Our challenging ongoing series
Every month, we publish an audio-only, member-exclusive advanced episode. This episode is carefully designed to make it a native-like experience, with background music and a much quicker pace. Don't worry, we include a vocabulary guide and an interactive transcript for you to follow along.
Access to these materials is starting in our tier SALSA (5 USD)
We also have a limited series based on discussing articles that we read:
Leer es chido - A series of 15 short episodes about a real-life article for you to read and learn new words
ADVANCED EPISODES
Episodio 39: Respondiendo sus preguntas de gramática
Listen to Ana answering some of your most asked questions about grammar.
Episodio 38: Palabras que ni los nativos dicen bien
Have you made all these mistakes? Don’t worry, natives make them all the time too!
Episodio 37: Ana adivina frases españolas
Spain has so much slang! Let’s see if Ana can guess what some expressions mean
Episodio 36: Algo de slang mexicano
Can you guess what we are talking about? Listen to this episode for a fun challenge!
Episodio 35: La conversación más rápida de How to Spanish
We get to know each other better. Get ready for a speed challenge!
Episodio 34: Quería, querría y quisiera
Learn how to use these three verbs
Episodio 33: Del campo a la ciudad + regionalismos
Life-changing experiences from David’s dad
Episodio 32: Buenas noticias del 2023
Did you know many good things happened in 2023?
Episodio 31: Cómo ha cambiado la vida
Life is so different when you have a baby!
Episodio 30: Chismes de familia
Listen to a conversation between 4 members of a family talking about a trip they made back in 2013
Episodio 29: Conversación entre 3
3 people talk about their childhood experiences
Episodio 28: ¿Puedes decir esto rápido?
Super fast tongue twisters
Episodio 27: Pleonasmos ocultos (grabado en una cafetería)
It is noisy! It is real. Let’s talk about things people say that make no sense
Episodio 26: Analizando una canción con slang mexicano
Learn (clean) Mexican slang by listening to a famous song.
Episodio 25: ¿Pasarías este examen del siglo XIX?
Can you answer these questions correctly? Let’s test David!
Episodio 24: Emociones avanzadas Parte 1
You might have never heard these emotions in Spanish
Episodio 23: Acertijos de lógica
Try to solve these riddles in Spanish
Episodio 22: Todos los ojos en México
Manufacture is moving from Asia to Mexico
What would happen if the internet collapsed?
Episodio 20: Cosas que se esperan en 2023
New technology and world events expected for this year
Episodio 19: Los objetos más caros del mundo
Can you believe how expensive these items are?
Episodio 18: ¿Políticos jovenes?
Which country has the youngest people working in public office?
Episodio Avanzado 17: Lola y Cajeta
The best and worst of living with 2 opposite dogs
Episodio Avanzado 16: Tribu urbana mexicana: Los mirreyes
The wealthiest urban tribe in Mexico
Episodio Avanzado 15: Venezolanos en Islandia
Iceland is not the most obvious choice, but refugees from Venezuela are making a home there
Episodio Avanzado 14: Adivina la palabra de tecnología
Listen to these definitions and see if you can guess the concept!
Episodio Avanzado 13: Un segundo no es un segundo
Did you know that the duration of a second is subject to change?
Episodio Avanzado 12: Elon Musk y Twitter
Let's talk about this piece of world news
Episodio Avanzado 11: No miren arriba
What is the science behind Netflix's "Don't Look Up"?
Episodio Avanzado 10: Conociendo a la editora de How to Spanish (ft. Aideé)
A fun interview to Ana's sister and video editor for HTSP
Episodio Avanzado 9: Finanzas, bancos y tarjetas de crédito
Lots of useful every day financial vocabulary
Episodio Avanzado 8: Historias del 2021
Practice the past listening to these stories
Episodio Avanzado 7: Tribus urbanas en guerra
One of the most epic urban battles in Mexico City’s history
Episodio Avanzado 6: La electrificación de la industria automotriz
Let's talk about electric and hybrid energy in vehicles
Episodio Avanzado 5: Las otras dimensiones
Science and sci-fi
Episodio Avanzado 4: Las protestas en Cuba
Learn about what is happening in Cuba in 2021
Episodio Avanzado 3: El panorama político en México 2021
Politics in Mexico 2021
Listen to other native speakers talk about their pets
Episodio Avanzado 1: Qué vergüenza
Funny stories in Spanish