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Cose che, AlexSulla centralità delle classi popolari rurali bianche in EuropaSi può fare a meno della classe popolare rurale bianca per battere l'estrema destra in Europa? Secondo l'attivista francese, Lumir Lapray, la risposta è molto semplice. Substack: cosechealex.substack.comMusica: Epidemic Sound.Copertina dell'episodio: immagine creata tramite intelligenza artificiale su Reve AI.Cover del podcast: Alexander Damiano Ricci. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cosechealex.substack.com
2025-12-0209 min
Cose che, AlexIl nuovo ordine globale multipolare, secondo Branko MilanovićSecondo l'economista Branko Milanović, siamo già dentro a un nuovo ordine globale multipolare. Ma la Cina - che ha guidato questa trasformazione -, sconta un limite importante. Substack: cosechealex.substack.comMusica: Epidemic Sound.Copertina dell'episodio: immagine creata tramite intelligenza artificiale su Reve AI. Cover del podcast: Alexander Damiano Ricci. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cosechealex.substack.com
2025-11-2409 min
Cose che, AlexNon basta Zohran Mamdani, serve faticareIl neo-eletto sindaco di New York, Zhoran Mamdani, è il nuovo punto di riferimento della sinistra. Ma alcune conclusioni che sono state tratte dalla sua vittoria sono molto superficiali.Substack: cosechealex.substack.comMusica: Epidemic Sound.Copertina dell'episodio: immagine creata tramite intelligenza artificiale su Reve AI.Cover del podcast: Alexander Damiano Ricci. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cosechealex.substack.com
2025-11-1008 min
Cose che, AlexDue esempi di come l'IA sta cambiando la politicaL'intelligenza artificiale sarà sempre più uno strumento al servizio della politica. E due casi recenti di utilizzo in campagna elettorale, in Olanda e Ungheria, dimostrano cosa rischiamo.Substack: https://cosechealex.substack.com/Musica: Epidemic Sound.Copertina dell'episodio: immagine creata tramite intelligenza artificiale su Reve AI.Cover del podcast: Alexander Damiano Ricci. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cosechealex.substack.com
2025-11-0309 min
Cose che, AlexAi francesi, la sinistra radicale fa più paura dell'estrema destraSecondo un recente sondaggio, agli occhi dei cittadini francesi, l'estrema destra rappresenta un pericolo relativamente minore per la democrazia, rispetto alla sinistra radicale. Substack: https://cosechealex.substack.com/Musica: Epidemic Sound.Copertina dell'episodio: immagine creata tramite intelligenza artificiale su Reve AI.Cover del podcast: Alexander Damiano Ricci. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cosechealex.substack.com
2025-10-2709 min
Cose che, AlexIl declino dei sindacati in EuropaL'istituto per la ricerca economica di Colonia (IW) ha analizzato alcuni dati sui livelli di sindacalizzazione dei lavoratori in Europa. Ed il trend è abbastanza chiaro.Substack: https://cosechealex.substack.com/Musica: Epidemic Sound.Copertina dell'episodio: immagine creata tramite intelligenza artificiale su Reve AI.Cover del podcast: Alexander Damiano Ricci. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cosechealex.substack.com
2025-10-2008 min
Cose che, AlexUn'altra conferma della crescita della CinaÈ uscita la 18° edizione dell'Indice globale dell'innovazione (GII) della WIPO. E la notizia principale è che la Cina entra nella top 10 dei paesi più innovativi al mondo.Substack: https://cosechealex.substack.com/Musica: Epidemic Sound.Copertina dell'episodio: immagine creata tramite intelligenza artificiale su Reve.Cover del podcast: Alexander Damiano Ricci. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cosechealex.substack.com
2025-10-1307 min
Cose che, AlexIl progetto tedesco che porta la polizia nelle scuole (contro la violenza giovanile)Nella regione tedesca del Nord Reno Vestfalia si è registrato un aumento della violenza giovanile nelle scuole. E, in risposta, il governo ha avviato un progetto che porta la polizia negli istituti. Substack: https://cosechealex.substack.com/Musica: Epidemic Sound.Copertina dell'episodio: immagine creata tramite intelligenza artificiale su Reve.Cover del podcast: Alexander Damiano Ricci. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cosechealex.substack.com
2025-10-0609 min
Cose che, AlexIl successo del reddito di base per artisti in IrlandaUn report del governo irlandese ha ribadito che l'introduzione del reddito di base per artisti è stato un successo economico e sociale.Substack: https://cosechealex.substack.com/Musica: Epidemic Sound.Copertina dell'episodio: immagine creata tramite intelligenza artificiale su Reve.Cover del podcast: Alexander Damiano Ricci. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cosechealex.substack.com
2025-09-2910 min
Cose che, AlexSecondo Žižek, l'Europa dovrebbe allearsi con la Cina (contro Russia e Stati Uniti)Nella situazione attuale, l’Europa dovrebbe rischiare un’alleanza commerciale con la Cina. Questo concetto è stato recentemente espresso da Slavoj Žižek, un filosofo neo-marxista, autore di numerosi libri. Substack: https://cosechealex.substack.com/Musica: Epidemic Sound.Copertina dell'episodio: copertina di This is Europe: the way we live now di Ben Judah (Picador, 2023).Cover del podcast: Alexander Damiano Ricci. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cosechealex.substack.com
2025-09-0807 min
Cose che, Alex"This is Europe" di Ben Judah, in breveSi può spiegare l'Europa senza parlare di economia e politica? Probabilmente non del tutto. Ma c'è un autore e giornalista britannico che ci ha provato, scrivendo un libro fuori dagli schemi.Substack: https://cosechealex.substack.com/Musica: Epidemic Sound.Copertina dell'episodio: copertina di This is Europe: the way we live now di Ben Judah (Picador, 2023).Cover del podcast: Alexander Damiano Ricci. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cosechealex.substack.com
2025-09-0107 min
Cose che, AlexIl potere di Giorgia Meloni, secondo Gordon RepinskiPolitico Germania ha stilato una lista di 11 politici che, a livello globale, detengono un potere fuori dal comune. Nella lista c'è anche Giorgia Meloni. Perché?Cose che Alex, è un podcast scritto e prodotto da Alexander Damiano Ricci, ispirato ai contenuti del Substack Cose che, Alex. Substack: https://cosechealex.substack.com/Musica: Epidemic Sound. Copertina dell'episodio: immagine create tramite intelligenza artificiale.Cover del podcast: Alexander Damiano Ricci. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cos...
2025-08-2509 min
Europod • EnglishThe Drying Plain: Home sweet inefficiency 6/6The last episode of The Drying Plain looks into the business and economy of renewable energy installations in Serbian citizens' homes. However, throughout the episode, it becomes clear that sustainable development cannot stop at households; it must also be an important consideration in urban planning more broadly. This is not particularly evident in Subotica, located a few kilometres from the Hungarian border, where green spaces are a chimera. Hosting and narration: Alexander Damiano Ricci.Journalistic research, fieldwork, interviews and original scripts: Mina Delic.Editing of scripts: J...
