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Find out what life is really like in Spain and gain insight into the origin of some popular Spanish phrases. And if you're into podcasting and would like to find out about the podcasting community in Spain, check out our sister podcast En clave de podcast.

Pilar Orti


    • Apr 14, 2018 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 56 EPISODES


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    Why and How We've Updated The A to Z of Spanish Culture

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2018 31:37


    In this one-off episode, Pilar Orti talks to Paul Read, who has written some new sections for The A to Z of Spanish Culture, now in it's third edition.  They talk about some of the recent changes in Spanish politics and society. 

    Introducing En clave de podcast, uncovering Spanish podcasting

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2016 64:46


    This is the first episode of En clave de podcast.  The rest of the episodes won't appear in this feed, so if you want to subscribe to the podcast, look for it in your podcast app or subscribe to https://enclavedepodcast.com/

    Special Federico Garcia Lorca

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2016 64:46


    A bit of news on a new podcast about podcasting in Spain, but mainly a re-release of the special on Federico Garcia Lorca, with three guest contributions.  Show notes here:  http://www.spainuncoveredpodcast.net/federico-garcia-lorca-special/   Link to Huffington post article: http://www.huffingtonpost.es/2016/06/11/podium-podcasts-cadena-ser_n_10372974.html Subscribe to the new podcast En clave de podcast.  https://enclavedepodcast.com/  Pilar's other podcast: 21st Century Work Life via Virtual not Distant http://virtualnotdistant.com/podcasts/

    Spain Uncovered Podcast: Changes in Spain

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2015 12:18


    Pilar Orti is back for a very short episode, celebrating the Dia de los Santos Inocentes.  She talks about the changing political landscape in Spain (briefly), has a think about whether she agrees with the names being changed in the streets of Madrid and she recommends two exhibitions in the Telefonica Foundation: Theo Jansen and Jules Verne. To connect with Pilar, visit www.virtualnotdistant.com or connect on Twitter @PilarOrti

    Ep38 Playa Blanca, Lanzarote, Spain.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2015 19:39


    Spanish Writers: Miguel Delibes

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2015 52:15


    For the show notes please visit spainuncoveredpodcast.net/migueldelibes

    Ep 35b Para mas inri - Spanish

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2015 11:22


    For the English version, check out episode 35a.

    Episode 35A Para Mas Inri

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2015 14:19


    for the show notes visit www.spainuncoveredpodcast.net

    34A Historias de Luz

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2015 20:29


    This episode is in Spanish. For the English version, check out episode 34B. www.spainuncoveredpodcast.net

    34B Andalusian Stories

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2015 19:02


    for the show notes, check out www.spainuncoveredpodcast.net

    33A Donde dije digo, digo Diego.

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2015 8:02


    For the English version check out episode 33B.

    33B Discovering Spanish - in English. Donde dije digo, digo Diego.

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2015 10:42


    You can find the Spanish version here http://www.spainuncoveredpodcast.net/spanish-donde-digo-diego/

    Kirstin and Pierre: Entrepreneurs in Madrid

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2015 58:11


    For the show notes go to www.spainuncoveredpodcast.net/madrid-entrepreneurs

    Ep31A Discovering Spanish: A buenas horas, mangas verdes

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2015 11:47


    For the English blog post, visit www.spainuncoveredpodcast.net/mangas-verdes

    Ep 31B Discovering Spanish, in English. A buenas horas, mangas verdes.

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2015 7:23


    For the show notes visit http://www.spainuncoveredpodcast.net/mangas-verdes-english/

    Ep 30B Gaby Prieto y el te en Barcelona

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2015 21:24


    For the show notes visit http://www.spainuncoveredpodcast.net/tea-spanish/

    Ep 30a Gaby Prieto and tea in Barcelona. English version

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2015 27:56


    For the show notes, visit: http://www.spainuncoveredpodcast.net/tea-english/

    Ep 29 Discovering Spanish: En boca cerrada, no entran moscas.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2015 6:32


    Today's episode is in Spanish and we look at the phrases "en boca cerrada no entran moscas" and "a caballo regalado, no le mires el diente".

    Indie Content Creators Roundtable

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2015 101:39


    Recorded on 25 Jan 2015 as part of Craving Distraction's Indie Event.

    Ep28 Alan Gandy and Images of Spain

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2015 33:40


    For the show notes please visit www.spainuncoveredpodcast.net/episode28

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    Episode 27 Pilar's Solo

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2015 12:35


    For the show notes, see http://www.spainuncoveredpodcast.net/episode27

    Ep26b Roundtable on Spanish Stereotypes part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2015 23:03


    For the show notes, visit www.spainuncoveredpodcast.net/spanish-stereotypes

    Ep26a Roundtable on Spanish Stereotypes Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2015 52:30


    For the show notes, visit www.spainuncoveredpodcast.net/spanish-stereotypes

    Ep25 A to Z of Spanish Christmas Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2014 24:32


    For the show notes, visit http://www.spainuncoveredpodcast.net/ep25/

    Ep 24 The A to Z of Spanish Christmas. Part 1.

