Speaking of Dreams: Podemos and It's Absence of Answers
If someone were to shout out that the mayor of your town was a corrupt so and so, and should be investigated for syphoning public funds into...
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Speaking of Spain with the Gazpachomonk
The Gazpachomonk presents: How to Live, Work and Sweat in Spain, by spouting Garlicky Commentaries about #Spanish culture, history and food. (Holder of a Black Belt in Gazpacho Tasting). Mor...
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The Slow Route Home: Episode 19
Chapter One from the Slow Route Home: Narrated by Paul Read. Miguel has sold his truck and bought a mule. Everyone in the village believes h...
George Orwell and Spain: 1984 and the Spanish Civil War
www.speakingofspain.com: What was the relationship between George Orwell's writings and Spain in 1936? How far was Animal Farm and 1984 his...
The past and the future
This is an update on the podcast for 2014 with an explanation of where it is going for the year ahead. Its also a reminder to come over to Y...
Resurrecting the Republic in Spain: Episode 16
Part 2 of the Forgotten First Republic series. See last episode for Part 1. 150 years after the first Republic was declared in the heart of...
The Forgotten First Republic in Spain: Episode 15
Many students of Spanish history will know of the 2nd Republic in Spain, some may have indeed heard of the 1st republic, but few will have h...
Oh Where oh Where is the Spine in Spain? Episode 14
Has Spain lost its capacity to protest any more? Has it been reduced to passively taking whatever Brussels and Rajoy throw at it? Today on S...
The Summer Survival Guide for Spain
Yes, summer has arrived and with it, deancing sown the high street hand in hand comes the Spanish heat. When I say heat, I should clarify wh...
Laurie Lee Part 2
Laurie Lee name is synonymous with Spain and travel writing. But how much of what he wrote bears any relationship to the events and moments...
Episode 11: What if Laurie Lied?
Laurie Lee is often cited - amongst English Speakers moving to Spain - as one of the few writers on the country that have managed to portray...
Gerald's Jungle Part 2: The Move into Town
Gerald had bought into the Dream. He had been sold a fantasy for what appeared a bargain. With a small investment he could live the very dre...
Living the Dream: Gerald's Jungle (Part 1)
What possesses anyone to buy a house on the Internet, on top of a mountain, with only wild goats, wild boar and wild hunting parties for com...
Has Orwell Got Something to Tell Us about Spain?
George Orwell lived just 46 years, always ill, always poor. Always it appeared, under criticism and suspicion. Yet in his brief lifetime he...
The History of the Humble Tapa: Episode 7
To coincide with the beginning of Spring, many towns celebrate in Spain by holding different fiestas. Here in Loja, we celebrate with the Fe...
What is Holy Week/ Semana Santa all about? Episode 6
Semana Santa, or Holy week in Spain is not only an expression of religious faith, it is also an expression of the passion and lust for life...
See All of Spain in a Weekend
We live in an increasingly fast paced world. A world in which the time it takes to make an instant coffee in the microwave is still too tedi...
Renewal, Renovation and Beards in Spain
In this episode of Speaking of Spain....we look at four issues relevant to Spain in these difficult times: 1. The Italian results This remar...
Black Monday and Satan's Footsteps: Episode 3
Episode 3 of Speaking of Spain looks thgis week at the History of Black Monday in Spain, tracing the origines during th transition to democr...
Episode 2: Culture, Clash and UFO's in Spain
This week we review the changes to driving license regulations for foreigners in Spain, and ask what will become of the future for Spain's t...
Introductory Episode
This episode is simply an introduction to the series and to give an idea of what future podcasts will - in theory at least - contain: * 1. L...