{"podcast":{"title":"Speaking Spanish for Beginners","slug":"speaking-spanish-for-beginners-697472","podcast_index_feed_id":697472,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/4703290/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/speaking-spanish-for-beginners","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/ac4dfd5ee7bdee1b3af82c798794e975.jpg","author":"Latin ELE","episode_count":62,"summary":"Having a hard time saying more than just “hola”? 😧 All those years of Spanish in school, only to freeze when your new friend María asks you \"¿Cómo estás? \" or \"¿Qué haces?\" If that's your case...Speaking Spanish for Beginners is here to help 🎧 Hosted by Marco Fierro, Spanish tutor and founder of Latin ELE, this podcast for Spanish beginners is perfect for English speakers starting from scratch. With easy-to-follow lessons, guided practice, and a fun \"Latino\" vibe, you'll learn the essentials to surprise your amigos with your Spanish skills. Join us and start speaking Spanish with confidence. ¡Vamos! More information on our website 👇 https://latinele.com/ Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/speaking-spanish-for-beginners--4703290/support .","last_synced_at":"2026-07-27T18:21:21.034663+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/speaking-spanish-for-beginners-697472"},"episode":{"title":"🎄 The Santa Who Rides A Donkey? 🫏 Meet Olentzero (Basic Spanish Conversations)","slug":"the-santa-who-rides-a-donkey-meet-olentzero-basic-spanish-conversations","published_at":"2025-12-04T09:00:07+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/speaking-spanish-for-beginners-697472/the-santa-who-rides-a-donkey-meet-olentzero-basic-spanish-conversations","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/speaking-spanish-for-beginners-697472","url":"https://latinele.com/who-is-olentzero-basque-christmas/","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/68658746/olentzero_ep_bsc.mp3","summary":"Listen to Basic Spanish Conversations on all major podcast platforms! 👇 🎧 Listen on Spotify 🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts 🎧 Listen on Amazon Music Ever heard of the Basque Christmas gift-giver who replaces Santa Claus? 🎅 In this episode of Basic Spanish Conversations, I talk with Aitor Pisos, a Spanish teacher from Bilbao, about Olentzero, one of northern Spain’s most unique holiday figures. 📚 Study along with the transcript on Latin ELE's blog ⬇️ https://latinele.com/who-is-olentzero-basque-christmas/ Connect with Aitor: Newsletter: https://subscribepage.io/ElProfesorAitor Sitio web: https://www.elprofesoraitor.com/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@ElProfesorAitor Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elprofesoraitor/ 🎄 ¡Feliz Navidad! Hasta la próxima Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/speaking-spanish-for-beginners--4703290/support .","meta_description":"Listen to Basic Spanish Conversations on all major podcast platforms! 👇 🎧 Listen on Spotify 🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts 🎧 Listen on Amazon Music Ever heard…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":747,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/speaking-spanish-for-beginners-697472/episodes/the-santa-who-rides-a-donkey-meet-olentzero-basic-spanish-conversations/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/speaking-spanish-for-beginners-697472/the-santa-who-rides-a-donkey-meet-olentzero-basic-spanish-conversations.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}