Yesterday

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

Apr 2020

How you can help save the monarch butterfly -- and the planet | Mary Ellen Hannibal

Monarch butterflies are dying at an alarming rate around the world -- a looming extinction that could also put human life at risk. But we have just the thing to help save these insects, says author Mary Ellen Hannibal: citizen scientists. Learn how these grassroots volunteers are ... Show More

10m 46s

Feb 2021

Papillon (Butterfly)

Texte: Le nombre de papillons en Angleterre est à un niveau historiquement bas, selon les défenseurs de l’environnement. Traduction: UK butterfly numbers are at a "historic low", according to conservationists.<hr> Hos ... Show More

3m 32s

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

What’s happened to all the butterflies?

Butterfly numbers in the UK appear to be at the lowest on record after a wet spring and summer dampened their chances of mating. This comes on top of a long and worrying trend of decline. To find out what’s going on and what we can all do to help butterflies cope with extreme wea ... Show More

16m 31s

Aug 2025

The Great Bustard Returns (Advanced Program)

Alice Irizarry and Patrick Woodward talk about a most interesting bird and what was done to keep it from becoming extinct.https://spotlightenglish.com/science-and-technology/the-great-bustard-returns/Download our app for Android at http://bit.ly/spotlight-androidDownload our app ... Show More

9m 42s

Mar 2024

Hope for the Tasmanian Tiger (Advanced Program)

Roger Basick and Megan Nollet talk about the nearly extinct Tasmanian Tiger and the new and perhapds controversial project to avoid its extinction. https://spotlightenglish.com/?p=3502 Download our app for Android at http://bit.ly/spotlight-android Download our app for iOS at htt ... Show More

10m 24s

Jan 2022

Las mariposas monarcas

This sixth season of Simple Stories in Spanish is inspired by requests from my listeners. Today’s story comes from a request for a story about monarch butterflies. Hannah is a curious girl. When a butterfly lands in her back yard, she wants to learn all about it. After visitin ... Show More

15m 57s

Jul 2025

Told Faster: Las mariposas monarcas

Hannah is a curious girl. When a butterfly lands in her back yard, she wants to learn all about it. After visiting the library, she learns that these butterflies are special and that they fly all the way to Mexico from Canada. What else will she learn about the mariposa monarc ... Show More

9m 48s

May 2023

Living in a Lighthouse (Advanced Program)

What do we lose when lighthouse keepers leave? Do you think technology can do a better job guiding boats at night? Do we even need lighthouses anymore? Colin Lowther and Liz Waid look at how technology is replacing people in lighthouses. Download our app for Android at http://bit ... Show More

10m 1s

Apr 2023

The Sinking Country (Advanced Program)

Does your country discuss about climate change and the problems it may be causing? Is your country doing anything to think of solutions? Colin Lowther and Megan Nollet talk about how The Netherlands is working together to make a difference. https://spotlightenglish.com/science-an ... Show More

11m 2s

Save The Butterflies