Podcast appearances and mentions of David Szalay

David Szalay magyar származású író volt a vendégünk, akinek Test című könyvét a rangos Booker-díjjal is kitüntették. A regény egy pécsi fiú történetét mondja el, aki kamaszként abúzust él át egy idősebb nőtől, javítóintézetbe kerül, Irakban katona lesz, majd Londonban kelet-európai bevándorlóként próbál meg a felsőbb társadalmi rétegek közé betörni. A Szalayval készített interjúnkban szó volt Kelet-Európáról, sehová se tartozásról, férfiasságról, testiségről, sodródásról, Orbán Viktorról, Krasznahorkai Lászlóról, a rossz könyvek klubjáról, diktatúrázásról, és a figyelmi válságról is. Tartsatok velünk!A beszélgetésnek a Nyitott Műhely adott helyet.0:00 - Felvezetés1:28 - Samuel Pepys naplója4:43 - A rossz könyvek klubja7:47 - Az Ünnepi Könyvhét megnyitása13:03 - Fogadás politikai eseményekre14:28 - Kelet-Európa és a Nyugat26:15 - Magyarság, diktatúrázás, kínosság31:06 - Sehová sem tartozás, sodródás39:22 - Testi találkozások48:03 - Az érzések túlmagyarázása55:57 - Férfiasság1:01:12 - Figyelmi válságLegyél rendszeres támogató!https://cause.lundadonate.org/partizan/adomanyPartizán webshop:https://shop.partizan.hu/—Írj nekünk!Ha van egy sztorid, tipped vagy ötleted:szerkesztoseg@partizan.huBizalmas információ esetén:partizanbudapest@protonmail.com(Ahhoz, hogy titkosított módon tudj írni, regisztrálj te is egy protonmail-es címet.)Támogatások, események, webshop, egyéb ügyek:info@partizan.hu—Csatlakozz a Partizán közösségéhez, értesülj elsőként eseményeinkről, akcióinkról!https://csapat.partizanmedia.hu/forms/maradjunk-kapcsolatban—Legyél önkéntes!Csatlakozz a Partizán önkéntes csapatához:https://csapat.partizanmedia.hu/forms/csatlakozz-te-is-a-partizan-onkenteseihez—Iratkozz fel a Partizán Szerkesztőségi Hírlevelére!https://csapat.partizanmedia.hu/forms/iratkozz-fel-a-partizan-szerkesztoinek-hirlevelere

Sun, 14 Jun 2026 11:55:29 +0000 https://feed.neuezwanziger.de/link/21941/17354891/d67d74a5-f1d0-4ef1-aedb-82d537f54c6f c2edc752099c9e9a0627ee56d8e350a3 Wolfgang und Stefan besprechen das Buch Öffentliche Kunstfreiheit von Christoph Möllers und Nils Weinberg Werbung Präsentiert von Surfshark. Geht auf surfshark.com/zwanziger oder nutzt den Code ZWANZIGER an der Kasse und bekommt 4 zusätzliche Monate Surfshark VPN gratis – plus 30 Tage Geld-zurück-Garantie. Komm' in den Salon. Es gibt ihn via Webplayer & RSS-Feed (zum Hören im Podcatcher deiner Wahl, auch bei Apple Podcasts und Spotify). Alle Infos dazu: neuezwanziger.de Literatur im Salon: Arne Semsrott: Gegenmacht — Die Zivilgesellschaft schlägt zurück (Droemer) Arne Semsrott ruft zum Aktivismus auf: In »Gegenmacht: Die Zivilgesellschaft schlägt zurück« zeigt er Auswege aus dem Fatalismus in Zeiten des Rechtsrucks auf. https://www.droemer-knaur.de/buch/arne-semsrott-gegenmacht-die-zivilgesellschaft-schlaegt-zurueck-9783426570722 Christoph Möllers / Nils Weinberg: Öffentliche Kunstfreiheit (Suhrkamp) Wenn Kunst staatlich gefördert wird, gilt dann die Kunstfreiheit trotzdem? Christoph Möllers und Nils Weinberg geben in »Öffentliche Kunstfreiheit« differenzierte, juristisch feingliedrige Antworten. https://www.suhrkamp.de/buch/oeffentliche-kunstfreiheit-t-9783518300909 Judith Schalansky: Marmor, Quecksilber, Nebel (Suhrkamp) Judith Schalansky schreitet mit ihren schillernden literarischen Essays »Marmor, Quecksilber, Nebel« ins Konkrete und durchs Ungefähre. https://www.suhrkamp.de/buch/judith-schalansky-marmor-quecksilber-nebel-t-9783518432013 Stefan Kühl: Führung und Gefolgschaft (Suhrkamp) Wie viel Nationalsozialismus steckt in modernen Führungslehren? Kühl verfolgt die Linie vom Harzburger Modell bis zu Purpose und OKR. https://www.suhrkamp.de/buch/stefan-kuehl-fuehrung-und-gefolgschaft-t-9783518300695 David Szalay: Was nicht gesagt werden kann (Ullstein) Ein Mann, der schweigt oder oft nur mit »Okay« antwortet, schafft den Aufstieg in die Londoner Upper Class. David Szalay legt mit »Was nicht gesagt werden kann« einen außergewöhnlichen Roman vor. https://www.ullstein.de/werke/was-nicht-gesagt-werden-kann/hardcover/9783546101509 The Every Team: After Automation (Every) Fast alles automatisiert, die KI beantwortet die Chef-Mails: ein Praxisbericht, der dem Papst-Diktum von der Datenverarbeitung beispringt. https://every.to/p/after-automation Franziska Brantner: Für einen neuen Liberalismus (Blätter, Juni 2026) Franziska Brantner, die Bundesvorsitzende der Grünen, plädiert für einen grünen Liberalismus. https://www.blaetter.de/ausgabe/2026/juni/fuer-einen-neuen-liberalismus Sebastian Jonas Huber: Der Begriff der narrativen Hegemonie Wie gewinnen Erzählungen Deutungsmacht? Eine Bachelorarbeit untersucht es anhand der Charlie Kirk Show. https://diskursebi.de/ Marilyn Crispell & Anders Jormin: Memento (ECM) Die Pianistin Marilyn Crispell und der Bassist Anders Jormin führen auf ihrem gemeinsamen Album »Memento« heitere, fragile und dunkle Dialoge. https://ecmrecords.com/product/memento-marilyn-crispell-anders-jormin/ full Wolfgang und Stefan besprechen das Buch Öffentliche Kunstfreiheit von Christoph Möllers und Nils Weinberg no Stefan Schulz und Wolfgang M. Schmitt 1162

