PODCAST: Cooperative housing - Working together to combat the housing crisis
Residents of Catalonia’s housing associations explain how they have broken away from Barcelona’s traditional home ownership model
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Listen to our podcast Filling the Sink, with weekly news and stories from Catalonia
PODCAST: Still on track - Barcelona’s metro celebrates its centenary
We delve into the history of the city’s transport system and look back over 100 years of service
PODCAST: Beating the odds: Spain’s Christmas lottery tradition
We find out about the 200 year history of this iconic national lottery and how it continues to bring festive spirit to hopeful players
PODCAST: 2024 in Catalonia – A year in news
Catalan News reflects on some of the biggest stories of the year and looks ahead to 2025
PODCAST: A new language, a new life - Learning Catalan goes viral
We discuss learning Catalan as a foreign language and meet some of the influencers involved in its online success
PODCAST: Valencia floods one month on - Is Catalonia prepared for extreme weather?
Climate change impact, political protocols, and Catalonia’s preparedness to deal with such a natural disaster
PODCAST: Priced out – Tenants threaten rent strike as housing crisis worsens
In this week's episode of Filling the Sink we explore the legality behind the Tenants' Union proposal
PODCAST: Battle of the breakfasts - Brunch versus the esmorzar de forquilla
We talk about the boom of brunch bars in Barcelona and find out how local cuisine is fighting back
PODCAST: The 2014 Catalan self-determination vote - 10 years on
This week on Filling the Sink we discuss Catalan independence and analyze the first massive independence ballot
PODCAST: Medical marijuana - New highs for the health industry?
We talk to a doctor about the pharmaceutical use of cannabis and visit the first company in Catalonia with an official license to grow medicinal marijuana
PODCAST: Cemeteries and Chestnuts: Tots Sants in Catalonia
We explore two of Barcelona’s most famous cemeteries and discover how locals celebrate All Saints’ Day
PODCAST: Battling breast cancer - survivors' stories and experts insights
On the International Day Against Breast Cancer, Filling the Sink speaks with survivors and doctors
PODCAST: Taking the wheel - Inside the 1971 SEAT strike in Barcelona
Filling the Sink hear first-hand accounts from strike organizer
PODCAST: The big move to Barcelona - Expectations versus reality
Filling the Sink talks to listeners during Barcelona International Community Day
PODCAST: Key to the safe? The new Catalan financing model explained
Will new deal between Socialists and pro-independence ERC ensure more fiscal autonomy for Catalonia?
Listen to our podcast, Filling the Sink, for a new story every week taking a look at a different subject, always related to Catalonia in some way. On the Catalan News podcast, we cover stories on politics, current affairs, culture and much more. Listen here, or on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.