Spain Uncovered: Recent Episodes
Pilar Orti
Find out what life is really like in Spain and gain insight into the origin of some popular Spanish phrases.
And if you're into podcasting and would like to find out about the podcasting community in Spain, check out our sister podcast En clave de podcast.
In this one-off episode, Pilar Orti talks to Paul Read, who has written some new sections for The A to Z of Spanish Culture, now in it's third edition.
They talk about some of the recent changes in Spanish politics and society.
This is the first episode of En clave de podcast.
The rest of the episodes won't appear in this feed, so if you want to subscribe to the podcast, look for it in your podcast app or subscribe to https://enclavedepodcast.com/
A bit of news on a new podcast about podcasting in Spain, but mainly a re-release of the special on Federico Garcia Lorca, with three guest contributions.
Show notes here:
http://www.spainuncoveredpodcast.net/federico-garcia-lorca-special/
Link to Huffington post article: http://www.huffingtonpost.es/2016/06/11/podium-podcasts-cadena-ser_n_10372974.html
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Pilar's other podcast: 21st Century Work Life via Virtual not Distant
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Pilar Orti is back for a very short episode, celebrating the Dia de los Santos Inocentes.
She talks about the changing political landscape in Spain (briefly), has a think about whether she agrees with the names being changed in the streets of Madrid and she recommends two exhibitions in the Telefonica Foundation: Theo Jansen and Jules Verne.
To connect with Pilar, visit www.virtualnotdistant.com or connect on Twitter @PilarOrti
This episode is in Spanish. For the English version, check out episode 34B.
www.spainuncoveredpodcast.net
You can find the Spanish version here
http://www.spainuncoveredpodcast.net/spanish-donde-digo-diego/
Today's episode is in Spanish and we look at the phrases "en boca cerrada no entran moscas" and "a caballo regalado, no le mires el diente".
Paul Murphy travels to Spain following the steps of Laurie Lee. For the show notes, please visit www.spainuncoveredpodcast.net
Cherry Radford talks about Flamenco Baby.
For detailed notes, check out www.spainuncoveredpodcast.net/episode19
In this episode, Caroline Angus-Baker kicks of the mini season on fiction books set in Spain. She talks about why she's set one of her fiction trilogies in Valencia and talks about the flood in the 50s in the city. Pilar flicks through a new book Moving to Spain with Children. For detailed notes visit www.spainuncoveredpodcast.net
The star of this week's show is Science, with a capital S, or more specifically, Physics and Astronomy.
Back in 2002 Pablo Jáuregui was faced with the audacious challenge of heading a new daily science section in the newspaper El Mundo. In this interview, he shares why the section was set up and how his own career has grown with it, leading him to his recent interview with Stephen Hawking. Of course, he tells us about this amazing, once in a lifetime experience, of interviewing one of his heroes.
Pablo also tells us about the relatively new Starmus Festival, which took part back in September in Tenerife. And finally, we talk about how science is viewed in the country and how its popularity and lack of funding could influence the country's future.
In this episode I talk to Ivor R Tamplin from Raras Musicas. You can find out more about Raras Musicas in rarasmusicasmadrid.wordpress.com
This episode includes Perro ladrador, poco mordedor, Aunque la mona se vista de seda, mona se queda and Vamos arando, dijo la mosca arriba de los lomos del buey. Don't forget to visit www.spainuncoveredpodcast.net/spanish for the English blog post.
Craig Briggs talks about wine making and Galicia, while Allison Bauer describes a whole range of Spanish food and dishes from the Galicia region. For more notes visit www.spainuncoveredpodcast.net/episode15
Paul Reid talks about the parallels between Spain's society in the 1930s and the present day.
Allison Breuer brings us closer to Gazpacho.
In this episode Pilar talks to Emilio J Perez, an architect from Valencia.
The podcast also includes the first helping of the Spanish Food miniseries, on horchata.
This week, I present the phrases
Me tienes frito
Vete a freir espárragos and
Vete a hacer puñetas.
To read the English translations of these episodes, which are in Spanish, visit www.spainuncoveredpodcast.net/spanish
Cat talks about her experience walking the Camino de Santiago and teaching in Spain.
