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In today’s episode I talk with Amanda Calderón—Mandy to her friends—about her 10 years living in Sweden.

La Mandy went off to the Viking lands and never came back, but of course there are things she misses from Chilito, like avocados and how we Chileans are so achoclonados (piled up) living with our families.

And also a few anecdotes about pee and poop...


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During the production of this episode, I used musical fragments under Creative Commons (CC) licenses or within the framework of fair use.

Chillpeach - In Dreamland (CC version)
3 reasons why is so HARD to make friends in Sweden 


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Today’s episode aims to convert you to Satanism, because only Satan can help you adapt when you travel to Chile or when you’re learning Chilean Spanish with his 11 commandments.


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• When you get the first email, reply telling me which commandment was your favorite.
• If you don’t reply to that email, there’s no gift.

I won’t answer questions about how to get the transcript or other tech support stuff. Girl, if I start doing that, I won’t have a life left. The instructions are up there. Do your part.




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O Fortuna (Carmina Burana) – Carl Orff (CC version)
¿Por qué no se van? – Los Prisioneros (short excerpt used for educational purposes)




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Oh, linguistic discrimination…

That ridiculous habit of people who have no clue what’s going on — thinking there’s only one correct way to speak Spanish.

In this episode, I brought in the pulento Antonio from Spanish with Antonio — a Spanish teacher and Andalusian Spanish advocate — to talk about the prejudice that Chileans and Andalusians face because of the way we speak.

We also did a slang battle, so if you wanna know who won, hit play on the episode.




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Things I absolutely love about Chile: That people dress up as Satan and go dance for 10 straight days in the desert.

Yeah, for real. But don’t get it twisted — they do it to honor the Virgin of Carmen.

We might be intense, but we’re not satanic.

Since I’m way too much of an atheist and a heretic to explain this properly, I invited Marcelo Puch to talk about the biggest religious festival in all of Chile:

La fiesta de La Tirana. 

What do you need to bring?
How are you expected to behave?

(Spoiler: no showing up drunk or naked.) That’s just how we roll.


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Exclusive episode from the private podcast Chilean Slang Dictionary.

The transcript is available on Patreon.

Look, I don’t know what the hell got into me making this episode public — I guess the threat of Caeza e’ Pichí (Pee Head) leaving the whole world in ruins triggered my primal urge to say something out loud.

Anyway, you’ll probably get to say it to him before I ever could. So yeah — here are three very Chilean expressions to say that the sociopath you have as president is screwing everything up on a global scale...

...and we still have 3.5 years to go.


Así no más po. 



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This is Part 2 of my conversation with Nick Heumann, the medical physicist slash political firecracker who explained the 2019 Chilean uprising better than most news outlets ever could.


In this episode, we talk about everything that went wrong after the marches: the Peace Agreement, fake news, the failed new constitution, and why Pinochet’s legacy is still alive and kicking in Chile.



⚠️ Fair warning: we speak fast. 






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If not for me, do it for Cucho and Cuchita. 🐱🐱 








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In this episode, I met with Nick Heumann, a medical physicist dedicated to political and social outreach in Chile, to talk about what really happened at the end of the 2019 social uprising.

Nick is such a badass (seco) that the episode ended up being in two parts.

And, as a true influencer, he's on every social media platform you can think of: Twitch, TikTok, Instagram.



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Pedro Pascal is the actor of the moment: canonized as the internet’s zaddy and unofficial national monument of Chile (yes, we said it).

But his life hasn’t exactly been a walk in the park—or, as we say in Chile, una taza de leche.

In this episode, I’ll tell you how HBO’s post-apocalyptic child protector became a patron saint, a global icon, and a symbol of Chilean pride.


A saint with a sinful face.




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Three reasons why you should NOT listen to this episode:

• We wanted to talk about movies, but we ended up talking about Pinochet’s military dictatorship (though we did talk about movies too).
• The films we like are depressing, dark, perfect for when you're tired of existing.
• I barely edited this episode, so for now, this is the closest thing to a real conversation between two Chileans you’ll hear on this humble podcast.

Movies we talked about:

• Tony Manero (Pablo Larraín)
• El Club (Pablo Larraín)
• Casa Lobo (Cristóbal León & Joaquín Cociña)

Where to LEGALLY watch Chilean films:
👉 https://ondamedia.cl/

You’re welcome.


