¿Qué? The Spanish News Podcast
Have you heard our podcast? Click here to catch up on all the episodes from this latest season, in which we discuss the coronavirus crisis, Brexit, politics, bilingual education and much more
Have you heard our podcast? Click here to catch up on all the episodes from this latest season, in which we discuss the coronavirus crisis, Brexit, politics, bilingual education and much more
This week, we discuss the ongoing rise in Covid-19 cases, in particular among young people, and we also examine how protests by Cuban citizens have been putting the central government in a tight spot
This week, we discuss the rise in coronavirus cases among young, unvaccinated people, and talk with IE Business School teacher Joe Haslam about why a growing number of Spanish schools are no longer teaching courses in English
This week, we discuss the spread of the delta variant and the progress of the Covid-19 vaccination drive, and speak to the MBE recipient, Sue Wilson, about the work her organization does to protect the rights of UK citizens living in the country
This week, we discuss the case of Anna and Olivia, two little girls who were allegedly killed by their father, and look at how an expected “bilateral” conversation between the leaders of Spain and the US turned into a quick hallway chat
This week, we discuss how complicated the coronavirus crisis has been in the country thanks to the powers of the regional governments, and pay particular attention to the ongoing battles between Madrid and the central administration
This week, we discuss the ongoing immunization campaign in Spain and the EU, and look at the changes that British travelers to, and residents in, Spain need to be aware of
This week, we discuss the changes to the coronavirus restrictions for UK travelers and examine the political situation in Catalonia and its wider effects on the national scene
After a one-year hiatus due to the coronavirus, we are back with a brand new series. This week, we discuss the current epidemiological situation in Spain, and examine why thousands of people were able to breach the country’s border in North Africa
The coronavirus crisis has forced us to put the fourth series on hold, but listeners can enjoy previous discussions with hosts Simon Hunter and Melissa Kitson by heading to our listings page
We also catch up with Chris Dottie, the president of the British Chamber of Commerce, and Martin Makepeace, the president of the British Association of San Antonio, Ibiza
This week we talk about the state of alarm aimed at slowing the spread of Covid-19, and interview some of our podcast heroes about how they are managing under the new restrictions
This week we talk about how Covid-19 is affecting Spaniards, and discuss a court investigation into the apparent abuse of a ‘Gran Hermano’ contestant
This week we talk to Guillermo Abril, the journalist who wrote a recent article based on interviews with supporters of the far-right party, and which left no one indifferent
The eight-part series from WBEZ Chicago tells the stories of a number of American women who claim to have been drugged and assaulted by a tour guide named Manuel Blanco Vela
This week we examine how a Spanish actor and activist ended up in court for a Facebook post, and consider the limits of free speech in Spain
This week, we discuss a UN expert’s findings on the serious levels of inequality in the country, and discover how a social worker managed to collect a deceased man’s Social Security payments for more than three decades
This week we speak to EL PAÍS correspondent Jaime Santirso, who was evacuated from the Chinese city of Wuhan last week, and recount the drone sightings and emergency landing in the Spanish capital on Monday
This week, we discuss how Brexit will affect Britons living in Spain, and why some tenants are able to pay as little as €7 a month for an apartment in the capital
This week we discuss the latest court case covering the 2017 events in Catalonia, and examine the far-right Vox party’s plan to give parents full control of their children’s studies
This week we talk about Pedro Sánchez being voted back in as prime minister, and the unlikely story of an infamous Spanish ram-raider who was hired by the Chinese mafia to steal precious artworks
This week we talk to Britons in Spain whose lives will be affected by the reelection of the Tories at the recent polls, and examine the initiatives aimed at keeping local watering holes open in deserted parts of the country
This week we discuss Spain’s most notorious alleged fraudster, and examine the death of Marta Calvo, whose body was dismembered and disposed of by a man she met online
This week we discuss the antics inside the lower house when newly elected lawmakers were sworn into their roles, and how a submersible with 3,000 kilos of cocaine on board was caught in Galicia
This week we discuss the far-right party’s denial of gender violence and other polemical positions, and look at why thousands of fish washed up dead in Europe’s largest saltwater lagoon
This week we discuss – what else? – the results of Sunday’s repeat poll and the surprise agreement between Pedro Sánchez and Pablo Iglesias that paves the way for a coalition
This week we discuss the jousting of Spain’s five prime-ministerial candidates on national TV on Monday night, and examine how high-profile rape cases have galvanized women in the fight against sexual abuse