Cuentos Selectos Sleepytales https://marisoldiaz.podbean.com ✨ Welcome to CUENTOS SELECTOS -Sleep Stories & Meditations-.

Join us every Thursday for soothing sleepy stories from around the world.

From folktales and short romance tales to timeless cultural stories, each episode is read in soft, calming tones to help you drift off to sleep or simply relax into tranquility. Sit back, close your eyes, and let yourself be carried away. 🌙

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]]> Wed, 02 Sep 2026 08:02:32 -0300 https://podbean.com/?v=5.5 en Copyright 2026 All rights reserved. Education:Self-Improvement 1440 episodic marisoldiaz marisoldiaz No false https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/22485904/cozy-tides.png Cuentos Selectos Sleepytales https://marisoldiaz.podbean.com 144 144 Writers during the Trujillo Era under exile: Juan Bosch Writers during the Trujillo Era under exile: Juan Bosch https://marisoldiaz.podbean.com/e/writers-during-the-trujillo-era-under-exile-juan-bosch/ https://marisoldiaz.podbean.com/e/writers-during-the-trujillo-era-under-exile-juan-bosch/#comments Wed, 02 Sep 2026 08:02:32 -0300 marisoldiaz.podbean.com/91e86a48-b40e-3f33-9fc4-2bc29f339345 This work offers a historical overview of the Dominican Republic's literature of the past decades. A review of Juan Bosch's short story “Dos pesos de Agua”.

]]> This work offers a historical overview of the Dominican Republic's literature of the past decades. A review of Juan Bosch's short story “Dos pesos de Agua”.

]]> marisoldiaz false No 1037 20 full The regionalist narrative through analysis of Las Lanzas Coloradas’s novel The regionalist narrative through analysis of Las Lanzas Coloradas’s novel https://marisoldiaz.podbean.com/e/the-regionalist-narrative-through-analysis-of-las-lanzas-coloradas-s-novel/ https://marisoldiaz.podbean.com/e/the-regionalist-narrative-through-analysis-of-las-lanzas-coloradas-s-novel/#comments Wed, 02 Sep 2026 07:53:09 -0300 marisoldiaz.podbean.com/5483ed27-67ac-31b9-8fc5-4bd67b1e02b2 Learn about  the regionalist narrative through Las Lanzas Coloradas’s novel, by Venezuela writer Arturo Uslar Pietri.

]]> Learn about  the regionalist narrative through Las Lanzas Coloradas’s novel, by Venezuela writer Arturo Uslar Pietri.

]]> marisoldiaz false No 538 19 full What is Fat phobia and How does it affect? What is Fat phobia and How does it affect? https://marisoldiaz.podbean.com/e/what-is-fat-phobia-and-how-does-it-affect/ https://marisoldiaz.podbean.com/e/what-is-fat-phobia-and-how-does-it-affect/#comments Tue, 01 Sep 2026 07:47:36 -0300 marisoldiaz.podbean.com/c87effcd-d697-3ec8-ad2b-9edafcffb95e Learn about how Magdalena Piñeyro started The Stop Gordofobia initiative. A platform initially created as a tool with which to find and unite fat people and become aware of discrimination as widespread as little reported.

]]> Learn about how Magdalena Piñeyro started The Stop Gordofobia initiative.
A platform initially created as a tool with which to find and unite fat people and become aware of discrimination as widespread as little reported.

]]> marisoldiaz false No 622 18 full Community Community https://marisoldiaz.podbean.com/e/community/ https://marisoldiaz.podbean.com/e/community/#comments Tue, 01 Sep 2026 07:37:44 -0300 marisoldiaz.podbean.com/94b80326-4727-3bc1-91cf-7248ef9e922b Community is a term we apply to a pioneer settlement, e.g., a village, a city, a tribe or a nation. Whenever the members of any group (small or large) live together in such a way that they share the basic conditions of common life, we call that group a community. It is an important and basic concept in Sociology.

]]> Community is a term we apply to a pioneer settlement, e.g., a village, a city, a tribe or a nation. Whenever the members of any group (small or large) live together in such a way that they share the basic conditions of common life, we call that group a community. It is an important and basic concept in Sociology.

