#theeuropeans — Public Fediverse posts

'Europe is in chaos, but we’re here to talk about it all, as long as the wifi holds out! This week, we’re chatting about Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s call for a snap election in light of his country’s recent housing demonstrations and a host of other controversies roiling Madrid. Please note: this podcast was recorded before news broke on Wednesday night of the death of Maricarmen Abascal, the 87-year-old whose eviction sparked Spain’s massive housing protests.

We’re also discussing Russia’s decision to cancel Kanye West’s sold-out concerts in St Petersburg – and various scripts you can borrow if a racist antisemite wants to play a concert in YOUR country. And ahead of Friday’s announcement of this year’s Nobel Peace Prize winner, we’re joined by Haakon Gjerløw, acting director of the Peace Research Institute Oslo, to try to make sense of this controversial prize and who deserves to win it in 2026. Honestly, now feels like a really great time to give peace a chance.

Speaking of reasons to get the wifi sorted… we’re looking forward to our next online listener hangout! If you want to shoot the breeze/commiserate about the state of things with Katy and Wojciech, you’re most very welcome to join us at 6pm CET on Sunday, 18 October. We’ll post a link to join the call on all our social channels an hour before we kick off.

This week’s Inspiration Station recommendations are Carys Davies’ book Clear [https://www.carysdavies.net/clear] and Dix pour cent, le film [https://www.netflix.com/cz-en/title/82026389] (Call My Agent! The Movie).

Resources for this episode:'

#TheEuropeans Pedro Sánchez's biggest gamble yet

https://open.spotify.com/episode/5oOZb38c2cILmpqJXCBxrC

'When it comes to the future of AI, we – like seemingly everyone else – have way more questions than answers. Could European legislation do anything to protect us from job losses and “rogue” models? Can the chatbots created on this continent compete with those being developed by the US and China? What would it mean to win (or lose) the “AI race”? And most importantly: how doomed are we?

We put those questions and more to Aleksandra Przegalińska [https://clje.law.harvard.edu/team/aleksandra-przegalinska/], a Polish AI researcher and philosopher and a fellow at the Center for Labor and a Just Economy at Harvard Law School. Aleksandra is one of the most engaging and entertaining voices we know on this topic, and we walked away from this conversation feeling… dare we say… hopeful? We hope you’ll feel the same.

For most of a decade, small donations from listeners like you have made it possible for us to continue making this fully independent weekly podcast. You can help us ring in our 10-year anniversary next year – and support another decade of non-boring news – by joining us over on Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/cw/europeanspodcast] or by donating via our website [https://www.europeanspodcast.com/support].

Did you know we have a weekly newsletter, Good Week Bad Week? It often draws on the super fun themes (tech sovereignty, humanity’s demise, etc etc) you heard about in today’s podcast. Sign up here [https://europeanspodcast.substack.com/]!

Resources for this episode:

* Aleksandra on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/przega/?hl=en]
* “AI Optimism Globally Widespread Despite Uneven Use” [https://news.gallup.com/poll/714593/optimis'

#TheEuropeans Can Europe save the world from the AI apocalypse?

https://open.spotify.com/episode/5HotyzCDrkWm79F3jO7kLa

'When it comes to envisioning the future, what’s your type? The Positive? The Negative? The Uncertain? The Disconnected? No, these aren’t characters in a pop group or a teen movie – they’re the four ways of imagining a European future. So says Paweł Zerka of the European Council on Foreign Relations, a three-peat guest and true Friend of the Podcast. Paweł is back once more to walk us through this year’s European Sentiment Compass, “Future Nostalgia: Europe’s Unfinished Song”. Come for the Dua Lipa reference, stay because you’re a polling nerd like the rest of us. We’re also talking about British lawmakers’ quest to figure out why the UK does quite so badly at Eurovision and what the seizure of Nestlé and Auchan’s Russian assets says about the Kremlin’s finances.

You can read this year’s European Sentiment Compass – which is, like us, supported by the European Cultural Foundation – and have fun categorising yourself here [https://culturalfoundation.eu/programmes/european-sentiment-compass/].

FREE ON MONDAY NIGHT? Join Katy and Paweł for discussion and documentary-watching in Brussels [https://newframes.webflow.io/events/films-politics-13] on 28 September, or Dominic and Wojciech for a little post-truth democracy in The Hague [https://www.hnt.nl/nl/voorstellingen/systeemkrakers-post-truth-democratie-t4l2]. We have two tickets to give away to the event with Katy and Paweł, courtesy of our friends at Newframes. They’ll go to the first person who emails [email protected] [[email protected]] with TICKETS in the subject line, so get in there quick!

