All Episodes
When in Spain — 92 episodes
Gran Vía — Madrid’s most iconic street
Ten must-visit Madrid bars with Chris Lynch
Mallorca with Gina Vasquez – Miró, Michael Douglas & Missionaries
Sketches of Menorca – deep water, mayonnaise, horses’ private parts, gin & Georgian palaces
Spain’s secret beaches, rivers, waterfalls, canyons & caves with Lola Culsán & John Weller
How to buy property in Spain
Seville and slow, sustainable travel with Aldara Arias Saavedra
Starting from zero in Spain at 70 – The personal story of Hollywood director & author Marsha Scarbrough
Sephardic Roots – Jewish History in Spain & Sephardic Ancestry Citizenship
The Basque Country with David Bumstead
Ernest Hemingway’s Madrid with historian Stephen Drake-Jones
Spain: today’s issues & future challenges with William Chislett
The death of Franco & Spain’s transition to democracy with William Chislett
Charming Chinchón – Garlic, Goya, Anis, John Wayne & a picture-perfect plaza
Aranjuez – A day trip to Spain’s Petit Paris
The world of Sherry with culinary adventurer Annie B
Ask me anything! Part 2 – Your questions on food, places, washing machines (!) & culture
Ask me anything! Part 1 – Your questions on my story, moving to Spain, Covid & the podcast
Spain side trip special: When in Portugal – Lisbon & Madeira
Spain’s scrap cathedral – An ex-monk’s 60-year labour of faith, devotion & castoffs
Living in La Mancha – Valdepeñas, Wine, Quixote & small town life in Spain
20 things you should and shouldn’t do in Spain – Insights for an authentic Spanish experience!
Madrid Secrets by bike – Masonic mysteries, an assassination, pelota & fishy streets
Granada – Spain’s Moorish heart with Marta Sánchez from Bite Granada
Córdoba’s Patios Fiesta with Karen Rosenblum from Travel Spain!
Self-sufficiency in Extremadura with author Paul Richardson – Hooch, hogs & homemade soap
La hora del vermut – Spain’s favourite aperitif with Paula Móvil from La Vermutería Pop-up
Foodies in Madrid – Best bites (& sips) plus why do you listen to When in Spain?
Paella & pyrotechnics – A Valencia walking tour with photographer Paul Knowles
Málaga & The Costa del Sol with travel journalist Lisa Francesca Nand
Documenting Madrid’s Romani community with photographer Michael Damanti
Treading Toledo’s 2000-year history: Mosques, Monasteries & Synagogues
Zipping around Zaragoza – a weekend in the capital of Aragón
Comedy as an antidote to the frustrations of living in Spain – Laughter is the best medicine with Richard Marshall
Moving to Spain a little later in life – a journey of personal growth & reinvention with Cepee Tabibian
12 Favourite Madrid Streets – Exploding Markets, Weddings, Poodles, Pride, Tapas, Art & Piss!
Secrets of the Menú del Día – The history & future of Spain’s lunchtime meal deal
A nation of gamblers? – Spanish lotteries, bingo, casinos & their history
Madrid’s comedy scene with comedians Tricia Audette & Juan Dávila
Winter warmth in Gran Canaria – Exploring Canary Island life with Alex Bramwell
Comparing casas: the Spanish home & its curiosities
Moving to Spain checklist with relocation coach Molly Piccavey
Eat Out Madrid – Talking about Spain’s food lover community with Valentina Ruffoni
Moving to Spain with Children with Lisa Sadleir from Family Life in Spain
Madrid vs Barcelona – comparing the incomparable with Daniel Welsch
When in Spain TV Guide: 14 Top Spanish TV shows to entertain, educate & exasperate
Costa de la Luz Road Trip: From Cádiz to La Doñana & beyond to Portugal
Vegan & Vegetarian Spain with The Alternative Travelers
Murcia Road Trip: Cartagena, Coves, Cathedrals, Cicadas & a Roman Theatre
Happy as a Partridge – Author Kate Boyle on Life & Love in Madrid
Jamón Jamón! Spanish Ham 101 – Ibérico vs Serrano
Discovering the Arabic Influence on Spanish Language with David Bowles
Lost & Found in Spain: Tales of An Ambassador’s Wife
Becoming Spanish – 17 habits I’ve picked up since living in Spain
Walking El Camino de Santiago with Soul Camino’s Adrian Flude
Discovering Spanish wine with Luke Darracott & Roque Madrid
Tapas – Talking and tasting with Margit Sperling from Walk & Eat Spain
Chefugee: food, Spain’s refugees & a project building appetities not walls
Spain’s evolving craft beer scene: supping ale at Madrid’s La Osita Pub
Flamenco! Steps, styles, shows & why ‘duende’ is a dirty word! Olé!
Talking Andalucía with Spain blogger Molly Piccavey
When in Spain reading list: 16 must-read books on Spain
Holy sweets! Buying convent cookies from cloistered nuns – WIS033
Semana Santa: Easter in Spain, processions, passion & pointy hats
Colourful Spanish expressions – A class in streetwise slang & vulgar vocab
Top Spanish products – A shopping list of food, drink, fashion & a mop
Learn to Speak Spanish Fluently : 8 tips to master Spanish – WIS029
Nine Spanish culture shocks: Habits in Spain I can’t get used to
Valentine’s Day in Spain – Latin lovin’, traditions & soppy vocab 101
Hiking ‘El Caminito del Rey’ – The scariest footpath in Spain! WIS026
A very Spanish Christmas! Festivities, food & traditions – WIS025
Spain’s most famous market: El Rastro de Madrid, sights, sounds & history – WIS024
Are Spaniards vampires? Shutters, bars & balconies – WIS023
Trains, planes & automobiles – Transport in Spain WIS022
A weekend in Asturias, a cow, a puncture & the most local bar in Spain – WIS021
Alternative things to do in Madrid & moving to Barcelona – WIS020
Trains in Spain and a trip on the AVE from Madrid to Barcelona – WIS019
Bullfighting. Art or bloodsport? A trip to Madrid’s Las Ventas bullring – WIS018
Ben Curtis and Marina Diez from Notes in Spanish – WIS017
Siesta & fiesta! What’s up with Spain’s crazy daily routine!? – WIS016
Desperate Literature – Books that explain Spain WIS015
Shops, shopping Spanish style and opening hours – WIS014
Spanish Beer – Brands, Bars and how to order like a native – WIS013
Spain vs England – The cultures collide! WIS012
How to open a Spanish bank account – WIS011
The Spanish NIE & Residency – Why you need it and how to get it WIS010
Thinking Spanglish – A survivor’s guide to learning Spanish
Why are Spaniards so obsessed with milk? Linguistically speaking!
Where to rent in Spain – Cities & Neighbourhoods WIS005
Renting a room or apartment in Spain WIS004
Spain’s Festivals – La Feria de San Isidro
Exploring Madrid’s barrios – La Latina neighbourhood