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134 - Pedro Sánchez vs Donald Trump
Spanish President / Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez recently made the news by standing up to Donald Trump on the issue of US military bases and the war …
2 months, 2 weeks ago
133 - Sagrada Familia
A couple of weeks ago I heard that Sagrada Familia is finally finished. Well, that's partially true – but not really. Either way, today we're talking…
3 months ago
132 - Saint Ignatius of Loyola
Today's episode is about a famously spiritual Spaniard, Saint Ignatius of Loyola. Mark Kurlansky calls him the most famous Basque in history, and I g…
3 months, 1 week ago
131 - Spanish ham & the culture wars - the "dark history" of jamón
The Guardian up in the UK has recently published an article about the "dark history" of Spanish ham. So today's episode is about jamón (and pork more…
4 months ago
130 - Mass Migration Madness! Spain plans to legalize 500,000 immigrants
The Spanish government announced this week that it was going to have a "mass regularization" that might help half a million immigrants to get work pe…
4 months, 1 week ago
129 - Julio Iglesias, Greenland, and EU weakness
Julio Iglesias is cancelled, the future of Greenland is up for grabs, and the EU doesn't want to do anything about it. In this "Random Thoughts" epis…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
128 - Life on the "wrong side of history"
It's a strange time to be an American in Spain, with the Spanish media pushing an anti-American narrative almost constantly. In this episode I talk a…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
127 - Spain's Huge 2025 - year in review
It's been quite a year here in Spain, here's a bit of a recap of some of the top stories and things I've been thinking about. More on the blog: https…
5 months, 1 week ago
126 - Swine Fever Emergency
The population of wild boars in Catalonia has suddenly become newsworthy as a few cases of African swine fever outside Barcelona threaten the entire …
5 months, 3 weeks ago
125 - Christmas in Spain - surprising holiday traditions
A bit about 8 surprising holiday traditions here in Spain. Christmas is a bit different in Spain, so here's a bit about what to expect. You might als…
6 months ago