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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: AdvancedHow Do You Remember People You Love? (Conversation Program)
What do you do when you lose someone you love? You want to talk to them, but they are gone? Join Liz and Adam as they tell about "kaze no denwa", the telephone…
Spotlight English: AdvancedIs There Something Else You Can Do? (Conversation Program)
What can you do when you want to rally against hate? Join Liz and Adam as they look at the Southern Poverty Law Center's 6th way to fight hate: Create an…
Spotlight English: Advanced10 Ways to Fight Hate: Create an Alternative (Advanced Program)
Can choosing something different help stop hate? Adam Navis and Katy Blake look at the sixth way to fight hate: Create an Alternative. Love is stronger than…
Spotlight English: AdvancedDo You Believe These Spooky Stories? (Conversation Program)
Have you ever heard a story that you thought MIGHT be true, but you did not know? These are urban legends. Join Liz and Adam as they talk about a few urban…
Spotlight English: AdvancedThe Truth in Urban Legends (Advanced Program)
Bruce Gulland and Liz Waid look at urban legends - stories told to give a message. Can these stories ever be true? Join this channel to get access to exclusive…
Spotlight English: AdvancedCan Art Help a Country Heal? (Conversation Program)
Join Liz and Adam as they discuss the program Isadore Charters: The Healing Pole. They tell Charters' story and look at his efforts to bring reconciliation to…
Spotlight English: AdvancedIsadore Charters: The Healing Pole (Advanced Program)
Bruce Gulland and Liz Waid look at the story of Isadore Charters. He was taken from his home as a young child. He lost his culture but found healing. Photo…
Spotlight English: AdvancedAre Trains the Best Method of Transportation? (Conversation Program)
Join Liz and Adam in a discussion about high-speed trains. Trains are not very common in the US. But around the world, this method of transportation is more…
Spotlight English: AdvancedWho Cares About Shoes? (Conversation Program)
When is a shoe more than just a shoe? Join Liz and Adam in a REAL conversation between two native English speakers. We find out that Adam might have a shoe…
Spotlight English: AdvancedShoes of the World (Advanced Program)
What kinds of shoes do people wear around the world? Colin Lowther and Liz Waid look at unusual and special shoes from around the world. How does culture…
Spotlight English: AdvancedWhat Does Your Gut Tell You? (Conversation Program)
Have you ever had a gut feeling? Did you act on it? Did you ever do something, only to realize that what you thought wasn't true? These quick decisions are…
Spotlight English: AdvancedHow Your Quick Decisions Can Save Your Life (Advanced Program)
Colin Lowther and Liz Waid look at the quick decisions we make, without thinking. These decisions affect our lives more than we know. Join this channel to get…
Spotlight English: AdvancedWhat Do You Know about the Big Business of Flowers? (Conversation Program)
Where do your flowers come from? Join Adam and Liz as they talk about the flower industry. Can this business improve workers' lives? Do you shop for flowers?…
Spotlight English: AdvancedCan You Stop Hate With Education? (Conversation Program)
This is a real conversation between two native English speakers about topics that matter. Join Adam and Liz in a conversation about how education can help stop…
Spotlight English: AdvancedTen Ways to Fight Hate: Educate Yourself (Advanced Program)
This is the fifth in a series of 10 programs on fighting hate in your community. Liz Waid and Colin Lowther look at the fifth way to fight hatred - learning…
Spotlight English: AdvancedIs the COVID-19 Vaccine Easy to Get? (Conversation Program)
Join Liz and Adam as they have a real conversation about the history of how vaccines were brought around the world. They look at how the COVIS-19 vaccine will…
Spotlight English: AdvancedSending COVID-19 Vaccines Around the World (Advanced Program)
Adam Navis and Liz Waid give a short history of how people around the world get vaccines. We will have to use many of these methods to deliver vaccines that…
Spotlight English: AdvancedCan a Country Ever Heal? (Conversation Program)
Join Adam and Liz in a conversation about a very difficult topic. For many years, the native people in Canada were treated very badly by the Canadian…
Spotlight English: AdvancedTruth and Reconciliation for Canada (Advanced Program)
In Canada, there is a long, sad history of abuse towards native people. Bruce Gulland and Megan Nollet look at this terrible history, and an attempt to bring…
Spotlight English: AdvancedWho Tells the True Story of YOUR Country? (Conversation Program)
