LW #174: A Monumental Week and News from August 9th - 28th, 2022
Joe returns back to Latvia to discuss with Otto the literally ground-shaking demise of the controversial Soviet Victory Memorial in Rīga, along with a number of other important stories from the previo...
1 Sep 20221h 10min
LW #173: Burning Bridges and News from August 4th - 8th, 2022
With a parliamentary committee labelling Russia as a "terrorist state", visas being denied to almost all Russian citizens, and the seemingly imminent demolition of the country's most controversial lan...
9 Aug 20221h 9min
LW #172: Russia's Gas Games and News from July 27th - August 3rd, 2022
Concerns grow in Riga about a potential winter gas shortage for certain sectors, while Gazprom announces that it will no longer supply gas to Latvia. Otto and Joe discuss the implications along with a...
4 Aug 202243min
LW #171: Expensive Energy and News from July 19th - 26th, 2022
As energy costs continue to soar throughout the region, Latvia gets serious about conserving fuel and finding alternatives to unreliable Russian natural gas. Otto and Joe discuss the ongoing internati...
27 Jul 202256min
LW #170: Blocked-off Beaches and News from July 10th - 18th, 2022
"Pludmale" is the word of the week, with many of Latvia's most popular beaches closed to swimmers due to low water quality amid a series of heatwaves. Otto and Joe discuss this and a number of other s...
19 Jul 20221h 13min
LW #169: Plans for Conscription and News from June 28th - July 9th, 2022
"Iesaukt" (conscript) is the word of the week as Minister for Defense Atis Pabriks announces plans for obligatory military service that could be introduced as soon as next year. Otto and Joe discuss t...
8 Jul 20221h 17min
LW #168: A Sweltering Midsummer and News from June 11th - 27th, 2022
As Latvia suffers through a massive heatwave, Otto and Joe discuss some of the biggest stories of the week including a looming teacher's strike, trouble with KNAB for Ainārs Šlesers LPV party, new ele...
28 Jun 20221h 4min
LW #167: A Trip through the News from May 16th - June 9th, 2022
Now that Otto and Joe are back from a number of "komandējumi" (business trips) and the busy school year is over, they sit down and take a look back through some of the biggest stories of the past few ...
10 Jun 20221h 20min