2025-08-2118 min
Cose che, AlexCosa diavolo sta succedendo in IrlandaIn giro per l'Irlanda, decine di persone indiane sono state aggredite per strada e sul lavoro. Cosa sta accadendo esattamente e come si spiega questa ondata di razzismo nell'isola?Cose che Alex, è un podcast scritto e prodotto da Alexander Damiano Ricci, ispirato ai contenuti del Substack Cose che, Alex. Substack: https://cosechealex.substack.com/Musica: Epidemic Sound. Copertina dell'episodio: immagine create tramite intelligenza artificiale. Cover del podcast: Alexander Damiano Ricci. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cosechealex.substack.c...
2025-08-1809 min
Europod • EnglishThe Drying Plain: The dark side of batteries 5/6Despite local protests, CATL Debrecen, one of Europe's largest battery factories, which has been under construction since 2023, may start operations in the coming months, while battery production in Hungary is in a deep slump compared to last year. The factory, worth three thousand billion Hungarian forints, will have an initial production capacity of 40 gigawatt hours, rising to 100 gigawatt hours in the long term – which will require enormous amounts of energy and water, most of which will be used for cooling. How sustainable is the battery-focused development policy of the Hungarian government actually?
2025-08-1427 min
Cose che, AlexUna spiegazione più o meno marxista dei dazi di TrumpPerché Trump ha bisogno di istituire tutti questi dazi? Una spiegazione dai tratti marxisti, seguendo Vivek Chibber. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cosechealex.substack.com
2025-08-1111 min
Cose che, AlexIntroduzioneTra poco “Cose che, Alex” diventerà anche un podcast. Gli episodi riprenderanno i contenuti dei post del substack per chi preferisse ascoltare i contenuti in formato audio, invece che leggerli. Ma ogni tanto, questo sarà anche un podcast di interviste. Alexander Damiano Ricci This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cosechealex.substack.com
2025-08-0701 min
Europod • EnglishThe Drying Plain: The city of stench 4/6Located 45 minutes by car from the Hungarian border, the Serbian town of Topola in Vojvodina has become notorious in recent years for the stench spreading throughout the area, caused by nearby poultry farms, processing plants and sewage flowing into the local river. This not only makes life miserable for the people of Topola, but is also a chronic source of stress, which is damaging the residents' resistance to disease. But Topola's problems are not unique in Vojvodina, and highlight how uncontrolled environmental pollution, poor water management and the effects of global warming can...
2025-08-0723 min
Europod • EnglishThe Drying Plain: If invasive mosquitos take over 3/6The Asian tiger mosquito appeared in Europe in the 1970s due to increasing global commercial exchanges. This invasive mosquito species now has stable populations in Hungary, where it is finding an increasingly hospitable environment thanks to global warming.Invasive insect species are not only an annoyance and a threat to our health, but also cause damage to agriculture when they appear in large numbers in a new area.The spread of invasive pests is facilitated not only by globalisation and climate change, but also by the drastic decline of natural...
2025-07-3115 min
Europod • EnglishThe Drying Plain: When farming becomes a gamble 2/6In this episode, we look at how climate change is transforming Vojvodina, known for its endless plains and fertile soil. We meet with farmers who are on the front line of climate change. For them, global averages and dire predictions for the end of the century are not abstract concepts, but concrete threats to their livelihoods in the form of increasingly hot, dry and extreme weather conditions. This is the case in Hungary, where air masses of Arctic origin recently damaged fruit orchards, and in Vojvodina, where farmers have had to contend with f...
2025-07-2419 min
Europod • EnglishThe Drying Plain: Conceptualising Climate Change 1/6With the help of scientist György Kroel-Dulay and visual artist Kitti Gosztola, we explore the concepts of climate change and adaptation. What are we talking about when we talk about the environment? What do we actually perceive when we look at the landscape? Do we have useful concepts to describe the characteristics of a changing landscape?The concept of landscape is also associated with many myths and misconceptions. We are not conscious of the fact that the landscape we think we must preserve in its current form is already the result of human intervention. The m...
2025-07-1720 min
Europod • EnglishThe Drying Plain : [Trailer]Global temperatures have risen to levels not seen in 125,000 years. Rivers and lakes are drying up. Wildlife is in obvious distress. Invasive pests are taking over. And even the energy transition to reduce emissions is putting a strain on our environment. These problems, which are becoming increasingly tangible in the The Great Hungarian - or Pannonian - plain, as well as the potential solutions to them, are the subject of our new six-part podcast series, The Drying Plain, produced in partnership with Qubit and the Press Freedom Foundation in Vojvodina. With the help of...
2025-07-1001 min
La familia correctaEpisodio 6: Una ola de resistenciaEn el último episodio de la serie, confirmamos que la red de extrema derecha en Europa crece y financia cada vez más campañas anti anti género. Mientras tanto, en Polonia, uno de los países más restrictivos en el derecho al aborto de Europa, Abotak, una oenegé que ayuda a mujeres de forma virtual para abortar, se atreve a abrir una oficina frente al Parlamento. Así, la resistencia de la ultra derecha se enfrenta a la resistencia de muchas mujeres que luchan por sus derechos. Créditos: La familia correcta es un podcas...
2025-07-0829 min
Europod • EnglishThe Right Kind of Family : The Great Replacement conspiracy 5/6In episode 5 of The Right Kind of Family, we tackle the Great Replacement theory, a conspiracy theory that is very present in the politics of far-right parties and has now infiltrated mainstream political debate. It is yet another piece in the puzzle of discriminatory policies in the name of defending "the natural order".Our reporters will travel to Bag, about 35 km from Budapest, to see how these policies that exclude certain categories, such as migrants and Roma communities, work in practice. And, still in Hungary, we go to the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Budapest i...
2025-07-0136 min
La familia correctaEpisodio 5: La conspiración del gran reemplazoEl racismo vertebra el discurso del movimiento de extrema derecha. Pero hay una asociación de ideas para sostener la estrategia: el aborto y el racismo. La consigna es la teoría del gran reemplazo, según la cual, los migrantes racializados vienen a Europa a sustituir a la raza blanca. Por eso, el derecho al aborto y la planificación familiar obligan a las mujeres blancas a tener menos hijos, según su ideario. Vamos a Burgos, donde VOX cogobernó durante dos años, con políticas antiinmigración. Allí conoceremos a mujeres marroquíes -la nacionalidad no comunitaria...
2025-07-0131 min
Europod • EnglishThe Right Kind of Family : Destroying gender 4/6In episode 4 of The Right Kind of Family, our reporters travel back to Spain, a country which has become a model in the development of progressive transgender rights at the national and regional level. In 2023, the Spanish Congress passed the so-called Trans Law, which focuses primarily on allowing individuals to change their name and gender on ID cards without requiring medical reports. However, Spain is also a country which saw the birth of the VOX, a party whose political platform hinges about the concept of "gender idoleology". Crucially, VOX is also one of the initiators of th...
2025-06-2437 min
La familia correctaEpisodio 4: Destruir el géneroViajamos de nuevo a España para entender la resistencia contra la diversidad de género. Conocemos a Eva Pascual, madre de un adolescente trans en las Islas Canarias, porque su historia muestra cómo las personas trans fueron las menos escuchadas en casi dos años de discusión parlamentaria con la ley trans. VOX, impulsor de la Red Política por los Valores, peleó contra la ley amparándose en la llamada "ideología de género", pero ¿de dónde viene esa teoría? Créditos: La familia correcta es un podcast inte...
