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Voices en Español is a podcast for intermediate to advanced-level students of Spanish. The podcasts are short-story readings or interviews with native and non-native Spanish speakers from Spain, Latin America and the United States. Visit voicesenespanol.com for more details.
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VEE #059 ? Hablando de Castilla y León

Castilla y León es la comunidad autónoma más grande de España. En su largo recorrido por las nueve provincias puedes encontrar una tierra con mucho encanto con castillos, lagos y monumentos espectaculares como el acueducto de Segovia y la catedral de... (more)
Jul 24, 20105.2 MBaudio/mpegListen NowEpisode URL

VEE #058 ? Hablando de Andalucia

Andalucía es un crisol de culturas. Durante siglos distintas culturas y religiones como la judía, la católica y la musulmana, han dejado aquí lo mejor de su arte. En Sevilla, la catedral y sobre todo su torre, la Giralda, es el símbolo más conocido... (more)
Jul 08, 20107.3 MBaudio/mpegListen NowEpisode URL

VEE #057 ? Instrucciones para subir una escalera

de Julio Cortázar Nadie habrá dejado de observar que con frecuencia el suelo se pliega de manera tal que una parte sube en ángulo recto con el plano del suelo, y luego la parte siguiente se coloca paralela a este plano, para dar paso a una nueva per... (more)
Jun 25, 20103.6 MBaudio/mpegListen NowEpisode URL

VEE #056 ? Instrucciones para dar cuerda al reloj

Instrucciones de Julio Cortázar Preámbulo a las instrucciones para dar cuerda al reloj Piensa en esto: cuando te regalan un reloj te regalan un pequeño infierno florido, una cadena de rosas, un calabozo de aire. No te dan solamente el reloj, que los ... (more)
Jun 09, 20104.0 MBaudio/mpegListen NowEpisode URL

VEE #055 ? Instala el amor

(http://spanish-podcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/LoveKeyboard-300x200.jpg) ?Instala el amor? Autor desconocido (Música: A la dirección by Montoto (http://www.myspace.com/montoto)) Mujer: Centro de Atención al Cliente: ¿En qué puedo ...
May 10, 20106.5 MBaudio/mpegListen NowEpisode URL

Felipa, la princesa (Minicuento #15)

(http://spanish-podcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/IMG_0364.jpg)Today's podcast is a reading of Felipa, la princesa, written by Patricia Archanco. It is read by the husband and wife team Fati Sfiligoi and Charles Mister who compose and perform fu... (more)
May 01, 20106.9 MBaudio/mpegListen NowEpisode URL

VEE #054 ? La nueva gramática española de la A a la Z

This podcast is a reading of a newspaper article which took a creative approach to informing its readers about La nueva gramática de la lengua española (http://spanish-podcast.com/2009/12/13/everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know-about-spanish-grammar/).... (more)
Apr 17, 20106.6 MBaudio/mpegListen NowEpisode URL

Luis Rojas from La Casa Rojas reads minicuentos #13 and #14

Luis Rojas from Peru is the reader of this episodes two short stories. Luis and his wife Joan are the architects of  the marvelous La Casa Rojas (http://www.lacasarojas.com), a tremendous educational online Spanish resource for motivated language stu... (more)
Apr 07, 20106.8 MBaudio/mpegListen NowEpisode URL

Como acercarse a las fábulas (Minicuento #12)

Matthew Bennett from England is the reader of today?s minicuento by Augusto Monterroso. Matthew has lived and worked in Spain for more than a decade as a translator and language teacher. He has written extensively about the highs and lows of his car... (more)
Apr 05, 20102.8 MBaudio/mpegListen NowEpisode URL

El mono y el cocodrilo (Minicuento #11)

This is an Indian folktale read by Raji Krishnamoorthy. She's an IT (information technology) engineer in Chennai, India. She's also a big fan of the Spanish language and Pedro Almodóvar's movies. You can find the complete text of El mono y el cocodr... (more)
Apr 01, 20105.5 MBaudio/mpegListen NowEpisode URL

3 Minicuentos

This podcast contains three short stories about la avaricia (greed). They are: * El dedo (read by Eugenio of Mexico) * El doble para sus vecinos (read by Donizetti from Colombia) * Diez años después (read by Luis from Spain) You can find the com... (more)
Mar 28, 20105.6 MBaudio/mpegListen NowEpisode URL

Diez años después (Minicuento #10)

Luis de España es el lector de este cuento. Click here for the audio. Diez años después Un cuento hindú El monarca de un reino de la India tuvo noticias de que había en la localidad un faquir capaz de realizar extraordinarias proezas. El rey lo hiz... (more)
Mar 28, 20100.0 MBListen NowEpisode URL