]]> marisoldiaz false No 239 17 full Is Victor Orban a populist or not? Is Victor Orban a populist or not? https://marisoldiaz.podbean.com/e/is-victor-orban-a-populist-or-not/ https://marisoldiaz.podbean.com/e/is-victor-orban-a-populist-or-not/#comments Mon, 31 Aug 2026 08:14:07 -0300 marisoldiaz.podbean.com/ab506422-dc90-303d-befa-6feebe6992a5 Victor Orban: Whether one views this as a legitimate democratic response to elite overreach or a threat to liberal democratic norms depends on deeper normative judgments about democracy, rights, and national identity.

]]> Victor Orban: Whether one views this as a legitimate democratic response to elite overreach or a threat to liberal democratic norms depends on deeper normative judgments about democracy, rights, and national identity.

]]> marisoldiaz false No 708 16 full Importance of young people participating in Politics Importance of young people participating in Politics https://marisoldiaz.podbean.com/e/importance-of-young-people-participating-in-politics/ https://marisoldiaz.podbean.com/e/importance-of-young-people-participating-in-politics/#comments Mon, 31 Aug 2026 08:03:28 -0300 marisoldiaz.podbean.com/d3a35458-3dec-38a8-b1ef-6c3a2ea52416 Learn if does matter if young people do not participate in politics.

]]> Learn if does matter if young people do not participate in politics.

]]> marisoldiaz false No 548 15 full Politics: Why is toleration a central commitment of liberalism? Politics: Why is toleration a central commitment of liberalism? https://marisoldiaz.podbean.com/e/politics-why-is-toleration-a-central-commitment-of-liberalism/ https://marisoldiaz.podbean.com/e/politics-why-is-toleration-a-central-commitment-of-liberalism/#comments Sun, 30 Aug 2026 09:28:35 -0300 marisoldiaz.podbean.com/b5a37101-ad8a-3166-8fe7-fde715d7a8c6 Toleration is a central commitment of liberalism because tolerance is an indispensable practice to preserve peace. 

]]> Toleration is a central commitment of liberalism because tolerance is an indispensable practice to preserve peace. 

]]> marisoldiaz false No 475 14 full Juan Rulfo Short Stories Juan Rulfo Short Stories https://marisoldiaz.podbean.com/e/juan-rulfo-short-stories/ https://marisoldiaz.podbean.com/e/juan-rulfo-short-stories/#comments Sun, 30 Aug 2026 09:23:08 -0300 marisoldiaz.podbean.com/3d47561e-70b2-36c2-b426-cf91aadaa7b8 Learn about Juan Rulfo who is one of the most important writers in Latin America. he became famous for creating a narrative world where the regional setting, everyday speech, and the human tragedy in the face of existence take center stage.

]]> Learn about Juan Rulfo who is one of the most important writers in Latin America. he became famous for creating a narrative world where the regional setting, everyday speech, and the human tragedy in the face of existence take center stage.

]]> marisoldiaz false No 637 13 full The Dragan can't dance Novel review The Dragan can't dance Novel review https://marisoldiaz.podbean.com/e/the-dragan-cant-dance-novel-review/ https://marisoldiaz.podbean.com/e/the-dragan-cant-dance-novel-review/#comments Fri, 28 Aug 2026 09:20:09 -0300 marisoldiaz.podbean.com/1d362a82-e485-3654-9ba2-9f9678c5fefe Learn this novel review about Earl Lovelace's classic novel of Carnival. Carnival takes on social and political importance in this recognized classic. 

]]> Learn this novel review about Earl Lovelace's classic novel of Carnival. Carnival takes on social and political importance in this recognized classic. 

]]> marisoldiaz false No 428 12 full Nicaragua's Mikitos history Nicaragua's Mikitos history https://marisoldiaz.podbean.com/e/nicaraguas-mikitos-history/ https://marisoldiaz.podbean.com/e/nicaraguas-mikitos-history/#comments Fri, 28 Aug 2026 09:09:15 -0300 marisoldiaz.podbean.com/6c89a198-bdf8-301c-ba4f-0c96d44c5d56 Learn about a Native people of Central America, specifically of Nicaragua, the Miskitos.

