Latvia Weekly

As Latvia lays blanketed in snow, Otto and Joe discuss the latest stories of the week including the wintry cold, major updates to corruption cases, Omicron variant in Latvia, and much more! Theme son...

7 Joulu 202147min

"Pieņemt" is the word of the week after Saeima accepts the 2022 state budget following a relatively quiet debate. Otto and Joe discuss the major takeaways as well as the latest from the Belarussian bo...

26 Marras 202139min

With Latvia's lockdown lifter and things returning to the way they were before the strict three-week measures, Otto joins Joe back in person in the studio to discuss the deepening crisis at the Belaru...

15 Marras 202159min

Joe sits down with Anete Germane from the Irregular Latvian YouTube channel to discuss the origin of her videos, life as an Latvian in France, intercultural customer service, and much more! You can c...

14 Marras 202147min

Otto calls into Joe from an overnight train in Finland to discuss the latest major stories of the week, including more layoffs at Latvian Railways, Aivars Lembergs' first place poll finish, the latest...

6 Marras 20211h 16min

With the situation in the health care sector reaching a new critical point, Health Minister has called for the emergency mobilization of health workers. Union leaders have responded by calling for his...

27 Loka 20211h 9min

As Latvia implements its strictest COVID-19 measures yet, Otto and Joe remember the life of statesman Ojārs Kalniņš after his sudden passing last week and discuss other important stories that have hap...

21 Loka 20211h 15min

Otto and Joe break down the newly declared state of emergency and COVID-19 related restrictions along with a few other important stories from the week here in Latvia. Theme song "Mēs esam ārzemnieki"...

8 Loka 202138min