Duolingo Spanish Podcast
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Rap originario (Indigenous Rap)
30 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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 fo...
Las mamás del río Amazonas (Mothers of the Amazon River)
23 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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 h...
El arte del café (The Art of Coffee)
16 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Alejandro Méndez's new boss, café-owner Federico Bolanos, is obsessed with one thing: training Alejandro to compete in the world's toughest barista ...
Un exiliado en Rusia (An Exile in Russia)
09 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In 1973, 16-year-old Víctor Yáñez travels from his home in Chile to the former USSR to study agriculture. But when a military coup strikes at home,...
Libros tras las rejas (Books Behind Bars)
02 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Growing up in a house without books, Ana Sicilia always dreamed of having her own library. Years later, after teaching a writing workshop in a nearby ...
Trailer Season 8
25 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Duolingo Spanish Podcast is back with new episodes starting July 2, 2020. Listen to the trailer now!
Ask Martina Anything: Your Listener Questions Answered
18 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this special episode, we answer your most burning questions about the Duolingo Spanish Podcast! Listen as host and executive producer Martina Castr...
Los niños de los desaparecidos (The Children of the Disappeared)
21 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
As the child of adoptive parents in 1980s Argentina, Tatiana Sfiligoy knew her family situation was unique. But it would be another decade before she ...
La vida en los tiempos del coronavirus (Life in the Time of Coronavirus)
14 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Like many others around the world, Spanish speakers on both sides of the Atlantic have responded to the coronavirus pandemic with exceptional acts of ...
Tejiendo un legado (Weaving a Legacy)
07 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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 mot...
Un cocinero para la gente (A Cook for the People)
30 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
After an impressive career of cooking in some of the world's best restaurants, Marco Quelca decided to dedicate his life to bringing gourmet cooking t...
Mi abuela la curandera (My Grandmother the Healer)
23 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
As a child, Dr. Linda Valencia was fascinated by her grandmother, a traditional healer in Guatemala. But after choosing a different path and becoming ...
Un hogar en tierra prohibida (A Home on Forbidden Land)
16 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
When María Elena Paz moved to a plot of land on the outskirts of Mexico City, she was shocked to find no water, electricity, or roads. She and her ne...
Otro camino hacia la victoria (A Different Path to Victory)
09 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Francisco Sanclemente is on the verge of professional soccer success when a serious illness leaves him wheelchair-bound. Without the use of his legs, ...
Una maestra en botas (A Teacher in Army Boots)
02 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In 1961, 15-year-old Norma Guillard left her family behind and ventured into rural Cuba as part of a nationwide campaign to teach people how to read. ...
"Lo que puede un cuerpo" (“What the Body Can Do”)
26 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
For 30 years, Ana Larriel struggled with her weight and her body image. Until she decided her body wasn't what needed to change. The cultural perspect...
Trailer Season 7
19 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Duolingo Spanish Podcast is back with new episodes starting March 26, 2020. Listen to the trailer now!
Jaime, el artista (Jaime, The Artist)
06 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A Spanish fashion designer works hard to give her autistic son every opportunity—then discovers that he has a special talent and makes him her busin...
El embajador del Mofongo (The Mofongo Ambassador)
30 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A young Puerto Rican man takes a dish from his homeland and creates a global food sensation. But when Hurricane Maria hits, he finds a new way of usin...
La herencia del mezcal (The Mezcal Inheritance)
23 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Yola grew up watching her grandfather make mezcal. When he died, she took up the mantle. But how would she transform her grandfather’s hobby into a ...
El paraíso del chef (The Chef’s Paradise)
16 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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...
La isla olvidada de Venezuela (Venezuela's Forgotten Island)
09 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Working as a nurse in Venezuela during the worst economic crisis in the country's history, Fabiola Molero is used to seeing hardship. But when she and...
Estar en las nubes (Head in the Clouds)
02 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Eréndira Sánchez is a young skydiving apprentice in Mexico when a world-famous skydiver offers her a chance to train at his facility in the U.S. But...
