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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2026 · ISSUE No. 217

A2 · ElementaryAdapted from ElDiario.es

Spain's Top Daily News Podcast Expands: New Season, Live Tour & Fresh Voice

El podcast 'Un tema Al día' crece y llega un nuevo autor al boletín

Sep 1, 20261 min readGraded Spanish · word-by-word audio

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El podcast 'Un tema Al día', dirigido por Juanlu Sánchez, empieza su sexta temporada. Es el podcast de actualidad líder en España, con más de 200.000 suscriptores y un millón de escuchas al mes.

El próximo 3 de octubre, 'Un tema Al día' se hará en el Teatro Lope de Vega de Madrid. Además, la newsletter matinal 'Al día' cambia de autor. Después de seis años, Juanlu Sánchez deja el espacio en manos de Toño Fraguas, un periodista con mucha experiencia.

Toño Fraguas es redactor jefe en elDiario.es y lleva casi 10 años trabajando en el equipo de edición. Ahora deja su trabajo entre bambalinas para imprimir su personalidad en el boletín. Con estos cambios, 'Al día' se configura como un espacio para el periodismo de innovación y cercanía.

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Watch out, English speaker

English speakers often translate 'lleva casi 10 años trabajando' as 'he has almost 10 years working,' which is ungrammatical in English. In Spanish, 'llevar + time + present participle' expresses an ongoing action that started in the past and continues now—English uses the present perfect continuous: 'he has been working for almost 10 years.' Remember: Spanish uses the present participle, not the infinitive, after 'llevar'. English speakers may try to use 'will' for every future idea, but Spanish simple future (e.g., 'habrá,' 'se hará') often corresponds to English 'will be' or 'will take place.' Don't confuse it with the immediate future 'ir a + infinitive,' which is more colloquial. Also, note that Spanish simple future can express probability or conjecture about the present, but here it's a straightforward future event.

Key vocabulary

  • podcastm.

    podcast

    “Escucho un podcast cada mañana.”— I listen to a podcast every morning.

    Pattern un podcast de actualidad news podcast

    Compare programa de audio audio program

    Plural: podcasts

    💡 From iPod + broadcast, it is an English loanword.

  • temporadaf.

    season (of a show)

    “La nueva temporada empieza en octubre.”— The new season starts in October.

    Pattern sexta temporada sixth season

    Compare ciclo cycle

    Plural: temporadas

    💡 Cognate with tiempo (time), it refers to a period of time.

  • suscriptorm.

    subscriber

    “El canal tiene muchos suscriptores.”— The channel has many subscribers.

    Pattern tener suscriptores to have subscribers

    Compare abonado subscriber

    Feminine: suscriptora; plural: suscriptores

    💡 From Latin subscribere, meaning 'to write underneath'.

  • escuchaf.

    listen, listenership

    “El programa tiene miles de escuchas al mes.”— The program gets thousands of listens per month.

    Pattern un millón de escuchas one million listens

    Compare audición listening

    Plural: escuchas

    💡 From the verb escuchar (to listen).

  • directom.

    live broadcast

    “El concierto se emite en directo.”— The concert is broadcast live.

    Pattern en directo live

    Compare en vivo live

    Plural: directos

    💡 Cognate with dirigir (to direct), it refers to something done directly.

  • entrevistaf.

    interview

    “La entrevista fue muy interesante.”— The interview was very interesting.

    Pattern una entrevista en vídeo video interview

    Compare conversación conversation

    Plural: entrevistas

    💡 From French entrevue, meaning 'meeting'.

  • boletínm.

    newsletter, bulletin

    “Recibo el boletín cada mañana.”— I receive the newsletter every morning.

    Pattern boletín matinal morning briefing

    Compare newsletter newsletter

    Plural: boletines

    💡 From French bulletin, it refers to information published officially or regularly.

  • redactorm.

    editor, writer

    “Ella es redactora de una revista.”— She is an editor at a magazine.

    Pattern redactor jefe editor-in-chief

    Compare editor editor

    Feminine: redactora; plural: redactores

    💡 From the verb redactar (to write).

  • bambalinasf. pl.

    behind the scenes

    “Trabaja entre bambalinas en el teatro.”— He works behind the scenes in the theater.

    Pattern entre bambalinas behind the scenes

    Compare detrás de escena behind the scenes

    Singular: bambalina

    💡 Originally referring to the curtains on both sides of a theater stage, extended to mean behind the scenes.

  • cercaníaf.

    closeness, proximity

    “La cercanía con los lectores es importante.”— Closeness to readers is important.

    Pattern periodismo de cercanía journalism close to readers

    Compare proximidad closeness

    Plural: cercanías

    💡 From the adjective cercano (near).

Grammar spotlight

Present perfect vs. llevar + time + present participle

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The structure llevar + time period + present participle means 'to have been doing something for a certain amount of time,' emphasizing the ongoing duration of the action. For example: lleva casi 10 años trabajando (he has been working for almost 10 years).

“Toño Fraguas lleva casi 10 años trabajando en el equipo de edición.”— Toño Fraguas has been working on the editing team for almost 10 years.

⚠️ Do not use llevar + time period + infinitive; you must use the present participle (-ando/-iendo).

Future tense (simple future)

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The simple future tense expresses actions that will happen in the future and is often used with future time expressions such as el próximo 3 de octubre (October 3rd). Verb forms: habrá (future of haber), se hará (future of hacerse).

“El próximo 3 de octubre, 'Un tema Al día' se hará en el Teatro Lope de Vega.”— On October 3rd, 'Un tema Al día' will be held at the Teatro Lope de Vega.

⚠️ Do not use the present tense to express future actions unless there is a clear time expression and it is acceptable in spoken language.

Sentence patterns to steal

  • Es el podcast de actualidad líder en España, con más de 200.000 suscriptores y un millón de escuchas al mes.

    It is Spain's leading news podcast, with over 200,000 subscribers and one million listens per month.

    Es + noun + líder + en + place, con + number + nounYou can replace the nouns and numbers, e.g., Es el periódico líder en México, con miles de lectores.
  • El equipo crece y habrá nuevos formatos: programas en directo, entrevistas en vídeo y series especiales.

    The team is growing and there will be new formats: live shows, video interviews, and special series.

    habrá + noun + listYou can replace the nouns and list items, e.g., Habrá nuevas actividades: talleres, conferencias y conciertos.
  • Después de seis años, Juanlu Sánchez deja el espacio en manos de Toño Fraguas.

    After six years, Juanlu Sánchez hands over the space to Toño Fraguas.

    dejar algo en manos de alguienYou can replace 'algo' and 'alguien', e.g., Deja el proyecto en manos de su equipo.
  • Ahora deja su trabajo entre bambalinas para imprimir su personalidad en el boletín.

    Now he leaves his behind-the-scenes work to put his personal stamp on the newsletter.

    dejar + noun + para + infinitiveYou can replace the noun and verb, e.g., Deja su puesto para viajar por el mundo.
  • Con estos cambios, 'Al día' se configura como un espacio para el periodismo de innovación y cercanía.

    With these changes, 'Al día' positions itself as a space for innovative and close-to-the-reader journalism.

    se configura como + nounYou can replace the noun, e.g., La ciudad se configura como un centro cultural.

Podcast Culture in Spain

Spain's podcast market has grown rapidly in recent years, with news podcasts being especially popular. elDiario.es is a well-known Spanish digital media outlet, and its podcast 'Un tema Al día' has become an industry benchmark by covering one news topic in 15 minutes each day. Live recording events held in theaters reflect a new trend of media interacting with audiences.

Source: elDiario.es official website and public reports

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