2025-06-2429 min
Europod • EnglishThe Right Kind of Family : The abortion playbook 3/6In episode 3 of The Right Kind of Family, we travel to Italy, a country which has become a model for how it has been limiting access to abortion for women in subtle ways. In fact, the country ruled by Giorgia Meloni's Brother of Italy, represents a playbook for how it is possible to curtail abortions in a context where the Law formally provides free access to it. Starting from Naples, through Rome and reaching the north-western city of Turin, the reporters uncover how the anti-abortion playbook unfolds and impacts women's lives. The English version is w...
2025-06-1747 min
La familia correctaEpisodio 3: Instrucciones contra el abortoLlegamos a Italia, a inicios del Jubileo, el año santo católico. El país gobernado por Fratelli D'Italia, de Giorgia Meloni, representa un manual sobre cómo restringir el aborto, teniendo una ley que sí lo permite. Partiendo de Nápoles, pasando por Roma y llegando a Turín, descubrimos cómo ese manual se relaciona con la Red Política por los Valores, cómo afecta a la vida de las mujeres y cómo condiciona las políticas públicas. Créditos: La familia correcta es un podcast internacional, con siete adapt...
2025-06-1738 min
Europod • EnglishThe Right Kind of Family : A family-friendly country 2/6In episode 2 of The Right Kind of Family, our reporters travel to Hungary, a country ruled by Viktor Orban's Fidezs party since 2010. This relatively small central European country has surged to the role of ideological cornerstone for the Political Network for Values and its members. In particular, our reporters focus on one specific dimension of the policies enacted by the Orban over the past decade: family policies as a tool to stop population decline.The Hungarian government proudly defines its country as a family-friendly land. But what exactly are the famed policies of the H...
2025-06-1048 min
La familia correctaEpisodio 2: Un país para las familiasViajamos a Hungría, un país gobernado por Viktor Orbán, del partido Fidesz, desde 2010. Este pequeño país centroeuropeo se ha convertido en el faro ideológico de la Red Política por los Valores y sus miembros, incluido VOX. Te contamos cómo funcionan las políticas familiares que Orbán promociona para frenar el descenso de la población. El Gobierno húngaro define con orgullo su país como una tierra favorable a la familia. Pero descubrimos que son ayudas muy selectivas, que tienen consecuencias directas sobre el cuerpo de las mujeres. Créditos:
2025-06-1032 min
Europod • EnglishThe Right Kind of Family : A very bright future 1/6In episode 1 of The Right Kind of Family, reporters Claudia Torrisi, Elsa Cabria, Francesca Berardi and Lili Rutai are in Madrid, in the Spanish Senate. They follow the works of the "VI Transatlantic Summit for Freedom and the Culture of Life", a closed session “in defence of life and the natural family.” The meeting serves also as the sixth international gathering of the Political Network for Values, a network established in 2014 in a room at the UN headquarters, in New York. The reporters follow the debates and key note speeches of the participants, uncovering the international reach...
2025-06-0335 min
La familia correctaEpisodio 1: Un futuro brillanteCuatro periodistas de Hungría, Italia y España se encuentran en Madrid. Lili Rutai, Francesca Berardi, Claudia Torrisi y Elsa Cabria van a hacer un viaje por Europa para entender cómo la ultraderecha ha puesto el cuerpo de la mujer en el epicentro de una batalla cultural y política. En su primer encuentro, asisten a una cumbre internacional de ultraderecha. El evento, que se organiza desde hace una década, se celebra por primera vez en el Senado español. El leit motiv es la cultura de la vida, lo que se traduce como una cumbre antiab...
2025-06-0326 min
Hoy en EL PAÍSEstreno: La Familia Correcta | Un futuro brillanteEl País Audio presenta el primer episodio de La familia correcta, una serie documental de seis episodios, con adaptaciones en siete idiomas, sobre cómo la ultra derecha ha puesto el cuerpo de la mujer en el epicentro de una batalla política. En el primer episodio, cuatro periodistas de Hungría, Italia y España se encuentran en Madrid. Lili Rutai, Francesca Berardi, Claudia Torrisi y Elsa Cabria van a hacer un viaje por Europa para entender cómo la ultraderecha ha puesto el cuerpo de la mujer en el epicentro de una batalla cultural y política. En...
2025-06-0327 min
Europod & Sphera • NewsA Grain of Power: Who controls the grain? 6/6In the last episode of A Grain of Power, we cast a light on the functioning of the market of grain and wheat at the global level. Until now, this series has focused on the responsibilities of nations and supranational institutions, but in this sixth episode, we focus on the power of private companies and, also, financial markets. Through 6 episodes, A Grain of Power is a documentary podcast that takes you on a journey from the heart of Ukraine to the markets of Egypt, passing through Romania, Italy, and Brussels. It explores how an essential commodity – see...
2025-06-0122 min
Europod • EnglishThe Right Kind of Family : [Trailer]"The Right Kind of Family" is a podcast co-produced by El País Audio, Chora Media, Europod, and 444.It was created within the framework of the WePod project, co-funded by the Creative Europe programme of the European Commission.The English version is written and narrated by Lili RutaiResearch and fieldwork: Francesca Berardi, Claudia Torrisi, Lili Rutai, Elsa Cabria and Manuel TomilloScript in original language: Francesca Berardi, Claudia Torrisi, Lili Rutai, Elsa Cabria.Editing of scripts: Alexander Damiano Ricci, Ana Ribera and Sabrina TinelliOriginal sound identity: Daniel G...
2025-05-2702 min
Europod & Sphera • NewsA Grain of Power : The governance - Bruxelles 5/6After analysing the impact of the lack of grain and wheat on the global South, in the 5th episode of A Grain of Power, we look at the impact an abundance of the same can have on economies. In 2024, farmers’ movements across Europe took the streets of their capitals and Brussels. To some, it looked like the Kremlin had been able to spur these protests through its geopolitics of grain. What was that really the case? And, more globally, what role does the EU play in wheat trade? Through 6 episodes, A Grain of Power is a doc...
2025-05-2525 min
Europod • EnglishA Grain of Power: Who controls the grain? 6/6In the last episode of A Grain of Power, we cast a light on the functioning of the market of grain and wheat at the global level. Until now, this series has focused on the responsibilities of nations and supranational institutions, but in this sixth episode, we focus on the power of private companies and, also, financial markets. Through 6 episodes, A Grain of Power is a documentary podcast that takes you on a journey from the heart of Ukraine to the markets of Egypt, passing through Romania, Italy, and Brussels. It explores how an essential commodity – see...
2025-05-2222 min
Europod & Sphera • NewsA Grain of Power : The void - Cairo, Egypt 4/6With the fourth episode of A Grain of Power, the reportage trip which started in Ukraine and passed along the Western coast of the Black Sea reaches its final destination. In the Egyptian town of Mansoura and the capital city Cairo, bread maker Zainab and restaurant owner Kamal share their views on the importance of bread in their society. The episode analyses the impact of the shortage of wheat due to the war in Ukraine on the Egyptian economy. But by moving back to Europe, the episode also tackles the effect that an abundance of imported grain can have...
