8 Incredible Podcasts Every Spanish Learner Should Listen To
April 29, 2019 2022-11-24 11:178 Incredible Podcasts Every Spanish Learner Should Listen To
8 Incredible Podcasts Every Spanish Learner Should Listen To
LEARN&CO | LANGUAGE AGENCY Finding Spanish podcasts you should listen to is a priority when starting to learn a language. Even if you’re taking night classes regularly or being privately tutored. Practising the language and hearing it being spoken every day is what you really need to become fluent at it.
And if you’re looking for other ways you can improve you Spanish, have a look at another article I wrote: best ways to improve your Spanish. An article full of great tips to help you continue making progress in Spanish.
The thing is, you may not know any Spanish people and you may not have the time to watch videos online daily. The best time to learn is on your commute, to and from work, or on your lunch/coffee break. The logical solution to this is podcasts. There are tons of them out there. So to help you keep your practice up, I’ve put together a list of my 8 favourites Spanish podcasts you should listen to:
⇒NÓMADAS
A podcast directed and presented by Álvaro Soto. Explore a different part of the world each week. Be taken on a virtual journey full of voices, sounds and music. Which includes every imaginable audio element from music to nature sounds, interviews, virtual tours, stories, histories. As well as pieces of conversation in the local dialect. A really intriguing and insightful learning experience!
⇒COFFEE BREAK SPANISH
Coffee Break Spanish is a great tool to practice your listening skills in Spanish. Whether you’re an absolute beginner or a more experienced learner wishing to build your confidence. You’ll be accompanied by experienced teachers throughout your Coffee Break Spanish experience. So you’ll make solid progress and build your range of expression and mastery of Spanish grammar quickly. This podcast is free and is available on iTunes, consisting of 176 episodes. Episodes are short and sweet, perfect for your fifteen-minute coffee run!
⇒LIGHTSPEED SPANISH
This podcast offers four distinct levels: Absolute Beginners, Early Intermediate, Advanced Intermediate and Advanced speaker. They also offer help sheets to accompany each podcast. The help sheets include a full transcription and translation of their podcast conversations, concise explanations of what they say and why they are saying it as well as frequent, fun tests to check your progress and understanding. A terrific way to gauge your progress.
⇒FALLO DE SISTEMA
This podcast is a very exciting way to learn and hear Spanish. Their discussions include video gaming, comic book, novel and movie reviews, interviewing a variety of interesting people related to whatever they are currently reviewing. Each episode is different and the content is always fresh!
⇒TED EN ESPAÑOL
What is the relationship between love and mathematics? How does an immigrant build his identity? Will artificial intelligence replace us in our jobs? Can entrepreneurs improve everyone’s education and health? In the TED en Español podcast they invite you to ask us these kinds of questions, listen to provocative ideas and develop new ways of thinking. Every week you will hear a TED talk from the world’s top leaders and creators. With the guidance of Gerry Garbulsky, the curator of TED en Español, they explore the universe of ideas in our language. There are 118 episodes up on iTunes already, so you’ve got a lot of catching up to do!
⇒SPANISH OBSESSED
An advanced Spanish podcast – a range of Spanish conversations spoken in different accents. They offer insight into local ling across relevant countries like Cuba, Mexico, Columbia and Spain. A variety of topics and an episode released weekly. You’ll need to sign up to access their transcripts though.
⇒RADIO AMBULANTE
A Spanish-language podcast, distributed by NPR, that tells Latin American stories from anywhere Spanish is spoken, including the United States. They seek to bring the aesthetic of high-quality long-form journalism to the radio. They work with a talented community of storytellers and radio producers from different corners of the continent while taking advantage of technology to produce, distribute and exchange stories. Action packed and super interesting.
⇒AUDIRIA
A very fun and engaging podcast! Their aim is to promote the Spanish language and culture and all the podcasts are absolutely free – with a new episode being released every day of the week! It was started by two brothers from Malaga as a non-profit enterprise, promoting the Spanish language. Each episode is based on everyday situations giving it a real life and relatable feel.
I hope you enjoy these podcasts as much as I do! There’s a lot of variety with these 8 Spanish podcasts you should listen to and there should be something for everyone, no matter your personality or level of Spanish speaking ability. Enjoy!
