westminstress wrote:I'm just curious, what podcasts do you like the best? I used to listen regularly to Radio Ambulente but the show has been on hiatus (though coming back soon, I hope!). I also listen to the VOA news podcast (which I like most for the segments on Latin America where they feature the voices of real people from different parts of the Spanish-speaking world). But I would love to learn about other good shows.
This is what I'm subscribed to right now:
VOA - Buenos días America
Democracy Now! (I actually stopped listening for a while since their accent is so different. I didn't want to pick up a weird accent or anything, but shortly after decided that it would be good for my listening comprehension.
NHK World Radio - I think Iguanamon recommended this to me a long time ago. News from Japan but in Spanish.
Chilango (the podcast from Revista Chilango)
Los testigos de Crimen (They stopped making episodes but there are a TON available and they are super interesting)
Por el Placer de Vivir with César Lozano - Interesting show, easy to follow, many different callers exposes you to different accents (mainly women call the show...but not always)
Horror a la Media Noche - This show is really cool. I just tarted listening to it....people call up to talk about "paranormal activities". Even if you don't believe in that stuff this show is very interesting with many different callers (sometimes people call and its hard to hear because they are on the phone with bad reception or lots of noise, but it makes for good practice)
El Explicador - Awesome show! I highly recomend, especially if you like using Spanish to learn new things.
Radio Ambulante - This is a show you have to listen to!
Martha Debayle - Not sure what the name of this show is...but the host is Martha. This show is definitely directed towards women but I really need to improve my listening skills so I just started listening to it to expose myself to new stuff.
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Gente de Confianza - This show is super advanced and I still have trouble following it. 3 or for younger guys (mid 20's ?) talk about current events. Lots of slang, lots of dirty language, lots of political and cultural references, lots of times where 2 or more people are talking to each other really fast. When I can follow this show with 95% comprehension I will know I'm making progress with my listening comprehension. ***
I'm subscribed to a few more but these have been the only ones I like or find useful.
I'm really dedicated to improving my listening skills and my plan right now is this: Listen to all of these podcasts as frequently as I can. Get used to the host in each show and as I do so, continue to branch off and listen to new shows about new topics. I'm really hoping that by the end of the year my listening skills will reach a whole new level. I've made a ton of progress this year and I think these podcasts were the main reason!