The Breakfast Podcast

Today I'm opening a book that isn't on any bookshelf: the one that is written with each page that transforms us. We travel the world in search of new stories, because reading is crossing borders without a passport. And every story is a cultural compass.

Today I want to tell you about a woman who not only wrote verses, but paid the highest price for them. In the heart of the Polish forests, at the beginning of the 20th century, Bronisława Wajs was born, known to her people as Papusza, which means 'Doll'.

This episode isn't comfortable. It doesn't intend to be. Today I open pages that many would like to close: dictatorships that crushed voices, crimes hidden under flags, silences that still scream. You will hear fragments of memory and analysis that are unsettling. Because to remember is to resist. Because forgetting is also violence.

The use of shipping containers as housing, especially after a catastrophe, as we saw in La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain, after the volcanic eruption, seems to be universal.

In this episode, I delve into the lives of those who defy distance, language, and fear. Migrants who left behind the familiar to embrace the unknown. You'll hear stories of everyday courage, of human beings reinventing their world, of young people transforming rejection into strength. Because migrating isn't just about moving: it's about rebuilding.

When unexpected events like those in Venezuela occur, I usually wait days before posting. Let it be known that I abhor any dictatorship, from either side.

We often think that freedom is absolute, but our Penal Code establishes clear limits to protect t...

According to Western Church tradition, we already know there are three Magic Kings, who, due to a mistranslation, were more accurately described as wise men. But this isn't important to me.
Imagine three wealthy kings travelling through the desert today. Two are welcomed with open arms; the third is detained for questioning. This isn't a biblical story but a modern migration crisis.

Undoubtedly, and in theory, if we applied immigration law, only two could cross the border, essentially creating a highly racist ethnic profile: Melchior and Gaspar are depicted as white, and Balthazar as black..
Maybe...

Today I'm opening a book that isn't on any bookshelf: the one that is written with each page that transforms us. We travel the world in search of new stories, because reading is crossing borders without a passport. And each story is a cultural compass.

We've often been told that the history of this continent began with colonisation, but today we're opening a book that proves otherwise: the Epic of Sundiata.

This episode isn't comfortable. It doesn't intend to be. Today I open pages that many would like to close: dictatorships that crushed voices, crimes hidden under flags, and silences that still scream. You will hear fragments of memory and analysis that are unsettling. Because to remember is to resist. Because forgetting is also violence.

As fate would have it, Portugal, our neighbour, which suffered a dictatorship, has also decided to allow the far right to return.

In this episode, I delve into the lives of those who defy distance, language, and fear. Migrants who left behind the familiar to embrace the unknown. You'll hear stories of everyday courage, of human beings reinventing their world, of young people transforming rejection into strength. Because migrating isn't just about moving: it's about rebuilding.

What happened in Badalona, ​​Spain, was something I'd never seen before: it's no longer just protesting at the doors of a shelter. a: complete deshumanization.

If I had to choose New Year's resolutions, besides wanting to end hate crimes, it would be peace of mind. Being able to attend to more urgent matters and choose events to attend. Because my autism causes me to have intense  hyperfocus, which I'm sometimes unable to control, and I feel unhappy. I fell very "Grinch". I'm happy writing or studying.

Today I'm opening a book that isn't on any bookshelf: the one that is written with each page that transforms us. We travel the world in search of new stories, because reading is crossing borders without a passport. And each story is a cultural compass.

I admit there was a time when I wasn't doing well. I didn't understand what was happening to me, until last year when a small book came into my life: "Who Moved My Cheese?" by Spencer Johnson.

This episode isn't comfortable. It doesn't intend to be. Today I'm opening pages that many would like to close: dictatorships that crushed voices, crimes hidden under flags, silences that still scream. You'll listen fragments of memory and analysis that make you uncomfortable. Because to remember is to resist. Because forgetting is also violence.

And returning to the topic of religion, since it's Christmas, there's a subject that interests me greatly: the exclusion of other peoples who share the same ethnic origin.

In this episode, I delve into the lives of those who defy distance, language, and fear. Migrants who left behind the familiar to embrace the unknown. You'll hear stories of everyday courage, of human beings reinventing their world, of young people transforming rejection into strength. Because migrating isn't just about moving: it's about rebuilding.

