May 6th, 2025: Interview with Artist Katrīna Tračuma, Old Town Banditry, Traffic Towards Tallinn, and Jelgava's Market Nightmare Nearly Over
Latvia Weekly is back in a new format, with Joe covering some main happenings of the week and then interviewing Jelgava artist Katrīna Tračuma about the opening of her solo exhibition in Jelgava "Zemn...
7 Touko 202556min
LW #233: Budget Pain, Drug Busts, and News from October 5th - 16th, 2024
As Latvia's coalition forces compromise on a budget, law enforcement crack down on one of the largest drug producing operations in Latvian history. Otto and Joe discuss these and other stories such as...
18 Loka 20241h 7min
LW #232: One Year for Siliņa, Drone Disconnect, and News from September 4th-19th, 2024
As the Siliņa government celebrates its one year anniversary, Otto joins Joe from Budapest to discuss major issues such as fallout after an explosive-packed Russian drone landed in Rēzekne, bad news f...
21 Syys 202449min
LW #231: School Days, Poetry Days,and News from August 30th - September 3rd, 2024
As Otto and Joe begin the new year of studies, they sit down to discuss a number of stories related to education, Air Baltic's financial trouble, the upcoming Riga City Council election, Paralympic su...
3 Syys 202447min
LW #230: Revenge of the Mosquitos, Farewell Kariņš, and News from August 20-29, 2024
As Latvia suffers from an unusual amount of "odi," Otto and Joe discuss major stories such as growing criticism of the tax reform and budget formation process, former Prime Minister Krišjānis Kariņš's...
29 Elo 20241h 14min
LW #229: Flood Damage Fallout, Stranded in Spain, and News from August 7-15, 2024
As the high costs of rebuilding after devastating floods in southern Latvia become increasingly clear, Otto and Joe discuss the implications as well as other major stories such as a tour group of Latv...
15 Elo 202449min
LW #228: Zemgale Soaked and News from July 22nd - August 1st, 2024
As Latvia's top athletes compete in the Olympics, much of the country continues cleaning up after a historic storm that left much of southern Latvia drenched and littered with fallen trees. Otto and J...
2 Elo 20241h 2min
LW #227: International Aspects and News from July 10th-21st, 2024
As Otto continues his time in Washington DC following the NATO summit, he joins Joe to discuss issues such as European Union leadership appointments, major decisions by the European Court of Human Rig...
21 Heinä 20241h 14min
