Podcast Episodes

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, 7 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, 8 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, 8 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, 8 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, 8 months ago

What do the European Union and Barbie have in common?

Are European leaders living in a Barbie-like dreamworld? This week, the idealised fantasy of the EU versus its awkward reality. Far from being a cont…

1 year, 9 months ago

Mussolini, testicles, and the Schengen zone

Last week we brought you geopolitics, this week we're bringing you testicles. Why has male contraception remained such an underground idea, despite d…

1 year, 9 months ago

Swedish authorities say it's fine if you listen to this podcast

We're back from our summer break! Rym Momtaz, the new editor-in-chief of the Strategic Europe blog, is here to catch us up on the main political deve…

1 year, 9 months ago

This Is What A Generation Sounds Like: Kinga

This week, we're re-releasing another of our all-time favourite episodes to entertain your ears during our summer break. First aired in 2022, it's a …

1 year, 10 months ago

This Is What A Generation Sounds Like: Sara

We're away on our summer break until September, but this week and next week we're re-releasing two of our favourite episodes from The Europeans' awar…

1 year, 10 months ago