Podcast Summary: Cuerpos Especiales | Con Los Gandules

Host: EuropaFM
Date: January 16, 2026
Presenters: Nacho García, Lala Chus, Eva Soriano (absent), plus collaborators
Notable Guests: Los Gandules (Santiago Díaz and Roberto Montañés)

Episode Overview

This entertaining morning show brings wit, anecdotes, current affairs, games, and engaging interviews. On this Friday episode, main hosts Nacho García and Lala Chus are joined by the comedic musical duo Los Gandules. The episode covers everything from sleep improvements, humorous takes on news stories, and society’s quirks, to music industry musings and plenty of live laughs.

Key Segments and Highlights

1. Opening Banter: Beds, Sleep, and Toppers

[00:10–03:30]

• Lala Chus shares her newfound happiness after buying a mattress topper, humorously claiming she hasn’t slept well for 35 years until now.
• Nacho García confesses a miscalculation when buying a bed in Madrid, leading to his feet sticking out—and makes a joke about the “night assassin who sucks your feet.”
• Discussion evolves into the awkwardness of testing mattresses in stores, leading to tangent about imagining a future owning a mattress shop.
• Quote:
  "Me he sentido como un perrillo que se acaba de despertar y sentía el corazón de su madre latiendo calentita." — Lala Chus [01:39]

2. News and Satire: “Actualidad de las 7”

[04:36–09:16]

• Celebrates Spain's continuing leadership in organ transplants, highlighting record-setting cases in Galicia and Madrid.
• Humorous riffing about medical mishaps ("te ponen un corazón en la oreja… Te llévate riñón y medio").
• News about a NASA crew returning an astronaut to Earth due to illness, followed by jokes about “alien contagion crisis.”
• Quote:
  "En España los órganos se han convertido en el perejil de la medicina. Vas por un resfriado y te dicen: llévate un hígado." — Nacho García [06:31]
• Memorable Moment: Speculation about the astronaut bringing back something similar to an "alien invasion."
• Quote:
  "Hemos visto suficientes películas de ciencia ficción como para saber que esto es el principio y que viene con bicho." — Nacho García [08:02]

3. Game: “Logicante” — Logic Puzzles with Spicy Consequences

[09:30–16:14]

• Dani Piqueras introduces a game blending logic puzzles and eating spicy snacks.
• Both hosts struggle—and react hilariously—to spicy punishment.
• Quote:
  "Voy a comer ya directamente… Carmela, cariño, te puedes haber puesto un sándwich, porque aquí esto está maduro." — Lala Chus [11:44]
• Memorable Moment:
  Lala rates the spiciness as “seis y medio” and describes her “lengua como un zapato.”

4. News Satire: “Refuerzo de las 7”

[16:38–21:12]

• News that in Gales, politicians are now banned from lying—joking about how important this is for political careers and freedom of expression.
• Introduction of a Chinese app ("You Are Dead") for people living alone, which sends an alert if the user doesn’t check in every two days.
• Humor about forgetting to engage with such an app and possibly triggering false alarms.
• Quote:
  "Tendría que ponerme alarmas para acordarme de darle a la alarma." — Nacho García [20:26]

5. Special Segment: Pueblos Especiales — Focus on Valderredible

[21:12–28:23]

• Victor from Polientes shares local pride and stories about Valderredible (Cantabria), including its sparse population, rich heritage in rupestrian art, and community spirit.
• Fun banter about the confusing name and the region’s abundance of festivals.
• Quote:
  "Aquí, si entras a trabajar a las 9, te levantas a las 9 menos 5." — Víctor [22:09]

6. Game Show: “Pilla la cita y gana la guita” — Quiz and Big Money

[32:21–57:56]

• Listeners answer questions for a chance at €2,000; today’s winner: Nuria from Zaragoza.
• Modified audio quizzes with hosts' voices disguised as Batman.
• Burst of joy when a listener wins live (“Nuria, ¿a que ya no tienes frío?... Me da un calor de repente.”)
• Quote:
  "Creo que es la primera persona que gana en Pilla la cita todo lo que llevo en este concurso." — Lala Chus [57:24]

7. Pop Culture Commentary: Streaming Series Rant

[39:00–44:45]

• Bertus delivers a sharp, passionate review on the current state of streaming series: slow releases, endless seasons, and diluted storytelling.
• Misses the emotional payoff from classic TV endings.
• Notable Quotes:
  "Ahora las series se hacen con un propósito… y es que tú puedas estar viendo la serie a la vez que estás con el móvil." — Bertus [42:36]
  "Lo importante aquí: la perra, la guita, la pasta. Quieren tu dinero." — Bertus [44:01]
• Awards the streaming format “un cero patatero.”