Drag queen de nacimiento (Born to Drag)
19 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In 1980s Quibdó, a rural, Afro Colombian city, homophobia was a part of everyday life. But when Erlin Mena found the courage to put on heels and danc...
La rebeldía mariachi (The Rebels of Mariachi)
12 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Growing up as the daughter of a mariachi, Mireya Ramos learned early on that mariachi was a male-dominated world. But after moving to New York City, M...
Trailer Season 6
05 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The Duolingo Spanish Podcast is back with new episodes starting Thursday, December 12. Listen to the trailer now!
La lucha por la identidad (The Fight for Identity)
24 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
It took Vincenzo Bruno years to fully embrace his trans identity. But the moment he did, he became a fierce advocate for other LGBTIQ Costa Ricans, he...
Una victoria en la cancha (A Victory on the Soccer Field)
17 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In May 2019, twenty Paraguayan soccer players traveled from their hometown to Asunción, the nation’s capital, to play the most important game of th...
El Woodstock chileno (Chilean Woodstock)
26 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In 1970, in a country polarized by cold-war politics, Jorge Gómez organized an outdoor music festival. But what he expected to be a peaceful gatherin...
El tenor mexicano (The Mexican Tenor)
19 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Mexican tenor Javier Camarena discovered he wanted to sing Opera the first time he heard it. His passion for singing Opera lead him to test his streng...
La reina del pelo bueno (The Queen of Good Hair)
12 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
All her life, Cirle Tatis Ariza had been taught to think her curly hair was something to hide. But after years of harsh chemical treatments, Cirle lea...
De México a Marte (From Mexico to Mars)
29 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Ever since she was a little girl, Carmen Félix knew she wanted to work on something related to space. So she defied cultural expectations, became one...
Colores del maíz (Shades of Maize)
22 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Fernando Laposse is a Mexican designer with a particular obsession: corn. It’s an obsession that began in his childhood and would lead him to create...
Igualdad en la pista (Equality on the racetrack)
15 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Tatiana Calderón is the only female driver in Formula 2 racing, and she’s poised to make it to the top: Formula 1. In her career, she’s had to ov...
Trailer Season 5
08 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The Duolingo Spanish Podcast is back with new episodes starting Thursday, August 15. Listen to the trailer now!
El Milagro del Café (The Coffee Miracle)
27 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Since he was a kid, Tito Vargas has dreamt of having his own coffee plantation. It’s a dream his parents tried very hard to dissuade him from pursui...
El activista
20 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
When Danilo Manzano came out to his family, they didn't accept his sexuality and asked him to hide it from the world. But a key friendship would inspi...
Buscando el Río Hirviente (In Search of the Boiling River)
13 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Andrés Ruzo grew up listening to his grandfather tell a story about a river with boiling waters in the Amazon. When he later became a scientist speci...
Bicimáquinas (Bicycle Machines)
06 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Carlos Marroquín has always been an inventor. But he wasn’t putting that talent to much use in his native Guatemala until he saw a rare sight  ...
El maestro del vino (The Wine Master)
30 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Héctor Vergara escaped dictatorship in Chile in the 1970s and fled to Europe, where he landed in the restaurant industry. There he discovered a passi...
Washington y George en las Islas Galápagos (Washington & George in the Galápagos)
23 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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 m...
Leímos y cantamos juntos (We Read and Sang Together)
16 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Laura Ortiz thought she could change the lives of children in Colombia’s most remote region by giving them books. But a trip there teaches her that ...
La mejor inversión (The Best Investment)
02 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Would you build a company based on trust? That’s what social entrepreneur Marcela Torres set out to do when she launched her Mexico City-based start...
Trailer Season 4
25 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The Duolingo Spanish Podcast is back with new episodes starting Thursday, May 2nd. Listen to the trailer now!
El rescatado (The Rescued)
10 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Cristian Gorbea had been running long-distance races for 20 years when he decided to enter his first ultramarathon. The race would begin at the base o...
