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Welcome to Europod & Sphera • News, your essential source for daily and monthly podcasts that bring you closer to the heart of Europe. From the latest political shifts to the cultural dynamics and challenges shaping the European Union, we offer insightful, compelling content to keep you informed and engaged.Stay up-to-date with Long Story Short, our daily podcast offering concise analysis of key European developments, and Europe Talks Back, a monthly podcast diving deeper into the voices, stories, and debates that define Europe today.Featured Episodes:Europe Day by Day: Stay informed with a daily look at breaking news, policy updates, and the issues driving Europe’s future.Europe Talks Back: A monthly series bringing together thinkers, leaders, and ordinary people to discuss Europe’s most pressing questions and debates.Join us on our journey through the events that shape the European continent and the European Union.Production: EuropodFollow us on:LinkedInInstagram Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode Date
Albania’s Rama to secure a 4th term, will he deliver on EU membership?
May 12, 2025
A Grain of Power : The ports - The Black Sea 3/6
May 11, 2025
What is Pope Leo’s stance on LGBTQ+, women’s roles, and migration?
May 09, 2025
Trump teases UK trade deal amid tariffs. Is it just talk?
May 08, 2025
Inside the Conclave: The lobbying, the votes, and the favourites
May 07, 2025
State crisis? Merz fails to win Chancellor vote
May 06, 2025
Israel will intensify the war in Gaza ahead of Trump’s Gulf tour
May 05, 2025
A Grain of Power : The fields - Mykolaiv, Ukraine 2/6
May 04, 2025
Everything you need to know about the elections in Romania
May 02, 2025
The EU’s top court rules Maltese ‘golden passport’ scheme illegal
Apr 30, 2025
How religious power is still shaping abortion laws in some European countries
Apr 30, 2025
Why does the EU turn a blind eye to Tunisia’s drift towards autocracy?
Apr 29, 2025
What does the Trump-Zelenskyy meeting at the Pope’s funeral mean for Ukraine?
Apr 28, 2025
A Grain of Power: The bakery - Trevignano, Italy 1/6
Apr 27, 2025
The EU investigates the legality of facial recognition at Hungary’s Pride
Apr 25, 2025
US eyes easing Russia sanctions, Trump blames Zelenskyy over peace deal
Apr 24, 2025
Sea of Rage: A European Story 6/6
Apr 23, 2025
Sea of Rage: Red Threads 5/6
Apr 22, 2025
Sea of Rage: The Port of Gioia Tauro 4/6
Apr 21, 2025
Sea of Rage: The Rage 3/6
Apr 20, 2025
Sea of Rage: The Port of Barbate 2/6
Apr 19, 2025
Sea of Rage: El Pinar 1/6
Apr 19, 2025
Sea of Rage [Trailer]
Apr 19, 2025
How İmamoğlu’s arrest is crashing the Turkish economy
Apr 18, 2025
Long Story Short with David Carretta: Italy’s Meloni negotiating with Trump
Apr 17, 2025
Russia jails 4 journalists for ‘extremism’ tied to Navalny
Apr 16, 2025
Sumy missile attack: A 'mistake' to Trump, a 'war crime' to Europe
Apr 15, 2025
Hungary’s constitutional amendment to ban LGBTQ+ gatherings
Apr 14, 2025
Discover "Do you really know?" by Bababam
Apr 12, 2025
Merz’s coalition government ends 3-year citizenship path
Apr 11, 2025
Europe and NATO talk Ukraine peacekeeping, without peace
Apr 10, 2025
The EU’s Frontex investigates Greece over migrant rights violations
Apr 09, 2025
The EU is ready to hit US exports with 25% retaliatory tariffs
Apr 08, 2025
Why Spain's housing crisis is a European one
Apr 07, 2025
Discover "Do you really know?" by Bababam
Apr 05, 2025
Trump and JD Vance back Le Pen: ‘This isn’t democracy’
Apr 04, 2025
Trump slams EU with 20% tariff, retaliation plans set in motion
Apr 03, 2025
Orbán welcomes Netanyahu, defying ICC arrest warrant
Apr 02, 2025
EPP’s NGO transparency funding review fails by a single vote
Apr 01, 2025
Le Pen found guilty: A big bang moment for French politics?
