Conquering Spanish: Interviews with Learners

About Conquering Spanish: Interviews with Learners

Conquering Spanish is a podcast that shares the real-life journeys of adults learning Spanish, offering listeners inspiring stories of persistence and success. Each episode features interviews with Spanish learners who discuss their challenges, strategies, and personal achievements in Spanish language acquisition. The podcast provides valuable tips and motivation for those currently on their language-learning path. Sponsored by Spanish55, this series aims to create a supportive and engaging community for Spanish learners of all levels.

Publisher

Spanish55

Category

education · education · education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

30 Oct 2024

Latest episode

14 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

25 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   14 Oct 2026

   Starting Spanish at 65: Freezing, Breakthroughs, and a Dynamic Life | Brent's Story

   In this episode of Conquering Spanish, host Tania Roman sits down with Brent, a retired technology sales leader from Queens, New York, who began learning Spanish after retirement and now describes it as building a slightly different version of himself. Brent explains what started it: travel that showed him how routinely people elsewhere speak two or three languages, and a desire to keep his mind active once the working years ended. He began with free community college classes for seniors, the...

2. 

   15 Sept 2026

   Using AI to Learn Spanish: Coding, Curiosity, and the Long Game | Jennifer's Story

   In this episode of Conquering Spanish, host Tania Roman sits down with Jennifer, a traveler, photographer, and former travel editor who spent close to two decades visiting Mexico before deciding it was time to actually learn Spanish. Jennifer studied French from childhood through a semester in Paris, and she describes how that history both supports and interferes with her Spanish today. She walks through her path from an app, to a tutor, to a work immersion program, and finally to Coach Ana a...

3. 

   15 Aug 2026

   Learning to Think in Another Language: Curiosity, Volunteering, and Growth | Elaine's Story

   In this episode of Conquering Spanish, host Tania Roman sits down with Elaine, a psychologist who first began learning Spanish to connect with her stepson's wife and her family, and stayed with it because it became one of her favorite ways to keep growing. Elaine shares what draws her to the language as more than vocabulary and grammar: the way Spanish reflects a different way of thinking and phrasing the world, and how that keeps her open-minded and curious. She talks about her years of vol...

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