Alan McGuire is a British writer and podcaster based in Madrid. He likes to share his opinions on Spanish society and politics, ideology, mental health, and, at times, his homeland.
My podcast The Sobremesa Podcast is all about modern day Spanish politics, culture and society.
(With some added history for good measure)
It is now available on Google, Spotify and Apple
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Latest Podcast Episodes
The History of the Housing Crisis and the birth of the PAH movement with Sophie Gonick
This week the Sobremesa Podcast talks with Sophie Gonick from New York University about her up and coming book: Dispossession and Dissent. We talk about how she documented the birth of the Plataforma de Afectados por la Hipoteca (PAH) (Platform for People Affected by Mortgages), and she also explains the housing crisis that went withContinue reading “The History of the Housing Crisis and the birth of the PAH movement with Sophie Gonick”
Doctor, Doctor give me some news… 19/10/2020
In this episode of the Sobremesa Podcast, I talk to an old friend about an ongoing problem. Doctors in Spain are threatening to strike from the 28th of October over a new law passed by the government. This law is to help increase the number of staff. So, what is the problem? Find out hereContinue reading “Doctor, Doctor give me some news… 19/10/2020”
An Interview with Giles Tremlett: The International Brigades. Fascism, Freedom, and the Spanish Civil War.
An Interview with Giles Tremlett: The International Brigades. Fascism, Freedom, and the Spanish Civil War.
