Swedish language reform controversy, and who are all the Skarsgårds?
In the latest episode of our Sweden in Focus podcast, host Paul O’Mahony is joined by panelists Becky Waterton and Richard Orange. In this week’s episode we discuss how the fallout from the recent ban...
18 Mars 202338min
Part 2: How the Sweden Democrats are flirting with the extreme right
In this special bonus episode of the Sweden in Focus podcast, we hear more from our guest Jonathan Leman, a researcher with the Expo Foundation, which monitors and exposes far-right extremism in Swede...
14 Mars 202328min
How the Sweden Democrats are flirting with the extreme right
In the latest episode of our Sweden in Focus podcast, host Paul O’Mahony is joined by guest Jonathan Leman from the Expo Foundation, as well as panelists Becky Waterton, Emma Löfgren and James Savage....
11 Mars 202339min
How important is it to learn Swedish?
In the latest episode of our Sweden in Focus podcast, host Paul O’Mahony is joined by panelists Richard Orange, Emma Löfgren and James Savage. This week we have a brief chat about the Northern Lights,...
4 Mars 202341min
Interview with Ukraine's ambassador to Sweden, Part 2
In the second part of the interview, host Paul O’Mahony asks Ukraine's ambassador to Sweden, Andrii Plakhotniuk, about how the war has changed the focus of his job as ambassador, what Sweden is doing ...
28 Feb 202313min
Work permits, defence volunteers, and what is Sweden doing to aid Ukraine?
In the latest episode of our Sweden in Focus podcast, host Paul O’Mahony is joined by panelists Becky Waterton and Loukas Christodoulou. This week we talk about why children get a week off school at t...
25 Feb 202341min
Bonus episode: How can Sweden do more to help struggling households?
In this special bonus episode of our Sweden in Focus podcast, we hear more from our guest Peter Gerlach, an economist with the Swedish Trade Union Confederation, LO. Host Paul O’Mahony is also joined ...
21 Feb 202330min
Why is Sweden the worst-performing economy in the EU?
In the latest episode of our Sweden in Focus podcast, host Paul O’Mahony is joined by panelists James Savage, Richard Orange and Emma Löfgren. Our guest this week is Peter Gerlach, an economist with t...
18 Feb 202340min
