# Podcasts

* [Radio Ambulante][1] - 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.
* [LightSpeed Spanish](https://lightspeedspanish.co.uk/spanish-lesson-table-contents/) - I don't know if this one has won any awards, but the nice thing about it is that it is divided into sections based on level — 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.)
* [A la aventura](http://alaaventura.net/) - A suggestion made by vcel10 a Duolingo user.  I wasn't going to add this initially.  I don't know why.  It just didn't jump out at me as something that should be added to the list.  But for some reason, I decided to listen to it anyway.  I was glad I did.  For the voice quality alone, it is worth listening to.  But in addition to the high quality audio, the podcasts are divided into the following sections: Classics, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, Humor, Young Readers, Nonfiction, Romance, Theater, and Thriller.  As a big fan of the classics, naturally, I wanted to check that section out.  I was quite pleased to see [this one](http://alaaventura.net/170-el-senor-de-las-moscas/) as one of the selections.  You can read more comments I make about it [here](https://www.duolingo.com/comment/17548839/Latin-American-Spanish-podcasts$comment_id=26716409).

* [Doorway to Mexico](https://doorwaytomexico.com/episodes/) - Brought to my attention by LuvLuvTacos (also a Duolingo users).  The first one is free.  After that, you'll need to cough up $49 to listen to others, but it might be worth it because you can download podcasts and the site also offers a breakdown of the vocabulary and bonus content.  Plus, it prides itself on exposing you to the "real" way people speak (even if it may not be grammatically correct).  For more of my comments on this podcast, click [here](https://www.duolingo.com/comment/17548839/Latin-American-Spanish-podcasts$comment_id=26716515).

* [List of Spanish Podcasts](https://podpedia.miraheze.org/wiki/List_of_language_learning_podcasts#Spanish) - This list is composed of podcasts or materials that can help your oral comprehension skills.  The list is **not hyperlinked,** so you'll have to go hunt for them on your own, but they might be worth your while.  Right now, I'm listening to ["Accelerated Spanish,"](http://masterofmemory.com/spanish-fluency-day-1/) by Timothy Moser, who, I'm guessing, is the wizard behind this thing called Master of Memory.  Timothy markets himself as an accelerated learning expert and Spanish coach and in the specific video I'm listening to, ["Essential Spanish connectors: Accelerated Spanish lesson 1 part 3,"](https://youtu.be/DoTJKFxzn2E) he focuses quite a bit on the most frequent vocabulary.  **In this particular video, Timothy teaches you 6 words that he claims will give you 10% coverage of the language.**  It's an interesting concept — how a small number of words give you a large degree of coverage of a language — and one that I've often read about and buy into, to some degree.  I think learning a language goes way beyond learning the most frequent words, but few could argue that this isn't a more efficient way to go about the process of learning a foreign language.  Still, **I'm skeptical of any foreign language program that "guarantees your fluency" if you just "follow the method" and puts down all of the other learning methods out there.**  That said, **he does seem to, in not so many words, recognize that 1) learning a language will take time and 2) the importance of active listening and focused, concentrated effort.**  However, his style and approach might not appeal to everyone.  In fact, some might consider it an approach that rather complicates the learning process rather than facilitates it, and **I don't know that any studies have been conducted that prove that his method is superior to any other.**  Regardless, if you don't like Timothy's style or approach, don't despair.  **You'll find 22 other "podcasts" listed on this page.**  Try each of them out to see which ones you like best and if any are worth adding here, please add them to the comments section for this post.

  [1]: http://radioambulante.org/