Advanced Spanish with Spanish Obsessed
36 episodes - Spanish - Latest episode: 9 months ago - ★★★★★ - 121 ratingsAdvanced Spanish - lively and natural Spanish conversations around a range of engaging topics. Couple Liz and Rob (Colombian and English) share anecdotes, Spanish vocabulary, phrases, and much more in a series of real conversations. Rob's not a native speaker, so you can hear Liz correct him occasionally, as well as hear her crystalline Colombian Spanish. We also interview other guests, providing a range of different accents from all over the Spanish speaking world. Learn slang from various regions of Spain, Colombia, Mexico, and more. We update once to twice a week, so make sure that you subscribe using the button on the left. Also, check out our world of Spanish material, articles, and general Spanish love at SpanishObsessed.com!
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Episodes
Preguntas con Pilar: Los hábitos de los estudiantes exitosos
November 01, 2023 16:20 - 20 minutes - 28 MBRob 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
June 01, 2023 21:19 - 25 minutes - 35.3 MBRob 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
March 31, 2023 16:25 - 27 minutes - 37.4 MBPilar 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
March 31, 2023 16:24 - 20 minutes - 28.1 MBWe'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
June 15, 2018 11:00 - 23 minutes - 32.4 MBRob 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
June 04, 2017 19:00 - 14 minutes - 11 MBRob and Lis talk about being popular, having friends, and how to maintain contact in the age of social media…
Advanced 29: Education
June 04, 2017 19:00 - 17 minutes - 12.9 MBRob, Lis and Colombian friend Dani talk about the education systems of UK vs Colombia and Latin America
Advanced 28: Interviews
June 03, 2017 19:00 - 17 minutes - 13 MBHow 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
October 25, 2015 19:00 - 19 minutes - 17.5 MBWe 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
September 13, 2015 19:00 - 9 minutes - 8.47 MBMeet 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!
Advanced 25: Nuria de España
September 13, 2015 19:00 - 9 minutes - 8.47 MBMeet 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!
Advanced 26: A very brief gastronomic tour of Spain
September 13, 2015 19:00 - 13 minutes - 12.7 MBContinuing with Javi (and Castillian Spanish), Rob talks food - a mutually shared passion. We take a gastronomic tour around Spain, Javi gives us his opinion on English food (hint: it's not all bad), and Rob provides some constructive criticism for Spanish restaurants! Transcription on its way soon.
Advanced 24: Nuria de España
March 15, 2015 19:00 - 13 minutes - 12.7 MBMeet Nuria, from Alicante, Spain. Believe it or not, despite being called “Spanish Obsessed”, Nuria is the first Spanish person we’ve actually interviewed on the site! She talks to Rob about moving from Spain, and what she’s up to in London.
Advanced 23: Vanessa de Argentina
December 14, 2014 19:00 - 17 minutes - 15.6 MBWe welcome another friend to Spanish Obsessed. Meet Vanessa, who's come to London from Argentina. She talks with Rob about her beloved country, and how she's getting on in her new life in England!
Advanced 22: Conversación de copas y niñas
December 09, 2014 19:00 - 15 minutes - 14.2 MBLiz takes the time to have a chat with our Mexican friend Mariana about all sorts of girly things – mainly men. What’s the difference between the Latin and European man? This, and more “relationship advice” from two Latinas.
Advanced 20: El viaje, part two
December 08, 2014 19:00 - 16 minutes - 15.2 MBAfter a few weeks, Rob also joined Liz in Colombia for a (well deserved) 2 week holiday. We talk about the first couple of days in Bogotá, the capital.
Advanced 21: Mariana La Mexicana
December 08, 2014 19:00 - 22 minutes - 20.2 MBWe take a break in our trip to Colombia to bring you a guest podcast, with our friend Mariana, from Puerto de Veracruz, Mexico. Mariana talks with Rob about some of the stereotypes commonly held about Mexico, and how close they are to the truth. This audio gets a little crackly at points - apologies!
Advanced 19: El viaje, part one
December 07, 2014 19:00 - 15 minutes - 14.3 MBAfter nearly three years, Liz returned to Colombia to see her family. She tells us about the surprises she had lined up for them, as well as her impressions of her home country after being away for so long.
