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    The Europeans | European news, politics and culture

    The Europeans is a fresh and entertaining weekly podcast about European politics and culture, recorded each week between Paris and Amsterdam with fascinating guests joining from across Europe. This multiple award-winning podcast fills you in on the major European politics stories and other European news of the week, as well as fun and quirky nuggets that have been missed by most media outlets. Hosted by Katy Lee, a journalist based in Paris, and Dominic Kraemer, an opera singer in Amsterdam, The Europeans covers everything from elections and climate policy to the best new European films and TV shows. We also produce investigative podcasts about everything from the European farming lobby to oat milk. Yes, oat milk. Katy and Dominic are old friends, and the warmth and intimacy of their conversations will soon make you feel like you’ve known them a long time too. They approach topics with a light and humorous tone that makes The Europeans stand out from other European news podcasts, while remaining journalistically rigorous and meticulously fact-checked. The Europeans has been recommended by The New York Times, The Guardian, Buzzfeed, The Financial Times, and many other outlets. Katy Lee, a British-French reporter, has written for major outlets including The Guardian, Politico Europe, Agence France-Presse (AFP), Foreign Policy and The New Statesman for more than a decade, covering French and European politics and more recently, climate change. Dominic Kraemer, a British-German opera singer, performs across Europe when he is not co-hosting The Europeans, with roles recently at the Staatsoper in Berlin, the Dutch National Opera and the Münchener Biennale. The Europeans’ team is completed by producers Katz Laszlo in Amsterdam and Wojciech Oleksiak in Warsaw. You’ll hear them joining Katy and Dominic from time to time, particularly during investigative episodes like ‘The Oatly Chronicles’ and ‘The Big-Agri Bully Boys’. The Europeans’ breezy, informal approach to covering European news has won awards such as a Covering Climate Now award for an episode about the Swiss women who sued their government at the European Court of Human Rights demanding more climate action; Germany’s prestigious CIVIS Media Prize for ‘Mohamed’, an episode that explores the everyday life of a young undocumented man in Amsterdam; and best LGBTQIA+ short at the MiraBan UK Film Awards for ‘Josh and Franco’, the coming-of-age story of a father and son, both gay. Our guests have included everyone from major figures in European politics such as Alexander Stubb, now the President of Finland, and Roberta Metsola, President of the European Parliament, to star chefs Asma Khan and Christian Puglisi, celebrated illustrator Christoph Niemann, and environmentalist George Monbiot. Since launching in 2017, we’ve talked about everything from elections in France, Italy and many more countries besides, to the politics of halloumi cheese in Cyprus, to why Donald Trump is so hard for TV interpreters to translate. We pride ourselves on covering European politics, European news and European culture from a pan-European perspective. You’ll often hear stories on The Europeans from parts of the continent that don’t usually receive enough attention from major international media outlets, especially Central, Eastern and Southern Europe. You might enjoy The Europeans if you also enjoy one of these other podcasts: The News Agents, On the Media, Today in Focus, Inside Europe, The Journal, EU Confidential, The Daily, The Globalist, Reasons to be Cheerful, The Media Show, Power Play, and The New Statesman. Whether you’re already a European news nerd, or simply someone who’d like to be better informed about what’s happening across Europe, The Europeans is the podcast for you. Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/europeanspodcast

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    Bad laws and feta wars Jul 21, 2022
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    In the final episode before our summer break, we dive into a cheese-based conflict between Greece and Denmark and a homophobic Hungarian law that is finally being challenged by the EU in court. Plus, we ring up Una Hajdari, roaming reporter in the Western Balkans, to try to untangle why North Macedonia has had such a rough ride on its path to EU membership. And in a special pre-holiday edition of Isolation Inspiration, we've got a bumper crop of European summer reads and a chat with Gregory Warner from NPR's Rough Translation about work culture around the world.

    You can follow Una on Twitter here and Szabolcs Panyi, the Hungarian journalist Dominic mentioned, here.

    The Europeans' Summer 2022 Reading List is here and you can check out Rough Translation's new season, 'Work', at https://www.npr.org/podcasts/510324/rough-translation.