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#TheEuropeans Why are Europeans so bad at imagining the future?

https://open.spotify.com/episode/26Af27xsJ2wTPQb6H6Jpp1

'This week, we’re attempting to solve some tricky problems. How can the EU tackle the ballooning housing crisis? Can we revive a cinema industry on death’s door? And how on earth can we get bureaucrats to communicate like human people in order to really, truly get something done? We’re unpacking plans for a new Affordable Housing Act and Macron’s attempt to save le cinéma, and we’re also getting an exclusive from the EU’s Directorate General of Memes, Satire, and Sober Fun [https://www.dg-meme.eu/], a.k.a. Fabio Mauri, the meme-maker who loves nothing more than to poke fun at Europe’s policymakers on Twitter and Instagram. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, et cetera.

GET IN ON THE ACTION. Don’t just listen – get in on the fun! Did you know that just a small monthly donation to The Europeans helps us keep the good time rolling? AND… Did you know that that small monthly donation comes with cool perks? So much fun! Check us out at ⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/europeanspodcast and see what’s cookin’. You can also make a donation via our website [https://www.europeanspodcast.com/support-us-1].

This week’s Inspiration Station recommendations are the participatory art performance Make Noise [https://makenoise.art/] taking place in Amsterdam this weekend (with thanks to the Belarusian poet Hanna Komar for calling it to our attention) and the European Citizens’ Initiative Right to Housing! Now and Forever [https://right-to-housing.eu/].'

#TheEuropeans Hooray for normalised boredom!

https://open.spotify.com/episode/5xE3fQEpYMtfChK8copLCr

'Last week, tech giant Meta reached a settlement in a lawsuit with nearly every state in the US over claims that it had knowingly harmed children with its addictive apps. It was a major turn of events in the growing movement to protect kids online – but what does it mean for those of us on this side of the Atlantic? This week, we’re bringing you a fascinating chat with Leanda Barrington-Leach, the executive director at 5Rights, an international NGO that seeks to protect children’s rights and wellbeing on the internet. We’re also unpicking the CIA chief’s visit to Moscow and the surprisingly effective tariff placed on small parcels from China.

This week’s Inspiration Station recommendations are the proposed euro banknote designs [https://www.ecb.europa.eu/euro/banknotes/future_banknotes/html/design-proposals.en.html] and the Polish HBO series Proud [https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2026/jun/12/proud-review-the-gorgeous-tale-of-a-hard-partying-model-who-ends-up-a-dad].

You can hear more of our conversation with Leanda over on Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/europeanspodcast].

Resources for this episode:

* “China tightens grip on Europe’s car supply chain” [https://www.ft.com/content/9f700b37-ac05-434c-9b70-3a7fe065c87e?syn-25a6b1a6=1] – Financial Times, 11 August 2026
* “Chinese imports plunge 30% to 40% after EU tax on small parcels” [https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/08/27/eu-tax-chinese-small-parcels-plunge-30-to-40] – Euronews, 27 August 2026
* “CIA chief used Moscow visit to warn Russia against attacks on NATO allies, helping Iran” [https://www.politico.com/news/2026/08/26/cia-russia-nato-moscow-ratcliffe-01051848]'

#TheEuropeans Will Meta's American makeover come to Europe?

https://open.spotify.com/episode/7uD4anLxvrtOeHYmqyVOLQ

'This weekend, Icelanders go to the polls to determine whether the nation should pick up its EU accession talks where they left off in 2013. Ahead of the big referendum, we caught up with Icelandic journalist Elias Thorsson and Finnish analyst Minna Ålander, to better understand what the vote means for Iceland and what it could mean for the Nordic countries and the greater European Union. Maybe you’re somebody who can prattle on about how the devaluation of the Icelandic króna benefits the country’s international exports…and maybe you’re someone who can’t exactly remember which Nordic countries are in the EU. No matter which type of person you are, we promise, this episode is for you.'

