Podcasts
Radio Ambulante - 2014 winner of the Gabriel García Márquez Prize for Innovation in Journalism. Distributed by National Public Radio (US), tells Latin American stories through audio, but the site includes transcripts and translations.
A la aventura - High quality audio. The podcasts are categorized as Classics, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, Humor, Young Readers, Nonfiction, Romance, Theater, or Thriller. Lisa has written about it here.
Duolingo Spanish Podcasts - True stories for English speakers learning Spanish. Fascinating real-life stories in easy-to-understand Spanish with English narration. These are not language lessons; they’re life lessons through language.
Teaching Podcasts
Notes in Spanish - Free podcasts by a Madrileñan and Englishman at Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced levels. Site has many other features, e.g. links to videos, reports, and books. Note, Beginner level valuable for Intermediate students also.
Coffee Break Spanish - Part of the Radio Lingua Network which produces a number of different podcasts. A list of them is here. You can also buy lessons, the first of which is free.
LightSpeed Spanish - Four levels (Beginners, Early Intermediate, Advanced Intermediate, and Advanced). Viewers also have the option of watching a YouTube video instead. (They're the same as the podcast for the most part.)
Doorway to Mexico - The first one is free. After that, $49 to listen to other podcasts in the collection. The site also offers a breakdown of the vocabulary and bonus content. Plus, it prides itself on exposing you to the "real" way people speak (even if it may not be grammatically correct). Lisa's additional comments may be found here.
- List of 23 different Spanish podcasts - includes, for example, "Accelerated Spanish," by Timothy Moser, who claims that his list of six words will give you 10% coverage of the language. (His style and approach might not appeal to everyone.)