As much as I want to distance myself from my professional past, it always comes back to me at just the right time to remind me not to abandon raising awareness.

I find it hard to understand why people assume that all...

First of all, happy holidays!

Just a year ago, I started this podcast with the sole intention of practicing my pronunciation, because it had been years since I'd spoken English. Remember that I had resumed my English Studies degree.

Today I'm opening a book that isn't on any bookshelf: the one that is written with each page that transforms us. We travel the world in search of new stories, because reading is crossing borders without a passport. And every story is a cultural compass.

The story of Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia, originally titled The Prince of Abyssinia: A Tale, though often shortened to Rasselas, is a fable about happiness and ignorance, written by Samuel Johnson. 

This episode isn't comfortable. It doesn't intend to be. Today I open pages that many would like to close: dictatorships that crushed voices, crimes hidden under flags, silences that still scream. You will hear fragments of memory and analysis that are unsettling. Because to remember is to resist. Because forgetting is also violence.

Indoctrination in classrooms refers to ideological influence in education, where certain beliefs or ideologies are imposed on students, which can affect their critical thinking and freedom of thought.

In this episode, I delve into the lives that defy distance, language, and fear. Migrants who left behind the familiar to embrace the unknown. You'll hear stories of everyday courage, of human beings reinventing their world, of young people transforming rejection into strength. Because migrating isn't just about moving: it's about rebuilding.

One of the most common mantras is that Canarians who migrated to Venezuela or Cuba did so with "papers."

Today I'm opening a book that isn't on any bookshelf: the one that's written with every page that transforms us. We travel the world in search of new stories, because reading is crossing borders without a passport. And every story is a cultural compass.

I know it's not Halloween, but I felt like talking about this unique author: Thomas Gray. What's so original about him?

This episode isn't comfortable. It doesn't intend to be. Today I open pages that many would like to close: dictatorships that crushed voices, crimes hidden under flags, silences that still scream. You will hear fragments of memory and analysis that are unsettling. Because to remember is to resist. Because forgetting is also violence.

Australians don't much like to be reminded of it, but history must always be remembered, and we must confront our darkest past: being a penal colony.

In this episode, I delve into the lives that defy distance, language, and fear. Migrants who left behind the familiar to embrace the unknown. You'll listen stories of everyday courage, of human beings reinventing their world, of young people transforming rejection into strength.

Because migrating isn't just about moving: it's about rebuilding.AIDS does not knows borders, but the way it's addressed certainly does. Many migrants arrive in new countries carrying the weight of a double challenge: the struggle for integration and the struggle for dignified access to treatment and prevention.

This series is a journey through literature without borders. In each episode, I dive into a book, an author, or a literary movement from different parts of the world. Because books are passports too, and every story carries us closer to new cultures, languages, and ways of seeing life. 

After reading and analyzing several works of English literature, specifically those written in the 19th and early 20th centuries, coinciding with the expansion of the British Empire, it could be said that there are authors whose works, on the surface, seem to denounce imperialist actions, but are quite the o...

This episode isn't comfortable. It doesn't intend to be. Today I open pages that many would like to close: dictatorships that crushed voices, crimes hidden under flags, silences that still scream. You will listen fragments of memory and analysis that make you uncomfortable. Because to remember is to resist. Because forgetting is also violence.

When we see the arrival of migrant boats (if they arrive by plane, there isn't so much complaint), xenophobes always say to send them back to their countries. Today I'm going to talk about what a deportation can mean.

In this episode, I delve into the lives of those who defy distance, language, and fear. Migrants who left behind the familiar to embrace the unknown. You'll hear stories of everyday courage, of human beings reinventing their world, of young people transforming rejection into strength. Because migrating isn't just about moving: it's about rebuilding.

Foreigners who do not hold Spanish nationality but are nationals of one of the countries that make up the European Union have the right to participate in both European Parliament elections and municipal and local elections, as outlined in Article 210 of the LOREG (Organic...

Today I'm opening a book that isn't on any shelf: the one that's written with every page that transforms us. We travel the world in search of new stories, because reading is crossing borders without a passport. And every story is a cultural compass.


