Voices en Español

In this interview with Spanish podcaster, Mercedes León, we talk about economic hard times in Spain, brought on by rampant real estate speculation. Later on in the conversation we switch gears and Mercedes takes us on a wonderful audio tour of her favorite sections of Barcelona. It’s a great interview, if I must say myself.  [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "VEE #035: La fiebre de la propiedad", url: "http://spanish-podcast.com/2008/11/17/vee-035-la-fiebre-de-la-propiedad/" });

My other podcast, Cody’s Cuentos, has been keeping me very occupied in recent weeks. If you’ve never listened to this podcast before, you’re in for a treat. Cody’s Cuentos features classic children’s stories in Spanish. The first season, which began last spring, featured only fairy tales. The second season is branching out a bit with [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Cody’s Cuentos, Season 2", url: "http://spanish-podcast.com/2008/11/08/codys-cuentos-season-2/" });

A short story by Elena Poniatowska Señorita: A partir de hoy, debe usted borrar mi nombre de la lista de sus admiradores. Tal vez convendría ocultarte esta deserción, pero callándome, iría en contra de una integridad personal que jamás ha eludido las exigencias de la verdad. Al apartarme de usted, sigo un [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "VEE #034 - Cine Prado", url: "http://spanish-podcast.com/2008/10/07/audio-cine-prado-poniatowska/" });

By Julio Cortázar Había empezado a leer la novela unos días antes. La abandonó por negocios urgentes, volvió a abrirla cuando regresaba en tren a la finca; se dejaba interesar lentamente por la trama, por el dibujo de los personajes. Esa tarde, después de escribir una carta a su apoderado y discutir con el mayordomo una [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "VEE #033 - Continuidad de los parques", url: "http://spanish-podcast.com/2008/09/22/vee-033-continuidad-de-los-parques/" });

Jeffrey Hayes of the Language Travel Company talks about where to go to study Spanish and the pros and cons of some destinations. Jeffrey also wrote an article on this topic for this blog called “Spanish Immersion Programs: 5 Destinations.” SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "VEE #032 - Where to Study Spanish", url: "http://spanish-podcast.com/2008/09/14/vee-032-where-to-study-spanish/" });

Cuban-American entreprenuer Carrie Ferguson Weir talks about growing up in two cultures: Anglo and Latino and also about her business, Los Pollitos Dicen, a T-shirt line for babies. This is the longest podcast I’ve published to date. Carrie and I spoke in a little bit of Spanglish so I did an exact word-for-word transcript of [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "VEE #031 - Los pollitos dicen", url: "http://spanish-podcast.com/2008/09/09/vee-031-los-pollitos-dicen/" });

I’ve got 6 brand spanking new copies of El Túnel, an existential novel written by Argentine author Ernesto Sábato. The book, a reissure by Harper Collins, goes on sale to the public on Sept. 16. But if you’d like a copy, at a fraction of the retail price, just sign up for my email list [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "VEE September Book Club: El Tunel", url: "http://spanish-podcast.com/2008/09/03/vee-september-book-club-el-tunel/" });

A brief explanation about the new monthly Spanish book club. SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Special Announcement about the Spanish book club", url: "http://spanish-podcast.com/2008/09/03/special-announcement-about-the-spanish-book-club/" });

Yeah, this epi is long, long overdue. Sorry about that folks. This is (was?) part three of the trip to the U.S. with mi amiguete, David. In this episode we talk about seeing the Grand Canyon for the first time and gliding along the SkyWalk and then taking in a flashy, splashy Vegas show and [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "VEE #030 - Viva Las Vegas", url: "http://spanish-podcast.com/2008/08/30/vee-030-viva-las-vegas/" });

Música del documental “Ecuapop: los de aquí, los de allí.” Letra y música de “Puño de Boka” He descubierto un nuevo lugar, ahora he de construir mi mundo en esta ciudad, para entrar, quedaré en el olvido, para que nadie me logre recordar, me he marchado, mientras otros allí preguntan por mí, ya es muy tarde [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Permanecer en hoy pensando en el ayer", url: "http://spanish-podcast.com/2008/08/08/permanecer-en-hoy-pensando-en-el-ayer/" });

El Ingenioso Hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha de Miguel de Cervantes PRIMERA PARTE CAPÍTULO 1: Que trata de la condición y ejercicio del famoso hidalgo D. Quijote de la Mancha En un lugar de la Mancha, de cuyo nombre no quiero acordarme, no ha mucho tiempo que vivía un hidalgo de los de lanza en astillero, adarga antigua, rocín [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Don Quijote de la Mancha", url: "http://spanish-podcast.com/2008/08/01/audio-don-quijote/" });

Mexican writer Juan Manuel Villalobos tells us about his experience being an immigrant in Spain. In an earlier podcast, episode 19, Juan Manuel talked about his novel “La vida frágil de Annette Blanche.” SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "VEE #029 - Immigration in Spain", url: "http://spanish-podcast.com/2008/07/27/vee-029-immigration-in-spain/" });