Backgammon as a Bridge

Patrick and Gillian Woodward talk about a security guard who saved many people’s lives but was then falsely blamed for trying to harm them.https://spotlightenglish.com/uncategorized/the-hero-who-was-blamed-for-murder/Download our app for Android at http://bit.ly/spotlight-android ... Show More

From summer solstice festivals to blueberry pie stands, we look at summer traditions around the world.https://spotlightenglish.com/uncategorized/fun-in-the-sun-summertime-traditions-around-the-world/Download our app for Android at http://bit.ly/spotlight-androidDownload our app f ... Show More

Michael Jackson was the biggest music star of the 1980s. But his life was much more complex than popular songs and millions of dollars.https://spotlightenglish.com/biography/moonwalker-the-life-of-michael-jackson/Download our app for Android at http://bit.ly/spotlight-androidDown ... Show More

Liz Waid and Bruce Gulland look at games children play all around the world. These games are more important than people know. 

Liz Waid and Bruce Gulland look at games children play all around the world. These games are more important than people know. https://spotlightenglish.com/sport/games/traditional-childrens-games/ Download our app for Android at http://bit.ly/spotlight-android Download our app for ... Show More

For almost fifty years, people have been gathering in Charlottesville, Virginia to achieve something that seems impossible: world peace. And despite the fact these people are kids, they're pretty successful. Schoolteacher John Hunter invented The World Peace Game as a way to teac ... Show More

Playing a quick game or two 

It’s one of the world’s oldest games. How easy is it to get rich off it? Host: David Hill Producers: Bobby Wagner, Mike Wargon, Matt Dollinger, and Vikram Patel Sound Design: Bobby Wagner Mixing and Mastering: Scott Somerville Theme song: Isaac Lee Learn more about your ad choice ... 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

A journalist embarks on a journey with a stranger to play a demented game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 

Coach Brad and Coach Jon break down some tricky hands Coach Brad recently played at 6-max $10-$20 NL. Enjoy the show. 

<p>The debate over who invented this game is not as heated as the one about who invented the noodle, thankfully. Perhaps the noodle debate could be settled for all time by a nice round of rock, scissors, paper... or was it cloth? Either way, next time you&#39;re in a quandary, le ... Show More