#TheEuropeans What's on the line in Iceland's EU referendum (besides fish)?

https://open.spotify.com/episode/3FPlSpif1BsKhWYgsMk23V

'Sally Hayden made a name for herself by documenting some of the worst human rights abuses of the 21st century. Now she’s written a new book… of love stories. This week we had the honour of sitting down with the decorated Irish journalist to discuss her latest release, This Is Also a Love Story [https://harpercollins.co.uk/products/this-is-also-a-love-story-searching-for-good-in-a-divided-world-sally-hayden?variant=56326437503355], the (im)balance of good news and bad, and the oft-forgotten truth that, as Sally puts it, “humans exist at the center of geopolitics”. We’ve devoted the whole of this week’s episode to this challenging conversation, and we hope you’ll find it as thought-provoking as we did.

You can learn more about Sally on her website [https://sallyhayden.net/] (we highly recommend reading her 2023 speech [https://sallyhayden.net/2023/11/09/speech-european-network-of-ombudsmen-conference-european-parliament-november-9-2023/] to the European Parliament).'

#TheEuropeans Bad news isn't the only news

https://open.spotify.com/episode/7CWqlJDGEd57j54TiAM9WX

'It was a Bad Week for #DonaldTrump’s son-in-law #JaredKushner, and you’re either the sort of person who is now rubbing their hands together cartoon-villain style, or… you’re probably not listening to this podcast. Construction is well underway for #Kushner’s $4 billion Albanian holiday resort, but – in true Trumpian you-can’t-make-this-#$@!%-up fashion – it turns out the deeds for the land might be fake. There are *so many* zany details of this story, and we’re unpacking them all whilst having a little giggle at Kushner’s expense.

Also in this episode: Have you ever wondered why you tend to drift to the left as you walk? Us neither, but it turns out: that westward wander is actually a natural human trait. We chat with researchers Iñaki Echeverría-Huarte and Claudio Feliciani about their offbeat discovery, which caught our attention when it appeared in the New York Times last month.'

#TheEuropeans Did Jared Kushner get scammed over his Albanian resort?

https://open.spotify.com/episode/4XWGR2inFaqkcHgJEYXwWN

'This week, we’re asking some tough questions. Is the EU friends with the Taliban now? Is your 100% cotton shirt actually made of cotton? And, our favourite, “Why Did the Frankenchicken Cross the Road?” We’re taking on a few challenging topics this week, but the Funny Lady from Luxembourg is back in the co-hosting chair, so you know to expect a fair share of laughs, too. (Listen to the end to hear her impression of a Luxembourgish whale.)

Our guest this week is none other than longtime Europeans producer Wojciech Oleksiak, whose yearslong investigative report “Why Did the Frankenchicken Cross the Road? [https://fellowship.balkaninsight.com/2026/04/09/why-did-the-frankenchicken-cross-the-road-how-megafarms-came-for-a-polish-village/]” captured our attention and tugged on our heartstrings when it was published in April. Wojciech tells us about the massive megafarms that produce 14 million birds for slaughter each year(!) and the price that the rural community of Koden, Poland, has to pay to satisfy European appetites.

This week’s Inspiration Station recommendations are DJ Baguette [https://www.dw.com/en/frances-dj-baguette-turning-bakeries-into-dance-floors/video-77441076], the phallic arum plant [https://www.gum.gent/nl/nieuws/zeldzame-reuzenaronskelk-in-bloei-gum-plantentuin-2026] at the botanical garden at the University of Ghent, and Follow the Money’s podcast episode [https://open.spotify.com/episode/4ft2NDzVPFdcL83SoFdp4p?si=V0dMLYHgQ0K4XQT7_xfTsw&nd=1&dlsi=73b188d015b24c64] “Europe’s second-hand clothing crisis”.'

#TheEuropeans The Frankenchicken is coming to a village near you

https://open.spotify.com/episode/36Gr5XV1ZObPqR0AsjSiO1

'We’ve talked a lot about pro-Kremlin internet trolls, who have worked to destabilise the democratic functioning of countries all across Europe. Turns out, there are even more of them than you might imagine – and they’re operating from places you might not expect. This week we chat with award-winning investigative reporter Philip Obaji Jr. about how Russia has been using African nations as launchpads to help sow chaos across Europe. Philip is an incredibly brave journalist working under exceedingly challenging conditions, and his insights on this growing problem are chilling. Also on the podcast this week: a heartening turnout at Kyiv Pride, and news about nuclear proliferation that we have definite mixed feelings about.

