On this episode of Pod, Actually, Doug, a social studies teacher in San Francisco, talks about learning Spanish, not through textbooks, but through podcasts.

His current favorite? News in Slow Spanish: a gentle, bite-sized way to stay connected to the world while building language skills.

What emerges is something deeper: a conversation about learning, identity, and the quiet ways podcasts shape how we move through the world.

Doug listens on his short commute, not to chase headlines, but to absorb language, rhythm, and culture—finding in the process a softer, more manageable way to engage with the news. 

🎙 Doug’s Top 5 Podcasts:

1. Throughline

2. The Daily

3. Radiolab

4. Radio Ambulante

5. Freakonomics Radio

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