All about life in Spain, from a longtime expat and travel writer living in Barcelona. This podcast talks about Spanish culture, travel, language, history, politics, food and much more.
Latest episodes
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16 min
160 - Barcelona Anarchy
The anticapitalist left is still camping out in Plaza Catalunya, and nearby in Raval, the drug scene is just as vibrant as always. (At least I assume it is – I'm just a guy taking…
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19 min
159 - Columbus, la Virgen del Pilar, and Spanish Identity
I'm recording this on October 12th, which is "el Día de la Virgen del Pilar". So in this episode, let's talk about one of the most important apparitions of the Virgin Mary – Our La…
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21 min
158 - General Election, General Strike
Big news here in Spain! We've got a general election coming up on 29 November, so we'll probably have a new government soon. And before that, on 11 November, the Tenants Unions hav…
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20 min
157 - Maricarmen's Franco-era Rent Contract
Big news about Spain's housing crisis this week: the tenants unions have decided to make a woman named Maricarmen symbolic of how evil capitalists want to throw old ladies out of t…
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19 min
156 - Bilbao and Getxo
Today we're talking about the cities of Bilbao and Getxo up in the Basque country, with reflections on competing nationalities, the ongoing Ceuta crisis, what it means to be "from"…
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23 min
155 - Baby Prepping! Prenatal care in Spain & more
Spain needs new babies. If you're having one soon, congratulations! And thanks. In this episode, we've got a report on prenatal care in Spain, and on baby prepping in Barcelona mor…
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15 min
154 - Lorca, Antifa, Ceuta
Well, Ceuta is still a disaster area, so here's an update about that. Also, we've got a protest from Save Europe Act (it's about "remigration" and a counterprotest from antifa. Plu…
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21 min
153 - Slow travel in Lyon and Montpellier
I recently went to France (again). In this episode, I talk about Lyon and Montpellier in the south of France, whether backpacking around Europe is dead, slow travel, iced coffee di…
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18 min
152 - Ceuta's Immigration Emergency!
Last week the Spanish enclave of Ceuta was overrun by "migrants" crossing the border from Morocco. Up to 70,000 people crossed into Spain, and were (mostly) pushed back by the mili…
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16 min
151 - Gibraltar, the controversial UK enclave "near Spain"
The UK has a small territory called Gibraltar near the southern tip of Spain – or, more accurately, near the southern tip of the Iberian peninsula. So today's episode is about Span…
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19 min
150 - Summer in Barcelona - World Cup, Catalan Nationalism and more
Spain won the world cup last Sunday, and the positive national feeling lasted about 48 hours. Now the Catalan nationalists are back to their usual levels of Spain-hating. (And don'…
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13 min
BONUS: World Cup Racism!
Spain has made it to the semi-finals of the World Cup, with a match against France... but the top story is actually about some unfortunate comments by former Prime Minister Mariano…
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17 min
149 - Air Conditioning Myths
These days, with a bit of summer heat here in Europe, a lot of Americans are talking about air conditioning. Is it true that Europeans don't use aircon? Is it because we're all tre…
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15 min
148 - Expats, Immigrants, and a HUGE life update
Today I'm revisiting the old "expat" vs "immigrant" debate. What do these labels mean, and does it really matter? Also, a big life update from Daniel and Morena. Sign up to my Subs…
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26 min
147 - Paris, France
I recently went to Paris, and wrote some reflections about the relationship between Spain and France... plus other important topics. Today nobody's talking about this, but France a…
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16 min
146 - Barcelona's Hidden Gems
A few travel tips from a Barcelona local here: if you want to get "off the beaten path" and have a more "authentic" experience, I've got some advice. Check out these hidden gem nei…
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23 min
145 - Top 7 reasons you should NEVER move to Spain
Should you move to Spain in 2026? Well, it depends. A blog called Expat Money recently published a list of the "top 7 reasons you should never move to Spain" and I don't think the…
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24 min
144 - PSOE Corruption, Isak Andic, and the World Cup
On this episode of the Spain to Go podcast I go into the new corruption cases involving Pedro Sánchez, ex-president Zapatero, and the socialist government. Also, some of the old co…
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22 min
143 - Sober in Spain (Practicalities and Deep Thoughts)
It's been more than three years since I quit drinking, and people have asked me for an update. So here goes: some practical thoughts about being sober in Spain, and some deep thoug…
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21 min
142 - Is Spain a poor country? GDP in Europe and the USA
In today's episode, I talk about GDP and GDP per capita in Spain and the USA, and I try to answer the question: Is Spain a poor country? Turns out, it's a bit complicated. We've al…