Ep.12: What’s going to happen at the Spanish elections?
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This week we discuss the upcoming date that Spaniards have at the polling booths, and also, in the last episode of our first season, mention a few stories we didn’t have time for...
We are on a break
Things are a little complicated for everyone right now, so we will have to take a little break with our podcast. But fret not, we'll be back...
S04E10: UK ambassador to Spain Hugh Elliott discusses the coronavirus crisis
We also catch up with Chris Dottie, the president of the British Chamber of Commerce, and Martin Makepeace, the president of the British...
S04E09: Coronavirus lockdown in Spain
This week we talk about the state of alarm aimed at slowing the spread of Covid-19, and interview some of our podcast heroes about how they...
¿Qué? S04E08: The coronavirus in Spain and an alleged assault in the Big Brother house
This week we talk about how Covid-19 is affecting Spaniards, and discuss a court investigation into the alleged abuse of a ‘Gran...
S04E07: EL PAÍS SEMANAL’s feature article on ‘Why I vote for Vox’
This week we talk to Guillermo Abril, the journalist who wrote a recent feature based on interviews with supporters of the far-right party,...
S04E06: The trial of Willy Toledo and a plan to crack down on Franco apologists
This week we examine how a Spanish actor and activist ended up in court for a Facebook post, and consider the limits of free speech in Spain
S04E05: Poverty in Spain and the 33-year pension scam
This week, we discuss a UN expert’s findings on the serious levels of inequality in the country, and discover how a social worker managed...
S04E4: The coronavirus quarantine in Madrid and drama at Barajas airport
This week we speak to EL PAÍS correspondent Jaime Santirso, who was evacuated from the Chinese city of Wuhan last week, and recount the...
S04E3: Brexit and rock-bottom rents in Madrid
This week, we discuss how Brexit will affect Britons living in Spain, and why some tenants are able to pay as little as €7 a month for an...
S04E2: A new Catalan trial and Vox’s idea for a parental veto
This week we discuss the latest trial covering the 2017 events in Catalonia, and examine far-right Vox’s plan for a so-called “parental...
S04E1: New government in Spain, and failed heist at French palace
This week we talk about Pedro Sánchez being voted back in as prime minister, and the unlikely story of an infamous spanish ram-raider who...
S03E12: The effects of the UK general election, and Spain’s dwindling bars
This week we talk to Britons in Spain whose lives will be affected by the reelection of the Tories at the recent polls, and examine the...
S03E11: ‘El Pequeño Nicolás’ and a grisly cocaine crime
This week we discuss Spain’s most notorious alleged fraudster, and examine the death of Marta Calvo, whose body was dismembered and...
S03E10: Scuffles in Congress and Spain’s ‘narco-submarine’
This week we discuss the antics that happened inside Spanish Congress when newly elected lawmakers were sworn into their roles, and talk...
SO3E9: Vox controversies and Mar Menor disaster
This week we discuss the far-right party's denial of gender violence, and why thousands of fish washed up dead in Europe's largest saltwater...
S03E8: Spain's general election and the PSOE-Podemos deal
This week we discuss -what else?- the results of Sunday's repeat poll and the surprise agreement between Pedro Sánchez and Pablo Iglesias...
S03E7: Pre-election debate and the #MeToo movement in Spain
This week we discuss the jousting of Spain’s five prime-ministerial candidates on Monday night, and examine the Spanish feminism movement.
S03E6: Spain’s ‘stolen babies’ network and R&D challenges
This week we discuss the death of Doctor Vela, the first person to go to trial in relation with irregular adoptions during the Franco era,...
S03E5: Catalan street protests and the exhumation of Franco
This week we discuss last week’s disturbances in Catalonia after the Supreme Court ruling, and the long-awaited exhumation of Spanish...
S03E4: Supreme Court ruling on jailed Catalan secession leaders
This week we discuss the verdict from one of the most politically relevant trials that Spain has seen in recent years, and the protests it...
S03E3: The Spanish company that spied on Julian Assange
This week we discuss the exclusive reporting from EL PAÍS about the security firm that was monitoring the WikiLeaks founder, and also...
S03E2: The Catalan independence drive and exhuming Franco
This week we discuss events surrounding the second anniversary of the referendum in Catalonia, and the latest in the ongoing tug of war over...
S03E1: New elections and Brexit
This week we discuss why Spain is heading back to the polls for the fourth time in four years, and look at the Spanish government’s demand...
2x12: Farewell interview with ambassador Simon Manley
The outgoing British ambassador to Spain covers Brexit, digital diplomacy and just how Spanish he is after six years in the role
2x11: Spain’s political stalemate deepens
In the season finale we discuss the ongoing efforts by the Socialists and Podemos to hammer out a governing deal, and also look at the...
We are on a break
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S04E10: UK ambassador to Spain Hugh Elliott discusses the coronavirus crisis
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S04E09: Coronavirus lockdown in Spain
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