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Hosted by Samuel Mattern · fiction · EN
Can you hear the voices?They are trapped in objects from Spain’s past. A centuries-old door knocker that witnessed a beheading. A murderous revolver hidden under the floor tile of a theater. A centuries-old castle stone pissed on by a madman.When the sun goes down, if you touch these objects, the voices tell their story.Stories of Celtic warriors high on shrooms, mad bulls, gold-toothed bandoleers in hidden caves, Nazi collaborators, penis-shrinking witches, adulterous kings…Everyday people stumble across these objects: a mountain farmer forced by the housing crisis to sell his land, a hospital nurse hell-bent on meting out vigilante justice, a traumatized Afghan war veteran, an American immigrant to Madrid…Join these characters and discover the horrific blood stories of Spain’s past.Discover the horror…that lies inside your own mind.Spanish Sundown is the result of years of ongoing historical research. An original audio drama production, it features the authentic sounds of Spai
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Spanish Sundown is hosted by Samuel Mattern. The show has published 23 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Apollo 11: Ego and Espionage" (15 September 2026, 57 minutes), "Announcement" (2 June 2026, 1 minute), and "Manuela Malasaña: I Didn't Mean To" (19 May 2026, 42 minutes).
Spanish Sundown publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 40 minutes across 23 episodes.
Booking probability for Spanish Sundown is 29%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Spanish Sundown requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Spanish Sundown's contact route on record: public web form.
Samuel Mattern hosts Spanish Sundown, a fiction podcast with 23 episodes published.
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Episode #22
We’ve all heard about people who join cults because it gives them a sense of belonging. But that’s not the only reason. Leandro is an amazing guitarist who has never made it big. Ever since stumbling across a golden...
Episode #21
<p>There's a good reason you aren't hearing your regularly scheduled episode today.</p> <p>Stay tuned!</p> <p>---</p> <p>© 2025 Samuel Mattern. All rights reserved.</p>
Episode #20
<p>In today’s story, Carlota is partying with her boyfriend Lucas in Madrid’s Plaza Dos de Mayo square. Carlota loves Lucas, but sometimes he does…stuff. Stuff that pisses her off so bad, all she can see are the dark...
Episode #19
<p>If someone hurt a person you loved, how long would you be willing to wait to make them pay?</p> <p>In today’s story, guest actress Khephra C. White introduces us to a nurse named Helena. She toys with her favorite...
Episode #18
<p>Every spring in Spain, the pine trees are covered in nests the size of a fist with the texture of a rotten cobweb. Out of these nests come caterpillars, called processionaries.</p> <p>These caterpillars are...
Episode #17
<p>Spanish Sundown has been shortlisted for the 2026 UK International Audio Drama Festival! Playing with 26 countries, 16 languages and 60 dramas. Uh...how cool is that?!</p> <p>You can see the full list and listen to...
Episode #16
<p>2,000 years ago, indigenous Celtic Vettons inhabited the Iberian peninsula. They carved statues of bulls and wild boar made of stone, many of which can still be found today. And they participated in religious rituals...
Episode #15
<p>Every year, the villagers in the remote mountain town of Navalosa in the province of Ávila dress as cucurrumachos for Carnival. They don loud cowbells and wooden masks with curved bull horns that sprout from the...
Episode #14
<p>In 1915, Count José María del Palacio y Abárzuza stole a statuette of St. James the Greater from the grave of 15th-century Spanish royalty. In 1969, this figure appeared in the New York Met Museum.</p> <p>How did it...
Episode #13
<p>A strange little man is spying on Isa in Madrid's iconic Retiro Park.</p> <p>It's Valentine's Day. And Isa hates Valentine's Day. Because people are trash.</p> <p>When the tiny duende's hiding place is revealed, Isa...
Episode #12
<p>“Normally, when you change the IV bag, you’re supposed to check the expiration date and contents, but in this case, well…we don’t really care now, do we?”</p> <p>A nurse decides which patients need to atone for their...
Episode #11
<p>In the Duero Valley lie the ruins of a 4th-century Roman villa. In what used to be the home's entrance, there is an impeccably preserved mosaic of Pegasus.</p> <p>But Pegasus has no wings.</p> <p>Why?</p> <p>This...
Episode #10
<p>Lori Gerson voices our main character in Spanish Sundown's Episode 9 - María Pita: Swamp Breath.</p> <p>Have you ever wondered what it's like to be an American immigrant to Spain? With so many listeners asking what...
Episode #9
<p>Who was María Pita?</p> <p>In today’s episode, we travel to the city of A Coruña, in foggy, mystical Galicia. After purchasing an antique comb from a young immigrant man, Josefa witnesses a situation of...
Episode #8
<p>"I take a deep, enraged breath and whisper back:</p> <p>'Miguel, I cannot wait to wish you a Merry Christmas.'</p> <p>He looks confused.</p> <p>'What?'</p> <p>Oh, Miguel. You'll see what I mean."</p> <p>Carla feels a...
Episode #7
<p>“I take a swig of wine from my Don Simón box and whisper at the woman: ‘God’s trying to punish me.’”</p> <p>A man lives on the Madrid metro. He is convinced that God wants him to confess to something he didn’t...
Episode #6
<p>-"HAMMER THE SYSTEM, KILL THE SYSTEM."</p> <p>-Men, women, and children in white hoods and robes. Swaying to the beat of drums. Is she a terrorist?</p> <p>-A priest betrayed. A bloody hammer. What has the king...
<p>-"Don't cry. It makes me cry."</p> <p>-19th-century bandits fighting the Spanish government.</p> <p>-A cave with dark power.</p> <p>After yet another fight with her self-absorbed boyfriend, photographer Clara escapes...
Episode #4
<p>-Love your mommy or it’ll hurt. Stuffed animals come to life. <br> -Cognac. Ouija boards. Killer pet felines. A monster’s tendrils in the throat.<br> -SUICIDE…OR MURDER?<br> <br> A six-year-old boy with a secret and...
<p>-Gay drama. Tight white pants. Thirst for revenge.</p> <p>-A philandering King Philip II. A member-shrinking witch. Magic powdered herbs.</p> <p>-13 coins. Skeletons in walls. Ghosts on rooftops.</p> <p>-ARMIES OF...
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