]]> Learn about a Native people of Central America, specifically of Nicaragua, the Miskitos.

]]> marisoldiaz false No 1181 11 full In the Times of the Butterflies In the Times of the Butterflies https://marisoldiaz.podbean.com/e/in-the-times-of-the-butterflies/ https://marisoldiaz.podbean.com/e/in-the-times-of-the-butterflies/#comments Thu, 27 Aug 2026 09:16:39 -0300 marisoldiaz.podbean.com/ad350daa-e833-3e73-b97f-de09290d312e This historical fiction novel summary first published in 1994 and later adapted into a film in 2001, presents a poignant portrayal of the Mirabal sisters—national heroes and martyrs known as the “butterflies.

]]> This historical fiction novel summary first published in 1994 and later adapted into a film in 2001, presents a poignant portrayal of the Mirabal sisters—national heroes and martyrs known as the “butterflies.

]]> marisoldiaz false No 678 10 full The Hispanic American Wars of Independence The Hispanic American Wars of Independence https://marisoldiaz.podbean.com/e/the-hispanic-american-wars-of-independence/ https://marisoldiaz.podbean.com/e/the-hispanic-american-wars-of-independence/#comments Thu, 27 Aug 2026 08:52:06 -0300 marisoldiaz.podbean.com/3b6c666c-6b19-371d-9672-ea043689ca6d Learn about The Spanish American wars of independence. They were a series of conflicts that took place across the Spanish Empire during the early 19th century.

]]> Learn about The Spanish American wars of independence. They were a series of conflicts that took place across the Spanish Empire during the early 19th century.

]]> marisoldiaz false No 388 9 full The Social Role of Women in the Hispano American independence Movement The Social Role of Women in the Hispano American independence Movement https://marisoldiaz.podbean.com/e/the-social-role-of-women-in-the-hispano-american-independence-movement/ https://marisoldiaz.podbean.com/e/the-social-role-of-women-in-the-hispano-american-independence-movement/#comments Wed, 26 Aug 2026 07:47:40 -0300 marisoldiaz.podbean.com/fd5a0383-cb95-30d4-afd8-f56e3d29e941 Learn in this episode how the participation of women in the processes of independence and in the construction of the Republics in Latin America was made invisible.

]]> Learn in this episode how the participation of women in the processes of independence and in the construction of the Republics in Latin America was made invisible.

]]> marisoldiaz false No 261 8 full The History of the Quilombos (kilombos) and Zumbi The History of the Quilombos (kilombos) and Zumbi https://marisoldiaz.podbean.com/e/the-history-of-the-quilombos-kilombos-and-zumbi/ https://marisoldiaz.podbean.com/e/the-history-of-the-quilombos-kilombos-and-zumbi/#comments Wed, 26 Aug 2026 07:38:34 -0300 marisoldiaz.podbean.com/d9e7f635-1230-34ef-8f77-ea9cc1cec7b4 Los quilombos were spaces of resistance and denial of slave labor in Brazil, learn about them in this episode.

]]> Los quilombos were spaces of resistance and denial of slave labor in Brazil, learn about them in this episode.

]]> marisoldiaz false No 534 7 full The Picture of the Castes The Picture of the Castes https://marisoldiaz.podbean.com/e/the-myth-of-peaceful-spread-of-the-catholic-religion-in-mexico-1787657787/ https://marisoldiaz.podbean.com/e/the-myth-of-peaceful-spread-of-the-catholic-religion-in-mexico-1787657787/#comments Tue, 25 Aug 2026 08:36:27 -0300 marisoldiaz.podbean.com/7e2ff643-5295-3f76-9ca8-4fce0bad30e9 Casta paintings are a form of artwork created in eighteenth-century and early nineteenth-century Mexico and used by elites to create and assign race to people of various ancestries. Learn more in this episode.

]]> Casta paintings are a form of artwork created in eighteenth-century and early nineteenth-century Mexico and used by elites to create and assign race to people of various ancestries. Learn more in this episode.

