Podcast Summary: Cuerpos Especiales | With Elena Irureta – December 16, 2025

Podcast: Cuerpos Especiales
Host(s): Nacho García, Alba Cordero (subbing for Eva Soriano), Javi Sánchez, Dani Piqueras, Lalachús, and others
Guest: Elena Irureta
Date: December 16, 2025

Overview

This playful and lively episode of "Cuerpos Especiales" is a true morning show rollercoaster—packed with humor, unpredictable banter, pop culture, national news, participative segments with kids and listeners, music analysis, and a celebratory interview with renowned actress Elena Irureta, who presents her new comedy film "Abuela Tremenda." The show’s signature is its blend of irreverence, wit, and authentic chemistry, with the hosts poking fun at themselves, each other, and current events.

Eva Soriano, usually the primary host, is absent due to a stomach virus ("indisposición digestiva"), but her energy and spirit still permeate the show through affectionate shoutouts and a hilarious on-air check-in from her sickbed.

Key Segments and Highlights

1. The Viral Absence of Eva Soriano

• [00:01–01:30]
  • The episode opens with Nacho and Alba revealing Eva’s illness (“co colarm, co color” parodying a sick alarm).
  • Running jokes about everyone falling ill in "the worst week" for it, and playful support for Eva (“te mandamos un beso enorme, muchísimo ánimo”).
  • Quote:
    —Nacho: “Vamos a empezar con el calendario de Adviento.”
    —Alba: “Qué nervios.”
    [01:39]

2. Advent Calendar Game: Christmas Sweets

• [01:45–02:30]
  • Nacho and Alba play a quickfire game naming traditional Christmas sweets (rosquillas, mazapanes, polvorones, etc.) in “Un, dos, tres” style.
  • Funny moment: Alba quickly loses, and they joke about sharing candy as consolation.

3. News Roundup: Transport, RAE Updates, and More

Abono Transporte Único / National Transport Pass

• [03:36–06:44]
  • Pedro Sánchez’s announcement of a €60-per-month national pass for public transit is discussed with their usual comic spin—romantic possibilities, band commutes, and intercity adventures.
  • Quote:
    —Nacho: “Por 60 euros te haces un Interrail bien guapo dentro de España...” [04:24]

RAE New Words

• [06:52–10:54]
  • The team lists new RAE dictionary entries (ok, millenial, turismofobia, ovulatorio, streaming, bocachancla), ribbing the institution for being “abuelo intentando utilizar el vocabulario.”
  • They launch a mock campaign for “buencha” to enter the dictionary (meaning “buen chaval”).
  • Quote:
    —Nacho: "Me gusta que hayan metido OK... Me parece genial." [07:49]
  • They riff on generational slang (“flexear,” “turra,” “alikindoy”).

4. Musical Comedy: Lanzamientos Sinfónicos

• [11:22–16:40]
  • Javi Sánchez and Dani Piqueras remix Beethoven (“Para Elisa”, “Sinfónia No. 7”, “Quinta Sinfonía") into increasingly absurd and modern musical mashups (arcade, metal, EDM).
  • Hosts feign overstimulation; bits full of sound effects and escalating mayhem.
  • Quote:
    —Nacho: “Escucha, esto es... Tercer nivel. Ya has pasado los dos primeros y llega el malo final de fase.” [14:50]
  • They compare modern dance tracks—Fred Again vs. Beethoven.

5. Refuerzos de las 7: Absurd Headlines and Stories

• [17:32–24:29]
  • Panel reacts to wild real-world news.
    • Cyclist charged by ambulance that hit him (“La clase de cosa que haría alguien en el GTA”).
    • Multi-crime thief robs a sex toy store and threatens a man with a lamb's leg (“Satis-Cordero”).
  • Quote:
    —Nacho: “Una ladrona de juguetes sexuales seis años de arresto domiciliario: los seis mejores meses de tu vida.” [23:58]

6. Pueblos Especiales – Focus on Pozuelo de Vidriales

• [48:45–54:36]
  • Rural pride as a caller from a tiny Zamora village describes local treasures (a Roman fountain, archaeological find, unique festivals).
  • Quote:
    —Victoria: “Somos un pueblo muy pequeñito pero muy grande a la vez... todo el mundo desea jubilarse para venir aquí...” [52:42]

7. Weather and Music News as Poems

• [55:18–56:24]
  • Weather forecast delivered as (half-serious) poetry.
  • Updates on La Pegatina’s tour and a moving Fito y Fitipaldis performance.
  • Quote:
    —Dani (weather): “Con el brillo de estos cabellos plateados, la meteorología con pasión...” [55:30]

8. Patrulla Chiquilla – Kid Advice

• [42:11–47:14]
  • Kids send audio advice on how to win the TV remote from their parents (songs, cuteness, sabotage).
  • Most memorable: Ida Luna, age 5, sings a custom plea to her parents for TV time.
  • Quote:
    —Niña: “No me quiero abolir...quiero ver la tele...esto es muy molesto, por favor.” [43:29]