    Thanks for listening! We'll be back on September 15.

    If you enjoy our podcast and would like to help us keep making it, we'd love it if you'd consider chipping in a few bucks a month at patreon.com/europeanspodcast (many currencies are available). You can also help new listeners find the show by leaving us a review or giving us five stars on Spotify.

    00:22 Welcome!

    02:33 Good Week: Slovenia legalises gay marriage and adoption

    08:25 Bad Week: The Uber Files

    19:43 Interview: Janez Potočnik on Europe's food supplies

    33:03 Isolation Inspiration: 'Techtopia' and 'Standing Up'

    36:25 Happy Ending: Old bones in Spain

    Producers: Katy Lee and Wojciech Oleksiak

    Music: Jim Barne and Mariska Martina

    This podcast is part of the Are We Europe family. Find more like-minded European podcasts at areweeurope.com/audio-family.

    Twitter | Instagram | hello@europeanspodcast.com

    Farmers, fossils and files Jul 14, 2022
    Show notes

    Russia's assault on Ukraine is driving a global food crisis, and there are calls for Europe to dramatically increase its own supplies in response. But can we do that without damaging the environment? This week we speak to former EU environment commissioner Janez Potočnik about how to ensure our food security without sacrificing ambitious climate and biodiversity plans. We're also talking about the #UberFiles, Slovenia's move to legalise same-sex marriage, and an extremely old Spaniard.

    Janez is the co-chair of the UN International Resource Panel and a partner at SYSTEMIQ. You can follow him on Twitter here.

    Isolation Inspiration: This episode of Techtopia on a massive ransomware attack in Germany; Standing Up on Netflix.
    Thanks for listening! If you enjoy our podcast and would like to help us keep making it, we'd love it if you'd consider chipping in a few bucks a month at patreon.com/europeanspodcast (many currencies are available). You can also help new listeners find the show by leaving us a review or giving us five stars on Spotify.


    00:22 Welcome!

    02:33 Good Week: Slovenia legalises gay marriage and adoption

    08:25 Bad Week: The Uber Files

    19:43 Interview: Janez Potočnik on Europe's food supplies

    33:03 Isolation Inspiration: 'Techtopia' and 'Standing Up'

    36:25 Happy Ending: Old bones in Spain


    Producers: Katy Lee and Wojciech Oleksiak

    Music: Jim Barne and Mariska Martina

    This podcast is part of the Are We Europe family. Find more like-minded European podcasts at areweeurope.com/audio-family.

    Twitter | Instagram | hello@europeanspodcast.com


    The bigger the better? Jul 07, 2022
    Show notes

    Ukraine and Moldova have been granted candidate status to join the EU. It's a major moment in the messy process of knitting this continent together — but is a bigger European Union automatically a better one? This week we chat to Dr. Ilke Toygür about what this all means for Ukraine, Moldova and the EU itself. We're also talking about Venice's new entry fee for day-trippers, sexy Swedish waste disposal, and why Greece and Turkey are fighting over a made-up word.

    Ilke is a professor of political science at the University Carlos III of Madrid and a fellow at the Centre for Applied Turkey Studies at SWP Berlin. You can follow her on Twitter here.

    This week's Isolation Inspiration: 'Borgen - Power & Glory' and 'She Rides Like The Wind - the story of Alfonsina Strada' by Joan Negrescolor.

    Thanks for listening! If you enjoy our podcast and would like to help us keep making it, we'd love it if you'd consider chipping in a few bucks a month at patreon.com/europeanspodcast (many currencies are available). You can also help new listeners find the show by leaving us a review or giving us five stars on Spotify.

    02:20 Good Week? Venice's fee for day-trippers
    08:50 Bad Week: The Great Greek-Turkish Portmanteau Row
    16:52 Interview: Ilke Toygür on growing the EU
    32:13 Isolation Inspiration: 'Borgen' and 'She Rides Like The Wind'
    35:11 Happy Ending: Malmö's smutty bins

    Producers: Katy Lee and Wojciech Oleksiak

    Music: Jim Barne and Mariska Martina

    This podcast is part of the Are We Europe family. Find more like-minded European podcasts at areweeurope.com/audio-family.

