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Stealing Rembrandt

Thieves stole thirteen famous paintings from a Boston museum in 1990. This crime has never been solved. Roger Basick and Gillian Woodward discuss this robbery.https://spotlightenglish.com/uncategorized/stealing-rembrandt/Download our app for Android at http://bit.ly/spotlight-and ... Show More

18m 18s

Oct 5

The Plastic Problem

Gillian Woodward and Rob Quiring talk about a material that is can be useful but very damaging at the same time.https://spotlightenglish.com/uncategorized/the-plastic-problem/Download our app for Android at http://bit.ly/spotlight-androidDownload our app for iOS at http://bit.ly/ ... Show More

14m 23s

Sep 28

The World Takes Comfort in Comfort Food

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 Paula Devis savor the memories of comfort food around the world.https://spotlightenglish.com/uncategorized/the-world-take ... Show More

11 m

Apr 2025

Rolling Water (Advanced Program)

Roger Basick and Gillian Woodward talk about a clever invention that is bringing not only water, but also a better life to communities around Africa and beyond. https://spotlightenglish.com/uncategorized/rolling-water/ Download our app for Android at http://bit.ly/spotlight-andr ... Show More

9m 16s

Jun 2024

Johannes Gutenberg's Famous Invention (Advanced Program)

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

11m 47s

Jul 2025

Zero for Tea Money (Advanced Program)

Gillian Woodward and Roger Basick share about a unique way of fighting against corruption that is being used in India.https://spotlightenglish.com/culture/zero-for-tea-money/www.spotlightenglish.comDownload our app for Android at http://bit.ly/spotlight-androidDownload our app fo ... Show More

10m 36s

Oct 2024

Fixing water

In today’s episode we look at some ingenious solutions to water related problems. We start our aquatic journey by going on a tour of one of Victorian England’s most important feats of engineering. We discover a cheap and easy way to test for water quality, and learn about one of ... Show More

17m 28s

Oct 2023

CRISPR and the Angry Hamsters (Advanced Program)

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

10m 19s

Nov 2019

🚰 Water (S01E05) + Transcript

2026 New Year Sale: https://successwithielts.com/sale In the fifth episode Maria and Rory discuss water. Lot's of useful words, grammar and jokes to satisfy your knowledge hunger and brighten up your day! Tune in and have a great day! - IELTS Speaking for Success PREMIUM: https:/ ... Show More

15m 22s

Mar 2025

Saving the Last Village (Advanced)

Gillian Woodward and Roger Basick share about a unique village that has maintained its village-like lifestyle in the midst of growing cities surrounding it. https://spotlightenglish.com/uncategorized/saving-the-last-village/ Download our app for Android at http://bit.ly/spotlight ... Show More

8m 43s

May 2025

I Am not Drunk (Advanced Program)

Roger Basick and Marina Santee tell us about Cerebral Palsy and how to be more helpful and considerate to those who live with this condition.https://spotlightenglish.com/uncategorized/i-am-not-drunk/Download our app for Android at http://bit.ly/spotlight-androidDownload our app f ... Show More

10m 43s

May 2024

The Invasion of the Huge Goldfish (Advanced Program)

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

9m 16s

Aug 2024

No Sex for Fish (Advanced Program)

Bruce Gulland and Megan Nollet tell the story of Justine Obura and the incredible challenge and amazing success she has had in giving women living in poverty of Lake Victoria in Kenya a better life. https://spotlightenglish.com/your-life/no-sex-for-fish/ Download our app for Andr ... Show More

10m 35s