The Monopoly Game

Roger Basick and Gillian Woodward talk about the creator of one of the most successful characters in newspaper history.https://spotlightenglish.com/uncategorized/playing-with-peanuts/Download our app for Android at http://bit.ly/spotlight-androidDownload our app for iOS at http:/ ... Show More

Andrew Devis and Alice Irizarry talk about the different engagement and wedding traditions around the world.https://spotlightenglish.com/uncategorized/were-getting-married-wedding-traditions-around-the-world/Download our app for Android at http://bit.ly/spotlight-android Download ... Show More

Liz Waid and Colin Lowther look at a creative housing project in the Netherlands – turning prisons into temporary safe homes for refugees.http://spotlightenglish.comDownload our app for Android at http://bit.ly/spotlight-androidDownload our app for iOS at http://bit.ly/spotlight- ... Show More

In 1904, a left-wing American feminist called Lizzy Magie patented a board game that evolved into what we now know as Monopoly. But 30 years later, when Monopoly was first marketed in the United States during the Great Depression, it was an out-of-work salesman from Pennsylvania ... Show More

There's more to Monopoly than you might think. It's one of the best-selling board games in history — despite huge economic instability, sales actually went up during the pandemic — and it's been an iconic part of American life at other pivotal moments: a cheap pastime during the ... Show More

Monopoly is a pretty divisive game, and people tend to either love it or hate it. However, for hundreds of Allied POWs captured during World War II, Monopoly became more than a mere diversion -- it became, instead, their ticket to freedom. Join the guys as they explore the strang ... Show More

There's more to Monopoly than you might think. It's one of the best-selling board games in history — despite huge economic instability, sales actually went up during the pandemic — and it's been an iconic part of American life at other pivotal moments: a cheap pastime during the ... Show More

John Green reviews the board game Monopoly and a high-school nerdfest called the Academic Decathlon. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com ... Show More

<p>It's 1902 and political campaigner Lizzie Magie is fighting a losing battle. For years, she’s pushed the idea of a land-value tax, but fewer and fewer people are listening.</p><p>So she’s going to try something new to spread the word. She’s going to make a board game – and not ... Show More

<p>The only real drawback to my job is the number of flights I have to take - but this is a serious drawback when evening flights get delayed. Without the energy to do any productive work, I often combat the misery by playing board games on my iPad and I’ve lately added Monopoly ... Show More

<p>Since more than 1 billion people have played it, you’re probably familiar with the board game Monopoly, but we bet you don’t know its secret origins as a left-wing socialist teaching tool. Join Josh and Chuck as they chase it down in this classic episode.</p><p> </p> Learn mor ... Show More

<p>The surge in board game popularity prompted this question: how do you make a board game? In this episode, we interview folks from Mondo about the new board game based on The Thing.</p><p> </p> Learn more about your ad-choices at <a href="https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com">h ... Show More

It’s play time on Start the Week. The mathematician Marcus Du Sautoy looks at the numbers behind the games we play, from Monopoly to rock paper scissors. In Around The World in 80 Games he shows how understanding maths can give you the edge, and why games are integral to human ps ... Show More