Join Liz and Adam as they talk about China Achebe. Achebe was from Nigeria. He saw that media around the world did not show the true culture of Nigeria and…
Spotlight English: AdvancedFinding Beauty in Hard Times (Conversation Program)
Join this channel to get access to exclusive videos and script PDFs: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPeqE9km-sipc9NCw02_4RQ/join Join Liz and Adam as they…
Spotlight English: AdvancedThe Strangest Food You Have Ever Eaten! (Conversation Program)
Food full of poison. Rotten food. Food that is just plain strange! In today's conversation Adam and Liz talk about taboo foods. These are usually foods that…
Spotlight English: AdvancedTaboo Food Would You Eat This (Advanced Program)
Join our YouTube channel to get access to exclusive videos and script PDFs: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPeqE9km-sipc9NCw02_4RQ/join Would you eat…
Spotlight English: AdvancedMagnetic Rays of Light: Aurora Borealis (Conversation Program)
Nature is often amazing! Join Adam and Liz as they have a real English conversation about the phenomenon of the Northern Lights – also called Aurora Borealis…
Spotlight English: AdvancedHow do You Make a Difficult Choice? (Conversation Program)
Join our YouTube channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPeqE9km-sipc9NCw02_4RQ/join Join our REAL English conversation about…
Spotlight English: AdvancedBonhoeffer: Making Difficult Choices (Advanced Program)
Join our YouTube channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPeqE9km-sipc9NCw02_4RQ/join Would you ever harm someone on purpose? Bruce…
Spotlight English: AdvancedWhat is Your COVID-19 Story? (Conversation Program)
Join our YouTube channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPeqE9km-sipc9NCw02_4RQ/join In this conversation, Adam and Liz talk about…
Spotlight English: AdvancedLife and Loneliness During COVID-19 (Advanced Program)
Join our YouTube channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPeqE9km-sipc9NCw02_4RQ/join 2020 was a year unlike any other. The new…
Spotlight English: AdvancedAre Steroids Good or Bad? (Conversation Program)
Join ourYouTube channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPeqE9km-sipc9NCw02_4RQ/join Steroids can increase an athlete's performance in…
Spotlight English: AdvancedIs This the Best Food in the World? (Conversation Program)
Join our YouTube channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPeqE9km-sipc9NCw02_4RQ/join What is your favorite kind of ice cream? Do you…
Spotlight English: AdvancedIce Cream Around the World (Advanced Program)
Liz Waid and Adam Navis look at a popular treat around the world – ice cream! This food has a long history and a bright future in business. What is your…
Spotlight English: AdvancedWhat Does it Mean to Speak Up? (Conversation Program)
Join Adam and Liz as they discuss the 4th program in our ten program series on 10 ways to fight hate. Today's topic is SPEAK UP. You can speak up when you see…
Spotlight English: Advanced10 Ways to Fight Hate: Speak Up (Advanced Program)
Colin Lowther and Liz Waid look at ways to speak up against hate. They give helpful tips that anyone can use to stop hate speech and promote tolerance. This is…
Spotlight English: AdvancedWill You be A Healthy Old Person? (Conversation Program)
Do you ever think of growing old? Adam and Liz have a discussion about growing old. Some people grow old and are happy. Some people grow old and are bitter…
Spotlight English: Advanced5 Tips for Growing Old Better (Advanced Program)
Do you ever think of growing old? Katy Blake and Adam Navis give 5 simple tips for staying healthy as you get older. This program ends our series on Tips for…
Spotlight English: AdvancedSupporting People in Infertility (Conversation Program)
Join our conversation about the stigma of infertility. Some people want to have a baby, but they cannot - even when they have been trying for a long time. In…
Spotlight English: AdvancedNo Baby, No Shame in Infertility (Advanced Program)
Liz Waid and Colin Lowther look at the social attitudes around infertility. Many people hope to have children. But sometimes, they are not able. This can bring…
Spotlight English: AdvancedDo You Have a Loud Life? (Conversation Program)
Join Liz and Adam in a REAL conversation between two native English speakers. In this conversation they talk about how noise can affect people, even when they…
Spotlight English: AdvancedTaking Noise Out of Your Life (Advanced Program)
Bruce Gulland and Liz Waid look at the effects of noise pollution on people and animals. They give some tips on how to get rid of noise in your life…
Spotlight English: AdvancedThe Hidden Power of A Smile (Conversation Program)
Do you think you know everything about smiling? Join Adam And Liz as they talk about why people smile. The reasons may be different than you think. Did you…