This week’s Inspiration Station picks are these cheeky counter-Trump European football jerseys [https://robhornstra-com.myshopify.com/collections/garments/The-Europeans] and the pan-European queer choir festival Various Voices [https://various-voices.be/], which we learned about thanks to listener Davide.'

#TheEuropeans Why is Putin using African trolls against Europe?

https://open.spotify.com/episode/0Il1q1NKgYaKWXv2pJljz1

'Long-time listeners will know that in the early days of The Europeans, we had a semi-official ban on talking about a certain topic: Brexit, or as we liked to call it, ‘the B word’. A whole decade after the UK’s seismic referendum vote to leave the EU, have Katy and Dominic made their peace with the split? What kind of damage has it done, and is there any chance that it might one day be reversed? This week, with the help of some of our listeners, we’re facing the B word head on.

We also hear from someone whose experience mirrors that of our British-born, EU-dwelling hosts: Polish-born Londoner Piotr Cieplak, a writer, film-maker and academic. We chat to Piotr about his experience as an Eastern European in the UK, and why he decided to set his debut novel during the heady days of the referendum.

Piotr’s novel Zofia Nowak’s Book of Superior Detecting [https://www.piotrcieplak.com/copy-of-familiar-faces] is out in paperback on 25 June and available to pre-order now.

This week’s Inspiration Station picks are Middle England [https://jonathancoewriter.com/book/middle-england/] by Jonathan Coe and Autumn [https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/285171/autumn-by-smith-ali/9780241973318] by Ali Smith.'

#TheEuropeans Ten years on, can we talk about 'the B word'?

https://open.spotify.com/episode/1slq7QOJDguDvHPhHkWNL9

'After a triggering event we’re calling Legislativegate, producer Wojciech has a bone to pick with the English language and all of its irregularities. This week, Katy arranges a therapy session for Wojciech with Rob Watts, the Berlin-based host of the wildly popular YouTube channel RobWords, to discuss the peculiarities of the English language and the joys of being a “word nerd”. We’re also talking about Nikol Pashinyan’s ✨pivotal✨win in Armenia’s election, and whether or not we can forgive Dua Lipa for her Sicilian destination wedding.

GOT A HOT TAKE ABOUT BREXIT? If you have a personal experience to share for our next episode, or just something (Brexit-related!) to get off your chest, we want to hear from you. Record a voice memo at your earliest convenience and send it to [email protected] [[email protected]].

JOIN OUR FIRST-EVER OFFICE HOUR! Next week, come hang out with Katy and Dominic, have a friendly chat, ask questions, and get to know a few more members of the Europeans family. You don’t even have to be a Patreon member to join. The first Office Hour is 18 June at 9pm CET, and you’ll find a link to join the call on our website and all our social media channels an hour before the event.

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#TheEuropeans Every @#$%ing quirk of the English language

https://open.spotify.com/episode/1o2QQnsenreHluJ0M95S6p

'The European Union is many things: an economic powerhouse, an improbably successful peace project, or a bureaucratic hellscape, depending on who you ask'

#TheEuropeans The world's funniest superstate?

https://open.spotify.com/episode/4M8b1ZY942IEE8e55fhyuB

'The predictions began soon after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine: the collapse of the Russian economy was imminent'

#TheEuropeans What is life really like for Russians right now?

https://open.spotify.com/episode/2dY7rbTUGWKMCCmsgKg1F5

'Vinyl records, coffee table books, low-maintenance pot plants: from Dublin to Dubrovnik, all good hipsters have the same stuff'

#TheEuropeans Do you also have a Monstera in your living room?

https://open.spotify.com/episode/7KHs9EvMdJvIWamSrdxDSk

'‘Art and politics can totally be separated!’ said no one ever – apart from the organisers of the Venice Biennale, a.k.a'

#TheEuropeans Venice has a Russia and Israel problem

https://open.spotify.com/episode/7fzNQmjdhJeaIzrqIgFvXx

'This week, we’ve got a little something for everyone: gambling'

#TheEuropeans Can Pedro Sánchez unite the global left?

https://open.spotify.com/episode/4QHuRdLYxmzhOnsYeayyFJ

'Shortly after the full-scale invasion of Ukraine began in February 2022, Elon Musk’s company SpaceX swept in to restore internet connectivity to areas that had been affected by Russian attacks'

#TheEuropeans How did Ukrainians end up sailing in Russia's shadow fleet?