El doble para sus vecinos (Minicuento #9)

Donizetti, el lector de este cuento, es de Colombia. Click here for the audio. El doble para sus vecinos Zeus, el dios que reinaba sobre todos los dioses griegos, salió a dar un paseo por la tierra pues sentía curiosidad por las cosas de los hombre... (more)
Mar 28, 20100.0 MBListen NowEpisode URL

El dedo (Minicuento #8)

El lector de este cuento es Eugenio de México. Click here for the audio. El dedo Un cuento chino Un hombre pobre se encontró en su camino a un antiguo amigo. Éste tenía un poder sobrenatural que le permitía hacer milagros. Como el hombre pobre se qu... (more)
Mar 28, 20100.0 MBListen NowEpisode URL

La ventana (Minicuento #7)

Today's story is read by Dr. Molly Martin of the Medical Spanish Podcast (http://www.medicalspanishpodcasts.com). Dr. Martin also has an indispensable Spanish grammar podcast called Spanish Grammar Review. You can find info about both of her podcasts... (more)
Mar 25, 20104.1 MBaudio/mpegListen NowEpisode URL

Final para un cuento fantástico (Minicuento #6)

Karen Bryant from the Teaching & Learning Spanish blog (http://teachinglearningspanish.blogspot.com/) is the reader of this episode's minicuento. Her first contact with Spanish was in high school and before her senior year she did a study abroad prog... (more)
Mar 20, 20103.2 MBaudio/mpegListen NowEpisode URL

El niño al que se le murió el amigo (Minicuento #5)

This story is read by Viviana Mejenes-Knorr. Originally from Mexico City, she currently lives in Schiedam, Holland, where her translation business Art of Words (http://artofwords.biz) is based. El niño al que se le murió el amigo de Ana María Matute ... (more)
Mar 11, 20107.4 MBaudio/mpegListen NowEpisode URL

Mira (Minicuento #4)

This story is read by Marie-Soleil. She is from Montréal, Canada. ¡Mira! Author unknown Había una vez un hombre muy rico. Y había también un hombre muy pobre. Cada uno de ellos tenía un hijo y cada uno de ellos vivía a un lado de una hermosa colin... (more)
Mar 06, 20103.6 MBaudio/mpegListen NowEpisode URL

La partida (Minicuento #3)

Benny Lewis from Ireland is our reader of this micro relato written by Franz Kafka. At last count Benny, aka the Irish Polyglot (http://twitter.com/irishpolyglot), spoke eight languages, but I think he's currently working on his ninth, Thai. In any c... (more)
Mar 04, 20106.5 MBaudio/mpegListen NowEpisode URL

Lyrics for ?Emocionado? from Minicuento #3 podcast

Emocionado by Fidel Nadal Me siento emocionado, por la vida que me ha tocado, mucho tiempo la he desperdiciado, pero hoy, la he abrazado si? Me siento emocionado, por la vida que me ha tocado, mucho tiempo la he desperdiciado, pero hoy, la he abrazad... (more)
Mar 04, 20100.0 MBListen NowEpisode URL

La escuela del hambre (Minicuento #2)

This story is read by Ramses Oudt of Spanish-Only.com (http://www-spanish-only.com). He is Dutch and three years ago he didn't speak a lick of Spanish. Today he is fluent. On his blog Spanish-Only.com, Ramses writes about the effective methods he has... (more)
Mar 01, 20105.6 MBaudio/mpegListen NowEpisode URL

Instrucciones para llorar (Minicuento #1)

INSTRUCCIONES de Julio Cortázar Instrucciones para llorar. Dejando de lado los motivos, atengámonos a la manera correcta de llorar, entendiendo por esto un llanto que no ingrese en el escándalo, ni que insulte a la sonrisa con su paralela y torpe se... (more)
Feb 26, 20105.9 MBaudio/mpegListen NowEpisode URL

Lyrics for ?La mujer?

A few of you emailed me asking for the lyrics to “La mujer,” the closing music at the end of podcast #53. The song was written and is sung by Kharisma Montes de la Oca. I’m usually a stickler about promoting grammatically correct Sp... (more)
Jan 29, 20100.0 MBListen NowEpisode URL

VEE #053 ? La muerta

What do you guys think this story means? Do you agree with the author that people, women in particular, are spiritually/emotionally dead when they lead a sheltered life? Leave your thoughts in the comments section below. La muerta de Juan José Mill... (more)
Jan 17, 20104.3 MBaudio/mpegListen NowEpisode URL

