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    • May 29, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    The Inside Europe | Deutsche Welle podcast provides an excellent perspective on how European nations are dealing with world events. As a listener from Canada, I appreciate hearing European news from a European perspective. The podcast offers unique stories from all sectors of Europe's great complexity and tells them in ways that both intrigue and delight. It's immensely pleasurable to ride along with Inside Europe's tour of the continent's monumental diversity and wonder.

    One of the best aspects of this podcast is its ability to provide in-depth coverage of European political affairs. The stories are manageable yet in-depth, and they always include one or two human interest stories as well. What sets this podcast apart is its focus on all of Europe, not just Western Europe, allowing listeners to gain a comprehensive understanding of the continent as a whole. The presenters also frame the stories in a way that acknowledges the global repercussions of certain events, providing a broader context for listeners.

    However, one downside to this podcast is that it can sometimes have issues with updating automatically and downloading correctly. Some listeners have reported mixed up dates and difficulties with getting new episodes. These technical difficulties can be frustrating for regular listeners who rely on the podcast for their weekly dose of European news.

    In conclusion, The Inside Europe | Deutsche Welle podcast is an excellent source for anyone interested in understanding more about European political affairs. It offers in-depth coverage, manages to unearth unique stories, and provides a European perspective on world events. Despite some technical issues with updating and downloading episodes, this podcast remains a must-listen for those seeking insight into what is happening across the diverse landscape of Europe.



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    Inside Europe 29 May 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2025 55:00


    Released RFE journalist Alsu Kurmasheva on her colleague Farid Mehralizada, who is facing a 12 year prison sentence in Azerbaijan. We meet some of the young people on trial in Turkey following the recent crackdown on dissent, and take a look at the Franco-US relationship in the run up to D-Day.

    Inside Europe 22 May 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2025 54:59


    On the show this week: Poland's presidential elections reveal a country on a knife-edge, Exercise Hedgehog in Estonia and the Baltics' hybrid warfare fears. Plus a Hungarian spy ring, Icelandic intrigue, Swiss bunkers, and Syrians returning home from Europe. A security special packed with stories from the frontlines of Europe's shifting geopolitics.

    Inside Europe 15 May 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2025 55:00


    Romania goes to the polls in the final round of high-stakes presidential elections, Albania's Edi Rama sails to victory once again, and the PKK disbands. Later: Pope Leo XIV, Russian volunteers help Ukrainians in Armenia, Eurovision attempts a reset in politically neutral Switzerland, and an adult toy craze that's perhaps more “constructive” than most…

    Inside Europe 8 May 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2025 55:00


    Germany's new chancellor gets off to a bumpy start. Is Google helping Turkey to strangle independent media? And Malta is forced to abandon a lucrative business model. Then a VE Day Special: Nathalie Tocci on Europe, a look at Britain and France's “coalition of the willing”, and a very personal tour of synagogues in the Netherlands.

    Inside Europe 1 May 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2025 55:00


    Light in the dark - how people came together during Spain's energy blackout, plus a very special story of faith, loss and renewal on the ancient Catholic pilgrimage known as “the way”. Later in the show: Could Rome's colosseum be considered the antecedent to modern day reality TV? And what can the world learn from the Swedish concept of “lagom”?

    Inside Europe 24 April 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2025 54:59


    Kate's away this week, so we're sharing another podcast we love: The Europeans. They've got a veritable smörgåsbord in this episode, from human rights in Hungary to the sorry tale of two Danish sustainability influencers whose eco-resort business went spectacularly wrong. Plus, how an army of volunteer online sleuths is helping Ukraine use open-source intelligence to fight back against Russia.

    Inside Europe 17 April 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2025 55:00


    On this special edition of DW's Inside Europe, we take a break from the news to explore grief as a lens for understanding global events. Author Sarah Jaffe joins host Kate Laycock to unpack how loss—from COVID to deindustrialization—shapes politics, protest, and our shared humanity. A powerful journey through mourning, memory, and hope.

