Spanish Practices – Living in Spain: Real Life, Real Spain
John Metson
177 - FREE AudioBook - DEAD AIR - Episode 2 - You Hurt Me!
This is our real life, in real Spain. Ten years of adventures since swapping our glorious Victorian House in leafy Essex for a tiny flat in a wild Andalusian village. I was once a Radio Producer in London, not a great one. I sacked Richard Hammond for not knowing enough about cars. Was rude to J.K. and binned her rubbish first edition new kiddies book. Told the man behind Amazon when it launched in the UK that nobody wanted to shop online for books.
So I ran away to Spain with my other half and our big ginger cat. This Podcast is about that brash, colourful passionate country - Spain. Oh and the odd celebrity encounter from my radio days. Some real events have been fictionalised to protect the innocent.
177 - FREE AudioBook - DEAD AIR - Episode 2 - You Hurt Me!
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This is our real life, in real Spain. Ten years of adventures since swapping our glorious Victorian House in leafy Essex for a tiny flat in a wild Andalusian village. I was once a Radio Producer in London, not a great one. I sacked Richard Hammond for not knowing enough about cars. Was rude to J.K. and binned her rubbish first edition new kiddies book. Told the man behind Amazon when it launched in the UK that nobody wanted to shop online for books.
So I ran away to Spain with my other half and our big ginger cat. This Podcast is about that brash, colourful passionate country - Spain. Oh and the odd celebrity encounter from my radio days. Some real events have been fictionalised to protect the innocent.
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Published16 Jul 2026
Duration15:47
Episodes
177-
FREE AudioBook - DEAD AIR - Episode 2 - You Hurt Me!
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16 Jul 2026
176-
FREE AudioBook - DEAD AIR - Episode 1 - Tulipa from Amsterdam
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15 Jul 2026
175-
FREE AudioBook - DEAD AIR - The Prologue
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08 Jul 2026
174-
FREE AudioBook -The Vicar's Last Confession Episode 5 - The Finale
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05 Jul 2026
173-
FREE AudioBook -The Vicar's Last Confession Episode 4
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04 Jul 2026
172-
FREE AudioBook -The Vicar's Last Confession Episode 3
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03 Jul 2026
171-
FREE AudioBook -The Vicar's Last Confession Episode 2
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02 Jul 2026
170-
FREE AudioBook -The Vicar's Last Confession Episode 1
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01 Jul 2026
169-
Sunshine, Secrets and Carnaby Street Sleuths
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28 Jun 2026
168-
The Great Spanish Summer Getaway
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23 Jun 2026
167-
The Customer Is Always Wrong in Spain? Tales of Fridges, Refunds and Red Tape
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20 Jun 2026
166-
Why Is There a Cow Outside Every ALE-HOP? And Who Owns Spain's Chinese Stores?
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17 Jun 2026
165-
In praise of ibérico ham - ExPat life in Spain
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13 Jun 2026
164-
Barcelona Is Killing Airbnb? Where Smart Holiday Let Investors Are Moving Next - Real ExPat Life - Real Spain
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10 Jun 2026
163-
Smoking in Spain: Cigarettes, Cannabis and Chaos
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06 Jun 2026
162-
The Great Paella Scandal – Spain vs Jamie Oliver!
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03 Jun 2026
161-
The Dark Side of Benidorm, Drugs, Muggings and Prostitution
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30 May 2026
160-
The Biggest Mistake Visitors Make at the Alhambra in 2026
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27 May 2026
159-
"Wish You Were Here" – From Prawn Cocktail Spain to Infinity Pools - Judith Chalmers
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23 May 2026
158-
Why does Granada keep shaking? The Hidden Fault Line beneath the Costa Tropical
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23 May 2026
157-
Spain Just Shifted Right… Should British Expats In Andalusia Be Worried? Special Edition
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21 May 2026
156-
Drug Boats on the Costa Tropical - Why smugglers are moving further along Spain's Coast
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20 May 2026
155-
Don Quixote - Spain's First Soap Opera - ExPat life in Andalusia
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16 May 2026
154-
In Praise of Spanish Cooking and an encounter with three celebrity chefs
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13 May 2026
153-
Killer Wild Pigs of Spain - ExPat life in Andalusia
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10 May 2026
152-
Spain's Super El Niño Summer - how hot is it getting? ExPat life in Andalusia
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08 May 2026
151-
New Spain Travel Rules: What British Visitors Need to Know in 2026
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06 May 2026
150-
USA Drops Nuclear Bombs Over Spain
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02 May 2026
149-
Spain's Dirty Little Secret – The filthy red dust from above
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29 Apr 2026
148-
Spain to Legalise 500,000 Workers – What It Means for Expats, Jobs & the Economy
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26 Apr 2026
147-
"A Brief, Sticky History of Spain's Sweet Tooth" ExPat Life in Spain
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19 Apr 2026
146-
Can you REALLY just park up and live in Spain in a motorhome? 🚐☀️
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10 Apr 2026
145-
In Praise of Mercadona (…and that Jingle You Can't Escape) ExPat life in Spain
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05 Apr 2026
144-
"Easter: Sackcloth vs Chocolate" ExPat life in Spain
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03 Apr 2026
143-
Spain Is a Doughnut: Empty Spain, Rural Exodus & Why Everyone Lives on the Coast
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01 Apr 2026
142-
How Brits Can Still Move to Spain (Yes, Even After Brexit)
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28 Mar 2026
141-
Why Spain Loves Octopus: In Praise of Pulpo
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13 Mar 2026
140-
Barcelona's Sagrada Família: The Church That Never Ends
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11 Mar 2026
139-
Spain Digital Nomad Visa 2026 – Tax, Residency & Why Spain Is the #1 Remote Work Destination
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04 Mar 2026
138-
Spain in 10 Minutes: A Funny, Human History of Empires, Invasions & Survival
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04 Mar 2026
137-
Six Houses a Minute: Inside Spain's Property Boom and the Rise of Cash Buyers
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20 Feb 2026
136-
A River of Blood the shocking story of Spain's Most Beautiful Village
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17 Feb 2026
135-
Concrete, Corruption and the Curious Case of the Disappearing Beach - ExPat Life in Spain
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13 Feb 2026
134-
The Alhambra the eighth wonder of the world - ExPat Life in Andalusia
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10 Feb 2026
133-
How to Weather the Storm: Spain, Floods, Drought and the New Normal - Expat Life in Andalusia
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07 Feb 2026
132-
Five Brain Goals for a Calmer, Healthier Life in Spain
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04 Feb 2026
131-
Lucius and the Stink of Rotting Fish, Expat life Spain
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30 Jan 2026
130-
Spain is Full! Or: 97 Million Tourists and No One Can Find a Sun Bed!
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24 Jan 2026
129-
The Adamuz Spanish Rail Crash - what happened and is it safe to travel by train in Spain? ExPat Life in Andalusia
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20 Jan 2026
128-
Spanish Electrics, or How We Gave the Dog diarrhoea Expat Life in Spain