
Headgames (Part 1)
This week, Julie and Douglas take us to the coastal town of Castro Urdiales, where an ordinary favour between friends sets off a chain of events no one could have seen coming. In part one of this two-part episode, we unp

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Crimes of the Basquelands is yet another true crime podcast, but here's the twist, all of the crimes covered are related to The Basque Country. Did it happen in The Basque Country? Was there a Basque person or a Basque descendant involved? We'll cover it all. Join Julie Garcia and Douglas De Carvalho (Bilbao "adoptees") as they chat about these crimes with some link, however tenuous, to The Basque Country. Ongi Etorri (welcome) to a podcast that pledges to satiate your true crime cravings while immersing you deeply in the captivating world of The Basque Country. Prepare for riveting narratives, cultural exploration, and an unforgettable podcast adventure.
Unknown Host hosts Crimes of the Basquelands, a society show with 34 episodes published.

This week, Julie and Douglas take us to the coastal town of Castro Urdiales, where an ordinary favour between friends sets off a chain of events no one could have seen coming. In part one of this two-part episode, we unp

Julie and Douglas are joined by special guest and friend of the pod, Goyo, to share short crime stories in the Basquelands.

Julie and Douglas explore the dark side of dating apps with a murderous story of deadly attraction. Content warning: this episode contains sexual themes and extreme violence

This week out professional music festival goes Tom comes go give us the Do's and Don'ts for when coming to Bilbao for our biggest music festival, a very fun chat with a very good friend sprinkled with anecdotes of mini c

In the second instalment of this two-part episode into the mysterious death of Helena Jubany, Julie and Douglas continue to delve into the police investigation.

The Helena Jubany case is a notorious and mysterious murder that took place in Sabadell, Catalonia, in December 2001. Helena Jubany, a young librarian, was found dead under suspicious circumstances. In this first episode

Welcome to Crimes of the Basquelands podcast, in today’s episode we discuss a number of farmers protests in the Basque Country, some trouble with marihuana dealings in the US and ambulance workers back in the Basque Coun

This week, Julie, Douglas and special guest Goyo return to the sofa to finish the story of the stolen children. Nearly four decades after the death of dictator, Francisco Franco, and the onset of democracy in the Spanish

This week, Julie and Douglas are joined by a special guest to tell an in-depth true crime tale. Nearly four decades after the death of dictator, Francisco Franco, and the onset of democracy in the Spanish state, hundreds

We follow the tribulations of the ancestor to the cinema, a circus theatre's fate and the challeneges of health and safety rules from the beggining of the 1900s to today. Hear about how Bilbao came together once again in

This is the tale of the the Ensanche Circus Theatre of Bilbao where a tragedy occurs that saddens the city, many loose too much and people are lost, but heroes are born, as well as a community reafirms itself. A look bac

In this episode, Julie and Douglas are back in the USA. In 2005, a shocking incident at a fast-food chain involving a supposed gruesome discovery in a chili dish led to widespread media attention and significant financia

In our 8th instalment of one of our favourite formats, this Txikisode includes an update on a gruesome suitcase that was discussed in a previous episode. Also, we go through a family accident in San Francisco CA; a weird

This week, Douglas tells a historical story set in what was to become Argentina in the 1800's and a Basque businessman who played an important role in its early development.

In our compact Txikisodes, Julie and Douglas tag-team to serve up quick doses of recent crime stories either unfolding in the Basque Country or intricately connected to it. This week, Julie and Douglas discuss a road rag

Irene Garza, a young schoolteacher and beauty queen from McAllen, Texas, mysteriously vanished in 1960 after attending confession at a local church. If you haven't already, be sure to listen to Part One for the full cont

This week, Crimes of the Basquelands uncovers Part One of the story surrounding Irene Garza, a schoolteacher and beauty queen from McAllen, Texas. In 1960, after attending confession at a local church, Irene's life took

In this episode and in honour of the 40-year anniversary, Julie and Douglas delve into the harrowing events of the 1983 floods. This natural disaster which happened during Bilbao's "Aste Nagusia", was a celebration turne

In our compact Txikisodes, Julie and Douglas tag-team to serve up quick doses of recent crime stories either unfolding in the Basque Country or intricately connected to it. This week's lineup is quite the whirlwind: a sh

In this episode, Julie and Douglas transport you to 1650, to the village of Liérganes in Cantabria, Spain. After facing hardship after the passing of her husband, a Lierganes mother sends one of her sons, Francisco, to B
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