8. Activity Ideas: Apuro FOMO — Weekend Unmissables

[45:34–52:15]

• Nacho and Lala suggest forging your own sword as a hands-on medieval experience (with much enthusiasm).
• Lala's alternative: Have a PowerPoint party with friends, presenting humorous or personal topics.
• Quote:
  "Quiero aceite, quiero máquinas chorreando sudor… quiero forjar mi espada." — Nacho García [47:23]

9. Interview: Los Gandules — Masters of Musical Parody

[73:57–90:35]

• Los Gandules, Zaragoza’s comedic duo, discuss their comedic approach to music, rarely listening to their own songs.
• Reminisce about “weirdest” gig locations: garbage trucks, tanatorios (funeral homes), and the occasional wedding that backfired spectacularly.
• Explain how their shows mix music, stand-up, and audience song selection (“Gandulfighter”).
• Quote:
  "La gente cree que viene a escuchar música y no; viene a escuchar dos idiotas diciendo chorradas." — Juan Sangre (Los Gandules) [78:07]
• The team quizzes them on matching their own songs to news stories—often stumping the duo and leading to more laughter.

10. Listener Responses & Social Media

[90:42–94:51]

• Messages from fans express love for Los Gandules and the wish for more breakfasts at EuropaFM for guests.
• Listeners pitch their own PowerPoint party topics—“Dragon Ball” and “borracheras de mis colegas”—sparking more laughter.

Notable Quotes (With Timestamps)

• [01:39] Lala Chus: "Me he sentido como un perrillo que se acababa de despertar y sentía el corazón de su madre latiendo calentita."
• [06:31] Nacho García: "En España los órganos se han convertido en el perejil de la medicina. Vas por un resfriado y te dicen: llévate un hígado."
• [08:02] Nacho García: "Hemos visto suficientes películas de ciencia ficción como para saber que esto es el principio y que viene con bicho."
• [44:01] Bertus: "Lo importante aquí: la perra, la guita, la pasta. Quieren tu dinero."
• [47:23] Nacho García: "Quiero aceite, quiero máquinas chorreando sudor… quiero forjar mi espada."
• [78:07] Juan Sangre (Los Gandules): "La gente cree que viene a escuchar música y no; viene a escuchar dos idiotas diciendo chorradas."
• [57:24] Lala Chus: "Creo que es la primera persona que gana en Pilla la cita todo lo que llevo en este concurso."

Tone & Style

• Humorous, quick-witted, frequently tongue-in-cheek.
• Mood is playful and irreverent, peppered with spontaneous jokes, good-natured teasing, and breaks into song or absurdity.
• Segments run naturally into each other with hosts building off each other's stories and the involvement of the day’s guests and collaborators.

Timestamps — Important Segments

• Mattress Topper Rant: [00:10–03:30]
• News Satire (Transplants & Astronauts): [04:36–09:16]
• Game: Logicante (Spicy Snacks): [09:30–16:14]
• Refuerzo de las 7 (Political Lying Law in Gales, Chinese App): [16:38–21:12]
• Special: Valderredible (Pueblo Feature): [21:12–28:23]
• Gane la Guita (€2,000 Prize): [52:34–57:56]
• Streaming Rant (Bertus): [39:00–44:45]
• Weekend Activity: Forge a Sword: [45:34–48:34]
• Interview: Los Gandules: [73:57–90:35]

Memorable Moments

• Lala’s poetic descriptions of sleeping well for the first time.
• Nacho’s tales of fear (and feet) with too-short beds.
• “Logicante” game—logic puzzles with real, physical spicy consequences: real tears and real laughs!
• A live contest jackpot winner, celebrating on-air.
• Los Gandules’ deadpan accounts of their “most surreal” gigs, and their inability to identify their own songs.
• Introduction of listeners’ wild and creative PowerPoint themes.

Final Thoughts

This episode blends everyday observations, current news, and Spanish pop culture, turbocharged with improvisational humor and friendly chemistry. The presence of Los Gandules lifts the comedy and absurdity another notch, making for a hilarious, relatable, and feel-good morning show.

A must-listen if you enjoy lively banter, offbeat musical guests, and seeing the humor in daily life, Spanish society, and pop culture.