PODCAST: The Negreira affair – FC Barcelona and the referee payments scandal
Club president Joan Laporta claims Barça is victim of smear campaign as courts and UEFA open investigations
April 29, 2023 11:20 AM
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PODCAST: Libraries of Catalonia – architectural wonders and hidden gems
Filling the Sink explores the treasures within Catalonia's 'Library of Alexandria' and Barcelona’s oldest public library
April 22, 2023 10:02 AM
PODCAST: From sketch to screen – the Catalan artists designing Hollywood's favorite animated movie characters
Barcelona's award-winning Grangel Studio has helped bring films like Corpse Bride and Madagascar to life
April 15, 2023 10:32 AM
PODCAST: Picasso – How should the artist be remembered 50 years on?
A giant of 20th-century culture, Pablo Picasso's artistic legacy is secure but his toxic relationship with women casts a shadow over his memory
April 7, 2023 10:11 AM
PODCAST: Barcelona's Civil War bomb shelters, 85 years on
Photographer Ana Sánchez on her new exhibition of underground bunkers and 90-year-old Manel Bachs recounts his vivid memories of the war
April 1, 2023 10:27 AM
PODCAST: One of a kind – Cerdanya Hospital, Europe's first cross-border health center
Managing director Xavier Conill on the Pyrenean hospital's unique challenges
March 25, 2023 10:09 AM
PODCAST: Major cyberattacks in Catalonia – how, why, and what happens next
Cybersecurity experts on ransomware attacks that crippled Hospital Clínic and Autonomous University of Barcelona
March 18, 2023 10:19 AM
PODCAST: Maria Branyas – the oldest person in the world
To mark her 116th birthday, Filling the Sink revisits a 2019 interview with the self-proclaimed Catalan Super Granny
March 11, 2023 10:04 AM
PODCAST: Gender-based violence – a survivor's story in a changing society
Equality minister Tània Verge explains how government is addressing violence against women
March 4, 2023 10:48 AM
PODCAST: Stories of Ukrainian refugees and Russian dissidents in Catalonia – one year on
A fashion designer tries to keep her brand going plus work in one Costa Brava hotel provides a lifeline for three Ukrainian women
February 25, 2023 10:59 AM
PODCAST: Carnival time! – food (and food fights), parades and parties
Filling the Sink travels to two coastal towns famous for their carnival shenanigans – Vilanova i la Geltrú and Sitges
February 18, 2023 10:18 AM
PODCAST: Skiing in the Catalan Pyrenees – guide to slopes and sustainability conundrum
Catalonia is home to 16 ski resorts and almost 700km of trails but some local communities feel environmental costs outweigh any economic benefits
February 11, 2023 09:27 AM
PODCAST: Movie director J.A. Bayona – from Barcelona to Hollywood
Filmmaker behind The Impossible, A Monster Calls and Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom chats to Filling the Sink
February 4, 2023 10:29 AM
PODCAST: CANADA – the Catalans making music videos for stars like Rosalía and Dua Lipa
Filling the Sink chats to Creative Director Lope Serrano and Head of Production Alba Barneda
January 28, 2023 10:06 AM
PODCAST: Orwell, the Civil War and more – homage to writers who made Catalonia home
Poets, novelists and journalists from around the world have been drawn by war, refuge and adventure
January 21, 2023 11:05 AM
Listen to our podcast, Filling the Sink, for a new story every week taking a look at a different subject, always related to Catalonia in some way. On the Catalan News podcast, we cover stories on politics, current affairs, culture and much more. Listen here, or on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.