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The Sobremesa Podcast

The Sobremesa Podcast is about modern-day Spanish society, politics and history, without the stereotypes. Every week we have an update about the ongoing current affairs in Spain. We also have intervie... Read more

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Exhuming Violent Histories: How to Tell the Story of Spain's Mass Graves

Exhuming Violent Histories: How to Tell the Story of Spain's Mass Graves

This week's guest is sociologist Nicole Iturriaga who Eoghan talked to about her new book 'Exhuming Violent Histories: F... Read more

12 Jul 2022

52mins

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The Making of Lavapies with Felicity Hughes

The Making of Lavapies with Felicity Hughes

Felicity Hughes joins Alan in the real world to discuss the origins of Lavapies in Madrid and some interesting places th... Read more

6 Jul 2022

31mins

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Massacre in Melilla

Massacre in Melilla

In this week's episode we talk about the brutal killing of 37 migrant people at the hands of Moroccan security services ... Read more

29 Jun 2022

30mins

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Andalusian Elections and Spain's Right-Turn

Andalusian Elections and Spain's Right-Turn

As Spain's most populous region Andalusia heads to the polls this Sunday, we preview this crucial regional election and ... Read more

15 Jun 2022

39mins

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The Spanish Government's Historic Feminist Agenda

The Spanish Government's Historic Feminist Agenda

This week Eoghan speaks to academic Deborah Madden and journalist Laura Seoane about the feminist policies being advance... Read more

8 Jun 2022

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The Other Special Relationship: Aznar & Blair and the Iraq War with Nathen Jones

The Other Special Relationship: Aznar & Blair and the Iraq War with Nathen Jones

Nathen Jones joins Alan to discuss his research and book on the other special relationship between Tony Blair and Jose M... Read more

31 May 2022

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Barcelona and the Spanish Civil War

Barcelona and the Spanish Civil War

This week Eoghan talks to Nick Lloyd about his book 'Forgotten Places: Barcelona and the Spanish Civil War'. The discuss... Read more

25 May 2022

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Spain's new Abortion Law, Women's Rights and Menstrual leave with Deb Madden

Spain's new Abortion Law, Women's Rights and Menstrual leave with Deb Madden

In Spain this week there has been a lot of discussion around the age of gaining consent to get an abortion, should you n... Read more

18 May 2022

28mins

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Catalan Gate

Catalan Gate

The ‘Catalangate’ espionage case has rocked Spanish politics over the last month and has led to the sacking of the count... Read more

13 May 2022

43mins

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Stalin's Niños: Educating Spanish Civil War Refugee Children in the Soviet Union with Karl Qualls

Stalin's Niños: Educating Spanish Civil War Refugee Children in the Soviet Union with Karl Qualls

Karl Qualls joined Eoghan and Alan to discuss his book Stalin's Niños: Educating Spanish Civil War Refugee Children in t... Read more

5 May 2022

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