Filling the Sink
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Education crisis – Strikes, PISA, and what comes next
Education crisis – Strikes, PISA, and what comes next
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Little by little the sink fills up... Every week the Catalan News team explores a different aspect of Catalonia, from news and politics, to society and culture. Whether you live in Catalonia and need some of the current issues explained, or you’re simply curious about what makes this place tick. Either way, Filling the Sink has got you covered. Don’t worry if you don’t know much about this corner of land nestled between the Pyrenees and the Mediterranean. As they say in Catalonia, ”de mica en mica, s’omple la pica” - little by little, the sink fills up.
Filling the Sink is a podcast from Catalan News.
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- Education crisis – Strikes, PISA, and what comes next · 31 min. · Episode 252Catalonia's education system is facing a turbulent start to the new school year, with teachers continuing to strike over pay, working conditions and investment in schools. In…
- Learning Catalan – From classes to conversation · 31 min. · Episode 251Expanding career opportunities, helping children with their homework, building friendships and relationships, and feeling at home in Catalonia – these are just some of the…
- The Sagrada Família – 100 Years after Gaudí · 33 min. · Episode 250100 years since the death of architect Antoni Gaudí, his vision, the Sagrada Família, is almost complete. This episode marks several milestones: the centenary of Gaudí's death…
- Blackouts, batteries and big decisions: Catalonia's energy crossroads · 33 min. · Episode 249Solar, wind, fossil fuels, nuclear. Energy makes the world go round. But, on an ever-warming planet, the question of where it comes from is increasingly urgent. As well as the…
- Sant Jordi 2026 - Catalan literature around the world · 33 min. · Episode 248Bona diada de Sant Jordi a tothom! April 23 is Saint George's Day, the patron saint of Catalonia, and it is a magical day here. Full of love, romance, roses, dragons, and books…
- Spain's migrant regularisation plan explained · 23 min. · Episode 247At a time when immigration is a political flashpoint across much of Europe and beyond, Spain appears to be taking a different approach. Around half a million undocumented…
- Rodalies crisis – Commuter rail chaos in Catalonia · 26 min. · Episode 246On January 20, a fatal derailment in Catalonia, just two days after the high-speed rail disaster in Andalusia, led to unprecedented levels of disruption, with the entire Rodalies…
- NIE and TIE appointment chaos · 35 min. · Episode 245In this episode, we explore a problem that refuses to go away: the near-impossible task many immigrants in Spain face when trying to secure appointments for their NIE (foreign…
- Barça's new era begins – The Camp Nou return · 30 min. · Episode 244FC Barcelona are back home. After several false starts, Barça are once again playing their home fixtures at the iconic Spotify Camp Nou. After two and a half years away, fans are…
- From dictatorship to democracy – 50 years after Franco · 30 min. · Episode 243Cillian Shields joins Lorcan Doherty to look back at life in Catalonia under the Franco dictatorship, the transition to democracy that followed, and the challenges that remain…
- Spain's new smoking law – Fair or too far? · 27 min. · Episode 242It's a familiar scene across Catalonia: someone sitting outside a café, enjoying a coffee and smoking a cigarette. But it could soon be consigned to the history books, if Spain…
- Quality tourism in Barcelona – promise or illusion? · 29 min. · Episode 241'Tourist, go home!', 'Ban Airbnb', and even 'Stop brunch'. Some of the slogans you'll see graffitied around Barcelona, and on t-shirts and placards at the anti-tourism rallies…
- Walking through history - Catalonia’s street names · 27 min. · Episode 240Street names offer a window into every town's history, culture, and identity. From the structured Eixample grid in Barcelona to the smallest village in the Pyrenees, street names…
- On the grapevine - The natural wine shift in Catalonia · 27 min. · Episode 239Natural wine is a growing movement in Catalonia, rooted in both tradition and innovation. With diverse terroirs and a long winemaking history, regions such as Penedès, Alt…
- On location - Catalonia’s international film industry · 25 min. · Episode 238Catalonia has become a popular location for contemporary international film and TV productions, thanks to its diverse landscapes, strong production incentives and experienced…
- The amnesty law one year on - A constitutional debate · 21 min. · Episode 237A year after it came into effect, the amnesty law related to Catalonia’s independence push has been upheld by the Spanish Constitutional Court. Whilst the pardon of over 300…
- The Sixena frescoes - Heritage on trial · 24 min. · Episode 236The Sixena murals are late 12th to early 13th-century Romanesque wall paintings from the Monastery of Santa María de Sixena in Aragon. They were moved to Barcelona during the…
- Catalonia's wildfire strategy - Insights from a world-class brigade · 24 min. · Episode 235Catalonia frequently faces forest fires, which threaten ecosystems, wildlife and communities. This situation has been aggravated in recent years by climate change, drought and…
- New generation Catalans - Mixing cultures, making home · 26 min. · Episode 234Raised in Catalonia to international parents, new generation migrants are a growing demographic in Catalonia, however they often navigate dual identities, balancing their…
- Dancing and discovery - Catalonia's 2025 summer festival guide · 26 min. · Episode 233Every summer, Catalonia hosts a wide range of music festivals, from large international events in Barcelona to smaller coastal concerts. On this week’s podcast, we offer a guide…