Mar 31, 2025
Discover "Do you really know?" by Bababam
Mar 29, 2025
The tariff war is on: what it means for Europe and how it will react
Mar 28, 2025
Investigation reveals legal and human rights concerns in Italy-Albania asylum centres
Mar 27, 2025
EU leaders push Vučić on reforms but stay silent on Serbia’s protests
Mar 26, 2025
Europe's fight against femicide despite data gaps and taboos has begun
Mar 26, 2025
Why US officials’ ‘pathetic Europe’ claim is a bigger deal than you think
Mar 25, 2025
Erdoğan jails rival fueling protests and democracy fears
Mar 24, 2025
Did Serbia use a ‘sound cannon’? Protesters call for investigation
Mar 21, 2025
EU Summit: Ukraine, Defence and everything you need to know
Mar 20, 2025
Ukraine’s ceasefire on Putin’s terms. What does he want, and will it last?
Mar 19, 2025
Germany’s €500B spending plan: What’s at stake?
Mar 18, 2025
Negligence and corruption fueled North Macedonia’s nightclub inferno
Mar 17, 2025
Truck Drivers : The future of transport 6/6
Mar 16, 2025
Huawei, Bribes, and the EU: A new corruption scandal hits parliament
Mar 14, 2025
Can Putin say 'nyet' to Trump’s proposed ceasefire with Ukraine?
Mar 13, 2025
Portugal’s government collapses: what’s next?
Mar 12, 2025
Why Greenland’s election is a breaking point for Denmark, the EU, and the US
Mar 11, 2025
Russia and US backed Georgescu barred from Romanian election re-run
Mar 10, 2025
Truck Drivers : Another Way 5/6
Mar 09, 2025
A tribute to the International Women's Day (and why it matters)
Mar 07, 2025
Why today’s extraordinary EU Council in Brussels is a special one
Mar 06, 2025
The Commission waters down CO2 targets to give flexibility to car makers
Mar 05, 2025
What is Von der Leyens’s €150B toolkit for boosting EU defence?
Mar 04, 2025
Europe’s ‘coalition of the willing' after Trump humiliates Zelenskyy
Mar 03, 2025
Truck Drivers : Kilometers of Pollution 4/6
Mar 02, 2025
Greece: Massive protests over train disaster could crash the government
Feb 28, 2025
Austria's centrist parties form coalition, shutting out the far right
Feb 27, 2025
The EU is launching the Clean Industrial Deal, but what exactly is it?
Feb 26, 2025
The four-day workweek: Is Europe ready for the shift?
Feb 26, 2025
Friedrich Merz won the German elections. What now?
Feb 25, 2025
3 years of Ukraine war: EU leaders are ramping up their support
Feb 24, 2025
Truck Drivers : East Vs West 3/6
Feb 23, 2025
Merz vs. Von der Leyen: The next power struggle for Europe?
Feb 21, 2025
Zelenskiy negotiates peace with U.S. envoy as Trump blames Ukraine for the war
Feb 20, 2025
Brussels drug wars: Can a police merger tackle the violence?
Feb 19, 2025
Ukraine: EU fails to reach consensus as US and Russia decide its future
Feb 18, 2025
European leaders in Paris, U.S. and Russia discuss Ukraine alone in Riyadh
Feb 17, 2025
Truck Drivers : Safety First 2/6
Feb 16, 2025
Munich car attack escalates security and migration debate just before elections
Feb 14, 2025
Trump and Putin decide on Ukraine: Are EU-US relations at their worst?
Feb 13, 2025
Zelenskyy open to swap land with Putin and to give up Kursk
Feb 12, 2025
EU promises ‘firm and proportionate’ retaliation to Trump’s tariffs
Feb 11, 2025
France bets big: Can €109 billion put Europe ahead in AI?
Feb 10, 2025
Truck Drivers : A life on the road 1/6
Feb 09, 2025
USAID Freeze: America steps back, Europe steps up?
