Inside Europe

The removal of German citizenship and its history, the UK's Palestine Action ban, and an exclusive interview with the EU's Culture Commissioner. Then: a dark week for Norwegian royalty, Albania's flamingo protests, a check-in with post-election Hungary, Italy's depopulation issue, and Vienna's social housing. ++ Archive credits: Deulig Woche 370, Bundesarchiv, 79343.

Switzerland's knife-edge referendum, Kosovo's former president on the country's post-election malaise, and questions over Irish exports to Russia. Then: a night and dream special featuring a Berlin-based sleep doctor, Amsterdam’s night mayor, DW's sleep-deprived Kyiv correspondent, and a whole load of Norwegians drunk on the midnight sun. ++ https://tinyurl.com/4jswz8zs ++?maca=en-podcast_inside-europe-949-xml-mrss

As the EU publishes its digital sovereignty plans, we've come up with a little techno-utopian package of our own. Our guest throughout is tech and solar-punk author Cory Doctorow: join us as we explore queer social media take-backs, French AIs, Finish super-computers, Croatian Wikipedia and all the reasons why this might just be the moment in which things start to change for the better.

Another blow to Turkey's embattled democracy, the Czech kick-boxing champion turned anti-bullying activist, the inside story of Finland's gamer-industry boom, and the iconic moped disappearing from Italy's streets. Then: music in exile and what we got wrong about Pinocchio.

Who is Andy Burnham—and is he ready to challenge Keir Starmer? PBS' Alexander Heffner on the growing power of mayors. What’s at stake in Cyprus’ elections? Then—Turkey’s warning over French troop plans, social media bans for minors, red deer vs. Loch Lomond, and Spain’s renewable energy edge. https://www.pbs.org/show/open-mind/&maca=en-podcast_inside-europe-949-xml-mrss