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Editor-in-chief Anneleen Ophoff speaks to Oleksandr Derevyachenko, a journalist from southeast Ukraine, who wrote a diary during the first month of the war for Are We Europe's recent magazine: "Behind the headlines of war".  Read the full diary . Learn more about Are We Europe.  Order a magazine. Become a member. 

Millennial History host Andrea Voets speaks with Mick ter Reehorst from Are We Europe about the making of Millennial History. How did Voets and composer Luke Deane create these episodes, with hundreds of layers of words & music? Why did she want to turn the hidden perspectives of the underdogs of history into musical journalism? How was she changed by the stories of the millennials? And most impor...

Inga, Winnie, Burkhard and Henning take us to the 90s: a decade of Change and Unification of East and West into the Germany we know today. They recall how a new, capitalistic system was implemented into the hearts and minds of the former citizens of the GDR: with great force and speed. Free-floating years full of unknown dangers, in which these Children of the Change learnt to hide and adapt. In a...

Inga, Winnie, Henning & Burkhard were born in East-Germany, in the former GDR. They paint the picture of their youths in a country that no longer exists, the social principles of that society, the massive protests in the Autumn of 1989 and the complex feelings towards the fall of the Berlin wall. Did this day really mark the end of German history? With a special role for: bananas. Part 1 of 2. Cre...

Agnes, Michael & Chris make us feel what it means to live in a country, divided by identity politics in every aspect of daily life. In response, they show us how to move forward from a place of trouble. With courage & guided by strong principles, but always: with lots of care for the people around you. Part 2 of 2. Created by Andrea Voets and Luke Deane.  Produced in partnership with Are We Europe...

Chris, Agnes and Michael grew up during the final years of the Troubles: the long and messy conflict between Catholics and Protestants in Northern-Ireland. They help us understand the basics of colonialism -back then and now- and make us part of the sense of danger that colored their early years. In return, we are rewarded with a warm sense of community & a real intensity that comes to life, when...

Catinca & Joanna dive into sensitive topics of crucial importance. What does it mean to be a good parent? How can you start to trust others, the world, and yourself, when the basis of your existence has been rocked so many times? Feeling unwanted in life itself is a heavy burden to carry. Yet, they show us many ways out: through lots of sensitivity, practical daily ethics & the drive to fight for...

Catinca and Joanna talk us through the Romanian revolution -which was indeed televised- & the Wild West of the 90s. They reconstruct the way people adapted to massive changes in society and in their relationships: coming from a culture of fear & scarcity. They offer us a new, unapologetic view on cultural concepts of entitlement & adoption and a practical guide to the development of your own moral...

Joanna and Catinca were born in Romania, during the final years of the dictatorship of Nicolai Ceausescu. Catinca always lived in Romania, Joanna was adopted into America when she was 4. They introduce us to their grim blueprints: a regime that combines elements of the Hunger Games, the Handmaid's tale and North Korea. Complete with the cult of the Great Leader, forced pregnancies, full state cont...

Aki grew up on Sicily. On the 23rd of May 1992, the mafia blew up the highway behind his grandmother’s house, killing judge Giovani Falcone. A Millennial History on organised crime, undermining in all corners of society, dangerous myth-making and the powerful Sicilian mantra that rose from this fight. Find out more at millennialhistorypodcast.com     

A new podcast from Resonate Productions and Are We Europe. Coming March 25 .  In Millennial History, we relive recent history through the eyes of millennials, who were there when it happened. Eight episodes will take us from the murder of anti-mafia judge Falcone in Sicily, to the unwanted ‘Children of the Decree’ of Ceausescu in Romania, to the Troubles in Northern Ireland and change and unificat...

Guests explain how in the case of platform regulation, the United States and the European Union have converged despite different perspectives. Jana Gooth (policy advisor to European Parliament Member Alexandra Geese) Jeff Jarvis (professor of journalism at the City University of New York) Julian Jaursch (project director at the Stiftung Neue Verantwortung)   Hosted and produced by Nathan Crist. Ed...

