Podcast Episodes
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Episode 19
Obviously, this year has been one for the history books. Both Jim and May check in with everyone this week to reflect on their journey through the pa…
6 years ago
Tradiciones de los cumpleaños en México - Birthday Traditions in Mexico
Episode 18
Birthday or block party?
There’s always a reason to celebrate, especially in Mexico! This week, Jim and May run down the ways that set Mexican birthda…
6 years ago
El origen de la comida tex-mex - The Origins of Tex-Mex Food
Episode 17
Burritos. Nachos. Chimichangas. Fajitas. Ever wonder where these dishes came from? Although a lot of Americans tend to think of these items as “Mexic…
6 years, 1 month ago
Alternancia de código - Code Switching
Episode 16
When you hear people speaking Spanish, do you often hear them slip in any English words or words that sound just like something you’d say in English?…
6 years, 1 month ago
Cómo superar tu miedo a hablar español - How to Get Over Your Fear of Speaking Spanish
Episode 15
We all know that feeling when someone asks you a question in Spanish that you don’t understand. Or that feeling of anxiety when you want to say somet…
6 years, 1 month ago
Español colombiano - Colombian Spanish with Andrea de Spanishland School
Episode 14
This week Andrea from Spanishland School and the Españolistos podcast joins us to shed some light on the Spanish spoken in her country: Colombia.
May…
6 years, 1 month ago
La comida mexicana - Mexican Food
Episode 13
In this episode, we discuss everyone’s favorite topic: FOOD.
Jim and May jump right into what authentic Mexican food is. They cover typical ingredient…
6 years, 1 month ago
Ser fluido en español - To Be Fluent in Spanish
Episode 12
What does it mean to be fluent in a language? How long does it take?
In this episode, Jim and May dissect what it means to be fluent and how to get th…
6 years, 2 months ago
Dichos graciosos en español - Funny Sayings in Spanish
Episode 11
Have you heard the phrases “la carne de burro no es transparente” or “la suerte de la fea, la bonita la desea” before?
Literally, the first one trans…
6 years, 2 months ago
Español mexicano vs español de España - Mexican Spanish vs. Spain Spanish with Notes in Spanish
Episode 10
This week, Ben and Marina from Notes in Spanish join Jim and May to talk about the differences between Spanish and culture in Mexico and Spain.
Ben, a…
6 years, 2 months ago