Podcasts about Bucharest

I met Yonatan Sompolinsky in Romania during his summer holiday, so we decided to do a roadtrip interview about covenants, the state of Kaspa development, why intents are more interesting than smart contracts & stag hunts. 00:00:54 – Intro: a road trip with Yonatan Sompolinsky 00:01:50 – Life since S16 E41: Oxford Union & the state of Kaspa 00:02:53 – Kaspa shipped covenants while Bitcoin debates OP_CAT 00:04:24 – Sequencing commitments & based apps explained 00:06:48 – Why OP_CAT alone can't do censorship-resistant based rollups 00:07:21 – BitVM & optimistic vs optimistically verified rollups 00:08:05 – ZK was born for privacy but lives for scaling 00:09:18 – "For the record, I'm very bearish on rollups" 00:12:27 – Ethereum quietly abandons the L2 roadmap 00:13:33 – What ZK is actually for: a thin L1 & separation of layers 00:15:05 – Kaspa follows Bitcoin's UTXO design principles 00:16:04 – Ephemeral logic: generalized atomic swaps 00:17:25 – Camera gymnastics & an Aston Martin 00:19:28 – What covenants won't give you: the DeFi Lego box 00:20:05 – One-time logic vs contract deployment 00:23:18 – The use case question & crypto's crisis of utility 00:26:17 – Bitcoin the turtle & the DAGKnight progress report 00:28:17 – DAGKnight: 49% Byzantine resilience, no latency parameter 00:29:50 – Why 100 BPS on GHOSTDAG would 8x confirmation times 00:30:21 – Sponsors: Cake Wallet, LayerTwo Labs, Braiins, Orange Rock & SideShift 00:34:33 – Zcash made a comeback 00:35:19 – The mental map: where Kaspa is unique 00:38:49 – Real-time decentralization: sampling the honest majority 00:39:47 – Solana & Hyperliquid: fast, but led by one 00:42:46 – Only proof of work bundles proposing & content 00:44:35 – A bear market in usage, not just price 00:45:53 – Old-world use case: bridges & oracles 00:47:22 – Tourism break: Bușteni, mascots & ski resorts 00:49:38 – Hit-and-run agents & the agentic economy 00:51:06 – Having your cake and eating it too 00:54:32 – Vlad on Ecash, miner fees & Satoshi's biggest bet 00:56:37 – Sinaia & the royal train station 00:57:38 – "Bitcoin is dead boring to me at this stage" 00:59:50 – Ironwood, verifiable supply & Tachyon 01:00:39 – Driving like six confirmations 01:01:59 – The tectonic shift nobody noticed: verifying the supply 01:03:43 – The bug & Zcash's unfixable history 01:06:04 – Kaspa's pruning vs historical correctness 01:08:12 – How Zcash's rise paves the way for Kaspa 01:09:17 – The Zooko sleeping-in-the-car story 01:10:32 – "Just launch": Zooko one day before the Sapling bug 01:12:05 – Downplaying the bug & the counterfeit scenario 01:14:34 – Peter Todd's demurrage & the Ironwood migration 01:17:25 – Would any other coin survive this? 01:18:55 – Ethereum's identity crisis 01:21:28 – Back to L1: too little, too late; Solana's cohesion 01:22:46 – Oxford Union & political ambitions 01:24:44 – Hayek: true vs false individualism 01:26:04 – The isolated individual: Lopp, Poelstra & early Bitcoiners 01:32:52 – The enthusiastic individualist 01:34:52 – Coordination markets & Project Stag Hunt 01:35:19 – Prisoner's dilemma vs stag hunt 01:36:24 – Moloch, the demon of defection 01:37:18 – Part 2: stag hunt as the optimistic game 01:42:43 – Intents & NEAR Intents 01:44:03 – Intents vs smart contracts 01:45:21 – Part 3: Rousseau's ape men 01:49:45 – Intendos: "if many sign this, consider mine signed" 01:51:44 – Example: migrating a liquidity pool together 01:53:34 – Pack formation & threshold homomorphic encryption 01:55:42 – Actionable but not committed 01:57:18 – The Netflix example: voice for the scattered majority 02:01:36 – Who are the stags we need to hunt? 02:02:11 – Minarchist, anarchist or libertarian? 02:03:32 – Stag = shared utility; escaping Ethereum's L2 mess 02:06:28 – Composable Intendos 02:07:58 – Exiting network effects 02:09:11 – The Kaspa-Ethereum overlap: GHOST & Casper 02:11:55 – "I don't like DAGs": it's just a data structure 02:12:51 – Why DAGKnight survives a world war 02:15:22 – Michael Sutton & the Argent language 02:16:58 – Bypassing the impossibility theorem 02:18:06 – Ahead of his time or poor communicator? 02:19:31 – BPS vs TPS: the shift already happened 02:21:05 – Falling between the cracks 02:23:17 – The next narrative: coordination markets 02:24:26 – Brașov to Bucharest: documenting the trip 02:25:31 – Roles reversed: Yonatan interviews Vlad 02:27:06 – ACTA protests, internet freedom & political science 02:28:53 – Sztorc's party metaphor 02:29:57 – Zcash at $30 & the Coldcard hack 02:31:40 – What Kaspa actually needs: wallets, not exchanges 02:33:56 – Broadening cypherpunk: from protective to positive 02:37:16 – What have we really accomplished? 02:39:33 – Arriving at the Palace of Parliament 02:43:57 – The secret handshake & farewell

Recorded live at the Gecko debut event with Tulbure, Toldi Budapest, 25th June, 2026. Watch it on YouTube: https://youtu.be/0gLVMk23H_M Gecko Waves: https://www.facebook.com/geckowaves Matei Tulbure is a Romanian DJ and producer from Bucharest, part of the rominimal and underground minimal scene, known for his deep, hypnotic, groove-driven style and long, fluid DJ sets shaped by influences from minimal techno, deep house, jazz, ambient, and early hip-hop. Over the years he has played at major festivals such as Sunwaves, Mioritmic, and Waha Festival, sharing lineups with some of the biggest names in the scene. As a producer, both solo and as part of the TC Studio project, he has released music on respected labels including Archipel, All Inn, Be Chosen, Pressure Traxx and Strictly Chosen, strengthening his position within Europe's underground circuit. https://www.instagram.com/mateitulbure https://www.facebook.com/matei.tulbure Gecko is an event series in Budapest, focused on the microhouse and minimal side of electronic music. Gecko curates lineups of artists with original sound and underground rominimal elements. https://www.instagram.com/geckowaves https://www.facebook.com/geckowaves https://youtube.com/@Geckowaves RTS.FM • https://soundcloud.com/rtsfmlabel • https://www.instagram.com/rts.fm.label/ • https://t.me/rtsfm • https://soundcloud.com/rtsfm • https://rts.fm/ • https://facebook.com/rtsfm • https://instagram.com/rts.fm • https://vk.com/rtsfm • https://youtube.com/user/rtsfmmoscow RTS.FM Budapest archives: YouTube: https://bit.ly/rtsfmbudapest SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/rtsfm/sets/rts-fm-budapest Mixcloud: https://www.mixcloud.com/rtsfmbudapest

Amanda L. Andrei's parents—he Romanian, she Filipina—met in Bucharest as two free spirits in the 1970s and then moved to the United States. Growing up in Virginia, Andrei didn't speak Romanian, but came to the language—and translation—in adulthood. “When I am translating a Romanian text with my dad, I feel as if I am in rehearsal,” she writes. “My father becomes my scene partner, volleying the words back and forth until we find the ones that satisfy us.” When she views a French performance of a Romanian play that they translated, she reconsiders the relationships that led to that moment: her father's with her mother, his homeland, and his languages; hers with translation, theater, and familial diaspora. “Speaking a language, falling in love, leaving a home, applying for citizenship, all could go down thousands of paths,” she writes in our Summer issue, “but somehow, only one version of a life exists.” Andrei joins us this week on Smarty Pants to discuss her essay, “Found in Translation,” and her ever-evolving relationship with language—and her father.Amanda L. Andrei is a playwright, literary translator, and theater critic based in Los Angeles.Go beyond the episode:Amanda L. Andrei's “Found in Translation”Explore her plays, both original and in translationPhotographs from a stage reading of Oana Hodade's play Scene din viața familei StuckThe American Literary Translators Association offers resources and events for literary translators of all genresTune in every other week to catch interviews with the liveliest voices from literature, the arts, sciences, history, and public affairs; reports on cutting-edge works in progress; long-form narratives; and compelling excerpts from new books. Hosted by Stephanie Bastek.Subscribe: iTunes/Apple • Amazon • Google • Acast • PandoraHave suggestions for projects you'd like us to catch up on, or writers you want to hear from? Send us a note: podcast [at] theamericanscholar [dot] org. And rate us on iTunes! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the late '90s, in daring feats of DIY networking on rooftops across Romania's capital, Bucharest, teenagers are stringing computer cables between tower blocks to share an internet connection. This guerilla infrastructure starts out scrappy, but it sprawls into an impressive improvised network that catches the attention of telecom giants. Told by those who built it, this is the extraordinary story of how a homemade system became the backbone of a city - a reflection of what the internet was meant to be and what it became.

