Recently, Morena took me to a convention of payroll salespeople in Dublin, Ireland – a city famous for it's foamy stouts and peaty whiskies. Did I mention I've recently stopped drinking? More on the web: https://expatmadrid.com/sobriety-introvert-hell/

Yesterday Spain held its 23-J general election and in this episode I talk about the preliminary election results, as well as Spain's business (or anti-business) culture, funcionarios vs autónomos and more. Read the article here: https://expatmadrid.com/spanish-general-election-results/

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I've just spent a week up in Sweden, and done some research into the old idea of the Scandinavian utopia. So, is the Swedish utopia a myth? Listen to find out, or read the article here... https://expatmadrid.com/swedish-utopia-myths/

Let's talk about that famous American ignorance. What does the average American know about Spain? Probably very little... More on the web: https://expatmadrid.com/american-ignorance/

Here's a new piece about some of the high-brow "socialist utopia" stereotypes Americans have when it comes to European life. Are they true? Are Europeans just as ignorant as Americans? Does it matter? Find out here. Read more on the blog: https://expatmadrid.com/european-stereotypes-revisited/

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Hey y'all! In episode 21 I talked about some shocking Spanish proverbs... the ones we have today are a bit more toned-down for everyday use. Check out https://expatmadrid.com/proverbs to read the sentences.

Hey hey! It's time to talk about sex in Spain. This podcast goes into several of the intimate details of Spanish people's sex lives: from extramarital affairs, to sex in public and more. Check out the article here: https://expatmadrid.com/sex-in-spain/

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Ayuso wins Madrid again. Ada Colau is out in Barcelona. There were some municipal and regional elections over the weekend, and the unexpected result has gotten Pedro Sanchez to move forward the national election to July 28th. A bit of Spanish political news... https://expatmadrid.com/municipal-elections-2023/

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This week there's a controversy involving okupas – also known as squatters – here in Barcelona. It's anarchists vs fascists all over again! Here's the article about the legal situation and the various protests: https://expatmadrid.com/okupas-spain/

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Some thoughts on Peter Kemp's book "Mine Were of Trouble", which is an interesting counterpoint to Orwell's "Homage to Catalonia" that we covered in the last episode. Full article, links, pictures and more here: https://expatmadrid.com/mine-were-of-trouble/

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