LW# 46: A Change of Seasons and News from September 12th - 17th, 2019
Otto and Joe are back together in Jelgava to discuss a fickle forecast for both the weather here in Latvia and the Krišjānis Kariņš-led government as autumn has arrived in dramatic fashion. Meanwhile,...
17 Syys 20191h 2min
LW #45: Budging Budget and News from September 3rd to September 11th, 2019
Listen to Otto covering the battles over the budget, new parties getting a stronger hold, trashy tango in the capital, presidential and vice-presidential talks, topical history and future events and m...
12 Syys 201925min
LW #44: Back to School in Jelgava and News from August 28th - September 2nd, 2019
Happy first day of school to Latvia's students and teachers! In honor of the new year, Joe is joined by one of his new colleagues and two of his media club students at Jelgava Spidola State Gymnaisum ...
2 Syys 201954min
LW #43: Baltic Brotherhood and News from August 19th - 27th, 2019
Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia celebrate 30 years since the important "Baltic Way" protest against Soviet occupation while Rīga inaugurates its third(!) mayor of 2019, PNB Bank's owner sues to stay ope...
27 Elo 201957min
LW #42: PNB (Norvik) Bank Shutdown and News from August 12th - 18th, 2019
Joe and Otto are back in Rīga to celebrate the annual city festival and discuss the ECB's sudden closure of PNB Bank (formerly Norvik) as well as major updates to long-running stories such as the road...
18 Elo 201958min
LW Interviews: Latvian Holocaust Historian Richards Plavnieks
The Holocaust will always be one of the darkest chapters of Latvian history, and it is up to historians like Richards Plavnieks, Assistant Professor of History at Florida Southern College, to chronicl...
15 Elo 201935min
LW #41: City Council Countdown and News from August 6th - 11th, 2019
With time ticking before an August 20th deadline set by opposition parties, in which Rīga City Council must agree upon a new mayor or face extraordinary elections, former Mayor Nils Ušakovs phones in ...
11 Elo 201958min
LW #40: Happy Birthday to Latvian Railways and News from July 30th - August 5th, 2019
Otto has returned to Latvia to celebrate a major anniversary with Joe! No, not the show's 40th episode, but the 100th birthday of Latvijas Dzelceļš, the country's rail authority! Other topics of discu...
6 Elo 201957min