VEE #052 ? La corrección en el lenguaje

La corrección en el lenguaje de Juan José Millás ( Cuerpo y prótesis) Un chico y una chica muy jóvenes, de instituto, discutían acaloradamente en el metro. Me acerqué disimuladamente a ellos en el momento en el que la chica decía: -¿Y por qué las ... (more)
Nov 04, 20093.8 MBaudio/mpegListen NowEpisode URL

VEE #051 ? Spanish is dangerous

This podcast contains three excerpts from the excellent program Race Bridges for Schools, (http://www.racebridgesforschools.com/) an online resource of audio and written materials designed to increase teenagers' understanding of different races and c... (more)
Oct 06, 200916.5 MBaudio/mpegListen NowEpisode URL

VEE #050 ? El curioso caso de Benjamin Button

One of the best ways to keep your Spanish skills sharp is to read in Spanish. And what better way to do that than to pick a story that you're already familiar with the plot and the characters. This podcast is a reading, in Spanish, of the first chap... (more)
Jul 06, 200914.6 MBaudio/mpegListen NowEpisode URL

VEE #049 ? Mr. Taylor, Part 2

Listen to Part 1 (http://spanish-podcast.com/2009/06/05/mister-taylor-augusto-monterroso/) Mr. Taylor, Part 2 By Augusto Monterroso Contados meses más tarde, en el país de Mr. Taylor las cabezas alcanzaron aquella popularidad que todos recordamos.... (more)
Jun 13, 200914.6 MBaudio/mpegListen NowEpisode URL

VEE #048 ? Mr. Taylor, Part I

?Mister Taylor? Escrito por Augusto Monterroso -Menos rara, aunque sin duda más ejemplar -dijo entonces el otro-, es la historia de Mr. Percy Taylor, cazador de cabezas en la selva amazónica. Se sabe que en 1937 salió de Boston, Massachusetts, en d... (more)
Jun 05, 20098.4 MBaudio/mpegListen NowEpisode URL

VEE #047 ? Un hispano en USA, Part 2

This is the second part of an interview with Luis Rojas of Rojas Spanish (http://www.rojasspanish.com). In this chat Luis shares his opinion of Pres. Barack Obama and we also talk a little about U.S. foreign policy as it relates to Cuba. My thanks to... (more)
May 07, 20090.0 MBaudio/mpegListen NowEpisode URL

VEE #046 ? Introducing ReVerb Spanish

(http://spanish-podcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/reverbspanish_logo2.jpg) This podcast is an introduction to my latest web project: ReVerb Spanish (http://www.reverbspanish.com). If I do it right, it is going to help you review, relearn and re... (more)
Apr 30, 200917.2 MBaudio/mpegListen NowEpisode URL

VEE #045 ? ¡Piratas!

(Almost) everything you ever wanted to know about Somalian pirates but were too afraid to ask. * Why are young Somalian men turning to piracy? * How much money does a Somalian pirate make? * What exactly does a pirate spend his cut of the ransom ... (more)
Apr 19, 20099.5 MBaudio/mpegListen NowEpisode URL

VEE #044 ? La Última Cena

Another history podcast, this time about Leonardo da Vinci's famous painting, The Last Supper. (http://spanish-podcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/bigsupper.jpg) Prof. John Varriano, whose research is what prompted me to do this podcast, is an a... (more)
Apr 08, 200913.3 MBaudio/mpegListen NowEpisode URL

VEE #043 ? El miedo al mono

Una charla con Luis, (uno de los lectores de Cody's Cuentos (http://www.codyscuentos.com)) sobre la historia de Darwinismo en España. If you look closely at the bottle's label you can see the funny inscription [Es el mejor. La ciencia lo dijo y yo n... (more)
Mar 29, 200911.9 MBaudio/mpegListen NowEpisode URL

VEE #042 ? El talentoso Sr. Huntington

(http://spanish-podcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/imghuntington.gif)Uno de los mecenas de arte y cultura españoles más importante en la historia no es un español ni un europeo sino un norteamericano filántropo llamado Archer Milton Huntington. N... (more)
Mar 18, 20094.2 MBaudio/mpegListen NowEpisode URL

VEE #041 ? Las medias de los flamencos

(http://spanish-podcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/flamingos.jpg) Un cuento uruguayo, escrito por Horacio Quiroga (http://www.flickr.com/photos/pedrosz/1955192221/in/set-72157603066506298/) Click here (http://spanish-podcast.com/2009/03/04/... (more)
Mar 04, 20090.0 MBaudio/mpegListen NowEpisode URL

Glossary for ?Las medias de los flamencos?

Although Horacio Quiroga wrote this story for kids, there are plenty of words in this tale that may be unfamiliar to even advanced Spanish speakers. Here are a few definitions. The words are listed in order of their appearance in the story. víbora: v... (more)
Mar 03, 20090.0 MBListen NowEpisode URL

Glossary for ?Un día de estos?

