Cities Under the Ground

Andrew Devis and Alice Irizarry tell us about an adventure that cannot be achieved without a lot of courage and determination. https://spotlightenglish.com/uncategorized/a-long-life-of-adventure/Download our app for Android at http://bit.ly/spotlight-androidDownload our app for iO ...  Show more

Megan Nollet and Patrick Woodward share about how music and art can be used to help people with disabilities, not only physically, but also mentally and emotionally. https://spotlightenglish.com/uncategorized/art-therapy/Download our app for Android at http://bit.ly/spotlight-andr ...  Show more

In this episode, we answer a question from 5-year-old Wyatt in Los Angeles and learn about ancient underground cities in Turkey, the subterranean passageways of Montreal and the dug-out houses of Coober Pedy, Australia. Also in this episode: Why is it so warm underground?

We’ve all seen steam rising from manhole covers in big cities like New York - but have you ever stopped and wondered why? Jason and Peter were curious and discovered that manhole covers literally explode all over NYC every year. Really, no Really! Determined to discover the cause ...  Show more

This week, The Forum delves into the subterranean world of life underground – from the forgotten tunnels and catacombs of our cities to life found in the stifling sunless world two miles below the Earth’s surface. Might humans one day retreat underground if living above ground be ...  Show more

Will Self reflects on a year of not travelling on the London underground... and why he's starting to miss it. "On winter days," writes Will, "when it's dark first thing, then twilight, then dark again, the tube achieves its most magical state."And he says that, without the tube, ...  Show more