On this page you can access the podcasts I am involved in, including my own. Be sure to follow whatever takes your fancy!
This is Torrevieja News
A daily round-up of the latest news from Torrevieja and the surrounding area on Spain’s Costa Blanca, presented by Riley Via-Silva.
Each episode brings together the key local stories of the day, from community updates and developments to wider news across Alicante province. The focus is on clear, simple reporting delivered in a relaxed and conversational style, making it easy to stay informed without the noise of traditional news formats.
Published Monday to Friday, this is a quick and reliable way to keep up with what is happening in and around Torrevieja.
Join Riley on The Week Ahead from Mad Black Cat as we navigate a decisive week of economic crossroads, political shifts, and seasonal returns.
In this episode, Riley explores crucial interest rate decisions from the Bank of England and the US Federal Reserve, Ursula von der Leyen’s State of the European Union address, the opening of the UK political party conference season, and the welcome return of Strictly Come Dancing.
Tune in for thoughtful context, grounded perspective, and your complete preview of the seven days to come.
Riley´s Road – From N332
A calm, thoughtful road safety podcast for older teens, young adults, and educators. Voiced by Riley Via-Silva, each episode blends practical guidance with behaviour, psychology, and real-world insight from the N332 Road Safety Project. Clear, steady, and grounded in empathy, Riley’s Road helps listeners understand the choices that keep us safe — on the road and beyond.
Inside a modern car, thirty kilometres an hour feels like crawling, and fifty feels completely normal. But out on the tarmac, physics does not care about what feels comfortable. In this episode, Riley breaks down the raw mechanics of urban driving: why doubling your speed does not just double your impact, but squares the destructive kinetic energy packed into your vehicle.
From the terrifying reality of reaction times to why a pedestrian hit at fifty has an eighty per cent chance of severe trauma or death, compared to a ninety per cent survival rate at thirty, this is an honest look at the invisible responsibility sitting in your hands every time you turn the key. No preaching, no lectures—just the hard facts on peer pressure, passenger noise, and why that twenty-kilometre-an-hour difference is the entire line between walking away and never going home.
