Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchLas mañanitas - The Little Mornings
Episode 138
If you want to fit in at a Mexican birthday party, there are a few things you need to know. One is the “mordida,” another is the piñata chant, and pe…
3 years, 9 months ago
El secreto para hablar varios idiomas - The Secret to Speaking Several Languages with Benny Lewis
Episode 137
Learning one new language is hard, but what about learning six? Does language learning get easier the more languages you learn? What’s the best way t…
3 years, 9 months ago
Xoloitzcuintle, perro sagrado - Xoloitzcuintle, Sacred Dog
Episode 136
Hairless dogs aren’t often people’s first choice when adopting a new pet, but to the Aztecs, a curious breed of canine helped them cross into the und…
3 years, 9 months ago
Día de Muertos: Respondemos tus preguntas - Day of the Dead: We Answer Your Questions
Episode 135
Day of the Dead is a Mexican holiday that’s often misunderstood. Every autumn, people around the world turn to the internet to ask if it’s Mexican Ha…
3 years, 10 months ago
El tejate: Bebida de los dioses - Tejate: Beverage of the Gods
Episode 134
Mexico is rich in pre-hispanic traditions that you can still experience to this day. One of our favorites is a beverage you can taste in Oaxaca calle…
3 years, 10 months ago
Pesadillas de Airbnb parte II - Airbnb Nightmares Part II
Episode 133
Airbnb can be a breath of fresh air from hotels or an absolute nightmare. We should know. We’ve stayed in over sixty of them. In this episode, we sha…
3 years, 10 months ago
Frases más comunes del subjuntivo - The Most Common Phrases of the Subjunctive Form
Episode 132
It’s every Spanish students’ worst enemy: the dreaded subjunctive form. This beast of a grammatical concept is too big to fit in one episode, but you…
3 years, 10 months ago
Cultura y cacao con Ervit de Chimalapa - Culture and Cacao with Ervit from Chimalapa
Episode 131
For most, chocolate is a sweet made for enjoying as a dessert or in a candy. But for some communities in Oaxaca, it’s a cultural tradition passed dow…
3 years, 11 months ago
Comidas mexicanas que no conoces - Mexican Foods You Don’t Know About
Episode 130
Tacos, burritos, and guacamole - these are foods that everyone thinks of when they think of Mexican food. But Mexican cuisine goes much deeper than j…
3 years, 11 months ago
Palabras del español que no existen en inglés parte III - Words in Spanish That Don’t Exist in English Part III
Episode 129
One of the funnest things about learning a new language is learning new words that don’t have an easy translation into English. In part three of our …
3 years, 11 months ago