This week, Katy heads to the forest in Lithuania. Ahead of International Holocaust Memorial Day on January 27, we're talking about memory politics with a formidable 97-year-old.
This is the last podcast in our mini-series Postcards from Europe, featuring intimate portraits of lives and places across the continent. It was made possible by the European Cultura ... Show More
Feb 26
How feminist economics could change Europe
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 gener ... Show More
39m 36s
Feb 19
When will Europe get the trains it deserves?
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*)... le ... Show More
59m 36s
Oct 2024
Bonus episode: on culture
<p>What does culture mean to you? Is it the art we create, the traditions we carry, or the values we hold dear? In this mini episode of <em>Our World, Connected</em>, Christine Wilson, Director of Research and Insight at the British Council, delves deeper into the multifaceted na ... Show More
17m 25s
Aug 2024
Lessons in Decolonization From North Africa's Global Thinkers | Idriss Jebari
<p>What does it mean to decolonize our thinking? In this episode of the afikra podcast, we chat with Idriss Jebari, assistant professor at Trinity College Dublin, and discuss language, colonialism and 20th century North Africa. Tracking the transformation of North African countri ... Show More
57m 28s
Aug 2025
JOANNA MACY on the World as Lover and Self⌠HOMAGE⌡ /371
On July 19th, Joanna Macy, beloved teacher and past guest, passed away peacefully at home in Berkeley, California. In honor of her legacy, we are rebroadcasting her episode “The World as Lover and Self,” originally released in 2015 when the show was titled Unlearn and Rewild.In t ... Show More
59m 43s
Mar 2025
Ep. 6: Erased in Artsakh, Edited in Istanbul
In this episode, I join Elia Ayoub of The Fire These Times to speak with Efe Levent, editor of Mangal Media, about what it meant to collaborate on my article "Thunder, The Rose, and Ethnic Cleansing" about the erasure of Armenian cultural heritage in Artsakh. When a Turkish edito ... Show More
1h 1m
Sep 2025
Photographer Yumna Al-Arashi: Yemen, Identity, and Challenging Perceptions
<p>A captivating episode with Yemeni-Egyptian artist Yumna Al-Arashi who discusses her upbringing in Washington D.C., the impact of the 2017 executive order (often referred to as the "Muslim ban") on her family, and how her art explores themes of identity, feminism, sexuality, he ... Show More
53m 56s
Jun 2025
Live from Warsaw: Polling European politics under Trump’s shadow
Recorded live from ECFR’s Annual Council Meeting 2025, this week’s podcast features Mark Leonard in conversation with Ivan Krastev, Chair of the Centre for Liberal Strategies in Sofia and permanent fellow at the Institute of Human Sciences in Vienna, and Carl Bildt, former prime ... Show More
29m 55s