A question: When you were in high school, how was literature taught to you? Have you been reading since childhood? Perhaps the reason why reading is so difficult now stems from the way we're taught, because the blame doesn't always lie with the student.

In this episode, I talk about lives that defy distance, language, and fear. Migrants who left behind the familiar to embrace the unknown. You'll hear stories of everyday courage, of human beings reinventing their world, of young people transforming rejection into strength. Because migrating isn't just about moving: it's about rebuilding.

One of the most frequently used mantras by the far right is that of remigration. They believe that this will solve all our problems.

Today I'm opening a book that isn't on any bookshelf: the one that is written with each page that transforms us. We travel the world in search of new stories, because reading is crossing borders without a passport. And each story is a cultural compass.


I don't know if you like science fiction. I don't. Perhaps because it makes us reflect on a future that seems worse than it is now.

This episode isn't comfortable. It doesn't intend to be. Today I open pages that many would like to close: dictatorships that crushed voices, crimes hidden under flags, silences that still scream. You will listen fragments of memory, and analyses that make you uncomfortable. Because to remember is to resist. Because forgetting is also violence.

What leads a minor today to join the far right?

In this episode, I talk about lives or experiences that  defy distance, language, and fear. Migrants who left behind the familiar to embrace the unknown. You will listen stories of everyday courage, of human beings reinventing their world, of young people transforming rejection into strength. Because migrating isn't just about moving: it's about rebuilding.

Trying to influence the beliefs of the audience, watching a discussion or debate we participate in,  is exhausting, but there's a foolproof trick to silence hate speech.

Today I open a book that isn't on any shelf: the one that is written with each page that transforms us. I will travel the world in search of new stories, because reading is crossing borders without a passport. And every story is a cultural compass.

Inspired by Mary Shelley's novel Frankenstein (1818), this syndrome has been used to describe both an individual psychological phenomenon and a widespread social concern about the unchecked development of science and technology.

This episode is not comfortable. It doesn't intend to be. Today I open pages that many would like to close: dictatorships that crushed voices, crimes hidden under flags, silences that still scream. You will hear testimonies, fragments of memory, and analyses that make you uncomfortable. Because to remember is to resist. Because forgetting is also violence.

I’ve already mentioned in recent episodes that Spain had several concentration camps. Today I want to focus on one that was located in my neighborhood

In this episode, I delve into the lives that defy distance, language, and fear. Migrants who left behind the familiar to embrace the unknown. You'll hear stories of everyday courage, migrant people reinventing their world, of young people transforming rejection into strength. Because migrating isn't just about moving: it's about rebuilding.

Seeing how the far right is gaining ground at the expense of rights, it's easy to understand why we wonder if our politicians are prepared to address diversity, especially cultural diversity.

Today I open a book that isn't on any shelf: the one that is written with each page that transforms us. I will travel the world in search of new stories, because reading is crossing borders without a passport. And every story is a cultural compass.The far right, both now and in the past, only copies policies that restrict rights, but they don't contribute anything new.

One of their first measures is to tell you what you should read: this is already happening in the US, and in Spain, they've banned plays and removed books from the...

This episode is not comfortable. It doesn't intend to be. Today I open pages that many would like to close: dictatorships that crushed voices, crimes hidden under flags, silences that still scream. You will hear testimonies, fragments of memory, and analyses that make you uncomfortable. Because to remember is to resist. Because forgetting is also violence.

Today I'm talking about something that doesn't happen suddenly, but silently, by decree, by omission: the dismantling of civil rights. What happens when the guarantees that sustain a democracy begin to erode? And why do some historians see disturbing echoes of 1930s...

Stories of struggle, resilience, and hope from migrants seeking a better future, facing cultural, legal, and personal challenges in new horizons.

Despite his professional success, the growing persecution of Jews under the Tsarist regime put him in danger. The anti-Semitic policies of Tsar Nicholas II included labor restrictions, violence, and pogroms.

Today I want to do a bonus episode about the Democratic victories in both New York and Virginia.

While Zohran Mamdani, the newly elected mayor of the city of skyscrapers, is labeled a socialist and a Muslim in the headlines, and you have to dig up his political past, the governor-elect of Virginia, from the same party, is labeled a Democrat.

