mastodon 4.8.0-nightly.2026-10-06Award-winning podcasts about European politics and culture. New episodes every Thursday 🎉
Here's a guilty secret: we are still running our email on a certain large US tech platform. We recently attempted a switch to Proton, but found the search function to be sadly not what we need it to be 💔
What's your favourite European email provider? We need:
Recommendations for your favourite European podcast, please!
This video is gold. The Norwegian Consumer Council entertainingly satirising the crappy tech that is making things increasingly shitty.
A speech by the EU's Energy Commissioner, Dan Jørgensen, last week. The guy's got a point:
Let’s skip the hyperbole. No one can transform #Hungary overnight. Péter Magyar is a product of the Fidesz machine. But we are so, so happy for Hungarians tonight
One early morning train from Berlin to Paris is not a serious offer on a continent of this size. Sparse frequencies and poorly aligned connections make cross-border travel stressful. If you cannot arrive in Berlin at a reasonable hour and reliably continue to Paris the same day, rail loses to aviation by default. Frequency and coordination matter as much as speed.
Dutch local election results starting to drip in. Will we be as surprised as Cooper the cat?
The comparison is sobering. A train from Beijing to Shanghai, roughly 1200 km, takes around 4 hours 40 minutes. A train from Warsaw to Berlin, just 571 km, takes around 6 hours 30 minutes. Who wouldn’t take an Amsterdam to Vienna train if it took 5h? Or Copenhagen Brussels in under 4h?
In the short term, night services are the only practical way to cover very long distances without losing an entire day to travel.
RE: https://mastodon.online/@Pepijn/116442524787425477
Our book club has prompted its first full-length review and it made us laugh a lot.
You're allowed to stay in the book club, Pepijn.
NEW EPISODE 🚨
Can 150 random Europeans actually solve the EU’s biggest problems?
We sent Wojciech to Brussels to find out how these Citizens’ Panels work - and whether they’re worth the hype (and the cost).
NEW EPISODE
Europe’s been buzzing with elections lately - but this week, we’re focusing on arguably the most monumental election of 2026: On 12 April, Hungarians could choose to end Viktor Orbán’s 16-year reign.
Is the EU's most illiberal leader on his way out?
Listen here: https://www.europeanspodcast.com/all-episodes/the-end-of-orban
RE: https://mastodon.social/@europeanspodcast/116203813775039979
UPDATE: As of this morning we have a new, UK-based podcast host: Captivate.fm. 🎧
Hopefully there won't be any bumps in the road ahead but do let us know if you notice any problems with accessing our podcast feed over the next few days.
Thanks, everyone for your suggestions of European-based hosting providers 🙏
Yesterday we heard that our podcast host - Podbean - will no longer deliver dynamic ads to listeners in the EEA/EU/UK, effective immediately.
This is the kick up the ass we needed to finally migrate our show to a European hosting provider. Does anyone have good experience with a European provider that offers dynamic ad insertion?
RE: https://ec.social-network.europa.eu/@EUCommission/116289177099034230
Happy 69th Treaty of Rome birthday, Europeans!
Looks like Italy is saying a big "Assolutamente no!" to Giorgia Meloni's constitutional referendum.
It's been seen by many as a de facto vote of confidence in her government - so is her government now in trouble?
🍿 at the ready.
RE: https://masto.ai/@vagina_museum/116250013275583880
Sometimes it's nice to be reminded that the past was just as weird as the present
🚨 We have a new episode out! 🚨
This week we discuss...
- strategies for staying sane whilst trying to make positive change in the world.
- the successful European Citizens’ Initiative that will make it easier for European women to procure abortion across borders
- A very bad week for Yanis Varoufakis (feat. Kylie Minogue)
https://www.europeanspodcast.com/all-episodes/how-to-keep-going-when-the-world-feels-broken
We're crowdsourcing: Who is Europe’s answer to Zohran Mamdani?
Left-wing politicians who:
✅ Nail social media
✅ Challenge the establishment
✅ Speak to everyday struggles
Who stands out in your country?
A clip from our podcast - where producer Katz compared her dental care in the Netherlands vs. Spain - just went mini-viral on Reddit.
Thanks to @Fuzzbizz@urbanists.social for spotting the unexpected buzz around Katz’s wild story.
https://www.reddit.com/r/Netherlands/comments/1s27ygs/podcast_host_loses_tooth_gives_up_on_dutch/