2025-05-1825 min
Europod • EnglishA Grain of Power : The governance - Bruxelles 5/6After analysing the impact of the lack of grain and wheat on the global South, in the 5th episode of A Grain of Power, we look at the impact an abundance of the same can have on economies. In 2024, farmers’ movements across Europe took the streets of their capitals and Brussels. To some, it looked like the Kremlin had been able to spur these protests through its geopolitics of grain. What was that really the case? And, more globally, what role does the EU play in wheat trade? Through 6 episodes, A Grain of Power is a doc...
2025-05-1525 min
Europod & Sphera • NewsA Grain of Power : The ports - The Black Sea 3/6In the third episode of A Grain of Power, the team of reporters behind this documentary travels from Odessa, in Ukraine, towards Istanbul, in Turkey, passing through Constanza, in Romania. The trip sheds light on the impact of the war on Ukraine on the transport infrastructure of grain from Europe to the global South. Through 6 episodes, A Grain of Power is a documentary podcast that takes you on a journey from the heart of Ukraine to the markets of Egypt, passing through Romania, Italy, and Brussels. It explores how an essential commodity – seeds, wheat, bread – has becom...
2025-05-1130 min
Europod • EnglishA Grain of Power : The void - Cairo, Egypt 4/6With the fourth episode of A Grain of Power, the reportage trip which started in Ukraine and passed along the Western coast of the Black Sea reaches its final destination. In the Egyptian town of Mansoura and the capital city Cairo, bread maker Zainab and restaurant owner Kamal share their views on the importance of bread in their society. The episode analyses the impact of the shortage of wheat due to the war in Ukraine on the Egyptian economy. But by moving back to Europe, the episode also tackles the effect that an abundance of imported grain can have...
2025-05-0825 min
Europod & Sphera • NewsA Grain of Power : The fields - Mykolaiv, Ukraine 2/6The second episode of A Grain of Power brings you to Ukraine. More specifically, we get to know the story of farmers in the Southwestern region of Mykolaiv, where families have suffered the destruction of their fields of wheat through bombs and mines. We also discuss the history of the weaponisation of grain through the voice of historian and professor Steven Kaplan.Through 6 episodes, A Grain of Power is a documentary podcast that takes you on a journey from the heart of Ukraine to the markets of Egypt, passing through Romania, Italy, and Brussels. It explores...
2025-05-0426 min
Europod • EnglishA Grain of Power : The ports - The Black Sea 3/6In the third episode of A Grain of Power, the team of reporters behind this documentary travels from Odessa, in Ukraine, towards Istanbul, in Turkey, passing through Constanza, in Romania. The trip sheds light on the impact of the war on Ukraine on the transport infrastructure of grain from Europe to the global South. Through 6 episodes, A Grain of Power is a documentary podcast that takes you on a journey from the heart of Ukraine to the markets of Egypt, passing through Romania, Italy, and Brussels. It explores how an essential commodity – seeds, wheat, bread – has becom...
2025-05-0130 min
Közélet és Szórakozás - SZMSZ PodcastRavnica koja se suši | Invazivne vrste mogu izazvati značajne ekološke promene u okoliniU poslednjih nekoliko godina mogli smo primetiti da se u Mađarskoj pojavljuje sve više nepoznatih, nikada ranije viđenih vrsta insekata, poreklom iz drugih zemalja, ili čak sa drugih kontinenata – često u ogromnom broju. Početkom jeseni gotovo je postalo uobičajeno da u medijima čitamo o masovnoj pojavi invazivnih stenica, što ne samo da izaziva neprijatnosti među stanovništvom, već nanosi i ozbiljnu štetu u poljoprivredi, posebno u uzgoju povrća i voća.
Pojava invazivnih insekata u Mađarskoj nije nova pojava. Prva poznata štetočina ovog tipa bila je filoksera, koja se pojavila 1870-ih...
2025-04-2923 min
Europod & Sphera • NewsA Grain of Power: The bakery - Trevignano, Italy 1/6The first episode of A Grain of Power starts in Trevignano, near Rome, Italy. It starts with the story of Culetti, a small modern bakery led by Mirko Magnano, who discusses the philosophy behind the business. More than 2000 kilometres away, Zainab describes the visceral relationship between Egyptian people and bread, as well as the challenges the local population encounters to access this essential good. How and why are the stories of Mirko and Zainab connected?Through 6 episodes, A Grain of Power is a documentary podcast that takes you on a journey from the heart of Ukraine t...
2025-04-2723 min
Europod • EnglishA Grain of Power : The fields - Mykolaiv, Ukraine 2/6The second episode of A Grain of Power brings you to Ukraine. More specifically, we get to know the story of farmers in the Southwestern region of Mykolaiv, where families have suffered the destruction of their fields of wheat through bombs and mines. We also discuss the history of the weaponisation of grain through the voice of historian and professor Steven Kaplan.Through 6 episodes, A Grain of Power is a documentary podcast that takes you on a journey from the heart of Ukraine to the markets of Egypt, passing through Romania, Italy, and Brussels. It explores...
2025-04-2426 min
Europod & Sphera • NewsSea of Rage: A European Story 6/6In the last episode of Sea of Rage, we travel back to Barbate and investigate what happened on the night of the 9th of February 2024, when two local police officers were killed by narco-gangs. We also meet Spanish prosecutors and researchers, trying to understand what the future might hold for Barbate.Sea of Rage is a reportage podcast dealing with the borderless narco-trafficking business as seen from the perspective of ordinary people who live in two towns in Southern Europe: Barbate (Andalusìa, Spain) and Gioia Tauro (Calabria, Italy). Over the past few d...
2025-04-2325 min
Europod & Sphera • NewsSea of Rage: Red Threads 5/6In this episode, we continue our reporting from the area of Gioia Tauro. We meet journalist Michele Albanese who lives under police protection these days. And discover the reach and connections of the Italian Ndrangheta mafia across Europe. From the reporting the differences and red threads connecting Barbate and Gioia Tauro become manifest.Sea of Rage is a reportage podcast dealing with the borderless narco-trafficking business as seen from the perspective of ordinary people who live in two towns in Southern Europe: Barbate (Andalusìa, Spain) and Gioia Tauro (Calabria, Italy). Over the past few decades, B...
2025-04-2226 min
Europod & Sphera • NewsSea of Rage: The Port of Gioia Tauro 4/6In this episode, we travel to the Italian coast and port-town of Gioia Tauro, in the Southern region of Calabria. We discover the history of the construction of the port of Gioia Tauro and the role of the Italian mafia, Ndrangheta, in the narco-trafficking of cocaine into Europe. Sea of Rage is a reportage podcast dealing with the borderless narco-trafficking business as seen from the perspective of ordinary people who live in two towns in Southern Europe: Barbate (Andalusìa, Spain) and Gioia Tauro (Calabria, Italy). Over the past few decades, Barbate and Gioia Tauro have be...
