Luxventures

Sam Steen of Ara City Radio does 33-hour radio marathon in a crowdfunding effort for the imperiled station. How did he get into radio, why Ara needs support and what's so special about Luxembourg?

Joanne Zhou is a Chinese journalist who lives in Luxembourg. She talked to Luxventures on differences between media in China and Luxembourg, coronavirus pandemic and making sense of life in a new country on a different continent.

Two-time Luxembourg curling champion has a background in biology and chemistry which means we talked sports, coronavirus and how to survive in Luxemobourg.

Tama Moiser is a New Zealander who years ago landed on Europe’s shores and made a conscious decision to move to Luxembourg. She shares her experience with Luxentures podcast.

Lisa McLean, Ara City Radio station manager says that Luxembourg during the coronavirus lockdown reminds her of how things were when she arrived here more than twenty years ago.

Despite the plethora of tongues spoken, or precisely because of it, language is – to put it mildly - a sensitive issue in Luxembourg. Debates can get heated quickly and before you know it nuance is lost in the noise.

They say that everything is bigger in Texas. If so, just how big does Luxembourg look from the Lone Star State? Joseba Echave explains that it is not all about weather.

Gregor Schusterschitz, former Austrian ambassador to Luxembourg was a guest on the podcast where we talk about what to expect from Luxembourg, how to adapt, when to give up and where to hold on. And, perhaps, provide some emotional comfort.

Marjan Golobič is a mild-mannered Slovenian who is just about to finish his stint working fort he European Commission and who loves playing badminton. But once he gets onboard his sailboat, Marjan is a full-blooded captain who is used to giving orders.

How to navigate the real estate market in Luxembourg? We spoke to Matti Heikkila who years ago waded into the jungle of property pricing in the Grand Duchy and shared tips on what to expect if you're either renting or buying real estate in Luxembourg.

Slovenian photographer Matic Zorman finds Luxembourg very interesting but, he says, one has to look beyond the obvious and must let yourself be surprised.

Compared to their colleagues in local schools, teachers at Europeans schools in Luxembourg are increasingly at a disadvantage in terms of salary and job safety.

If you like Jerry Seinfeld’s Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee, then you’ll love this episode of Luxventures. Not only does it feature two middle-aged guys in a motorised vehicle, it is also marginally funnier. But since neither Nick Wilkinson nor myself own massively overpriced cars, we literally talked in the back of a bus. The … Continue reading Spaceminer: Nick Wilkinson