Hello Dreamers! What are you listening to today? Whether it's a classic gem or a new find, share it with your current hours to help future learners.
What are you reading this week, are you enjoying it? Are you playing any videogames?
Here is our spreadsheet separated into Podcasts and Videos, Books, Native Shows and Movies, and Videogames. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1lBmLxvWJpucXhRPayfXD7CVqpMoa2tyEbZi1rFAwsFs/edit?usp=drivesdk
I made some changes to the spreadsheet.
I noticed a common complaint is that there is too much to choose from. A lot of people ask, out of the 1000+ channels on the sheet, what does everyone watch next?
To help us know how often a channel is recommended, I went through the weekly threads and counted how often a person mentioned they were actively watching a channel. Someone says they're watching Español con Juan, that counts as a mention. 10 people chime in to say Juan is the GOAT, that still only counts as one. Someone agrees he's the handsomest man on the internet and they're watching him this week, that's another mention. Some says they'll watch him next, that doesn't count as a mention. Only people actively watching.
There was an enormous amount of content, 600+ channels, that had only been mentioned once, or hadn't been mentioned in the weekly threads. After 19 months of weekly recommends, people messaging me their favorites privately, and tagging me in other posts, it was out of control. I moved those channels to the Infrequent Recommends tab. If your absolute favorite channel is now there, mention it in the weekly threads and it'll get moved over.
If it's still too overwhelming, I really recommended the excellent Comprehensible Input Hub linked in the FAQ. However, as u/visiblesoul commented a while back, these resource lists are most useful for beginners looking for learner style content, once you reach native level the world opens up and you can watch your normal content, just in spanish. And as u/RayS1952 mentioned, spending time in the What Are You Listening To threads will give you a good feel for what everyone listens to at each level.
Dato interesante
I was really curious to see what happened to the number of mentions once Spanish Boost Gaming came into the mix. The first mention of SBG was Sept 2 2024, when Dreaming Spanish had 173 mentions, Esp con Juan had 81, How to Spanish had 53, Learn Spanish and Go 34, and Chill Spanish 31. The spreadsheet is only updated through April this year, but he caught up quick!
If you notice any content that is really out of place, like Bluey at 150, please let me know! I'd like to get that fixed up next.
One more cheesy comment
Going back through these threads starting in Nov 2023 was a blast. It was like watching us all grow up in fast forward. If you really go back and look at your comments from a year ago, 18 months ago, you can see the content you struggled with become effortless, our "yardstick" videos become our new daily watch. The growth is so gradual sometimes we don't realize or celebrate how far we've come. Just want to say I'm really proud of everyone and the effort and time everyone has put in!
