Best Radio Exterior Podcasts (2024)

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English Language Broadcast - The astounding recovery of the Iberian Lynx - 23/07/24 30:25

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Only twenty years ago, there were less than 100 Iberian Lynxes in Spain... Now the latest census shows that there are more than 2000 specimens of Iberian Lynx in the Peninsula. This extraordinary improvement means that the species is no longer considered "endangered" and is now categorized as "vulnerable". This was made possible thanks to the effor…

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English Language Broadcast - The Association of Spanish Professionals in America - 20/07/24 31:28

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In the 20th century, emmigration became a big part of Spanish culture, partly due to the difficulties of living under a dictatorship dictatorship. In the 70s, Spanish professionals who had emigrated to the United States decided to create a network between. A network that celebrated its 43rd annual congress this month in Madrid. In today's broadcast…

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English Language Broadcast - Behind the scenes of Almagro's Classical Theather Festival - 18/07/24 30:09

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The international clasical theater festival of Almagro is held every year during the month of July in the Castillian town of Almagro. Although it originally focused on the Spanish Golden Age, as it grew internationally it started to include western and eastern theater plays. At the beginnig of this year it was awarded the Gold Medal of Merit in the…

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English Language Broadcast - Lexit: Leon's bid to become an autonomous region - 16/07/24 30:17

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Back on the 26th of June the provincial government of Leon took the first step towards what has been dubbed "Lexit", that is, the regional independence of the provinces of Leon, Zamora and Salamanca and their constitution as the 18th autonomous region in Spain. The motion approved is not binding yet... But it is a reflection of the disappointment o…

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July 2024: We Need Better Resolution! 45:45

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Text Light Pollution News! Host Bill McGeeney is joined by Ken Walczak of Dark Sky International, Lya Osborn of Light Justice, and the award winning landscape astrophotographer, Josh Dury. See Full Show Notes, Lighting Tips and more at LightPollutionNews.com. Like this episode, share it with a friend! Bill's Picks: Let there be Skyglow—light pollut…

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English Language Broadcast - The exhibtion where urban music, pop and high culture meet - 13/07/24 30:15

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Bad Gyal, Rosalia, C. Tangana, Quevedo, La Zowi... These are some of the biggest namesin the Spanish music indutry right now and they are also some of the main names in urban music. In the las decade, this style has blown up nationally and internationally and that is the reason why the Spanish Society of Authors and Editors, SGAE, decided to organi…

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English Language Broadcast - Refuge for LGBT asylum seekers in small-town Catalonia - 11/07/24 33:13

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Comunitats Rurals Queer is a project that seeks to combat depopulation in small towns and offer help to LGBT asylum seekers in one fell swoop. Sergi Salva from the project explains how they help both refugees and the small town of Campdevànol through this initiative. We also speak to Verónica Laorden of Spain's Refugee Assistance Commision(CEAR) to…

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English Language Broadcast - The San Fermín bull run: "You have to be really focused" - 09/07/24 31:08

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The first day of the annual bull runs in Pamplona left 6 people injured (and one gored) on Sunday, which isn't entirely unprecendented. The San Fermín festival is known, above all, for the famous running of the bulls, which takes place every morning during the week of festivities. In today's broadcast, we speak with Íñigo Gómez, of the Pamplona Cit…

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English Language Broadcast - LGBT+ rights in Spain: the Trans Law, over a year later - 06/07/24 31:56

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World Pride Day is celebrated on the 28th of June, but, here in Spain, a lot of the celebrations actually take place during the month of July instead. Within Spain's Pride period (out of sync with the rest of the world) here at the English Language Broadcast we're going to talk about LGBT rights and initiatives here in Spain. Starting by revisiting…

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English Language Broadcast - Warhol & Vijande: pop-art in post-Francoist Spain - 04/07/24 31:47

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During the 80s a transition period was happening in Spain. The end of the dictatorship brought a new freedom to the Spanish people that led to movements like "La movida madrileña", influenced by punk and rock and with colourful and sometimes even carnoonish aesthetics. During these hectic times the capital of the country received the visit of one o…

