Podcasts: audio

Mike Pilewski gives Rita Forbes "the 411" on the Spotlight Online electronic newsletter.

One of the most violent episodes in the Northern Ireland conflict was Bloody Sunday, 30 January 1972. On that day, soldiers of the British army confronted Catholic demonstrators in the city of Londonderry. Thirteen of the demonstrators were shot and killed.

Let's follow Anne Alexander Sieder to Los Angeles for a mystery lover's tour of the city. As you listen, try to find the answer to this question: in what year did L.A.'s biggest unsolved murder mystery happen?

Alexander Sieder and David Creedon are here today to introduce a new section in the magazine and in Spotlight Audio: Spoken English.

He once trained to be a ballet dancer. He became a successful investment banker. He's now the most powerful person in the White House after the president himself. But who exactly is he?

If you are ever asked to coach an English-speaking member of staff, you will need some specific vocabulary to help you in that process.