It's ev.news Briefly for Tuesday 04 August 2026, only today's headlines and just the facts in just 4 minutes if you haven't got time for the full show.Patreon supporters fund this show, get the episodes ad free, as soon as they're ready and are part of the ev.news Community. You can be like them by clicking here: https://www.patreon.com/evnewsEVS TAKE THE LEAD IN IRELAND'S NEW-CAR MARKET AS JULY HITS NEW RECORDBattery electric vehicles have become Ireland's top new-car fuel type, with July setting a record of 9,682 BEV registrations, up 97.67% year on year, taking the seven-month total to 29,840 units, a 61.06% rise on 2025. EVs held 26.1% of the market over that period, ahead of petrol-electric hybrids at 24.6%, petrol at 20.4%, PHEVs at 14.5% and diesel at 12.5%, with Nevo's Derek Reilly crediting lower running costs, newer technology and models priced between €20,000 and €30,000 for reaching the tipping point.VOLVO EX50 SET FOR US IN 2027Volvo will bring the EX50 compact electric crossover to US and Canadian showrooms in autumn 2027 at a price in the high $40,000s, replacing the EX40 as its entry-level US EV and filling a gap left when the EX30 and EX30 Cross Country exit after the 2026 model year. Production starts in spring 2027 at Volvo's $1.3 billion, 250,000-unit Kosice plant in Slovakia, using the SPA3 modular platform with an 800-volt system for faster charging, better efficiency and flexible battery and motor combinations.HYUNDAI AND KIA TOP 100,000 EUROPE EVSHyundai and Kia sold a combined 131,032 EVs in Europe in H1 2026, their first half-year above 100,000, putting them on course to beat 2025's full-year 183,912, as European BEV registrations rose 33.7% to over 1.24 million and took roughly 22% of the market. The Kia EV3 led with 27,121 units from around €36,000, while cheaper models filled out the range: the Hyundai Inster sold 16,594 units, the Kia EV2 launched in Germany in March at €26,600, and the EV4 added 14,502 units during its ramp-up.FRENCH BEV SHARE HITS 35% IN JULYBattery-electric cars took 35% of French new-car registrations in July 2026, with the PFA recording 44,378 BEVs from a market of 126,808 units that grew 9% year on year, roughly double the share of two years earlier. The rise coincided with Round 3 of France's social leasing scheme, reopened on July 16, which covers 29% of purchase price up to €6,500, rising to €9,000 for EEA-built vehicles and batteries plus €500 for an EEA motor, caps payments at €200 a month with no deposit, and has drawn offers such as the Citroën ë-C3 from €94 a month and Renault Twingo from €130.NORWAY HITS 97.6% EV SHARE IN JULYNorway registered 9,609 new passenger cars in July, up 0.5% year on year, of which 9,379 were battery-electric, a 97.6% share up from 96.9% in June, while Østfold reached 99.6% with 672 of 675 registrations. Used-market data followed suit, with private ownership transfers of used EVs up 8% in July against falls of 5.7% for diesel and 6.7% for petrol, and year-to-date used EV transfers up 43.2% to 103,892, now ahead of diesel overall.ALSO STARTS TM-B DELIVERIES AFTER DELAYAlso will deliver its first Launch Edition TM-B electric bikes this week through mid-September, ending a delay caused by an industry-wide surge in demand for raw materials and electronic components that left the bike short of key parts and stalled its manufacturing ramp-up. The TM-B uses a pedal-by-wire system in which pedalling spins a generator that communicates with the motor, with no mechanical link to the wheel, alongside a slick interface, over-the-air updates and a modular frame that accepts different seats and cargo racks.NISSAN SHOWS INTERSTAR-E ELECTRIC CAMPERVANNissan and German converter Eifelland will debut the Interstar-e Relax electric campervan at the Caravan Salon in Düsseldorf this month, using a Truma Eezy parking heater powered by vehicle-to-load from the 87 kWh traction battery, removing the need for a campsite hookup, diesel generator or engine idling. The donor van is rated at up to 255 miles (410 km) WLTP unladen, though the conversion's added weight will cut that materially, with 130 kW DC and 22 kW AC charging, a fixed bed, 90-litre fridge, induction hob, sink, wood trim and portable toilet, priced at €89,900 (about $102,000).CHUNG CHECKS IONIQ 3 TURKEY LAUNCHHyundai Motor Group Executive Chair Chung Eui-sun toured the group's Izmit plant near Istanbul on July 30 to check production readiness and quality control ahead of Ioniq 3 mass production in mid-August, also visiting Hyundai Mobis's Battery System Assembly plant and urging staff to make the car one of Europe's safest. The Ioniq 3 is Hyundai's first subcompact BEV built for Europe and the first EV made at Izmit, which has built combustion compacts since 1997, and it will roll out across Europe in H2 2026 as the first Hyundai there with the next-generation Pleos Connect infotainment system.FARIZON CUTS AUSTRALIAN SV VAN PRICESFarizon has cut prices by up to A$8,500 (US$5,570) across its SV electric van range in Australia, extending EV price competition into the light commercial segment, with revised pricing now starting at A$62,990 (US$41,260) before on-road costs for the SWB. The mid-size SV, with roughly 1t to 1.2t of payload, previously came in SWB low roof, LWB low roof and LWB high roof forms with an 83 kWh LFP battery, and has been joined by an SLWB high roof variant using a 106 kWh NMC pack.MASSACHUSETTS TARGETS EVS FOR GRID PAYMENTSMassachusetts plans to add electric cars to its virtual power plant under the next phase of ConnectedSolutions, paying owners to export power at peak times and extending vehicle-to-grid from school buses and commercial fleets into private driveways. The state's 150,000-plus EVs represent a notional 11.25GWh of storage at 75kWh each, though depth-of-discharge limits, charger power and everyday driving needs reduce that considerably; eligible models at launch are the Ford F-150 Lightning, Nissan Leaf, Kia EV9, Polestar 3 and Volvo EX90, paying $275 per average kilowatt delivered during summer events, or roughly $1,375 to $2,750 a season.QUEENSLAND E-BIKE CRACKDOWN NETS 991 TICKETSQueensland police issued 991 traffic infringement notices to e-bike riders in the first month of Operation Yankee Surety, which began on 1 July, averaging 32 a day, alongside 249 impounded illegal machines and 24 people charged with drink-riding. The crackdown rests on new laws allowing roadside seizure of non-compliant devices and breath-testing, with devices capable of exceeding 25km/h (15.5mph) banned outright and motors required to be restricted to that limit.ROMANIAN POWER CRUNCH STOPS FORD AND DACIAFord and Dacia have halted production at their Romanian factories through Aug. 19 after severe electricity shortages hit the country. Ford has suspended production of the Puma Gen E in Craiova, 230 km (134 miles) west of Bucharest.TESLA MODEL 3 POWERS HANDMADE MINI JETBOATYouTuber Tyler Fever spent three years stripping a 2021 Tesla Model 3 and fitting its drivetrain into a handbuilt aluminium mini jetboat hull, machining a custom output shaft to bypass the 9:1 reduction and couple the rotor directly to the jet pump, since the motor's roughly 18,000 rpm gave around 2,000 rpm against the 6,000–8,000 rpm impellers need. He used a standard-range pack for its smaller footprint, mounting four modules of about 150 lbs (68 kg) each vertically in laser-cut enclosures, and had to replace the factory BMS and motor controller with an Orion BMS and third-party inverter after they failed to communicate, with the series covering a successful lake run and later testing in Nashville.

