Spanish Podcast Episodes - Duolingo
Episode 106: Costumbres - Piñatas in Mexico
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Duolingo on Thu 24 Mar 2022
Julián Meconetzin Rangel Sosa learned how to craft piñatas when he was a kid. So when he launched his own business, he also taught children in schools how to make them, passing the custom onto the next generation.
Episode 105: Costumbres - Asadoras in Argentina
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Duolingo on Thu 17 Mar 2022
An asadora — a woman grill master — in Argentina breaks into the male-dominated field of barbecuing, creating an entire movement.
Episode 104: Costumbres - Monigotes in Ecuador
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Duolingo on Thu 10 Mar 2022
In Quito, entrepreneur Paúl Mendez updates his community’s New Year’s custom — burning effigies, or monigotes — to make it healthier for the environment.
Episode 103: Costumbres - Siestas in Spain
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Duolingo on Thu 03 Mar 2022
When a Spanish mayor signs a yearly proclamation requesting everyone respect the hours of the siesta, his small town suddenly makes headlines around the world.
Episode 102: El don del lenguaje (The Gift of Language)
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Duolingo on Thu 16 Dec 2021
For almost a decade, Leydis Lopez put her career in education on hold. Until one day, she finally decided to lean into her native Spanish language to give children the gift of bilingualism.