    Twitter | Instagram | hello@europeanspodcast.com


    Your Face Looks Familiar Jun 30, 2022
    Show notes

    More and more European police forces are using facial recognition technology. Under an EU proposal they'd be able to share access to the millions of images they've collected – creating what critics say amounts to one of the most extensive biometric surveillance systems in the world. This week we speak to Domen Savič, head of Slovenian digital rights NGO Državljan D (Citizen D), about the tricky balance between fighting crime and protecting our privacy. We're also talking about Seville's plans to name its heatwaves and the French response to the US Supreme Court's abortion ruling. Plus, a recording of Dominic's doorbell disaster.

    This week's Isolation Inspiration: Bionic reading, Nicola Coughlan on Off Menu, DakhaBrakha, Jamala, Kalush and Go_A.

    You can check out Državljan D's monthly podcast on tech ethics here.
    Thanks for listening! If you enjoy our podcast and would like to help us keep making it, we'd love it if you'd consider chipping in a few bucks a month at patreon.com/europeanspodcast (many currencies are available). You can also help new listeners find the show by leaving us a review or giving us five stars on Spotify.
    02:34 Good Week: Seville's plan to name its heatwaves

    11:52 Bad Week (or Good Response To A Bad Week): France's response to the US Supreme Court ruling

    18:20 Interview: Domen Savič on the EU's facial recognition plans

    30:33 Isolation Inspiration: Bionic reading, Nicola Coughlan on Off Menu, and Glastonbury's Ukrainian offerings

    34:42 Happy Ending: Rock, paper, scissors on wheels

    Producers: Katy Lee and Wojciech Oleksiak

    Music: Jim Barne and Mariska Martina

    This podcast is part of the Are We Europe family. Find more like-minded European podcasts at areweeurope.com/audio-family.

    Twitter | Instagram | hello@europeanspodcast.com


    It takes more than two, baby Jun 16, 2022
    Show notes

    When Remco Yizhak Cooremans moved home to the Netherlands after many years abroad, the authorities told him something shocking: his son wasn't legally his son. This week, we hear about Dutch plans to bring the law up to date with the realities of 21st-century parenting. We're also talking about Roman trash and minimum wages you can actually live on.

    Remco is the chairman of Meer dan Gewenst. If you're interested in the multi-parenting law, you can catch him speaking at De Balie in Amsterdam on June 16, and it's being streamed online too. Details here.
    This week's Isolation Inspiration: Navalny, and Rough Translation's episode on France's forbidden desk lunches.

    We're taking a break next week so that Katy can go stand in a muddy field. While we're away, check out this beautiful episode from Belarusian poet Hanna Komar, reflecting on the meaning of freedom.

    Thanks for listening! If you enjoy our podcast and would like to help us keep making it, we'd love it if you'd consider chipping in a few bucks a month at patreon.com/europeanspodcast (many currencies are available). You can also help new listeners find the show by leaving us a review or giving us five stars on Spotify.

    02:41 Good Week: Minimum wages you can actually live on

    08:54 Bad Week: Messy Rome

    18:06 Interview: Remco Yizhak Cooremans on the Netherlands' planned multi-parent law

    32:33 Isolation Inspiration: 'Navalny' and Rough Translation's French lunch episode

    34:23 Happy Ending: Congratulations, Candida!

    Producers: Katy Lee and Wojciech Oleksiak

    Music: Jim Barne and Mariska Martina

    This podcast is part of the Are We Europe family. Find more like-minded European podcasts at areweeurope.com/audio-family.

    Twitter | Instagram | hello@europeanspodcast.com

    What is Orbán playing at? Jun 09, 2022
    Show notes

    In the EU's complicated efforts to present a united front on Ukraine, Viktor Orbán stands out like a sore thumb. Why is Orbán cosying up to Vladimir Putin? This week, we catch up with longtime Orbán-watcher Viktória Serdült on what game the Hungarian leader might be playing. We're also talking about the toxic row engulfing Germany's documenta fifteen festival, and a gamechanger for annoying customer service calls in Spain.

