INTERVIEW: The past, present and future of Sweden's zero-tolerance drug policy
Become a member of The Local__In the latest episode of our Sweden in Focus podcast, host Paul O’Mahony is joined by Johan Wicklén, a reporter with public broadcaster SVT and the author of a book on Sw...
15 Apr 202337min
Easter traditions, threats to democracy, and Swedish attitudes to drugs explained
Become a member of The Local__In the latest episode of our Sweden in Focus podcast, host Paul O’Mahony is joined by panelists James Savage, Becky Waterton and Emma Löfgren. This week we take a closer ...
8 Apr 202330min
Price wars, nudity, and why has Sweden gone cold on climate change?
In the latest episode of our Sweden in Focus podcast, host Paul O’Mahony is joined by panelists James Savage, Becky Waterton and Richard Orange. This week we kick off with a few current talking points...
1 Apr 202340min
Swedish gangster rap, property market turbulence, and who’s Chris O’Neill?
In the latest episode of our Sweden in Focus podcast, host Paul O’Mahony is joined by panelists James Savage, Becky Waterton and Richard Orange. This week we’re talking about why the Swedish state may...
25 Mars 202335min
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
