Podcast Episodes

Cold water, warm hearts

As the winter chill sets in, throngs of Europeans are heading each week to the nearest pond, lake or coastline to dunk themselves voluntarily in free…

1 year, 2 months ago

The manosphere, the 'TikTok messiah', and 132 hamsters

We've got a heady mix of Romanian politics, online misogyny and animal-based chaos for you this week. Friend of the show Andrei Popoviciu joins us t…

1 year, 2 months ago

Has Donald Tusk fixed Poland?

It's been a year since Donald Tusk took power, filling liberals and progressives in Poland with hope as eight years of rightwing populist rule came t…

1 year, 2 months ago

The perils of standing up to Iran from Europe

From Turkey to France and the UK, Iranians who've challenged the regime at home have often sought safety in Europe. But how safe are these dissidents…

1 year, 3 months ago

A special announcement from The Europeans

Producers Katz and Wojciech join Katy and Dominic for a very special announcement from The Europeans. 

We’re incredibly excited to make this series…

1 year, 3 months ago

Spain's floods, Moldova's election, and what the kids of Europe are watching

Episode 2

The world may be transfixed by the US election results, but this was a huge week for news on this side of the Atlantic too. This week we're trying to…

1 year, 3 months ago

Is this the end of Georgia's European dream?

Georgia's pro-Russian ruling party claims to have won last weekend's election — a fraudulent election, according to a mounting pile of evidence. A co…

1 year, 3 months ago

Naughty, naughty Switzerland

Wine fraud, migration policy and climate litigation: there's something for everyone this week. Back in April, Switzerland's government lost a groundb…

1 year, 4 months ago

Russia's mysterious sabotage campaign

Arson, vandalism, attacks on NATO vehicles: around Europe, mysterious acts of sabotage have been multiplying. And there's a pattern: the perpetrator…

1 year, 4 months ago

Using grandma to make people cry about climate change

Why is it so hard to talk about climate change in a way that actually makes us... feel something? This week, our producer Katz Laszlo talks to an Ice…

1 year, 4 months ago