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Dec 3, 2020 • 32min

Part 6: El juicio (The Trial)

The robbers are forced to face the consequences of their crime, and find themselves up against potentially lengthy prison sentences. While the evidence against them is damning, they hope to make the case for leniency by arguing that they were unarmed. But the prosecutors intend to show they are not the non-violent folk heroes the media have made them out to be. A transcript of this episode is available at https://bit.ly/344b0aJ.
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Nov 19, 2020 • 29min

Part 5: El golpe (The job)

It's the version of the heist you haven't yet heard: the day of the robbery, from the thieves' point of view. Hear the play-by-play of what really happened inside the Río Bank on January 13, 2006. With everything planned down to the smallest detail, what could go wrong? A transcript of this episode is available at https://bit.ly/32N6AV9.
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Nov 12, 2020 • 25min

Part 4: El plan (The Plan)

The mysterious mastermind assembles a band of thieves to rob a bank without firing any shots. For a year, the gang thinks through every single detail. But can they really trust one another to pull off such an elaborate scheme? A transcript of this episode is available at https://bit.ly/32Ld2vF.
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Nov 5, 2020 • 27min

Part 3: Las detenciones (The Arrests)

An unexpected betrayal leads to the downfall of the robbers. But police still struggle to answer a central question: Who is the man who dreamt up this audacious plan that made fools of them? A transcript of this episode is available at https://bit.ly/3IQaP1t.
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Oct 29, 2020 • 26min

Part 2: La caza (The Hunt)

The police have finally put together how the robbers vanished with the loot. Yet despite several leads, agents are struggling to arrest any suspects. While the police try to keep their investigation secret, the reporters will learn that the thieves left behind a mysterious clue. A transcript of this episode is available at https://bit.ly/32N6JIb.
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Oct 22, 2020 • 31min

Part 1: El robo (The Robbery)

In January 2006, a group of thieves entered a bank in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in what appeared to be just a regular theft. But soon, it became clear that this would be unlike any crime Argentina had ever seen. In part one of our first ever serialized story about one of the most shocking robberies in Latin America, you'll hear from several people who investigated the crime: Journalists Rodolfo Palacios and Maria Ripetta, prosecutor Ariel Apolo, and one of the police officers who arrived on the scene. A transcript of this episode is available at https://bit.ly/3ITu0HO.
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Sep 27, 2020 • 3min

Trailer Season 9

The Duolingo Spanish Podcast is back with new episodes starting on October 22, 2020. Listen to the trailer now!
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Aug 20, 2020 • 24min

Una rana llamada Romeo (A Frog Named Romeo)

A Bolivian biologist studies a lone frog named Romeo,, who's in danger of extinction — until she makes him a dating profile and starts an international fundraising campaign to find his Juliet and save the species. A transcript of this episode is available at https://bit.ly/3s5UXB9.
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Aug 13, 2020 • 22min

La abuela superstar (Grandma Superstar)

Irma Silva was born on a ranch, married young, and raised a large family — the traditional life of a rural Mexican woman. At 80 she thought that was it for her…until her grandson made an offer she couldn't refuse, and invited her to be the lead singer of his band. A transcript of this episode is available at https://bit.ly/3rfKVhB.
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Aug 6, 2020 • 21min

Un tesoro internacional (International Treasure)

There are two places Teresa Valcarce calls home: Spain and the United States. But after discovering that one of her countries never fulfilled a centuries-old promise to the other, Teresa sets out on a mission to track down a missing portrait, and restore it to its rightful home. A transcript of this episode is available at https://bit.ly/3oa6kXC.

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