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Before you pack your bag, here’s the truth: it’s freezing in summer, and Chile isn’t the cheap backpacker paradise you think—especially in Patagonia. In this episode, we’ll tell you:

• Why you need to be ready for real hiking.
• The weather: it’s cold, even in summer.
• How much it’ll actually cost you.
• And the tourists causing chaos in the park: wildfires, trash, and more. Don’t be one of them.

If you’re not ready to respect the place, stay home. But if you are, hit play and get the real deal on Torres del Paine.


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2024 is over, and in this episode, I bring you the song that will have your pololo picar la cebolla if he’s living outside Chile.


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Check out the Chilean New Year song here.

¡Que tengái un feliz año nuevo, po! 🥂🎉 💛

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Christmas in Chile? It’s all about pan de pascua, cola de mono, and sweating your face off in the middle of summer.

In this episode, I’ll share the ultimate Christmas carol for Chile.

No snow, just watermelons.

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Check out the 31 Minutos song here.

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🎄 Christmas is the best time of the year for any atheist—and what’s better than being an atheist and a little drunk? 

In this episode, I’m sharing the recipe for the drink you can’t miss this holiday season. It’s guaranteed vái a quedar como reina, especially if you’re serving it to your Chilean Pedrito Pascal versión Fruna (aka your pololo/husband, if you didn’t get the joke). 

✨ Christmas is coming! So, join my Patreon this December to help me buy gifts for my cats, or give this podcast 5 stars—whatever works, but just do something. 🍹

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Chao, pescao. 

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I'm raja, I don’t feel like writing much, so:

In this episode, I bring you 8 meanings of the word "raja" in Chilean Spanish.

If you want to see it in context in addition to this episode:


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Chao, pescao. 


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Would you take a picture holding an image of a killer and torturer?

You’d probably say no.

But what if Steven Spielberg does it, in front of millions?

At the 2022 Oscars, Spielberg posed with a doll of Ingrid Olderöck, one of the most cruel figures from the Chilean dictatorship. Some saw it as support for the short film Bestia, while others felt it was disrespectful to the victims of Pinochet’s regime.

So, where do we draw the line between art and history?

Stay with me in this episode, where I’ll tell you about Bestia, the Chilean short film about one of the most brutal women from Pinochet’s dictatorship.

BTW...


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Hello, Illuminati gringa, reptilian conspiracy theorist!

In this episode, I bring you a quick rundown on why everything we know about La Quintrala is probably just nonsense made up by the men of her time.


Maybe you really believed the stories about the deal with the devil? Nah, hold my satanic bible while I hit play on the episode. Enjoy!

BTW...

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According to the less-than-honorable people who believe in the Ouija, La Quintrala is the spirit that appears most frequently when idle folks start summoning the dead to solve the problems of the living.

At least in Chile—of course, spirits also have geographical barriers.

Well, in this episode, I’ll tell you about the most wicked woman who lived in colonial Chile, so wicked that she lived in the 1600s, and to this day her story is associated with paranormal phenomena, unexplainable events, and of course... horror stories.

BTW...


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The second part of the zodiac signs is here, packed with expressions in Chilean Spanish so you can express yourself like a queen, más chilena que los porotos. 


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What do Donald Trump and Pedrito Pascal have in common?


The truth is, nothing. 


Except that in today’s episode with astrology nerd Felipe Tello, we talk about a lot of stereotypes associated with zodiac signs and describe them in Chilean Spanish so you can praise your friends and roast your enemies in Spanish. 


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Borja and I weren’t satisfied with just recording an episode together and getting bombarded with hate, so we’re back for round two.

In this episode, the brave Spanish soldier himself, Borja, dives into the age-old October 12 debate: Should Spain apologize for the crimes of colonization?

It’s a chat between two friends, filled with data that might seem imprecise to many people we couldn’t care less about. So, get ready for a no-holds-barred conversation where we take the liberty to question, rant, and, of course, make a few mistakes along the way.


If you’re up for it, we promise you a good time and a refreshing perspective on a topic that’s always hotly debated. Listen at your own risk!


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