Recently the song "Mesa Que Más Aplauda" from the Mexican group Climax had reached coastal Venezuela and was blasting from every bootleg music kiosk and bus stereo. Its catchy, inane, meaningless refrain za za za, yakuza, yakuza was on the lips of every impressionable child from 5 to 50. Taimur was no exception (nor were we!)

Young Taimur’s Spanish is not quite as easy for the non-native as that of his neighborhood pal Zulbani, but he does have a lot of interesting things to say! Listen up, because our young friend presents an opportunity to hear some expressions and turns of phase you may have not heard before.

Zoraida is a big fan of one of Spain’s newest exports, La Oreja de Van Gogh. Besides listening to “Van Gogh’s Ear”, let’s find out what else she likes to do for fun in her spare time… apart from giving interviews!

Zoraida is a spunky young woman from coastal Venezuela who talks about her recent past and her hopes for the coming year.

Sometimes it’s nearly impossible to understand younger folks speaking in a language that’s not native to you, and other times it’s extremely easy. Luckily, Zulbany falls into the latter category! Let’s listen while she tells us about her trip to Mérida, up in the Andes.

In English “forever” is a really long time, it’s also, you’ll notice, written as a single word. In Spanish “for ever” is expressed as “for always,” also a long time, and is written as two distinct words, para siempre. Zurdok has been infecting Mexico, and the world, with its catchy tunes since 1994.

Let's learn five tips that can help us to manage our anxiety, a widespread problem in modern society.

Alejandra Carrero from Labofdreams, a psychological experimentation lab, talks to us about a memory exploration tool that seeks to heal personal or collective trauma.

Let's watch the intriguing music video for "Así Es La Vida" [That's Life], a 2023 duet by Spanish crooner Enrique Iglesias and Argentinian singer María Becerra, which was released as the first single from Iglesias's album Final (Vol. 2), slated to be the final album of his career.

Maoli talks to us about an important historical event that marked a before and after for the LBGTI collective: the Stonewall rebellion.

As Lombana attempts to hold his workers accountable for what happened to Duque, the pressure on Duque himself is beginning to be too much for him to handle.

Carlos wraps up this series on film genres by talking about horror and animation, two of his personal favorites.

In the second part of his video, Lucas expounds upon the mental and physical challenges of performing his Wheel of Death act in the circus as well as explaining why being a clown is harder than it seems.

As a member of the eighth generation of a circus family originally from Guatemala, Lucas always dreamed of working abroad. His dream came true, and, after visiting a multitude of countries, he got his current job at Circus Berlin, where he performs on the dangerous and daring Wheel of Death.

In the second part of his series on film genres, Carlos reveals the Spanish names for science fiction, drama and musicals and explains what these types of films often entail.