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The Chain, part two
We're hopping from Sweden to France, France to Spain, and Spain to Austria for part two of The Chain, a series of love-letters from Europeans to each…
5 years, 6 months ago
The Chain, part one
Introducing The Chain: a series of love-letters from Europeans to each other's countries.
This week we're hopping from Romania to the Netherlands, th…
5 years, 6 months ago
The Summer of Solidarity
In our last episode before a little summer break, we're zooming out and taking a look at the state of Europe with Natalie Nougayrède. The Guardian co…
5 years, 7 months ago
George Soros, Explained
Why has George Soros inspired conspiracy theories involving everything from the Holocaust to Beyoncé? This week we're talking to Emily Tamkin, author…
5 years, 7 months ago
The Political Pianist
Igor Levit, as the New Yorker put it, "Is Like No Other Pianist". This week we chatted to the German-Russian superstar about playing for 15 hours str…
5 years, 7 months ago
Love, bees and brain surgery
This week we're celebrating those moments when Europeans are actually nice to each other. Rafael Loss, data wizard at the European Council on Foreign…
5 years, 8 months ago
Recipes for rebellion
Communist Bulgaria was home to a furtive cooking craze on a massive scale: women swapping recipes on scraps of paper, with strangers on trams, even a…
5 years, 8 months ago
Why the Black Lives Matter protests are different in Europe
Protests over the death of George Floyd have been spreading on this side of the Atlantic, from Britain to Hungary. This week we're talking about what…
5 years, 8 months ago
The Great Pull of China
You can blame Dominic for the pun. This week, as tensions between the United States and China reach fever-pitch, we're asking: does Europe need to pi…
5 years, 8 months ago
Guide to a Non-Existent Country
The Italian journalist and travel writer Giovanni Vale is used to writing tourist guidebooks, but usually they're for countries that still exist. We …
5 years, 9 months ago