Episodes are deep dives into stories ranging from the weighty (the fall of Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori) to the whimsical (the baffling system for street addresses used in San José, Costa Rica). Patrons of the show ($10 per month, through Patreon) have access to transcripts, show notes, and bonus videos like a tour of Mérida or another consisting of interviews with residents of Veracruz, explaining the characteristics of the accent typical of that city.Īdvanced: Radio Ambulante, a Spanish-language program from NPR, wasn’t designed as a language-learning podcast, but for advanced students it’s an excellent way to improve comprehension. Intermediate: For students looking to become more familiar with conversational Spanish, especially Mexican Spanish, No Hay Tos is a podcast with two Spanish teachers, Héctor Libreros and Roberto “Beto” Andrade, chatting about current events, recent trips, and topics like Mexican sweets. The popular podcasts are also offered in Chinese (Mandarin), French, German, Italian, and Swedish. Episodes are free but if you sign up for a course, typically with around 40 lessons ($104, with discounts for multicourse bundles), you also get lesson plans, videos, and bonus audio.
The podcasts are short, between 15 to 25 minutes each, and cover the basics of the language (one lesson might be on describing likes and dislikes another on giving directions). Spanishīeginners: The Radio Lingua Network is an institution in the world of podcasts, having launched in 2006 with Coffee Break Spanish. Here are some of the best podcasts, targeting students at all levels, in five different languages. Podcasts alone are unlikely to be sufficient but they can be one resource-and often a free one-allowing you to use time commuting or on a treadmill at the gym to review the subjunctive or hear the news in the language you are studying. A secret to learning the basics of a foreign language, or coming to master it at a more fluent level, is incorporating it into your daily life by listening to native speakers as often as possible. Podcasts have enjoyed a boom in recent years, but if you associate them mostly with true-crime mysteries, other storytelling, and chat programs, know that they can also be an invaluable tool for travelers preparing for their next trip.
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