LW #87: A Small COVID Bump and News From July 7th - 14th, 2020
What was feared to be a COVID-19 spike here in Latvia seems to have been more of a bump or a blip, with reported daily cases back down to the low single digits after a worrisome few days of double dig...
15 Juli 202059min
LW #86: University Merger, Potholes of Doom, Giant Catfish, and News from June 29th - July 6th, 2020
Join Otto and Joe as they discuss the potential implications of a planned merger between Latvia's smaller universities in Jelgava, Daugavpils, and Liepāja, as well as other important stories from thro...
7 Juli 20201h 2min
LW #85: Pandemic Summer Travel Guide and News from June 22nd - 28th, 2020
With vacationing on the mind of many, Otto and Joe offer seven great places to visit here in Latvia this summer before discussing seasonal stories such as heat records, poisonous snakes, ferry travel,...
29 Juni 202043min
LW #84: The Pitfalls of Travel at Midsummer and News from June 13th - 21st, 2020
Joe is back with Otto just in time for the midsummer festival of Līgo/Jāņi and to discuss the dangers of traveling within and outside of Rīga, with more sinkholes opening throughout the city and the y...
22 Juni 20201h 11min
LW #83: Redrawing the Map and News from June 5th - 12th, 2020
After years of discussion, the map has officially been redrawn with 41 municipalities. Otto, Olevs, and Kārlis discuss the implications of this decision as well as the lifting of the emergency situati...
14 Juni 20201h 10min
LW #82: Latvia Warms Up and News from May 29th - June 4th, 2020
As Latvia warms up for the summer, so does the push towards municipal and tax reforms. Kārlis, Olevs, and Otto discuss these issues along with protests in Rīga, more public transit issues, the latests...
5 Juni 20201h 5min
LW #81: Light at the End of the Tunnel (for now) and News from May 15th-28th, 2020
With Joe still on paternity leave following the birth of his new daughter, Otto and Kārlis discuss the planned end to Latvia's state of emergency in early June and other major news stories from the la...
29 Maj 202055min
LW Interviews: The American-Born English Teachers of Tava Klase
Joe sits down with his fellow American-born colleagues Daira, Monika, Lauren, and Ingrida, who also taught English lessons as part of the Tava Klase educational TV channel during the COVID-19 crisis. ...
22 Maj 202050min