    Inside Europe 10 April 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2025 54:59


    A coalition deal is reached in Germany, France sees opportunities in US academic flight, Turkey's opposition change tack, and Slovakia gets tough on bears. Also on the show: an iconic opera house fights for survival amidst Berlin's culture cuts, plus a conversation with Patrick Strickland, author of ‘You Can Kill Each Other After I Leave: Refugees, Fascism, and Bloodshed in Greece.'

    Inside Europe 3 April 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2025 54:59


    Hungary announces it will withdraw from the ICC, Berlin moves to deport four foreign national Gaza protesters, and a French court finds Marine Le Pen guilty of embezzlement. Also: Why aren't European leaders finding tougher words on Turkey? Can Europe really go it alone? Who will save Radio Free Europe? All that, plus the craziest spy story you ever heard!

    Inside Europe 27 March 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2025 54:59


    Focus on Turkey: on-the-ground reporting and an interview with celebrated journalist-in-exile, Can Dündar. Also: French-Algerian relations, the German Green-Card holder caught up in Trump's immigration crackdown, the record-breaking new Olympics boss, the Democratic Odyssey project, and a brand-new town square.

    Inside Europe 20 March 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2025 55:00


    France's answer to Starlink, North Macedonia's deadly nightclub fire and Germany's break with austerity. All that plus the longest tram in the world, protests in Serbia and Hungary and a star-turn from 100 year old actor and activist, Thelma Ruby.

    Inside Europe 13 March 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2025 54:59


    Environmental lawyer Svitlana Romanko spotlights the role of fossil fuels and minerals in the war in Ukraine. Meet Russian activists still defying authoritarianism after 25 years. Marking 50 years since Franco's death stirs political tensions in Spain, while German coalition talks raise questions about migration and civil rights. Plus, Latvia's refugee treatment and Italy's backyard chicken trend.

    Inside Europe 6 March 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2025 54:59


    War and peace: as Europe braces for an unprecedented rearmament drive, in Turkey, the PKK prepares to lay down its weapons. We'll also be finding out why Serbian politicians got literal egg on their faces this week, as well as meeting a Spanish photo journalist determined to bring dignity and recognition to the marginalised and forgotten.

    Inside Europe 27 February 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2025 54:59


    Germany after the election: What do the results mean? And how is this playing out with economic decline in the once proud home of Volkswagen? With the third anniversary of the war in Ukraine, we reflect on the relationship between Ukraine, Brussels and Washington. Also, myth busting about Russia's war in Ukraine, a war memorial in Spain and Jehovah's Witnesses facing Russian persecution.

    Inside Europe 20 February 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2025 54:59


    We hit the streets of Berlin this week for an action-packed German Elections Special! Join host, Kate Laycock and political correspondent, Thomas Sparrow, as they tiptoe through the German Parliament buildings, relax in Berlin's most famous political hang-out, gatecrash a TV news studio, and look back on some defining moments of German political history.

    Inside Europe 13 February 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2025 55:00


    Ahead of German elections, Mark Leonard from the European Council on Foreign Relations reflects on Germany's significance within the wider European project. We investigate the murky world of underwater stealth sabotage. The German town of Meiningen fosters a cultural oasis in the middle of an AfD stronghold. And Alice in Orbanland: AfD leader Weidel pays a visit to Hungary.

    Inside Europe 6 February 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2025 55:00


    Protests in Serbia and elections in Kosovo, the worst mass shooting in Swedish history, and Jens Stoltenberg's surprise return to Norwegian politics. In the second half: we take a long-form look at migrant experience in Finland, find out how to access Polish nature reserves in a wheelchair, and revel in the squelchy sounds of Scotland's UNESCO World Heritage peat bog!

    Inside Europe 30 January 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2025 54:59


    Has Germany's firewall against the right just fallen? We'll be taking you through an historic week in the German parliament, with wide-reaching implications for both German, and European democracy. Expect expert legal opinion, political analysis, and a beginner's guide to democracy prepping: https://fragdenstaat.de/aktionen/prepping/&maca=en-podcast_inside-europe-949-xml-mrss#upgrade

    Inside Europe 23 January 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2025 54:59


    Intrigue and betrayal in the German Green Party, Europe reacts to Trump, and President Erdogan's delicate balancing act. Later in the show: a personal story of survival and friendship - 80 years after the liberation of Auschwitz. Finding empowerment and hope in the ranks of a UK climate choir, and what an epiphany: Serbian men in Speedos take the plunge. All will be explained - we promise!