2025-04-2132 min
Europod & Sphera • NewsSea of Rage: The Rage 3/6After visiting the neighbourhood of El Pinar and the port of Barbate, in this episode we try to understand deeper reasons for why this south-western Spanish port town struggles in changing its status of entry door for hashish into Europe. We discuss the impact of geography, education and, eventually, local politics on Barbate. Sea of Rage is a reportage podcast dealing with the borderless narco-trafficking business as seen from the perspective of ordinary people who live in two towns in Southern Europe: Barbate (Andalusìa, Spain) and Gioia Tauro (Calabria, Italy). Over the past few decades, Ba...
2025-04-2019 min
Europod & Sphera • NewsSea of Rage: The Port of Barbate 2/6Walking the streets of Barbate is not enough to grasp why drug trafficking affects this small town in South-Western Spain. In this episode, the team of reporters behind Sea of Rage visit the port of Barbate, where everything - the smuggling - happens. Sea of Rage is a reportage podcast dealing with the borderless narco-trafficking business as seen from the perspective of ordinary people who live in two towns in Southern Europe: Barbate (Andalusìa, Spain) and Gioia Tauro (Calabria, Italy). Over the past few decades, Barbate and Gioia Tauro have become entry points for hashish an...
2025-04-1920 min
Europod & Sphera • NewsSea of Rage: El Pinar 1/6In this episode, the team of reporters behind Sea of Rage set foot for the first time in Barbate, Andalusia, South-Western Spain. They meet people from El Pinar, a notorious neighbourhood in town which is known to be a pivotal place for drug trafficking. Sea of Rage is a reportage podcast dealing with the borderless narco-trafficking business as seen from the perspective of ordinary people who live in two towns in Southern Europe: Barbate (Andalusìa, Spain) and Gioia Tauro (Calabria, Italy). Over the past few decades, Barbate and Gioia Tauro have become entry points for ha...
2025-04-1930 min
Europod & Sphera • NewsSea of Rage [Trailer]Sea of Rage is a reportage podcast dealing with the borderless narco-trafficking business as seen from the perspective of ordinary people who live in two towns in Southern Europe: Barbate (Andalusìa, Spain) and Gioia Tauro (Calabria, Italy). Over the past few decades, Barbate and Gioia Tauro have become entry points for hashish and cocaine into Europe. But why have these towns become such pivotal places for drug trafficking? And what does it mean to live, day in day out, next door to such dark and murky businesses?Sea of Rage is an a...
2025-04-1901 min
Europod • EnglishA Grain of Power: The bakery - Trevignano, Italy 1/6The first episode of A Grain of Power starts in Trevignano, near Rome, Italy. It starts with the story of Culetti, a small modern bakery led by Mirko Magnano, who discusses the philosophy behind the business. More than 2000 kilometres away, Zainab describes the visceral relationship between Egyptian people and bread, as well as the challenges the local population encounters to access this essential good. How and why are the stories of Mirko and Zainab connected?Through 6 episodes, A Grain of Power is a documentary podcast that takes you on a journey from the heart of Ukraine t...
2025-04-1723 min
Europod • EnglishA Grain of Power: [Trailer]Through six episodes, A Grain of Power is a documentary podcast that takes you on a journey from the heart of Ukraine to the markets of Egypt, passing through Romania, Italy, and Brussels. It explores how an essential commodity – seeds, wheat, bread – has become a weapon of power, playing a crucial role both in the North and the South. Discover how these resources nourish nations, provoke conflicts, and reshape alliances.And you? Would you be willing to fight for a piece of bread?Narration: Alexander Damiano RicciReporting and field research: Futu...
2025-04-1002 min
Europod & Sphera • NewsTruck Drivers : The future of transport 6/6In the last episode, we look at the future of the transport sector. How will goods be moved in the coming years? Which role will artificial intelligence play? And most importantly, will truck drivers still be needed or will they be replaced by machines? To answer these questions, we went to Intermodal Europe, the congress that brings together industry professionals in Rotterdam each year to discuss the future of the transport sectorTruck Drivers is a podcast co-produced by Europod and Ser Podcast. This podcast is part of WePod, a collaborative project funded by the Creative E...
2025-03-1619 min
Europod • EnglishTruck Drivers : The future of transport 6/6In the last episode, we look at the future of the transport sector. How will goods be moved in the coming years? Which role will artificial intelligence play? And most importantly, will truck drivers still be needed or will they be replaced by machines? To answer these questions, we went to Intermodal Europe, the congress that brings together industry professionals in Rotterdam each year to discuss the future of the transport sectorTruck Drivers is a podcast co-produced by Europod and Ser Podcast. This podcast is part of WePod, a collaborative project funded by the Creative E...
2025-03-1319 min
Europod & Sphera • NewsTruck Drivers : Another Way 5/6Truck drivers transport 77% of products in Europe, but road transport is not the only option. Trains and intermodal systems are one of the alternative solutions the EU is focusing on, and one which could also improve the working conditions of truck drivers. Investment, however, is still too low. In the meantime, Europe is also trying to reduce the fossil fuel consumption of trucks by focusing on electric engines. Truck drivers, though, are still skepticalTruck Drivers is a podcast co-produced by Europod and Ser Podcast. This podcast is part of WePod, a collaborative project funded by...
2025-03-0925 min
Europod • EnglishTruck Drivers : Another Way 5/6Truck drivers transport 77% of products in Europe, but road transport is not the only option. Trains and intermodal systems are one of the alternative solutions the EU is focusing on, and one which could also improve the working conditions of truck drivers. Investment, however, is still too low. In the meantime, Europe is also trying to reduce the fossil fuel consumption of trucks by focusing on electric engines. Truck drivers, though, are still skepticalTruck Drivers is a podcast co-produced by Europod and Ser Podcast. This podcast is part of WePod, a collaborative project funded by...
2025-03-0625 min
Europod & Sphera • NewsTruck Drivers : Kilometers of Pollution 4/6On our journey through the roads of central Europe, we often encountered trucks with Polish or Lithuanian licence plates. An accident? Certainly not. In this episode we travel to Sandomierz, Poland, to see how the competition between East and West works and to learn more about the problems of truck drivers in this part of Europe.Truck Drivers is a podcast co-produced by Europod and Ser Podcast. This podcast is part of WePod, a collaborative project funded by the Creative Europe program of the European Commission.Hosting and Narration: Alexander Damiano RicciField...
2025-03-0223 min
Europod • EnglishTruck Drivers : Kilometers of Pollution 4/6On our journey through the roads of central Europe, we often encountered trucks with Polish or Lithuanian licence plates. An accident? Certainly not. In this episode we travel to Sandomierz, Poland, to see how the competition between East and West works and to learn more about the problems of truck drivers in this part of Europe.Truck Drivers is a podcast co-produced by Europod and Ser Podcast. This podcast is part of WePod, a collaborative project funded by the Creative Europe program of the European Commission.Hosting and Narration: Alexander Damiano RicciField...
2025-02-2723 min
Europod & Sphera • NewsTruck Drivers : East Vs West 3/6On our journey through the roads of central Europe, we often encountered trucks with Polish or Lithuanian licence plates. An accident? Certainly not. In this episode we travel to Sandomierz, Poland, to see how the competition between East and West works and to learn more about the problems of truck drivers in this part of Europe.Truck Drivers is a podcast co-produced by Europod and Ser Podcast. This podcast is part of WePod, a collaborative project funded by the Creative Europe program of the European Commission.Hosting and Narration: Alexander Damiano RicciField...
