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Filling the Sink — 153 episodes

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1

Learning Catalan – From classes to conversation

2

The Sagrada Família – 100 Years after Gaudí

3

Blackouts, batteries and big decisions: Catalonia's energy crossroads

4

Sant Jordi 2026 - Catalan literature around the world

5

Spain's migrant regularisation plan explained

6

Rodalies crisis – Commuter rail chaos in Catalonia

7

NIE and TIE appointment chaos

8

Barça's new era begins – The Camp Nou return

9

From dictatorship to democracy – 50 years after Franco

10

Spain's new smoking law – Fair or too far?

11

Quality tourism in Barcelona – promise or illusion?

12

Walking through history - Catalonia’s street names

13

On the grapevine - The natural wine shift in Catalonia

14

On location - Catalonia’s international film industry

15

The amnesty law one year on - A constitutional debate

16

The Sixena frescoes - Heritage on trial

17

Catalonia's wildfire strategy - Insights from a world-class brigade

18

New generation Catalans - Mixing cultures, making home

19

Dancing and discovery - Catalonia's 2025 summer festival guide

20

Catalan Week in Japan - Celebrating culture at Osaka World Expo

21

Stories of motherhood - Maternity in contemporary Catalonia

22

Catalonia calling – Eurovision, identity and song

23

Neus Català - Fighting fascism across borders in WWII

24

Pope Francis - The Catalan Church, Gaudí and Messi

25

A day in the dark - Catalonia left powerless after blackout

26

In other words - Catalan literature in translation

27

Sweet heritage - Chocolate art and the mona de Pasqua

28

City roots - Barcelona’s urban farming movement

29

Small villages, big challenges - A closer look at Catalonia's micropobles

30

Depression in focus – Causes, consequences and care

31

Global voices, local impact – How expats are shaping Barcelona

32

Pandemic perspectives - Five years of Covid-19 in Catalonia

33

Tech tales - Women sparking change at MWC

34

MareNostrum and quantum computing - bits, qubits and 314 petaflops

35

The purchase of Casa Orsola - groundbreaking housing initiative or dangerous precedent?

36

Gaudís and Goyas - New golden age for Catalan cinema

37

Concentration camp imposter - Enric Marco’s life of lies

38

Dragon Ball - the anime that made Catalan cool

39

Trump’s trading tactics - US tax policies threaten Catalan economy

40

Els Tres Tombs - Saint Anthony and the feast of the animals

41

Cooperative housing - Working together to combat the housing crisis

42

Still on track: Barcelona’s metro celebrates its centenary

43

Beating the odds: Spain’s Christmas lottery tradition

44

2024 in Catalonia: A year in news

45

A new language, a new life - Learning Catalan goes viral

46

Valencia floods one month on - Is Catalonia prepared for extreme weather?

47

Priced out: Tenants threaten rent strike as housing crisis worsens

48

Battle of the breakfasts - Brunch versus the esmorzar de forquilla

49

The 2014 Catalan self-determination vote - 10 years on

50

Medical marijuana - New highs for the health industry?

51

Cemeteries and Chestnuts: Tots Sants in Catalonia

52

Battling breast cancer - survivors' stories and experts insights

53

Taking the wheel - Inside the 1971 SEAT strike in Barcelona

54

The big move to Barcelona - Expectations versus reality

55

Key to the safe? The new Catalan financing model explained

56

‘El 47’ - Barcelona’s hidden story of resilience and community

57

Back to school - the rise of international schools in Catalonia

58

New Socialist cycle - What’s next for Catalan politics?

59

Colors of Catalan modernism - brushstrokes of a new era

60

The 'vermut' hour - uncovering Catalonia's timeless tradition

61

Carmen Balcells - the woman behind the Latin American literary boom

62

The Tragic Week of 1909 - the birth of revolutionary Barcelona

63

Barcelona Pride 2024: Advocating for LGBTI+ education

64

Forty years of life - the impact of assisted reproduction in Catalonia (part 2)

65

Forty years of life - the impact of assisted reproduction in Catalonia (part 1)

66

Castells - the cross-border and gravity-defying spirit of teamwork

67

Formula One showdown - will the Spanish Grand Prix remain in Catalonia?

68

Disfrutar - inside the World’s Best Restaurant

69

European Election breakdown: What to expect in the next five years

70

Summer festivals guide 2024 - Primavera, Sónar, Cruïlla and much more!

71

Snail tales - Celebrating the annual Catalan Snail Gathering

72

Catalonia’s renting realities - when laws fall short

73

Catalan election - unionist gains, pro-independence losses, and what’s next

74

Beyond the mustache - Exploring the surreal world of Salvador Dalí

75

Early endings and future beginnings - 2024 Catalan election preview

76

Books, roses and legends - Celebrating Sant Jordi in Catalonia

77

Shifting sands - Beneath Catalonia’s coastal changes

78

Off the runway: exploring sustainability and inclusivity at 080 Barcelona Fashion

79

Climbing Catalonia: Scaling new heights with indoor and outdoor bouldering

80

Behind bars: from model prison to overcrowded agony – the story of La Model

81

Mobile-free zones: How a parent initiative led to the restriction of phones in Catalan schools

82

And the Oscar goes to... Catalonia's Hollywood adventure

83

10 women who changed Catalonia

84

Inside Mobile World Congress 2024 – AI, quantum tech, aviation innovation and Catalan startups

85

Catalan farmers' protests: Why are they demonstrating?

