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The Spanishacks Podcast

The Spanishacks Podcast

Juan Diego Balam 168 episodes Nov 9, 2026

The Spanishacks Podcast helps learners improve their Spanish by listening to stories from people who have learned Spanish as a second language and reached an impressive level. Guests share their experiences, challenges, and practical advice for achieving fluency. The show is designed to motivate listeners who have set the same goal for themselves. Hosted by Juan Diego Balam, it offers real-world tips from successful Spanish learners.

Episodes

The Spanishacks Podcast #178 | This Spanish Teacher’s Advice Will Change How You Learn Spanish
The Spanishacks Podcast #178 | This Spanish Teacher’s Advice Will Change How You Learn Spanish Nov 9, 2026 49:58 Suset is a Spanish teacher from Cuba. She explains why consuming content you genuinely enjoy can help you speak Spanish more naturally, build confidence, and make the language part of your daily life. We also discuss learning through Netflix, speaking Spanish without living abroad, and the habits that actually lead to fluency.✅ Get FREE Short Stories in Spanish in your INBOX every other day:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
The Spanishacks Podcast #177 | American's Spanish Accent Glow Up | The R Sound That Stumped Him For Years
The Spanishacks Podcast #177 | American's Spanish Accent Glow Up | The R Sound That Stumped Him For Years Nov 5, 2026 50:39 Ben is an American who learned to speak Spanish fluently and developed an almost native Spanish accent. In this episode, he shares how living in Spain, surrounding himself with native speakers, copying their rhythm, and paying close attention to his mistakes transformed his Spanish pronunciation.✅ Get FREE Short Stories in Spanish in your INBOX every other day:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://spanishacks-academ
The Spanishacks Podcast #176 | IRISH girl SPEAKING SPANISH almost like a MEXICAN
The Spanishacks Podcast #176 | IRISH girl SPEAKING SPANISH almost like a MEXICAN Nov 2, 2026 46:44 Tola is an Irish Spanish learner living in Mexico City who speaks Spanish with an impressively clean accent.She shares how she went from struggling with Spanish at university to feeling comfortable speaking Mexican Spanish in real life, interviewing Mexican boxers, using slang, and learning through culture, movies, people, and daily life in Mexico.✅ Get FREE Short Stories in Spanish in your INBOX
The Spanishacks Podcast #175 | German Polyglot Speaking Spanish Fluently Reveals Her Method
The Spanishacks Podcast #175 | German Polyglot Speaking Spanish Fluently Reveals Her Method Oct 29, 2026 01:04:19 Sarah is a German polyglot who speaks more than 8 languages and became fluent in Spanish after years of studying, listening, traveling, and making plenty of mistakes.✅ Get FREE Short Stories in Spanish in your INBOX every other day:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://spanishacks-academy.com/free-short-stories-in-spanish⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠✅ Join my community and start your Diet for Spanish Fluency (7-day FREE trial):⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
The Spanishacks Podcast #174 | SWISS Girl Speaking Spanish with a COLOMBIAN ACCENT… No Foreign Accent?
The Spanishacks Podcast #174 | SWISS Girl Speaking Spanish with a COLOMBIAN ACCENT… No Foreign Accent? Oct 26, 2026 59:20 Salomé is a Swiss girl who speaks Spanish fluently with a Colombian accent. She first learned Spanish during a 5-month exchange in Valencia, Spain, when she was 15. Later, she moved to Bogotá, Colombia, where she fell in love with Colombian culture, the people, the music, the fruit, and the Spanish accent. Now, when she speaks Spanish, it’s hard to believe she’s actually from Switzerland.✅ Get FRE
The Spanishacks Podcast #173 | AMERICAN Girl SPEAKING SPANISH Fluently After Moving to Colombia
