Costumbres - Chapitas in Venezuela
Growing up in Venezuela, Gyorgy Aponte played a makeshift version of baseball, “chapitas,” using bottle caps and a broom. With his family and baseball buddies dispersed around the world, he decides to...
14 Apr 202219min
Costumbres - La once in Chile
Journalist Kalú Downey and her friend worried that Chilean teatime known as “la once” was fading, so they launched a social media project to celebrate it, only to discover deeper meanings behind the c...
7 Apr 202221min
Costumbres - Quinceañeras in the U.S.
As the daughter of recent immigrants from Ecuador, Francis Gortaire didn’t get to have a traditional quinceañera when she turned 15. But, for her 30th birthday, she decided to host the quinceañera she...
31 Mar 202221min
Costumbres - Piñatas in Mexico
Julián Meconetzin Rangel Sosa learned how to craft piñatas when he was a kid. So when he launched his own business, he also taught children in schools how to make them, passing the custom onto the nex...
24 Mar 202219min
Costumbres - Asadoras in Argentina
An asadora — a woman grill master — in Argentina breaks into the male-dominated field of barbecuing, creating an entire movement. A transcript of this episode is available at https://bit.ly/34V2nzO.
17 Mar 202221min
Costumbres - Monigotes in Ecuador
In Quito, entrepreneur Paúl Mendez updates his community’s New Year’s custom — burning effigies, or monigotes — to make it healthier for the environment. A transcript of this episode is available at h...
10 Mar 202216min
Costumbres - Siestas in Spain
When a Spanish mayor signs a yearly proclamation requesting everyone respect the hours of the siesta, his small town suddenly makes headlines around the world. A transcript of this episode is availabl...
3 Mar 202220min
Trailer Season 14
The Duolingo Spanish Podcast is back for a special season, with new episodes on March 3rd. Listen to the trailer now!
24 Feb 20222min
