Key 2021 political moments — Hearing from listeners — Politics of Jesus
The podcast crew, Andrew Gray, Rym Momtaz, Matthew Karnitschnig and Cristina Gonzalez, present audio clips that sum up some of the big stories of the year — in a conversation recorded at a (virtual) g...
16 Dec 202143min
Germany's new government — Denglish debate — POLITICO 28
As Angela Merkel bows out after 16 years, we focus this episode on Germany's new government and its chancellor, Olaf Scholz. We also debate the growing use of "Denglish" — a hybrid of German and Engli...
9 Dec 202136min
OMG it's Omicron — China's EU strategy — Amnesty's Agnès Callamard
This week: the Omicron variant and its impact on Europe's coronavirus response, our editor-in-chief on China's approach to Europe and Amnesty International's boss on EU emergency migration measures. P...
2 Dec 202136min
Austrian Chancellor Alexander Schallenberg — New German government — Luuk van Middelaar
Austrian Chancellor Alexander Schallenberg, France's Europe minister Clément Beaune and Dutch political theorist and author Luuk van Middelaar all feature in this episode. Plus, we dive into Germany's...
25 Nov 202134min
COP26 climate drama — Top US foreign policy adviser Derek Chollet
This week, we get the American perspective on European strategic autonomy and other issues facing the EU from Derek Chollet, the top adviser to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken. We also unpack t...
18 Nov 202131min
4th wave — Whistleblower Frances Haugen — EU border blackmail
In this episode, we discuss Europe's coronavirus resurgence and the escalating migration crisis at the Polish border. Plus, we hear exclusively from Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen on the EU's e...
11 Nov 202137min
COP26 catch-up — Tech boss John Collison — EU gets (even) funnier
The COP26 climate talks, a top European tech entrepreneur and a return to the question of whether the EU is funny all feature in this week's episode. POLITICO's Karl Mathiesen joins Andrew Gray and th...
4 Nov 202133min
COP26 and G20 preview — Glasgow gears up — Lessons for liberalism
We preview two big weekend events: the G20 summit and the start of COP26 climate talks. We also discuss liberalism and its current struggles with British author and journalist Ian Dunt. POLITICO's Dav...
28 Okt 202139min