This episode was originally published in September 2024. In July 2026 Andrew and Tristan Tate were arrested in Florida. They are currently detained in prison, awaiting extradition to the UK on charges of rape, human trafficking and sexual exploitation.In the summer of 2022, journalists Matt Shea and Jamie Tahsin were in Romania filming a documentary about Andrew Tate and his social media influence. Tate, who had made a name for himself spouting misogynistic content online appeared invincible, but his empire was about to crumble. As concern about his content began to mount, the controversial influencer was banned from Facebook, Instagram and TikTok for violating community guidelines on dangerous individuals and hate speech. But a social media ban was the least of his problems. Back home in London, as Shea and Tahsin continued their investigation into Tate and his business operations, the sinister truth about his webcam industry and his ‘War Room' began to reveal itself. In June 2023, Tate and his brother Tristan, along with two Romanian women were formally charged with rape, sex trafficking and forming a criminal gang to sexually exploit women. He is currently under house arrest in his compound in Bucharest. In this episode, (part two), Shea tells Bernice Harrison about the women from Tate's past who decided to speak out against him and how his fans have reacted to his latest string of charges. Clown World: Four Years Inside Andrew Tate's Manosphere is out now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is a bonus episode. Every last Thursday of the month, Shane sits down with Chris Scorer to pick apart the themes from the month's podcast guests, the stuff that stuck with them, the bits they disagreed on, and where it all leads. If you listen to the main feed, this is your chance to hear those conversations chewed over properly.It's a quieter one this month, summer holidays for a good chunk of the northern hemisphere, and Chris is back after an eventful July of his own. But two short episodes turned into a properly meaty conversation, and one thread runs right through it: we do things instinctively in the classroom that we somehow forget to do when we're leading adults.They start with defensive teachers. Chris flips Shane's original question on its head, not "have you had a defensive teacher?" but "have you been one, and why does the system make us feel that way?" That leads somewhere useful. Defensiveness isn't a character flaw, it's natural, and often it's a symptom of a place that's short on psychological safety rather than a problem with the person in front of you. Shane digs into the practical side, three-point communication and the side-by-side effect, why a conversation in a car feels easier than one across a desk, and why British parliament sits the way it does. There's a lovely story about a CEO who solved everything with a pen and a bit of paper. And a genuinely practical bit for leaders: what do you actually do when you've tried all the right things and the defensiveness still won't shift?The Zaretta Hammond episode gives them plenty to sit with. Her point that learning is meant to be messy, the liminal spaces, the trapeze hanging in mid-air, and the way our results pressure tempts us to over-scaffold and quietly rob students of the struggle they need. Chris connects it to leadership: we promote strong administrators who like their bookshelves ordered by colour, then wonder why nobody feels safe to make mistakes. Shane makes the case for Zaretta as someone who holds the complexity, neither camp in the tired progressive-versus-traditional split. And there's the first pancake, which is always pants, and what that tells us about growth.The best tangent is about collaboration. Why does teaching leave people so alone? Chris brings up the group planning built into Chinese domestic schools. Shane picks it up with Shanghai maths, why importing the teacher without the conditions was an expensive flop, and how healthcare has proper supervision while teaching makes do with line management and a PD slot. They land on staff room culture, professional supervision, and Shane's argument that the problem was never the idea, it's the system that leaves teachers no time to use it.They close on the big one. Education second only to medicine, until someone in a Bucharest audience of 500 gently corrected Chris: education matters more, because medicine is about the here and now, and education is about the here, now and ever after. Worth the listen for that line alone.Episodes mentioned in this conversation:How to Defuse Defensive Teachers (solo episode) → /podcast/167/Management Mastery (Poppy Nobes) → /podcast/168/Rethinking Equity Through Learning Science (Zaretta Hammond) → /podcast/169/10 Million Views Later (Tom Sherrington, a rerun pick from Skyler Rose) → /podcast/170/What are Leadership Levers? (solo episode) → /podcast/171/Coming up next month:Tyrone Ruth on how accountability can freeze a school in its tracks, and the brilliant Jim Knight of the Instructional Coaching Group on getting back to basics with instructional coaching. Plus a few solo episodes. Keep an eye on the feed.Join us live:We broadcast Education Leaders Live on the last Thursday of every month on LinkedIn and YouTube, or at educationleaders.live. Come and bring your thoughts, your pushback, and your own stories from the field. That's what the show's for.Join Shane's Intensive Leadership Programme at educationleaders.co/intensiveShane Leaning, an organisational coach based in Shanghai, supports school leaders globally. Passionate about empowment, he is the author of the best-selling 'Change Starts Here.' Shane is a leading educational voice in the UK, Asia and around the world.You can find Shane on LinkedIn and Bluesky. or shaneleaning.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We'd like to introduce you to the first episode of 'Sports Strangest Crimes Presents: Shadows On The Pitch'. Throughout the series, James Montague investigates a startling conspiracy theory put forward by the Iraqi football federation in the 90s - that America influenced a World Cup qualifying tournament to save USA '94 from its so-called enemies. In this opening episode, a former referee with a cryptic message may hold the key to unraveling the mystery. Can he help James uncover the truth behind the alleged conspiracy surrounding the build-up to the 1994 World Cup? James travels to Bucharest in search of answers.If you enjoyed 'Sports Strangest Crimes Presents: Shadows on the Pitch' and want to hear more, head to the Sports Strangest Crimes feed on BBC Sounds, where you can listen to the rest of the series.

In this episode of the Edufuturists podcast, Ben gets to sit down with AI pioneer and award-winning school leader Matthew Wemyss to unpack what AI literacy actually looks like when you stop treating it as a bolt-on subject and start building it into lessons teachers are already planning.Guest introMatthew Wemyss is Assistant School Director at the Cambridge School of Bucharest, a former Edufuturists AI Pioneer award winner, and founder of the AIDucation conference. He's the author of AI guides for teachers, students and (soon) parents, and creator of the AI Lit Kit - a tool that maps AI literacy activities directly onto existing lesson plans and curriculum standards.We cover:- Life inside a British international school in Bucharest and what makes international school culture different- Growing the AI Education conference from three workshops to hundreds of attendees, and what's next for 2027- Writing AI guides for teachers, students and now parents and why the tools change but the principles don't- Inside the AI Lit Kit: turning existing lesson plans into AI literacy opportunities without adding a new initiative- Navigating the EU AI Act, evolving deepfake definitions, and what schools are legally responsible for- Why "just try it and see what breaks" beats waiting for permissionWhy listenIf you're a school leader, teacher or parent trying to work out how AI literacy, compliance and everyday classroom practice actually fit together, without piling another initiative onto an already packed calendar, this conversation gives you a practical, grounded way to think about it, from someone living the compliance side and the classroom side at once.Chapters00:00 Highlights01:53 Welcome and Edufuturists updates03:59 Matthew's route into teaching09:03 Life in a British international school in Bucharest20:29 Building the AI Education conference25:53 Writing AI guides for teachers, students and parents30:36 Inside the AI Lit Kit38:30 Is AI illiteracy the real problem?42:39 EU AI Act, deepfakes and AI governance in schools49:34 Quick-fire questions53:12 Wrap-up and what's nextGrab a copy of Matthew's new AI book (which he wrote with Ben!)Check out all about EdufuturistsWant to sponsor future episodes or get involved with the Edufuturists work?Get in touchGrab your copy of the new Pick 'n' Mix Education bookJoin the Wolfpack - our annual membership

A masterclass in the art of the all-nighter, as one of France's finest purveyors of funk delivers six hours live from Robert Johnson. What does minimal sound like in 2026? Ask five DJs and you'll get five answers, from the acidic electro and techno of Montevideo to the dubby loops of Montreal. A real contender for the face of contemporary minimal, though, is Romain Poncet, AKA Traumer. Poncet is, in many ways, old school. As a DJ, he offers a French twist on Rominimal: long, drawn-out loops mixed with imperceptible precision. In the studio, he turns out the kind of records you'd find in Raresh's bag. He didn't start out a minimal head, though. His early-'10s releases were driving techno and tech house, but around 2016 the Parisian changed tack, launching GET TRAUM — a label steeped in both Bucharest's ar:pia:r and France's own history of deep, stripped-back house. Whatever the genre, his music is understated, never showy: DJ tools in the truest sense, designed for dancers and for DJs who want to tell a story over a long set. Case in point is RA.1049, a six-hour recording from Robert Johnson. The drums skip like kids let out for summer; the melodies sit between euphoria and melancholy. Swallow it whole or savour it course by course — RA.1049 is a Traumer tasting menu. Read more at ra.co/podcast/1067 @traumer

Ruxandra is a Romanian Oriental dance instructor, performer, choreographer, promoter, and storyteller. A graduate of the Floria Capsalli Choreography High School in Bucharest and the Performing Arts Department of Gheorghe Cristea University of Sciences and Arts, she has a strong foundation in ballet and has also studied contemporary, modern, folk, Latin, flamenco, African, and Oriental dance. After living for two years in Egypt and three years in Benin, Africa, Ruxandra came to believe that she did not choose Oriental dance—it chose her. For almost two decades, she has worked to challenge stereotypes surrounding belly dance in Romania, becoming the only teacher in Bucharest to establish dedicated Oriental dance classes for children and creating welcoming spaces where women of all ages can reconnect with their bodies, confidence, femininity, emotions, and joy.In this episode you will learn about:- Why many women still feel ashamed to admit they take belly dance classes in Romania- The harassment and safety risks belly dancers face while performing- Why teaching belly dance to children remains deeply controversial in Romania- The ways movement can reconnect women with emotions held in the body- Why she created a women's dabke group as an artistic voice of solidarityShow Notes to this episode:Follow Ruxandra on Instagram, FB, and TikTok.Details the BDE shows and training programs are available at www.JoinBDE.comFollow Iana on Instagram, FB, and Youtube . Check out her online classes and intensives at the Iana Dance Club.Find information on how you can support Ukraine and Ukrainian belly dancers HERE.Podcast: www.ianadance.com/podcast

In today's episode, we speak with Afshin Roshanian, co-founder of Romania's Slow Coffee Festival.Now celebrating its 10th anniversary, Slow Coffee Festival has become one of Eastern Europe's flagship specialty coffee events, bringing together the people behind the region's thriving coffee community. In this conversation, we explore the extraordinary rise of Romania as Europe's fastest-growing coffee market. We also discuss how Slow Coffee Festival has evolved from a consumer-focused event into an international business platform, and the role that community plays in driving the industry's growth.Sign up for our newsletter to receive the latest coffee news at worldcoffeeportal.comSubscribe to 5THWAVE on Instagram @5thWaveCoffee and tell us what topics you'd like to hear

Can an ex-refree with a cryptic message help James unravel an explosive conspiracy about the build up to World Cup USA 1994? James travels to Bucharest to find out more … Presented by James Montgaue Written by Ben Wyatt and Emma Weatherill Production co-ordinator: Juliette Harvey Production manager: Debbie Waddell Development Executive: Emma Shaw Executive Producers: Ben Wyatt, Emma Weathrill and Joe Kent Sound Design and Composition: Melvin Rickarby Assistant Commissioner: Rob Green Commissioning Executive: Stevie Middleton A BBC Studios Production for BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Sounds.

