotlightenglish.com/science-and-technology/a-year-in-space/ 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 Spot...
Oct 10, 2022•14 min
Colin Lowther and Liz Waid look at the many ways – and days – that people around the world celebrate a new year. When do you celebrate a new year? https://spotlightenglish.com/holidays/when-is-a-new-year/ 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 learn about people and...
Sep 26, 2022•14 min
How good is your memory? Colin Lowther and Liz Waid share the secrets of memorizing anything! https://spotlightenglish.com/your-life/how-to-memorize-anything/ 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 learn about people and places all around the world. You can learn En...
Sep 12, 2022•17 min