Diana hercegné unokahúga megszegte a királyi protokollt, nem akármilyen ruhában fotózták le Két héten belül a hatodik medveészlelést jelentették Magyarországon "A gerincműtét sikeres volt" – nagyszerű hír érkezett a Jókai utcai házomlásban megsérült balerináról Dublőrt használt Shakira? A 10 leghalálosabb földönkívüli a filmtörténelemből Katy Perry és egy tízéves norvég kisfiú előadásával indult a foci-vb Amerikában A Vénusz új energiát hoz: fordulatokra számíts! A könyvhét megnyitóján David Szalay skót kommunistáról, pécsi internetkávézóról és kiegyenlített tartozásról beszélt Boráros Gábornál ismét megjelent a gyámügy Peller Anna: 21 éves koromig szűz voltam, a férfiak inkább ghostingoltak Oszter Alexandra vallomása: a szülei mínusz 10 fokban kizárták éjszakára A további adásainkat keresd a podcast.hirstart.hu oldalunkon. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Diana hercegné unokahúga megszegte a királyi protokollt, nem akármilyen ruhában fotózták le Két héten belül a hatodik medveészlelést jelentették Magyarországon "A gerincműtét sikeres volt" – nagyszerű hír érkezett a Jókai utcai házomlásban megsérült balerináról Dublőrt használt Shakira? A 10 leghalálosabb földönkívüli a filmtörténelemből Katy Perry és egy tízéves norvég kisfiú előadásával indult a foci-vb Amerikában A Vénusz új energiát hoz: fordulatokra számíts! A könyvhét megnyitóján David Szalay skót kommunistáról, pécsi internetkávézóról és kiegyenlített tartozásról beszélt Boráros Gábornál ismét megjelent a gyámügy Peller Anna: 21 éves koromig szűz voltam, a férfiak inkább ghostingoltak Oszter Alexandra vallomása: a szülei mínusz 10 fokban kizárták éjszakára A további adásainkat keresd a podcast.hirstart.hu oldalunkon. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

A Könyves Magazin Flair podcastjában Valuska László, Tasi Anna és Bakó Sári beszélgetnek a Vigadó tér 18-as standján. A központi téma David Szalay Test (Flesh) című Booker-díjas regénye. A résztvevők  a szerző ünnepi beszédét, a szikár szöveg fordítási kihívásait, Dua Lipa könyvklubjának hatását, valamint a Pécsről induló főhős, István morális dilemmáit beszélik át a Flair székeken.  A beszélgetés témái:  A regény tömör, pattogós nyelvezetének és az „okés” szavak sűrű ismétlődésének magyarra ültetése Hogyan képes David Szalay egyszerre meggyőzni a szakmai zsűrit és bekerülni Dua Lipa globális popkulturális könyvklubjába A Pécsről induló, majd Londonba kivándorló főhős rendhagyó életútja a kamaszkortól a megöregedésig A könyv azon szerkezeti technikája, hogy a legfontosabb események a fejezetek között (elhallgatva) történnek, miközben folyamatos baljóslatú feszültség ül a mindennapokon Team István és a morális dilemmák A Test (Flesh) és a hús fogalmának viszonya a regénybeli testiséghez, valamint a kelet-európai valóság (vonatok, panelek) szembeállítása a gazdag Nyugattal.

Jennifer Khakshouri, Adriana Altaras, Philipp Tingler und – als Gast – der Literaturwissenschaftler und Kulturvermittler Rico Valär diskutieren über «Königin der Nacht. Ein kurzes Buch über meine Mutter» von Lukas Bärfuss, «Was nicht gesagt werden kann» von David Szalay, «Erzähl mir alles» von Elizabeth Strout sowie «Tamangur» von Leta Semadeni. Der Schweizer Schriftsteller Lukas Bärfuss geht mit seinem autobiografischen Buch «Königin der Nacht» dahin, wo es schmerzt: Zu seiner Mutter, die ihn einen «Betriebsunfall» nannte, keine Liebe zeigte und alles andere als fürsorglich war. Der Büchner-Preisträger Bärfuss beschreibt, wie die Literatur ihn gerettet hat - und hinterfragt zugleich den Muttermythos in der Gesellschaft. Der Roman «Was nicht gesagt werden kann» gehört zu den bemerkenswertesten Neuerscheinungen des letzten Jahres. Er erzählt das Leben eines Mannes, der in einer ungarischen Plattenbausiedlung aufwächst und in die englische High Society aufsteigt. In kargen Dialogen und fragmentarischen Episoden beschreibt er eine Figur, unter deren Coolness unverarbeitete Traumata liegen. Pulitzerpreisträgerin Elizabeth Strout erschafft seit vielen Jahren in ihren Romanen einen Kosmos. Darin beschreibt sie das Lebensgefühl und die politische Stimmung an der nordamerikanischen Ostküste. Ihre Figuren sind liebenswert, wenn auch nicht immer sympathisch. In «Erzähl mir alles» begegnen sich die Hauptfiguren aus verschiedenen vergangenen Romanen. Leta Semadeni ist eng mit dem Engadin verbunden und schreibt Lyrik und Prosa, auf Deutsch und auf Rätoromanisch. Für ihr Lebenswerk wurde sie mit dem Schweizer Grand Prix Literatur ausgezeichnet. Der Roman «Tamangur» wurde neu aufgelegt. Er handelt vom Leben eines Kindes, seiner Grossmutter und der schmerzvollen Abwesenheit des Grossvaters in einem abgelegenen Bergdorf.