    Viktória is a journalist at HVG, one of the few remaining bastions of independent media in Hungary. You can follow her on Twitter here.

    This week's Isolation Inspiration: On Spec and Season 3 of Derry Girls.

    Thanks for listening! If you enjoy our podcast and would like to help us keep making it, we'd love it if you'd consider chipping in a few bucks a month at patreon.com/europeanspodcast (many currencies are available). You can also help new listeners find the show by leaving us a review or giving us five stars on Spotify.

    03:07 Bad Week: documenta fifteen

    14:06 Good Week: Spain's amazing customer service bill

    20:18 Interview: Viktória Serdült on Viktor Orbán's latest antics

    31:16 Isolation Inspiration: On Spec and Derry Girls

    34:09 Happy Ending: Pompeii DNA

    Producers: Katy Lee and Wojciech Oleksiak

    Music: Jim Barne and Mariska Martina

    This podcast is part of the Are We Europe family. Find more like-minded European podcasts at areweeurope.com/audio-family.

    Twitter | Instagram | hello@europeanspodcast.com


    Hanna Jun 02, 2022
    Show notes

    From Minsk and London, a story about the meaning of freedom. Hanna Komar, a poet, was jailed for her activism in Belarus. This week, she tells us what it’s like to move from a place where people have to fight for basic rights, to a place where people take them for granted. This is the fifth episode in our series This Is What A Generation Sounds Like: intimate stories from young Europeans across the continent. A beautiful visual version of this podcast will be available later this year. In the meantime, check out the first visual podcast in this series: Josh and Franco. This series is co-produced with Are We Europe and is made in cooperation with Allianz Kulturstiftung, an independent not-for-profit cultural foundation committed to strengthening cohesion in Europe using the tools of art and culture. Find out more at kulturstiftung.allianz.de. Producers: Katy Lee and Hanna Komar Sound design: Katz Laszlo and Wojciech Oleksiak Mixing and mastering: Wojciech Oleksiak Editors: Katz Laszlo and Dominic Kraemer Music: ‘Girl in White’ by Naviband, ‘Ballerina’ by Yehezkel Raz, ‘Ballerina Remix’ by Yehezkel Raz and Lalinea, ‘Магутны Божа’ by Volny Chor; ‘Looking for You’ by Christof Waters; Blue Dot Sessions; and Papa Bo mixing tracks by Meute, live during the protests in Minsk. Theme music by Jim Barne. SFX from Freesound.org. Thanks for listening! If you enjoy our podcast and would like to help us keep making it, we'd love it if you'd consider chipping in a few euros / dollars / pounds a month at patreon.com/europeanspodcast. You can also help new listeners find the show by leaving us a review. This podcast is part of the Are We Europe family. Find more like-minded European podcasts at areweeurope.com/audio-family. Twitter | Instagram | hello@europeanspodcast.com

    Moldova’s Propaganda Problem May 26, 2022
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    Moldova represents a prime example of social media giants' failure to tackle disinformation in smaller and less wealthy countries ⁠— in this case, with hugely dangerous potential consequences. This week we speak to civil society activist Diana Filimon about the propaganda war that Russia has been waging in countries neighbouring Ukraine. We're also talking about Germany's €9 transport experiment, the morality of a lockdown for cats, and scallop discothèques.

    You can find out more about Diana's work at Forum Apulum here and read Philip Oltermann's reporting on racism claims against Berlin ticket inspectors here.

    This week's Isolation Inspiration: The Truffle Hunters, and the New York Times' reporting on the legacy of Haiti's reparations to enslavers. You can read more about the methods used for the NYT's reporting here and more on reactions to the story here. A video of dancing scallops can be found here.

    Thanks for listening! If you enjoy our podcast and would like to help us keep making it, we'd love it if you'd consider chipping in a few bucks a month at patreon.com/europeanspodcast (many currencies are available). You can also help new listeners find the show by leaving us a review or giving us five stars on Spotify. And this week, why not #TellASwede about this podcast's existence?