2025-02-2324 min
Europod • EnglishTruck Drivers : East Vs West 3/6On our journey through the roads of central Europe, we often encountered trucks with Polish or Lithuanian licence plates. An accident? Certainly not. In this episode we travel to Sandomierz, Poland, to see how the competition between East and West works and to learn more about the problems of truck drivers in this part of Europe.Truck Drivers is a podcast co-produced by Europod and Ser Podcast. This podcast is part of WePod, a collaborative project funded by the Creative Europe program of the European Commission.Hosting and Narration: Alexander Damiano RicciField...
2025-02-2024 min
Europod & Sphera • NewsTruck Drivers : Safety First 2/6Truck drivers are expected to obey precise rules when driving, but this is not always the case. Many of them are forced to break these rules in order to make as many deliveries in as little time as possible, skipping mandatory rest breaks and exceeding speed limits. This is a problem for their safety, but also for their own. In this episode, we will talk about safety on the roads, but also about our responsibilities as consumers and the impact we can have in protecting the rights of truck drivers.ruck Drivers is a podcast co-produced...
2025-02-1624 min
Europod • EnglishTruck Drivers : Safety First 2/6Truck drivers are expected to obey precise rules when driving, but this is not always the case. Many of them are forced to break these rules in order to make as many deliveries in as little time as possible, skipping mandatory rest breaks and exceeding speed limits. This is a problem for their safety, but also for their own. In this episode, we will talk about safety on the roads, but also about our responsibilities as consumers and the impact we can have in protecting the rights of truck drivers.Truck Drivers is a podcast co-produced...
2025-02-1324 min
Europod & Sphera • NewsTruck Drivers : A life on the road 1/6In Europe, there is a shortage of around 230,000 truck drivers, but by 2028 there will be as many as 745,000 vacancies. Excessive working hours, inadequate wages and long periods away from home are the main causes of this shortage of truck drivers, but the issue is much more complex. In order to understand why this great labour gap exists and what it could mean for our societies and personal lives, we travelled by truck between Spain, France and Germany. Our journey begins with this first instalment. This podcast is part of WePod, a collaborative project funded by the Eu...
2025-02-0931 min
Europod • EnglishTruck Drivers : A life on the road 1/6In Europe, there is a shortage of around 230,000 truck drivers, but by 2028 there will be as many as 745,000 vacancies. Excessive working hours, inadequate wages and long periods away from home are the main causes of this shortage of truck drivers, but the issue is much more complex. In order to understand why this great labour gap exists and what it could mean for our societies and personal lives, we travelled by truck between Spain, France and Germany. Our journey begins with this first instalment. Truck Drivers is a podcast co-produced by Europod and Ser Podcast. This po...
2025-02-0631 min
Europod & Sphera • NewsTruck Drivers : [Trailer]Truck Drivers is the story of an indispensable profession, but also of an economic and logistical system under strain. It’s a story of exploitation, fierce competition, and an equilibrium that has spiraled out of control. Every day, thousands of trucks crisscross Europe’s roads to deliver the products we consume without a second thought. This immense and often invisible supply chain is, nonetheless, essential to our daily lives. But this vital sector is in crisis: already, 230,000 drivers are missing across Europe, a number that could exceed 700,000 in the coming years. Embark on a truck journey across Europe and disc...
2025-02-0202 min
Europod • EnglishTruck Drivers : [Trailer]Truck Drivers is the story of an indispensable profession, but also of an economic and logistical system under strain. It’s a story of exploitation, fierce competition, and an equilibrium that has spiraled out of control. Every day, thousands of trucks crisscross Europe’s roads to deliver the products we consume without a second thought. This immense and often invisible supply chain is, nonetheless, essential to our daily lives. But this vital sector is in crisis: already, 230,000 drivers are missing across Europe, a number that could exceed 700,000 in the coming years. Embark on a truck journey across Europe and disc...
2025-01-3002 min
Europod • EnglishSea of Rage: A European Story 6/6In the last episode of Sea of Rage, we travel back to Barbate and investigate what happened on the night of the 9th of February 2024, when two local police officers were killed by narco-gangs. We also meet Spanish prosecutors and researchers, trying to understand what the future might hold for Barbate.Sea of Rage is a reportage podcast dealing with the borderless narco-trafficking business as seen from the perspective of ordinary people who live in two towns in Southern Europe: Barbate (Andalusìa, Spain) and Gioia Tauro (Calabria, Italy). Over the past few d...
2025-01-2325 min
Europod • EnglishSea of Rage: Red Threads 5/6In this episode, we continue our reporting from the area of Gioia Tauro. We meet journalist Michele Albanese who lives under police protection these days. And discover the reach and connections of the Italian Ndrangheta mafia across Europe. From the reporting the differences and red threads connecting Barbate and Gioia Tauro become manifest.Sea of Rage is a reportage podcast dealing with the borderless narco-trafficking business as seen from the perspective of ordinary people who live in two towns in Southern Europe: Barbate (Andalusìa, Spain) and Gioia Tauro (Calabria, Italy). Over the past few decades, B...
2025-01-1626 min
Europod • EnglishSea of Rage: The Port of Gioia Tauro 4/6In this episode, we travel to the Italian coast and port-town of Gioia Tauro, in the Southern region of Calabria. We discover the history of the construction of the port of Gioia Tauro and the role of the Italian mafia, Ndrangheta, in the narco-trafficking of cocaine into Europe. Sea of Rage is a reportage podcast dealing with the borderless narco-trafficking business as seen from the perspective of ordinary people who live in two towns in Southern Europe: Barbate (Andalusìa, Spain) and Gioia Tauro (Calabria, Italy). Over the past few decades, Barbate and Gioia Tauro have be...
2025-01-0932 min
Europod • EnglishSea of Rage: The Rage 3/6After visiting the neighbourhood of El Pinar and the port of Barbate, in this episode we try to understand deeper reasons for why this south-western Spanish port town struggles in changing its status of entry door for hashish into Europe. We discuss the impact of geography, education and, eventually, local politics on Barbate. Sea of Rage is a reportage podcast dealing with the borderless narco-trafficking business as seen from the perspective of ordinary people who live in two towns in Southern Europe: Barbate (Andalusìa, Spain) and Gioia Tauro (Calabria, Italy). Over the past few decades, Ba...
2024-12-1919 min
Europod • EnglishSea of Rage: The Port of Barbate 2/6Walking the streets of Barbate is not enough to grasp why drug trafficking affects this small town in South-Western Spain. In this episode, the team of reporters behind Sea of Rage visit the port of Barbate, where everything - the smuggling - happens. Sea of Rage is a reportage podcast dealing with the borderless narco-trafficking business as seen from the perspective of ordinary people who live in two towns in Southern Europe: Barbate (Andalusìa, Spain) and Gioia Tauro (Calabria, Italy). Over the past few decades, Barbate and Gioia Tauro have become entry points for hashish an...