As memórias do autor americano estão em destaque esta semana, além de “Carne”, de David Szalay, o “regresso” de Luiz Pacheco, o novo disco dos Boards of Canada, Miguel Marôco e o Vale da Amoreira.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Möt David Szalay som skrivit vårens mest omdebatterade roman Kött i ett samtal om manlighet, klass och hur många gånger det är okej att säga okej i en bok. Lyssna på alla avsnitt i Sveriges Radios app. Det finns vissa böcker som kulturdebatten aldrig verkar tystna kring. I fjol var det ”På alla fyra” av Miranda July som blev en långkörare på kultursidorna, och bland läsare. I vår har det varit David Szalays ”Kött” som åsikterna haglat kring. De har handlat om maskulinitet, klass, östeuropeisk migration till väst och referenser till allt från Camus ”Främlingen” till filmen ”Barry Lyndon” - ja till och med anklagelser om plagiat. Den här veckan har författaren bakom verket, David Szalay, gästat författarscenerna i både Malmö och Stockholm. Och i pauserna fick P1 Kulturs Lisa Bergström en pratstund med honom.

I sin tredje bok Första generationens svensk undersöker journalisten och författaren Elaf Ali hur det är att röra sig i glappet mellan två kulturer, på jakt efter en ny och bredare svenskhet. Möt henne i P1 Kultur med Roger Wilson. Lyssna på alla avsnitt i Sveriges Radios app. DAVID SZALAY HAR SKRIVIT OMDISKUTERADE ”KÖTT”En av vårens mest hyllade och omdebatterade romaner är David Szalays Bookerprisbelönade "Kött". Handlingen kretsar kring ungerske István, som efter en tid i fängelse och senare armén börjar arbeta åt ett rikt par i London. Är det en historia om maskulinitet, klass eller en skildring av Öst- vs Västeuropa? P1 Kulturs Lisa Bergström har träffat David Szalay.ANGELINA JOLIE BROTTAS MED BRÖSTCANCER I PARIS MODEVÄRLD I ”COUTURE”Tre kvinnoöden skildras under den hektiska modeveckan i Paris i bioaktuella ”Couture”. En av kvinnorna spelas av Angelina Jolie vars rollfigur upptäcker att hon har bröstcancer. P1 Kulturs Emma Engström har träffat regissören Alice Winocour, som själv behandlats för bröstcancer.VECKANS KULTUR MED LISA OCH ROGERLisa Bergström och Roger Wilson vaskar fram det mest minnesvärda från kulturveckan som gått – och till sin hjälp har de P3:s musikreporter Tina Mehrafzoon.Programledare: Roger WilsonProducent: Henrik Arvidsson

Caroline har läst Kött av David Szalay och har en del att säga om Freud, sex och att boken inte är en bok om män.Dessutom! Allt om Livs nya konstnärsliv.Prenumerera på: https://underproduktion.se/envargsokersinpod

Nu flyttar Kulturkalaset över till sitt eget flöde. Prenumera och lyssna där poddar finns!I veckans avsnitt av pratar Alice Dadgostar och Fanny Wijk om den hyllade romanen ”Kött” av David Szalay. Boken koras till vårens bästa och sen diskuteras om den berättelsens protagonist är ovanligt fåordig eller bara en helt vanlig kille?Sen kommer Göteborgs-Postens musikreporter Anna Rosenström till kalaset för att prata om North Wests debut EP och den senaste deluxetrenden.Dessutom: Är det dags för killarna att överge Berlin? Och teaterscenen i gbg står emot tiktok-logiken Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Booker Prize-winning author David Szalay talks to John Wilson about his creative influences. His 2009 debut novel London and The South East, based on his experience of working in telesales, won the Betty Trask Award. The author of six books, his work often defies easy classification: his 2016 novel All That Man Is comprises nine standalone short stories which share the overarching theme of masculinity. His 2018 novel Turbulence follows 12 loosely-linked characters on a dozen flights around the world. In 2025 he won the Booker with Flesh, a rags to riches story told across several decades.Producer: Edwina PitmanArchive used: Extract from T S Eliot, Preludes 1, read by Jeremy Irons, BBC Radio 4, 25 December 2021 Extract from T S Eliot, The Waste Land, read by Jeremy Irons, BBC Radio 4, 2 January 2022 Clip from trailer of Downhill Racer, Michael Ritchie, 1969 Clip from trailer of Taxi Driver, Martin Scorsese, 1976 Extract from David Szalay, Flesh, read by David Szalay Clip from Barry Lyndon, Stanley Kubrick, 1975 Clip from 2025 Booker Prize ceremony

This week's book guest is Flesh by David Szalay.Sara and Cariad are joined by the two time nominee and current winner of the Booker Prize himself, David Szalay.In this episode they discuss and class, Vienna, masculinity, prizes, money and Soho.Thank you for reading with us. We like reading with you!Flesh by David Szalay. is available here.Follow Sara & Cariad's Weirdos Book Club on Instagram @saraandcariadsweirdosbookclubProduced by Naomi Parnell Recorded and edited by Aniya Das for Plosive.Artwork by Welcome Studio. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jack Savoretti sings a song from his latest album We Will Always Be The Way We Were, which is leading the race to top the charts this week. David Szalay's Booker Prize-wnnning novel Flesh is currently at the centre of a debate around inspiration and homage, as critics point to similarities between his novel and Stanley Kubrick's film Barry Lyndon. Literary critics Aled Maclean-Jones and Alex Clark discuss.Turner Prize-winning artist Veronica Ryan on her new show at the Whitechapel Gallery which brings together work that spans the many decades of her career.David Austin, Chief Executive of the British Board of Film Classification on creating a new AI tool to help with their work.Presenter Samira Ahmed Producer: Ekene Akalawu