Spotlight English: AdvancedIs This the Most Dangerous Bug on the Planet? (Conversation Program)
Is the mosquito the most dangerous bug on the planet? This little insect is a huge source of Malaria and other diseases. But it is also easy to stop in some…
Spotlight English: AdvancedThe Terrible and Interesting Mosquito (Advanced Program)
Liz Waid and Colin Lowther look at the mosquito. This insect causes big problems around the world. But knowing about this insect can protect people from its…
Spotlight English: AdvancedWhy Would People Abandon a City? (Discussion Program)
Almost 3,000 years ago, the ancient Maya people built a city. This city showed the advanced technology of the Maya. But a few hundred years later, it was…
Spotlight English: AdvancedHow Can You Make the World a Better Place? (Conversation Program)
Join Adam and Liz in a REAL English Conversation as they talk about the third program in our series about 10 ways to fight hate. These two native speakers have…
Spotlight English: Advanced10 Ways to Fight Hate: Support the Victims (Advanced Program)
Liz Waid and Bruce Gulland tell about an important way to stop hate – supporting victims of hate crimes and hate-based incidents. This is the third program in…
Spotlight English: AdvancedA REAL Conversation About The Inventor Ahead of His Time (Conversation Program)
What do you know about the inventor Nikola Tesla? Do you know that he invented the way you get electricity? Did you know that he had ideas that often sounded…
Spotlight English: AdvancedYou Want to Work Less and Get More Done (Conversation Program)
One ancient idea is becoming popular again. It is the sabbatical! This extended time of rest is a way for people to get new energy and new ideas. It is good…
Spotlight English: AdvancedWork Less and Live Better (Advanced Program)
Is it possible to work less and actually get more done? Could more rest be the key to better work? Adam Navis and Liz Waid tell about the ancient idea of the…
Spotlight English: AdvancedWho Wants to Get Old? A REAL Conversation about Getting Older and Recovering From Injury
How can you stay healthy as you get older? Adam and Liz have a REAL conversation about how to stay healthy as you age. We talk about this week's program in our…
Spotlight English: AdvancedTips for a Healthy Adult: How to Recover From an Injury (Advanced Program)
Do you know how to help your body recover from an injury? This is the 5th program in our series about Tips for Healthy Living. In this program we look at what…
Spotlight English: AdvancedTalking about Street Food Around the World (Conversation Program)
What is the BEST street food you've ever had? What is a street food you have always wanted to try? Join our discussion about street food. Liz and Adam talk…
Spotlight English: Advanced10 Ways to Fight Hate: Join Forces (Conversation Program)
Join Adam and Liz as they discuss the second program in our series on 10 Ways to Fight Hate. These ten ways come from the Southern Poverty Law Center in the…
Spotlight English: Advanced10 Ways to Fight Hate: Join Forces (Advanced Program)
This is the second in a series of 10 programs on fighting hate. Liz Waid and Colin Lowther look at the second way to fight hatred – join forces…
Spotlight English: AdvancedEcuadorian Fanesca Soup (Conversation Program)
Join Liz and Adam in a real discussion about a traditional Ecuadorian food called Fanesca. Adam and Liz talk about their own Easter traditions. Do you have…
Spotlight English: AdvancedWorld Stories to Help You Learn (Advanced Program)
Every year, people celebrate the tradition of Storytelling in the month of March. In honor of this holiday, Spotlight shares three world stories with important…
Spotlight English: AdvancedWhat Is Your Face Saying? (Advanced Program)
Liz Waid and Bruce Gulland look at how the human face communicates. Do you know what messages your face is sending?…
Spotlight English: AdvancedTips for Healthy Teenagers (Advanced Program)
Do you know what it takes to be a healthy teen? In part three of this series, Colin Lowther and Liz Waid look at the complex issues that teens have to face as…
Spotlight English: AdvancedTen Ways to Fight Hate: Act (Advanced program)
This is the first in a series of 10 programs on 10 ways to fight hate in your community. Bruce Gulland and Liz Waid look at the first way to fight hate - act…
Spotlight English: AdvancedThree Tips for a Healthy Childhood (Advanced Program)
What are the three most important things a child needs to be healthy? Adam Navis and Katy Blake look at giving children a healthy childhood. This is the third…
Spotlight English: AdvancedPizza, the World's Food (Advanced Program)
Liz Waid and Adam Navis look at a food people eat all around the world: pizza! They look at the history and culture of this world food. What is your favorite…