A story by Oleksandr Derevyanchenko, from Are We Europe's disinformation magazine "Online Lies, Offline Lives". Read out by Teresa O'Connell. Edited by Stefano Montali.  Read the story on our website.   Order Are We Europe's latest magazine "Online Lies, Offline Lives", all about disinformation and its real-life consequences, here . Find out more about Are We Europe  and sign up for our newsletter...

A story by Adenike Fapohunda, from Are We Europe's disinformation magazine "Online Lies, Offline Lives". Read out by Teresa O'Connell. Edited by Stefano Montali.  Order Are We Europe's latest magazine "Online Lies, Offline Lives", all about disinformation and its real-life consequences, here . Find out more about Are We Europe  and sign up for our newsletter . To support our mission of reporting o...

A readout of a story by Alex King, from Are We Europe's disinformation magazine "Online Lies, Offline Lives". Read by Mick ter Reehorst. Edited by Stefano Montali.  Read the story on our website. Order Are We Europe's latest magazine "Online Lies, Offline Lives", all about disinformation and its real-life consequences, here . Find out more about Are We Europe  and sign up for our newsletter . To s...

A readout of a story by Thess Mostoles, from Are We Europe's disinformation magazine "Online Lies, Offline Lives". Read out by Juli Simond. Edited by Stefano Montali.  Order Are We Europe's latest magazine "Online Lies, Offline Lives", all about disinformation and its real-life consequences, here . Find out more about Are We Europe  and sign up for our newsletter . To support our mission of report...

A readout of a story by Sofia Cherici, from Are We Europe's disinformation magazine "Online Lies, Offline Lives". Read out by Juli Simond. Edited by Stefano Montali.  Order Are We Europe's latest magazine "Online Lies, Offline Lives", all about disinformation and its real-life consequences, here . Find out more about Are We Europe  and sign up for our newsletter . To support our mission of reporti...

The "other now" described by Varoufakis could exist somewhere in a fissure of the time-space continuum. In this dimension, capitalism (as we know it) is dead, but a liberal and democratic society is thriving. Yanis Varoufakis is an economist, politician and a former Minister of Finance of Greece, member of the Greek Parliament, co-founder of the European Transnational Party "DiEM25", and science f...

What are Transatlantic Relations today?  This episode reaches back into the past to one of the most important artifacts of transatlantic history. Then, Rachel Rizzo , nonresident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council's Europe Center , explains the foundations of the Euro-Atlantic alliance today. And finally, Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson , former NPR foreign correspondent and host of the Common Ground po...

Welcome to Witness, an open-source fictional world exploring the future of economy.  For this season, Europarama joins forces with Edgeryders and their Science Fiction Economics Lab to build the world of Witness. It  is a fictional city floating in a post-climate change Planet Earth, where people are organised by districts each experimenting a different social contract and a different economic mod...

Anneleen Ophoff, the editor in chief of our queer issue, interviews Andrei Popoviciu about his piece on queer activism in Romania. Andrei goes behind the scenes of writing the flagship piece, detailing the challenges and the different approaches he had to take whilst covering this story. Produced and edited by Andrei Popoviciu and Priyanka Shankar Music credits: Palms Down and Tolls Folly from Blu...

Today you're listening to a story about how queer Roma experiences are shaping LGBTQ+ activism in Romania, one of Europe's most religious societies. This story is a part of our magazine—The Queer Issue. Written and read by Andrei Popoviciu

Thirty minutes south of Berlin is the small, riverside town of Grünau. It's the site where a team of 8 rowers shocked the world when they won one of the most improbable gold medals in the 1936 Olympics.    Written and produced by Stefano Montali

This week you're listening to a story from our latest prin magazine, The Queer Issue. How imagination, rebellion, and courage give queerness a voice in Young Adult literature. Written and read by Thomas Ryalls

Slovenia, aka Katy's favourite country, is increasingly drawing comparisons with Hungary and Poland when it comes to the state of its democracy. Can this worrying direction of travel be reversed? This week on The Europeans they ring up their favourite Sloveniologist Aljaž Pengov Bitenc to find out. They're also talking about Bulgaria's political rock star, and a shocking attack on a Dutch crime jo...