Your travel correspondents, Jane and Fi, bring you this edition of the podcast. They've ridden the trains to work - they're just like us! They ask: is kitchen towel actually relevant? Do companies hear you when they put you on hold? Will moving pavements ever become a thing? 'What have you got for lunch?'Plus, author David Szalay discusses his book Flesh, winner of the Booker Prize. Our new playlist 'Coiled Spring' is up and running: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4tmoCpbp42ae7R1UY8ofzaOur next book club pick is 'A Town Like Alice' by Nevil Shute. Our most asked about book is called 'The Later Years' by Peter Thornton. If you want to contact the show to ask a question and get involved in the conversation then please email us: janeandfi@times.radioFollow us on Instagram! @janeandfiPodcast Producers: Eve SalusburyExecutive Producer: Rosie Cutler Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How do the stories we inherit, and the ones we tell, shape our journey from childhood into adulthood? In Radio 4's weekly discussion programme, Naomi Alderman and guests examine the shifting boundaries between youth, experience and societal expectation across memoir, history and fiction.Booker Prize winner David Szalay talks about Flesh, his stark, propulsive novel tracing one boy's path from adolescence in Hungary to adulthood among London's super rich, exploring desire, power, class and the ways childhood experiences reverberate across a lifetime. Filmmaker and writer Penny Woolcock grew up in a British enclave in Argentina. Her coming-of-age memoir, The Man Who Gave Me a Biscuit: Love and Death in Argentina, interweaves memories of teenage rebellion with the buried histories of genocide, authoritarianism and a society built on repression. The historian Laura Tisdall discusses We Have Come to Be Destroyed, her vivid account of growing up in Cold War Britain, revealing how young people challenged the world adults made for them - from activism and anxieties about the future, to everyday resistance against narrow expectations.Producer: Katy Hickman Assistant Producer: Natalia Fernandez

2025 Booker Prize winner Canadian-Hungarian author David Szalay is appearing at the Auckland Writer's Festival in May. His acclaimed novel Flesh tells István's rags-to-riches story from teenager to old man.

An edited version of this conversation is now available as part of our collaboration with The Yale Review. Read it here: https://yalereview.org/article/shakespeare-and-company-interview-david-szalayThis week Adam Biles sits down with Booker Prize–winner David Szalay to discuss his novel Flesh — a work that begins in post-Soviet Hungary and expands into a stark portrait of Europe over the last three decades.Szalay describes writing a book that takes almost nothing for granted, grounding experience in the physical body rather than psychology. They explore the novel's emotionally charged yet morally unresolved relationships, its refusal of overt judgment, and its spare, withholding prose style.The conversation covers masculinity, violence, agency, and the seductive fantasy of “the West,” asking whether István is passive — or simply shaped by forces larger than himself. What happens when a novel resists explanation? When language reaches its limits? And how can restraint intensify emotional impact rather than diminish it?Buy Flesh: https://www.shakespeareandcompany.com/books/flesh-2*Winner of the Booker Prize 2025 for Flesh. David Szalay was born in Canada, grew up in London and now lives in Vienna. He is the author of six works of fiction that have been translated into over 20 languages, as well as several BBC radio dramas. His debut novel, London and the South-East, won Betty Trask and Geoffrey Faber Memorial prizes. All That Man Is was awarded the Gordon Burn Prize and Plimpton Prize for Fiction, and was shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 2016. He was selected for the 2013 edition of Granta's Best of Young British Novelists, and in 2010 appeared in the Telegraph's list of the top 20 British writers under 40. In November 2025, Flesh won the Booker Prize.Adam Biles is Literary Director at Shakespeare and Company.Listen to Alex Freiman's latest EP, In The Beginning: https://open.spotify.com/album/5iZYPMCUnG7xiCtsFCBlVa?si=h5x3FK1URq6SwH9Kb_SO3w Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

David Szalay won the Booker Prize for his sixth novel Flesh in 2025. In this tense, spare, frictionless work of fiction, he drip feeds us the story of the laconic male protagonist Istvan, who spends his youth in a juvenile facility in Hungary before eventually finding his way into a fractured family situated among the upper echelons of London's wealthiest elites, where his fortunes soon unravel.Flesh was celebrated as a return of the male gaze to modern literature, and to masculinity as a subject worthy of more sympathetic and complex consideration than the last decade arguably would suggest.For this episode, David chose to speak to Jack about The Information, a titanic Amis work in which a literary rivalry between the main characters Richard Tull and Gwyn Barry ripples out to the peripheries of middle class London life and conscripts the city's criminal fringes to help settle the score.David tells Jack why, especially after winning the Booker, he considers The Information literature's greatest tonic for writerly vanity. He recounts his discovery of Amis's work as a young man, and explains why Tull and Barry, though both excruciating to witness in their insecurities for the reader, are nevertheless relatable to writers who know the misery that ultimately binds them together.FOLLOW US ON TWITTER/ X: @mymartinamisFIND US ON YOUTUBE Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Entretien mené par Olivia Gesbert Interprète : Marguerite Capelle István, adolescent isolé dans une petite ville de Hongrie, vit une relation sexuelle avec sa voisine quadragénaire mariée, qui s'achève brutalement. Après un passage en centre de détention pour mineurs, il s'engage dans l'armée et combat en Irak. Plus tard, installé en Angleterre, il travaille comme chauffeur pour l'élite et tente de réussir dans l'immobilier. Malgré cette ascension sociale, István reste un homme passif, déconnecté de lui-même et des autres. À travers lui, David Szalay explore la crise de la masculinité dans un monde dominé par la performance, la marchandisation et les inégalités. L'implacable anatomie de l'homme contemporain. Le livre sera disponible à la vente en avant-première, accompagné d'une session de dédicaces de l'auteur. À lire – David Szalay, Chair, trad. de l'anglais par Benoît Philippe, Albin Michel, 2026, Booker Prize 2025

This week on Marginalia, Beth Golay speaks with Larissa Pham about her book, "Discipline." And book critic, Suzanne Perez, reviews "Flesh" by David Szalay.

Dit keer bespreken we de band tussen radicaal-en extreem-rechts Europa en Trump. Die is al jaren hecht. Maar sinds Trumps aanval op Venezuela, zijn dreigementen rondom Groenland en het invoeren van nieuwe importtarieven, groeit de kritiek. De Duitse AfD sprak zelfs van “wildwesttaferelen”. Is de jarenlange liefde voor Trump bekoeld? Hoe worstelen Le Pen, Meloni en Weidel met hun ideologische bondgenoot die - ook onder hun eigen aanhang - steeds meer wordt verguisd? Annette van Soest bespreekt het met Stefan de Vries, Europa-verslaggever voor onder meer BNR en Pauw & de Wit en stamgast van het café. Tips en verwijzingen uit deze aflevering: - Annette tipt de roman ‘Het Vlees' van David Szalay https://www.uitgeverijathenaeu... - Stefan raadt ‘De wereld van Clovis' van Jeroen Wijnendaele aan https://ertsberg.be/boek/de-we... Annette van Soest is host van Café Europa en presentator voor o.a. Haagsch College en omroep HUMAN. Stefan de Vries is Europa-verslaggever voor o.a. Pauw & de Wit, BNR en vaste duider voor Café Europa De podcast Café Europa is een initiatief van Haagsch College en Studio Europa Maastricht Deze podcast wordt mede mogelijk gemaakt door Nieuwspoort.

