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We are raiding the Guardian long read archives to bring you some classic pieces from years past, with new introductions from the authors. This week, from 2022: the closure of John Lewis’s store in Sheffield after almost 60 years was a bitter blow. As debate rages over what to do ... Show More

In my 40s, I found myself with a life that didn’t look like it was ‘supposed’ to. What was I doing? On trips to South Korea with my mother, an answer began to emerge By E Tammy Kim. Read by Jennifer J Kim. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod 

We are raiding the Guardian long read archives to bring you some classic pieces from years past, with new introductions from the authors. This week, from 2022: new technology was supposed to make umpiring easy. It hasn’t worked out that way By William Ralston. Read by Simon Vance ... Show More

Comment parle-t-on de l’espace européen, de la construction européenne dans les livres, dans les films ? Y a-t-il une culture européenne ou s’agit-il de cultures au pluriel, qui correspondent à différentes identités ? Héritage grec ou romain, racines chrétiennes, empires coloniau ... Show More

The European Union was formed in the years after the Second World War to secure peace and promote economic progress. It aimed to achieve that by ensuring that countries worked together. But that optimistic vision has now been shaken. There is mounting anxiety about whether the EU ... Show More

Benjamin Martin’s The Nazi-Fascist New Order for European Culture (Harvard University Press, 2016) examines the attempt by Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy to forge a European cultural empire out of their military conquests during World War II. Martin shows that the idea of Europe ... Show More

Aujourd’hui, on va parler de l’Europe… Bon, paniquez pas, on est pas là pour faire de la politique, on est là pour vous apprendre des choses. L’Europe vous savez où c'est, et vous savez ce que c’est. Mais est-ce que vous savez d'où vient son nom ? Parce que l'Europe, bien avant d ... Show More

Viviamo in un momento storico molto complesso, confuso, contraddittorio, dove l’idea di Europa è messa giornalmente in discussione. La domanda a cui voglio cercare di rispondere è questa: esiste una cultura europea? Al di là del concetto di Europa politica o economica, possiamo p ... Show More

🇩🇪 In dieser Folge begrüßen wir Sophie Pornschlegel, Senior Policy Analyst und Leiterin des Projekts „Connecting Europe“ am European Policy Centre in Brüssel, zu einem Gespräch über die Zukunft der EU: Was bleibt von der Konferenz zur Zukunft Europas hängen? Was ist dran an ein ... Show More

Why do we have to choose between nationalism and globalism, between loving our countries and caring for the world? In a talk with lessons for avowed nationalists and globalists alike, Wanis Kabbaj explains how we can challenge this polarizing, binary thinking -- and simultaneousl ... Show More

"The fragility of the EU is increasing," says EU Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker, and, "the cracks are growing in size." The cracks appear in many forms. The German Chancellor, Angela Merkel says migration is the issue that "could decide the EU's fate." Her French counterpar ... Show More

As European leaders gather in Brussels to discuss the many crises facing the continent, we ask whether the Union can survive the multiple shocks of migration, economic stress and the possibility of losing at least one of its key members. Join Owen Bennett-Jones and his panel in B ... Show More