logo
episode-header-image
Aug 2019
15m 1s

Bananas - The Worlds Favorite Fruit

Spotlight English
About this episode
Liz Waid and Adam Navis look at the most popular fruit in the world - the long, thin, yellow banana. This fruit is under threat. 
Up next
Oct 6
David Bowie: Changes
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.https://spotlightenglish.com/biography/david-bowie-changes/Download our app for Android at http://bit.ly/spotlight-androidDow ... Show More
13m 52s
Sep 29
The Flea - Lionel Messi
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 his name, Lionel Messi!https://spotlightenglish.com/uncategorized/the-flea-lionel-messi/Download our app for Android at ht ... Show More
16m 42s
Sep 22
Finding Your Family
Colin Lowther and Megan Nollet talk about the science behind DNA and what it tells us about our family history.https://spotlightenglish.com/uncategorized/finding-your-family/Download our app for Android at http://bit.ly/spotlight-androidDownload our app for iOS at http://bit.ly/s ... Show More
18m 40s
Recommended Episodes
Nov 2022
The Most Interesting Fruit in the World (Ep. 375 Update)
The banana, once a luxury good, rose to become America’s favorite fruit. Now a deadly fungus threatens to wipe it out. Can it be saved? 
39m 4s
Jul 2012
To go bananas
Li thinks Neil is a bit out of control and says he's gone bananas. Has this got anything to do with fruit? 
3m 27s
Mar 2023
Why Are Bananas So Cheap?
On this episode of Our American Stories, if you think of the quintessential American fruit, it would probably have to be the apple. But apples are not our cheapest fruit—bananas are! But why? Here’s the History Guy with the story of the banana. Support the show (https://www.ouram ... Show More
10m 49s
Jan 2020
There Will Be Bananas
The banana is a staple of the American diet and has been for generations. But how did this exotic tropical fruit become so commonplace? How one Brooklyn-born entrepreneur ruthlessly created the modern banana industry and the infamous banana republics. Learn more about sponsor mes ... Show More
55m 17s
Nov 2019
How to save the banana
Bananas are one of the most popular fruits on the planet - more than 100 million tonnes of them are eaten every year. But on banana plantations on four continents, a deadly fungus is creeping through the soil and destroying the plants. Some say the end is nigh for the banana. But ... Show More
23m 38s
Aug 2020
Reframing History: Bananas
The banana is a staple of the American diet and has been for generations. But how did this exotic tropical fruit become so commonplace? How one Brooklyn-born entrepreneur ruthlessly created the modern banana industry and the infamous banana republics. Learn more about sponsor mes ... Show More
56m 54s
Oct 2017
Are Bananas Going Extinct?
From monkey lifehacks, to Victorian shame about bananas to why slipping on a peel became the go-to gag, Will and Mango are ready to dish on the Cavendish. Featuring the International Banana Club’s Top Banana, Ken Bannister. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpo ... Show More
41m 58s
Aug 2021
¿Cuál es la fruta más rica para ti?
¡Manzana, banano, pera, coco, fresa, existe gran variedad de frutas pero entre todas siempre hay una que se te antoja, prefieres y comes más! ¿Cuál es esa fruta de la que te declaras fan? 
4h 12m