Brexit Special: One Remainer, One Leaver. Both Live in Spain

Episode 38: Nazi Germany and Spain with Dr Mercedes Peñalba-Sotorrío – The Sobremesa Podcast

Dr Mercedes Peñalba-Sotorrío, a lecturer and researcher from Manchester Metropolitan University, joins me to discuss the relationship between Nazi Germany and Spain before, during and after WW2. Her research involves looking at how Nazi propaganda inside Spain which influenced the country's foreign and domestic policy during the time. We also discuss the concept of neutral countries and how the relationship with Germany changed as the war advanced.

1. Episode 38: Nazi Germany and Spain with Dr Mercedes Peñalba-Sotorrío 34:09
2. Episode 37: #4M Madrid Elections 2021 with Caroline Gray and Eoghan Gilmartin 56:16
3. Episode 36: European Super League with Tommy Hay 32:58
4. Episode 35: The Treatment of Sexual Minorities in the Late-Francoist Period with Sonia Cuesta Maniar 48:21
5. Episode 34: Gender Violence with Dr Deborah Madden 34:54

In this one-off special episode, I discuss brexit with two Brits that live in Spain. One voted leave and the other voted remain. Here is why.

Richard Thompson lives in Sant Joan in Mallorca. He is a business owner and local town councillor with Assemblea per Sant Joan. We talk about voting remain and the stereotypes of Brits in Spain.

Timothy Appleton has lived in Madrid for 15 years. He is a lecturer in the Camilo José Cela University, editor of the magazine #lacanemancipa and author of the book “Escupir en la iglesia: un sí de izquierdas al Brexit”, (“Spitting in church: a left-wing yes to Brexit”) Here we talk about his book and why he would still vote leave. You can buy it here

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