Filling the Sink

15/11/2023

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11/11/2023

🚨 NEW PODCAST: We are 8 million - Catalonia's older, densely-packed and foreign-born population

New demographic data shows the territory is more diverse than ever

New demographic data shows the territory is more diverse than ever

04/11/2023

🚨 New Filling the Sink PODCAST episode 🚨

From neither here nor there - what's it like to integrate in Catalonia? We hear from a number of migrants who spoke to us at the Barcelona International Community Day

Migrants’ experiences depend on various factors, including their socioeconomic backgrounds

28/10/2023

🏘️ | New episode out now! No place like home - Barcelona's social housing shortage

For decades, residents have struggled to access affordable housing

For decades, residents have struggled to access affordable housing

28/10/2023

🏘️ | PODCAST: No place like home - Barcelona's social housing shortage

For decades, residents have struggled to access affordable housing
https://www.catalannews.com/podcast/item/podcast-no-place-like-home---barcelonas-social-housing-shortage

21/10/2023

🚨 NEW PODCAST! 100 years of Joan Oró - the man who wanted to understand the origin of life

Catalan government organized a ‘Joan Oró Year’ to celebrate the renowned biochemist

Listen to discover more about Joan Oró with Joan Anton Català as a special guest! ⤵️

Catalan government organized a ‘Joan Oró Year’ to celebrate the renowned biochemist

15/10/2023

📻 | Listen to our new podcast episode and take a stroll around Barcelona's most famous sights, such as La Boqueria market and Els Bunkers del Carmel, whose popularity has skyrocketed thanks to social media!

Local spots are being overrun by tourists after garnering attention online

14/10/2023

📻 NEW PODCAST! 📻

This week, we talk about spots that become famous on TikTok, drawing hundreds or thousands of travelers - who mostly just want to take a photo there

Local spots are being overrun by tourists after garnering attention online

08/10/2023

🗣️ Could Catalan become the European Union’s 25th official language?

Listen to our latest podcast to find out more 🎧

After getting it approved in Congress, politicians push for Catalan to become an official EU language

07/10/2023

🎧 | PODCAST: Catalan in Congress - now an official language, could the EU be next?

A new episode, and a new host - Have a listen! 👇👇 🎧

After getting it approved in Congress, politicians push for Catalan to become an official EU language

30/09/2023

🎧 | Happy 🥳

Why not celebrate by diving into our back catalog? We've got episodes on civil war bomb shelters, Pablo Picasso, high-speed trains, Catalan cinema, Girona's flower festival, mass tourism, and plenty more ⤵️

English-language media outlet of the Agència Catalana de Notícies

30/09/2023

🎧 | Happy 🥳

Why not celebrate by diving into our back catalog? We've got episodes on international writers, drought, politics, culture shocks, cava, carnival, the oldest person in the world, and plenty more

Check them out ⤵️

English-language media outlet of the Agència Catalana de Notícies

30/09/2023

🎧 | PODCAST: Animal welfare law – pets protected, hunting dogs and bullfighting exempted

Pro-hunting organization Artemisan Foundation and animal rights group AnimaNaturalis share their thoughts on the new legislation

Pro-hunting organization Artemisan Foundation and animal rights group AnimaNaturalis share their thoughts on the new legislation

23/09/2023

🚨🚨 New podcast episode! 🚨🚨

We look into the real-life case of the murder of a Barcelona police officer being given the Netflix treatment, and true crime stories in Catalonia

A famous real-life case involving the murder of a Barcelona police officer gets the Netflix treatment

21/09/2023

🎧 | What makes us human? Catalonia's role in biggest ever primate genome study

Filling the Sink takes a tour of the National Center for Genomic Analysis in Barcelona

Listen to our Filling the Sink podcast episode to learn more ⤵️

Filling the Sink takes a tour of the National Center for Genomic Analysis in Barcelona

16/09/2023

🎧 Listen to our latest Filling the Sink podcast episode!

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

Excitement builds as first preliminary race takes place in Vilanova i la Geltrú

Excitement builds as first preliminary race takes place in Vilanova i la Geltrú

16/09/2023

🚨 NEW PODCAST! America's Cup – Barcelona counts down to sailing's most prestigious regatta

Excitement builds as first preliminary race takes place in Vilanova i la Geltrú this weekend!