Here is a list of words and their meanings in English from the podcast “Un día de estos.” The following words are listed in order of their appearance in the story. dentista sin título: dentist without a degree madrugador: an early riser... (more)
Feb 19, 20090.0 MBListen NowEpisode URL

VEE #040 ? Un día de estos

Listen to the complete podcast. After the reading there is an analysis of the story that does not appear here on the blog. By the way, in this story, the word fresa means dentist's drill not strawberry. :) A glossary of words is here (http://span...
Feb 18, 20090.0 MBaudio/mpegListen NowEpisode URL

VEE #039 ? Casa tomada

Un cuento de Julio Cortázar Nos gustaba la casa porque aparte de espaciosa y antigua (hoy que las casas antiguas sucumben a la más ventajosa liquidación de sus materiales) guardaba los recuerdos de nuestros bisabuelos, el abuelo paterno, nuestros pa... (more)
Jan 27, 20090.0 MBaudio/mpegListen NowEpisode URL

VEE #038 ? Hablando con mi portero

(http://spanish-podcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/avila.jpg) Photo of Ávila, Spain Matias, the superintendent of my apartment building, always has a smile and a positive attitude. He genuinely likes his job and helping people. When I initially... (more)
Dec 31, 20080.0 MBaudio/mpegListen NowEpisode URL

VEE #037 ? Del solomillo a la sopa de ajos

Spanish author Miguel Aranguren looks for the silver lining in the current economic recession. The title Del solomillo a la sopa de ajos refers to the change in economic status of many middle-class Spaniards in recent months where people have gone fr... (more)
Dec 16, 20080.0 MBaudio/mpegListen NowEpisode URL

VEE #036 ? SpanishPodcast.org

(http://spanish-podcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/logo200.jpg) Part 2 of a conversation with Mercedes León of SpanishPodcast.org (http://www.spanishpodcast.org). In this episode she talks about the development of her podcast for Spanish languag... (more)
Nov 28, 200815.7 MBaudio/mpegListen NowEpisode URL

VEE #035: La fiebre de la propiedad

(http://spanish-podcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/logo200.jpg)In this interview with Spanish podcaster (http://www.spanishpodcast.org), Mercedes León, we talk about economic hard times in Spain, brought on by rampant real estate speculation. Lat... (more)
Nov 17, 200814.6 MBaudio/mpegListen NowEpisode URL

VEE #034 ? Cine Prado

A short story by Elena Poniatowska (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elena_Poniatowska) Señorita: A partir de hoy, debe usted borrar mi nombre de la lista de sus admiradores. Tal vez convendría ocultarte esta deserción, pero callándome, iría en cont... (more)
Oct 06, 200812.9 MBaudio/mpegListen NowEpisode URL

VEE #033 ? Continuidad de los parques

By Julio Cortázar Había empezado a leer la novela unos días antes. La abandonó por negocios urgentes, volvió a abrirla cuando regresaba en tren a la finca; se dejaba interesar lentamente por la trama, por el dibujo de los personajes. Esa tarde, desp... (more)
Sep 22, 20080.0 MBaudio/mpegListen NowEpisode URL

VEE #031 ? Los pollitos dicen

(http://spanish-podcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/animation.gif) Cuban-American entreprenuer Carrie Ferguson Weir talks about growing up in two cultures: Anglo and Latino and also about her business, Los Pollitos Dicen (http://www.lospollitosdi... (more)
Sep 09, 20080.0 MBaudio/mpegListen NowEpisode URL

VEE #030 ? Viva Las Vegas

Yeah, this epi is long, long overdue. Sorry about that folks. This is (was?) part three of the trip to the U.S. with mi amiguete, David. In this episode we talk about seeing the Grand Canyon for the first time and gliding along the SkyWalk (http://ww... (more)
Aug 30, 20080.0 MBaudio/mpegListen NowEpisode URL

Don Quijote de la Mancha

El Ingenioso Hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha de Miguel de Cervantes PRIMERA PARTE CAPI?TULO 1: Que trata de la condicio?n y ejercicio del famoso hidalgo D. Quijote de la Mancha En un lugar de la Mancha, de cuyo nombre no quiero acordarme, no ha mu... (more)
Aug 01, 20080.0 MBaudio/mpegListen NowEpisode URL

VEE #029 ? Immigration in Spain

Mexican writer Juan Manuel Villalobos tells us about his experience being an immigrant in Spain. In an earlier podcast, episode 19 (http://spanish-podcast.com/2008/03/07/la-vida-fragil-de-annette-blanche/), Juan Manuel talked about his novel La vida ... (more)
Jul 27, 20086.7 MBaudio/mpegListen NowEpisode URL