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Marta worked in a UK school for a while this year, and her experiences highlight just why the Brits can be uptight and the Spanish much more relaxed! It’s all about the firefighters!

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Ben y Marina

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We discuss adoptions in Spain, and a recent terrible case from Argentina.

¿Sabes si hay muchas adopciones en tu paí­s? ¿De qué paí­s proceden los niños adoptados principalmente? ¿Qué opinas del caso de Marí­a Eugenia Sampallo?

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Ben y Marina

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Marina talks to Maria Rosa about life as a woman under Franco’s dictatorship.

¿Qué te parece el hecho de que Marí­a Rosa tuviera que contar con el permiso de su marido para abrir y sacar dinero de su cuenta bancaria? ¿Cuál era la situación de la mujer en tu paí­s en esta misma época (años 60-70)?

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Ben y Marina

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What happens when rats take over an entire region in India?

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Ben y Marina

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As China prepares for the Olympics, protests erupt around the world. But are we all blameless these days? Listen to the podcast and comment below!

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Ben y Marina

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Mobile phone madness in the Metro, golfing in bed, and those infernal ring tones… Click the Play button above to listen now!

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Does any work get done in a Spanish office? And how do you cope with the boss?

¿Crees que la vida en una oficina española es muy distinta de la vida en una oficina en tu paí­s? ¿En qué? ¿Crees que hay diferencias entre el sueldo de un hombre y una mujer que realizan la misma tarea en tu paí­s?

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Ben y Marina

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Marina talks to her friend Isabel about the Camino de Santiago, an ancient pilgrims’ route across Northern Spain followed by 50,000 people every year.

¿Te gustarí­a hacer el Camino de Santiago? ¿Lo harí­as a pí­e o de alguna otra manera? ¿Te parece una experiencia interesante?

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Ben y Marina

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Once a Royal cattle trail, this stretch of land just outside Madrid has turned into Europe’s biggest shanty town.

¿Crees que habrí­a que eliminar el asentamiento en la Cañada Real? ¿Existen poblados de chabolas o de casas ilegales en tu paí­s? ¿Y cañadas para el ganado?

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Ben y Marina

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Today’s podcast tells the story of when a blog post went very very wrong! ¿Qué te parece el experimento que hizo Ben? ¿Crees que la gente se atreve a hacer cosas por Internet que no harí­a en la vida real?

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Ben y Marina