Author Garth Jones kicks off 2026 with his new segment The Stack. In today's episode Hammo and Garth discuss the books Enshittification by Cory Doctorow, The Royal We by Roddy Bottum, Flesh by David Szalay, Coffin Moon by Keith Rosson, This Ain't Rock 'n Roll by Daniel Rachel, and the graphic novel Absolute Martian Manhunter by Deniz Camp and Javier Rodriguez. At the end Garth and Hammo share some of their writing from the latest manuscripts they're currently writing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

“Things are more dangerous now than during the Cold War.” The world is breaking up into mutually suspicious power blocs, Trump is trying to destroy NATO and Putin has learned that aggression pays off. Is a major war coming or can we prevent it? In an enthralling conversation, defence commentator Peter Apps – author of The Next World War – explains the forces and self-deceptions that are driving the world towards conflict, the key danger points, and what Britain can do to avert disaster. • Buy The Next World War through our affiliate bookshop and you'll help fund Oh God, What Now? by earning us a small commission for every sale. Bookshop.org's fees help support independent bookshops too. ESCAPE ROUTES • Peter has been reading Kingmaker, Sonia Purnell's biography of Pamela Churchill Harriman • Alex recommends Booker Prize winner Flesh by David Szalay.  • Seth was delighted to find Mask Or Face: Reflections in an Actor's Mirror by Michael Redgrave in a charity shop.  www.patreon.com/ohgodwhatnow Presented by Seth Thévoz and Alex von Tunzelmann. Audio Production by Robin Leeburn. Art direction: James Parrett. Theme tune by Cornershop. Managing Editor: Jacob Jarvis. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. OH GOD, WHAT NOW? is a Podmasters production. www.podmasters.co.uk  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This month on The Women's Podcast Book Club, Bernice Harrison, Niamh Towey, Róisín Ingle, and Ann Ingle are discussing Flesh by David Szalay. The book follows the life of István - an emotionally detached Hungarian man - as he moves from adolescence into adulthood. As the years pass, István moves from the army to the circles of London's elite. His competing impulses for love, intimacy, status and wealth win him unimaginable riches, until they threaten to undo him completely.The next book club pick is Heart the Lover by American author Lily King. The group will be discussing it in March. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

durée : 00:03:30 - Le Regard culturel - par : Lucile Commeaux - Le plus prestigieux prix littéraire britannique est revenu il y a quelques mois à l'écrivain d'origine hongroise David Szalay pour un roman sec et nerveux, qui raconte l'histoire d'un homme étranger à sa propre existence.

durée : 00:03:30 - Le Regard culturel - par : Lucile Commeaux - Le plus prestigieux prix littéraire britannique est revenu il y a quelques mois à l'écrivain d'origine hongroise David Szalay pour un roman sec et nerveux, qui raconte l'histoire d'un homme étranger à sa propre existence.

Der britische Booker Prize zählt zu den renommiertesten Literaturauszeichnungen weltweit. Erhalten hat ihn vor Kurzem David Szalay für seinen Roman "Flesh", der auf Deutsch unter dem Titel "Was nicht gesagt werden kann" erschienen ist. Iris Radisch und Adam Soboczynski sprechen in der neuen Folge des Bücherpodcasts "Was liest du gerade?" über dieses hinreißende Werk. Es handelt von István, der mit seiner Mutter in einer ungarischen Plattenbausiedlung aufwächst – und auf verschlungenen Wegen in die höchsten Kreise Londons gerät. Gelingt ihm der soziale Aufstieg? Was bedeutet es heute, männlich zu sein? Ist er ein Mörder? Und wenn ja, trotzdem ein guter Mensch? Szalay führt uns in die Abgründe menschlicher Existenz. Was man auch über Bodo Kirchhoffs umfangreichen Liebesroman "Nahaufnahmen einer Frau, die sich entfernt" sagen kann: Terese reist ihrem Mann nach Indien hinterher, um ihn mit seiner Geliebten zu erwischen. Kann das gut gehen? Unser Klassiker ist diesmal Herman Melvilles berühmte Erzählung "Bartleby der Schreiber". Sie handelt vom großen Neinsager der Literatur: Sich im Bürojob jeder Tätigkeit zu verweigern, wird hier zum Lebensmotto der Moderne schlechthin. Unser Zitat des Monats kommt aus dem Erzählungsband "Stories 2" der amerikanischen Schriftstellerin Joy Williams. Das Team von "Was liest du gerade?" erreichen Sie unter buecher@zeit.de.  Literaturangaben: - David Szalay: "Was nicht gesagt werden kann". Roman. A. d. Engl. v. Henning Ahrens. Claassen Verlag, Berlin 2025, 384 Seiten, 25,00 EUR - Bodo Kirchhoff: "Nahaufnahmen einer Frau, die sich entfernt". Roman. dtv, München 2026, 576 Seiten, 28,00 EUR - Herman Melville: "Bartleby, der Schreiber". A. d. Engl. v. Jürgen Krug. Insel Verlag, Berlin 2019, 88 Seiten, 14,00 EUR - Joy Williams: "Stories 2". A.d. Engl. v. Julia Wolf. dtv, München 2025, 320 Seiten, 26,00 EUR [ANZEIGE] Mehr über die Angebote unserer Werbepartnerinnen und -partner finden Sie HIER. [ANZEIGE] Mehr hören? Dann testen Sie unser Podcast-Abo mit Zugriff auf alle Dokupodcasts und unser Podcast-Archiv. Jetzt 4 Wochen kostenlos testen. Und falls Sie uns nicht nur hören, sondern auch lesen möchten, testen Sie jetzt 4 Wochen kostenlos DIE ZEIT. Hier geht's zum Angebot. 

