Intermediate

El Amor y la compatibilidad

¿Qué hace que una relación a largo plazo tenga éxito, y hasta qué punto podemos predecirlo de antemano? ¿Existe un alma gemela para todo el mundo, o podemos decidir a quién queremos?
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Rob

Inglés

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Lis

Colombiana

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Rob

[00:00:06]
Translation

Hello, good morning, good afternoon and welcome to the Spanish Obsessed podcast. I'm Rob, English, and I'm with Lis, a Colombian. In this episode we're going to talk about long-term relationships and the factors that are important in a long-term relationship. Don't forget to subscribe to this podcast to support us and you can go to spanishobsessed.com to get to know us a little bit better and check out what we have to offer. Well, let's get on with the episode.

Rob

[00:00:45]
Translation

Good morning everybody and good morning to you, Lis, again.

[00:00:49]

Rob

[00:00:50]

[00:00:51]
Translation

Good, good. It's all good.

Rob

[00:00:52]
Translation

Well, let's get started. A question or several questions. First, it's about love and relationships. Do you think there's a soulmate for everyone?

[00:01:11]

Rob

[00:01:12]
Translation

What is a 'half orange' for those who don't know?

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Contents

¿Un perro o un gato?

We go back to our age-old argument of which is the most suitable pet for us. A dog, a cat, or a tortoise?

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Recetas preferidas

Rob and Lis discuss their cooking abilities, and both describe how to make some of their favourite recipes:

  • Cooking verbs (fritar, freir, etc)
  • Flavours and tastes (amargo, acido)
  • Talking about your favourite food
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La música

Rob and Lis talk about what they listen to, and when…

  • Nuestros géneros preferidos
  • Qué es “música de plancha”
  • La música y nuestras memorias
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El yaje

Rob chats with Judith, Lis’ sister, about her experience with the potent hallucinogen yaje, otherwise known as ayahuasca:

  • La tradición y ceremonia del yaje
  • La experiencia de alucinar
  • Pensamientos acerca del yaje
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El día laboral

Lis tells us about her work day and routine

  • El horario de Lis
  • Trabajo en derechos humanos
  • Las dificultades de trabajar en otro lenguaje
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El tiempo libre

Rob and Lis talk about their spare time: what they’d like to do, and what they actually do

  • Cómo planeamos nuestro tiempo libre
  • Lo que nos gustaría hacer
  • Lo que hacemos en realidad…
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Las películas

Interested in film? Find out Rob and Lis’ top picks for Spanish language films.

  • Los géneros que más nos gustan, y desgustan
  • El hábito de dormir en el cine
  • Los argumentos de nuestras pelis preferidas
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La identidad nacional

Rob and Lis discuss their feelings about national identity, and how they feel being English and Colombian

  • El himno nacional y las banderas
  • ¿Sentimientos de orgullo, o vergüenza?
  • Migración en Colombia
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Las vacaciones peores

We talk about our most stressful, difficult, and nightmarish moments we’ve had during our holidays.

  • La puerta equivocada en el aeropuerto
  • Perdernos en la lluvia y las montañas de Colombia
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La Corrupción

We talk about corruption in Latin America, and the recent political awakenings and fight against corruption. Stick with us, it’s a good one!

  • El índice de corrupción mundial
  • Programas de anticorrupción
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