This is a literary journey without borders. In each episode, I explore a work, an author, or a literary movement from different corners of the planet. Because books are also passports, and each story brings us closer to different cultures, languages, and realities.

With everything that's happening, I think reading Lorca, but also Miguel Hernández, is incredibly important.

I'm seeing this these days in Text Analysis: delving into the context and not just focusing on whether they wrote this or that is more necessary than ever, not only to understand, but to learn, and to p...

This is a raw, unfiltered look at the darkest chapters in history. In each episode, I explore dictatorships, hate crimes, and regimes of terror that left indelible scars on humanity. Silenced voices, forgotten memories, and uncomfortable truths that need to be told.

With this historical memory law we have in Spain, I don't know why there isn't more emphasis on the need to visit them. Educational centers could organize activities to visit them and thus raise powerful awareness against hate.

Stories of struggle, resilience, and hope from migrants seeking a better future, facing cultural, legal, and personal challenges in new horizons.

A while ago, I participated in a book club after reading a novel by an African author in which he traveled from Mozambique to Portugal, its then-metropolis.

This is a literary journey without borders. Each episode explores a work, an author, or a literary movement from different corners of the planet. Because books are also passports, and each story brings us closer to different cultures, languages, and realities.


A member of the influential Bloomsbury Group, Woolf was a critical and avant-garde voice who challenged Victorian conventions.

This is a raw, unfiltered look at the darkest chapters in history. In each episode, I explore dictatorships, hate crimes, and regimes of terror that left indelible scars on humanity. Silenced voices, forgotten memories, and uncomfortable truths that need to be told.

In this episode, I travel back to the 19th century, when a Spanish general, Valeriano Weyler, first implemented this brutal strategy... in Cuba.

In this episode , we share stories of resilience, courage, and hope—tales of people who leave everything behind in search of a better future, while facing cultural, legal, and personal challenges along the way. Their journeys remind us that behind every migration is not just a statistic, but a human story.

Today I'm talking about a topic that touches many lives: starting over after deportation or voluntary return. Because returning isn't always going backward. Sometimes, it's the first step toward something new.

This series is a journey through literature without borders. In each episode, I dive into a book, an author, or a literary movement from different parts of the world. Because books are passports too, and every story carries us closer to new cultures, languages, and ways of seeing life. 

But beyond their charm, these tales reflect something profound: the power of wit, popular wisdom, and hope in the midst of destiny. They were also a way of preserving collective memory, transmitting lessons disguised as adventures.

This is a raw, unfiltered look at the darkest chapters in history. In each episode, I explore dictatorships, hate crimes, and regimes of terror that left indelible scars on humanity. Silenced voices, forgotten memories, and uncomfortable truths that need to be told.

In recent times, the word genocide has resonated strongly. But there is one that, although historically known to have occurred, continues to alienate its protagonists: the Armenian genocide.

Stories of struggle, resilience, and hope from migrants seeking a better future, facing cultural, legal, and personal challenges in new horizons.

When the migrants arrived five years ago, as the migratory flow resumed, one of the things that is usually done is a social intervention, which consists of getting them familiar with the surroundings.

This series is a journey through literature without borders. In each episode, we dive into a book, an author, or a literary movement from different parts of the world. Because books are passports too, and every story carries us closer to new cultures, languages, and ways of seeing life. 



What can a philosopher who lived more than 2,500 years ago teach us? Much more than you might imagine. 

This is a raw, unfiltered look at the darkest chapters in history. In each episode, I explore dictatorships, hate crimes, and regimes of terror that left indelible scars on humanity. Silenced voices, forgotten memories, and uncomfortable truths that need to be told.

Today we travel to 14th-century England, where dire economic conditions sparked a peasant revolt.
The Peasants' Revolt, also known as the Great Rising, was a popular uprising that occurred in England in June 1381

Stories of struggle, resilience, and hope from migrants seeking a better future, facing cultural, legal, and personal challenges in new horizons.

Tired of so much dehumanization of migrants, today I want to talk to you about this denial of migration. Does it really have to be a war to leave a country? I think the protests in Morocco demonstrate why so many young people flee: money over basic human rights.