Né en 1974 à Montréal d'une mère canadienne et d'un père hongrois, David Szalay a grandi à Londres et vit aujourd'hui entre Vienne et Budapest. Auteur de six livres, dont Turbulences; Ce qu'est l'homme, traduit dans une quinzaine de langues, a été récompensé par le Plimpton Prize for Fiction et le Gordon Burn Prize. Son nouveau roman Chair a reçu un formidable accueil dans la presse anglophone et a remporté le prestigieux Booker Prize 2025. István, quinze ans, vient d'emménager avec sa mère dans un quartier modeste d'une petite ville de Hongrie. Isolé, désœuvré, c'est par hasard qu'il se lie avec sa voisine de palier, une quadragénaire mariée. Celle-ci lui fait découvrir les plaisirs de la chair, jusqu'à ce qu'un incident mette un terme à leur relation. Après quelques années dans un centre de détention pour mineurs, István s'engage dans l'armée et combat en Irak. De retour, il part pour l'Angleterre où, travaillant comme chauffeur et agent de sécurité, il intègre la sphère de l'élite économique et politique, et tente de faire fortune dans l'immobilier. Mais par-delà son ascension sociale se cache un être fondamentalement passif, comme étranger au monde et à lui-même. Même dans son rapport au sexe. À travers la figure d'István, David Szalay décrypte la crise de la masculinité dans un monde dominé par la marchandisation, le culte de la performance et l'augmentation des inégalités. L'implacable anatomie de l'homme contemporain. (Présentation des éditions Albin Michel)

durée : 00:28:55 - Les Midis de Culture - par : Marie Labory - Cette exploration du malaise de l'homme contemporain a été couronnée du prestigieux Booker Prize 2025. - réalisation : Laurence Malonda - invités : David Szalay Ecrivain

I fully agree with the Booker Prize judges that FLESH is "singular" and "extraordinary." I can see why it won! I do, though, have a few arguments to make.

Ed Sheeran's new songs hint at cracks in his seemingly perfect, previously ultra-private marriage, while Jessie J has had to set the record straight on her breakup with Channing Tatum. So just how literally should we take pop stars' lyrics? Also this week, we're diving into the BBC's Gossip Girl-style mother-daughter thriller Wild Cherry, the so-called “female Adolescence", David Szalay's Booker Prize-winning novel Flesh and 2025's Word of the Year. Plus, the surprising news that we're technically teenagers until 32, reports of wild parties from the set of Rivals, and, finally, our (spoiler-free) review of Wicked 2!We love hearing from you, DM us ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@straightuppod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, email at ⁠⁠hello@straightuppodcast.co.uk⁠ and follow us on TikTok @straightuppod too!Recs/reviews:Wild Cherry, BBC iPlayerFlesh by David Szalay Shuggie Bain, Douglas StuartIgnore the pessimists – we are living through a literary golden age, New StatesmanHow to Stop Time, Matt HaigThrew it Away, Jessie JPlay, Ed SheeranStraight Up behind the music miniseries ep with Ed Sheeran's manager Stuart CampAdolescence lasts into your 30s, major new study on brain development finds, The IndependentWicked: For Good, in cinemas now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

David Szalay - Joe Philpott - The best crime novels of 2025

Anna and Geoff discuss their reaction to the 2025 Booker Prize winner, FLESH by David Szalay, and the winner of the Baillie Gifford prize for non-fiction, Australian author Helen Garner for her collection of diaries HOW TO END A STORY.   Our book of the week is CREATION LAKE by Rachel Kushner. Her follow-up novel after the Booker-shortlisted Mars Room, this centres on Sadie Smith, an undercover agent who infiltrates a commune in rural France. It was shortlisted for the 2024 Booker Prize.    This raised questions we weren't expecting from a literary novel, such as: Is it a spy thriller? Is Sadie enough of a slob to be compared with Jackson Lamb? Which Sesame Street character does Bruno remind us of?   Coming up: NESTING by Roisin O'Donnell Follow us! Email: Booksonthegopodcast@gmail.com Instagram: @abailliekaras  Substack: Books On The Go Credits Artwork: Sascha Wilkosz

Hello EICritical Thinkers & happy humping day (or whatever the saying is).This week we're discussing the apparent mass-vanishing act of male authors, after a piece for The Guardian suggested that David Szalay's Booker win has "put masculinity back at the centre of literary fiction." Oh! Ok!In a rebuttal for Vogue, author and friend of the podcast Eliza Clarke argues that it's time to put this debate to bed. She writes: “Male writers still continue to dominate literary awards. They make up a large portion of our bestsellers, all the while continuing to be viewed as more worthy and deserving of critical plaudits. Bernadine Evaristo remains the only Black woman to have won a Booker Prize, ever, and she had to share that win with Margaret Atwood.”With your help and takes we ask: is there any truth to it? And if so: what's driving women's dominion in literary fiction?Thanks for all of your thoughts as ever! Follow us on IG @everythingiscontentpod. Love O, R, B xLinks:Vogue - It's Time To Put The "Where Are All The Male Novelists" Debate To Bed Compact Mag - The Vanishing White Male WriterCurrent Affairs - The White Male Writer Is Fine I PromiseGQ - Why men need to read more novels The Guardian - Do we need more male novelists?VOX - What happened to the bestselling young white man? Unherd - How to read like a man? Wikipedia - Performative MaleThe Guardian - The truth about boys and books Substack - The dawn of the post-literate society Books mentioned:Open Water by Caleb Azumah NelsonAnna Karenina by Leo TolstoyBrooklyn by Colm TóibínAtonement by Ian McEwanNormal People by Sally Rooney Loren Ipsum by Andrew GallixFlesh by David SzalayCaledonian Road by Andrew O'Hagan Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Drunk Guys are Hungary for beer this week when they read Flesh by David Szalay, the winner of the 2025 Booker Prize. They are OK with: Cream on the Inside, Green on the Outside by Other Half and Cone Juice Concentrate by Other Half and Sapwood Cellars Brewery. Join