https://open.spotify.com/episode/7qZCuUyY3cJz5NIBDpCOqb

'A few weeks back, we asked you to weigh in on a question that’s been on our mind a lot lately: Who are the Zohran Mamdanis of Europe, and when, pray tell, are they going to give our beloved, ailing continent a much-needed shake-up'

#TheEuropeans Where are the Zohran Mamdanis of Europe?

https://open.spotify.com/episode/7BKyB9BvpUvH8Nvyg6IFUW

It's a great, funny and informative #podcast about #Europe and therefore I became #patreon of @europeanspodcast! 🥳

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'If you got a knock on your door from someone inviting you to Brussels to hash out some EU policies…you’d think it was a scam, right'

#TheEuropeans Can a group of strangers solve Europe’s biggest problems?

https://open.spotify.com/episode/6kc6v6feAijWE0PZkIGpTG

'It has been 16 years since Viktor Orbán’s Fidesz party assumed power in Hungary – and it might have begun to feel like things could never change. But with a parliamentary election just around the corner, there’s now a glimmer – a hint! a twinkle! – of hope that the EU's most illiberal government could finally be on its way out.

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#TheEuropeans The end of Orbán?

https://open.spotify.com/episode/3hRYG9ZYf9whPz2ierTIny

'Back when Elon Musk was challenging Mark Zuckerberg to a cage fight, Eugen Rochko was building an open-source, non-problematic Twitter alternative, completely without fanfare'

#TheEuropeans Europe's anti-Elon

https://open.spotify.com/episode/5es2gHKTSo8muJzb9XlW9y

'This week, we wanted to ask a question that has been in our hearts and on our minds for years: Is it possible to try to make positive change in the world, and still stay healthy and sane'

#TheEuropeans How to keep going when the world feels broken

https://open.spotify.com/episode/5xN0AEOpTJWyy9yDsbcvsT

'Imagine what would happen if our political, cultural, and economic leaders began to reconsider what it means to create “value” in Europe. What if we were supported to rest, to look after our families, and to enjoy ourselves and our communities as much as we’re encouraged to generate capital? What would it look like for Europe to translate its wealth into greater wellbeing?

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#TheEuropeans How feminist economics could change Europe

https://open.spotify.com/episode/77QSA9kssG2J7iTnzQFNXO

'If you’ve ever wondered where all the affordable night trains are, or struggled to book tickets for an international journey, or spent hours of your one wild and precious life petitioning for compensation for a significantly delayed trip (*takes deep breath, collects self*)..'

#TheEuropeans When will Europe get the trains it deserves?

https://open.spotify.com/episode/5SQl2Zy9YteoNBMJCl3Fkz

'It has been an absolutely Awful Week for everyone who has been paying attention to the latest release of the Epstein files, both on this continent and around the world'

#TheEuropeans What do the Epstein files reveal about Europe’s elite?

https://open.spotify.com/episode/0kQIoDYVeEnNnjW3cJrKEL

'A very special bienvenue to this very special episode of The Europeans'

#TheEuropeans The Europeans: Ask Us Anything

https://open.spotify.com/episode/5tLQ0IaQlM3ptAu0RnV6yi

'By popular demand (and thanks to Dominic’s singing schedule), our silly, brilliant Luxembourger-in-chief Nina Lamparski is back in the hosting chair – and she’s brought her longstanding grudge against Elon Musk with her'

#TheEuropeans A European social network for the WTF era

https://open.spotify.com/episode/5rnvj1KZhqpRr9edYZuNQS

'You’d be forgiven for forgetting that Europe is bigger than Davos this week, but we’ve got three great stories to remind you'

#TheEuropeans The UK and the EU: best buds again?

https://open.spotify.com/episode/311kNSb7QlRy8jPoiZkwaY

'We are returning from our winter holidays feeling refreshed, renewed, and optimistic about 2026'

#TheEuropeans 2026: The year Europe gets its act together?

https://open.spotify.com/episode/3ABjWTzmZyicAQbFiwA7Gg

The Europeans Podcast mini series Who Does It Best has started with two episodes about the housing crisis

https://www.europeanspodcast.com/who-does-it-best

#TheEuropeans #podcast #europe @europeanspodcast

'There’s no denying it’s been a pretty dark week, but we’ve got a couple of bright spots for you. What could be a better job than dreaming up ways that Europe could be improved? That’s what this week’s guest, Johanna Fabrin, does each day at the Copenhagen think tank 21st Europe.'