The Spanishacks Podcast #173 | AMERICAN Girl SPEAKING SPANISH Fluently After Moving to Colombia Oct 22, 2026 47:56 Maddie is an American from Texas who moved to Colombia and went from basic Spanish to confidently speaking Spanish in real life.She shares how language exchanges, salsa music, Colombian friends, yoga classes, and even learning how to “argue” in Spanish helped her improve faster than traditional classes ever did.✅ Get FREE Short Stories in Spanish in your INBOX every other day:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://span
The Spanishacks Podcast #172 | American Girl Speaking Spanish After 1 Year in Argentina
The Spanishacks Podcast #172 | American Girl Speaking Spanish After 1 Year in Argentina Oct 19, 2026 40:51 Chloe is from the United States, but after moving to Córdoba, Argentina, her Spanish changed completely.In this episode, she shares how she learned Spanish by speaking with locals, listening every day, making videos in Spanish, and slowly building the confidence to express herself. If you are afraid of speaking Spanish, Chloe’s story will inspire you to start before you feel ready.✅ Get FREE Short
The Spanishacks Podcast #171 | Finnish Girl Speaks Spanish Like She’s From Spain (No Foreign Accent)
The Spanishacks Podcast #171 | Finnish Girl Speaks Spanish Like She’s From Spain (No Foreign Accent) Oct 15, 2026 55:53 Sini is a streamer from Finland who moved to Spain, and now speaks Spanish so naturally that many people think she sounds Spanish.In this episode, she explains how she learned to think in Spanish, stopped translating in her head, made Spanish-speaking friends, and stayed consistent until she became fluent.✅ Get FREE Short Stories in Spanish in your INBOX every other day:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://spanishack
The Spanishacks Podcast #170 | Russian Girl Became Fluent in Spanish by FORCING Herself to Speak
The Spanishacks Podcast #170 | Russian Girl Became Fluent in Spanish by FORCING Herself to Speak Oct 12, 2026 38:07 Vitalina is a Russian girl who moved to Mexico alone to learn Spanish… and ended up becoming fluent, reaching a C1 level, and building a life in Spanish.She shares how she forced herself to speak Spanish from the beginning, stopped relying on English and Russian, surrounded herself with Mexican friends, watched movies and shows in Spanish, listened to Spanish music, and used real-life immersion to
The Spanishacks Podcast #169 | British Girl Speaks Spanish So Well I Thought She Was Spanish
The Spanishacks Podcast #169 | British Girl Speaks Spanish So Well I Thought She Was Spanish Oct 8, 2026 51:24 Mayah is from the UK, but when you hear her speaking Spanish, you might think she’s from Spain.In this episode of Spanishacks, Mayah shares how she went from hating Spanish, getting low grades, and even being told by a teacher that she would “never speak Spanish”… to becoming fluent in Spanish and developing an accent so natural that many people think she’s Spanish.We talk about how immersion chan
The Spanishacks Podcast #168 | How This Polish Girl Became Fluent in Spanish (Her 3 Biggest Secrets)
The Spanishacks Podcast #168 | How This Polish Girl Became Fluent in Spanish (Her 3 Biggest Secrets) Oct 5, 2026 45:43 Dominika is a Polish Spanish teacher who started learning Spanish from zero and eventually became fluent enough to teach it professionally.She shares what really helped her improve, why university Spanish was not enough, and why speaking with real people made such a big difference in her fluency journey. We also talk about the biggest mistakes Spanish learners make, how long it really takes to rea
The Spanishacks Podcast #167 | She Left the US to Study College in Spain… Without Speaking Spanish
The Spanishacks Podcast #167 | She Left the US to Study College in Spain… Without Speaking Spanish Oct 1, 2026 01:06:19 Holly shares how she went from barely speaking Spanish to studying at a university in Spain and speaking Spanish fluently with an impressively natural accent.She talks about leaving the United States, moving to Valencia, facing the fear of speaking, struggling with identity in another language, and how consuming Spanish every day helped her reach real fluency without obsessing over grammar.✅ Get F

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