]]> marisoldiaz false No 441 6 full The myth of peaceful spread of the catholic religion in Mexico The myth of peaceful spread of the catholic religion in Mexico https://marisoldiaz.podbean.com/e/the-myth-of-peaceful-spread-of-the-catholic-religion-in-mexico/ https://marisoldiaz.podbean.com/e/the-myth-of-peaceful-spread-of-the-catholic-religion-in-mexico/#comments Tue, 25 Aug 2026 07:41:48 -0300 marisoldiaz.podbean.com/294a42c3-32a6-371c-b30b-94f17fede171 One of the most pervasive myths about colonial Latin American society is that it was Catholic, full stop. Learn about the truth in this episode.

]]> One of the most pervasive myths about colonial Latin American society is that it was Catholic, full stop. Learn about the truth in this episode.

]]> marisoldiaz false No 482 5 full The great Spanish literature of the Golden Age The great Spanish literature of the Golden Age https://marisoldiaz.podbean.com/e/the-great-spanish-literature-of-the-golden-age/ https://marisoldiaz.podbean.com/e/the-great-spanish-literature-of-the-golden-age/#comments Tue, 25 Aug 2026 07:30:38 -0300 marisoldiaz.podbean.com/1ab4a8e1-4564-3624-851b-98e5e71f029e The Spanish Golden Age (Siglo de Oro) was a period of extraordinary literary achievement in Spain from the early 16th to the late 17th century, marked by innovations in poetry, prose, and drama.

]]> The Spanish Golden Age (Siglo de Oro) was a period of extraordinary literary achievement in Spain from the early 16th to the late 17th century, marked by innovations in poetry, prose, and drama.

]]> marisoldiaz false No 594 4 full La Malinche La Malinche https://marisoldiaz.podbean.com/e/la-malinche/ https://marisoldiaz.podbean.com/e/la-malinche/#comments Mon, 24 Aug 2026 20:13:01 -0300 marisoldiaz.podbean.com/c8409a8a-f7d2-367e-be98-3b79327c6499 Learn about la Malinche, or Malintzin, who was the primary interpreter in the retinue of Hernán Cortés during his conquest of Mexico in the early 16th century and has become one of the most divisive women in Mexican history.

]]> Learn about la Malinche, or Malintzin, who was the primary interpreter in the retinue of Hernán Cortés during his conquest of Mexico in the early 16th century and has become one of the most divisive women in Mexican history.

]]> marisoldiaz false No 187 3 full Why Iberia”/ Pre-Colombian Spain Why Iberia”/ Pre-Colombian Spain https://marisoldiaz.podbean.com/e/why-iberia-pre-colombian-spain/ https://marisoldiaz.podbean.com/e/why-iberia-pre-colombian-spain/#comments Mon, 24 Aug 2026 08:54:46 -0300 marisoldiaz.podbean.com/5d622047-3d5e-3d3b-9d43-f9c5e0319559 Explore the Toledo School of Translators.One of most interesting part of 'why Iberia' topic is the great cultural wealth and complexity of medieval Iberia, especially that of the moors and Sephardi’s. Part of what the author Mar talks her about identity.

]]> Explore the Toledo School of Translators.One of most interesting part of 'why Iberia' topic is the great cultural wealth and complexity of medieval Iberia, especially that of the moors and Sephardi’s. Part of what the author Mar talks her about identity.

]]> marisoldiaz false No 461 2 full The legend of the Aztecs The legend of the Aztecs https://marisoldiaz.podbean.com/e/the-legend-of-the-aztecs/ https://marisoldiaz.podbean.com/e/the-legend-of-the-aztecs/#comments Mon, 24 Aug 2026 08:09:02 -0300 marisoldiaz.podbean.com/a2c20147-fe9a-3169-a892-92035b6e724a Explore Aztec cosmology.

Nahua cosmogony (the origin and structure of the cosmos according to Nahua-speaking peoples, including the Mexica/Aztecs) is a sophisticated, cyclical, and relational system. It emphasizes duality, balance through struggle, perpetual movement, and the need for human participation (especially sacrifice) to sustain the world.

]]> Explore Aztec cosmology.

Nahua cosmogony (the origin and structure of the cosmos according to Nahua-speaking peoples, including the Mexica/Aztecs) is a sophisticated, cyclical, and relational system. It emphasizes duality, balance through struggle, perpetual movement, and the need for human participation (especially sacrifice) to sustain the world.

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