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Spotlight English: Advanced
Spotlight English ADVANCED is a for all people who want to challenge themselves in their English learning.
Spotlight Advanced is a 10 minute audio program for learning English. It uses a special method of broadcasting that makes it easier to understand for listeners worldwide.
Episodes
Spotlight English: AdvancedMarion Barry: Mayor for Life (Advanced Program)
Marion Barry overcame poverty to become mayor of Washington, D.C. Despite struggles with drugs and prison, he made a surprising political comeback…
Spotlight English: AdvancedThe Muppet Man (Advanced Program)
He created Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, and Big Bird. He taught them how to speak so they could talk to millions of people…
Spotlight English: AdvancedThe Night Witches (Advanced Program)
Do you know the story of the secret airplane squadron that helped to defeat the Nazis? Listen to Megan Nollet and Patrick Woodward talk about the brave deeds…
Spotlight English: AdvancedStealing Rembrandt (Advanced Program)
A famous art museum, an unsolved crime, a ten-million-dollar reward, and decades later, Andrew Devis and Megan Nollet discuss the theft of multiple paintings…
Spotlight English: AdvancedThe Plastic Problem (Advanced Program)
Gillian Woodward and Rob Quiring talk about a material that is can be useful but very damaging at the same time…
Spotlight English: AdvancedThe World Takes Comfort in Comfort Food (Advanced Program)
You take just one bite. The smell, the texture, and the flavor deliciously carry you back to your childhood, to family together, and to home. Roger Basick and…
Spotlight English: AdvancedThe Story of Superman (Advanced Program)
Alice Irizarry and Colin Lowther tell us the story of a hero--a hidden hero who transforms from being the defender of a single city on a comic book page to…
Spotlight English: AdvancedDolly Parton: The Queen of Country Music (Advanced Program)
She was one of the most influential women in country music history. And she did it with a smile…
Spotlight English: AdvancedIs Shohei Ohtani the Best Baseball Player Ever? (Advanced Program)
Roger Basick and Alice Irizarry introduce us to the game of baseball and to one of the players who may be the greatest to ever play the game…
Spotlight English: AdvancedThe Airport that is a Travel Destination of its Own (Advanced Program)
Colin Lowther and Megan Nollet give the history of the development and describe the details of the most efficient, clean, modern, and top-rated airport in the…
Spotlight English: AdvancedThe Birth of Harry Potter (Advanced Program)
Alice Irizarry and Andrew Devis present the story of author J. K. Rowling whose storytelling began with an idea on a train ride and months of writing in her…
Spotlight English: AdvancedNireekshana ACET: A Place of Confident Hope (Advanced Program)
What hope for healing do people with life-threatening diseases have? Patrick and Gillian Woodward share the story of Doctors Sujai and Lavanya Suneetha and…
Spotlight English: AdvancedAli vs. Frazier (Advanced Program)
Who is going to be the next heavyweight champion of the world? Megan Nollet and Patrick Woodward discuss the infamous “Thrilla in Manila” and the cost to each…
Spotlight English: AdvancedThe Dream Life of Salvador Dalí (Advanced Program)
What would it look like if someone painted a picture of your dreams? Roger Basick and Paula Devis present the surrealistic paintings and complicated lifestyle…
Spotlight English: AdvancedA Marriage of Cultures (Advanced Program)
Colin Lowther and Megan Nollet talk about the challenges of intercultural marriages and how one couple handled these differences…
Spotlight English: AdvancedThe Hero Who Was Blamed for Murder (Advanced Program)
Patrick and Gillian Woodward talk about a security guard who saved many people’s lives but was then falsely blamed for trying to harm them…
Spotlight English: AdvancedFun in the Sun: Summer Traditions Around the World (Advanced Program)
From summer solstice festivals to blueberry pie stands, we look at summer traditions around the world…
Spotlight English: AdvancedMoonwalker: The Life of Michael Jackson (Advanced Program)
Michael Jackson was the biggest music star of the 1980s. But his life was much more complex than popular songs and millions of dollars…