🎧 Listen to our latest Filling the Sink podcast episode ⤵️

Excitement builds as first preliminary race takes place in Vilanova i la Geltrú

12/09/2023

🎧 | PODCAST: Diada 2023 – Pro-indy movement holds balance of power after Spanish election

Exiled former president Carles Puidgemont sets amnesty as pre-condition for Pedro Sánchez's re-election as Spanish prime minister

Exiled former president Carles Puidgemont sets amnesty as pre-condition for Pedro Sánchez's re-election as Spanish prime minister

10/09/2023

🎧 | This week's Catalan phrase is 'ser un corcó'

Listen to our latest Filling the Sink podcast episode to learn what it means!

Exiled former president Carles Puidgemont sets amnesty as pre-condition for Pedro Sánchez's re-election as Spanish prime minister

09/09/2023

🎧 | NEW PODCAST! Diada 2023 – Pro-indy movement holds balance of power after Spanish election

Listen to our latest Filling the Sink episode, out now! ⤵️

Exiled former president Carles Puidgemont sets amnesty as pre-condition for Pedro Sánchez's re-election as Spanish prime minister

09/09/2023

🚨 NEW PODCAST OUT NOW!

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

Exiled former president Carles Puidgemont sets amnesty as pre-condition for Pedro Sánchez's re-election as Spanish prime minister

Listen to our latest Filling the Sink episode ⤵️

Exiled former president Carles Puidgemont sets amnesty as pre-condition for Pedro Sánchez's re-election as Spanish prime minister

02/09/2023

👶 | What is behind Catalonia's falling birth rate and is it a cause for concern?

New podcast episode out now!

With Antonio López-Gay from Barcelona's Centre for Demographic Studies and Dr Ximena Justo from Barcelona IVF 

31/08/2023

🎧 | Discover some of Girona's most beautiful, scenic, and challenging cycling routes in the latest episode of our podcast. Listen below or wherever you get your podcasts ⤵️

First four stages of La Vuelta criss-cross Catalonia, which in recent years has become a hub for professional cyclists

30/08/2023

🎧 | Did you know that Girona is a world capital for cycling? Hundreds of professionals from around the world make it their base

To mark , we took a look at cycling in Catalonia for our latest episode ⤵️

First four stages of La Vuelta criss-cross Catalonia, which in recent years has become a hub for professional cyclists

28/08/2023

🎧 | Girona has been described as a "Mecca" for cycling. But what makes the area so good for the sport?

Ahead of , we spoke with former pros and members of the local cycling community to discover more

First four stages of La Vuelta criss-cross Catalonia, which in recent years has become a hub for professional cyclists

27/08/2023

🎧 | PODCAST: Cycling in Catalonia – Riding hotspot Girona and La Vuelta kicks off from Barcelona

First four stages of criss-cross Catalonia, which in recent years has become a hub for professional cyclists

First four stages of La Vuelta criss-cross Catalonia, which in recent years has become a hub for professional cyclists

26/08/2023

🎧 | PODCAST: Cycling in Catalonia – Riding hotspot Girona and La Vuelta kicks off from Barcelona

First four stages of La Vuelta criss-cross Catalonia, which in recent years has become a hub for professional cyclists

First four stages of La Vuelta criss-cross Catalonia, which in recent years has become a hub for professional cyclists

25/08/2023

🎧 | PODCAST: Cycling in Catalonia – Riding hotspot Girona and La Vuelta kicks off from Barcelona

First four stages of La Vuelta criss-cross Catalonia, which in recent years has become a hub for professional cyclists

First four stages of La Vuelta criss-cross Catalonia, which in recent years has become a hub for professional cyclists

18/08/2023

🎧 | PODCAST: Young entrepreneurs – from fashion to fruit, microelectronics to meals at work

Four young people on the challenges and rewards of starting your own business

Four young people on the challenges and rewards of starting your own business

06/08/2023

🏖️ NEW EPISODE! Somorrostro beach and the hidden history of Barcelona's shanty towns

In the 1960s, 100,000 people lived in slums on the beach, on Montjuïc, at the Carmel bunkers and elsewhere in the city

🎧 Listen below! ⤵️

In the 1960s, 100,000 people lived in slums on the beach, on Montjuïc, at the Carmel bunkers and elsewhere in the city