Feb 07, 2025
Spyware scandal in Italy: journalists, activists, and government denial
Feb 06, 2025
What is the new special tribunal to try Putin for the Ukraine invasion?
Feb 05, 2025
Trump’s tariff gamble and the price the EU may pay
Feb 04, 2025
EU Defence spending: big plans, little budget
Feb 03, 2025
Truck Drivers : [Trailer]
Feb 02, 2025
Merkel slams Merz: Has Germany’s CDU opened the door to the far-right?
Jan 31, 2025
The EU stands firm with Denmark against Trump’s Greenland ambitions
Jan 30, 2025
Is the EU’s Competitive Compass the end of the Green Deal?
Jan 29, 2025
Fast fashion and climate change - How is Europe tackling textile waste?
Jan 29, 2025
Sabotage in the Baltic: What’s happening with the cables?
Jan 28, 2025
Justice for Tempe: Greeks fight for truth as new evidence emerges
Jan 27, 2025
German elections: Merz’s vision for Germany and what it means for Europe
Jan 24, 2025
Kallas and Tusk: The EU needs higher defence spending
Jan 23, 2025
Europe wake-up: Can Davos be the alarm the EU can’t ignore?
Jan 22, 2025
Europe Talks Back : [Trailer]
Jan 22, 2025
Europe's new challenges: defense, energy, and trade with Trump’s return
Jan 21, 2025
Over 100 Slovak psychiatrists urge Fico to change or exit politics
Jan 20, 2025
Polish prosecutors ask to lift immunity to charge former PM Morawiecki
Jan 17, 2025
France’s no-confidence vote: Bayrou struggles to tackle €53B deficit
Jan 16, 2025
Ceasefire in Gaza: hope or illusion as Europe watches
Jan 15, 2025
Europe’s toxic crisis: Plastics industry lobbying to shield 'forever chemicals’
Jan 14, 2025
Croatia’s Milanović wins big: EU critics take charge… again
Jan 13, 2025
Musk's bizarre livestream with AfD's Weidel, EU's DSA and Martians fantasies
Jan 10, 2025
Cecilia Sala freed, Meloni’s diplomatic triumph
Jan 09, 2025
What makes Greenland so important for Trump and for Europe?
Jan 08, 2025
Austria’s far-right politics, Musk’s meddling, and the EU’s silence
Jan 07, 2025
Ukraine war deepens EU’s energy crisis
Jan 06, 2025
Long Story Short - Trailer
Dec 19, 2024
[REUPLOAD] The fight against disinformation in Europe
Dec 15, 2024
[REUPLOAD] Does protesting change anything?
Dec 12, 2024
[REUPLOAD] The future is now: Closing the age gap in climate action movement
Dec 10, 2024
[REUPLOAD] Modern sexism in Europe
Dec 05, 2024
[REUPLOAD] From Ghost Towns to Vibrant Communities: The Musicians ex Machina experience
Dec 03, 2024
[REUPLOAD] Why is sex education not mandatory across Europe?
Nov 28, 2024
[AWARD WINNING INVESTIGATION 1/2] Investigating Green Finance made in Europe
Oct 29, 2024
[AWARD WINNING INVESTIGATION] Investigating Green Finance made in Europe
Oct 22, 2024
[REUPLOAD] Social media and mental health
Oct 15, 2024
Why is sex education not mandatory across Europe?
Sep 26, 2024
Should zoos be banned?
Sep 12, 2024
About the racist origins of fatphobia
Aug 01, 2024
The French electoral results as seen through the eyes of independent media
Jul 11, 2024
Sex trafficking in Europe
Jun 27, 2024
Takeaways from the EU elections
Jun 13, 2024
Can your vote help tackle racism in Europe?
Jun 06, 2024
Digital rights and the EU
Jun 06, 2024
The fight of Lgbtq+ people in Europe
Jun 03, 2024
Far right groups in Europe
May 23, 2024
A new generation of student-led protests
May 16, 2024
Is gentrification a dirty word?
May 03, 2024
The dark sides of the algorithm
Apr 26, 2024
Let's talk about digital gender based violence
Apr 02, 2024
Western feminism has a whiteness problem
Mar 19, 2024
Does protesting change anything?