2024-12-1020 min
Europod • EnglishSea of Rage: El Pinar 1/6In this episode, the team of reporters behind Sea of Rage set foot for the first time in Barbate, Andalusia, South-Western Spain. They meet people from El Pinar, a notorious neighbourhood in town which is known to be a pivotal place for drug trafficking. Sea of Rage is a reportage podcast dealing with the borderless narco-trafficking business as seen from the perspective of ordinary people who live in two towns in Southern Europe: Barbate (Andalusìa, Spain) and Gioia Tauro (Calabria, Italy). Over the past few decades, Barbate and Gioia Tauro have become entry points for ha...
2024-12-0329 min
Europod • EnglishSea of Rage [Trailer]Sea of Rage is a reportage podcast dealing with the borderless narco-trafficking business as seen from the perspective of ordinary people who live in two towns in Southern Europe: Barbate (Andalusìa, Spain) and Gioia Tauro (Calabria, Italy). Over the past few decades, Barbate and Gioia Tauro have become entry points for hashish and cocaine into Europe. But why have these towns become such pivotal places for drug trafficking? And what does it mean to live, day in day out, next door to such dark and murky businesses?Sea of Rage is an a...
2024-11-2600 min
Europe, Day by DayThe trends shaping politics in the EU-bubble - End of Season 1 -Part 2In this second part of a special two episode closure to the first season of Europe, Day by Day, executive producer Alexander Damiano Ricci hosts Emma Belmonte and Seden Anlar, respectively producer and host of the podcast. The team behind Europe, Day by Day discusses the trends that have been shaping EU-bubble politics and what is likely to come up in the next months, in 2024 and 2025.Europe, Day by Day is a Europod production in partnership with Sphera Network. The executive producer of Europe, Day by Day is Alexander Damiano Ricci. Th...
2024-09-3009 minEurope, Day by DayThe trends shaping politics in Europe - End of Season 1 -Part 1In this first part of a special two episode closure to the first season of Europe, Day by Day, executive producer Alexander Damiano Ricci hosts Emma Belmonte and Seden Anlar, respectively producer and host of the podcast. The team behind Europe, Day by Day discusses the trends that have been shaping European politics and what is likely to come up in the next months, in 2024 and 2025.Europe, Day by Day is a Europod production in partnership with Sphera Network. The executive producer of Europe, Day by Day is Alexander Damiano Ricci. Th...
2024-09-3012 minEurope, Day by DayWhy does Europe have a problem with Chinese EVsA vote of the EU’s Trade Defense Instruments Committee scheduled next week was expected to once and for all impose significant tariffs on Chinese imports of Electric vehicles into European markets.But yesterday, Politico reported that the vote had vanished from the official schedules, without any given explanations.One thing is clear, this delay comes amid a brain-wracking debate in Europe between those supporting the tariffs and those fearing they would sign off on a trade war.So today we explain why Europe has a problem with Chinese EVs, an...
2024-09-1904 minEurope, Day by DayEurope’s white collar justice problemThe Swedish appeal court made the news this week by sentencing a Former Swedbank chief executive to 15 months in prison on charges of fraud and market manipulation. She is the highest-ranking Swedish banker to be condemned as part of one of Europe’s largest money laundering scandals. What does this say about white collar criminality in Europe? And what is the EU doing about it?Europe, Day by Day is Europod's first daily podcast, in co-production with Sphera Network.The executive producer of Europe, Day by Day is Alexander Damiano Ricci. The...
2024-09-1305 minEurope, Day by DayWhy are some European countries banning phones in schools?As students re-enter their classrooms after the summer break, many will be doing so without their mobile phones in hand. Across Europe, an increasing number of countries are proposing bans on mobile phones, as well as individual learning institutions taking charge of this matter. Why is this the new hot topic in education? And what impact could this have on children's schooling?Europe, Day by Day is a Europod production in partnership with Sphera Network. The executive producer of Europe, Day by Day is Alexander Damiano Ricci. The host of Europe, Da...
2024-09-0304 minEurope, Day by DayGermany’s far-right past… and future?Yesterday, citizens of the German state of Thuringia took to the polls for their state elections. The far-right AfD party came out on top with 32% of the vote. Over the years, the party has been mired in controversy and has even been determined to have “anti-constitutional goals”. With the upcoming Bundestag elections next year, what’s on the cards for Germany’s political future?Europe, Day by Day is a Europod production in partnership with Sphera Network. The executive producer of Europe, Day by Day is Alexander Damiano Ricci. The host of Europe...
2024-09-0204 minEurope, Day by DayOLAF: 1 billion Euros of EU taxpayer money wantedGive the EU back one billion euros. That’s the demand from the European Anti-Fraud Agency. The amount is misused taxpayer money the agency, also known as OLAF, says it detected in 2023 according to its annual report released this week. From irregularities at wastewater plants, misspent Covid recovery funds and smuggled cigarettes, OLAF has a lot on its plate. But what exactly is OLAF? Is it capturing the true scale of fraud across the EU? And will this stolen money ever be returned? Europe, Day by Day is Europod's first daily podcast, in co-production with Sphera Network...
2024-06-2104 minEurope, Day by DayHow did we come to the point of Hezbollah threatening Cyprus?As Europe confronts war in Ukraine, its Mediterranean border is looking increasingly fragile as Lebanese militant group Hezbollah threatens Cyprus over its role in the wider Middle East conflict. We explore the geopolitical conundrum that puts Cyprus in the eye of conflicts abroad, and at home. Europe, Day by Day is Europod's first daily podcast, in co-production with Sphera Network. The executive producer of Europe, Day by Day is Alexander Damiano Ricci. The host of Europe, Day by Day is Emma Belmonte. The scriptwriter of this episode is Andrew Conn...
2024-06-2004 minEurope, Day by DayWhat the heck is wrong with Helsinki’s municipal housing?In Finland, a shocking number of municipal housing units are vacant — some for over a year. All the while, approximately 10’ooo applicants wait to hear back if they can move in. So, what is happening to city-owned housing in Finland? And what about the rest of Europe? Europe, Day by Day is Europod's first daily podcast, in co-production with Sphera Network. The executive producer of Europe, Day by Day is Alexander Damiano Ricci. The host of Europe, Day by Day is Emma Belmonte. The researcher of this episode is Juli Sim...
2024-06-1904 minEurope, Day by DayNumber of reported anti-Roma incidents in Germany doubled over a yearA new report released by the the German Reporting and Information Centre on Anti-Roma sentiment, or MIA, shows that discrimination against Roma people is on the rise in Germany. Across Europe, daily life for Roma people is challenging and precarious. On top of that, Roma people face many misconceptions about their culture and backgrounds. So what is being done to ensure equal rights for Roma people across the EU? Europe, Day by Day is Europod's first daily podcast, in co-production with Sphera Network. The executive producer of Europe, Day by Day is Alexander Da...
2024-06-1804 minEurope, Day by DayWhy Ireland’s President Higgins is calling for citizens to protect librariesOver the past year, Irish libraries have been faced with far-right protests at their doorsteps. One of the reasons they are being targeted is for holding LGBTQ+ reading material, or drag readings. In Hungary, a similar wave of anti-LGBTQ+ legislation in reading material is underway. How close are we to living out the story of Fahrenheit 451? And what does this mean for the future of free speech and representation?Europe, Day by Day is Europod's first daily podcast, in co-production with Sphera Network. The executive producer of Europe, Day by Day is Alexander D...
