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The Breakfast Podcast

Patricia López Muñoz

Enjoy breakfast every weekend with a calm perspective. An oasis amidst the chaos.

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Sunday · 1 min
Dylan Thomas, The Thundering Voice of Welsh Poetry
His poetry explores life, the passage of time, childhood, and mortality through energy-filled imagery. Thomas's narrative voice was not meant merely to be read; it was built to be recited aloud, turning every verse into a sonic ritual.
Saturday · 1 min
How Could We Fall into Hell?
So how does a civilization lose its moral compass? It doesn’t happen overnight, and it doesn't mean people suddenly lose their minds. It just takes someone clever enough to weaponize their deepest fears.
Friday · 2 min
When a Migrant Is Sent to a Third Country
Sending migrants to a third country—known as border outsourcing—has become one of the most debated proposals in current migration policy. What does it consist of? A country transfers asylum seekers or irregular migrants to a third state so that it...
August 23 · 1 min
Forbidden Books: From the Third Reich to Today's Cancellations
During the Nazi regime (1933-1945), literature was subjected to a violent ideological purge. Under the concept of degenerate art, the Third Reich not only persecuted creators, but attempted to physically erase any thought contrary to its doctrine....
August 22 · 1 min
Otti Berger 's Story
Today I bring you one of the most tragic stories from 1930s Germany. Otti Berger's story. Otti Berger was a key figure in the Bauhaus weaving workshop, where she stood out not only as a brilliant student, but also as a materials researcher, patent...
August 21 · 1 min
When Your Community Expels You
If there is one thing that is not well understood, it is why descendants of migrants, or migrants themselves, are capable of expelling other people who decided to make the exact same choice: to seek a better life.
August 16 · 1 min
From Ovid to Modernity
Perhaps ancient works may not seem like things of the past, but you will be surprised by things that sound familiar to you in the present. He did not speak of heroic wars, but of what moves us all today
August 15 · 1 min
Forced Repatriation
Imagining the situation: in your country there are no opportunities, due to diverse crises, part of the population must migrate. You cross seas, oceans, or deserts and find out that it was not the dreamed paradise. Rather, you find another hell....
August 14 · 1 min
Not Even the Integrated Ones Accept Them
I read an article featuring an interview with a Sudanese guy who arrived in Ceuta. Imagine the situation: to reach Ceuta, they have to cross several territories that are right in the middle of the desert. He cannot be deported because of the war.It...
August 9 · 2 min
When Writing Is an Act of Resistance
When a person is torn from their homeland, the written word often becomes the only possible home. Writing from a distance is not only an act of memory, but a form of resistance, of rebuilding identity piece by piece and defying oblivion. In this...
August 8 · 1 min
When My Life Began to Change Two Years Ago
I dropped out of in-person university in 2001, out of lack of motivation and boredom, and got into volunteering. I don't regret it, but I always missed university. But my soul will always belong to English philology, which I returned to 2 years ago.
August 7 · 1 min
My Teacher or Doctor Is a Migrant Person
Today's episode is dedicated to migrant professionals who have fought and suffered just like Spaniards, of course, for a position. But what they don't tell you is what lies behind that effort. So if you see a migrant person providing care or...
August 2 · 58 sec
The Treasure You Have at Home
There may be some moment in life when we need information, no matter how analog it may seem, or a book may serve us to escape from a bad time. You cannot imagine the treasure you have at home.
August 1 · 1 min
On the Edge of the Abyss
There are moments when darkness ceases to be a distant shadow and becomes the very ground we walk on. We peer into the abyss—that breaking point where fear paralyzes and uncertainty threatens to devour everything—and we feel the temptation to back...
July 31 · 2 min
The Silk Road
Over the centuries, thousands of civilizations have been born, disappeared, or mutated. The latter has happened because people decided to come together to create something new, whether through political alliances or romantic interests. These crossings...
July 26 · 1 min
"Temperance Rhymes" by William Gaskell
Discover the fascinating life and legacy of William Gaskell, the influential Unitarian minister, tireless social reformer, and literary partner of his famous wife, Elizabeth Gaskell. "Temperance Rhymes" is a social poetry collection in which he...
July 25 · 1 min
Bullying, Beauty Standards, and Self-Concept in South Korea
Like many South Korean dramas show, South Korea is a beautiful country with a rich history, but it also faces a severe bullying issue. From a social integration perspective, this connects deeply with self-concept and the high density of cosmetic...
July 24 · 1 min
Accusing Them of Keeping Everything
It often amazes me how imaginative people can be when accusing migrants of taking all the resources. By this I mean that opportunities are there for everyone, and it's up to us whether we accept them or not.
July 19 · 2 min
"North and South" by Elizabeth Gaskell
Published in 1854, Elizabeth Gaskell's novel is one of the most iconic works of the Victorian era. Through the eyes of its protagonist, Margaret Hale, the author portrays the collision of two British worlds in full transformation during the Industrial...
July 18 · 1 min
Destroying a Culture Is Usually Easy
It is obvious, and it has been proven, that to end a culture, the fastest and most evident way is to prevent its language from being spoken, its traditional clothing from being worn, or its religion from being practiced.

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