On this episode of the Hayek Program Podcast, Paul Dragos Aligica delivers a keynote lecture at the 2024 Markets & Society conference on resilience as a research frontier in mainline political economy. He traces how resilience has been largely absent from comparative economic systems scholarship, only to explode as a topic in the last decade, mostly imported from ecology and complexity theory rather than economics.He maps how three traditions at the core of the Mercatus research program—Austrian economics, public choice, and Ostromian institutionalism—each shape our understanding of resilience. Aligica also addresses claims that resilience thinking is merely a proxy for neoliberalism, closing with reflections on the normative stakes of self-governing societies.Dr. Paul Dragos Aligica is a Senior Research Fellow with the F.A. Hayek Program for Advanced Study in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, KPMG Professor of Governance at the University of Bucharest, and a Senior Nonresident Scholar with the Center for Governance and Markets at the University of Pittsburgh. His many publications include Governing Differences: Social Diversity, Polycentric Political Economy and Modus Vivendi (Edward Elgar, 2025) coauthored with Jennifer Brick Murtazashvili, Public Governance and the Classical Liberal Perspective: Political Economy Foundations (Oxford University Press, 2019), and Public Entrepreneurship, Citizenship, and Self-Governance (Cambridge University Press 2018).**This episode was recorded on October 11, 2024**If you like the show, please subscribe, leave a 5-star review, and tell others about the show! We're available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and wherever you get your podcasts.Check out our other podcast from the Hayek Program! Virtual Sentiments is a podcast in which political theorist Kristen Collins interviews scholars and practitioners grappling with pressing problems in political economy with an eye to the past. Subscribe today!Follow the Hayek Program on Twitter: @HayekProgramFollow the Mercatus Center on Twitter: @mercatusCC Music: Twisterium

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Challenging Archives is a new series of podcasts jointly organized between Review of Democracy and Blinken Open Society Archives, based in Budapest. We will invite scholars to discuss about their investigation in this archive. The Blinken Open Society Archives (OSA), is a complex archival institution. On one hand, it is a repository of vast collections that document how power operated across the twentieth century. OSA holds 10,000 linear meters of archival material, 17,000 hours of audiovisual recordings, and 15 TB of digital records, as well as 150,000 photographs, 6000+ documentary film titles and 22,000 library items. Their catalogue is available online.OSA is not only an archive. It is one of Europe's leading research centers on the history of the Cold War, state socialism, human rights, and surveillance. The OSA Archivum also provides fellowships for promising researchers that want to investigate the archival funds. Particularly the Visegrad Fellowship supports scholars, engaged artists, journalists, scholars at risk who want to work directly with these materials. Since its start in 2010, the Visegrad Scholarship has been awarded to more than 290 fellows from over 65 countries.In our series, we will invite the Visegrad Fellows to share us their experience with working with this fascinating archive.In our first episode, we discuss about Hungarian-language theater in socialist Romania with Eszter Szabó-Reznek. Her case offers a unique perspective into how ideology, culture, and bureaucracy intertwined.Eszter Szabó-Reznek is currently an Associate Lecturer at the University of Bucharest. She was a New Europe College Fellow in Bucharest. Her area of expertise is the social and economic history of cultural institutions, with a particular focus on Hungarian and Romanian theater.

Ousted from government after the failed rebellion of January 1941, the Iron Guard is once again outlawed and forced underground. With the fate of the Romanian nation out of their hands, the members of the Legionary movement are faced with a stark choice: renounce their beliefs and remain in their homeland, or hold true to their convictions and face perpetual exile. Email me: perspectivesinhistorypod@gmail.com Podcast Website Follow me on Twitter Facebook Page Buy Some Used Books Bibliography Clark, Roland. Holy Legionary Youth: Fascist Activism in Interwar Romania. Cornell University Press, 2015 Codreanu, Cornelieu Zelea. For My Legionaries. Black House Publishing Ltd, 2015 Hitchins, Keith. A Concise History of Romania. Cambridge University Press, 2014 Ioanid, Radu. The Sword of the Archangel: Fascist Ideology in Romania. Columbia University Press, 1990 Iordachi, Constantin. The Fascist Faith of the Legion “Archangel Michael” in Romania, 1927-1941: Martyrdom and National Purification. Routledge, 2023 Kaplan, Robert D. Balkan Ghosts: A Journey Through History. Picador, 2005. Nagy-Talavera, Nicholas. The Green Shirts and the Others: A History of Fascism in Hungary and Romania. Hoover Institution Press, 1970.  Tiu, Ilarion. The Legionary Movement after Corneliu Codreanu. Columbia University Press, 2009 Sturdza, Michel. The Suicide of Europe: Memoirs of Prince Michel Sturdza, Former Foreign Minister of Rumania. Islands Publishers, 1968. Sima, Horia. The History of the Legionary Movement. The Legionary Press, 1995 Cover Image: Romanian prime minister Ion Antonescu and deputy prime minister Horia Sima at a demonstration memorializing Corneliu Zelea Codreanu, the late founder of the Iron Guard. (Bucharest, Romania. October, 1940.) Closing Theme: “Sfanta Tinerete Legionara,” (Hymn of the Legionary Youth) 

VOV1 - Ngày 4/6, Tổng thống Romania, Nicușor Dan, đã đề cử cố vấn của mình là ông Eugen Tomac làm Thủ tướng mới. Động thái này nhằm chấm dứt cuộc khủng hoảng chính trị, vốn làm đình trệ việc hoạch định chính sách và đe dọa khả năng tiếp cận quỹ EU của nước này.Phát biểu trước báo giới, Tổng thống Nicușor Dan cho biết, sau khi các đảng phái chính trị không thể đạt được đồng thuận trong nhiều vấn đề, giải pháp khả thi duy nhất là đề cử một thủ tướng độc lập với các đảng có đại diện trong quốc hội. Việc đề cử ông Eugen Tomac là thủ tướng xuất phát từ việc ông Tomac là người có kinh nghiệm chính trị trong hợp tác với từng đảng, có thể tạo sự đồng thuận giữa nhiều đảng phái trong bối cảnh hiện tại.Theo quy định, sau khi được đề cử, ông Tomac có 10 ngày để đưa ra danh sách các bộ trưởng và chương trình điều hành chính phủ, sau đó cần được Quốc hội phê chuẩn thông qua phiếu tín nhiệm. Nếu Quốc hội bác bỏ đề xuất của Tổng thống, quy trình đề cử sẽ được bắt đầu lại từ đầu.Tổng thống Nicușor Dan nhấn mạnh, các ưu tiên hàng đầu của chính phủ mới cần tập trung vào việc duy trì lập trường thân phương Tây, bảo đảm ổn định tài chính quốc gia, thực thi các cải cách cần thiết để đảm bảo nguồn vốn từ EU và làm rõ kế hoạch ngân sách cho năm 2027. Những ưu tiên này nhằm đưa Romania vượt qua giai đoạn khó khăn và khôi phục niềm tin từ các đối tác quốc tế.Việc đề cử ông Eugen Tomac là thủ tướng mới diễn ra sau khi Quốc hội Romania thông qua nghị quyết bất tín nhiệm đối với Chính phủ của Thủ tướng Ilie Bolojan vào đầu tháng 5 vừa qua, buộc ông Bolojan và nội các của ông phải từ chức.Ông Eugen Tomac, 44 tuổi, là thành viên của Nghị viện châu Âu và lãnh đạo Đảng Phong trào Nhân dân (PMP)-một đảng không có ghế trong Quốc hội Romania. Nội các của ông Tomac có thể sẽ gặp khó khăn trong việc giành được sự ủng hộ từ Quốc hội, vốn đang bất đồng quan điểm trong các chính sách cốt lõi.Theo giới phân tích, dù còn nhiều thách thức, tuy nhiên, động thái đề cử ông Eugen Tomac là thủ tướng mới thể hiện nỗ lực của Tổng thống Nicușor Dan trong việc chấm dứt cuộc khủng hoảng chính trị kéo dài, mở ra triển vọng phục hồi kinh tế và sự ổn định cho quốc gia Đông Nam Âu này trong thời gian tới./.Như Hoa/ VOV SÉCÔng Eugen Tomac (bên trái) tham dự cuộc họp báo cùng Tổng thống Romania Nicusor Dan, tại Bucharest, Romania, ngày 4/6/2026. (Ảnh: Reuters)

All eyes on Budapest this weekend as the Women's EHF FINAL4 rolls into town. Reigning champions Györ are favourites but must overcome a Brest team at the end of an era and with recent history at this stage on their side, while Metz will look to overcome their semi-final hoodoo against CSM Bucuresti, buoyed by returning to the sport's pinnacle event. Aleksa Pavicevic joins us to preview the party. Anne Mette Hansen is heading to her eighth consecutive Women's EHF FINAL4 this weekend, a remarkable record for one of the most reliable players in the sport. Since reaching Budapest for the first time in 2018 and winning the title with Györ, she hasn't missed women's handball's biggest party. Just days before returning, Hansen speaks to us from Bucharest about a rollercoaster first season with CSM, helping them to break a quarter-final curse, her standout memories from her FINAL4 history with Györ and Metz and what it takes to come through the weekend with the title in hand.

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When a late‑night phone call in Bucharest led Anca Tomescu's mother to rescue 300 dogs in a single day, she had no idea she was founding one of Eastern Europe's oldest and most remarkable shelters. In this episode of ‘It Runs In The Family', we meet Anca and her daughter Sara, the second and third generations behind Adăpostul Speranța Shelter, now home to over 500 elderly, disabled, and rehabilitated dogs. They share what it's like to grow up in a shelter, how Sara is now blending business skills with a lifelong love of animals, and how the duo are so much more powerful together than apart.

Kris, Phil, Jez and Tom applaud PSG as the Champions retain the European Cup in Bucharest and go back to back! There's praise for CdF winners Lens, Nice survive relegation, and Barca end OL's dreams in the WCL

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Send us Fan MailMost men arrive at a retreat, a workshop, or a pilgrimage to the mentor with the same silent demand underneath everything else: make it click. They've read the books, done the programs, sat through the silent retreats. They're well-theorized. Now they want it to land — permanently, finally, done.In this episode, recorded the Friday before Zan's ten-day training week in Bucharest, Zan and Jordan pull apart what the click actually is, whether it's even possible to engineer it, and what to do in the long dark stretches when nothing clicks at all.They get into the man who travels across the world for ten days hoping something will permanently shift — and why the pressure of that hope is exactly what blocks it. Jordan's 19-year-old diary, rediscovered in a childhood bedroom: three months backpacking Southeast Asia, parties until sunrise, pages of email addresses from strangers across the world — and a pervasive feeling throughout all of it that he was lonely and missing out. The spiral of workshop-after-workshop that kicks in when nothing clicks and a man decides he must be broken. And Zan's answer to the question everyone asks him: when did you finally get it? I never did. I'm still trying.Watch until the end for Jordan's biggest click — the one that freed him from second-guessing every interaction — and the homework Zan and Jordan leave you with.

