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What it actually is

Carolina Iglesias and Victoria Martín interview comedians, musicians and writers, and the format is essentially friends talking, at speed, in current Madrid slang. If you want to hear how Spaniards under forty actually speak — including the profanity — this is the reference recording. Free with a long archive, though publishing is irregular and the feed can go quiet for weeks. Genuinely difficult: no transcripts, heavy slang, constant crosstalk.

What it covers

• Listening
• Immersion
• Vocabulary

Listed for

• Spanish

Official links

• RSS ↗

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