Advanced Spanish with Spanish Obsessed

Latest Episodes:

Preguntas con Pilar: Los hábitos de los estudiantes exitosos Nov 01, 2023

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Rob and Pilar discuss what they see most effective Spanish learners have in common. What are the qualities they all cultivate, and does "immersion" have an impact on language learning? Also, they delve into the interesting Spanish slang phrase "dizque", used by Karol G...!

Preguntas con Pilar 3: La emigración de Colombia Jun 01, 2023

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Rob continues his conversations with Pilar. They discuss why so many people are looking to leave Colombia, and what some of the assumptions there are within Colombia about what it's like living abroad. Rob also asks about gender - so simple to understand, yet difficult to get right!

Preguntas con Pilar 2: Mexico Mar 31, 2023

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Pilar has experience living and working in Mexico. Rob chats with her about life in Mexico, and how it compares to Colombia. They also touch on Spanglish, weird Mexican phrases, Netflix, and talk about how to understand the past tenses in Spanish.

Preguntas con Pilar: Conocer a Pilar Mar 31, 2023

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We're introducing a new "mini-series" - Preguntas con Pilar. Rob chats with Pilar, who is one of the teachers in the Spanish Obsessed Academy. She has incredible experience teaching Spanish, and in her conversations with Rob they focus more on the language aspect of Spanish. In this episode, they talk a little about Pilar's experience, and Rob asks about a weird verb pattern he's heard in Colombia.

Advanced 31: La Gestión Urbana Jun 15, 2018

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Rob talks with Lis’ sister, Judith. Judith recently completed her Masters in La Gestión Urbana (Urban Management), and discusses the current global migration to cities, amongst other topics.

Advanced 30: Ser popular Jun 04, 2017

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Rob and Lis talk about being popular, having friends, and how to maintain contact in the age of social media…

Advanced 29: Education Jun 04, 2017

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Rob, Lis and Colombian friend Dani talk about the education systems of UK vs Colombia and Latin America

Advanced 28: Interviews Jun 03, 2017

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How important is the interview process for finding a job? Lis and Rob discuss their experiences in interviews in both English and Spanish, and how difficult the process can be.

Advanced 27: News of a kidnapping Oct 25, 2015

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We recently had the opportunity to talk with Gilberto Torres, who was kidnapped by Colombian paramilitaries and held captive for 42 days several years ago. Gilberto was a Trade Union leader, and was kidnapped for organising strikes and getting in the way of some big business interests. He's taking BP to court in London for events surrounding his kidnapping, and in this podcast he tells his story.

Advanced 25: Javi de España Sep 13, 2015

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Meet Javi, from Valladolid in Spain. He works near London as a Spanish teacher, and in this podcast he chats with Liz about teaching in the UK, how he finds English school children, and whether he wants to go back to Spain. Transcription coming hopefully before too long!