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Podcast English Radio - Victor, Cecilia and Héctor

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Cecilia, Victor and Héctor give a weekly overview of news related to the English speaking community of Barce... lona, highlighting developments with the American Society of Barcelona and other expat groups. Intrerviewing local dynamic movers and shakers of business and culture.
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Have you ever considered the simple action of going out dinning can actually help a social cause in your comunity? An idea like this inspired our guest, Xavier Xargay, to develop Dinners That Matter, an ninitiative that bring together diners and restaurants quaterly to support local social projects.
It's time for you to put some spice in your life. If you are like us a curry lover (or just a foodie), now you can meet your buddies in the first curry club in the city. But even if you are new to this marvel derived from human wit, listen to Nigel Lovell from Barcelona Curry Night explain the delicious events the club organizes and let him take you by the hand to the best curry places in Barcelona. Also for the first time, Alex and Cecilia complain about the music in the show and agree on the worst song ever
Are you one of those people that think they don't need help managing your wealth? Well, you better think twice. In this changing world, we adapt and adopt new ways to make a living. We are rarely aware this is also the case of taxing policies and other obligations we incur as citizens. To help us wade this waters we recieve Angela South from Expat Pensions. She explains the general state of affairs concerning US taxes and expat comunities. Also listen to Farida preferred topics for this week: killer selfies and dement towns
Today´s show consisted of some interesting facts from around the globe, including chocolates, brought to us by our favourite chocoholic Nerea Prieto who teaches us the best ways to savour and indudge in the art of chocolate. Join us on our discussions regarding science and sex scandals..and of course...how to choose the best chocolate! Wear a blindfold and listen carefully!
Are you planning to take the big leap and put your products into the USA market but do not know where to start? Don't you worry. We have you covered. In this program we stablish a very interesting conversation with Ivan Mutis from GM & L talking about how to develop European exports with a simpler and sound approach. He shows numbers of bilateral trade and offers insights collected from their knowledge and experience that make Cecilia's curiosity spin Héctor welcomes return to class with the help of the most obsequious student
Have you ever paid attention to that marvelous distribution system that is your spine? Realy? Our guess Oliver Dawson from Born Chiropractic shares some advice and throw some light about the role our structure and its dynamics play in our well-being. We follow on the topic of dating in BCN as part of our social responsibility towards our listeners and our collaborator Farida Hussain from Elefante Trunk provides her views and tips on online dating. Also listen to the long repercussions of some news compiled by Victor today
When you’re out of Indo River region you would hardly link elefants and curry. And to make it less a platitude we we'll cover african pachyderms and canadian curry In this program we host Farida Hussain from Elefante Trunk a catering and events company based in Barcelona. Listen to her as she explains the secrets of her curry and their endeavors to organize an fundraising this autum to help preserve the elephants in Virunga.
Summer heat brings the more unexpected topics. ASB's sweetheart Tori Sparks, Sam Medik, Cecilia & the misterious Lady X, share their views about the always surprising dating game, centered this time in Barcelona. While Victor dares risqué questions for first time in our show, our guests generously offer some advise with a quick review of DOs and DONTs to those adventuring into this wild & wooing world.
Good ideas and new projects are always welcomed. And they abound in our city. In this episode we recieve Matthieu van Haperen and Jordi Solé Muntada from eCrowd a comapny that develops Crowdlending for asset based lending. Matthieu and Jordi explain how their company fills a gap in the current financing market for small-medium companies. And as if one Victor were not enough listen to another surprise guest exchange victorisms with our resident Vic.
