Palomitas

Palomitas

Palomitas - the podcast where Spanish cinema comes alive!

Episodes 11
Avg. Duration 58m
Activity Highly Active
Since Jan 2025
Latest Episode May 2026

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Every 2 Months
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Episodic
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64%
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About This Podcast

Palomitas ('Popcorn' in Spanish) is the podcast where Spanish cinema comes alive! The podcast has emanated from research conducted with the financial support of Taighde Éireann – Research Ireland. Feedback and/or questions? Please send to [email protected] - we'd love to hear from you!

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11. Princesas (Fernando León de Aranoa, 2005) (with Peter Watson)

May 20, 2026 58m

This week on Palomitas, we step into the shadows of Madrid's margins with Fernando León de Aranoa's searing 2005 drama, Princesas - a film that asks: what happens when the women who sell sex are…

10. Jamón jamón (Bigas Luna, 1992) (with Santiago Fouz Hernández)

Mar 18, 2026 1h 3m

This week on Palomitas, we get tangled in a web of desire, ham, and hyper-masculinity with Bigas Luna's outrageously provocative 1992 comedy-drama, Jamón jamón - so good they named it twice. We're…

9. Flores de otro mundo (Icíar Bollaín, 1999) (with Rosi Song)

Feb 27, 2026 59m

This week on Palomitas, we journey to the heart of rural Castile to explore Icíar Bollaín's compassionate and clear-eyed comedy-drama, Flores de otro mundo [Flowers from Another World] (1999) - with…

8. Belle époque (Fernando Trueba, 1992) (with Peter Watson)

Jan 07, 2026 57m

This week on Palomitas, we dive into the sunlit, sensual daydream of Belle Époque (Fernando Trueba, 1992) - with special guest Dr. Peter Watson, Lecturer in Spanish and Latin American Studies at the…

7. El laberinto del fauno (Guillermo del Toro, 2006) (with Ann Davies)

Dec 01, 2025 54m

Episode 7 descends into a dark, enchanted maze. We're discussing Guillermo del Toro's modern masterpiece, Pan's Labyrinth (2006), with our special guest, world-renowned expert Professor Ann Davies,…

6. Fe de etarras (Borja Cobeaga, 2017) (with Alison Posey)

Aug 20, 2025 1h 5m

This week on Palomitas, we dive into the explosive, darkly comic world of Fe de etarras [Bomb Scared] (Borja Cobeaga, 2017) with special guest Dr. Alison Posey, (newly appointed) Assistant Professor…

5. Documentaries on Spanish Feminisms (with Abigail Loxham)

Jul 08, 2025 56m

Episode 5 dives into two explosive Spanish documentaries - both on Netflix - shaking up the fight for gender justice, with special guest Dr. Abigail Loxham, Reader in Hispanic Film Studies at the…

4. Mi querida cofradía (Marta Díaz de Lope Díaz, 2018) (with Erin K Hogan)

May 12, 2025 1h

Matthew discusses Mi querida cofradía (Marta Díaz, 2018) with Dr Erin K. Hogan, Associate Professor of Spanish at the University of Maryland Baltimore County. Think feminist farce, dark humour,…

3. Volver (Pedro Almodóvar, 2006) (with Prof Sarah Wright & Dr Miguel García)

Mar 31, 2025 52m

In episode three, Matthew chats all things Volver (Pedro Almodóvar, 2006) with not one but two extra-special guests: Prof Sarah Wright (Professor of Hispanic Studies and Screen Arts, Royal Holloway)…

2. Ocho apellidos vascos (Emilio Martínez-Lázaro, 2014) (with Fiona Noble)

Feb 07, 2025 56m

In episode two, Matthew chats with Dr Fiona Noble (Lecturer in Spanish, Stirling University) about Ocho apellidos vascos (Emilio Martínez-Lázaro, 2014), the highest-grossing Spanish film of all time.…

1. La llamada (Los Javis, 2017) (with Mary Farrelly)

Jan 14, 2025 44m

In episode one of Palomitas, Dr Matthew Hilborn (Government of Ireland Research Fellow in Spanish Studies, UCD) and Dr Mary Farrelly (Assistant Professor of Spanish Studies, UCD) discuss La llamada…

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Palomitas has published 11 episodes since January 2025, covering topics in Film History.

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