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Marta receives a phone call out of the blue from a lawyer inviting her to attend the reading of her father's will. But no one had even told her that her father had passed away! On her arrival, she is shocked by what she sees in her father’s office and she embarks on a journey that will change her and her family’s life. La penúltima voluntad is a podcast series for advanced learners, brought to you by the Coffee Break Spanish team, and in each of the 20 episodes, we'll hear a new chapter of t ...
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We reach the final chapter of our story and we find out how the breakthrough in the relationship between Carlos and Marta goes beyond their emotional bond. New words to listen out for include: descabellado, enfrascados and apurar. To take your learning further, there is also an online course version of La penúltima voluntad, which provides access t…
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Carlos and Marta continue their conversation and admit the mistakes that they have both made in the past, however, Carlos worries about Marta's reaction to his news. Listen out for new language which includes: volver a la infancia, algunos cabos sueltos and nunca es tarde si la dicha es buena. To take your learning further, there is also an online …
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Carlos and Marta meet up in the square where they spent time during her childhood. They have a very honest conversation about the path that has led them both to this point. New phrases like nimiedades, encajar el golpe and ni en pintura are included in this latest episode. To take your learning further, there is also an online course version of La …
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Capítulo 17 - Más de una vida esperando
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Carlos returns to the same bench in the same square he used to wait for Marta after school when she was a child. Will his game and these memories convince Marta of his plan? Find out more about Carlos in this latest chapter while listening out for new phrases like llenar de elogios, tirar la toalla and de una vez por todas. To take your learning fu…
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Capítulo 16 - Lo verdaderamente importante
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Marta opens the briefcase using the key from the last puzzle and finds something very special that her father has been working on. Will this finally change everything? Join Marta in this emotional chapter and listen out for the new phrases: dar en la nariz and de Pascuas a Ramos. To take your learning further, there is also an online course version…
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In this episode we see things from Carlos' point of view and understand this character and his motives a bit better. We will get to learn phrases like la edad del pavo and dar el brazo a torcer. To take your learning further, there is also an online course version of La penúltima voluntad, which provides access to the written chapter text, annotate…
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In Chapter 14 we have another dialogue between Marta and her mother Pilar. While Marta continues playing her father's game, we hear many interesting expressions like olerse la tostada and ser tal para cuál along with new verbs such as entrometerse. To take your learning further, there is also an online course version of La penúltima voluntad, which…
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Capítulo 13 - ¿Qué es lo más importante?
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In this episode, Marta concentrates on solving the puzzle she abandoned many years ago while Pilar observes her and seems to know more than she is letting on… what could she and Carlos be hiding? As usual, the episode is packed with new and interesting words like callejón and phrases like darse por vencido and no entrar en sí. To take your learning…
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In this episode we go with Marta back to her childhood; to her room, to her memories and to the last puzzle she ever received from her father. Can she find what she is looking for? Listen out for the new verbs corroer and rebuscar, and can you work out what ver algo con otros ojos means? We also discover a little about university entrance processes…
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In Chapter 10, Pilar called Marta following a visit from an estate agent arranged by Carlos some time ago. Before Marta had the chance to uncover any information about her father, Pilar hung up the phone on her. Listen to this week's episode as Marta heads to back to her childhood home to find out what Carlos is up to. Take note of the phrases: sac…
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Capítulo 10 - ¡Esto pasa de castaño oscuro!
