The Breakfast Podcast

Heart of Darkness", written by Joseph Conrad in 1899, belongs to late Victorian literature, a time when the British Empire was beginning to expand its borders, with Africa being one of the continents where the impact of colonization caused the most devastation.

In her diary, Anne Frank details the progressive loss of rights and restrictions imposed by the Nazi occupiers on Jews in Amsterdam from 1940 onward, which she described as being "in chains." Anne narrates how these measures transformed her daily life and that of her family. What I mean by this is that rights will always be the biggest losers. Even if you don't feel it now, it could happen to you...

When I watch sporting events, and certain athletes participate with the Spanish national teams, I wonder how long they've been in Spain and how long it took them to regularize their status, because it seems like they've done it through the fast track, especially considering that there's no residency permit for athletes.

For today's episode, we travel to North Africa, to the city of Tangier, in present-day Morocco, to meet a distinguished writer, philosopher, and above all, traveler, whom we could call the "Arab Marco Polo." We see that from a very young age, Ibn Battuta was passionate about reading, especially works related to geography and all kinds of travel books. Being wealthy, on June 13, 1325, he set off fo...

It often happens that after a while, some news disappear, but the suffering does not. I'm talking about Gaza. Because, sadly, only the name remains of the strip. The rest is mountains of rubble where the inhabitants, those who remain, are almost part of that landscape, stripped of the humanity they possessed at birth. Today I want to offer them a little light, just as Ramadan begins this week.

Today I want to ask you a question: How did you feel when you got your first contract? I imagine that with that income you started to cover some expenses, right? Well, for a migrant, it must be like paradise.

Today I'm opening a book that isn't on any bookshelf: the one that is written with every page that transforms us. We travel the world in search of new stories, because reading is crossing borders without a passport. And every story is a cultural compass. If you remember yesterday's episode, I talked about the treatment of women in new literary, but especially psychiatric movements. Today I'm bring...

This episode isn't comfortable. It doesn't intend to be. Today I open pages that many would like to close: dictatorships that crushed voices, crimes hidden under flags, silences that still scream. You'll hear fragments of memory and analysis that are unsettling. Because to remember is to resist. Because forgetting is also violence. When I was studying for my third-year English literature exam, the...

In this episode, we delve into the lives of those who defy distance, language, and fear. Migrants who left behind the familiar to embrace the unknown. You'll hear stories of everyday courage, of human beings reinventing their world, of young people transforming rejection into strength. Because migrating isn't just about moving: it's about rebuilding. For many young people, turning 18 is the best m...

The fact that this data comes from ISTAC (Canary Islands Institute of Statistics) reinforces my ideas. As the official body of the Canary Islands Government, the data is irrefutable: it's empirical evidence against ideological rhetoric. Today I'm going to dismantle the idea of ​​the great replacement in the Canary Islands: If the map is red in southern Tenerife and the eastern islands, it's not be...

This episode isn't comfortable. It's not meant to be. Today I'm opening pages that many would like to close: dictatorships that crushed voices, crimes hidden under flags, silences that still scream. You'll hear fragments of memory and analysis that are unsettling. Because to remember is to resist. Because forgetting is also violence. Today I want to talk to you about forgiveness and reparations. A...

In this episode, we delve into the lives of those who defy distance, language, and fear. Migrants who left behind the familiar to embrace the unknown. You'll hear stories of everyday courage, of human beings reinventing their world, of young people transforming rejection into strength. Because migrating isn't just about moving: it's about rebuilding. Before the update to Spain's Immigration Law, w...

Today I'm opening a book that isn't on any bookshelf: the one that's written with every page that transforms us. We travel the world in search of new stories, because reading is crossing borders without a passport. And every story is a cultural compass. For those who enjoy romantic novels with a gothic touch, today I bring you "Rebecca," written by this English author.

This episode isn't comfortable. It's not meant to be. Today I'm opening pages that many would like to close: dictatorships that crushed voices, crimes hidden under flags, silences that still scream. You'll hear fragments of memory and analysis that are unsettling. Because to remember is to resist. Because forgetting is also violence. I still remember that lecture I received when I was studying Soc...

​In this episode, we dive into lives that defy distance, language, and fear. Migrants who left behind the familiar to embrace the uncertain. You will hear stories of everyday courage, of human beings reinventing their world, and of young people transforming rejection into strength. Because migrating isn't just about moving: it’s about reconstructing oneself. ​ Sometimes, when you least expect it,...

The other day, searching for information about the Holocaust, I discovered a literary criticism of the work "The Boy in the Striped Pijamas." The criticism did not come from just any place, but from a museum that is in the most horrible of places: Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial. Frankly, it is difficult for me because I am dedicated to raising awareness and as a future Philologist, but it is not fair...

People with physical and mental disabilities were seen as "useless" to society, a threat to Aryan genetic purity, and ultimately undeserving of life. At the beginning of World War II, people who were  physically disabled, or mentally ill were targeted for murder under what the Nazis called the "T-4" or "euthanasia" program. The third major group of Holocaust victims was a pediatrician who was held...

Gypsy genocide or Porraimos (in Romani, Porrajmos, literally "devouring") are the names given to the attempts by Nazi Germany and Nazi Austria to exterminate the majority of the Gypsy peoples of Europe, as part of the Holocaust during World War II.  In the thousand years that Gypsy tribes have lived in Europe, they have been subject to anti-Gypsy persecution and humiliation; They are stigmatized a...

This year marks 81 years of a merciless war that ended, according to estimates, the lives of some 11 million human beings. The term holocaust comes from ancient Greek and means "to burn everything." Before World War II, this word was sometimes used to describe the death of a large group of people, but since 1945 it has become almost synonymous with the murder of European Jews during World War II.

Today I'm opening a book that isn't on any bookshelf: the one that is written with each page that transforms us. We travel the world in search of new stories, because reading is crossing borders without a passport. And each story is a cultural compass. Today I bring you a review of one of the most distinguished Canarian writers: Alonso Quesada, pseudonym of Rafael Romero Quesada, poet, narrator, j...

This episode isn't comfortable. It doesn't intend to be. Today I open pages that many would like to close: dictatorships that crushed voices, crimes hidden under flags, silences that still scream. You will hear fragments of memory and analysis that are unsettling. Because to remember is to resist. Because forgetting is also violence. Imagine walking along a path where the trees have centuries of h...

In this episode, I delve into the lives that defy distance, language, and fear. Migrants who left behind the familiar to embrace the unknown. You'll hear stories of everyday courage, of human beings reinventing their world, of young people transforming rejection into strength. Because migrating isn't just about moving: it's about rebuilding. There's a common comment that people say migrants don't...

Today I'm opening a book that isn't on any bookshelf: the one that is written with each page that transforms us. We travel the world in search of new stories, because reading is crossing borders without a passport. And every story is a cultural compass. Today I want to tell you about a woman who not only wrote verses, but paid the highest price for them. In the heart of the Polish forests, at the...

This episode isn't comfortable. It doesn't intend to be. Today I open pages that many would like to close: dictatorships that crushed voices, crimes hidden under flags, silences that still scream. You will hear fragments of memory and analysis that are unsettling. Because to remember is to resist. Because forgetting is also violence. The use of shipping containers as housing, especially after a ca...

In this episode, I   delve into the lives of those who defy distance, language, and fear. Migrants who left behind the familiar to embrace the unknown. You'll hear stories of everyday courage, of human beings reinventing their world, of young people transforming rejection into strength. Because migrating isn't just about moving: it's about rebuilding. When unexpected events like those in Venezuela...