Europe – and the rest of the world – is currently undergoing profound change. The (geo)political landscape is shifting, raising questions about what Europe is. During the European Literature Night, we invite six authors from across the continent to reflect on what it means to transform.Europe will have to define its culture, its values and its future, a future that will hopefully be shaped and informed by taking into account as many voices as possible. It is the very reason the network of European national cultural organisations, EUNIC Netherlands, is inviting six authors from across Europe to De Balie in Amsterdam during Europe Day. In their work, these authors explore what transformation means, within literature, within society and within themselves.About the writers:Małgorzata Lebda (Nowy Sącz, Poland, 1985) is well-known as a poet, with six collections to her name. Among other major accolades, she won the prestigious Wisława Szymborska Award in 2022. Voracious, the winner of Empik's Best Newcomer in Poland and shortlisted for the Conrad, and Angelus and NIKE Prize, is her debut novel. Małgorzata Lebda is also a photographer and marathon runner. She is at the European Literature Night at the invitation of Polish Culture NL. Carolina Pihelgas (Talinn, Estonia, 1986) is an Estonian writer, poet, translator, and editor. Her collection of prose poems Valgus kivi sees (The Light within the Stone, 2019) received the Estonian Cultural Endowment Award for the best poetry book of the year. In 2020, she was appointed Tartu's City Writer Laureate. The author of seven collections of poetry published her first novel Vaadates ööd (Watching the Night) in 2022. The short novel The Cut Line is her second work of prose and her first work to be translated into English and published in February 2026. She is at the European Literature Night at the invitation of the Estonian Embassy in the Netherlands. Artem Chapeye (Kolomyia, Ukraine, 1981) is a Ukrainian writer, translator, reporter and traveller. As a translator of Mahatma Gandhi's texts and believer in non-violent political change, he took up arms and now defends Ukraine. He is author of both creative non-fiction and popular fiction. Four of Chapeye's books were shortlisted for the BBC Ukraine Book of the Year Award: Journey with “Mamayota in Search of Ukraine” in 2011, “The Red Zone” (his debut in fiction) in 2014, “Overrun” in 2015, and “The Ukraine” in 2018. He is at the European Literature Night at the invitation of the Ukrainian Embassy. Iulian Bocai (Oltenië, Romania, 1986) studied Comparative Literature at the University of Bucharest. He has a PhD in intellectual history. He has published five books and dabbles both in literature and nonfiction. His first novel, Ciudata și înduioșătoarea viață a lui Priță Barsacu (The Weird and Endearing Life of Priță Barsacu) won multiple national and international awards and came out in a Dutch translation in 2025 by Charlotte van Rooden. Before going into writing, he spent a decade translating mainly novels and children books from English, French and German into Romanian and has seen literature from both sides of the fence, working both as a writer and editor/translator. He likes writing better. He is at the European Literature Night at the invitation of the Romanian Cultural Institute for the Benelux. Amanda Michalopoulou (Athens, Greece, 1966) is the author of eight novels, three short story collections, a theater play and a novella. She has been a contributing editor at Kathimerini in Greece and Tagesspiegel in Berlin. She is a winner of the Revmata Award (1994), the Diavazo Award for her novel Jantes (1996) and the Academy of Athens Prize for her short story collection “Bright Day” (2013). The American translation of her book I'd Like won the International Literature Prize by NEA in the US (2008) and the Liberis Liber Prize of the Independent Catalan Publishers (2012). Her stories and essays have been translated into twenty languages. Her novels Why I killed my best friend and God's Wife, were short-listed for the ALTA National Translation Award in the US. Her short story Mesopotamia was selected for Best European Fiction 2018 (Dalkey Archive). She is at the European Literature Night at the invitation of the Greek Embassy in the Netherlands. Dmitrij Kapitelman (Kiev, Ukraine, 1986) came to Germany with his family at the age of eight as a “contingent refugee”. He studied political science at Leipzig University and graduated from the German School of Journalism in Munich. He works as a freelance journalist. He is at the European Literature Night at the invitation of the Goethe Institute. In collaboration with: EUNIC NetherlandsProgramme editor: Veronica BaasModerator: Viola Karsten and Veronica BaasZie het privacybeleid op https://art19.com/privacy en de privacyverklaring van Californië op https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Join us as we explore the evolving landscape of education with Ben Whitaker, known as the Ideas Guy. With a background in religious studies and a passion for edtech, Ben dives into the importance of critical thinking, the role of AI, and how technology can transform teaching and learning. This episode offers insights for educators, policymakers, and innovators shaping the future of education. Main Content  Ben Whitaker's journey from religious studies teacher to edtech influencer and co-host of the eduFuturist podcast The evolution of Religious Education (RE) and its discursive, philosophy-based approach that fosters deep discussions How skills like critical thinking and examining multiple viewpoints are vital across different disciplines The origins and development of the eduFuturist podcast, focusing on future education and its broad scope beyond schools The ongoing challenge of educational technology usage: why some teachers still don't use simple tools effectively Debunking the myth that technology in education is less effective than traditional methods The concept of a "wolf pack" in education: collaboration and community as the strength of future learning ecosystems How AI and edtech won't replace teachers but will be embraced by those who adapt to change The importance of balancing knowledge and skills, core and extracurricular activities, and a holistic approach to education Future visions: a "pick-and-mix" model where parents and students have increased control over personalized learning pathways The influence of environment and personalization in student success, emphasizing diverse educational settings Ben's new book, "The Ideas Guy," showcasing insights from influential thinkers to inspire lateral thinking The power of understanding and managing neurodiversity like ADHD in education and the idea of superpowers in unique thinking styles Insights from Ben's international travel, including conferences in Cape Town and Bucharest, and the importance of global community building Upcoming initiatives: eduFuturist awards, regional community building, and ongoing projects to shape future education Track List 00:00 - Introduction to Ben Whitaker and his journey from religious studies teacher to edtech advocate 00:13 - The evolution of Religious Education and its discussion-driven approach 00:50 - The role of critical thinking and diverse viewpoints in teaching and leadership 02:04 - How education's future is shaped by community and collaboration 03:41 - The influence of diverse experiences in edtech, including coaching and speaking engagements 04:03 - The origins of eduFuturist and its focus on future and current educational challenges 06:03 - Why some educators still underutilize simple edtech tools 07:20 - Addressing misconceptions about technology and learning effectiveness 09:07 - The recurring themes and trends in edtech over the past decade 09:46 - The "wolf pack" concept: strength in collective effort in education 10:04 - Edtech's role in replacing or augmenting teachers, and the future of tech adoption 11:12 - Balancing dichotomies in education: knowledge vs skills, core vs extracurricular 11:56 - The concept of a "pick-and-mix" flexible education system 12:23 - How parent-controlled, holistic education models could revolutionize learning 13:06 - The importance of matching schooling environments to individual needs 14:03 - Rethinking traditional schooling and embracing tailored learning pathways 15:18 - Resources and updates: eduFuturist awards, upcoming book, and community initiatives 16:13 - The roadshow's impact and future plans for regional engagement 18:18 - Ben's latest book, "The Ideas Guy," and how it encourages lateral thinking 20:21 - Selecting influential thinkers and learning from diverse perspectives 22:29 - Ben's work beyond edtech in leadership and inclusion, including managing ADHD and neurodiversity 24:10 - The importance of self-understanding and support for neurodiverse learners and educators 26:54 - Framing ADHD as a superpower, tools for managing it, and the journey of self-acceptance 29:38 - Future directions for eduFuturist, community building, and ongoing projects 30:30 - The most inspiring projects and international visits like South Africa and Bucharest 32:47 - How to get involved with the eduFuturist awards and community 33:16 - Final thoughts: the importance of innovation and collaboration in shaping education's future Resources and Links The Ideas Guy Book: theideasguy.io/book Pick n Mix book waitlist: https://www.crownhouse.co.uk/picknmix-education All things Edufuturists: edufuturists.com All things The Ideas Guy: theideasguy.io  

In HOTWIRED: How the Hidden Power of Heat Makes Us Stronger (Harper Wave; on sale 3/17/2026), Bill Gifford-science journalist and coauthor of the #1 New York Times bestseller Outlive-delivers a groundbreaking look at the science of heat adaptation and sweat therapy such as sauna, revealing how we can unlock our forgotten evolutionary superpowers. Drawing on pioneering research in evolutionary biology, thermal physiology, and mental health, Gifford explores how humans evolved to thrive in the heat-and how modern life has disconnected us from this advantage. Blending innovative science, personal experiences, and actionable insights, Gifford shows how targeted heat exposure can boost resilience, longevity, and even happiness by activating the body's innate survival mechanisms.During his two-year exploration of the power of heat, Gifford sweated all over the world and dug in deep with experts, athletes, workers, scientists, sauna addicts, and more. His fascinating journey included:· Immersing himself in local sauna cultures around the world, from Finland to Bucharest to Minnesota to New York City, where he bonded with complete strangers in a social sauna and felt the power of communal wellness· Serving as a test subject in a cutting-edge heat lab dedicated to pushing the limits of heat adaptation for athletes and to protecting workers from heatstroke· Putting the science of heat training into practice on a 100-mile bike ride under a scorching Texas sunBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/arroe-collins-unplugged-totally-uncut--994165/support.