Behold another exercise of Just in Time Radio! In today’s edition we welcome Carlos Cruz Rastrojo from Iyiyim. He is an event manager at Startup Grind and runs his own Event Management Business. He explains some juicy anecdotes of his trade and what are the key features an EM has to have. Listen to Victor’s experiences in a taxi and some breaking news about the home sharing business in the city
Have you ever considered gravity might be a problem for an idea you want to test? You are not alone. But don’t worry, there’s help on the way. We recieve in our program Daniel Ventura González from Celestia Aerospace. They develop, build and put in orbit custom made Nano Satellites. Listen to our guest comment on what makes them special and how they are breaking new grounds in space related activities. Listen to Héctor’s particular selection of current news and Victor’s theory about some hair wagging the candidate in GOP rally.
In this age of acronyms and super cool concepts, have you heard of "Just In Time Radio"? It's a technique we're assessing and (maybe) promoting. It translates to something like "you better don't be late if you are broadcasting live... keeping in mind that you don't have to be the first to arrive to the studios" We welcome in our studios Victoria Coates from Websays and Steve O'Brien from Media Messaging to talk about digital marketing. They explain some aspects of their trade but specially their pariticular approach to the matter. Witness Victor's fangs grow long as an insight leads him to devise ways of digital destruction. Also listen to Héctor compare two titanic figures of politics of our times
Are you like us a documentary film lover? We wanted to know from an insider what is that special attribute that distinguishes documentaries from regular films. Listen to Andrea as she brings her 'behind the camera' POV to our studios. And as Héctor tries to get loose on his rant, a presence of "El Chapo" flies over Barcelona and makes him stop in his tracks, resulting in the dreaded "radio silence".
Forget about shallow entertainment. Listen to Carme Parareda from Ictineu Submarins explain about her adventures: from crossing the Athlantic in a sail boat (twice!) to building a multipurpose submarine in Sant Feliu de Llobregat and the development of different submersible technologies. Also listen to Cecilia's advice about what to do when while traveling in a submarine your batteries burst into flames
In the mood for summer time? If you're not, you might change your stance after hearing all the city has to offer as told by Andrea Moreno, Managing Director of Barcelona Metropolitan magazine. She reviews the main cultural events Barcelona hosts this summer. Victor anounces the American Society of Barcelona's 4th of July party and suggests a new kind of art form to be included in our museums.
Today's program theme is Challengers conference held in the city the third week of June. First we broadcast an interview we did to the Challengers conference team in which they presented the event and their project. Later we listen to Cecilia and Héctor comment on their experiences as volunteers at the event and their hightlights of the sessions. Also a surprise host takes Victor's place and shows she is as ready as him for party.
One of our most technical programs. We welcome Michael Counihan from Lean Startup Circle Barcelona. They're focused on bringing in the best methodology in the process of starting a new company. Our guest help us reach beyond our frontiers and we make our first remote interview to Alexander Osterwalder, of international renown for inventing the Business Model Canvas Methodology. Listen to Victor anounce his plans for the next Pride Day
In this edition we want to challenge you. Meet Kayvan Nikjou Alex Andreu and Dado Diez-Hochleitner from Challengers Conference. They explain what makes Challengers unique in the startups conference scene and invite the entrepenours amongst our listeners come closer and dare to take that step that changes everything.
Barcelona has been able to develop a good reputation in the area of Biosciences. Our guest is a Principal Researcher at The Sant Pau Biomedical Research Institute and comes to talk about teh molecular biology of the Synapse. It sounds like big stuff but in fact it adresses the smalest structures in our brain's processes. He goes to tell how the outcome of this lab work becomes the grounding field for many other fields of study in applied and behavioral sciences and can help in our understanding of intellectual disabilities.
We welcome Audie Norris, former Portland Trailblazers (NBA) player, former Barcelona (ACB) player and current Sevilla assist. Coach. Audie talks about his beginnings as a Pro Player, his career in Europe and his initiatives helping talented local players hone their skills before taking the big step of going Pro. If you detect a gap in the audio you're you're not misleaded, the ghost of the unatendded open mic on radio (the horror!) appears in our studio. Héctor stutters and babbles while Victor engages into taking pictures of his idol (he falls for tall men). Oh Cecilia, we miss you so much!
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