🗪 Interview 🎙️Episodes
April 2, 2019
Why Music is the Fast Track to Fluency (Interview with Desta Haile, Languages through Music) ♫ 14
Is your Spanish progress slow because you’re learning in a way that’s boring, ineffective, or culturally irrelevant? In this episode, Desta Haile from Languages through Music shares lessons from her 15 years of experience as ...
March 19, 2019
Lost in Translation: How to Avoid Confusion and Communicate Effectively in Intercultural Relationships ♫ 12
Lost in Translation: How to Avoid Confusion and Communicate Effectively in Intercultural Relationships (An Interview with Maribel Quezada-Smith from the podcast Diferente) Learning Spanish goes hand-in-hand with learning abou...
March 5, 2019
5 Must-See Attractions to Experience the Real Cuba (Interview with Devyn and Tracey Benson, Conocer Cuba Travel) ♫ 10
If Cuba is on your travel bucket list, this episode is for you. In our conversation with Devyn and Tracey Benson from Conocer Cuba Travel, we talk about some must-see Cuban attractions to experience the real Cuba. Find out t...
Feb. 26, 2019
7 Dominican Spanish Words and Expressions You Didn’t Know ♫ 9
It’s not only the accent that makes Dominican Spanish unique. There are hundreds of words and expressions that you’ll only hear in the DR. In this episode, we’re joined again by Kesia from the Spanish Con Salsa team to revi...
Feb. 12, 2019
How to Improve Your Spanish Listening Skills (Interview with Shahidah Foster, Black Girls Learn Languages) ♫ 7
Do you have a hard time understanding native Spanish speakers? Does it sound like they just speak way too fast for you to catch every word? Well, we’re here to help. In this conversation with Shahidah Foster, founder of Bl...
Feb. 5, 2019
Lessons Learned from 6 Million Language Exchanges (Interview with Tobias Dickmeis, Tandem) ♫ 6
What if there was a way to make friends with a native Spanish speaker and practice at any time and any place for free? This week we are joined by our guest Tobias Dickmeis, one of the co-founders of the popular language excha...
Jan. 15, 2019
Why You Don’t Understand Dominican Spanish Speakers ♫ 2
You may have noticed that Dominicans don’t speak the same way you may have been taught in your Spanish classes. You might even feel like they’re speaking an entirely different language in the Dominican Republic! Not to worr...