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In today’s episode I talk with Amanda Calderón—Mandy to her friends—about her 10 years living in Sweden.

La Mandy went off to the Viking lands and never came back, but of course there are things she misses from Chilito, like avocados and how we Chileans are so achoclonados (piled up) living with our families.

And also a few anecdotes about pee and poop...


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During the production of this episode, I used musical fragments under Creative Commons (CC) licenses or within the framework of fair use.

Chillpeach - In Dreamland (CC version)
3 reasons why is so HARD to make friends in Sweden 


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I also guarantee that no paltas, Swedish people or Pedro Pascal were harmed during the production of this episode.


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Today’s episode aims to convert you to Satanism, because only Satan can help you adapt when you travel to Chile or when you’re learning Chilean Spanish with his 11 commandments.


Instructions to get the transcript of this episode:

• Subscribe to my Chucheta's Newsletter: www.espanolcasiperfecto.com
• When you get the first email, reply telling me which commandment was your favorite.
• If you don’t reply to that email, there’s no gift.

I won’t answer questions about how to get the transcript or other tech support stuff. Girl, if I start doing that, I won’t have a life left. The instructions are up there. Do your part.




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During the production of this episode, I used musical fragments under Creative Commons (CC) licenses or within the framework of fair use (less than 7 seconds).

O Fortuna (Carmina Burana) – Carl Orff (CC version)
¿Por qué no se van? – Los Prisioneros (short excerpt used for educational purposes)




I also guarantee that no kittens or Pedro Pascal were harmed during the production of this episode.


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The transcript and vocab flashcards of this episode are available on Patreon.

Oh, linguistic discrimination…

That ridiculous habit of people who have no clue what’s going on — thinking there’s only one correct way to speak Spanish.

In this episode, I brought in the pulento Antonio from Spanish with Antonio — a Spanish teacher and Andalusian Spanish advocate — to talk about the prejudice that Chileans and Andalusians face because of the way we speak.

We also did a slang battle, so if you wanna know who won, hit play on the episode.




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It costs you nothing.




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Things I absolutely love about Chile: That people dress up as Satan and go dance for 10 straight days in the desert.

Yeah, for real. But don’t get it twisted — they do it to honor the Virgin of Carmen.

We might be intense, but we’re not satanic.

Since I’m way too much of an atheist and a heretic to explain this properly, I invited Marcelo Puch to talk about the biggest religious festival in all of Chile:

La fiesta de La Tirana. 

What do you need to bring?
How are you expected to behave?

(Spoiler: no showing up drunk or naked.) That’s just how we roll.


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Exclusive episode from the private podcast Chilean Slang Dictionary.

The transcript is available on Patreon.

Look, I don’t know what the hell got into me making this episode public — I guess the threat of Caeza e’ Pichí (Pee Head) leaving the whole world in ruins triggered my primal urge to say something out loud.

Anyway, you’ll probably get to say it to him before I ever could. So yeah — here are three very Chilean expressions to say that the sociopath you have as president is screwing everything up on a global scale...

...and we still have 3.5 years to go.


Así no más po. 



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This is Part 2 of my conversation with Nick Heumann, the medical physicist slash political firecracker who explained the 2019 Chilean uprising better than most news outlets ever could.


In this episode, we talk about everything that went wrong after the marches: the Peace Agreement, fake news, the failed new constitution, and why Pinochet’s legacy is still alive and kicking in Chile.



⚠️ Fair warning: we speak fast. 






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If not for me, do it for Cucho and Cuchita. 🐱🐱 








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🎥 Twitch
📱 TikTok
📸 Instagram

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In this episode, I met with Nick Heumann, a medical physicist dedicated to political and social outreach in Chile, to talk about what really happened at the end of the 2019 social uprising.

Nick is such a badass (seco) that the episode ended up being in two parts.

And, as a true influencer, he's on every social media platform you can think of: Twitch, TikTok, Instagram.



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Pedro Pascal is the actor of the moment: canonized as the internet’s zaddy and unofficial national monument of Chile (yes, we said it).

But his life hasn’t exactly been a walk in the park—or, as we say in Chile, una taza de leche.

In this episode, I’ll tell you how HBO’s post-apocalyptic child protector became a patron saint, a global icon, and a symbol of Chilean pride.


A saint with a sinful face.




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Three reasons why you should NOT listen to this episode:

• We wanted to talk about movies, but we ended up talking about Pinochet’s military dictatorship (though we did talk about movies too).
• The films we like are depressing, dark, perfect for when you're tired of existing.
• I barely edited this episode, so for now, this is the closest thing to a real conversation between two Chileans you’ll hear on this humble podcast.

Movies we talked about:

• Tony Manero (Pablo Larraín)
• El Club (Pablo Larraín)
• Casa Lobo (Cristóbal León & Joaquín Cociña)

Where to LEGALLY watch Chilean films:
👉 https://ondamedia.cl/

You’re welcome.


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Before you pack your bag, here’s the truth: it’s freezing in summer, and Chile isn’t the cheap backpacker paradise you think—especially in Patagonia. In this episode, we’ll tell you:

• Why you need to be ready for real hiking.
• The weather: it’s cold, even in summer.
• How much it’ll actually cost you.
• And the tourists causing chaos in the park: wildfires, trash, and more. Don’t be one of them.

If you’re not ready to respect the place, stay home. But if you are, hit play and get the real deal on Torres del Paine.


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