In today's broadcast, after taking a look at the news, we hear from our correspondent in Beirut, Elsa Yazbek, on the victory of the Lebanese group Mayyas in the televised American talent show competition America's Got Talent!  Then Justin Coe talks to German bass-baritone Thomas Quasthoff, who besides classical music has more recently performed concerts and recorded albums of jazz, soul and pop.  In this archive interview Quasthoff, who was in Madrid to present his jazz album "Nice'n'Easy," talks, among other things, about differences between singing classical and singing popular music.

In today's broadcast, after we have a look at the news, we talk about the figure of Juan Sebastian Elcano, one of the expedition leaders of the first circumnavigation of the world. In celebration of the five-hundredth anniversary of this historic feat, Spain - and other countries - organized a series of events that have taken place over the last three years.

In today's broadcast, after we have a look at the news, Justin Coe chats with American singer-songwriter David Burnett outside the Thyssen Museum on a somewhat windy morning in Madrid after an eleventh-hour visit to the Thyssen's exhibition on artists' letters.

In today's broadcast, after the news in Spain, we talk about the unknowns of the largest planet in our solar system with Dr. Scott Bolton, the lead investigator of NASA's JUNO mission. The space physicist was recently in Spain to attend a conference about the mission on Jupiter, and he also gave a talk at Madrid's Planetarium alongisde his colleague Dr. Steve Levin.

In today's broadcast and after a brief look at the news in Spain, we remember Javier Marías, the world-famous Spanish author of over ten novels, on occassion of his recent passing on September 11th.  Javier Marías sold nearly 9 million copies of his work worldwide. His legacy includes 16 novels, three volumes of short stories and several collections of his newspaper articles.

In today's broadcast and after a brief look at the news in Spain, we revisit the interview with Carissa Veliz and her presentation of the book: 'Privacy is Power: Why and How You Should Take Control of Your Data' released back in 2020.

In today's broadcast and after a brief look at the news in Spain, we will stay once again at the Intercontinental Hotel in Madrid. Amy Egan interviewed its General Manager, Paloma Martínez, who talks about the Hotel's history with diplomacy and Hollywood's stars

In today's broadcast and after a brief look at the news in Spain, we explore the world of a tradition that has been on the list of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity since 2010 by UNESCO. In Madrid there is an association dedicated to the performance of Human Towers and we interviewed its president. Find out more in their website https://www.collacastellerademadrid.net/

In today's broadcast and after a brief look at the news in Spain, we revisit the interview with Spanish singer Rosalía following the release of her album "Motomami" back in March this year. We will take a deeper look into some of her songs and into the groundbreaking Spanish artist herself.

In today's broadcast we hear the words of Spain's King Felipe VI, who in the name of the people of Spain has extended condolences to Britain's new king, Charles III, the rest of the royal family, and to the British people as a whole, on the occasion of the death of Queen Elizabeth. The broadcast also features an interview with American bluesman Corey Harris.