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English Language Broadcast - Antonio Palacios: the architect of Madrid's Metro - 02/07/24 30:10

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The metro is a means of transport city-folk are now more than accustomed to, and in Madrid there are currently eleven lines and 302 stations! In today's broadcast, we're going to go back to the beginning of Madrid's metro, which opened in 1919. We'll learn about how it came through an exhibition about the architect that designed the first stations:…

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July 2024: To a Better 2045! 1:14:43

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Text Light Pollution News! Host Bill McGeeney is joined by Ken Walczak of Dark Sky International, Lya Osborn of Light Justice, and the award winning landscape astrophotographer, Josh Dury. See Full Show Notes, Lighting Tips and more at LightPollutionNews.com. Like this episode, share it with a friend! Bill's Picks: Florida won't light bridges in ra…

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English Language Broadcast - An analysis on current international affairs - 29/06/24 30:32

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After the European elections, in which the rise of the far-right surprised many, and with the upcoming elections in France and in the US, on today's broadcast we analyze current international politics with Alberto Coll, international law professor in the DePaul University. Escuchar audio

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English Language Broadcast - Lilí Álvarez "La señorita": a pioneer in the Olympics - 27/06/24 31:43

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Next month the 2024 Olympics will begin in Paris. This year 5250 will participate in the games, the same number as men. A success in terms of parity, especially if we think about 100 years ago... In the 1924 Olympics, also in Paris, only 136 women competed, compared tp more than 2900 men. For our country those games were particularly special. Rosa …

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English Language Broadcast - Is Spain different? Asks The Penguin History of Modern Spain - 25/06/24 31:29

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"Spain is different" was a slogan promoted by the Spanish government to appeal to the masses abroad during the Francoist dictatorship. But how different is Spain, really? In today's broadcast, we'll be talking to historian Nigel Townson, author of The Penguin History of Modern Spain. The book covers Spanish history from the 1898 disaster, in which …

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English Language Broadcast - The Science behind PIXAR: how math and art come together - 22/06/24 33:30

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"To infinity and beyond" is the famous phrase from the 1995 movie Toy Story, the first fully computer animated feature length film. Now, we're more than accustomed to seeing films of this medium, but what do we really know about how they're made? What exactly does 'computer animated' mean? What lies beyond infinity? An exhibition titled 'The Scienc…

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English Language Broadcast - The law on stolen babies in Francoism returns to Congress - 20/06/24 30:12

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The attrocities commited during the Francoist dictatorship are well known in Spain and abroad. On this broadcast we focus on one of those terrible episodes: the stolen children. Since the end of the Civil War in 1939 and well into the democratic period in the 90s, it is estimated that thousand of newborns were taken from their mothers and "adopted"…

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English Language Broadcast - Pollution and mismanagement: 'black flags' in Spain's coasts - 18/06/24 30:13

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The beaches of Malaga and Granada, the coast of Maresme in Barcelona, the island of La Concha in Guipuzcoa, the port of Valencia or the Bay of Alicante... These are all part of the almost 8 thousand kilometers of shoreline in Spain and they all have one thing in common: they have been given a "black flag" by the environmentalist confederation "Ecol…

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English Language Broadcast - The Madrid Review: the first free 'litmag' in Spain - 15/06/24 30:12

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The feria del libro in Madrid is sadly coming to an end this weekend, but the literary spirit is not gone. On today's broadcast we tell you about the first free "litmag" (or literary magazine) published in Spain: The Madrid Review. To tell us about it we spoke with its founder and editor James Hartley. And after that, on Sunday the 16th, as the Fer…

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English Language Broadcast - Spain to intervene in ICJ's genocide case against Israel - 13/06/24 30:59

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Last Thursday, Jose Manuel Albaresm, Spanish Foreign Affairs minister announced Spain's intention to intervene in South Africa's genocide case against Israel in the International Court of Justice. On this broadcast we analyze what this decision entails with Ana Maria Salinas de Frías, public international law professor in the University of Malaga a…

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English Language Broadcast - Discovering Joaquin Sorolla in 100 objects - 11/06/24 30:48

