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	Podcast:		The Guardian's Audio Long Reads
	Episode:		Inside the rise and fall of Podemos: ‘We believed we had a stake in the future’
	Category:		News & Politics
	Duration:		00:30:39
	Publish Date:		2026-01-05 05:00:27
	Description:		The leftist party exploded out of Spain’s anti-austerity protests in 2011 and upended Spain’s entrenched two-party system. I was instantly captivated – and for the next decade, I worked for the party. But I ended up quitting politics in disappointment. What happened? By Lilith Verstrynge. Read by Norah Lopez Holden. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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