This is a literary journey without borders. Each episode explores a work, an author, or a literary movement from different corners of the planet. Because books are also passports, and each story brings us closer to different cultures, languages, and realities.

I suppose you know who Snoopy is. Good. This wonderful dog is one of the characters in a comic strip called "Peanuts."

This is a raw, unfiltered look at the darkest chapters in history. In each episode, I explore dictatorships, hate crimes, and regimes of terror that left indelible scars on humanity. Silenced voices, forgotten memories, and uncomfortable truths that need to be told.

I know what I'm about to share will upset many, but there are episodes of racism in British history, especially toward the Aboriginal populations of its colonies.

In this episode , I share stories of resilience, courage, and hope—tales of people who leave everything behind in search of a better future, while facing cultural, legal, and personal challenges along the way. Their journeys remind us that behind every migration is not just a statistic, but a human story.

Today I 'll talk about the paths many people find to sustain themselves, adapt, and thrive in new lands. Migration isn't just about traveling miles or crossing physical border

This series is a journey through literature without borders. In each episode, we dive into a book, an author, or a literary movement from different parts of the world. Because books are passports too, and every story carries us closer to new cultures, languages, and ways of seeing life.

Well, I want to announce that I passed my exams! I never thought I'd get to experience the moment of being in my third year of English Studies.

This series is a raw and unfiltered look at the darkest chapters of our history. In each episode, I explore dictatorships, hate crimes, and regimes of terror that left scars humanity cannot forget. I give space to silenced voices, forgotten memories, and uncomfortable truths—because some stories must be told if we are to build a better tomorrow.

Natural borders are dividing lines established by physical geographic features, such as mountains, rivers, lakes, or seas, that separate different regions or countries without human intervention.

Stories of struggle, resilience, and hope from migrants seeking a better future, facing cultural, legal, and personal challenges in new horizons.

Today I'm going to show you that there are no first-class or second-class victims. Suffering is universal. You can watch the drawings by clicking on the link of my blog.

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This series is a journey through literature without borders. In each episode, I dive into a book, an author, or a literary movement from different parts of the world. Because books are passports too, and every story carries us closer to new cultures, languages, and ways of seeing life. 


Today I travel to Victorian England at the end of the 19th century, to dive into one of the most provocative novels of its time: The Picture of Dorian Gray, written by Oscar Wilde.

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This is a raw and unfiltered look into the darkest chapters of history. In each episode, I explore dictatorships, hate crimes, and regimes of terror that left deep and lasting scars on humanity. Silenced voices, forgotten memories, and uncomfortable truths that need to be told.

Let’s take a moment for introspection:imagine that you suddenly have to flee their home for a specific reason, and can only take three things with you.

Stories of struggle, resilience, and hope from migrants seeking a better future, facing cultural, legal, and personal challenges in new horizons.

Today I want to invite you to put yourself in the shoes of someone who, from one day to the next, loses everything. A home, a life, a country. This episode is called "Spain: Land of Asylum (If You're Patient)," and is dedicated to those who search our borders not only for a place to live, but also a reason to start over.

This is a literary journey without borders. Each episode I explore a work, an author or a literary movement from different corners of the planet. Because books are also passports, and each story brings us closer to different cultures, languages and realities.

Today I am telling you about a wonderful project whose goal is to collect thousands of picture books from the African continent. This project is called "Dikan": or "take the initiative."

This is a raw, unfiltered look at the darkest chapters in history. In each episode, I explore dictatorships, hate crimes, and regimes of terror that left indelible scars on humanity. Silenced voices, forgotten memories, and uncomfortable truths that need to be told.
When we hear about concentration camps, we think of the Nazis, but there may be one in your city or neighborhood, like mine.

The first one was located on the military grounds of the La Isleta peninsula, in the capital of Gran Canaria.

Stories of struggle, resilience and hope of migrants seeking a better future, facing cultural, legal and personal challenges in new horizons. 

Imagine the situation: you decide to migrate, cross two deserts, and, if you survive, you end up in the limbo of Tunisia or the hell of Libya.

