Would you want to eat in the dark? Adam Navis and Liz Waid tell about a restaurant where no one can see. Restaurants like this let people experience life very differently.https://spotlightenglish.com/disability/eating-in-the-dark/Download our a

How to be a Good Student

Sep 5th, 2022 14m 7s

What is the best way to learn something? Spotlight shares some ways people can be better students in all areas of their lives.https://spotlightenglish.com/education/how-to-be-a-good-student/Download our app for Android at http://bit.ly/spotligh

How to Stay Safe in Cold Weather

Jul 4th, 2022 13m 59s

Do you know what to do to stay safe in cold weather? Megan Nollet and Bruce Gulland share tips about staying safe in the extreme cold.https://spotlightenglish.com/science-and-technology/the-environment/how-to-stay-safe-in-cold-weather/Download

Doctor Barry's Amazing Secret

Jul 18th, 2022 14m 33s

Mike Procter and Marina Santee tell the amazing story of James Barry. For many years, she pretended to be a man so that she could work as a doctor.https://spotlightenglish.com/biography/doctor-barrys-amazing-secret/Download our app for Android

International Asteroid Day | DART

8 days ago 14m 40s

In recognition of the UN's "International Asteroid Day", Colin Lowther and Alice Irrizary talk about the DART project and how scientists are working on a future planetary defense system.https://spotlightenglish.com/science-and-technology/dart/D

Recovering from Addiction

14 days ago 13m 35s

Alice Irrizary and Colin Lowther talk about the power of addiction and some helpful advice on how to overcome it.https://spotlightenglish.com/uncategorized/recovering-from-addiction/Download our app for Android at http://bit.ly/spotlight-androi

Sustainable Gastronomy Day | What the World Eats

20 days ago 14m 3s

In recognition of the UN's "Sustainable Gastronomy Day", Dave Bast and Liz Waid look at the book “Hungry Planet: What the World Eats”. This book shows the different ways people prepare and eat food around the world.https://spotlightenglish.com/

Age is Just a Number

23 days ago 14m 1s

What will you do when you are old? In recognition of the UN’s “World Elder Abuse Awareness Day”, Spotlight tells about very old people doing very amazing things!https://spotlightenglish.com/health-medicine/world-elder-abuse-awareness-day-age-is

Johannes Gutenberg's Famous Invention

28 days ago 17m 42s

Roger Basick and Katy Blake talk about how the printing press was invented and how it changed the world.https://spotlightenglish.com/?p=3576Download our app for Android at http://bit.ly/spotlight-androidDownload our app for iOS at http://bit.ly

World Migratory Bird Day | Naming the Bird Brain

May 11th, 2024 23m 44s

In recognition of the UN's "World Migratory Bird Day", Joshua Leo and Liz Waid look at an unusual project by scientists. They worked to bring justice to the study of birds’ brains.

The Invasion of the Huge Goldfish

May 1st, 2024 12m 33s

Marina Santee and Roger Basick talk about goldfish that live in the wild and their effect on the environment.https://spotlightenglish.com/?p=3562Download our app for Android at http://bit.ly/spotlight-androidDownload our app for iOS at http://b

Brazil's Most Mysterious Tunnels

Apr 17th, 2024 17m 14s

Colin Lowther and Alice Irrizary talk about an interesting discovery from a very old tunnel. What kind of animal would have dug the tunnel and how long ago? Find out by listening to this program.https://spotlightenglish.com/?p=3552Download our

Hope for the Tasmanian Tiger

Mar 11th, 2024 13m 43s

Roger Basick and Megan Nollet talk about the nearly extinct Tasmanian Tiger and the new and perhapds controversial project to avoid its extinction.https://spotlightenglish.com/?p=3502Download our app for Android at http://bit.ly/spotlight-andro

Female Climbers in Afganistan

Mar 8th, 2024 15m 16s

A sport is helping women achieve new goals. Katy Blake and Colin Lowther tell about a group of women in Afghanistan who are learning to climb higher than ever before.http://spotlightenglish.comDownload our app for Android at http://bit.ly/spotl

Artemisia Gentileschi

Feb 12th, 2024 13m 33s

Bruce Gulland and Megan Nollet talk about the interesting art and life of the Italian painter Artemisia Gentileschi.https://spotlightenglish.com/?p=3468Download our app for Android at http://bit.ly/spotlight-androidDownload our app for iOS at h

The Town That Lost its Cheese

Feb 5th, 2024 17m 1s

Colin Lowther and Marina Santee talk about cheddar cheese, where it came from and its interesting history.https://api.spreaker.com/v2/episodes/58504172/download.mp3Download our app for Android at http://bit.ly/spotlight-androidDownload our app

Becoming Padman

Jan 8th, 2024 16m 27s

Colin Lowther and Megan Nollet tell us about Arunachalam Muruganantham, a man in India who was brave enough to do something most men would not want to do in order to make an important and practical way to help women in his country.https://spotl

Agitu Gudeta Saves the Goats

Dec 19th, 2023 16m 17s

Marina Santee and Roger Basick talk about Agitu Gudeta and the incredible influence she had during her short life in a country that was not her own.https://spotlightenglish.com/?p=3420Download our app for Android at http://bit.ly/spotlight-andr

The 10,000 Masterpieces of Dafen Village

Dec 6th, 2023 16m 47s

Colin Lowther and Alice Irrizary talk about an interesting village in China where painters have been learned to paint in the style of Vincent van Gogh.www.spotlightenglish.comDownload our app for Android at http://bit.ly/spotlight-androidDownlo

The Amazing Horseshoe Crab

Nov 20th, 2023 15m 6s

Megan Nollet and Bruce Gulland tell us about the horseshoe crab and the significant role they play in the medical industry.https://spotlightenglish.com/?p=3389Download our app for Android at http://bit.ly/spotlight-androidDownload our app for i

Emily Dickinson: American Poet

Nov 6th, 2023 14m 48s

Do you enjoy reading poems? Have you ever written a poem? Have you read anything by Emily Dickinson? Bruce Gulland and Megan Nollet share about the interesting and difficult life of the American poet, Emily Dickinson.https://spotlightenglish.co

Reality Television

Nov 1st, 2023 15m 10s

How real is reality television? Liz Waid and Adam Navis look at why people love reality television so much, and how real it really is.

CRISPR and the Angry Hamsters

Oct 9th, 2023 16m 13s

Roger Basick and Katy Blake talk about a new and innovative medical treatment by altering genetic information.https://spotlightenglish.com/?p=3367Download our app for Android at http://bit.ly/spotlight-androidDownload our app for iOS at http://

The 5 Steps to Making New Habits

Sep 25th, 2023 13m 9s

Do you have a habit you want to form? What is it? How will you make the habit happen? Bruce Gulland and Alice Irrizary give us helpful tips on how to start a good habit.spotlightenglish.com/your-life/the-5-steps-to-making-new-habits/Download ou

DART

Sep 11th, 2023 16m 11s

Colin Lowther and Alice Irrizary talk about the DART project and how scientists are working on a future planetary defense system.https://spotlightenglish.com/science-and-technology/dart/Download our app for Android at http://bit.ly/spotlight-an