Simple Stories in Spanish is a biweekly production of the Small Town Spanish Teacher. Listen along as she tells easy to understand stories to help you learn or practice the Spanish language. Wherever you are in your language journey, Simple Stories will help propel you forward. You can find transcripts of the stories at smalltownspanishteacher.com. You can support the creation of these stories by buying me a coffee (or taco!) https://www.buymeacoffee.com/SpanishTeacher
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Mexico has cenotes and Belize has caves. Both of these spaces were sacred to the Mayan people, serving as places to connect with the gods as well as entrances into Xibalb
Sep 7 17 min
Told Faster: La leyenda de Huatyacuri
Huatyacuri lived a lonely life in the Andes mountains. While his father, Pariacaca, the god of wind and storms, loved him, he could not physically hug him, as he only exi
Aug 16 10 min
Los reyes de plata
The state of Colorado exists in large part because of the gold and silver rush that began in 1858. Many ruins of abandoned mining towns and operations can be found throug
Jul 31 22 min
Told Faster: Maradona y la mano de Dios
Every four years the FIFA World Cup attracts a world-wide audience. And every FIFA World Cup also attracts controversy. Forty years ago, in 1986, the games in Mexico had
Jul 19 12 min
Roscoe Turner y el león volador
The National Air and Space Museum in Washington DC has a lot to see. Tucked among the aircraft there is a display case with a lion. That lion is Gilmore. Gilmore, the fly
May 31 15 min
El viaje largo
Adrian is not looking forward to the long drive to his grandparents’ house. It takes forever and is so boring. But maybe this trip will be more interesting. Maybe he’ll s
Apr 26 19 min
Los animales de Costa Rica
Every year when I teach my students about Costa Rica we spend time learning about the fascinating animals of Central America. I was reminded of these amazing animals rece
Apr 12 21 min
Mi viaje a México, parte 4
In June of 2025 I finally traveled to a place I have wanted to visit for some time: Mexico. The final stop on my Mexico trip was the one I was most excited about: Tulum.
Mar 22 15 min
Mi viaje a México, parte 3
In June of 2025 I finally traveled to a place I have wanted to visit for some time: Mexico. In today’s leg of my trip, we left the ruins and the beach behind for a taste
Mar 16 15 min
Mi viaje a México, parte 2
In June of 2025 I finally traveled to a place I have wanted to visit for some time: Mexico. My trip to Mexico began with the beach and then the impressive ruins of Chiché
Mar 9 16 min
Mi viaje a México, parte 1
In June of 2025 I finally traveled to a place I have wanted to visit for some time: Mexico. It was an amazing adventure filled with history, food, fun, and friendship. It
Mar 2 16 min
La aventura de la vida, parte 11
They made it out of Xibalbá! They beat the odds, escaping the gods’ tricks and traps. They climbed the roots of the ceiba tree and found their way back to the land of the
Feb 16 18 min
La aventura de la vida, parte 10
Sandra is ready to leave Xibalbá. She is tired of the riddles and rooms full of tricks. She feels that they are close to the exit, but she also knows that leaving Xibalbá
Feb 1 16 min
La aventura de la vida, parte 9
They’ve done it! It appears that Sandra has led Gabriel to the Treasure of the Jaguar King - the whole reason they are on this journey. A room filled with gold and jewels
Jan 19 19 min
La aventura de la vida, parte 8
In Xibalbá it is easy to lose your head, both figuratively and literally as Sandra has already discovered. She and her companions have made it through several rooms, but
Jan 4 18 min
La aventura de la vida, parte 7
Xibalbá, the mayan underworld also known as “the place of fear”, is divided into rooms. Sandra and Gabriel, joined by the evil men hunting them, have already confronted t
Dec 8 2025 19 min
La aventura de la vida, parte 6
The only people to defeat the gods of Xibalba are the Hero Twins, and they did so by resurrecting themselves after being ground into dust. Sandra doesn’t like that option
Nov 24 2025 17 min
La aventura de la vida, parte 5
Sandra barely escaped death in an underground river. Now she and Gabriel must find their way out. Each twist and turn of the dark caverns brings them deeper into the unde
Nov 9 2025 19 min
La aventura de la vida, parte 4
Sandra and Gabriel have fallen through the floor of the grand pyramid of Chichen Itzá, El Castillo. After solving puzzles and more falling through the pyramids below El C
Oct 26 2025 17 min
La aventura de la vida, parte 3
Sandra and Gabriel are hiding out in one of the may ruins of Chichen Itzá so they can climb El Castillo and enter the temple. Of course, finding the treasure of the Jagua
Oct 13 2025 19 min
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This podcast was the first thing I could ever listen to/understand in Spanish. It has helped me so much in my journey from beginner to intermediate student!
jessmnova · Aug 2026
Really happy to have this learning aid. I see others have written about her accent but I personally think it’s still a very good source of learning. In fact I can clearly understand her pronunciation maybe even better than a native speaker so I’m learning more vocabulary. Either way, her show is great and just at the right level for this beginner!
dndjdjebrlsnsbd · May 2026
I love this podcast, it’s easy to learn new vocabulary and grammar as a novice Spanish speaker. I don’t have any issues with her accent - she’s not a native speaker of course but actually it makes it easier for me to understand. I think listening to both native speakers and non native speakers can be helpful for language acquisition. And anyway, we should never shame anyone for their accent or mistakes when they’re trying something hard, like speaking another language :)
Linda1256 · May 2026
Thank you for creating these stories.
As an English speaker, I find listening to and understanding Spanish from another first English speaker much easier to follow in beginning studies.
crwilson1225 · Jan 2026
I like the idea of learning Spanish through stories and find it very helpful and effective, but I just can’t bring myself to continue listening to this podcast. I don’t even care that she isn’t a native speaker (although I think it is more beneficial to listen to native speakers when learning or improving your Spanish), but the narrator of this podcast just does not sound natural when speaking spanish. If you REALLY want to improve your listening in spanish, it is best to find podcasts or videos of native speakers. As another reviewer mentioned, Dreaming Spanish is an EXCELLENT resource for spanish comprehension and you can find content that suits your level. Also there is a podcast called ‘mini stories to learn Spanish’ that has a native Spanish speaker. And also ‘News in slow Spanish’. So there are definitely other options
Asanford05 · Sep 2024
I think she has a pleasant voice, and it would be good for an English podcast, but unfortunately, her pronunciation and intonation in Spanish needs work. If you are learning Spanish, try Dreaming Spanish on YouTube. It’s free, and it has native speakers speaking in Spanish on there. I hope she will consider doing a podcast in English. She can help a lot of people learn English.
Proverbs31Girl · Sep 2024
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