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In Chapter 10 of La penúltima voluntad, Pilar searches for Carlos and calls Marta looking for answers before finding out that Carlos has been plotting a secret plan. Throughout the episode we hear some Galician words such as fochicar and estragar as well as some interesting Spanish expressions like: ser muy suyo/a and llevar por la calle de la amar…
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Capítulo 9 - Una entrevista con sorpresa
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Following her latest clue, Marta finds herself at the Teatro Clásico and is taken aback by what is waiting for her there. While listening to this chapter, pay close attention to the interesting expressions which come up, including: tener delito, moririse de ganas de, costar trabajo and al borde de. We also learn about corrales de comedia, open-air …
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Welcome back to the next instalment of La Penúltima Voluntad! In this chapter, Marta takes a trip down memory lane as she makes her way to the ice-cream shop that she used to visit with her parents. While looking for her next clue, Marta uncovers some important information. Be sure to listen out for some interesting nouns in this episode, including…
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In Chapter 7 of La penúltima voluntad, we join Marta just as she receives a phone call from her husband, Jorge. Throughout the episode, we learn more about Marta’s personal life while hearing some interesting Argentinian expressions, including: estar hecho percha, copado, bárbaro and bancar. To take your learning further, there is also an online co…
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It's time for the next instalment of La penúltima voluntad! After finding a riddle on the floor in the museum, Marta begins the scavenger hunt organised by her father. But where does the first clue lead to? While listening to this episode, take note of the range of nouns, including: acertijo, pista and comisura. We also hear some interesting expres…
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Welcome to the newest chapter of La penúltima voluntad! In this episode Marta decides to go to the museum and remembers all the places she used visit on her way there. She reminisces on some happy memories with Carlos, but the day takes a turn when she makes a discovery in the museum. Listen out for some interesting vocabulary such as: augurio, rod…
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It's time for another chapter of La penúltima voluntad! In this episode, we are introduced to Pilar from whom Marta tries to find out some information about Carlos. Marta is concerned about her father’s behaviour and worries something may be wrong with Carlos after receiving her inheritance. Listen out for some interesting nouns such as rifirrafe a…
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In Chapter 3 of La penúltima voluntad, Marta wonders what's inside the envelope that Carlos has given her. She has some ideas about what it might contain but her main concern is who will take over her father’s company in future. Will she find the answers she's looking for? Listen to the episode to find out and take note of the following verbs: albe…
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Capítulo 2 - Tengamos la fiesta en paz
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In this chapter, we hear the conversation between Marta and Carlos. Throughout this dialogue, in which Carols justifies his behaviour, we learn about their relationship and get to know Carlos’ character and personality. Take note of the idiomatic expression: tanto monta, monta tanto and listen out for several triggers of the subjunctive, such as ni…
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Marta de los Llanos receives a phone call from the family lawyer asking her to attend the reading of her father’s will. No one had even told her that her father had passed away! Marta travels to the capital to go to her parents’ house and see her mother, Pilar. There, she discovers what her father has left her, and she is shocked to see what she fi…
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Introducing La penúltima voluntad - Coffee Break Spanish Season 5
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Join Mark and Anabel to find out about our new series for advanced learners, La penúltima voluntad. In this series you'll follow the story of Marta and the inheritance left to her by her father. In each episode you'll be building your comprehension of Spanish and experiencing new vocabulary at this advanced level. Each episode of the podcast repres…
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Christopher O'Donnell explains the power of content marketing at HubSpot
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Christopher O'Donnell is Product Lead at HubSpot working on their new product, GetSignals.com. post by smokinghotcoffeeAv smokinghotcoffee
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Jeff Gothelf is empowering businesses with Lean UX to build better products faster
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From NYC, Jeff Gothelf joins us to chat about product development practices and his book Lean UX. Keeping the customer at the center of the process helps you base product decisions on behavioral data instead of just intuition. post by smokinghotcoffeeAv smokinghotcoffee
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Stuart Landesberg has made buying household cleaning supplies fun and easy with ePantry
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Stuart Landesberg, founder and CEO of ePantry, joins us to shares his entrepreneurial journey that inspired him to start his household supplies subscription service. post by smokinghotcoffeeAv smokinghotcoffee
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Porter Gale tells us how to make the relationships to launch your business
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Porter Gale joins us today to share her experiences that inspired her to write "Your Network Is Your Net Worth". post by smokinghotcoffeeAv smokinghotcoffee
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Matthew Prince evolved his school business plan project into internet supercharger CloudFlare
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Matthew Prince joins us from Boston to share his startup story, building CloudFlare. Beginning with his experience working on Project Honeypot, Matthew understood the pain of web administrators. While it's easy to setup a web server, it's much harder to protect security and retain performance. At first they thought about building a server hardware …
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Audio Coffee 6th December 2009 - the Christmas edition...
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Having trawled the intarwebz for good seasonal lyric-free electronic(a) - I gave up... I know it's out there, all that good original stuff, just please, stop hiding it if it's good! Anyway.. it's the last show of 2009. So, from all of us (me) at Audio Coffee, we'd like to thank you for supporting us over the last year and look forward to 2010 with …
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'The last show before the annual Christmas special' show... This years last live broadcast will take place 6th December at 12noon UK time @ http://www.cygnusradio.com The next show after that will be 10th January 2010 :-)
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