Duolingo Spanish Podcast

True stories for English speakers learning Spanish. From the makers of Duolingo, the most popular language-learning app, comes a new podcast that delivers fascinating real-life stories in easy-to-understand Spanish with English narration. These are not language lessons; they’re life lessons through language. Hosted by Martina Castro, co-founder of NPR’s Radio Ambulante.

Duo’s Film Club - Fresa y chocolate

For today’s episode, Duo’s Film Club has a cult classic from Cuba, Fresa y chocolate, which broke...

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Duo’s Film Club - Coco

Today Duo’s Film Club is featuring an animated film for the whole family. It’s Coco, a vibrant tale...

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Duo’s Film Club - Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios

It’s impossible to talk about Spanish-language movies and not talk about the one and only Pedro Almodóvar,...

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Duo’s Film Club - Como agua para chocolate

Today's film has all the makings of a classic Mexican telenovela: forbidden love, revolution, delicious...

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Duo’s Film Club - Wild Tales

Duo’s Film Club goes to Argentina for Relatos salvajes, a thought-provoking dark comedy. With a stellar...

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Duo’s Film Club - El laberinto del fauno

We asked and you answered! The Duo fanbase has spoken and chosen El laberinto del fauno as the winner...

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Trailer Season 20

The Duolingo Spanish Podcast is back with an all new season starting on January 25th! We’re headed...

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Una rana llamada Romeo (A Frog Named Romeo) - Revisited

A Bolivian biologist studies a lone frog named Romeo, who's in danger of extinction — until she makes...

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El perro que protestó (The Dog Who Protested) - Revisited

María Campos falls in love with a stray dog who has a knack for leading protests — and becomes a...

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Climate Heroes - Protecting Bears in Bolivia - Revisited

A Bolivian scientist sets out to study a species of bears critically endangered by drought and loss...

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El ciclista nómada (The Bike Nomad) - Revisited

Ever since he was a kid, Rafa Millan-Garcia got through tough times by getting on his bike and pedaling...

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El toreo de hoy (Bullfighting of Today) - Revisited

Juan Pablo grew up fascinated with bullfighting, a tradition in his home country of Spain. But when...

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Mexico City - Perros de La Condesa - Revisited

Photographer Aldo Gracia shows us why the leafy, relaxed enclave of La Condesa has become the canine...

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Washington y George en las Islas Galápagos (Washington & George in the Galápagos) - Revisited

The giant Galápagos tortoise is one of the most endangered animals in the world, and Lonesome George...

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Piji y yo - Revisited

In Perú, writer Marco Avilés and his dog Piji were inseparable. But when Marco decided they should...

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Trailer Season 19

November marks National Pet Awareness Month, a time to celebrate our furry and four-legged friends....

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Mi abuela la curandera (My Grandmother the Healer) - Revisited

As a child, Dr. Linda Valencia was fascinated by her grandmother, a traditional healer in Guatemala....

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Tejiendo un legado (Weaving a Legacy)

In El Salvador, waist loom weaving is a revered craft, historically undertaken by women — until Ronald...

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Una victoria en la cancha (A Victory on the Soccer Field) - Revisited

In May 2019, twenty Paraguayan soccer players traveled from their hometown to Asunción, the nation’s...

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Las mamás del río Amazonas (Mothers of the Amazon River) - Revisited

Dr. Magaly Blas trades the security of a city hospital job for a post in the Amazon, where she serves...

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Las cholitas de hoy (Cholitas of Today)

A group of indigenous women from Bolivia go to great heights to show the world that mountaineering is...

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Rap originario (Indigenous Rap)

A young Mexican man discovers that he can use rap as a tool to help save his native language. But can...

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El paraíso del chef (The Chef’s Paradise)

Rodrigo Pacheco worked in some of the world's best restaurants, but he never truly felt like the chef...

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El héroe de libros (The Book Hero)

In 2013, a Peruvian photographer visits his parents’ village and unexpectedly becomes dedicated to...

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