    Inside Europe 16 January 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2025 54:59


    Stealth fleets and underwater sabotage, a landslide victory for the man they call the Croatian Trump, a peek inside the atelier of the tailor to the Vatican's Swiss Guard, and Turkey's double game when it comes to wine consumption.

    Inside Europe 9 January 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2025 55:00


    Trump eyes up Greenland and Musk courts the AfD, Iran releases Italian journalist Cecilia Sala, Herbert Kickl tries to form a government in Austria, and Jean-Marie Le Pen dies in France. We also mark the 20th anniversary of one of Germany's most notorious deaths in custody, and delve into the marvellous secrets of a Spanish cork forrest.

    Inside Europe 2 January 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2025 55:00


    Looking forwards, looking back with our correspondents in Brussels, Paris, Kyiv and Berlin. Plus a special feature-length focus on The West-Eastern Divan Orchestra at 25.

    Inside Europe 26 December 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2024 54:59


    The Inside Europe Secret Santa Speed Date Extravaganza! Consenting correspondents have their names drawn out of a hat in pairs. They then have four minutes before the buzzer goes to find out as much as possible about each other as they can. What could possibly go wrong?!

    Inside Europe 19 December 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2024 54:59


    A conversation with the wife of jailed Azerbaijani journalist Farid Mehralizada, another new Prime Minister in France, and Germany's Chancellor loses a no confidence vote - on purpose. All that, plus an intensely Norwegian concession to Christmas!

    Inside Europe 12 December 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2024 55:00


    Turkey's Syria connection, Finland prepares itself for Russian aggression, a football school in mafia country and Paris' Notre Dame is back! Later in the show: a Freedom of Expression Special, and the untold stories of the female painters of the Italian renaissance.

    Inside Europe 5 December 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2024 55:00


    The French government collapses, Georgia's brutal police crackdown, and the UK bill to legalise assisted dying. Then a Justice Special, featuring 'The Future of War Crimes Justice' author Chris Stephen on the ICC, with reports on Sea-Watch's case against the Italian coastguard and a Norwegian miscarriage of justice. OC-Media website link: https://oc-media.org?maca=en-podcast_inside-europe-949-xml-mrss

    Inside Europe 28 November 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2024 55:00


    Poland's Donald Tusk fills a leadership vacuum, election shock in Romania, and has Ireland cracked the formula for political stability? In the second half: a special post-COP29 climate episode guest-produced by award-winning British environmental journalists Dan Ashby and Lucy Taylor and featuring additional reporting by Ashish Sharma.

    Inside Europe 21 November 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2024 54:59


    Azerbaijan's human rights record, Hamburg's bid to clean up global shipping, Turkey's Acik radio is taken off air, Bulgaria's ill behaved caricaturists, NFL's brain damage problem and Spain's organ transplant success.

    Inside Europe 14 November 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2024 55:00


    Taking a break from the news, we're sharing uplifting stories from our 'Other Europes' series this week: an Italian city granting every newborn citizenship, a British nursery bridging generations, and a young Irish filmmaker shining a light on marginalized voices. Plus, a sneak peek of New York's “Kafka: Making of an Icon” exhibit. Join us for these stories of hope and resilience across Europe.

    Inside Europe 07 November 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2024 55:00


    Germany's coalition government collapses, Europe reacts to Trump's re-election, and in Serbia, a fatal accident feeds unrest over corruption allegations. Also: Spanish floods fallout, Battle of the Scheldt and farewell, Helen Seeney!

    Inside Europe 31 October 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2024 54:59


    Georgia's disputed election, EU rhetoric vs reality, US overseas ballots in Berlin. Also: Brussels and Ankara have different takes on the US election, VW is in trouble, and Spain is on the frontline of Europe's climate crisis.

    Inside Europe 24 October 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2024 55:00


    Russia's airspace incursions spark calls for NATO action, Moldova's EU poll could impact Sandu's reelection, Gisele Pelicot tells of her ordeal in mass rape trial and Turkey awaits a new refugee crisis. Also: Georgia picks its next parliament, how Russia's war economy is fueling a housing crisis, Spanish football takes action against racism and Italy's plans for more wind and solar spark protests.

