What Does It Mean to Be Spanish Today?
Listen now (53 mins) | This week on The Bubble Podcast, we explore one of the biggest questions shaping Spain today: identity.
Who gets to be Spanish?
This week on The Bubble Podcast, we explore one of the biggest questions shaping Spain today: identity.
🇸🇪 We begin with Per-Arne Hjelmborn, Sweden’s Ambassador to Spain, who tells us why he launched the viral “No Somos Tan S(u)ecos” campaign after discovering that 38% of Spaniards see Swedes as cold, distant and serious.
🌍 Ian Mount and Adrián Bono then unpack Spain’s record-breaking migrant regularization, which received more than 1.17 million applications, and discuss why it has become one of the country’s most heated political debates. Is immigration essential for Spain’s future—or is the government taking a gamble?
📚 Finally, Ignacio de los Reyes sits down with writer and philosopher to discuss how Spain has changed over the past decade and what it means to be Spanish in 2026.
👇 We’d love to hear your thoughts in the comments:
What do you think defines being Spanish today?
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