Send us Fan MailMost men reading Zan's work assume the Ars Amorata vision is a soft one — all light and ease, women as fluttering butterflies, every interaction kissed by poetry. But there's a shadow side to the archetype that gets quietly ignored, and an answer to a question that almost nobody dares to ask: what would the world actually look like if every man embodied this philosophy?In this episode, Jordan brings a question from a Guild member known only as X — a sweeping, visionary inquiry about what happens to relationship forms, dating culture, and the wider social fabric if all boys grew up versed in these principles. Zan and Jordan take the question seriously, and the conversation moves into territory neither expected.They get into Zan's heresy that women are a reflection of the men in society — and why he doesn't coach women at all. The dividing line between a man who's angry at women (workable) and a man who hates women (closed). The middle-of-the-road guy with no role models, caught between the gun-toting carnivore podcaster and the matcha-latte male feminist. The institutionalised hatred of masculinity in certain cultures that some Guild members are quietly writing in about. And Zan's growing conviction that his future work belongs with thirteen-year-old boys, not thirty-year-old men.Watch until the end for Jordan's take on what would actually change in a world full of Amorati men — and the one global shift he believes would matter more than any other.

As Romania finds itself drawn into Germany's war against the Soviet Union, the tenuous political partnership between the Legion and the Romanian military reaches a crisis point. Confident of Berlin's support, the Iron Guard makes a bid to seize full control of the government- with deadly results. Email me: perspectivesinhistorypod@gmail.com Podcast Website Follow me on Twitter Facebook Page Buy Some Used Books Bibliography Clark, Roland. Holy Legionary Youth: Fascist Activism in Interwar Romania. Cornell University Press, 2015 Codreanu, Cornelieu Zelea. For My Legionaries. Black House Publishing Ltd, 2015 Hitchins, Keith. A Concise History of Romania. Cambridge University Press, 2014 Ioanid, Radu. The Sword of the Archangel: Fascist Ideology in Romania. Columbia University Press, 1990 Iordachi, Constantin. The Fascist Faith of the Legion “Archangel Michael” in Romania, 1927-1941: Martyrdom and National Purification. Routledge, 2023 Kaplan, Robert D. Balkan Ghosts: A Journey Through History. Picador, 2005. Nagy-Talavera, Nicholas. The Green Shirts and the Others: A History of Fascism in Hungary and Romania. Hoover Institution Press, 1970.  Tiu, Ilarion. The Legionary Movement after Corneliu Codreanu. Columbia University Press, 2009 Sturdza, Michel. The Suicide of Europe: Memoirs of Prince Michel Sturdza, Former Foreign Minister of Rumania. Islands Publishers, 1968. Sima, Horia. The History of the Legionary Movement. The Legionary Press, 1995 Cover Image: Romanian prime minister Ion Antonescu and deputy prime minister Horia Sima at a demonstration memorializing Corneliu Zelea Codreanu, the late founder of the Iron Guard. (Bucharest, Romania. October, 1940.) Closing Theme: “Sfanta Tinerete Legionara,” (Hymn of the Legionary Youth) 

Several heads of state, including Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, are gathering in Bucharest this Wednesday for the B9 summit, which brings together NATO's eastern flank countries amid growing tensions linked to the war in Ukraine. Even in Romania, the conflict feels increasingly present. In recent months, Russian attacks have intensified against Ukrainian Danube ports located just a few hundred metres from the Romanian border. 

In a world where performance can make or break a company, creating a high-performance culture is essential. In this post, we dive into a conversation with Andrei Oprisor, the head of the people product department at Revolut, to explore how their internal human resource management system, Revolut People, emphasizes performance and meritocracy. We uncover the key components that drive this approach and how you can implement similar strategies in your organization. Our Guest: Andrei Oprisor Engineer turned product leader, Andrei Oprisor is the creator of Revolut People, the performance management platform that helped scale Revolut to 12,000+ employees across 60+ countries. Originally from Bucharest, Andrei joined Revolut during its early hyper-growth phase as one of the company's first data engineers. Within months, he was working directly with Revolut's founder, Nik Storonsky, to tackle a challenge no off-the-shelf software could solve: how to build and scale a high-performance culture, with systems designed around quality, not bureaucracy. What started as an internal tool quickly evolved into Revolut People: a full-stack platform covering goal setting, performance cycles, engagement, compensation, core HR, and recruitment. After five years of internal development and hundreds of thousands performance reviews processed, Andrei now leads the global go-to-market of the product to hundreds of scale-ups building exceptional teams. References: Andrei Oprisor LinkedIn profile https://www.revolut.com/people/   Listen to the next Episode All Podcast Episodes

Send us Fan MailMost men preparing for an encounter with a woman are reaching for the wrong tool: a script, an opening line, a prescribed posture. They walk in armoured with a battle plan, hands at their sides, leaning back on their heels — and wonder why nothing sticks.In this episode, Zan and Jordan unpack what's actually moving underneath a magnetic interaction: the rhythm a man carries in his body, the poetry of his presence, and the strange truth that a man's greatest asset in a room is everything that arrives with him before he speaks a word.They get into the four-hour coaching session where a guy was animated, alive, full of stories on his couch — and then turned into a statue the moment he stepped onto the street to approach women. The therapeutic frame that tells you your humour is a “shield” — and why that frame might be costing you the very thing that makes you compelling. The musician who has rhythm in his fingers but shuts it off the second he tries to flirt. And the question Zan asks every man he coaches before they even get to “the situation”: what do you love, what do you do with leisure time, what are you looking forward to?Watch until the end for the practical layer: how rhythm actually shows up in the body — the rock step, the in-and-out, the slow-then-quick — and why men who learn this stop needing techniques altogether.

More Iranian attacks on the UAE. Plus: what’s next for Romania? After parliament toppled prime minister Ilie Bolojan in a no-confidence vote backed by the left-wing PSD and the far-right AUR, Bucharest faces fresh fears over political instability, economic turmoil and its role as a reliable partner in the EU.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A father's sins often haunt the son, but in the case of Ion Rimaru—dubbed the Vampire of Bucharest—his brutal killing spree eerily mirrored his father's unsolved crimes, leading to one of Romania's most horrifying true crime sagas.FEATURED STORIES IN THIS EPISODE: Ion Rimaru is a murderer like no other – vampirism, cannibalism, necrophilia – and why shouldn't he? After all, he's taking after his serial killer father. (The Disturbing Crimes of a Father and Son) *** A neural network named "Norman" is disturbingly different from other types of artificial intelligence. How? Well, for one… it's a psychopath. (Meet Norman, The Artificially Intelligent Psychopath) *** Twenty high school students all lost consciousness and collapsed under mysterious circumstances during class on Tuesday, July 3. Was it mass hysteria? Juju in Ghana? Or did the students actually see ghosts as they claim? (Ghana Students Faint After Seeing Ghosts) *** At a young age, Edmund Kemper decapitated his sisters' dolls and even stalked his second-grade teacher with a bayonet. But he was young and just getting started. (Serial Killer Edmund Kemper) *** During the Second World War, in the gruesome world of Unit 731, the unthinkable was done on a daily basis. Prisoners, were subjected to unimaginable horrors. Today, ghostly voices are heard and anomalies frequently appear in photographs. (Unit 731) *** Top Secret CIA files have emerged from the 1950s exposing the explosive truth about alien UFOs visiting earth. (Bigger Than Roswell) *** After the wealthy and prominent Blanche Monnier fell in love with a commoner, her mother did the unthinkable in an attempt to stop it – locking her in her room for years on end. (Locked Away For Falling In Love) *** A similar story to that of Blanche Monnier, is the imprisonment of Elisabeth Fritzl. She spent 24 years in captivity, confined to a makeshift cellar and repeatedly tortured - by her own father. (The Horrifying Case of Elisabeth Fritzl) *** Despite having one husband and two boyfriends over the years, Dolly Oesterreich continued to keep her secret lover hidden in her attic. (Lover In The Attic) *** The Star Gate project. What was it, really? And did the government shut it down? (The Star Gate Project)CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = The Foreboding00:01:10.410 = Show Open00:04:08.300 = The Disturbing Crimes of Father and Son00:16:05.365 = Ghana Students Faint After Seeing Ghosts ***00:19:39.257 = Serial Killer Edmund Kemper00:26:53.894 = Unit 73100:31:10.331 = Meet Norman, The Artificially Intelligent Psychopath ***00:36:09.488 = The Star Gate Project00:48:00.820 = Locked Away For Falling In Love00:53:01.433 = The Horrifying Case of Elisabeth Fritzl01:00:50.103 = Lover In The Attic01:08:23.753 = Bigger Than Roswell ***01:11:51.675 = Show Close*** = Begins immediately after inserted ad breakLISTEN ON PODCAST APPS: Look for this podcast on YouTube Music, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Amazon Music, Pandora, TuneIn Radio, and other apps. Get the full list of options here: https://weirddarkness.com/wdapps*No AI Voices Are Used In The Narration Of This Podcast*SOURCES and RESOURCES:“Ghana Students Faint After Seeing Ghosts” by Sequoya Kennedy for Mysterious Universe: http://bit.ly/2oqghUU“Serial Killer Edmund Kemper” by Gabe Paoletti for All That's Interesting: http://bit.ly/2nDRLiF“Unit 731” posted at Ghost-Story.co.uk: http://bit.ly/2nGqXyg“The Disturbing Crimes of a Father and Son” by Les Hewitt for Historic Mysteries: http://bit.ly/2nG8phK“Meet Norman, The Artificially Intelligent Psychopath” by Mindy Weisberger for Live Science: http://bit.ly/2m8n2d7“The Star Gate Project” by Arjun Walia (link no longer available)“Locked Away For Falling In Love” by Gina Dimuro for All That's Interesting: http://bit.ly/2nDCz57“The Horrifying Case of Elisabeth Fritzl” by Katie Serena for All That's Interesting: http://bit.ly/2mc4h8M“Lover In The Attic” by Erin Kelly for All That's Interesting: http://bit.ly/2ooCN0h“Bigger Than Roswell” by Michael Havis for DailyStar.co.uk: http://bit.ly/2mGGePD(Over time links may become invalid, disappear, or have different content. I always make sure to give authors credit for the material I use whenever possible. If I somehow overlooked doing so for a story, or if a credit is incorrect, please let me know and I will rectify it in these show notes immediately. Some links included above may benefit me financially through qualifying purchases.)WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2026, Weird Darkness.Originally aired: November, 2018EPISODE BLOG PAGE (includes sources and full transcript): https://weirddarkness.com/BeastOfBucharest