9. The Interview: Elena Irureta – "Abuela Tremenda"

• [59:53–75:28]
  • Elena Irureta charms the crew, discussing “Abuela Tremenda” (comic, rockera grandmother who causes chaos).
  • She speaks candidly about her career, being typecast, writing her own theater, dreams of playing a villain, and the realities of Spanish acting.
  • Quotes:
    —Elena: “No soy abuela, soy vieja, pero no soy abuela.”
    [63:38] —“Si el personaje Toñi existiera de verdad, te irías con ella de viaje en su furgoneta?”
    —Elena: “Ah sí, encantada... tiene mucha marcha.” [64:35]
  • Heartwarming talk about small-town life, family, and her own rural home.
  • Reflections on the acting industry:
    —Elena: “Es un oficio en el que se reparten premios; si fuera como el fútbol, todos tendríamos en casa...” [69:25]

10. Music Analysis with Espido Freire: "Mi Burrito Sabanero"

• [75:40–84:22] (and preceding music segment)
  • Renowned author Espido Freire analyzes the Christmas classic with humorous depth, comparing it to “Platero y yo,” extracting subtle existential lessons, and lamenting the song’s catchiness.
  • Quote:
    —Espido: “Yo la aborrezco con todo mi corazón… es pegadiza como la sarna.” [78:27] —“A veces ir cantando con un burro es más que suficiente.” [83:15]

11. Check-in with Sick Eva Soriano

• [84:41–88:59]
  • Hilarious phone segment where Eva Soriano describes her grim virus experience, giving a graphic and self-deprecatingly funny health report from home.
  • Quotes:
    —Eva: “Me he tenido que volver al baño... como latigazo mirvical… estoy inmersa en un constipado caquil, que no se lo recomiendo a nadie.” [86:04] —“Eso entra como si fuera quijotes de la Mancha... ahora mismo el ojete oncho...”
    [87:49]

12. Community and Listener Segments

• Participatory content: listeners' suggested alternative dictionary words (buencha, turra, flexear), reminiscences about childhood pets, advice for being a better person in the new year, and rural shout-outs.

Notable Quotes & Timestamps

• "Siete ondas, pero de mierda. Vamos con el programa de hoy." – Nacho García [01:39]
• "La RAE es tu abuelo intentando utilizar el vocabulario que utilizas." – Nacho [08:24]
• "Escucha, esto es… Tercer nivel... ya has pasado los dos primeros sin continuar ni una vez y llega el malo final de fase." – Nacho (on remix Beethoven) [14:50]
• "Ojalá, sí. Yo soy más que buen chama temático..." – Javi Sánchez [21:58]
• "Una ladrona de juguetes sexuales seis meses de arresto domiciliario: los seis mejores meses de tu vida." – Nacho García [23:58]
• "A veces ir cantando con un burro es más que suficiente." – Espido Freire (Mi Burrito Sabanero analysis) [83:15]
• "Estoy inmersa en un constipado caquil, que no se lo recomiendo a nadie." – Eva Soriano (phone-in from sickbed) [86:04]

Funniest and Most Memorable Moments

• The relentless jokes about missing host Eva's stomach issues and the lengths to which she describes them.
• Kids offering sabotage-level solutions to the TV-remote problem.
• The playful roasting of the RAE and the inventiveness of the “buencha” grassroots campaign.
• Espido Freire’s “Mi Burrito Sabanero” musical-literary micro-thesis, including her visible pain hearing the tune.
• The musical mayhem with Beethoven “remixes.”
• Elena Irureta’s candid and down-to-earth perspective: praising absurdities, rejecting pretense, and showing deep affection for her rural roots, family, and profession.

Structure & Tone

Tone:
Conversational, irreverent, highly self-aware, quick-witted, occasionally absurd, heartfelt in interviews—perfectly capturing the morning radio show "cuadrilla" vibe. Older pop and literary references abound.

Structure:

• Alternates between games, news, music, listener/children inputs, and central interview.
• Recurring callbacks (absence of Eva, rural pride, invented slang, inside jokes).
• Balanced mix: news and music with sarcasm, participatory segments, deep dives into pop culture, and meaningful long-form conversation.

Timestamps for Signature Segments

• [01:39] — Advent Calendar Game
• [03:36] — National Transport Pass News
• [06:52] — RAE Dictionary Updates
• [11:22] — Lanzamientos Sinfónicos (Beethoven remix madness)
• [17:32] — Viral News Headlines
• [42:11] — Patrulla Chiquilla (kids’ advice segment)
• [48:45] — Pueblos Especiales feat. Pozuelo de Vidriales
• [59:53] — Main Interview: Elena Irureta
• [75:40] — Espido Freire: "Mi Burrito Sabanero" musical analysis
• [84:41] — Sick Eva Soriano Phone-In

For New Listeners

This episode serves as a vibrant sampler of what makes "Cuerpos Especiales" unique: banter-rich current affairs, Goya-winning guests, music theory turned on its head, and a commitment to joy even when dissecting “un constipado caquil.” Interviewer chemistry is the thread; self-deprecation and listener voices are the glue.

Recommendation:
Come for the jokes and Beethoven-on-EDM, stay for the real-talk about life, community, and art with Elena Irureta.