Mis dos papás (My Two Dads)
03 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Ana María grew up without a father. All she knew about him was his name, but when she set out to find him she discovered that even his name led her a...
El regalo (The Gift)
20 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
When David Martínez was four years old, he and his parents took a bus to the north of Colombia to visit extended family for Christmas. They had many ...
Autostop en Afganistán (Hitchhiking in Afghanistan)
13 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
After the September 11th attacks in 2001, Juan Pablo Villarino was dismayed to see how people were starting to lose trust in the ultimate good of huma...
La nana (The Nanny)
06 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
When she was growing up in Santiago, Chile, Yasna Mussa says it was common for her friend’s families to employ nannies. Even though these workers, m...
Antártida (Antarctica)
28 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Federico Bianchini had always dreamt of traveling to Antarctica from his native Argentina. But little did he know that the great white continent had a...
Flamenco
20 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Flamenco is famous for the emotional intensity of its songs and dances. Argentinian Samanta Gamarra discovered that this ancient art from southern Spa...
La testigo (The witness)
15 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
When Andrea Krichmar was a girl, she spent an afternoon at her friend’s dad’s house. This was during the dictatorship in Argentina, and that...
Trailer Season 3
09 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The Duolingo Spanish Podcast is back with new episodes starting Thursday, November 15th. Listen to the trailer now!
Aventuras con mi padre
23 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
When Sonia González was a child, her father was the center of her universe, always leading the family on adventures to different parts of Venezuela. ...
Shakespeare en la montaña
16 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
When Nicolás Barreto went up the mountains of Venezuela for the first time, he was chasing after a girl. There he worked alongside her for a month pu...
Nuestro Naranjito
09 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Classifying for the World Cup is an emotional roller coaster for most soccer fans, but in 2018, that was especially true for Peruvians, who hadn’t s...
Piji y yo
02 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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 Mar...
Refugiados
26 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Stella Forner will never forget her first wedding anniversary. It was March of 1976 and she spent the day at the Mexican consulate in Montevideo, Urug...
Sin vergüenza
19 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Maria Murriel used to struggle with living between languages and cultures, and for many years tried to hide that she was an immigrant in the United St...
La voz de la calle
12 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Fabio Manuppella used to walk by homeless people on the streets of Buenos Aires thinking they must have done something to deserve their fate. Until he...
Los guerrilleros
05 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
María Clara Calle grew up hearing about the atrocities committed by the FARC rebels in Colombia. She never imagined that one day she would not only m...
La maleta azul
28 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
A mother and her young daughter leave Mexico, escaping violence in search of a better life. It’s a trip with a few unexpected turns that ends up tak...
El secuestro
01 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In 1996, Luis von Ahn left Guatemala to study in the United States and never moved back. That's partly because of something that happened just before ...
Las cartas de papá
25 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Growing up in Ecuador, Carolina Loza-León didn’t feel particularly close to her father. He was withdrawn and not very affectionate; a military man ...
En el camino
18 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Fabián Mauricio Martínez discovered his love for travel through his other passion – literature. So when he first read Jack Kerouac’s novel, "On ...
Helen Brown
11 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Actress Trinidad Piriz traveled to Berlin to study theater, hoping to fall in love and improve her quality of life. But six months later, she returned...
Una chilena en China
04 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
María Elizabeth Soto had never traveled to Asia before her office sent her on a three-week business trip to China. She wasn't prepared for the cultur...
Memorias y milanesas
20 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Roberto Herrscher was one of the many Argentinians who fought against Great Britain in the Falklands War in the 1980s. Decades later, Herrscher return...
Sin miedo
14 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
When Belén Fernández Llanos turned 28, she decided to move from Chile to Argentina with her boyfriend of ten years to start a new life together. Bel...
Mi héroe, mi amigo
06 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The Duolingo Spanish Podcast brings you true stories in English and Spanish about what can happen when we are far from home. In this first episod...