CBC Books' Ryan B. Patrick gives his take on Flesh, this year's Booker Prize winner. David Szalay's buzzy book follows the life of man from adolescence in Hungary to his wealthy middle age in London. Plus, writer Rabindranath Maharaj shares the most influential books in his life.Books discussed on this week's show include:Flesh by David SzalayA Quiet Disappearance by Rabindranath MaharajCoral Island by R. M. BallantyneWatchmen by Alan Moore, illustrated by Dave Gibbons, coloured by John HigginsOne Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García MárquezA House for Mr Biswas by V.S. Naipaul

Georgina Godwin meets David Szalay, winner of the 2025 Booker Prize, at Charleston Literary Festival. They discuss his winning novel, Flesh, his connection to the UK, his multicultural upbringing and the prize’s impact.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Literature isn't a horse race. Taste is subjective, and artistic value can't be measured in terms of “winners" and “losers.”That doesn't mean it's not fun to try.The book world's awards season officially kicked off on Oct. 9, when the Hungarian novelist Laszlo Krasznahorkai won the 2025 Nobel Prize, and continued this month when the Booker Prize in England went to the novel “Flesh,” by the British writer David Szalay (also of Hungarian descent, as it happens). Then this week, five National Book Award winners were crowned in various categories at a ceremony in New York.On this episode of the podcast, the host MJ Franklin talks with his fellow Book Review editors Emily Eakin, Joumana Khatib and Dave Kim about the finalists, the winners and what this year's big book awards might tell us about the state of literature in 2025.We would love to hear your thoughts about this episode, and about the Book Review's podcast in general. You can send them to books@nytimes.com. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app.

Nella carne dello scrittore canadese di origine ungherese David Szalay ha vinto il Booker prize, il più importante premio letterario del Regno Unito. Stile Alberto è un documentario che restituisce i tanti aspetti e le contraddizioni di Alberto Arbasino, uno dei più grandi intellettuali italiani della seconda metà del novecento. I fratelli Dardenne tornano nelle sale con un nuovo film intitolato Jeunes mères e dedicato alle storie di cinque ragazze madri. Sono stati pubblicati diversi brani inediti del periodo d'oro del grane pianista Bill Evans che ci fanno entrare nel vivo del processo creativo del più grande trio jazz della storia. CONFrancesco Pacifico, scrittoreMichele Masneri e Antongiulio Panizzi, sceneggiatori e registi Annalisa Camilli, giornalista di InternazionaleAlberto Riva, giornalista e scrittore che collabora con InternazionaleDua Lipa e David Szalay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mtIYqzJQXA Stile Alberto: https://www.raiplay.it/programmi/stilealbertoJeunes mères: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4sCWhxQW0YwBill Evans: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpVXH3Vm2wgCi piacerebbe sapere cosa pensi di questo episodio. Scrivici a podcast@internazionale.it Se ascolti questo podcast e ti piace, abbonati a Internazionale. È un modo concreto per sostenerci e per aiutarci a garantire ogni giorno un'informazione di qualità. Vai su internazionale.it/abbonatiConsulenza editoriale di Chiara NielsenProduzione di Claudio Balboni e Vincenzo De SimoneMusiche di Tommaso Colliva e Raffaele ScognaDirezione creativa di Jonathan Zenti

"If he feels talking about his favourite novel is politically disadvantageous, that's a sad state of affairs" - David Szalay on Keir Starmer's reading habits.--David Szalay is the winner of the 2025 Booker Prize for Fiction.He disputes claims that his novel, Flesh, is a tale of modern masculinity as reviewers have claimed. Though it certainly explores the male expression of emotion. In Flesh, Szalay's protagonist, István, navigates sexual grooming, violence and prison before rising to the ranks of the super-rich - narrating his story in economical, tightly packed sentences.Nicholas Harris met Szalay in London shortly after his win. They discuss the role of the novel, Szalay's "post-brexit" identity as a "European author", and why the Prime Minister should be reading more.LISTEN AD-FREE:

A new week means new questions! Hope you have fun with these!Mn is the chemical symbol for which element?Nancy Cartwright, the voice of Bart Simpson, is the Aunt of what pop star who just released her seventh studio album, "Man's Best Friend"?Switching from overhead to an isometric view, which 1993 game was released as a sequel to the original SimCity?Aleppo is the largest city in which country?What rags to riches story by David Szalay just won the 2025 Booker Prize?Enjoy a Freshmaker while visiting this 555 foot tall shining white obelisk in the middle of the National Mall of Washington DC.In the TV show "Friends", what is the name of Central Perk's main barista, played by actor James Michael Tyler?With over 400 active volcanoes, what is the most geologically active object in the Solar System?Miroslav Klose, Ronaldo, Gerd Müller and Just Fontaine are the top four scorers in what event?According to an over the counter product's ads from the 1970s, "How do you spell relief"?With over 800 species, what type of crab lives in a cast-off mollusc shell?"Into the Woods", "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum" and "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street" are all musicals with music and lyrics by which composer?What Renowned painter of classical and mythological scenes — works like Flaming June and The Return of Persephone, was the first painter to be given a peerage title and only held it for one day before his death, the shortest in history?Which branch of mathematics is latin for "small pebble"?What Spanish sauce containing roasted peppers, almonds, garlic, & tomatoes sounds very similar to a member of the broccoli family?In 1779, where did Captain James Cook die?MusicHot Swing, Fast Talkin, Bass Walker, Dances and Dames, Ambush by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/Don't forget to follow us on social media:Patreon – patreon.com/quizbang – Please consider supporting us on Patreon. Check out our fun extras for patrons and help us keep this podcast going. We appreciate any level of support!Website – quizbangpod.com Check out our website, it will have all the links for social media that you need and while you're there, why not go to the contact us page and submit a question!Facebook – @quizbangpodcast – we post episode links and silly lego pictures to go with our trivia questions. Enjoy the silly picture and give your best guess, we will respond to your answer the next day to give everyone a chance to guess.Instagram – Quiz Quiz Bang Bang (quizquizbangbang), we post silly lego pictures to go with our trivia questions. Enjoy the silly picture and give your best guess, we will respond to your answer the next day to give everyone a chance to guess.Twitter – @quizbangpod We want to start a fun community for our fellow trivia lovers. If you hear/think of a fun or challenging trivia question, post it to our twitter feed and we will repost it so everyone can take a stab it. Come for the trivia – stay for the trivia.Ko-Fi – ko-fi.com/quizbangpod – Keep that sweet caffeine running through our body with a Ko-Fi, power us through a late night of fact checking and editing!