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2023 marked the one hundreth anniversary of the death of Spanish painter Joaquin Sorolla, known as the "painter of light" for the extraordinary way in which he reproduced light in his paintings. To celebrate his life and his work, the Sorolla year began back in February of 2023 and, throughout these months, events and exhibitions were organized in …

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English Language Broadcast - Desperate Literature's next chapter: Finding a new home - 08/06/24 30:57

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Continuing with the literary theme to celebrate the Feria del Libro, on this broadcast we are joined by Terry Craven, owner and co-founder of "Desperate Literature", a small international bookstore in the center of Madrid which is currently facing some struggles. And from the Madrid bookfair we jump to a festival. The 19th edition of the Flamenco F…

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June 2024: Crap Lighting 1:53:22

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Text Light Pollution News! Host Bill McGeeney is joined by David Smith of Buglife, lawyer and policy researcher, Yana Yakushina, and Dark Skies Officer for Cumbria, Jack Ellerby. See Full Show Notes, Lighting Tips and more at LightPollutionNews.com. Like this episode, share it with a friend! Bill's Picks: Why some animals become agitated during sol…

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May 2024: Radio Aero Ecology 1:47:02

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Text Light Pollution News! Host Bill McGeeney is joined by Shane Ludtke of the Actual Astronomy Podcast, Jeff Buler of the Aeroecology Lab at the University of Delaware, and Matthias Schmitt of Cedar Breaks National Monument. See Full Show Notes, Lighting Tips and more at LightPollutionNews.com. Like this episode, share it with a friend! Bill's Pic…

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4.19.24 – Texas Ticket on Lone Star Community Radio 53:56

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4.19.24 - Texas Ticket on Lone Star Community Radio Special Guests Suzanne's Band!! https://suzannesband.com/ https://www.instagram.com/suzannesband/ With your host Armando Nino of Golakeconroe Co - Host Megan Davis with American Financial Network Inc https://www.facebook.com/megan.coward.1 https://www.instagram.com/megan2586 Texas Ticket is sponso…

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Apr 2024: Sonification 1:49:14

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Text Light Pollution News! Host Bill McGeeney is joined by Isa Mohammed of the Caribbean Institute of Astronomy, Frank Turina of the Night Sky Resource Center, and the Director of Dark Sky International's Engagement, Bettymaya Foott. See Full Show Notes, Lighting Tips and more at LightPollutionNews.com. Like this episode, share it with a friend! Bi…

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Mar 2024: Ar Hyd Y Nos 1:54:30

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Text Light Pollution News! Host Bill McGeeney is joined by storyteller Mary Stewart Adams, author of the new book - All Along the Night, Dani Robertson, and dark sky consultant, John Barentine. See Full Show Notes, Lighting Tips and more at LightPollutionNews.com. Like this episode, share it with a friend! Please be sure to check out Dani Robertson…

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Why It's So Bright at Night? Interview with Jennifer Huygen on the Fairlands Valley Park Petition. 47:55

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Text Light Pollution News! 'Why It's So Bright at Night' is a periodic episode of Light Pollution News, where host Bill McGeeney sits down and chats to understand the positions of people who advocate for light. The show's intent is to spur conversation and understanding, helping all of us work together to a common unified goal of a better tomorrow …

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Feb 2024: A Space for Celebration 1:44:06

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Text Light Pollution News! Host Bill McGeeney is joined by freelance writer, Lauren Collee, astronomer, Tim Brothers, and film maker, Tara Roberts Zabriski. See Full Show Notes, Lighting Tips and more at LightPollutionNews.com. Like this episode, share it with a friend! Bill's Picks: It’s autumn everywhere except under this streetlight, Be Smart. T…

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Jan 2024: Walking in a Freakily Large Planetarium. 1:56:59

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Text Light Pollution News! Host Bill McGeeney is joined by AstroBackyard's Ashley Northcotte, lighting designer and founder of Dark Source, Kerem Asfuroglu, and educator and advocate, Diane Turnshek. See Full Show Notes, Lighting Tips and more at LightPollutionNews.com. Like this episode, share it with a friend! Bill's Picks: God’s Promises Are Cle…

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