She also shares how she has set up COMO consulting.
You can find out more about Cat on the sunshineandsiestas.com site.
Elle Draper, from Spain Buddy, talks about life in Almeria, Lanzarote and why she set up the website Pet Friendly Breaks.
In this episode, Jane and Pilar reflect on how society has changed in Spain over the last 30 years. Jane also talks about the rise of the new political party Podemos.
Jane also talks about lighter stuff, like her stand-up show "Not Mentioned in the Brochure", her love for singing in a choir and Spanish reality TV shows.
Pilar complements Jane's piece with information on the Spanish government's involvement in the anti-terrorist group GAL in the 80s.
To find out more about Spanish culture and learning Spanish, visit Jane Cronin's website http://www.janecronin.eu/
The Basketball World Cup (FIBA) is taking place this month in Spain. David GP tells us about the popularity of basketball in Spain and about his other favourite sport, SCUBA diving.
David also loves Asian food and so he recommends his favourite restaurants in Madrid:
Guinza
Don Zoco
Dimi Bang
Seul
One of our listeners shares with us her thoughts on Laurie Lee's book "A Rose for Winter".
In this episode, Lisa Sadleir from familylifeinspain.com gives us some advice on moving to Spain with children. She also talks about Mijas and how she came to set up her website.
Considering visiting Gran Canaria or the other Canary Islands? Download this episode for some great tips about visiting the island and island hopping.
With Matthew Hirtes, author of Going Local in Gran Canaria.
03.19 Summary of the podcast.
04.44 Lorca's poetry for children.
07.20 Caroline Angus-Baker reviews Lorca's Impresiones y Paisajes.11.25 The influence of New York on Lorca's work.
16.20 Federico García Lorca on theatre.
20.30 Lorca and "La Barraca" and more on Lorca on theatre.
25.00 María Ferrara talks about the language in Lorca's plays.
29.20 Lorca's portrayal of women.
31.53 The Butterfly's Evil Spell. (El maleficio de la mariposa.)
41.12 When Five Years Pass (Así que pasen cinco años) and The Public (El público).
53.48 Gazpacho Monk remembers Lorca.
57.00 Epilogue
In this episode Gaile talks about how the range of information she offers English-speaking people in the South of Spain, as well as how she helps English-speaking businesses in Javea.
Gaile also tells us a bit about the different areas in Javea.
Javea Grapevine Magazine
Grapevine Magazines
Marina Alta Business Club
Live in Spain Magazine
UP Publications
Marta Rubio talks about how theatre audiences in Madrid are gradually seeking alternative theatre venues in order to engage in a dialogue about the state of Spain.
She also talks about her experience touring primary schools with plays in English and she suggests we take a stroll through her neighbourhood in Madrid.
Fringe venues she mentions:
La casa de la portera
La pensión de las pulgas
Kubik FabrikSala Mirador
El off the Lara
Marta also talks about:
Theatre Uncut
Festival de Otoño en Primavera
Barrio de las Artes / Barrio de las Letras
Nu accents
Show notes
Find out more about Debs in nativespain.com
You can see Debs' books in her Books page.
Debs talks about:
Sierra de Carrascoy
Moratalla
Mora
Mar Menor
And of course, she talks about the village of La Murta.
Debs mentions "el padrón", the electoral register.
She also mentions the "tamboristas", the drummers who take part in the Easter processions.
Anna Kemp describes her project of building an amphitheatre with a community in rural Spain, in Las Alpujarras. She talks about her experience of creating theatre with children in the town and how she brought a town together to turn their natural resources into a performance space to share with the rest of Spain.
After the interview I talk about my favourite playwright: Federico García Lorca.
You can find out more about Anna's project here: http://www.unteatroentretodos.com/
You can find out bits and pieces about Lorca in http://ilovegarcialorca.blogspot.co.uk/
In this episode:
We meet Graham Hunt, owner of Valencia Property who tells us how his business has changed over the past years and tells us about his favourite place in Valencia.
I build up Graham's interview giving you my own experience of Gandia (in Valencia) and recommending some places to visit in Valencia city.