Today

The Birth of Harry Potter

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 notebooks in a small Scottish coffee shop.https://spotlightenglish.com/uncategorized/the-birth-of-harry-potter/Download our ... Show More

12m 52s

Aug 14

Nireekshana ACET: A Place of Confident Hope

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 their clinic in India.https://spotlightenglish.com/uncategorized/nireekshana-acet-a-place-of-confident-hope/Download our app ... Show More

18m 17s

Aug 10

Ali vs. Frazier

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 fighter who entered the ring that night.https://spotlightenglish.com/uncategorized/ali-vs-frazier/Download our app for An ... Show More

18m 36s

Mar 2024

Artemisia Gentileschi (Advanced Program)

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

10m 19s

Jun 2022

Frida Kahlo Artist of Mexico (Advanced Program)

Liz Waid and Bruce Gulland tell about the life and art of Mexican artist Frida Kahlo. She painted about love and loss, disability, and traditional Mexican life. https://spotlightenglish.com/art/frida-kahlo-artist-of-mexico/ Download our app for Android at http://bit.ly/spotlight- ... Show More

12m 16s

Mar 2023

The Divine Imagination of William Blake (Advanced Program)

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 ... Show More

11m 4s

Mar 2022

Cibo: Fighting Hate with Art (Advanced Program)

Spotlight tells about an artist in Italy who is fighting hate in an interesting way – through spray paint and food. https://spotlightenglish.com/art/cibo-fighting-hate-with-art/ Download our app for Android at http://bit.ly/spotlight-android Download our app for iOS at http://bit ... Show More

10m 44s

Dec 2023

The 10,000 Masterpieces of Dafen Village (Advanced Program)

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.com Download our app for Android at http://bit.ly/spotlight-android Download our app for iOS at http://bit. ... Show More

10m 51s

Dec 2023

Agitu Gudeta Saves the Goats (Advanced Program)

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=3420 Download our app for Android at http://bit.ly/spotlight-android Download our app for iOS at ht ... Show More

11m 18s

Jan 2025

Images of the Floating World (Advanced Program)

Alice Irrizary and Andrew Devis talk about an ancient Japanese art style and how it has influenced artists in the West. https://spotlightenglish.com/uncategorized/images-of-the-floating-world/ Download our app for Android at http://bit.ly/spotlight-android Download our app for iO ... Show More

10m 52s

May 2023

SYMHC Classics: Artemisia Gentileschi

This 2015 episode covers Artemisia Gentileschi, often called the greatest female painter of the Baroque period. Her work is extraordinary, and reflects the influences of her father Orazio Gentileschi and Caravaggio.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

25m 6s

Mar 2015

Artemisia Gentileschi

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29m 1s

Nov 2023

Emily Dickinson: American Poet (Advanced Program)

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.com/biography/emily-dickinson-america ... Show More

10m 12s