Patrick and Gillian Woodward share about the creators of “Godzilla” and what influenced them when they created this famous monster.
Are there special customs for applause in your home country? In recognition of the UN's "International Day of UN Peace Keepers", Bruce Gulland and Liz Waid look at clapping, cheering and other kinds of applause.
Can you find beauty in simple things? In recognition of the UN's "World Poetry Day", Spotlight tells about a U.S. poet who wrote beautiful poems about normal things.
In recognition of the UN's "International Day for Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation" or "FGM", Bruce Gulland and Liz Waid tell about a woman who is working to stop the tradition of FGM in her community.
In recognition of the UN’s “International Day of Commemoration of the Victims of the Holocaust” Ryan Geertsma and Robin Basselin look at the stumbling stone memorials in Europe. These stones encourage people to remember victims of the Holocaust.
Have you heard of the idiom, ‘ringing in the new year’? It used to be the custom to ‘ring out’ the old year with bells. There’s an 1850 poem by Tennyson that refers to this custom. Here’s its first verse: Ring out the old, ring in the new, Ring...
Marina Santee and Roger Basick talk about Agitu Gudeta and the incredible influence she had during her short life in a country that was not her own.
Adam Navis and Liz Waid tell about the traditional German festival of Oktoberfest. This celebration of German culture has happened for over 200 years!
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Have you eaten seaweed before? Do you enjoy eating sushi? Bruce Gulland and Megan Nollet talk about how a British scientist made an important discovery about seaweed and for the world of sushi.