Spotlight English: AdvancedA Miracle for Deaf People (Advanced Program)
Alice Irizarry and Patrick Woodward talk about how a business in India is helping deaf people become independent and full members of society…
Spotlight English: AdvancedThe Only Father's Day Gift Michael Jordan Could Give (Advanced Program)
All he wanted was to see his father again. But he could not. So he gave him something he knew his father would love…
Spotlight English: AdvancedHow Stranger Things Took Over the World (Advanced Program)
Paula Devis and Roger Basick talk about a very popular TV show that not only appealed to young people but also had an important message for adults…
Spotlight English: AdvancedA Second Beginning (Advanced Program)
Megan Nollet and Patrick Woodward talk about several people who were very successful in more than one career…
Spotlight English: AdvancedThe Flamin' Hot Janitor (Advanced Program)
Roger Basick and Gillian Woodward talk about a poor, uneducated janitor who thought of a great idea that made millions of dollars…
Spotlight English: AdvancedTwenty-Six Seconds that Changed One Man's Life (Advanced Program)
Andrew Devis and Alice Irizarry talk about how a man filmed the murder of the President of the United States…
Spotlight English: AdvancedThe Rise of the NFL (Advanced Program)
Roger Basick and Paula Devis talk about a popular sports league in the United States. https://spotlightenglish.com/uncategorized/the-rise-of-the-nfl/ Download…
Spotlight English: AdvancedThe Utilidors: A Hidden World Beneath Magic Kingdom (Advanced Program)
Gillian Woodward and Roger Basick talk about the special design of Disneyworld in Orlando, Florida that allows visitors to have the best possible experience…
Spotlight English: AdvancedThe Tunnels of the Vietnam War (Advanced Program)
Patrick Woodward and Alice Irizarry talk about the important tunnel system that the North Vietnamese Army used during the Vietnam War…
Spotlight English: AdvancedAmen: Prayer Practices Around the World (Advanced Program)
Alice Irizarry and Colin Lowther talk about a common practice in religions around the world, prayer…
Spotlight English: AdvancedPlaying with Peanuts (Advanced Program)
Roger Basick and Gillian Woodward talk about the creator of one of the most successful characters in newspaper history…
Spotlight English: AdvancedWe're Getting Married: Marriage Traditions Around the World (Advanced Program)
Andrew Devis and Alice Irizarry talk about the different engagement and wedding traditions around the world…
Spotlight English: AdvancedNew Homes from Old Prisons (Advanced Program)
Liz Waid and Colin Lowther look at a creative housing project in the Netherlands – turning prisons into temporary safe homes for refugees…
Spotlight English: AdvancedLit World: Power to Write Your Own Story (Advanced Program)
Gillian Woodward and Roger Basick talks about an organization that is improving the lives of children by helping them learn to read…
Spotlight English: AdvancedThe Doughnut King ( Advanced Program)
Colin Lowther and Megan Nollet talk about how a poor man from Cambodia traveled to the United States and started a successful doughnut business…
Spotlight English: AdvancedBecoming an Adult (Advanced Program)
Gillian Woodward and Roger Basick share about how people around the world celebrate becoming an adult…
Spotlight English: AdvancedA Long Life of Adventure (Advanced Program)
Andrew Devis and Alice Irizarry tell us about an adventure that cannot be achieved without a lot of courage and determination…
Spotlight English: AdvancedArt Therapy (Advanced Program)
Megan Nollet and Patrick Woodward share about how music and art can be used to help people with disabilities, not only physically, but also mentally and…
Spotlight English: AdvancedChasing Dreams All the Way to Waco (Advanced Program)
Roger Basick and Marina Santee tell about how a small Texas town became very popular because a young couple had the courage to chase after their dreams…
Spotlight English: AdvancedAngelina Atyam: The Forgiveness of a Mother (Advanced Program)
Alice Irizarry and Patrick Woodward talk about a mother found the strength to forgive and do even greater things for many more girls…
Spotlight English: AdvancedFrom Báhn Rán to Beignets: The Best Doughnut in the World (Advanced Program)
Megan Nollet and Colin Lowther talk about a favorite snack for people all around the world…