Feb 27, 2024
What is Integration?
Feb 06, 2024
Best Podcast of the Year : Disability in Times of War
Dec 31, 2023
Dieselgate Reloaded - Part 2
Dec 15, 2023
Dieselgate Reloaded - Part 1
Nov 29, 2023
Europe’s energy policies fire up Estonia’s woodland warriors
Nov 15, 2023
Poland: The border of humanity
Nov 01, 2023
How is podcasting transforming the European Media landscape? - Part 2
Oct 25, 2023
How is podcasting transforming the European Media landscape? - Part 1
Oct 18, 2023
Behind the scenes of “Porto, please don't stop the music"
Oct 11, 2023
Porto, please don’t stop the music
Oct 04, 2023
Behind the scenes of “Being trans in the Catholic Church" & A chat with Maria Dios
Sep 27, 2023
Being trans in the Catholic Church
Sep 20, 2023
Behind the scenes of “Social media and mental health: How being permanently on Twitter can lead to self-destruction”
Sep 13, 2023
Social media and mental health: How being permanently on Twitter can lead to self-destruction
Sep 05, 2023
Behind the scenes of "Post-separation abuse in the UK: The fight for freedom"
Aug 30, 2023
Post-separation abuse in the UK: The fight for freedom
Aug 23, 2023
Behind the scenes of "Italy's shrinking lakes: the case of Como"
Aug 16, 2023
Italy's shrinking lakes: the case of Como
Aug 09, 2023
Behind the scenes of "From Ghost Towns to Vibrant Communities: The Musicians ex Machina experience""
Aug 02, 2023
From Ghost Towns to Vibrant Communities: The Musicians ex Machina experience
Jul 26, 2023
Behind the scenes of "Youth Homelessness: How to survive the streets when you are under 25"
Jul 19, 2023
Youth Homelessness: How to survive the streets when you are under 25
Jul 12, 2023
Behind the scenes of "The future is now: Closing the age gap in climate action movement"
Jul 05, 2023
The future is now: Closing the age gap in climate action movement
Jun 28, 2023
Behind the scenes of "What Color is Dutch? Lifelines Twisted by Bias"
Jun 20, 2023
What Color is Dutch? Lifelines Twisted by Bias
Jun 14, 2023
Behind the scenes of "Disability in Times of War", with Anna Romandash
Jun 07, 2023
Disability in Times of War
May 31, 2023
Investigating Green Finance made in Europe: the Michelin case - Part Two
May 25, 2023
Investigating Green Finance made in Europe: the Michelin case - Part One
May 18, 2023
It's a wrap! Looking back at Europe Talks Back in 2022
Dec 15, 2022
How to boycott the 2022 FIFA World cup on Human Rights Day
Dec 09, 2022
Post-Brexit UK: no country for Black Europeans?
Dec 02, 2022
Will the Women on Boards Directive finally break the glass ceiling?
Nov 25, 2022
Madrid rises up for public healthcare
Nov 18, 2022
What the death of Blessing Matthew tells us about the Franco Italian border
Nov 11, 2022
The fight against disinformation in Europe
Nov 04, 2022
News consumption on social media and distrust in institutions
Oct 28, 2022
The fight for the access to safe abortions in Hungary
Oct 21, 2022
Bulgaria's two year long political deadlock
Oct 14, 2022
The Cost of Living Crisis in Ireland
Oct 06, 2022
Modern sexism in Europe
Sep 29, 2022
The Italian elections and the rise of Giorgia Meloni
Sep 22, 2022
Belgrade Bans EuroPride
Sep 15, 2022
“Only Yes Means Yes” Law Approved in Spain
Sep 08, 2022
Teachers Protest in Hungary
Sep 01, 2022
Resistance Against Data Centers in the Netherlands
Aug 24, 2022
One of the Worst Cases of Gentrification
Aug 17, 2022
Depopulation is Causing Wildfires in Europe
Aug 10, 2022
Greece Criminalizes the Work of NGOs
Aug 04, 2022
Biggest Dutch Farmers Protests in Decades
Jul 28, 2022