This is a literary journey without borders. In each episode, I explore a work, an author, or a literary movement from different corners of the planet. Because books are also passports, and each story brings us closer to different cultures, languages, and realities.In 1933, the Nazis carried out public book burnings as part of a campaign of censorship and cultural repression. 

It's worth remembering that in Spain, those communities or municipalities where the far-right co-governs have already banned books with LGBTQIA+ content from libraries.

This is a raw and unfiltered look at the darkest chapters of history. In each episode I explore dictatorships, hate crimes and terror regimes that left indelible scars on humanity. Silenced voices, forgotten memories and uncomfortable truths that need to be told. 

Recently, a wave of attacks has been unleashed against all types of minorities, whether migrants or members of diverse groups.

Stories of struggle, resilience and hope of migrants seeking a better future, facing cultural, legal and personal challenges in new horizons. 

Do you remeber when you open your social media for the very first time? Do you why?

Social media has strayed from its original purpose — a space for connection and entertainment — and become a breeding ground for misinformation and political manipulation, especially by far-right figures who target governments, journalists, and vulnerable groups like migrants.

Hi there. Welcome to this podcast, from the Canary Islands to the world. This is a literary journey without borders. Each episode I explore a work, an author or a literary movement from different corners of the planet. Because books are also passports, and each story brings us closer to different cultures, languages and realities.

If I've discovered anything while studying English literature, it's my passion for Shakespeare. At first glance, his works may seem somewhat weary, because many themes (exiles, magic or usurpation of power)

This is a raw and unfiltered look at the darkest chapters of history. In each episode I explore dictatorships, hate crimes and terror regimes that left indelible scars on humanity. Silenced voices, forgotten memories and uncomfortable truths that need to be told. 

Gorée Island is a place in Senegal. It covers an area of 17 hectares and is located off the coast, three kilometers from Dakar, the capital. As a symbolic memorial to the African slave trade, it was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1978.

Stories of struggle, resilience, and hope from migrants seeking a better future, facing cultural, legal, and personal challenges in a new world.

This is a short story, but it used to be real

This is a literary journey without borders. Each episode I explore a work, an author or a literary movement from different corners of the planet. Because books are also passports, and each story brings us closer to different cultures, languages and realities.

"Moll Flanders" is a picaresque novel written by Daniel Defoe in 1722. The story tells the life of Moll, a woman born in Newgate Prison, which means she is "marked" for life to lead a life of crime, the same one poor women were destined for.

This is a raw and unfiltered look at the darkest chapters of history. In each episode I explore dictatorships, hate crimes and terror regimes that left indelible scars on humanity. Silenced voices, forgotten memories and uncomfortable truths that need to be told. 

Incredible as it may seem, some cities in the US were "sundown towns," the name given to the many places in the United States that used formal or informal methods to exclude their own citizens due to ethnicity.

I want to talk about social exclusion. As a Social Integrator I am, I voluntareed in a social food centre and I know how the intervention is. There are a lot of reasons, internal and external, to end living in the street.

Trump's new policy is very danger, because the govenment is moving the problem, not solving it.

Stories of struggle, resilience and hope of migrants seeking a better future, facing cultural, legal and personal challenges in new horizons.

After fleeing the horrors of the 1994 genocide, a growing number are ready to return to Rwanda, despite many concerns about how they will face the decades away from home.

This is a literary journey without borders. Each episode I explore a work, an author or a literary movement from different corners of the planet. Because books are also passports, and each story brings us closer to different cultures, languages and realities.

Today I'm talking about a magnificent work of English literature: The Canterbury Tales, written by Geoffrey Chaucer around 1386. 

This is a raw and unfiltered look at the darkest chapters of history. In each episode I explore dictatorships, hate crimes and terror regimes that left indelible scars on humanity. Silenced voices, forgotten memories and uncomfortable truths that need to be told. 

Today I'm talking about something as painful as it is urgent: when children become human shields.

Stories of struggle, resilience and hope of migrants seeking a better future, facing cultural, legal and personal challenges in new horizons.

I'm not going to focus on the arrival of boats loaded with dreams. I'm going to talk about how that journey begins, turning into a nightmare.About what never makes the front pages: the beginning of the escape:It begins in villages where there is no school, no doctor, no future. In cities where a gang decides whether you live or die. In countries where poverty is not a circumstance, but an inherited curse.