Advanced 18: Spanish in the USA
June 22, 2014 19:00 - 15 minutes - 14 MBThe majority of visitors to Spanish Obsessed come from the USA. We talk about the rise of Spanish in the States! However, we don't have any first hand experience of this, so we would love to our American visitors' (or anyone else with experience in this!) opinions on the rise of Spanish in the land of opportunity!
Advanced 17: Colombia's big weekend
June 22, 2014 19:00 - 12 minutes - 11.5 MBColombia just had a big weekend, with the co-incidence of its first world cup game and the second round of the general elections! Update - Colombia won both that game and the following, unfortunately England crashed out after its first two games...
Advanced 16: Clarissa
June 06, 2014 19:00 - 24 minutes - 22 MBClarissa talks to us about the situation in Venezuela
Advanced 15: Driving
June 01, 2014 15:46 - 9 minutes - 9.03 MBWe talk about driving - the differences between driving in Colombia and England (can't be that many...!), what's required to get a driving licence, and our dreams of a road-trip around Colombia in a jeep!
Advanced Spanish 14: La Leyenda del Dorado
January 22, 2014 19:00 - 14 minutes - 10.9 MBWe recently visited the British Museum's exhibition "The Legend of El Dorado", and here we discuss the exhibition and its importance!
Advanced Spanish 13: La Política
January 14, 2014 19:00 - 15 minutes - 14.3 MBWe talk about the political set up in Colombia. Liz used to work in the Colombian senate, so has some good experience here! We talk about Colombian political parties, politicians, the political system, and key voting issues.
Advanced Spanish 12: Maria de Peru
November 03, 2013 19:00 - 13 minutes - 12.2 MBWe have a very special guest in Maria, from Northern Peru. Maria tells Rob and Liz about her experience as an immigrant to the UK, including the difficulties of coming to a country whose language you don't speak, finding a job, and trying to start a new life! An inspirational story, thank you very much Maria!
Advanced Spanish 11: Travel around South America
August 20, 2013 19:00 - 13 minutes - 12.2 MBMeet Margarita, Liz’s cousin who’s visiting us from Colombia! Margarita is very well travelled, and here she gives us her three top tips for places to visit in South America. As you can tell, she’s very enthusiastic, and Liz can hardly get a word in edge-ways!
Advanced Spanish 10: Mexican Spanish
July 01, 2013 19:00 - 13 minutes - 9.7 MBBarbara, a Mexican friend, teaches us some Spanish slang only heard in Mexico. Not for the faint hearted!
Advanced Spanish 9: Peace in Colombia
June 16, 2013 19:00 - 17 minutes - 12.2 MBWe discuss the latest rounds of peace talks between the Farc and the government, and how safe it is around Colombia these days.
Advanced Spanish 8: Salsa
May 02, 2013 19:00 - 15 minutes - 10.7 MBLiz tells us about how to dance - and listen to - La Salsa
Advanced Spanish 7: Holidays
April 10, 2013 19:00 - 8 minutes - 8.17 MBWe discuss some of Colombia's favourite holiday destinations
Advanced Spanish 6:Alberto
April 04, 2013 19:00 - 15 minutes - 14.2 MBMeet Alberto, Colombian resident of London for nearly 20 years.
Advanced Spanish 5: La Rumba!
March 19, 2013 19:00 - 16 minutes - 14.9 MBWe welcome a new "invitada" to our podcast - thank you very much Stephie! Stephie talks to Rob about "La Rumba", and how she and her friends celebrate a night out in Bogotá.
Advanced Spanish 4: Sonia la Cubana!
March 12, 2013 19:00 - 11 minutes - 10.8 MBMeet Sonia, a super cool Cuban who has been living in the UK. She tells us about her life in Cuba, and her experiences living in the UK.
Advanced Spanish 3: Como conquistar a las chicas!
March 05, 2013 19:00 - 14 minutes - 13.7 MBLiz talks to Rob about how to pick up Latin chicas, and how the dating scene in Colombia compares to that of England.
Advanced Spanish 2: Como es Vivir en Otro País?
February 26, 2013 19:00 - 19 minutes - 17.6 MBLiz and Rob talk about living in foreign countries - what did/do they miss the most? Why did they decide to live abroad?
Advanced Spanish 1: Acerca de Colombia
February 19, 2013 19:00 - 11 minutes - 10.8 MBLiz tells us about her beautiful country, Colombia!