#TheEuropeans|EuropeanNewsPoliticsAndCulture Should we be worried about Russian drones in NATO’s skies?

https://open.spotify.com/episode/5FDZUUwYAcb9FeDBNYK9zS

'The music industry is reeling due to what’s being called the 'largest intellectual property theft in history' — we’ll dig into the fight between Big Tech and the people who make the music. Meanwhile, Sweden’s new cultural canon has people fuming — not least because it leaves out ABBA.'

#TheEuropeans|EuropeanNewsPoliticsAndCulture Terrible week for ABBA

https://open.spotify.com/episode/3tWhAz45fIKKsWAAl0u49S

'This week, we’re dedicating the entire episode to Gaza. We have a lot of questions about the EU’s role in what’s happening there: Why is the EU not suspending trade with, or at the very least banning weapon sales to, Israel? Why is Israel being treated differently than the way Russia has been?'

#TheEuropeans|EuropeanNewsPoliticsAndCulture Why is the EU not acting on Gaza?

https://open.spotify.com/episode/7ILuIhzhkEclTtzKifNNwx

'It’s our second week of “cucumber season” programming, and fair warning: we’re really leaning into the late-summer goofiness. This week, we go hard on German gastronomy, with a deep dive into Europe’s declining alcohol consumption and a recap of the utterly absurd row over the origins of Bratwurst.'

#TheEuropeans|EuropeanNewsPoliticsAndCulture Three Rivers and a Sausage Fight

https://open.spotify.com/episode/1eJACzK5c7u2D3OmrV6fgI

'Welcome back! We’re easing back into the swing of things after our summer holidays with a bit of “cucumber season” fare. It’s our regularly scheduled programming, just a little bit…sillier.

This week, we take a peek into the world’s first “sourdough library” with Karl De Smedt, head of the Puratos Sourdough Institute.'

#TheEuropeans|EuropeanNewsPoliticsAndCulture Save the games! Preserve the bread! Guard your rabbits!

https://open.spotify.com/episode/0SkDg0VRoU1NOs0XGPrNsN

'This year’s Budapest Pride was banned in March under the Orbán government’s contentious “child protection” law. Demonstrators were threatened with hefty fines for participating, and the government said it would employ facial-recognition technology to identify and potentially prosecute those who turned out to take part at the march on 28 June.'

#TheEuropeans|EuropeanNewsPoliticsAndCulture Hungary's Pride ban goes up in smoke (and glitter)

https://open.spotify.com/episode/3ygIDDfwE9V1Gta0AqrAmi

'Depending on where you are in Europe, your right to a safe abortion — and reproductive care in general — can vary dramatically. This week, we speak to pioneering abortion activist Rebecca Gomperts about why she's hopeful that we can fight back against these inequalities as well as crackdowns on abortion access in other parts of the world.'

#TheEuropeans|EuropeanNewsPoliticsAndCulture Toxic chemicals, abortion rights, and a Nazi-era train law

https://open.spotify.com/episode/5UJpISQdCcODcH7JBSwD1c

'Romania, Poland, Portugal... and of course, most importantly of all (?), Eurovision. It's been a huge week of voting across Europe! This week we're mostly diving into Romania's election drama with Codruţa Simina, a journalist with an extremely helpful specialism in online misinformation and disinformation.'

#TheEuropeans|EuropeanNewsPoliticsAndCulture What the hell just happened in Romania (and at Eurovision)?

https://open.spotify.com/episode/3ztx1Ilw7zVLoR39McFOvF

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#MerchantIvory adaptation of #HenryJames novel. Starring #LeeRemick. Interesting to compare this early production to their later work ...

#TheEuropeans (1979) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079123/

'Arson, vandalism, attacks on NATO vehicles: around Europe, mysterious acts of sabotage have been multiplying. And there's a pattern: the perpetrators were recruited on Telegram via accounts linked to Russian agencies.'

#TheEuropeans|EuropeanNewsPoliticsAndCulture Russia's mysterious sabotage campaign

https://open.spotify.com/episode/4bM9M98vD8C7SQJWqfciYK

'Fewer expensive car chases, more moody shots and ambiguous endings: movies made in Europe are often very different from those made in the US. But Europe's more arty film output isn't just a product of our culture — it has a lot to do with how the industry is financed.'

#TheEuropeans Why is European cinema so different from Hollywood?

https://open.spotify.com/episode/0IKvPmPEoQ7SViESDys9O6