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Welcome to the Learn Spanish and Go podcast. The place to be to supercharge your Spanish through incredible travel stories, cultural conversations, and interviews with Spanish speakers from around the world.

Get more from each episode with transcripts, audio breakdowns, quizzes, and practice in our La Escala community.

New episodes every Tuesday!

  • Mexican Food

    Everyone’s favorite topic: FOOD.

    What Mexican tradition takes 100 ingredients to make? What’s the difference between sopes, huaraches, gorditas, tlacoyos, and tacos? Find out these answers and more in this week’s episode!

  • To Be Fluent in Spanish

    In this episode, Jim and May dissect what it means to be fluent in a language and how to get there.

  • Funny Sayings in Spanish

    In this episode, Jim and May break down multiple Spanish idioms: common phrases that native speakers use that might be hard to understand for Spanish learners.

  • Mexican Spanish vs Spain Spanish with Notes in Spanish

    This week, Ben and Marina from Notes in Spanish join Jim and May to talk about the differences between Spanish and culture in Mexico and Spain.

    In the episode, the two couples discuss the distinctive dialects of Mexican and Spain Spanish, as well as their similarities and differences.

  • Mexico vs Puerto Rico

    This week, listen in as Jim and May talk about the differences between Mexico and Puerto Rico. Having lived in both places together, there are a lot of distinctive characteristics to discuss.

  • The Truth About Life in a Mexican Town

    In this episode, Jim and May discuss the advantages and disadvantages of living the small town life in Mexico.

    Learn about the typical routine of people living in these pueblos, and how different the lifestyle can be from the big city.

  • COVID-19 and the Future of Travel

    In this episode, Jim and May discuss how COVID-19 has made an impact in Puerto Rico and the world, and also how they predict it will affect the future of the tourism industry.

  • Does Neutral Spanish Exist?

    In this episode, Jim and May discuss the concept of “neutral Spanish.” Does it exist? Who speaks it? Do some countries have a more neutral accent than others? Find out here.