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The regime that ended with a song
Season 1 Episode 1
It’s the only revolution in world history (that we know of) that began with a Eurovision song. This week, Portugal marks 50 years since the Carnation…
2 years, 2 months ago
Why the Swiss women’s climate victory is such a big deal
Season 1 Episode 1
A group of Swiss women, all aged 64 and over, made history last week by winning the first ever climate case heard by the European Court of Human Righ…
2 years, 2 months ago
The biggest climate case that ever was
Season 1 Episode 1
We are re-airing one of our all time favourite episodes following this week's landmark verdict on the biggest climate case that ever was: KlimaSenior…
2 years, 2 months ago
Nepo great-great-great-grand-babies
Season 1 Episode 1
We all know this continent has major issues with social mobility. But having a rich ancestor from *six centuries ago* shouldn't make it more likely t…
2 years, 2 months ago
Less Beyoncé, more bouzouki
Season 1 Episode 1
This week, music and politics collide. We're talking about Greece's plan to enforce quotas for Greek-language lyrics on the radio, and the racist bac…
2 years, 2 months ago
Small Ex-Soviet Satellite State My Ass
Season 1 Episode 1
This week, we're heading to a small country with a big bold foreign policy. Czechia, aka the Czech Republic, has won international praise by negotiat…
2 years, 3 months ago
The Portuguese Constitution Is Delicious
Season 1 Episode 1
Scandal-hit Socialists, a surging far-right, and winners that no one can get excited about — Portugal has just delivered some of this year's trickie…
2 years, 3 months ago
YOLO, Swiss pensioners
Season 1 Episode 1
This week: two referendums and some dodgy criminal reforms. We're talking about Swiss voters' decision to treat themselves to bigger pensions, and Sl…
2 years, 3 months ago
Army Boots
Season 1 Episode 1
In February 2022, as Russian tanks rolled across the border, the writer and historian Olesya Khromeychuk told us the story of the boots she had bough…
2 years, 4 months ago
Orbán’s biggest crisis?
Hungary has seen its biggest anti-government protests in years over the past couple of weeks. But just how dangerous is this moment for Viktor Orbán?…
2 years, 4 months ago