Spain Uncovered

For the English translation, visit www.spainuncoveredpodcast.net/spanish

Paul Reid talks about the parallels between Spain's society in the 1930s and the present day.

Allison Breuer brings us closer to Gazpacho.

In this episode Pilar talks to Emilio J Perez, an architect from Valencia.

The podcast also includes the first helping of the Spanish Food miniseries, on horchata.

This week, I present the phrases

Me tienes frito

Vete a freir espárragos and

Vete a hacer puñetas.

To read the English translations of these episodes, which are in Spanish, visit www.spainuncoveredpodcast.net/spanish

Cat talks about her experience walking the Camino de Santiago and teaching in Spain.

She also shares how she has set up COMO consulting.

You can find out more about Cat on the sunshineandsiestas.com site.

Elle Draper, from Spain Buddy, talks about life in Almeria, Lanzarote and why she set up the website Pet Friendly Breaks.

In this episode, Jane and Pilar reflect on how society has changed in Spain over the last 30 years. Jane also talks about the rise of the new political party Podemos.

Jane also talks about lighter stuff, like her stand-up show "Not Mentioned in the Brochure", her love for singing in a choir and Spanish reality TV shows.

Pilar complements Jane's piece with information on the Spanish government's involvement in the anti-terrorist group GAL in the 80s.

To find out more about Spanish culture and learning Spanish, visit Jane Cronin's website http://www.janecronin.eu/

The Basketball World Cup (FIBA) is taking place this month in Spain. David GP tells us about the popularity of basketball in Spain and about his other favourite sport, SCUBA diving.

David also loves Asian food and so he recommends his favourite restaurants in Madrid:

Guinza

Don Zoco

Dimi Bang

Seul

One of our listeners shares with us her thoughts on Laurie Lee's book "A Rose for Winter".

In this episode, Lisa Sadleir from familylifeinspain.com gives us some advice on moving to Spain with children. She also talks about Mijas and how she came to set up her website.