86

Catalan Wikipedia – community, knowledge, language and culture

87

Record year – Barcelona's booming vinyl scene

88

Girona FC – the tiny Catalan football club making it big

89

Spotlight on education – Poor PISA results raise questions for Catalan schools

90

Censored, prohibited, vandalized - inside Barcelona’s Museum of Forbidden Art

91

How Catalonia’s Roma community keeps the Romani language alive

92

A look back at 2023 - elections, drought and celebrity break-ups

93

The Father of Catalan Modernism - How Lluís Domènech i Montaner started a movement

94

Antoni Tàpies’ centenary - Avant garde art that makes you think

95

All you need is water – Catalonia confronts historic drought

96

Hot plates, haute cuisine - Growing a more sustainable culinary world

97

Olive you at a lower price - what’s behind the high cost of basic food products?

98

Pedro Sánchez reelection – and the amnesty deal that made it possible

99

We are 8 million - Catalonia’s older, densely-packed and foreign-born population

100

From neither here nor there - what’s it like to integrate in Catalonia?

101

No place like home - Barcelona’s social housing shortage

102

100 years of Joan Oró - the man who wanted to understand the origin of life

103

TikTok sensations - how social media is changing Barcelona

104

Catalan in Congress - now an official language, could the EU be next?

105

Animal welfare law – pets protected, hunting dogs and bullfighting exempted

106

True crime – when life is stranger than fiction

107

America’s Cup – Barcelona counts down to sailing’s most prestigious regatta

108

Diada 2023 – Pro-indy movement holds balance of power after Spanish election

109

One born every minute? – Catalonia’s record low fertility rate

110

Cycling in Catalonia – Riding hotspot Girona and La Vuelta kicks off from Barcelona

111

Young entrepreneurs – from fashion to fruit, microelectronics to meals at work

112

Somorrostro and the hidden history of Barcelona’s shanty towns

113

The Sugar Boy – The life and times of anarcho-syndicalist Salvador Seguí

114

Passeig de Gràcia – 200 years of Barcelona’s grandest boulevard

115

LGBTQI+ in Catalonia – Pride and the fight for equality

116

Spanish election preview – polls, permutations and a look back on the last four years

117

Buckle up and cool down – Catalonia’s amusement parks and water parks

118

The magic of Sant Joan – bonfires, firecrackers, coques and more

119

Water polo – how Catalonia became a mecca for world’s top players

120

What makes us human? Catalonia’s role in biggest ever primate genome study

121

Primavera, Sónar and more! Summer festivals 2023

122

Catalonia’s local election results – Trias takes BCN and Socialists surge

123

Cruising for a bruising? – Barcelona’s cruise ship debate rumbles on

124

Local elections 2023 – tight races throughout Catalonia

125

Bruce Springsteen – Born in the USA, adored in BCN

126

The Negreira affair – FC Barcelona and the referee payments scandal

127

Libraries of Catalonia – architectural wonders and hidden gems

128

From sketch to screen – the Catalan artists designing Hollywood’s favorite animated movie characters

129

Picasso – How should the artist be remembered 50 years on?

130

Barcelona’s Civil War bomb shelters, 85 years on

131

One of a kind – Cerdanya Hospital, Europe’s first cross-border health center

132

Major cyberattacks in Catalonia – how, why, and what happens next

133

Maria Branyas – the oldest person in the world

134

Gender-based violence – a survivor’s story in a changing society

135

Stories of Ukrainian refugees and Russian dissidents in Catalonia – one year on

136

Carnival time! – food (and food fights), parades and parties

137

Skiing in the Catalan Pyrenees – guide to slopes and sustainability conundrum

138

Movie director J.A. Bayona – from Barcelona to Hollywood

139

CANADA – the Catalans making music videos for stars like Rosalía and Dua Lipa

140

Orwell, the Civil War and more – homage to writers who made Catalonia home

141

Catalan connections – high-speed rail guide, night train rumors, cross-border links

142

New Year – 2022 in quotes and a look ahead to 2023

143

Solidarity at Christmas – Charity drives, fundraisers, food banks and toy appeals

144

Local elections lowdown – mayoral battles and how foreigners can vote

145

Abortion – the law and the reality in Catalonia

146

Fatima Ofkir - the young Catalan woman serving a life sentence in Oman

147

Casa Orsola – a symbol of Barcelona’s gentrification debate

148

So long, sedition – What will criminal code reform mean for Catalan and Spanish politics?

149

Not so wild - Catalonia’s wild boar problem

150

Feeling the pinch – lowdown on inflation, bills and shopping tips

151

Foodie favorites – a guide to (genuine!) Catalan grub

152

Bottoms up! - Barcelona’s cocktail bars in World’s Top 10

153

Government collapse - endgame or new start for independence camp?