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Learn Spanish with Real Spanish Conversations for advanced and inspired intermediate learners, including full analysis of all the best language and vocab in each show. Get the accompanying w...
Ben and Marina talk about how superstitious the Spanish are, and some of Spain’s favourite superstitions. Get the worksheets at www.notesins...
Ben and Marina look at the reading habits of the Spanish, and what it tells us about the Spanish today. Get the worksheets at www.notesinspa...
Ben and Marina try to live a no-impact week, and discover that rubbish is one of the biggest problems in their lives! Get the worksheets at...
Ben and Marina discuss the reasons for, and attitudes towards, the new speed reduction on Spanish highways, and how it doesn’t fit in with t...
Ben and Marina discuss the life of Cristóbal Colón (Columbus), and look at whether the tyrannical side of him portrayed in the film ‘Tambien...
Ben and Marina discuss life after Peak Oil, and the fascinating Transition Town initiative that is sweeping through the UK and beyond, promi...
Ben and Marina discuss Guernica – the fascinating story of a Picasso’s involvement in the Spanish civil war, and the birth of his great symb...
Ben and Marina discuss the Moorish reign in Spain, and the clear influences we can see in Spanish life and culture today. Get the worksheets...
Ben and Marina look at the strange world of coincidences and discuss whether it is all down to probability and statistics, or whether there...
Ben and Marina discuss ways of saving ourselves from information overload on the internet, and in life in general. Get the worksheets at www...
Ben and Marina discuss the little-known Spanish painter Joaquin Sorrolla, his wonderful museum-house in Madrid, and his luminous life and wo...
Ben and Marina talk about cooking, the typical Spanish dish Cocido (made with garbanzos – chickpeas), and its historical origins. Get the wo...
Ben and Marina look at why Unesco is choosing to bring Flamenco and Catalonia’s human castles under its umbrella, as well as other Spanish c...
Ben and Marina discuss the changes brought about by the new full smoking ban in Spanish bars, restaurants, and other public places, and what...
Ben and Marina talk Spanish cinema, looking back at some of the great films and directors of the last few years… which films would you add t...
Ben and Marina discuss a recent trip to a ‘centro comercial’ (and the horror awaiting in the toilets!), and examine the rise and fall of the...
Ben and Marina look at a major breakdown in Spanish air traffic control in December, and how it lead to measures not seen since Franco’s tim...
Ben and Marina look at the unlikely mix of Japanese Zen meditation and Catholicism in Spain, and examine the fascinating life of Santa Teres...
Ben and Marina discuss emmigration from Spain over the last century, how it affected Marina’s family directly, and whether it is really abou...
Ben and Marina look at how the press manipulates us, with a real-world example from Madrid. Get the worksheets at www.notesinspanish.com
Marina talks to Flor about her home country Chile, covering everything from geography, to gastronomy, how recent tragedies changed the count...
The ‘Real Academia’ has changed the Spanish language (a little bit…), and some people are up in arms about it! Get the worksheets at www.not...
Today, Ben and Marina look at how the nature/nurture debate actually begins in the womb, and how it can have a bearing on our health in late...
Ben and Marina discuss the entrepreneurial spirit in Spain, how it reflects the national character, and how this compares to the UK and the...
In this episode, Ben and Marina talk about how the art of complimenting a lady in the street has changed to sexual harrassment, the demise o...
Marina talks about her new job as 'Presidenta'… the worst job in Spain? Plus, in the analysis section, we look at the fastest sentence ever...
Marina talks to her friend Ines about a unique way of going on holiday, el intercambio de casa. Get the worksheets at www.notesinspanish.com
We look at the ‘trials’ of Judge Garzon, Spain’s most famous law-maker, currently being pursued by the political far-right, who want him out...
As Marina and Ben stop sleeping again, we examine life with a toddler in Spain… Get the worksheets at www.notesinspanish.com
Ben learns to draw, and develops the right side of his brain, which is responsible for more than we imagine! Get the worksheets at www.notes...
This week we explore the urge to grow fruit and vegetables in the city, and the amazing effects of horticulture in prison… Get the worksheet...
Today we talk to Marina’s dad, Roberto, about one of the most significant events in recent Spanish history, 23F, the attempted coup by the m...
Marina talks to Flor, our Chilean friend, about the differences between life in Spain, Chile, and Germany, and interesting differences betwe...
Ben and Marina discuss the important but little-known role of the doula, and introduce a couple of great ‘trabalenguas’ in the analysis sect...
Ben and Marina relive joyous, and somewhat painful, moments from school, and examine how the education systems differed between Spain and th...
We look at just how much power parents still have over their children in Spain, long after they have left home… Get the worksheets at www.no...
We look at how Spain’s cuisine, or a fantasy version of it, is conquering the world! Get the worksheets at www.notesinspanish.com
The Spanish are a bunch or rebellious law-breakers! Marina defends her nation! Get the worksheets at www.notesinspanish.com
Ben and Marina discuss health tourism in Spain, and why it is annoying Spanish doctors so much! Get the worksheets at www.notesinspanish.com
How are we going to feed 9 Billion people in 2050? We look at the main problems, and possible solutions. Get the worksheets at www.notesinsp...
Ben’s sister finds love, despite it being more likely to find aliens in our galaxy, and online dating flourishes in Spain. Get the worksheet...
Marina is rightly proud of her nations high-speed train network. It’s so good that Obama wants to copy it! Get the worksheets at www.notesin...
A burned hand leads to a trip to ‘Urgencias’, plus private and public healthcare in Spain, the joys of Spanish hospital food, and if the Spa...
We discuss the world’s Blue Zones, where a very high life expectancy is the norm, and the formula we might try to follow to live just as lon...
This week Ben and Marina talk about the animal kingdom – pet fashions in Spain, endangered (and dangerous!) species in the Iberian Peninsula...
As the Catalans debate banning bullfighting, we ask, will Spain still be Spain when the dust settles? Get the worksheets at www.notesinspani...
Adolescents sailing around the world, kids playing with fire, driving cars, and carrying pocket knives… can these things really be a good id...
Ben and Marina look at some of the most important developments in the last 10 years. Get the worksheets at www.notesinspanish.com
Marina and Ben discuss bilingual children, code-switching, and the real Spanglish. Get the worksheets at www.notesinspanish.com
Ben and Marina discuss a recent study that suggests self-help doesn't work, the rise of the self-help industry, and how we too have benefite...