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

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