🚨NEW EPISODE🚨 We don’t often get to cover joyful policy news on this podcast, so this week we’re delighted to be discussing that rare thing: a European country that’s investing serious money in culture. 🇮🇪+💶+🎨+🎭 www.europeanspodcast.com/all-episodes...

I cannot tell you how many times our small team has already been saved by being able to sound out someone who can add that crucial bit of missing context. If you're an expert - especially in an area where journalists often get things wrong - please give us a shout!

Number 1, 2, and 3 of the French political bestseller list are by far right politicians. What do they write about? Article by @meltchaninoff.bsky.social www.philomag.com/articles/bar...

I've launched a newsletter! It's for Parisians and people who love Paris. I’ll be covering the race to replace Anne Hidalgo, the policies shaping our city, and probably an audacious heist or two. C'est parti : millefeuilleparis.substack.com/p/a-newslett...

I've launched a newsletter! It's for Parisians and people who love Paris. I’ll be covering the race to replace Anne Hidalgo, the policies shaping our city, and probably an audacious heist or two. C'est parti : millefeuilleparis.substack.com/p/a-newslett...

Imagine writing a policy that required you to be explicit that you would not forcibly confiscate refugees’ wedding rings

I think way too often about the fact that the Spanish prime minister's birthday is February 29 so he only gets a birthday every four years

Very happy to be back behind the microphone after my maternity leave!

The Bataclan is ringed by police tape and armed cops today. It’s for the ceremony, but it looks jarringly similar to November 2015. Today is a special day, though. Tomorrow there’s a show, and there’ll be music and dancing and joy. And what could be a better ‘fuck you’ to terrorism than that?

How do we feel about this ad for Gleeden, a French app for organizing extramarital affairs? “Unlike antidepressants, a lover costs social security nothing”

I’m so proud of this series! Something a little constructive in these miserable times — what are the best, most inventive policies in Europe? And can other countries copy them?

Hot on the heels of a no-confidence vote called by the far-left, the French government has just won a no-confidence vote called by the far-right. We may live to see this government survive the day

As you’ll hear, this week’s interview is an unusually personal one for myself and producer Katz, and we both shared things that felt vulnerable to talk about in public. But I’m very glad we did.

Paris! I'll be launching DESIRE PATHS on June 17th at Le 18 aka the best wine bar in the city, with the inestimable @katyinparis.bsky.social of @europeanspod.bsky.social moderating. Copies will be available for purchase and signing on the night. Venez nombreuses et nombreux !

Super proud of how this episode turned out! We hadn’t seen any convo like this in the Western European media, sitting down with someone at length to get a personal insight into what it feels like to be Serbian at this very strange time. So we made one. Hope you find it a useful and enjoyable listen

NEW EPISODE 🚨 Romania, Poland, Portugal... and of course, most importantly of all (?), Eurovision. It's been a huge week of voting across Europe, so don't miss this week's episode! www.europeanspodcast.com/all-episodes...

I had a blast co-hosting with very special guest host @ninaism.bsky.social this week! We chat about a fun new food waste law in Spain, Musk's European Tesla struggles, and we dive into some extremely concerning political developments in Turkey with the help of @ezgibasaran.bsky.social.

NEW EPISODE 🚨 This week, @ninaism.bsky.social joins @dominicinamsterdam.bsky.social to explain why sales of Elon Musk's Tesla cars have plunged in Europe. 📉🚗 PLUS, @ezgibasaran.bsky.social helps us to understand what's behind Turkey's huge protest movement. www.europeanspodcast.com/all-episodes...

Ugh apparently we’re on YouTube now Anyway, click here to find out why I think Marine Le Pen and Jordan Bardella work best as a cat-lady / Gen Z leadership duo

Such a delight being on @europeanspod.bsky.social talking about (my ongoing obsession with) Russian paramilitaries whose presence in the Sahel, Central African Republic and (allegedly) Equatorial Guinea is likely to return to the spotlight as Ukraine and Russia try to strike a fragile peace deal.

It was great to be on The Europeans podcast to talk about the German election, Friedrich Merz, the normalization of the AfD and what to expect for the future.

🚨NEW EPISODE 🚨 In this German election special, we ring up @tabouchadi.bsky.social to unpack the results & speak to @emiliaroig.bsky.social about what it feels like to live in Germany right now — and how to think about the fightback. www.europeanspodcast.com/all-episodes...

NEW EPISODE 🚨 This week, the great transatlantic break-up. How can we make sense of the seismic shift in Europe's relationship with the US since Trump took power? What does it mean for Ukraine, and Europe's ability to defend itself from Russia? www.europeanspodcast.com/all-episodes...

