25. Barbecue and Puerto Rican Spanish | Raquel Montañez-González part 3 of 3
The word “barbecue” came into English from Spanish —barbacoa— BUT it is not originally from Spanish either. Enter the Taino, the native inhabitants of Puerto Rico. Let’s talk about the Spanish languag...
8 Dec 202127min
24. Puerto Rico, part of the US or part of Latin America? | Raquel Montañez-González part 2 of 3
Puerto Rico has never been independent in modern history —except for a couple of months; yes, just a handful. It went from being controlled by Spain to being controlled by the United States of America...
1 Dec 202121min
23. Spanish in science, and a vampire | Raquel Montañez-González part 1 of 3
What this state and relevance of the Spanish language in science? ‘Tiny Vampires’ vs. ‘Vampiritos’, what sounds better to you? This episode is part 1 of my conversation with Raquel Montañez-González, ...
24 Nov 202122min
22. The last sound kids learn in Spanish | Hanne Evhammar part 3 of 3
Hint: Swedish and Spanish share that sound! Also, the ‘invisibility’ of Central America, the general geography of the Spanish-speaking world, what is Chilango, the biggest historical figures in the Sp...
17 Nov 202129min
21. Spanish & the world. How much do you know? | Hanne Evhammar part 2 of 3
What are the Spanish variations? Are Latin American laughter and Spaniard laughter the same? Hint: No! Home many native speakers of Spanish in the world? What do you mean Spanish is 12-25% longer than...
10 Nov 202122min
20. This is how God speaks Spanish | Hanne Evhammar part 1 of 3
My guest today is from Sweden. Useful, curious, and funny things related to the Spanish language and culture come up in this series of conversations with people who are not from a Spanish-speaking cou...
27 Okt 202120min
19. Guadalajara is NOT in Mexico?! | Nerea Torres part 3 of 3
Nerea Torres lives in the South of Mexico, and in part 3 of our conversation we talk about: - The historical influence of Spain in Latin America and how that looks today. - Netflix and its current rol...
20 Okt 202115min
18. Chocolate! From Mexico to the world — ¡De nada! | Nerea Torres part 2 of 3
Nerea Torres lives in the South of Mexico, and in this episode we talk about: - The origin of the word ‘chocolate’ —Not English, not Spanish! - What Spanish version to use when marketing to Latin Amer...
13 Okt 202120min