    02:51 Good Week: Germany's €9 transport experiment

    09:40 Bad Week: Walldorf's lockdown for cats

    17:12 Interview: Diana Filimon on disinformation in Moldova

    33:06 Isolation Inspiration: 'The Truffle Hunters' and the NYT's reporting on Haiti's reparations to enslavers

    38:19 Happy Ending: Scallop disco


    Producers: Katy Lee and Wojciech Oleksiak, with thanks to Katz Laszlo

    Music: Jim Barne and Mariska Martina

    This podcast is part of the Are We Europe family. Find more like-minded European podcasts at areweeurope.com/audio-family.

    Twitter | Instagram | Facebook | hello@europeanspodcast.com

    Solar-Powered Scrolling May 12, 2022
    Show notes

    Kris de Decker's balcony in Barcelona is nice and sunny. Which is just as well, because a website depends on it. This week we chat to Kris, co-founder of Low-Tech Magazine, about why he built a solar-powered website and how human history can inspire modern environmental solutions. We're also talking about foie gras, faux gras, and bringing EU and non-EU Europe together.

    You can check out the solar-powered version of Low-Tech Magazine's website here.

    This week's Isolation Inspiration: 'Today in Focus - The Wagatha Christie case'; 'Multiples: 12 stories in 18 languages by 61 authors'; this vegan foie gras recipe; Impact from Les Glorieuses, a feminist newsletter in English and French.

    Thanks for listening! If you enjoy our podcast and would like to help us keep making it, we'd love it if you'd consider chipping in a few euros / dollars / pounds a month at patreon.com/europeanspodcast. You can also help new listeners find the show by leaving us a review or giving us five stars on Spotify.

    03:23 Good Week? Macron's big new idea
    12:09 Bad Week: Foie gras
    20:09 Interview: Kris De Decker on building a solar-powered website
    34:38 Isolation Inspiration: 'Today in Focus - The Wagatha Christie case' and 'Multiples'
    38:04 Happy Ending: Italy's women footballers go pro
    Producers: Katy Lee and Wojciech Oleksiak, with thanks to Katz Laszlo

    Music: Jim Barne and Mariska Martina

    This podcast is part of the Are We Europe family. Find more like-minded European podcasts at areweeurope.com/audio-family.

    Twitter | Instagram | Facebook | hello@europeanspodcast.com

    Doctor Eurovision May 05, 2022
    Show notes

    We know, we know, not everyone loves Eurovision — but we think you'll enjoy this week's interview even if you're not as nuts about the annual celebration of euro-kitsch as we are. Dr Dean Vuletic is the world's pre-eminent Eurovision historian, and we were delighted to talk to him about how the contest came into being and why it's always been so political. We're also talking about the EU's Russian oil embargo, a row over WWII reparations in 2022, and a first for wind power in the Mediterranean.

    We'll be running a Eurovision sweepstake for our Patreon supporters on the night of the finals, May 10! More details soon at patreon.com/europeanspodcast.

    Financing Putin's war: you can find the real-time tracker of EU fossil fuel imports here and read the Atlantic Council's research on replacing Russian gas here.

    This week's Isolation Inspiration: 'Young Mungo' by Douglas Stuart, the photography of Wolfgang Tillmans, and Russian Doll, Season 2.

    02:26 (Tentative) Good Week: The EU's Russian oil embargo
    10:24 Bad Week: Italy, Germany, and WWII reparations
    15:57 Interview: Dean Vuletic on the history of Eurovision
    32:45 Isolation Inspiration: 'Young Mungo', Wolfgang Tillmans and Russian Doll, Season 2

    Thanks for listening! If you enjoy our podcast and would like to help us keep making it, we'd love it if you'd consider chipping in a few euros / dollars / pounds a month at patreon.com/europeanspodcast. You can also help new listeners find the show by leaving us a review or giving us five stars on Spotify.

    Producer: Katy Lee and Wojciech Oleksiak

    Music: Jim Barne and Mariska Martina

    This podcast is part of the Are We Europe family. Find more like-minded European podcasts at areweeurope.com/audio-family.

    Twitter | Instagram | Facebook | hello@europeanspodcast.com

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