Podcast Summary: Cuerpos Especiales - La Actualidad de Cuerpos Especiales (18 de febrero de 2026)

Podcast: Cuerpos Especiales
Host: EuropaFM
Episode Date: February 18, 2026
Hosts: Eva Soriano, Nacho García, Lalachús

Episode Overview

This lively morning episode of "Cuerpos Especiales" takes listeners on a comedic ride through recent news and curious facts. Eva Soriano, Nacho García, and Lalachús blend humorous banter with coverage of pollen allergies in Spain, the discovery of a ‘superbacteria’ in Romanian ice, and their trademark absurd sketches. The episode is marked by the trio's playful dynamic and sharp wit, making light even of bleak headlines.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Spanish Pollen Season is Longer than Ever

• [00:16] Nacho reports that the pollen allergy season in Spain lasts a month longer compared to 40 years ago.
  • University of Córdoba scientists reveal it’s now about 25 days longer, based on European data since the '90s.
  • Cause: Climate change fuels earlier, prolonged plant blooming.

Quote:
“Empezamos con mala noticia para la gente con un pitido en el pulmón. Porque la temporada de polen en España es un mes más larga que hace 40 años.”
— Nacho García [00:16]

• The hosts riff with absurd metaphors:
  • Eva jokes: “Yo podría ya polinizar si no hubiera abejas. Voy con la nariz de flor en flor así.” [00:53]
  • Banter escalates into jokes about being bees, polinization, and recasting this into movies by directors like Wes Anderson and Michael Bay.

Memorable moment:
“Te voy a desflorar. El poli.”
— Lalachús [01:17]
“Te dejaré caer con el croma.”
— Eva Soriano [01:59]

• Eva and Nacho bemoan their own allergy symptoms with comedic exaggeration (eyes red, neighbors thinking she's "Crison Britbox", and playing Russian roulette with antihistamines and anxiolytics).

2. Unveiling a Superbacteria in Romanian Ice

• [03:03] The team discusses a "superbacteria" resistant to 10 modern antibiotics found deep in a Romanian ice cave.

• Nacho’s enthusiastic:

  • “Te voy a inyectar con la bacteria pa que te envuelta como machina de feria.” [03:03]
  • Lalachús imagines a “bacteria sandunguera” (dancing bacteria) or one that gives water a nice flavor instead of dangerous traits.

• Facts from the story:

  • Bacteria contains 100+ antibiotic resistance genes.
  • Evolved naturally, long before modern antibiotics.
  • Scientists warn thawing ice could release these genes, making current bacteria stronger.

Quote:
“La Frigobacter la van a llamar. Esta cepa bacteriana que permaneció oculta durante cinco milenios en una cueva de hielo en Rumanía contiene más de 100 genes relacionados con la resistencia a los antibióticos.”
— Eva Soriano [03:31]

• The segment turns into a comedic sketch about why scientists keep searching ancient ice—likened to digging up old phone messages from exes ("Si buscas, encuentras." — Lalachús [04:14])—and playful allusions to Drácula:
  • “¿Qué te esperabas encontrar, ¿una bacteria resistente o Drácula? Las dos cosas que hay.”
    — Eva Soriano [04:19]

Memorable moment:
“Soy una bacteria vampira. Vampiria de bactiria.”
— Eva Soriano [04:41]

3. General Banter and Satirical Medical Advice

• Throughout, the group mocks self-medication:

  • “No te automediques. Siempre un profesional, ¿no?”
    — Lalachús [03:01]
  • Nacho: “Las pastillas si riman, te las puedes tomar todas juntas. Esto es mentira. Por favor, no hagáis caso.” [02:54]

• They bring in running gags from pop culture (Simpsons references, "la langosta en el acuario de Homer" [02:43]) and humorous portrayal of the allergy sufferer's medicine cabinet as a roulette of pills.

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• “Es que hay tanto polen ya. Yo podría ya polinizar si no hubiera abejas.”
  — Eva Soriano [00:53]

• “¿Tu cartera es antihistamínico y orfidal?”
  — Lalachús [02:37]

• “¿Para qué buscan en el hielo? ¿Que son Ice Age?”
  — Lalachús [04:02]

• “Soy una bacteria vampira. Vampiria de bactiria.”
  — Eva Soriano [04:41]

Timestamps for Important Segments

• [00:16] – Discussion of lengthened Spanish pollen season, linked to climate change.
• [00:53]–[02:13] – Allergy jokes, medicine roulette, and banter about suffering from pollen.
• [03:03]–[04:41] – Discovery of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in Romanian ice, comedic riffing about bacteria, Drácula & scientists’ obsessions.

Tone & Style

The episode maintains its hallmark quick-fire banter, sharp sarcasm, and irreverent humor. Medical and scientific news is delivered tongue-in-cheek, always bringing in pop culture and personal experience to keep the news accessible—and hilarious.

For more laughs and to catch all the chemistry between Eva, Nacho, and Lalachús, tune in to the full episode!