LW #68: Stormy Weather Breaks in Rīga and News from February 12th - 18th, 2020
"Vētra" ("storm" is the Latvian word of the week. While the storm "Dennis" continues to menace most of continential Europe, the gathering storm clouds have finally burst above the recently dismissed R...
19 Helmi 20201h
LW #67: Rīga City Council Goes Supernova and News from February 4th - 11th, 2020
"Tiešraide" is the Latvian word of the week as Otto and Joe "go live" for the first time ever and discuss major stories such as Mayor Burovs' acceptance of early elections, Aldis Gobzems' potential ne...
11 Helmi 20201h 5min
LW #66: Otto and Olevs in Poland, and News from January 29th - February 4th, 2020
With Otto and Olevs on the road again as part of their work with the Baltic Security Foundation, Elizabete Dreimane once again joins Joe in Jelgava to discuss domestic issues such as the increasingly ...
4 Helmi 202043min
LW #65: Blackout for Mayor Burovs and News from January 22nd - 28th, 2020
"Notumse" ("blackout") has been chosen by the Riga Latvian Society as the "word of the year," as chances of Mayor Olegs Burovs holding onto power look increasingly dim. Otto and Joe discuss the latest...
28 Tammi 20201h 3min
LW #64: Railway Reductions and News from January 15 - 21st, 2020
"Samazināt" is unfortunately our Latvian word of the week, as Latvijas dzelzceļš announces major workforce reductions as well as a decrease in the amount of rail cargo over the last few years. Otto an...
21 Tammi 202047min
LW #63: Central Market Demolition and News from January 8th - 14th, 2019
As the walls continue to crash around Mayor Burovs' fragile coalition, Mr. Burovs has sent the walls literally crashing down in one of Rīga Central Market's most notorious sections. Otto and Joe discu...
14 Tammi 202055min
LW #62: Warm Winter, Calling Ventspils, and News from January 3rd - 7th, 2019
"Klusums" is our Latvian word of the week, with the news cycle unusually quiet here in Latvia compared with the rest of the world's head-spinning past few days. Otto and Joe talk through a few major d...
8 Tammi 202053min
LW Interviews: "The Eastern Border" podcast host Kristaps Andrejsons
Kristaps Andrejsons is a man on a mission to tell the west the true story of not just what happened in the Soviet Union, but what's happening in the region today. His "The Eastern Border" podcast has ...
5 Tammi 202059min