Spotlight English: AdvancedThe Fermi Paradox (Advanced Program)
Roger Basick and Gillian Woodward talk about the possibility of life on other planets. https://spotlightenglish.com/uncategorized/the-fermi-paradox/ Download…
Spotlight English: AdvancedHobbies Make us Happy (Advanced Program)
Andrew Devis and Alice Irizarry talk about a way anybody can reduce stress and enjoy life more…
Spotlight English: AdvancedThe Beatles (Advanced Program)
Colin Lowther and Alice Irizarry talk about how four boys from working class families in Liverpool became one of the most influential rock bands of all time…
Spotlight English: AdvancedAn Honest Game (Advanced Program)
Andrew and Paula Devis talk about the importance of honesty in sports and also in one’s own character. https://spotlightenglish.com/sport/an-honest-game/…
Spotlight English: AdvancedUniting Refugee Families Again (Advanced Program)
Gillian Woodward and Roger Basick talk about an innovative and practical way that two brothers created to help refugees all around the world…
Spotlight English: AdvancedStar Wars (Advanced Program)
Patrick Woodward and Megan Nollet talk about the movie “Star Wars” and the person behind its success. https://spotlightenglish.com/uncategorized/star-wars/…
Spotlight English: AdvancedCarl Lutz: The Quiet Hero (Advanced Program)
Alice Irizarry and Colin Lowther share about the life of man who, despite his quiet personality, spoke out boldly for the sake of others…
Spotlight English: AdvancedThe American Civil War (Advanced Program)
Alice Irizarry and Andrew Devis share about the American Civil War and the reasons why it happened…
Spotlight English: AdvancedElvis Presley - The King of Rock and Roll (Advanced Program)
Roger Basick and Gillian Woodward share about the life and death of one of the most famous rock and roll singer of all time…
Spotlight English: AdvancedCall the Midwife (Advanced Program)
Choosing how to give birth is a personal decision. Some women feel more comfortable with a midwife, while others prefer the security of a hospital. Gillian…
Spotlight English: AdvancedThe Strange Life of Adolphe Sax (Advanced Program)
Colin Lowther and Megan Nollet share about the inventor of the saxophone and his strange life…
Spotlight English: AdvancedEdgar Allen Poe: Master of the Strange (Advanced Program)
Andrew Devis and Megan Nollet share about a famous American writer and his interesting books and poems…
Spotlight English: AdvancedThe City that Rewrote History (Advanced Program)
Marina Santee and Roger Basick talk about and interesting discovery belonging to a people group who live in the jungles of Ecuador…
Spotlight English: AdvancedThe History of Beer (Advanced Program)
Patrick Woodward and Megan Nollet share about the interesting history of beer. https://spotlightenglish.com/uncategorized/the-history-of-beer/ Download our app…
Spotlight English: AdvancedThe Limitless Stories of Jorge Luis Borges (Advanced Program)
Alice Irizarry and Patrick Woodward share about the works of Argentinian writer, Jorge Luis Borges and how blindness influences his writing…
Spotlight English: AdvancedDavid Bowie: Changes (Advanced Program)
Gillian Woodward and Roger Basick share about the rock star, David Bowie, and how he used his music to help him overcome challenges with personal identity…
Spotlight English: AdvancedThe Flea - Lionel Messi (Advanced Program)
Colin Lowther and Alice Irizarry tell us about a small boy who had big dreams and became one of the biggest football players of all times. You will recognize…
Spotlight English: AdvancedFinding Your Family (Advanced Program)
Colin Lowther and Megan Nollet talk about the science behind DNA and what it tells us about our family history…
Spotlight English: AdvancedSeeing Clearly: The Erik Weihenmayer Story (Advanced Program)
Alice Irrizary and Andrew Devis discuss an inspiring individual who refused to let blindness stand in the way of accomplishing goals that many believed were…
Spotlight English: AdvancedObsessive-Compulsive Disorder (Advanced Program)
Roger Basick and Gillian Woodward tell us about people living with persistent obsessions and compulsions. What is OCD and how does OCD affect a person’s daily…
Spotlight English: AdvancedThe IF Project (Advanced Program)
Patrick and Gillian Woodward look at a project that aims to decrease crime. Could asking prisoners a simple question help others avoid going to prison?…