Archive - The Bubble Newsletter

👉 PP cosplays the far right

Plus: Drama at the NATO summit and what the heck is DMOCRACIA?

23 hrs ago • Ian Mount and Adrian Bono

👎 No one's buying homes anymore!

The number of sales keep going down. It's like prices have gone crazy or something.

Jul 7 • Ian Mount

🏳️‍🌈 What's on in Madrid: July 3

Madrid Pride is here. You better be ready.

Jul 3 • Adrian Bono and Ian Mount

🌍 A million migrants and counting

Plus: Goodbye to LGBT conversion therapy and hello to Spain's biggest tax dodgers.

Jul 2 • Ian Mount and Adrian Bono

🚨 Is Spain's housing crisis a "national emergency"?

The Banco de España is sending up warning flares. But the cure could be worse than the disease.

Jul 1 • Ian Mount

June 2026

☕️ What's on in Madrid: June 26

We're staying up late tonight because we need to watch "the game". Damn you, FIFA.

Jun 26 • Adrian Bono and Ian Mount

The Mystery Around the Mango Founder’s Death

Listen now (39 mins) | What really happened to Isak Andic, the billionaire founder of Mango?

Jun 25 • Ian Mount, Adrian Bono, The Bubble Newsletter, and Ignacio De los Reyes

38:59

🔥 Sánchez's Week from Hell

Plus: Gay-jà vu all over again, and Princess Leonor flew a plane with dad!

Jun 25 • Ian Mount and Adrian Bono

🏡 Are landlords quitting short-term rentals?

Just because they're getting out of one workaround doesn't mean they've stopped...working around.

Jun 23 • Ian Mount

⚽️ What's on in Madrid: June 19

Ready for another letdown this Sunday? We've got some pre-game distractions.

Jun 19 • Adrian Bono and Ian Mount

The Spanish Newsletters We Think You Should Read This Summer

Want to improve your Spanish, understand Spain and discover some brilliant writers?

Jun 18 • The Bubble Newsletter

💣 Zapatero in Court

Plus: Spanish Watergate continues, and a terrible, no good week for Spanish sports.

Jun 18 • Ian Mount and Adrian Bono

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