Spanish Podcast Episodes - Duolingo
Episode 86: El tango de hoy (Tango of Today)
By Duolingo on Thu 03 Jun 2021
Tango is Argentina’s most iconic cultural tradition. But for a hundred years, tangos have only been written from the perspective of men. The conductor of “La empoderada” or “The Empowered,” Argentina’s first all-female tango orchestra, is trying to change that.
Episode 85: El mate de hoy (Mate of Today)
By Duolingo on Thu 27 May 2021
Uruguay consumes more mate than any other country in the world. But for a hundred years, almost all of that mate has been imported. Now, Rodrigo Patrón is trying to bring back mate production in Uruguay, in a way that respects both the environment and the famous tea’s origins.
Episode 84: Las cholitas de hoy (Cholitas of Today)
By Duolingo on Thu 20 May 2021
A group of indigenous women from Bolivia go to great heights to show the world that mountaineering is for everyone — including cholitas who wear their traditional skirts and shawls with pride.
Episode 83: La música andina de hoy (Andean Music of Today)
By Duolingo on Thu 13 May 2021
After years of studying classical music overseas, a Peruvian composer returns home and decides to write an opera incorporating classical instruments as well as Andean ones like the zampoña and the quena — both types of flutes.
Episode 82: El chocolate de hoy (Chocolate of Today)
By Duolingo on Thu 06 May 2021
Cacao was once a cash crop for Costa Rica — until a fungus in the 1970’s wiped out over 80% of the country’s cacao trees. Today, Juan Pablo Buchert is trying to revive the industry, by promoting sustainability and fair trade.