# Help with Learning Spanish - TV, videos, etc. **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 1, 2016, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-learning-spanish-tv-videos-etc/770365 "2016-11-01T15:05:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2016, 8:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-learning-spanish-tv-videos-etc/770365/21 "2016-11-04T08:22:10Z")
> [@Steken](#): > > Piggy-backing off of this (sorry OP!): > > Could y’all recommend some good Spanish-language podcasts? Subject hardly matters, I just want to hear a ton of Spanish. I don’t know if they can be podcast, but again rtve.es - the R stands for Radio. They have children’s programs, music programs of all sorts (radio 3 has lots of interviews with the artists), educational programs from [UNED](http://portal.uned.es/portal/page?_pageid=93,24305391&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL)… ---
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2016, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-learning-spanish-tv-videos-etc/770365/22 "2016-11-04T15:06:01Z")
> [@dropzone](#): > > _Destinos_ is GREAT! It’s a novella with simplified vocabulary. > > A PBS channel in Chicago (WCPC, Channel 20) used to broadcast it, and a class to learn Greek. The host, a Brit, worked with a Greek movie star. I have no idea if either of us learned anything, but we stared into her eyes and hung on her every word. Okay, we learned nothing, and loved every minute. > > But _Destinos_, absolutely. Yep, that’s why I recommended it 🙂 I linked to the wiki entry but I should’ve included the link to the online site where you can watch the series and learn more as you progress: [http://learner.org/series/destinos/](http://learner.org/series/destinos/) I found it helpful myself and also enjoyed it. ---
**Author:** ![amarinth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3be4f8/32.png) [@amarinth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarinth)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2016, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-learning-spanish-tv-videos-etc/770365/23 "2016-11-04T15:10:46Z")
If you have a decent internet connection, there’s a website called [italki.com](http://italki.com) where you can set up language exchanges with native speakers (say 20 minutes English/20 minutes in Spanish or whatever you choose). If you don’t have someone to practice with, it can be a good way to get time in speaking and listening for free. ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2016, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-learning-spanish-tv-videos-etc/770365/24 "2016-11-05T00:40:40Z")
> [@wguy123](#): > > Yep, that’s why I recommended it 🙂 I linked to the wiki entry but I should’ve included the link to the online site where you can watch the series and learn more as you progress: > > [http://learner.org/series/destinos/](http://learner.org/series/destinos/) > > I found it helpful myself and also enjoyed it. Thanx! Bookmarking it. ---
**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2016, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-learning-spanish-tv-videos-etc/770365/25 "2016-11-12T14:11:58Z")
25 days into my new language project and still going at it. Duolingo is a really good fit for me. Not perfect, but I’m getting daily study without it feeling too much like a chore. I’ve been watching _Destinos_, too. Again, not perfect (the explanation of how to use the program/course is tedious) but yes, the story is interesting. Most days I do my 20-30 minutes of Duolingo. On my days off I expand it to about an hour, with an episode of _Destinos_ or some vocabulary/verb/whatever drilling I’ve found on line ---
**Author:** ![KarlGrenze](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/dbc845/32.png) [@KarlGrenze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGrenze)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2016, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-learning-spanish-tv-videos-etc/770365/26 "2016-11-12T21:14:38Z")
I love Duolingo, I use it for French as a way to accompany my class. Good practice. Good luck on keeping it up. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-learning-spanish-tv-videos-etc/770365.md?page=1)