2024-06-1705 minEurope, Day by DayFrom the 2006 World Cup to Euro 2024: How Germany (and Europe) have changedThe 2006 World Cup in Germany is fondly remembered as the “Sommermärchen,” or summer fairy-tale: marked by a growing economy in a peaceful continent, with Angela Merkel as a popular chancellor. But tonight, the 2024 Euro Cup tournament opens under notably different circumstances for the host nation: with a land war in Europe, stagnant economic growth and the political rise of the far right. Europe, Day by Day is Europod's first daily podcast, in co-production with Sphera Network. The executive producer of Europe, Day by Day is Alexander Damiano Ricci. The host of Europ...
2024-06-1404 minEurope, Day by DayWhy the Klimaseniorinnen case matters for the whole of EuropeThe Klimaseniorinnen, a climate activism movement made up of women over the age of 65, took Switzerland to court over the government’s violation of the right to climate protection. In a landmark ruling, the activists won. But now, Swiss lawmakers have voted to reject the court’s judgement. In Switzerland, and across Europe, the relationship between institutional politics and activist movements is shifting. Do the people still have the government’s ear?Europe, Day by Day is Europod's first daily podcast, in co-production with Sphera Network. The executive producer of Europe, Day by Day is...
2024-06-1304 minEurope, Day by DayReport casts shadow over recent Hungarian local electionsWhile 27 countries across the continent were voting in the European elections, 9 of them were also voting in local elections. Today, we’re taking a look at the Hungarian municipal elections. A concerning report from the European Network of Election Monitoring Organisations (ENEMO) has revealed that the elections did not live up to international democratic standards. Read the preliminary report here. Europe, Day by Day is Europod's first daily podcast, in co-production with Sphera Network. The executive producer of Europe, Day by Day is Alexander Damiano Ricci. The host of Europe, Day by Da...
2024-06-1204 min
Sounds like Europe, cross-border podcastingS1EP1 - How to start a cross-border podcastIn this first episode of 'Sounds Like Europe' we look for the answer of a very important question: How do you start a cross-border podcast? Now, four months into the WePod project, two co-productions are already underway. To explain how you manage to coordinate a cross-border podcast collaboration, our host Javi Caminero talks to Alexander Damiano Ricci, Chief Operating Officer of Bulle Media and coordinator of the WePod project. Listen to Alexander’s recommendations: ‘Stories’ by Cecilia Sala:https://open.spotify.com/show/1FaCiqGahURjjO42JOMiyd ‘Tatort Ostsee’: https://open.spotify.com/show/5EjoYYkGiHGOL5J8YMK5bQ Visit t...
2024-01-0817 min
Europod & Sphera • NewsDieselgate Reloaded - Part 2In this episode of Europe Talks Back, Gail Rego continues to dig into the investigation by Stefano Valentino published by the pan-European online media, Voxeurop, on how the European car industry has lobbied EU institutions to weaken Euro Seven, the next European Emission Standard. Over the years, the EU has adopted progressively more stringent regulations on car emissions, but establishing this new standard is proving to be more difficult than in the past.This story is part of an investigation conducted with Voxeurop and supported by the Journalismfund Europe, the European Excellence E...
2023-12-1514 min
Europod & Sphera • NewsDieselgate Reloaded - Part 1In this episode of Europe Talks Back, Gail Rego takes us inside the investigation by Stefano Valentino published by the pan-European online media, Voxeurop, on how the European car industry has lobbied EU institutions to weaken Euro Seven, the next European Emission Standard. Over the years, the EU has adopted progressively more stringent regulations on car emissions, but establishing this new standard is proving to be more difficult than in the past.This story is part of an investigation conducted with Voxeurop and supported by the Journalismfund Europe, the European Excellence Exchange i...
2023-11-2916 min
Europod & Sphera • NewsHow is podcasting transforming the European Media landscape? - Part 2This special episode of Europe Talks Back is the second part of the recording of a panel debate held on the 12th of October at Bozar in Brussels, moderated by Alexander Damiano Ricci and organized by Sphera Media Lab and Arty Farty. Today, Alexander Damiano Ricci and his guests discuss how podcasts have increased the quality of information in the European media landscape and how to save them from misinformation. Also in the show, an interesting discussion between the panelist and the audience on the podcasting landscape. The guests are: A...
2023-10-2520 min
Europod & Sphera • NewsHow is podcasting transforming the European Media landscape? - Part 1In this special episode of Europe Talks Back, Alexander Damiano Ricci and his guests discuss how podcasts incorporate alternative and independent points of view and how they improve the quality of the information in the European media landscape, but also how podcasting has changed the professional mindset of the panelists. Today’s episode is the first part of the recording of a panel debate held on the 12th of October at Bozar in Brussel, moderated by Alexander Damiano Ricci and organized by Sphera Media Lab and Arty Farty. The guests are:
2023-10-1824 min
Europod & Sphera • NewsBehind the scenes of “Porto, please don't stop the music" Producer Alexander Damiano Ricci invites April Clare Welsh to discuss her work as a reporter and scriptwriter for the previous podcast episode “Porto, please don’t stop the music”. April Clare Welsh recalls how she got in touch with an underground music community and hub in Porto, called STOP. She also talks about the systemic deficiencies of public funding in the cultural sector in Portugal, highlighting differences and similarities between cultural sector in Portugal and in the UK. About April Clare Welsh April Clare Welsh is a freelance journalist based in Port...
2023-10-1115 min
Europod & Sphera • NewsPorto, please don’t stop the musicIn this episode of Europe Talks Back, Juli Simond tells the story of Bruno Costa, a Porto-based musician who has become the president of a musicians, artists, and shopkeepers association called Alma Stop. The association was set up to protect the interests of the people who use the spaces at CC Stop -or just Stop - a four-story shopping centre that has been sustaining Porto’s underground music scene for more than 20 years and is home to an estimated 500 musicians. Today, the continued existence of the Stop community is under threat from the local authorities but...
2023-10-0417 min
Europod & Sphera • NewsBehind the scenes of “Being trans in the Catholic Church" & A chat with Maria DiosProducer Alexander Damiano Ricci invites Katie Jickling to discuss her work as a reporter and scriptwriter for a previous podcast episode, “Being trans in the Catholic Church”. The conversation explores the relationship between the Church and LGBTQ people, the polarization of such issue in politics, and examines what are the costs and challenges of activism at a personal level. Also in the show, an interview with María Dios, producer of Europe Talks Back. About Katie Jickling Katie Jickling is a journalist reporting from Belgium but she comes or...
2023-09-2724 min
Europod & Sphera • NewsBeing trans in the Catholic ChurchIn this episode of Europe Talks Back, Juli Simond tells the story of Phyla Kupferschmidt, a 36-year-old trans woman originally from Canada but now living in Leuven, Belgium. As a transgender and Catholic person, Phyla has had a rough relationship with the Church and the congregation she is part of, but she has managed to bridge cultural divides and challenge stereotypes about gender and faith through activism. After the first awakenings of her sense of womanhood and the experience of the seminary in Canada she attended when she was still a man, Phyla has come o...
2023-09-2020 min