This week we explore the urge to grow fruit and vegetables in the city, and the amazing effects of horticulture in prison…
Saludos desde Madrid!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 military on February 23rd, 1981.
Saludos desde Madrid!Marina talks to Flor, our Chilean friend, about the differences between life in Spain, Chile, and Germany, and interesting differences between Spanish from Chile and Spain.
Saludos desde Madrid!Ben and Marina discuss the important but little-known role of the doula, and introduce a couple of great ‘trabalenguas’ in the analysis section!
Saludos desde Madrid!Ben and Marina relive joyous, and somewhat painful, moments from school, and examine how the education systems differed between Spain and the UK… Do leave us a comment about today’s audio!
Saludos desde Madrid!We look at just how much power parents still have over their children in Spain, long after they have left home…
Saludos desde Madrid!We look at how Spain’s cuisine, or a fantasy version of it, is conquering the world!
Saludos desde Madrid!The Spanish are a bunch or rebellious law-breakers! Marina defends her nation!
Saludos desde Madrid!Ben and Marina discuss health tourism in Spain, and why it is annoying Spanish doctors so much!
Saludos desde Madrid!How are we going to feed 9 Billion people in 2050? We look at the main problems, and possible solutions.
Saludos desde Madrid!Ben’s sister finds love, despite it being more likely to find aliens in our galaxy, and online dating flourishes in Spain.
Saludos desde Madrid!Marina is rightly proud of her nations high-speed train network. It’s so good that Obama wants to copy it!
Saludos desde Madrid!A burned hand leads to a trip to ‘Urgencias’, plus we discuss private and public healthcare in Spain, the joys of Spanish hospital food, and whether or not the Spanish are illness-obsessed!
Saludos desde Madrid!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 long ourselves (and why we often fail in the west).
Saludos desde Madrid!This week Ben and Marina talk about the animal kingdom – pet fashions in Spain, endangered (and dangerous!) species in the Iberian Peninsular, and more useful animal phrases.
Saludos desde Madrid!As the Catalans debate banning bullfighting, and Spain looks set for a full smoking ban in public places, we ask, will Spain still be Spain when the dust settles?
Saludos desde Madrid!Adolescents sailing around the world, kids playing with fire, driving cars, and carrying pocket knives… can these things really be a good idea?
Saludos desde Madrid!Ben and Marina look at some of the most important developments from 2000 to 2010.
Saludos desde Madrid!Marina and Ben discuss bilingual children, code-switching, and the real Spanglish. ¿Qué opinión tienes del spanglish?
Saludos desde Madrid!Ben and Marina discuss a study that suggests self-help doesn’t work, the rise of the self-help industry, and how we too have benefited from forms of self-help in our own lives.
Saludos desde Madrid!In this episode, Ben and Marina discuss the terrible pickpocketing crime wave in Madrid and Barcelona, and how broken windows theory might be applied to reducing the problem.
Saludos desde Madrid!In this first episode, Ben and Marina discuss hot air-balloons, smart-phone applications, and how technology is changing our need to commit anything to memory.
Saludos desde Madrid!