🚨 NEW EPISODE 🚨 Nocturnal tourism is supposedly one of the big travel trends of 2025, and from star-gazing to truffle-hunting, there are plenty of places in Europe to do it. But where is this craving for darkness coming from? www.europeanspodcast.com/all-episodes...

🚨 NEW EPISODE 🚨 Europe's rarest butterfly lives on the outskirts of a single town in North Macedonia. So why is it possible to find specimens of this incredibly endangered animal for sale online for 30 euros? www.europeanspodcast.com/all-episodes...

It’s January 23 and I’m pretty sure this is the best interview I’m going to do this year. Not all activism can be fun / funny. But the human spirit can’t take endless doom and gloom. Why wouldn’t we welcome more activism that campaigns about something serious in a way that’s joyful and ridiculous?

In times like these, it’s formats like this that keep my spirit up. ❤️ Huge thanks to The Europeans Podcast for being informative, funny, adorable, and a much-needed safe haven!

We’re cute and we’re not apologising for it

🚨 NEW EPISODE 🚨 Russia can’t transport gas to Europe via Ukraine anymore. We call energy expert Szymon Kardaś (@ecfr.eu) to discuss how Putin might seek to use the new situation to his advantage and if Europe has truly weaned off Russian fossil fuels. 🎙️ www.europeanspodcast.com/all-episodes...

We’re back!

After 2016, tech cos were under intense pressure to combat misinfo. Now, that pressure has shifted to avoiding claims of being biased against conservatives. This is stifling action against misinfo and unfairly punishing misinfo researchers like @noupside.bsky.social @katestarbird.bsky.social

🚨In Nature🚨 Meta is dropping fact-checking to avoid anti-conservative bias- but is there actually evidence of bias? We this test empirically & find that conservatives * ARE suspended more * BUT share more misinfo So suspension isn't necessarily evidence of bias www.nature.com/articles/s41...

French media reporting that Jean-Marie Le Pen has died at the age of 96.

Kind of obsessed with the way the new French PM puts on face masks

We're so nearly there with the crowdfunding for our new series (thank you all!!). Can you help get us over the line?

🎄🚨Our annual festive episode is out! 🚨🎄 This week, we are burying our heads in the sand from all the breaking news. Instead, we are discussing cold water swimming, a Christmassy economic policy in Greece and a 🎄 controversy in Vatican City. www.europeanspodcast.com/all-episodes...

This clever petition to widen access to safe abortion in Europe, which we mentioned on the show a couple of weeks back, is nearing its goal of 1 million signatures! Anyone who's an EU citizen can sign. If this speaks to you, please consider adding your name: www.myvoice-mychoice.org

A moment that will be captured in the history books. Saydnaya personifies the terror of the Syrian regime. Known as the "human slaughterhouse," it was site to the secret executions of 13,000 people in a single 5 year period & continued to hold thousands of unjustly detained.

When is Bluesky going to get verification set up? I appear to be among the first few hundred followers of both Marine Le Pen and Jordan Bardella on here. They talk like they do on other platforms, but until ringing the party press office I have no idea whether these are legit accounts or not

On the eighth day of protests, despite the regime’s mass repression of demonstrators, Rustaveli Avenue remains filled with people.

Macron is addressing the nation, and setting an unapologetic tone already. Less than five minutes in: ‘There are those who would like me to claim responsibility [for this political crisis]. But I will not take on the irresponsibility of others.’ #france

On est retourné avant 1944?

New Episode 🚨! We've got a heady mix of Romanian politics, online misogyny and animal-based chaos for you this week. www.europeanspodcast.com/all-episodes...

La stabilité selon la doctrine macroniste, c'est de battre en même temps un record de brièveté. www.lemonde.fr/les-decodeur...

Will Macron express any kind of humility or responsibility for the mess we find ourselves in? Somehow I find myself doubting it

Macron will address the French people at 20.00 tomorrow night. For context, Macron’s 8pm addresses punctuated the pandemic and only happened in the grimmest circumstances

The French political class trying to figure out what happens now, given that - the government has fallen - we’re not allowed new elections til July 2025 - we supposedly need a budget by Jan 1

New: Kherson’s civilians have been the target of an experiment without precedent in modern European warfare: a concerted Russian campaign to empty a city by stalking its residents with attack drones. Story w/ @samjoiner.bsky.social @inari-ta.bsky.social + @cen4infores.bsky.social on.ft.com/4fTNzAL

Am I the only person that finds the live-blogs that news websites roll out in situations like South Korea’s to be way less helpful than a traditional, written-through news story would be? It’s so difficult trying to scan this thing and figure out the bits of info I actually need to care about

Oh goody, Trump is coming to town for the reopening of Notre-Dame. This will be his first foreign trip since the election so it's something of a diplomatic win for Macron at a time when French politics is a garbage fire, even if most French people hate Trump www.lemonde.fr/internationa...