Latvia Weekly

"Sašutums" is the word of the week as outrage is expressed by teachers during a three-day strike, protesters picketing a perceived lack of action by police in preventing a murder, and government offic...

3 Maj 202343min

"Saule" is the word of the day as the weather becomes sunnier and as Otto heads off to the sunny city of Rome for a conference before sitting down with Joe to discuss the looming teachers' strike, pol...

19 Apr 202332min

"Mainīt" (to change) is the word of the week as Otto and Joe discuss major stories related to the changing of seasons and other important changes such as the re-introduction of mandatory military serv...

13 Apr 202337min

With the fourth round of the ENGtegrationForUkraine project's English lessons for Ukrainian refugees underway thanks to generous donors like you, it's time for Joe to check in with head teacher Kris A...

1 Apr 202319min

Spring has returned, and so has the dangerous time-honored tradition of burning old grass (kūla). Otto and Joe remind people of why this is not only dangerous but illegal, and discuss major stories fr...

30 Mars 202335min

After a contentious budget process, questions remain about funding for the health and education sectors in Latvia, with potential protests on the horizon. Otto and Joe discuss the latest developments ...

22 Mars 202336min

In honor of St. Patrick's Day, Joe sits down with Noel Lyons and Skarleta Feierabends, authors of the poetry collection "Voices on the Bridge", for a wide-ranging conversation about the pains of immig...

19 Mars 20231h 6min

"Gads" is the word of the week as Otto and Joe discuss Latvia's commemoration of one year of Russia's illegal full-scale invasion of Ukraine, along with other important stories of the week. If you wo...

2 Mars 202332min