We tend to talk about freedom of movement within the EU as an abstract concept. In reality, moving to a new place involves a million little moments of awkwardness, sweetness, and human vulnerability. This week, we bring you a story of what freedom of movement actually felt like, for a 14-year-old Romanian moving to Germany.
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May 28
The world's funniest superstate?
The European Union is many things: an economic powerhouse, an improbably successful peace project, or a bureaucratic hellscape, depending on who you ask. Most people would probably agree on one thing that it isn’t: funny. So when Susanna Kierkegaard set out to write Sweden’s firs ... Show More
31m 11s
May 14
Do you also have a Monstera in your living room?
Vinyl records, coffee table books, low-maintenance pot plants: from Dublin to Dubrovnik, all good hipsters have the same stuff. The Italian writer Vincenzo Latronico captures this boring international aesthetic beautifully in his hit novel ‘Perfection’, while skewering millennial ... Show More
59m 2s
Feb 2025
Kiry Shabazz is an Artist
Welcome back! This week’s guest is the hilarious Kiry Shabazz! Kiry and Caleb talk Willy Wonka, the differences between Missouri and Ohio, football, different types of comedy audiences, a harrowing trip to a BBQ restaurant, and much more! We are going on TOUR! Come see So True LI ... Show More
1h 9m
Mar 2025
Spring in Berlin | Guests Joanna Kusiak & Fabian Flues
Recorded live March 6, 2025 at Another Country Bookstore. Hosts Izzy and Dan with special guest co-hosts Pip Roper of the "History Flakes" podcast, and comedian Toby Arsalan. They chat spring weather in Berlin and its impact on relationships, Germany's new electronic health recor ... Show More
1h 20m
Sep 2025
Make Oversharing Your Superpower with Tefi Pessoa
What happens when two professional oversharers get together? Pure magic... and a little chaos. JVN is joined by the incomparable Tefi Pessoa — culture commentator, internet big sister, and now host of her brand-new podcast Tefi Talks. Come for the tea, stay for the wisdom, and le ... Show More
53m 2s
Jun 2025
Some eyelashes, some sequins and a lot of pride
Catherine’s Lincoln night out draws to a close with a beautiful chat about identity and pride.---Named 'Podcast of the Year' by Radio Times and picked as 'Best Podcasts of the Year 2023' by the Financial Times, Observer, Pod Bible and The Week. ---The conversations that follow ar ... Show More
11m 33s