Duolingo Spanish Podcast
True Latin American stories told in slow Spanish, framed by an English narrator.
PodcastsFreeIntermediateA2–B2
What it actually is
Each episode follows one real person's story, told in clear intermediate Spanish with an English host stitching the scenes together, so you never lose the thread even when you lose a sentence. Production quality is excellent and transcripts are free on the site. It stopped publishing after episode 151 in early 2024, but the roughly 150-episode archive remains one of the best free bridges from beginner audio to real speech.
What it covers
- Listening
- Vocabulary
How it teaches
- Comprehensible Input — Acquire a language by understanding lots of messages slightly above your level, rather than by studying rules.