In this episode of the GoNOMAD Travel Podcast, Senior Writer Chin Liang takes us deep into the heart of Transylvania, a region forever linked to gothic legends, dark forests, and of course… vampires. But as Chin quickly shows us, the real Transylvania—and the real Brașov—is far more fascinating than any fictional horror story.We begin with the scenic train ride from Bucharest, winding through the Carpathian Mountains before arriving in Brașov, a city of 250,000 people that still feels like a perfectly preserved medieval town. In the Old Town's Council Square, Chin notices something unusual: the eyebrow dormer windows that look like hundreds of half‑closed eyes watching from the rooftops. Built by Saxons centuries ago, these “eyes” once ventilated attics—but today they give Brașov its unforgettable, slightly eerie charm.Chin explores the Black Church, the city's most famous landmark, named for the fire that blackened its walls in the 17th century. Inside stands one of the largest pipe organs in Southeastern Europe, with nearly 4,000 pipes still used for concerts.No trip to Brașov is complete without a visit to Bran Castle, the so‑called “Dracula's Castle.” Chin sets the record straight: the castle has nothing to do with vampires. Instead, it was a fortress, then a royal residence, and now a museum perched dramatically on a rocky cliff. Still, its silhouette was close enough to Bram Stoker's imagination that the legend stuck.Chin also recommends pairing your visit with Râșnov Fortress, a 13th‑century hilltop stronghold, and Peleș Palace, a spectacular neo‑Renaissance royal residence filled with secret doors, stained glass, medieval weapons, and ornate rooms that feel straight out of a fairytale.Back in Brașov, Chin samples local dishes like hearty beef stew and creamy roasted eggplant spread. And for the best view in town, he rides the cable car up Mount Tâmpa, where the forests and ridges of Transylvania stretch out in every direction. It's here, above the rooftops and the “watchful eyes,” that the city's resilience and history truly come into focus.Brașov is a place shaped by fire, rebuilt with pride, and wrapped in centuries of myth. And as Chin reminds us, sometimes the real stories are even better than the legends.If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe to the GoNOMAD Travel Podcast and never miss a new journey.Explore more great travel stories at GoNOMAD.com

Arsenal leave Madrid level — but with frustration, controversy, and opportunity still hanging over this Champions League semi-final.The panel breaks down a chaotic first leg at the Metropolitano, where Mikel Arteta's side delivered an impressive opening-half display, controlled large periods of the contest, and took the lead through Viktor Gyökeres after sustained pressure and sharp pressing. There's detailed discussion on the starting XI, Ben White's selection, the “front three of famine,” Martin Ødegaard's influence, and how Arsenal's midfield structure helped dominate Atlético early.Attention then turns to the dramatic tactical swing after half-time, as Diego Simeone's adjustments shifted momentum, Arsenal lost control, and Atlético pushed back through Julián Álvarez's equalising penalty. The team examines Arsenal's defensive resilience, Griezmann's growing influence, set-piece concerns, and the physical and mental demands of navigating both Premier League and Champions League pressure simultaneously.A major portion of the episode focuses on the refereeing controversies that defined the night — from Atlético's awarded handball penalty to Arsenal's overturned late spot-kick — with strong reactions to VAR inconsistency, Simeone's touchline pressure, and wider concerns around European officiating standards.The episode closes with reflections on Arsenal's missed chance to leave Spain with a lead, the significance of the draw heading back to the Emirates, fitness concerns around Ødegaard, and whether Arsenal's superior quality can ultimately carry them through to Bucharest.A semi-final finely balanced — but one Arsenal will still believe is there to be won.Chapters:(00:00) - Arteta's Non-Negotiables & Intro(00:26) - Atlético Madrid Semi-Final First Leg Review Setup(00:57) - Champions League vs Premier League Pressure Discussion(02:14) - Starting XI Breakdown & Front Three Debate(05:29) - Early Game Flow & Madueke Opening Threat(09:55) - Arsenal Press Dominance & Penalty Build-Up(10:45) - 0-1 | Viktor Gyökeres Wins Penalty & Converts(14:14) - Ødegaard Chance, Final Ball Issues & Attacking Frustrations(16:49) - Tactical Shape Analysis: Ødegaard, Zubimendi & Midfield Structure(19:03) - Ødegaard Injury Concern & Press Collapse(20:51) - Half-Time Control vs Simeone Tactical Adjustments(22:28) - Atlético Second Half Pressure & Arsenal Loss of Control(24:01) - Griezmann Influence & Defensive Survival(25:20) - 1-1 Penalty Controversy | Atlético Equaliser Through Julián Álvarez(30:00) - Arsenal Under Siege & Defensive Vulnerability(31:03) - Triple Substitution Debate: Saka, Trossard & Jesus Changes(34:34) - Arsenal Regain Stability & Missed Opportunity to Win(35:17) - VAR Controversy | Eze Penalty Overturn Discussion(42:35) - Refereeing Debate, Simeone Influence & European Officiating Critique(44:16) - Final Chances, Full-Time Reflection & Match Stats(46:07) - Set Piece Decline & Tactical Takeaways(48:38) - Emirates Second Leg Outlook & Squad Fitness Concerns(53:01) - Arteta vs Simeone Narrative Debate(58:28) - Second Leg Predictions & Semi-Final Confidence(01:02:21) - Outro

Thinking of visiting Bucharest, Romania or wondering how it compares to Portugal? In this episode, we break down our first impressions after visiting Romania for the first time and share what surprised us most about Bucharest in 2026. From cost of living and housing prices to cafes, transportation, safety, food, and daily life, we compare Bucharest to Porto and Lisbon so expats, digital nomads, and travelers can better understand what to expect.

Send us Fan MailMost men chasing the writer's life have the same fantasy: quit the corporate world, escape to Paris, find the bohemian enclave where great work just happens. But that Paris doesn't exist anymore — and Zan would argue it never quite existed the way we imagine it.In this episode, Jordan presses Zan for an update on his next book (still no release date — sorry, you've been warned), and Zan opens up about the slow, painterly way he writes: six hours a day in the chair, no Substack dribbles, no early drafts shown to anyone. Then the conversation turns to a question many men in our audience are quietly wrestling with: how do you hold a creative life and a corporate life in the same body, without one suffocating the other?They move through the four archetypes of the would-be artist, the romance of place (Paris in the 20s, Brooklyn now, Bucharest, Bali), and the strange truth that even with the internet “democratising” creativity, most of us are working alone — without that gentle rivalry between Picasso and Matisse looking over each other's shoulders.Watch until the end for Zan's plans for a literary retreat in Venice this autumn, haunting the ghost of Casanova through the city that shaped him.

Today's guest host is Joao Chavez and he speaks with BSIR scholars Paul Fiddes and Raimundo Baarreto on everyday christianity with global voices. João B. Chaves joined the Department of Religion at Baylor University in the fall semester of 2023. His research focuses on the history of religion in the Américas, the influence of U.S. Protestantism in Latin America, and the development of Latin American/Latinx religious networks in the United States. Dr. Chaves is an award-winning author whose books include The Global Mission of the Jim Crow South: Southern Baptist Missionaries and the Shaping of Latin American Evangelicalism (Mercer University Press, 2022), and Remembering Antônia Teixeira: A Story of Missions, Violence, and Institutional Hypocrisy (Eerdmans, 2023), co-authored with Dr. Mikeal Parsons. Dr. Chaves also co-edited a book with Dr. T. Laine Scales, titled Baptists and the Kingdom of God: Global Perspectives (Baylor University Press, 2023). Paul S. Fiddes took first class degrees in English Language and Literature (1968) and in Theology (1970) at the University of Oxford (St. Peter's College), followed by a D.Phil from Oxford (1975), and was awarded the D.D. of the University of Oxford for published work in 2004. At Regent's Park College, Oxford, he was successively Research Fellow in Old Testament and Hebrew (1972–75), Fellow in Christian Doctrine (1975–89), Principal (1989–2007), Professorial Research Fellow and Director of Research (2007–2018) and Senior Research Fellow (2018 to the present). He was also Lecturer in Theology at St. Peter's College, Oxford (1979-85). He was Chairman of the Board of Faculty of Theology of the University of Oxford from 1996–98, and received the title of Professor of Systematic Theology from the University of Oxford in 2002. He is Doctor Honoris Causa of the University of Bucharest, and Honorary Fellow of St. Peter's College, Oxford. He was elected a Fellow of the British Academy in 2020. He was ordained as a minister in the Baptist Union of Great Britain in 1972, and has extensive ecumenical concerns, including being a Canon Emeritus of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford and Prebendary of St Endellion in North Cornwall.  Raimundo C. Barreto is an associate professor of World Christianity at Princeton Theological Seminary, where he has been teaching since 2014. He holds a bachelor's degree in theology from Seminário Teológico Batista do Norte do Brasil, an MDiv degree from McAfee School of Theology at Mercer University, and a PhD in religion and society from Princeton Theological Seminary. Before coming to Princeton, he taught at various institutions in Brazil and was the director of the Division on Freedom and Justice at the Baptist World Alliance. Barreto is the author of Protesting Poverty: Protestants, Social Ethics, and the Poor in Brazil (Baylor University Press, 2023) and Base Ecumenism: A Latin American Contribution to Ecumenical Praxis and Theology (Augsburg Fortress, 2025). He is working on a new book titled Christians in the City of São Paulo: The Shaping of World Christianity in a Brazilian Megacity (Bloomsbury). He is also the co-editor of the Journal of World Christianity, the general editor of the World Christianity and Public Religion Series published by Fortress Press (2017–24), and a convener of the World Christianity Conference since 2018. In addition to his publications, which include numerous journal articles and book chapters, he has served on boards and committees of various organizations, including the Conference of NGOs in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations (CoNGO), Hispanic Theological Initiative (HTI), Overseas Ministries Study Center (OMSC), Baptist World Alliance (BWA), Aliança de Batistas do Brasil, American Baptist Churches (ABCUSA), the Alliance of Baptists, the National Council of Churches USA, and the World Council of Churches (WCC).

