Chilean Spanish Podcast

⚠️ CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains disturbing scenes of child abuse and violence. Listen at your own risk.


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Chile was one of the worst places in the world to be a child in the early 20th century.

Baldomero Lillo, one of Chile’s greatest writers, knew exactly how to tell that story.

In this 2026 Halloween Special, I’m reading Víspera de difuntos, a psychological horror story published in 1907 that explores human cruelty in a deeply disturbing way.


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🎃 Group discussion about this episode: Thursday, October 29, 2026... on Patreon. 






❤️ Special thanks to my fav colleague Borja Odriozola for lending his beautiful voice to the role of the doctor in this story.





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Once you understand Chile’s relationship with magic, you’ll understand why your expectations of this Latin American country came crashing down so spectacularly.

I originally released this episode about Chilote mythology in 2023, exclusively for my Patreon community.


But hey, today, three years later, you too have the chance to learn a little more about some of Chile’s countless myths and legends.





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In this episode, I’m sharing 13 of the most common superstitions we have in Chile. If you’re thinking about black cats, avoiding travel on Friday the 13th, or not getting married on that day… forget it.

That’s not where we’re going with this.



I went out of my way to ask family and friends about their superstitions, and the funniest part?

Not a single person admitted to being superstitious. Either because they genuinely believe in their little rituals or… because those beliefs are so deeply ingrained that they don’t even recognize them as superstitions.


Plus, I’m sharing a terrible, downright humiliating story I witnessed that has everything to do with this topic. (Not recommended for anyone under 18.)



You can listen to my ep about the Tue Tue right here.



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In this episode, I’m sharing 5 ways to express fear in Chilean Spanish, after conducting a very thorough ranking with my friends.

It’s October, bb, so it’s time to dust off your Halloween vocabulary.


Or your everyday vocabulary… because life is pretty damn scary, too.


Anyway.


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This is part two, where I tell you about the misadventures of a drunk guy who tried to flirt and play the tough guy at the same time—and ended up under the tables after a brawl worthy of a drunken Chilean.



The True Story of El Guatón Loyola.


I tell you the story, break down the song, and—with the help of my American friend Leilah Smith, who lent the episode her beautiful voice—bring you the song translated into English.


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This episode is the first of two parts where I tell you what the expression "dárselas de encachao" means. Technically, it's a verbal expression, but let's not get fome.

And why it matters if you want to sound good — or encachao — in Chilean Spanish. Also because it's at the core of one of the most popular songs you'll hear during Fiestas Patrias, back home in Chilito:


 La cueca del Guatón Loyola.


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In this episode my friend Felipe and I talk about weás we find completely unacceptable.

Or what gringos call pet peeves.

Of course, since we’re Chilean, we made a whole dramatic production out of it.

Either way, this episode will help you understand how Chileans complain—and complain right along with us.




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In this episode, I talk about the Book of Genesis in the Bible.

So I don’t recommend listening with your cabros chicos around, because there will be swearing and language that isn’t suitable for minors.

Don’t complain to me—complain to Diosito.



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