Today, I am diving into a controversial topic out of Murcia, Spain, where authorities have banned public Muslim prayers on the streets. This move has sparked debate over religious freedoms, public space usage, and community tensions.

This is a literary journey without borders. Each episode explores a work, an author, or a literary movement from different corners of the planet. Because books are also passports, and each story brings us closer to different cultures, languages, and realities.

In the world of heroes, loyalty is a sacred promise. But... what happens when that promise is broken?

This is a raw, unfiltered look at the darkest chapters in history. In each episode, I explore dictatorships, hate crimes, and regimes of terror that left indelible scars on humanity. Silenced voices, forgotten memories, and uncomfortable truths that need to be told.

Today, I'm going to denounce the bullying I suffered for a time  during my volunteer work. To this day, I don't even know why. I just wanted to do my job.

Hi there. Welcome to this podcast, from the Canary Islands to the world.
It's no secret that the civil and human rights of migrants are under attack from all sides: autonomous communities that refuse to welcome them because fear, often fueled by xenophobic parties,

The case of violence against a girl, who was burnt in my city, has unleashed a wave of reactions, but what some aren't saying is that certain people are using this event to fuel hate speech and xenophobia. 

I have decided to denounce these posters and the message they are conveying. Violence has no place in our society, much less hatred and discrimination. Let us not allow them to manipulate us. If we truly fight for equality and justice, we must debunk these narratives and protect the truth.

This is a raw and unfiltered look at the darkest chapters of history. In each episode I explore dictatorships, hate crimes and terror regimes that left indelible scars on humanity. Silenced voices, forgotten memories and uncomfortable truths that need to be told. 

Although these places were not originally designed to be war refuges, their structure and strategic location have made them points where people take shelter when conflicts break out

Stories of struggle, resilience, and hope from migrants seeking a better future, facing cultural, legal, and personal challenges in new horizons.

Inclusion and integration are concepts related to the reception of migrants, but they have different nuances.

This is a literary journey without borders. In each episode, I explore a work, an author, or a literary movement from different corners of the planet. Because books are also passports, and each story brings us closer to different cultures, languages, and realities.
#ReadingIsTraveling
 
The same thing happens with African literature; if we don't see the books, it seems they have no culture. They forget an important fact:

Hey everyone, just a heads-up — in this episode, I felt a bit nervous and got stuck a couple of times. I'm still learning and trying to get better with every episode. Thanks for bearing with me!

This is a raw and unfiltered look at the darkest chapters of history. In each episode I explore dictatorships, hate crimes and terror regimes that left indelible scars on humanity. Silenced voices, forgotten memories and uncomfortable truths that need to be told. 

A pogrom is the spontaneous or premeditated mob lynching of a particular ethnic or religious group, accompanied by the...

Stories of struggle, resilience, and hope from migrants seeking a better future, facing cultural, legal, and personal challenges in new horizons.

In this episode, I talk about deportation: what is it? When and how does it happen?

Why should you listen?
Because every episode is genuine, easy to listen to, and made with lots of love (and coffee ). I ’ve already hit a lot of listening, but I want to reach even more people and continue growing with all of you.

Your support truly makes a difference, and each new listenings helps me keep creating content just for you!

This is a literary journey without borders. Each episode I explore a work, an author or a literary movement from different corners of the planet. Because books are also passports, and each story brings us closer to different cultures, languages and realities.

The book was published in Koren in 2016 by Minumsa and has sold over one million copies as of November 27, 2018, becoming the first Korean novel to sell one million copies since Shin Kyung-sook's "Please Take Care of Mom" in 2009.

This is a raw and unfiltered look at the darkest chapters of history. In each episode I explore dictatorships, hate crimes and terror regimes that left indelible scars on humanity. Silenced voices, forgotten memories and uncomfortable truths that need to be told. 

The most common cause of hatred is the response to aggression. Sometimes we feel harmed by other people, aggressions that don't necessarily have to be physical, but sometimes they are.

Here I debunk myths about migrants. Dedicated to bluffers.

