El Camino de Santiago (or, as English-speakers know it, Saint James' Way) is a pilgrimage that traverses the top reaches of the Spain's Peninsula all the way to the city of Santiago de Compostela in Galicia. The oldest iteration of this long path, this camino, begins in France, and is known as The French Way. The eleventh of December marks 30 years since this particular pilgrimage was recognized as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. We talked with pilgrim Juan Camaño, of the Spanish Federation of Associations of Friends of the Camino de Santiago, about the origins of this route and pilgrimage, and how it survived all these years and is still walked today by people from all over the world. After that... The Berlin Wall: A World Divided is an exhibition currently running in Madrid, and is the first (according to the President of the Berlin Wall Foundation, Axel Klausmeier) to place the Iron Curtain in its global context. We hear from the Foundation President at an act celebrating the new exhibition.

During the 19th century right after the Spanish-American war, a new phenomenon took over the United States: the Spanish Craze. During this time Americans became extremely interested in everything related to the Spanish and the Hispanic. Perhaps due to an ideallization of the country, the people, or the way of life, the Spanish became a trend, and artists, dancers, painters, musicians, writers... helped spread the Spanish Craze all over the country. On this broadcast, we speak with doctor Rachel Straus, an independent scholar who specializes in 20th century dance history, about the reasons behind the Spanish Craze and the development of this phenomenon.

On December 6th, Spain celebrates the Spanish Constitution, which was approved in 1978 after the dictatorship. But did you know, this is not Spain's first ever Constitution? A Spanish Constitution was first written and promulgated in 1808 when Napoleon invaded Spain and placed his brother Joseph Bonapart on the Spanish throne. This is just one of the impacts Napoleon Bonaparte had outside of his home country of France. During his short-lived rule, the French General revolutionized military organization and training, reorganized education and sponsored the Napoleonic Code, a prototype of later civil-law codes. His reforms left a lasting mark on France and a lot of Western Europe, and beyond... As the new Ridley Scott film about the General is currently in cinemas, we've taken the opportunity to speak with historian Alexander Mikaberidze, the author of the first global history of the Napoleonic Wars: 'Napoleonic Wars: a global history'.

Earlier this year, we covered an upcoming project that mixed the best of Flamenco with the best of Rock and Roll. The show, titled 'OCO' (One Chance Only) was created by old-school rock promoter, Pino Sagliocco, a promoter who had worked with the likes of Michael Jackson, Queen and The Rolling Stones. The show ended up not being a 'One Chance Only' opportunity. It ran for four days in April, but returned to Madrid in October, with returning players singer Bernard Fowler and saxophonist Tim Ries, two musicians of the Rolling Stones' band. On this broadcast, we revisit the interviews conducted back in April, with Bernard Fow-ler, Tim Ries and Pino Sagliocco.

Did you know that five centuries ago Michelangelo's The Last Judgement in the Sixtine Chapel was censored for nudity? Censorship has accompanied us since the beginning of art and now a new museum in Barcelona has opened to help us reflect on its meaning, showcasing pieces that have been banned through the centuries. The origin of the exhibition was the artpiece 'Political prisoners in contemporary Spain' by Santiago Sierra, which was removed from the contemporary art fair ARCO when it was first displayed. On today's broadcast, we speak with Carles Guerra, artistic director of the Museu de l'Art Prohibit.

Last week we celebrated World Olive Day and attended the ceremony organized in Madrid by the International Olive Council and the International Center for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies. There, we spoke with Jaime Lillo, Deputy Executive Director of the Council about the situation of the olive oil industry.A few days ago, the European Union approved the use of glyphosate for ten more years, despite the controversy around it and criticism from several environmentalist groups, including Greepeace. Eva Corral from the Greenpeace European Unit, tells us about the consequences of the use of the herbicide.

The seabed is rapidly becoming a new space of concern in security politics. In Europe, largely triggered by the 2022 sabotage of he Nord Stream pipelines, but also investments by Russia in subsea capabilities, NATO countries are reevaluating their dependency on subsea infrastructures such as pipelines and data and electricity cables.With the context of Spain's current EU presidency, the Spanish Navy hosted a forum last week at navel headquarters in Madrid to discuss maritime security, and in particular, the seabed. Christian Bueger, professor of International Relations in the Department of Political Science at the University in Copenhagen, Denmark, and also the director of the Safe Seas Network, was in attendance and we took the chance to speak with him about maritime security as a whole, and the European Union's current quest to become a Global Maritime Security Provider.

At the end of October, Spain's ombudsman released a report on an independent investigation into sexual abuse in Spain's Catholic Church. This report did not give a specific number of victims, but in a poll of more than 8000 adults, 1% said that they had been sexually abused by members of the clergy when they were children. Josep María Tamarit, professor of Criminal Law at the Open University of Catalonia and coordinator of various investigations into sexual abuse in the Church, collaborated in the creation of the Ombudsman's report. Fernando García-Salmones is of the Infancia Robada Association, and is a survivor of abuse in his childhood. In today's broadcast, we hear from both guests and learn more about this report, and the situation of abuse in the Spanish church, which has been kept secret for the longest time.

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez is visiting Israel, the West Bank and Egypt to analyse the situation during the four-day ceasefire. He reaffirmed Spain's intention of recognizing Palestine as a state and once again advocated for the two-state solution. He ended his tour of the Middle East with Egyptian President Al Sisi, Egypt being a key country in perhaps reaching a peaceful agreement between Israel and Palestine.Since the escalation of the conflict between Israel and Palestine, which has left more than 1200 Israeli deaths, according to the Israeli government, and 14000 Palestinian deaths, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health, several associations, including the UN, have condemned Israel's brutal attack on Palestine. Recently, the Spanish Association of International Law and International Relations Professors released a statement condemning Hamas' attack and Israel's actions, which they consider to be contrary to human rights and the Humanitarian International Law. On today's broadcast we speak with Pau de Vilchez, one of the signers and professor of international law at the Balearic Islands University, to provide some context about the conflict and the statement they have signed.

On Thursday, socialist leader Pedro Sanchez was elected by congress for a third term, with the support of Catalan separatist parties in exchange for the controversial Amnesty Law. But... what does it entail and why is it so controversial? To answer these questions, on today's broadcast we spoke with José María Pernas, Constutional Law professor in the University CEU San Pablo and doctor in Law, Government and Public Policy.