Crime and Corruption, Latin America’s Stigmas (Crimen y Corrupción, Los Estigmas de Latinoamérica)
While it may be one of the most beautiful regions on the planet, it is no secret that most of Latin America is also one very dangerous place. With some of the deadliest cities on the planet and a ques...
22 Nov 202225min
Silicon Valley en el Sur, Mejores Startups Latinoamericanas (The Silicon Valley of the South, the Best Latin American Startups)
Growing a startup to a billion dollars is already a huge challenge – for any founder on the planet, wherever they are. But we must admit that building a “unicorn” startup in Latin America is much hard...
15 Nov 202224min
Santa Muerte, An Otherworldly Cult (Santa Muerte, Un Culto de Otro Mundo)
Since primitive times, man has sought to learn more about the “beyond” – those gods or other supernatural beings that are said to be in other dimensions or worlds we cannot access until we die. In the...
8 Nov 202224min
Japanese Influence in Latin America (Influencia Japonesa en América Latina)
By now, if you’ve listened to our podcast, you’ll be aware that Latin America has plenty of Spanish, African, Dutch, French, Italian and even British influence which has helped shape the region and ma...
1 Nov 202225min
Trujillo and the Rebellion of the Butterflies (Trujillo y la Rebelión de Las Mariposas)
When it comes to dictators, Latin America has had quite its fair share of these, with both left and right-wing figures having subjugated and terrorized populations of several countries in the Caribbea...
25 Okt 202225min
Peru's Great Earthquake, A Colossal Tragedy (El Gran Terremoto del Perú, Una Tragedia Colosal)
Peru is a land of wonderful food, fascinating historic sites and rich traditions… but not all of its history has been a bed of roses. You see, in 1970, a great but terrible event changed everything fo...
18 Okt 202225min
Nicolas Maduro and the Destruction of a Nation (Nicolás Maduro y la Destrucción de un País)
Unless you’ve switched off the news for the past decade, you will probably have heard of the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Venezuela. With tragedies ranging from food shortages in the mid 2010’s to m...
11 Okt 202228min
Uruguay, South America's Most Underrated Destination (Uruguay, el Destino Más Infravalorado de Suramérica)
After a successful first season, the Learn Spanish with Stories Podcast returns with Season 2! And in this season's premiere, we want to take you somewhere that is almost as unknown as it is underrate...
4 Okt 202228min
