The People Will Talk Podcast

We talk about exhibitions featuring Berenice Abbot, Russian propaganda, Spain's relationship with the skies, and the Civil War photos of Constantino Suarez and Floro López.  You can find our blog here .

An interview with a dance troupe. Here is the blog version of the interview!

We talk about the cultural and historical background to HBO's new show. Strange accents and book fairs also make an appearance. Read our blog .

In this week episode we interview Warren Batt, head of Serve the City Madrid, and have a chat with him about the decline in volunteers, big corporations, finding meaning, and generally what is going on in this mad, mad world. Check our blog here !

We discuss schools in Madrid's history, from the early days of teaching hygiene and giving out shoes to the Civil War, where the propaganda and bitter realities from that time still resonate today. We also talk about our new tour and our new t-shirt. Our blog is here , and you can find us on Instagram, Patreon & Twitter.

Robbie hails from Ireland but now calls Madrid home. In our chat with him, he gives us a fascinating insight into the world of writing and what it feels like to live in the Spanish capital.  He has written a book, Working Class Heroes: The Story of Rayo Vallecano, Madrid's Forgotten Team . This story is a love letter to one of the last remaining barrio teams in the world, and it's available on Ama...

In this episode, we discuss disappearing languages, Spanish elections, preview our next big interview, and delve into our experiences of the Madrid Book Week. Read our latest blog post here . Find us on Patreon, Instagram & Twitter.

It was our privilege and pleasure to interview three members of the World of Hans Zimmer orchestra, the talented Snow Owl, with Colombian-inspired sounds, Gavin Greenaway, conductor for Interstellar and El Amir, known for Greek, Arabic and flamenco stylings.  All three were gentlemen and spoke eloquently about art, culture and many things besides.  Featuring music by all three musicians: The Horde...

In this episode of the podcast, we head East to the battles of World War II, to hear from an old friend from Belarus and we consider frogs, Franco and one knock-off camera. Read our blog - it's cool. Find us on Instagram, Patreon and Twitter.

Food, glorious food! We discuss how food can help refugees integrate into Ireland before taking a look at Egyptian gastronomy. You can find us on Twitter, Instagram & Patreon.  Our blog can be found  here .

We chart the evolution of the Basque language and discover that it remained unwritten for 1,000 years. A dog is defended, also.  The comedian we mention is Mitch Hedberg, while Barry's video can be seen here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7kSp9tD-dM Check out our blog here . You can find us on Instagram, Twitter and Patreon.

We discuss documentaries on the Oscars shortlist, far-right extremism, racism and two excellent movies. An online Irish course also features on the agenda, and we consider the Bollywood capabilities of 90 year-olds.  This is our latest article . We talk about translating Santa Muerte. Find on us Twitter, Instagram & Patreon.

We return with a chat about Bollywood, an Oscar contender, the art of an Iraqi refugee and badgers. Here is the video with the Bollywood performances. Our website: elarpamedia.com Our blog: irishsliceofmadrid.com Find us on Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn & Patreon.

We discuss Gabriel Garcia Marquez, an Irish woman who saved Jews during WWII, Lenin and a French photographer who chronicled Madrid in the 1850s.  Here is our blog article on the Irish woman. Find us on Instagram and Patreon. Music by Lobo Loco and eddy.

We're back! Welcome to the first episode of the year, where we delve into castles, emotional geography, Heaney, and losing at the lottery. Find us on Instagram and Patreon.  Check out our video on Joyce .

Our 101st episode and our final one before the Christmas break.  In this edition, we talk about a new film, Roma, and the art of applying colour to historical photos. There will also be references to Heidi, Toblerone and to a man with a shopping bag on his face. Find us on Instagram, Patreon & Twitter. Our blog is irishsliceofmadrid.wordpress.com . We'll be back in the first week of January. E...

Yay, and indeed, wooooh. The 100th Episode. Find us on Tumblr and Instagram, and our blog irishsliceofmadrid.worpdress.com

This week, at the request of a follower and dear friend, we talk about La Movida, a cultural phenomenon born in Madrid at the end of the 1970s which challenged the rules of the Establishment.

We bring you another Story/Time, this time about the inner struggles we all face sometimes.

This week we visit an art exhibition about the rediscovery of the Mediterranean at Fundación Mapfre (Madrid), explore the intricacies of DNA and discuss Jack Kerouac's 'Satori in Paris'. And the paintings Meri refers to are George Seurat's 'Bathers at Asnières' and 'Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grand Jatte'. Music by Broke for Free.

We pick a few photographs from Mariví Ibarrola’s book ‘De Lavapies a la Cabeza’, which we bought last week at the book fair in Plaza Mayor, Madrid, and tell a few stories. Expect goats, drums and dad-walking. You can read more Lavapies stories in our blog The Irish Slice of Madrid . Music by Broke for Free.

This week we talk at length about aspects linked to the "Pharaoh: King of Egypt" exhibition at CaixaForum Madrid, as well as discussing a podcast about a writing project involving refugees in Ireland, a videogame set in the Iranian Revolution, a book on joy and more. Disclaimer: We made a mistake when we described the pharaoh's crowns; the white crown, of course, represents Upper Egypt, and the re...

In the latest podcast we discuss a new archaeology exhibition in Madrid and also Ricard Terré's retrospective in Canal Isabel II.  Terré was an accomplished photographer who took shots that celebrated the universal themes that connected us all. He was active for numerous decades and all across the world.  We finish the podcast by talking about our blog, which you can read here: https://irishsliceo...

This week we discuss the role of music - especially harps - in movies and myths, focusing on the film The Burmese Harp and the legend of the Irish god Dagda. You can read the blog post we talk about here: https://irishsliceofmadrid.wordpress.com/2018/10/08/the-harp-instrument-of-emotions/ Music by Ketsa and Spectacular Sound Productions

With Lavapies and Embajadores being voted the 'coolest' neighbourhood in the world, we take a look at what that actually means, both as a concept and for the people living there.  In part 3, the person we refer to is Daryl Davis, star of the documentary Accidental Courtesy.  Music from freemusicarchive.org Find us on our website: elarpamedia.com and on Instagram, YouTube & Patreon. Download ou...