Cities Under the Ground

Alice Irizarry and Colin Lowther share about the life of man who, despite his quiet personality, spoke out boldly for the sake of others. https://spotlightenglish.com/biography/carl-lutz-the-quiet-hero/Download our app for Android at http://bit.ly/spotlight-androidDownload our app ...  Afficher plus

Alice Irizarry and Andrew Devis share about the American Civil War and the reasons why it happened. https://spotlightenglish.com/uncategorized/the-american-civil-war/Download our app for Android at http://bit.ly/spotlight-androidDownload our app for iOS at http://bit.ly/spotlight- ...  Afficher plus

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 ...  Afficher plus

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 ...  Afficher plus

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, ...  Afficher plus