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Duolingo Spanish Podcast

Duolingo

True stories for English speakers learning Spanish. From the makers of Duolingo, the most popular language-learning app, comes a new podcast that delivers fascinating real-life stories in easy-to-understand Spanish with English narration. These are not language lessons; they’re life lessons through language. Hosted by Martina Castro, co-founder of NPR’s Radio Ambulante.

170 episodes

Duo’s Film Club - Fresa y chocolate 29 Feb 2024 · 18 min For today’s episode, Duo’s Film Club has a cult classic from Cuba, Fresa y chocolate, which broke barriers in the world of cinema. It tells the story of two unlikely friends and s…

Duo’s Film Club - Coco 22 Feb 2024 · 18 min Today Duo’s Film Club is featuring an animated film for the whole family. It’s Coco, a vibrant tale about traditions like el Día de los Muertos, mariachi music, and the importance…

Duo’s Film Club - Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios 15 Feb 2024 · 18 min It’s impossible to talk about Spanish-language movies and not talk about the one and only Pedro Almodóvar, the Spanish director and icon of cinema. So, for today’s session of Duo’…

Duo’s Film Club - Como agua para chocolate 8 Feb 2024 · 20 min Today's film has all the makings of a classic Mexican telenovela: forbidden love, revolution, delicious food, and a dash of magical realism. Como agua para chocolate is a treasure…

Duo’s Film Club - Wild Tales 1 Feb 2024 · 19 min Duo’s Film Club goes to Argentina for Relatos salvajes, a thought-provoking dark comedy. With a stellar cast and biting social commentary, the movie explores human behavior when i…

Duo’s Film Club - El laberinto del fauno 25 Jan 2024 · 18 min We asked and you answered! The Duo fanbase has spoken and chosen El laberinto del fauno as the winner of our first movie selection. Join our host, Martina Castro, and movie critic…

Trailer Season 20 8 Jan 2024 · 1 min The Duolingo Spanish Podcast is back with an all new season starting on January 25th! We’re headed to the movies with Duo’s Film Club. With critics as our guides, we’re exploring…

Una rana llamada Romeo (A Frog Named Romeo) - Revisited 21 Dec 2023 · 26 min A Bolivian biologist studies a lone frog named Romeo, who's in danger of extinction — until she makes him a dating profile and starts an international fundraising campaign to find…

El perro que protestó (The Dog Who Protested) - Revisited 14 Dec 2023 · 22 min María Campos falls in love with a stray dog who has a knack for leading protests — and becomes a global symbol of unity and strength in Chile's historic social uprising. A transcr…

Climate Heroes - Protecting Bears in Bolivia - Revisited 7 Dec 2023 · 20 min A Bolivian scientist sets out to study a species of bears critically endangered by drought and loss of habitat. Along the way, she shows the local community how helping the bears…

El ciclista nómada (The Bike Nomad) - Revisited 30 Nov 2023 · 25 min Ever since he was a kid, Rafa Millan-Garcia got through tough times by getting on his bike and pedaling alone for miles. But after one very long bike ride took him 1,700 miles fro…

El toreo de hoy (Bullfighting of Today) - Revisited 23 Nov 2023 · 26 min Juan Pablo grew up fascinated with bullfighting, a tradition in his home country of Spain. But when he discovers recorte — the art of bull dodging — he sees it as a thrilling, mor…

Mexico City - Perros de La Condesa - Revisited 16 Nov 2023 · 19 min Photographer Aldo Gracia shows us why the leafy, relaxed enclave of La Condesa has become the canine capital of Mexico City. A transcript of this episode is available at https://b…

Washington y George en las Islas Galápagos (Washington & George in the Galápagos) - Revisited 9 Nov 2023 · 23 min The giant Galápagos tortoise is one of the most endangered animals in the world, and Lonesome George was the last of his particular species when he met conservationist Washington…

Piji y yo - Revisited 2 Nov 2023 · 22 min In Perú, writer Marco Avilés and his dog Piji were inseparable. But when Marco decided they should pursue better lives in the United States, and Marco found himself working for a…

Trailer Season 19 26 Oct 2023 · 1 min November marks National Pet Awareness Month, a time to celebrate our furry and four-legged friends. The Duolingo Spanish Podcast is bringing back our favorite tales of these compa…

Mi abuela la curandera (My Grandmother the Healer) - Revisited 25 May 2023 · 26 min As a child, Dr. Linda Valencia was fascinated by her grandmother, a traditional healer in Guatemala. But after choosing a different path and becoming a medical doctor, Linda reali…

Tejiendo un legado (Weaving a Legacy) 18 May 2023 · 21 min In El Salvador, waist loom weaving is a revered craft, historically undertaken by women — until Ronald Vega had to take over the job from his sick mother, becoming the first man i…

Una victoria en la cancha (A Victory on the Soccer Field) - Revisited 11 May 2023 · 26 min In May 2019, twenty Paraguayan soccer players traveled from their hometown to Asunción, the nation’s capital, to play the most important game of their lives. Led by their captain,…

Las mamás del río Amazonas (Mothers of the Amazon River) - Revisited 4 May 2023 · 24 min Dr. Magaly Blas trades the security of a city hospital job for a post in the Amazon, where she serves pregnant women who don't have access to modern healthcare. But when Magaly di…

Las cholitas de hoy (Cholitas of Today) 27 Apr 2023 · 22 min A group of indigenous women from Bolivia go to great heights to show the world that mountaineering is for everyone — including cholitas who wear their traditional skirts and shawl…

Rap originario (Indigenous Rap) 20 Apr 2023 · 26 min A young Mexican man discovers that he can use rap as a tool to help save his native language. But can he convince a new generation to love this new form of rap, too? A transcript…

El paraíso del chef (The Chef’s Paradise) 13 Apr 2023 · 22 min Rodrigo Pacheco worked in some of the world's best restaurants, but he never truly felt like the chef he aspired to be until he found himself far from the culinary scene on the Ec…

El héroe de libros (The Book Hero) 6 Apr 2023 · 26 min In 2013, a Peruvian photographer visits his parents’ village and unexpectedly becomes dedicated to improving literacy in rural Peru. A transcript of this episode is available at h…

Trailer Season 18 30 Mar 2023 · 2 min The Duolingo Spanish Podcast is back with new episodes starting April 6, 2023. Listen to the trailer now!

The Mystery of the Itata - El último viaje (The Final Voyage) 16 Feb 2023 · 24 min Ricardo Bordones and Carlos Cortés are caught in a huge storm and fear they may suffer the same fate as the passengers of the Vapor Itata. How much will they risk to find the sunk…

The Mystery of the Itata - La búsqueda (The Search) 9 Feb 2023 · 16 min Carlos and Ricardo set out on a journey to find the remains of the Vapor Itata, a century after it sank. They receive an important tip about its location, which sends them to the…

The Mystery of the Itata - Las secuelas (The Aftermath) 2 Feb 2023 · 19 min Following the sinking of the Vapor Itata, Jorge X and others make it to a beach near the coastal village of Los Choros. A transcript of this episode is available at http://bit.ly/…

The Mystery of the Itata - El naufragio (The Shipwreck) 26 Jan 2023 · 21 min As a violent storm descends on the Vapor Itata, Jorge X realizes he and his fellow passengers are in great danger. A transcript of this episode is available at http://bit.ly/3Hc5l…

The Mystery of the Itata - El engaño (The Deception) 19 Jan 2023 · 25 min In this episode we’ll travel back to Chile in 1922 to witness the Vapor Itata’s last voyage. There, we’ll follow Jorge X, a journalist who was heading north to cover a story that…