News in Slow Spanish

I have just discovered this excellent podcast. I am addicted! I can't wait to open a new conversation every morning (Montreal, Canada). I am taking spanish lessons but I find that listening to your daily podcast is helping me a lot...the conversation speed, the transcript on your website, the themes, etc. Muchas gracias por todo!

I am listening for over a year now. Truly excellent. Me gusta mucho!

I am almost completely new to the language and I'm following the theory that listening to a language even without understanding is useful in training your brain to get used to the frequencies of sounds, syllables and common words. This podcast is perfect for this since the speaking rate is slow but natural, the pronunciation is clear and the voices are pleasant to listen to and contain emotion and emphasis. The occasional song played are pleasant but have clear pronunciation also with uncluttered instrumental accompaniment. The use of both male and female voices is a good choice so the brain gets used to hearing the sounds in different registers and the choice of news means that even a complete newcomer to the language such as myself can sometimes pick up the topic being discussed, even if that isn't my purpose for listening yet. When my brain starts to get used to the syllables/word frequencies I might feel comfortable becoming more active in my study of the language but for now I am content to be like an infant listening to the adults talk without knowing what it all means.

I live this podcast. !Es fantástico! Because current events that you've most likely heard about in English are the topic of the Spanish podcast I am able to grasp concepts and phrases quickly. This is a great supplement to your language study program