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Filling the Sink — 152 episodes

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1

The Sagrada Família – 100 Years after Gaudí

2

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

3

Sant Jordi 2026 - Catalan literature around the world

4

Spain's migrant regularisation plan explained

5

Rodalies crisis – Commuter rail chaos in Catalonia

6

NIE and TIE appointment chaos

7

Barça's new era begins – The Camp Nou return

8

From dictatorship to democracy – 50 years after Franco

9

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

10

Quality tourism in Barcelona – promise or illusion?

11

Walking through history - Catalonia’s street names

12

On the grapevine - The natural wine shift in Catalonia

13

On location - Catalonia’s international film industry

14

The amnesty law one year on - A constitutional debate

15

The Sixena frescoes - Heritage on trial

16

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

17

New generation Catalans - Mixing cultures, making home

18

Dancing and discovery - Catalonia's 2025 summer festival guide

19

Catalan Week in Japan - Celebrating culture at Osaka World Expo

20

Stories of motherhood - Maternity in contemporary Catalonia

21

Catalonia calling – Eurovision, identity and song

22

Neus Català - Fighting fascism across borders in WWII

23

Pope Francis - The Catalan Church, Gaudí and Messi

24

A day in the dark - Catalonia left powerless after blackout

25

In other words - Catalan literature in translation

26

Sweet heritage - Chocolate art and the mona de Pasqua

27

City roots - Barcelona’s urban farming movement

28

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

29

Depression in focus – Causes, consequences and care

30

Global voices, local impact – How expats are shaping Barcelona

31

Pandemic perspectives - Five years of Covid-19 in Catalonia

32

Tech tales - Women sparking change at MWC

33

MareNostrum and quantum computing - bits, qubits and 314 petaflops

34

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

35

Gaudís and Goyas - New golden age for Catalan cinema

36

Concentration camp imposter - Enric Marco’s life of lies

37

Dragon Ball - the anime that made Catalan cool

38

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

39

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

40

Cooperative housing - Working together to combat the housing crisis

41

Still on track: Barcelona’s metro celebrates its centenary

42

Beating the odds: Spain’s Christmas lottery tradition

43

2024 in Catalonia: A year in news

44

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

45

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

46

Priced out: Tenants threaten rent strike as housing crisis worsens

47

Battle of the breakfasts - Brunch versus the esmorzar de forquilla

48

The 2014 Catalan self-determination vote - 10 years on

49

Medical marijuana - New highs for the health industry?

50

Cemeteries and Chestnuts: Tots Sants in Catalonia

51

Battling breast cancer - survivors' stories and experts insights

52

Taking the wheel - Inside the 1971 SEAT strike in Barcelona

53

The big move to Barcelona - Expectations versus reality

54

Key to the safe? The new Catalan financing model explained

55

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

56

Back to school - the rise of international schools in Catalonia

57

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

58

Colors of Catalan modernism - brushstrokes of a new era

59

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

60

Carmen Balcells - the woman behind the Latin American literary boom

61

The Tragic Week of 1909 - the birth of revolutionary Barcelona

62

Barcelona Pride 2024: Advocating for LGBTI+ education

63

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

64

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

65

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

66

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

67

Disfrutar - inside the World’s Best Restaurant

68

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

69

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

70

Snail tales - Celebrating the annual Catalan Snail Gathering

71

Catalonia’s renting realities - when laws fall short

72

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

73

Beyond the mustache - Exploring the surreal world of Salvador Dalí

74

Early endings and future beginnings - 2024 Catalan election preview

75

Books, roses and legends - Celebrating Sant Jordi in Catalonia

76

Shifting sands - Beneath Catalonia’s coastal changes

77

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

78

Climbing Catalonia: Scaling new heights with indoor and outdoor bouldering

79

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

80

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

81

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

82

10 women who changed Catalonia

83

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

84

Catalan farmers' protests: Why are they demonstrating?

85

Catalan Wikipedia – community, knowledge, language and culture

86

Record year – Barcelona's booming vinyl scene

87

Girona FC – the tiny Catalan football club making it big

88

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

89

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

90

How Catalonia’s Roma community keeps the Romani language alive

91

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

92

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

93

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

94

All you need is water – Catalonia confronts historic drought

95

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

96

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

97

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

98

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

99

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

100

No place like home - Barcelona’s social housing shortage

101

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

102

TikTok sensations - how social media is changing Barcelona

103

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

104

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

105

True crime – when life is stranger than fiction

106

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

107

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

108

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

109

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

110

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

111

Somorrostro and the hidden history of Barcelona’s shanty towns

112

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

113

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

114

LGBTQI+ in Catalonia – Pride and the fight for equality

115

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

116

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

117

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

118

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

119

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

120

Primavera, Sónar and more! Summer festivals 2023

121

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

122

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

123

Local elections 2023 – tight races throughout Catalonia

124

Bruce Springsteen – Born in the USA, adored in BCN

125

The Negreira affair – FC Barcelona and the referee payments scandal

126

Libraries of Catalonia – architectural wonders and hidden gems

127

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

128

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

129

Barcelona’s Civil War bomb shelters, 85 years on

130

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

131

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

132

Maria Branyas – the oldest person in the world

133

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

134

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

135

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

136

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

137

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

138

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

139

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

140

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

141

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

142

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

143

Local elections lowdown – mayoral battles and how foreigners can vote

144

Abortion – the law and the reality in Catalonia

145

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

146

Casa Orsola – a symbol of Barcelona’s gentrification debate

147

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

148

Not so wild - Catalonia’s wild boar problem

149

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

150

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

151

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

152

Government collapse - endgame or new start for independence camp?