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2014 18:32


    for the show notes, see www.spainuncoveredpodcast.net

    Ep23 Justine Ancheta and Barcelona

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2014 38:22


    For the show notes visit http://www.spainuncoveredpodcast.net/ep23-barcelona/

    Ep 22 Ignacio Segovia and the Winebus

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2014 27:02


    Visit www.spainuncoveredpodcsat.net/winebus

    Ep 21 Paul Murphy follows in the steps of Laurie Lee

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2014 33:02


    Paul Murphy travels to Spain following the steps of Laurie Lee. For the show notes, please visit www.spainuncoveredpodcast.net

    Ep 20 Jason Webster and the Past and Future of Spain

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2014 36:15


    For the show notes, please visit www.spainuncoveredpodcast.net/episode20

    Discovering Spanish Santa Rita, Rita, Rita

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2014 8:45


    Spain Uncovered Podcast Episode 19

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2014 31:41


    Cherry Radford talks about Flamenco Baby.For detailed notes, check out www.spainuncoveredpodcast.net/episode19

    Discovering Spanish

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2014 6:01


    Ep18 Caroline Angus Baker and the Valencian Flood

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2014 34:08


    In this episode, Caroline Angus-Baker kicks of the mini season on fiction books set in Spain. She talks about why she's set one of her fiction trilogies in Valencia and talks about the flood in the 50s in the city. Pilar flicks through a new book Moving to Spain with Children. For detailed notes visit www.spainuncoveredpodcast.net

    Discovering Spanish Authors: Miguel Delibes

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2014 16:57


    Ep 17 Pablo Jauregui and the profile of science in Spain

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2014 34:00


    The star of this week's show is Science, with a capital S, or more specifically, Physics and Astronomy. Back in 2002 Pablo Jáuregui was faced with the audacious challenge of heading a new daily science section in the newspaper El Mundo. In this interview, he shares why the section was set up and how his own career has grown with it, leading him to his recent interview with Stephen Hawking. Of course, he tells us about this amazing, once in a lifetime experience, of interviewing one of his heroes. Pablo also tells us about the relatively new Starmus Festival, which took part back in September in Tenerife. And finally, we talk about how science is viewed in the country and how its popularity and lack of funding could influence the country's future.

    Discovering Spanish: Ande yo caliente, riase la gente

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2014 8:34


    Ep16 Ivor R Tamplin and Music Improvisation in Madrid

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2014 33:46


    In this episode I talk to Ivor R Tamplin from Raras Musicas. You can find out more about Raras Musicas in rarasmusicasmadrid.wordpress.com

    DS 15 Perro ladrador, poco mordedor

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2014 8:19


    This episode includes Perro ladrador, poco mordedor, Aunque la mona se vista de seda, mona se queda and Vamos arando, dijo la mosca arriba de los lomos del buey. Don't forget to visit www.spainuncoveredpodcast.net/spanish for the English blog post.

    Episode 15. Craig Briggs and Galicia

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2014 33:16


    Craig Briggs talks about wine making and Galicia, while Allison Bauer describes a whole range of Spanish food and dishes from the Galicia region. For more notes visit www.spainuncoveredpodcast.net/episode15

    DS 14 Discovering Spanish. De perdidos al rio.

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2014 5:44


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

    Ep.14 Paul Reid and Forgotten Stories of Spain

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2014 44:22


    Paul Reid talks about the parallels between Spain's society in the 1930s and the present day.   Allison Breuer brings us closer to Gazpacho.

    DS13 Nos Van a Dar Las Uvas

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2014 5:40


    Ep.13 Emilio J Perez and the Valencian Urban Landscape

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2014 31:11


    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.

    DS 12 Me tienes frito

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2014 4:28


    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

    Ep.12 Cat Gaa, the Camino de Santiago and Moving to Spain

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2014 29:21


    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.

    Episode 11. Elle Draper talks about Almeria, Lanzarote and Pets in Spain.

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2014 30:43


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

    Ep10 Jane Cronin talks about Spanish society

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2014 35:11


    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/

    Episode 9. David GP talks about Sports in Spain and Asian Restaurants in Madrid

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2014 29:54


    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".

    Episode 8. Lisa Sadleir, Mijas and Moving to Spain with Children

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2014 26:14


    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.

    Episode 7. Matthew Hirtes and Gran Canaria.

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2014 28:08


    Considering visiting Gran Canaria or the other Canary Islands? Download this episode for some great tips about visiting the island and island hopping. With Matthew Hirtes, author of Going Local in Gran Canaria.

    Episode 6. Federico Garcia Lorca special.

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2014 59:19


    03.19 Summary of the podcast. 04.44 Lorca's poetry for children. 07.20 Caroline Angus-Baker reviews Lorca's Impresiones y Paisajes.11.25 The influence of New York on Lorca's work. 16.20 Federico García Lorca on theatre. 20.30 Lorca and "La Barraca" and more on Lorca on theatre. 25.00 María Ferrara talks about the language in Lorca's plays. 29.20 Lorca's portrayal of women. 31.53 The Butterfly's Evil Spell. (El maleficio de la mariposa.) 41.12 When Five Years Pass  (Así que pasen cinco años) and The Public (El público). 53.48 Gazpacho Monk remembers Lorca. 57.00 Epilogue

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