Giles has been to see a Bob Vylan gig. Bob Vylan are a punk rap duo who hit the headlines when the BBC broadcast their set live from Glastonbury, during which they led a chant of ‘death death to the IDF.' Performing round the corner at the forum in Kentish Town Giles went to see the gig, the various protest and counter protest groups and to talk to some strangers.If PM Sir Keir Starmer really is under threat who else could fill his shoes – Davina McCall, the artist formerly known as Prince Andrew? There is upheaval at the BBC as the DG and head of news resign on the same day…will Giles be sending in his CV for either of the roles?Finally, ‘Flesh' by David Szalay wins the booker prize, what's it about? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, how well does Alan Hollinghurst's novel The Line of Beauty translate to the stage? And Toby Lichtig interviews the newest winner of the Booker Prize, David Szalay.'The Line of Beauty', by Jack Holden, based on the novel by Alan Hollinghurst, Almeida Theatre, London, until November 29'Flesh', by David SzalayProduced by Charlotte Pardy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Booker Prize is one of the world’s most prestigious literary awards, given annually to a single novel written in English and published in the United Kingdom or Ireland. This year’s winner is David Szalay's novel, “Flesh.” Senior arts correspondent Jeffrey Brown spoke with him for our arts and culture series, CANVAS. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy

The US says Syria is joining the international coalition to combat the Islamic State group, and Damascus is resuming diplomatic relations with Washington. The announcement came hours after Donald Trump met the Syrian president, Ahmed al-Sharaa, at the White House, describing him as a strong leader. President Trump said he wanted Syria to be a "big part" of his plan for a wider Middle East peace. Also: The Indian capital, Delhi, is on high alert after a deadly explosion. The woman known as the "Chinese Cryptoqueen" is due to be sentenced for stealing billions of dollars from investors. And the novel "Flesh", by David Szalay wins the Booker Prize, Britain's most prestigious award for literary fiction. The Global News Podcast brings you the breaking news you need to hear, as it happens. Listen for the latest headlines and current affairs from around the world. Politics, economics, climate, business, technology, health – we cover it all with expert analysis and insight. Get the news that matters, delivered twice a day on weekdays and daily at weekends, plus special bonus episodes reacting to urgent breaking stories. Follow or subscribe now and never miss a moment. Get in touch: globalpodcast@bbc.co.uk

A reputed rival to Sussan Ley is refusing to categorically rule out challenging the Liberal leadership, saying he isn't planning on it; Donald Trump has threatened legal action against the BBC over the way a speech he made was edited in a documentary aired by the broadcaster; The Wiggles have admitted to selling a popular headband for kids without warning parents about the dangers of button batteries; Hungarian-British writer David Szalay has won this year's Booker Prize for fiction with his novel, Flesh. Support independent women's media CREDITS Host/Producer: Ailish Delaney Audio Production: Lu HillBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Samira Ahmed presents live from Old Billingsgate in London, where the announcement of the winner of the 2025 Booker Prize is taking place.The novels on the shortlist: Flesh by David Szalay, The Land in Winter by Andrew Miller, The Rest of Our Lives by Ben Markovits, Audition by Katie Kitamura, The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny by Kiran Desai, and Flashlight by Susan Choi.As well as speaking to the winner, Samira talks to some of the judges including actor Sarah Jessica Parker and Chair of judges novelist Roddy Doyle. Plus Penelope Lively, the only writer to have won both the Booker Prize and the Carnegie Medal for children's books, talks about the transformative power of literature for children. Presenter: Samira Ahmed Producer: Claire Bartleet

There's no denying it's been a pretty dark week, but we've got a couple of bright spots for you. What could be a better job than dreaming up ways that Europe could be improved? That's what this week's guest, Johanna Fabrin, does each day at the Copenhagen think tank 21st Europe. Ahead of our miniseries Who Does It Best, Dominic sat down with Johanna to talk about the group's “blueprints” for the continent, the importance of optimism, and who, exactly, is going to pay for a fantasy train system that links all of Europe together like a massive metro line.  And not to be too negative, but…we decided it was a pretty Bad Week for basically all of the western world, thanks to the Russian drone incursion into Poland and Romania. But! It was a Good Week (er, a marginally, “meekly” better week) for the European Union, which is finally—finally—taking some overdue action regarding the war in Gaza. Did Ursula von der Leyen tune into our episode from a couple of weeks ago? We suspect yes.  You can learn more about what 21st Europe is up to on their website and on Instagram. Also mentioned in this episode: Simply Shada, the new Substack created by the brilliant former Europeans guest Shada Islam and the interview with Finland's President Alexander Stubb.  This week's Inspiration Station recommendations are visiting countries in transition/The Wojciech Oleksiak Dua Lipa Tour of Pristina* and the David Szalay novel Flesh. *Restrictions apply, see Wojciech for details This podcast was brought to you in cooperation with Euranet Plus, the leading radio network for EU news. But it's contributions from listeners that truly make it all possible—we could not continue to make the show without you! If you like what we do, you can chip in to help us cover our production costs at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/europeanspodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (in many different currencies), or you can gift a donation to a superfan. We'd also love it if you could tell two friends about this podcast. We think two feels like a reasonable number. Timestamps 00:00:47 Intro: Is it just us or are we all feeling like half-deflated balloons? 00:03:17 Bad Week: Russian drone incursion 00:18:05 Good Week: The EU steps up in Gaza war 00:32:21 Interview: Johanna Fabrin of 21st Europe 00:44:11 The Inspiration Station: Wojciech's tour of Kosovo and David Szalay's novel Flesh 00:47:41 Happy Ending: Austrian nun convent break-in Producers: Morgan Childs and Wojciech Oleksiak Mixing and mastering: Wojciech Oleksiak Music: Jim Barne and Mariska Martina YouTube | Bluesky | Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | Mastodon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | hello@europeanspodcast.com