    Inside Europe 17 October 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2024 55:00


    Are Zelenskyy's conditions for peace in Ukraine at odds with the realities of the war? Ordinary men, horrific crimes - could France's mass rape trial be a catalyst for change? Why Norway is revving up for EVs. Plus: 1itch hunts: the medieval conspiracy that just won't die.

    Inside Europe 10 October 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2024 54:58


    Irish soldiers in Lebanon, linguistic defiance in Belarus and the long shadow cast by Norway's worst ever oil platform disaster. Also: modern day shepherds, post industrial landscapes, lenient lexicographers and edible insects! Vote for us in the Signal Awards: https://vote.signalaward.com/PublicVoting?maca=en-podcast_inside-europe-949-xml-mrss#/2024/individual-episodes/general/news-politics

    Inside Europe 3 October 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2024 55:00


    A warm cultural shower of a show, featuring: embarrassing friendships, spiritual awakenings, and community pubs! In the second half we invite you to: peak inside a Scottish croft, hang out with some rebellious Italian foodies and meet a young Irish filmmaker for whom representation is a deeply personal mission. Special Guests: Dominic and Katy from The Europeans podcast.

    Inside Europe 26 September 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2024 55:00


    Austrian elections, a pyrrhic victory for the SPD in Brandenburg, France's new government, Oslo Innovation Week. Also: Croatia's bid to reverse its youth exodus, sun, sea and sustainable tourism, all aboard the newly extended Paris metro, and forbidden sounds: a world first for Spain's Thyssen-Bornemisza museum.

    Inside Europe 19 September 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2024 54:59


    Visible minorities fear for their safety in Brandenburg, Talking Left, Voting Right report, and Meloni vs. Mussolini - what's in a name? Then, a youth-themed second half featuring the Finnish Tinder for Good Deeds, 1000 Turkish Youth For Palestine, School smartphone bans and the ever youthful Dolly Parton... or at least her new Prosecco label!

    Inside Europe - 12 September 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2024 55:00


    The familiar face of France's new Prime Minister, Turkey's naval expansion plans and what they mean for Europe, and a wind-swept trip to patrol the Baltic Defence Line. Also: Schengen under threat, Santorini's struggle with overtourism, Spain's Spaghetti Western film-sets, and a German dance collective taking on Parkinson's Disease.

    Inside Europe 5 September 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2024 55:00


    An AfD special featuring disaster prepping from “Takeover” author Arne Semsrott, analysis from political correspondent Thomas Sparrow and eastern soul searching from poetry slammer Aron Boks. Then: everything from Russian sabotage to the expansion of Luxemburg's free public transport system, via British smoking bans and a guest appearance from John Biewen, host of the Scene on Radio podcast!

    Inside Europe 29 August 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2024 54:59


    The AfD uses the Solingen knife attack to sow fear on the eve of crucial elections, a new push to identify the bodies of the missing in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and a worrying new arms race grips the Caucasus. In the second half: tech intrigue and the right to repair ............................................................................... https://t.ly/0WBDQ - Cyrus Farivar's Forbes article ?maca=en-podcast_inside-europe-949-xml-mrss

    Inside Europe August 22 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2024 54:59


    Ukraine's Kursk incursion turns the tables in the war, US enthusiasm for Kamala Harris' campaign spreads to Europe, and Britain releases thousands of prisoners early. Also: Italy's private beaches may be shut this summer, what did Dutch spy chiefs know about Ukraine and the Nord Stream attack? Lukashenko's critics face snooping while reporting from exile and Paris counts down to the Paralympics.

    Inside Europe August 15 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2024 55:00


    Our Women of Europe special looks at the Russian Feminist Resistance and the Ukrainian frontline, the British nonagenarian performer Thelma Ruby, two trail-blazing politicians on Hungarian attitudes to women, Sasha Talaver on Soviet gender narratives, the women challenging Albania's brain drain, UK campaigners against police misogyny and the French woman saving lives from beyond the grave.

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