145 episodes

True stories for English speakers learning Spanish. From the makers of Duolingo, the most popular language-learning app, comes a new podcast that delivers fascinating real-life stories in easy-to-understand Spanish with English narration. These are not language lessons; they’re life lessons through language. Hosted by Martina Castro, co-founder of NPR’s Radio Ambulante.

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    • 4.2 • 110 Ratings

True stories for English speakers learning Spanish. From the makers of Duolingo, the most popular language-learning app, comes a new podcast that delivers fascinating real-life stories in easy-to-understand Spanish with English narration. These are not language lessons; they’re life lessons through language. Hosted by Martina Castro, co-founder of NPR’s Radio Ambulante.

    The Mystery of the Itata - El último viaje (The Final Voyage)

    The Mystery of the Itata - El último viaje (The Final Voyage)

    Ricardo Bordones and Carlos Cortés are caught in a huge storm and fear they may suffer the same fate as the passengers of the Vapor Itata. How much will they risk to find the sunken shipwreck?
    A transcript of this episode is available at podcast.duolingo.com.

    • 23 min
    The Mystery of the Itata - La búsqueda (The Search)

    The Mystery of the Itata - La búsqueda (The Search)

    Carlos and Ricardo set out on a journey to find the remains of the Vapor Itata, a century after it sank. They receive an important tip about its location, which sends them to the high seas, where a storm gets in their way…
    A transcript of this episode is available at podcast.duolingo.com.

    • 16 min
    The Mystery of the Itata - Las secuelas (The Aftermath)

    The Mystery of the Itata - Las secuelas (The Aftermath)

    Following the sinking of the Vapor Itata, Jorge X and others make it to a beach near the coastal village of Los Choros.
    A transcript of this episode is available at http://bit.ly/3JSFj6X.

    • 19 min
    The Mystery of the Itata - El naufragio (The Shipwreck)

    The Mystery of the Itata - El naufragio (The Shipwreck)

    As a violent storm descends on the Vapor Itata, Jorge X realizes he and his fellow passengers are in great danger.
    A transcript of this episode is available at http://bit.ly/3Hc5lyK.

    • 21 min
    The Mystery of the Itata - El engaño (The Deception)

    The Mystery of the Itata - El engaño (The Deception)

    In this episode we’ll travel back to Chile in 1922 to witness the Vapor Itata’s last voyage. There, we’ll follow Jorge X, a journalist who was heading north to cover a story that would expose the injustices in his country. But all the while, a bigger story was unfolding…right aboard the ship.
    A transcript of this episode is available at http://bit.ly/3H1eryb.

    • 25 min
    The Mystery of the Itata - El libro perdido (The Lost Book)

    The Mystery of the Itata - El libro perdido (The Lost Book)

    Ricardo Bordones, a Chilean sociologist, discovers that a century ago, a ship sank off the coast of his country, taking over 500 lives with it. When Ricardo starts to investigate the shipwreck, he realizes that almost no one knows about it. So, together with his longtime friend and marine biologist, Carlos Cortés, Ricardo decides to embark on the adventure of a lifetime, to find the Vapor Itata and honor its memory.
    A transcript of this episode is available at https://bit.ly/3GApWwB.

    • 27 min

Customer Reviews

4.2 out of 5
110 Ratings

110 Ratings

science girl 2009 ,

Cool 😎

I was learning Spanish when this popped up on my phone 📞 so I started watching it and it is so good 😊 I listen too it every day I think you will like it too #try it 👍😍

John McAuley ,

Great stories...

Great podcast, great stories, brilliant for learning.

szalonyeryk ,

Thank u Duolingo 😍

This helped me so much with spanish and French but.... could you maybe do a Russian one (or Russian short stories) thank you anyways 🏳️‍🌈 🇪🇸 🇷🇺

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