Stories of struggle, resilience, and hope from migrants seeking a better future, facing cultural, legal, and personal challenges in new horizons.
I had thought about another topic, but with recent events regarding immigration, I feel compelled to talk about it.
I'm going to dedicate this episode and tomorrow's to trying to explain it, again.
Migration is an act as old as humanity itself, and the flows don't have to be equal. I'm referring to the reasons. To say they aren't migrants because there's no war in their countries is dehumanizing.

Sorry, I felt a change das needed.

This is a literary journey without borders. Each episode I explore a work, an author or a literary movement from different corners of the planet. Because books are also passports, and each story brings us closer to different cultures, languages and realities.
 
There are voices the world never heard, not because they had nothing to say, but because they were silenced. 

This is a raw and unfiltered look at the darkest chapters of history. In each episode I explore dictatorships, hate crimes and terror regimes that left indelible scars on humanity. Silenced voices, forgotten memories and uncomfortable truths that need to be told.

Today, I'm talking about that past we haven't left behind. Because even though decades, even centuries, have passed, there are wounds that remain open.

When a boat or canoe arrives, xenophobes always say they are not refugees, a status that is not granted to all migrants because there are no wars in their countries.

For a migrant to apply for asylum and become part of the international protection system and the national reception network, a series of conditions outlined in the Geneva Convention must be met: you must have a well-founded fear of being persecuted for reasons of race, religion, nationality, political opinion, or membership in a particular social group, such as the LGBTIQA+ community.

This is a literary journey without borders. Each episode we explore a work, an author or a literary movement from different corners of the planet. Because books are also passports, and each story brings us closer to different cultures, languages and realities.

Mafalda is this spunky 6-year-old girl who, despite her age, has an understanding of the world that most adults could only dream of. She's frustrated by the injustices around her—especially the ones concerning social inequality, peace, and, you know, world domination by incompetent adults.

This is a raw and unfiltered look at the darkest chapters of history. In each episode we explore dictatorships, hate crimes and terror regimes that left indelible scars on humanity. Silenced voices, forgotten memories and uncomfortable truths that need to be told. 

It’s hard to imagine what life was like for Japanese-Americans who, after facing one of the darkest chapters in American history—internment camps during WWII—had to rebuild their lives in a country that viewed them with suspicion and hostility. The aftermath of war left them not just fighting to survive, but to reclaim their dignity...

Stories of struggle, resilience and hope of migrants seeking a better future, facing cultural, legal and personal challenges in new horizons. 

Refugees and migrants have the right to health, and countries have an obligation to provide health care services sensitive to this population. They have different physical and mental health needs, influenced by their experiences in their country of origin, migration transit, and living and working conditions.

This is a literary journey without borders. Each episode I explore a work, an author or a literary movement from different corners of the planet. Because books are also passports, and each story brings us closer to different cultures, languages and realities.

Today I bring you the story of Stefan Zweig, who was an Austrian writer, biographer and social activist, later naturalized British, in the first half of the 20th century.

This  new poem is dedicated to the Gazan childhood and youth.

This is a raw and unfiltered look at the darkest chapters of history. In each episode I explore dictatorships, hate crimes and terror regimes that left indelible scars on humanity. Silenced voices, forgotten memories and uncomfortable truths that need to be told.

There is a treaty that legally obliges signatory countries to criminalize sexist violence and to allocate resources to combat it.A treaty called the "Istanbul Convention" and the Ottoman country decided to leave.But what is the reality? 362 women have died as a result of violence, according to the Anitsayac online registry.

Stories of struggle, resilience and hope of migrants seeking a better future, facing cultural, legal and personal challenges in new horizons. 

Reports of sexual violence against migrants in Darien, in South America. Just so you don't know, Darien is a fairly dense jungle located in  the border between Colombia and Panama.

Hi , everybody! Welcome to this podcast, from the Canary Islands to the world, when it's the ...This is a literary journey without borders. Each episode I explore a work, an author or a literary movement from different corners of the planet. Because books are also passports, and each story brings us closer to different cultures, languages and realities.

What if reading weren't an obligation, but an adventure? In this  episode, I explore how encouraging reading can transform the act of reading into an act of discovery, identity, and freedom.