Spotlight English
Spotlight English
Spotlight is an audio program for learning English. It uses a special method of broadcasting that makes it easier to understand for listeners worldwide.If you want to try faster programs, please subscribe to our Spotlight Advanced podcast (https://www.spreaker.com/show/spotlight-english-advanced)
Episodes
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Dec 12, 2019 • 15min
Uluru - A Special Rock
Is there a special place near you that you like to visit? Today's Spotlight is on Uluru, a special rock.
Dec 11, 2019 • 15min
How Mad Are You?
Christy Van Arragon and Joshua Leo look at an experiment done by a BBC television program. How easy is it to see if a person has a mental health problem?
Dec 10, 2019 • 15min
Video Game Music
Do you have a favorite piece of video game music? Are there games you recognize just by their music? Today's Spotlight is on the history of music in electronic video games.
Dec 9, 2019 • 15min
Advent
Do you like waiting? Today's Spotlight is on the season of Advent--a season of waiting.
Dec 6, 2019 • 15min
Animals and Music
Liz Waid and Colin Lowther look at the relationship between animals and music. Can animals make and enjoy music like people do?
Dec 5, 2019 • 15min
Princess Kasune Zulu - Positive Living
Spotlight looks at the life of a Zambian woman. She has HIV, but it has given her joy and purpose.
Dec 4, 2019 • 15min
Cosmetic Surgery - The Search for Beauty
What makes a person beautiful? Liz Waid and Bruce Gulland explore the world of cosmetic plastic surgery. Why does a person change his or her face or body?
Dec 3, 2019 • 15min
A Telephone Film
How do you use your mobile phone? Robin Basselin and Liz Waid share a new kind of film - a film made entirely with a mobile phone.
Dec 2, 2019 • 15min
Living in a Lighthouse
Have you ever wanted to live alone? Today's Spotlight is on people who live on the edge of the sea, in tall buildings called light houses.
Nov 29, 2019 • 15min
Buy Nothing Day
In many wealthy countries, people celebrate an unusual holiday: Buy Nothing Day. Why would people choose NOT to buy things? Robin Basselin and Adam Navis look at this holiday.