Dr. Joseph Toltz, a researcher at the University of Sydney, discusses the recovery and significance of ‘Out of the Depths', a rare 1945 Yiddish songbook. Compiled in liberated Bucharest, the collection documents the immediate musical testimonies of Holocaust survivors.

This piece was a finalist in Columbia Journalism's School 2026 Radio Race. [Birds] VO: We're in Grădinari, just outside Bucharest, in the courtyard of a ruined boyar mansion. Around 1900, this place would fill with guests spending their summers here. Marius: The parties they hosted here in Grădinari always had elaborate menus. These were exclusive gatherings. It wasn't easy to get on the guest list. Parties here lasted a long time and were very lavish. VO: This is Marius Tudosiei. He bought the place and wants to give it a new life. He loves the cuisine of southern Romania and says that, especially during spring, you should start at the market to find its flavors. Marius: You should always look for seasonal ingredients, because they're the freshest and the most nutritious. [Obor market ambiance] Vendor (RO): “Ten for you — I'll give them for fifteen lei so you still have money for a coffee. And you should know — sorrel is more expensive.” Marius: For example, in spring you'll find sorrel. Sorrel with rice is divine. It surprises you — you don't expect such depth of flavor from a simple leaf that grows wild in the fields. Market seller: I'm from the countryside, but I don't know how to cook sorrel with rice. You boil the rice, onion, and sorrel… right? [Phone playing archival TV audio] “This house of death…” VO: But this place has had another life. It used to be a hospital-orphanage for abandoned children. For a long time, their meals consisted mostly of porridge. [Museum team rummaging] Museum of Abandonment team: “There are more objects here… What you found in the archives comes back to life.” VO: Marius didn't throw anything away from that chapter. Instead, he invited the Museum of Abandonment to gather what remains — and preserve the story. Marius: A toy… a ball… a doll's head… VO: Soon, the mansion will fill again with old recipes, music, and life. But it will also mark the memory of the children who lived — and suffered — here.

2. Plokhy analyzes the 2008 NATO Bucharest summit where Georgia and Ukraine were promised future membership without specifics. He argues this exposure led to Putin's 2008 invasion of Georgia and the 2014 war in Ukraine. The discussion includes the rise of Yanukovich and the 2013 Maidan revolution's historical roots. (2)1855 CRIMEA BRITISH ARMY

The Netherlands promises to help keep the Strait of Hormuz open, but only once the hellfire has died down. Continuing the theme of negotiating with scoundrels, curators in Assen and Bucharest breathe a sigh of relief following the safe return of the golden helmet that was stolen from the Drents Museum last year. In a victory for vested interests, the Senate is set to vote down the cabinet's plans to delay the state retirement age. Student finance agency Duo will pay €80 million in compensation for carrying out anti-fraud checks that focused disproportionately on ethnic minorities. And PSV Eindhoven finally stagger over the line to claim their third Eredivisie title in a row.

This week Erik and Aidan recap three different ATP 250 tournaments which occurred over this past week. In Houston, Tommy Paul was able to capture the title 10 years after having won his first ATP match in the same tournament. In Marrakech, teenage Spaniard Rafael Jodar was able to place himself in an elite group of Spanish players by collecting the title here, while in Bucharest it was Navone that rose to the occasion. Now in Monte Carlo, the tournament is already underway. Based on the opening rounds, it seems that Sinner and Alcaraz are already on a collision course in their return to clay. Enjoy the episode and be sure to check back next week for a recap of Monte Carlo!ContentsIntro 0:00Marrakech Recap 1:35Houston Recap 3:40Bucharest Recap 8:24Stan Update 12:10Monte Carlo Preview 13:22What's New 20:26Bet of the Week 23:05Match of the Week 25:05

As a special bonus, we're delighted to get the opportunity to speak with Linda Hassani and Michael C. Mahon, the director and co-star, respectively, of the 1994 Full Moon classic DARK ANGEL: THE ASCENT! The two give us the behind-the-scenes scoop on the making of the film, the experience of shooting in Bucharest, and the surprising legacy the film still has.  Hosted by Jarrod Hornbeck and Steve Guntli  Theme song by Kyle Hornbeck  Logo by Doug McCambridge  Email: puppetmasterscastlefreaks@gmail.com Instagram/Threads: @puppetmasters_castlefreaks  YouTube: @PuppetMastersCastleFreaks  Next week's episode: Prompt

Cyclic Stories on the 21st floor of the Grand Hotel Bucharest is one of the venues we wanted to play for a long time. The night was an absolute blast and we thank you for that! We usually don't post our recorded sets, because we want you on the dancefloor and experience our music there, live. The party was absolutely lovely so we want to relive it for the months to come. Hope you like it and enjoy it wherever you listen it, leave a like and a share if you do. Find me on Instagram: www.instagram.com/djoptick Subscribe to free podcast on Apple Podcasts: goo.gl/j0GoFg Find Adrian on Instagram: www.instagram.com/adrianeftimie Find Adrian on Soundcloud www.soundcloud.com/adrianeftimie

14. Greg Scarlatoiu (SEG 14):Scarlatoiu explains Romania's decision to host U.S. military equipment despite threats from Tehran. He emphasizes that Romania views the Iran and Ukraineconflicts as existential threats to its own national security. (15)1900 BUCHAREST

PREVIEW FOR LATER: Greg Scarlatoiu discusses Romanian President Nicușor Dan's decision to host NATO forces amidst threats from Iran. As a strategic ally bordering Ukraine, Romania relies on NATO protection while supporting U.S. efforts to reopen the Strait. (4)1789 BUCHAREST

File: P-STRADNER-2-19.mp3 Headline: Viktor Orban's Continued Reliance on Russian Energy Guest Name: Stradner 25 Word Summary: Hungarian leader Viktor Orban falsely claims a lack of alternatives to Russian gas, prioritizing his grip on power and ties to Moscow over Hungary's interests.1870 BUCHAREST

Day 1,476.Today, amid growing rumours that Ukraine may be preparing a new counteroffensive, we discuss how the Kremlin is attempting to play down expectations and undermine confidence in the ongoing peace talks. We then report on Japan's move to join the PURL initiative, examine a diplomatic row that has erupted at the Winter Olympics, and sit down with Romania's Foreign Minister, Oana Țoiu, to hear how the war in Ukraine is being viewed from Bucharest, on NATO and the EU's eastern flank.ContributorsFrancis Dearnley (Executive Editor for Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X.Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X.With thanks to Oana Țoiu, Romanian Minister of Foreign Affairs. @oana_toiu on X.SIGN UP TO THE ‘UKRAINE: THE LATEST' WEEKLY NEWSLETTER:http://telegraph.co.uk/ukrainenewsletter Each week, Dom Nicholls and Francis Dearnley answer your questions, provide recommended reading, and give exclusive analysis and behind-the-scenes insights – plus maps of the frontlines and diagrams of weapons to complement our daily reporting. It's free for everyone, including non-subscribers.CONTENT REFERENCED:Zelensky backs athlete banned from wearing helmet bearing faces of war victims (The Telegraph):https://www.telegraph.co.uk/winter-olympics/2026/02/09/ukrainian-athlete-vladyslav-heraskevych-anti-russian-helmet/ Russia bombs Ukrainian pet shelter (The Telegraph):https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/02/06/russia-bombs-ukrainian-pet-shelter/ How to keep an elephant and a gorilla warm during Kyiv's coldest winter of the full-scale war (Kyiv Independent):https://kyivindependent.com/animals-some-first-how-kyiv-zoo-protects-life-through-the-darkest-winter-of-war/?mc_cid=9ff030f3ca&mc_eid=08d0680a95 Kenya to confront Russia over 'unacceptable' use of its nationals in combat (BBC):https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0k1jzvrykro?xtor=AL-71- LISTEN TO THIS PODCAST IN NEW LANGUAGES:The Telegraph has launched translated versions of Ukraine: The Latest in Ukrainian and Russian, making its reporting accessible to audiences on both sides of the battle lines and across the wider region, including Central Asia and the Caucasus. Just search Україна: Останні Новини (Ukr) and Украина: Последние Новости (Ru) on your on your preferred podcast app to find them. Listen here: https://linktr.ee/ukrainethelatestSubscribe: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatestEmail: ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.