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Europod & Sphera • News

🎧 Europod & Sphera • News — Your daily and monthly podcasts on EuropeWelcome to Europod & Sphera • News, your essential source for understanding Europe today.From political shifts and EU policy updates to cultural trends and social challenges, our podcasts bring you closer to the stories that shape the European Union and the people behind it.Long Story Short – Your daily podcast for quick, insightful analysis of the events driving Europe’s future: from breaking news to key policy

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21:54

Reupload - Loneliness in Europe: From empty villages...

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2025/12/22

Loneliness doesn’t stop at city limits or country borders. In this episode of Europe Talks Back,we explore how isolation takes root in both Europe’s bustling cities and its quiet rural towns. With insights from sociologist Jasper de Witte, we unpack why loneliness isn’t just about being alone but about social ties, inequality, and the structures that shape our lives.From young people in fast-paced capitals to older adults in remote villages, millions across Europe are affected. We look at what makes

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18:10

Reupload - Is living in rural Europe a retreat or a...

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2025/12/19

They call it Europe’s backbone: the rural heartlands. Covering more than 80 per cent of the EU’s territory but home to less than 30 per cent of its population, rural areas are vital for food, biodiversity, and climate resilience, yet face population decline, ageing communities, poor infrastructure, and limited digital access.In this episode of Europe Talks Back, Evi Kiorri explores what life is really like far from the cities, speaking with Emanuele Monaco, who left urban life to build a distillery

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21:27

Reupload - The ‘always on’ culture and the battle for...

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2025/12/18

Work emails at night. Messages from your boss after dinner. The pressure to be “always on” has become the norm, blurring the line between work and life, and pushing more people toward burnout. In this episode of Europe Talks Back, we look at how digital tools, remote work, and workplace expectations are wearing us down and whether the growing push for a legal right to disconnect can turn things around.We spoke to Professor Claudia Pagliari, an expert in digital health and tech ethics at the

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18:25

Reupload - One Union, many families: The fight for...

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2025/12/17

What does it really mean to be a rainbow family in the European Union? In this episode of Europe Talks Back, we explore the promise and the shortcomings of the European Certificate of Parenthood, a regulation meant to ensure that parenthood rights are recognised across all 27 EU countries. From Spain to Bulgaria, Italy to Poland, we look at what’s happening when same-sex families cross borders, only to find that their legal status doesn’t always travel with them.To unpack the legal grey zones, the

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16:31

Reupload - Are Europe’s culture wars just a...

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2025/12/16

In this episode of Europe Talks Back, we explore how Europe's so-called culture wars are used to divert attention from structural economic issues.With insight from political scientist and member of the Social Democrats Justus Seuferle and Politics Professor at the University of Bath, Aurélien Mondon, the episode examines how political and media discourse has shifted away from material concerns like wages, housing, and labour rights, towards debates on identity, migration, and “wokeness.”Our guests

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19:08

Reupload - How religious power is still shaping...

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2025/12/15

Abortion remains illegal in Malta and highly restricted in Poland, despite ongoing pressure from European institutions to uphold reproductive rights. In this episode of Europe Talks Back, we examine the historical and current influence of religious institutions on abortion policy across Europe, and the political forces maintaining these restrictions.We are joined by Neil Datta, Executive Director and founder of the European Parliamentary Forum for Sexual and Reproductive Rights, and Magdalena

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21:20

Reupload - Europe's fight against femicide despite...

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2025/12/12

Femicide is not just a word. It's a tragedy, and a manifestation of the deep-rooted inequality women face in every corner of society. It’s not just the tragic end of a life; it’s the culmination of years of violence, abuse, and power imbalances that have been allowed to fester unchecked.Unfortunately, despite legal advancements, femicides remain a persistent issue across Europe. Some countries have introduced comprehensive laws to combat gender-based violence. But others still lack legal recognition

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18:00

Reupload - The four-day workweek: Is Europe ready for...

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2025/12/11

What if you could work fewer hours without losing pay? Some European countries are already testing the four-day workweek, and the results are in higher productivity, happier employees, and less burnout. But while some are working less, others are working more, like in Greece, where a six-day workweek has been introduced in certain sectors. So, is Europe really moving toward a better work-life balance, or is the dream of shorter workweeks just a luxury for a lucky few?In this episode of Europe Talks

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15:26

Reupload - Fast fashion and climate change: How is...

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2025/12/10

Fast fashion is responsible for 8-10% of global carbon emissions, more than aviation and shipping combined, and its environmental toll continues to rise. The industry thrives on overproduction and overconsumption, flooding the market with cheap, disposable clothing that drives a growing textile waste crisis. Across Europe, millions of tonnes of textiles are incinerated, dumped in landfills, or exported to countries where waste management systems are overstretched, causing severe environmental and

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5:32

Reupload - Priced out: southern Europe’s locals face...

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2025/12/09

Before the launch of the new season of our daily podcast, we invite you to listen again to the best content produced in 2025.Summer 2025 is setting new tourism records, but also new tensions. In the sunny south of Europe, local patience is wearing thin. As prices rise and crowds grow, the question is: can southern Europe remain a paradise for tourists without becoming unliveable for its own people?Join us on our journey through the events that shape the European continent and the European

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5:47

Repload - Crisis of masculinity: What’s driving the...

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2025/12/08

Before the launch of the new season of our daily podcast, we invite you to listen again to the best content produced in 2025.Women’s hatred towards men makes the men uncomfortable, but men’s hatred towards women kills women. Last July, a masculinist attack was averted in France. Earlier this year, the Netflix series “Adolescence” showed the world how the narrative of toxic masculinity had swept its way into young men’s heads.All these men pretend to defend their oh so precious masculinity. But is it

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5:19

Reupload - The AI race and its environmental cost

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2025/12/05

Before the launch of the new season of our daily podcast, we invite you to listen again to the best content produced in 2025.Artificial intelligence models like ChatGPT and DeepSeek require immense computing power to train and operate. That demand has sparked a global construction boom of data centres, the physical backbone of AI. But as billions are poured into ever-larger facilities, is the world ready for the environmental and energy costs of this new digital infrastructure?Join us on our journey

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20:41

Who Can Still Afford to Live Here?

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2025/12/04

Across Europe, the cost of housing is reaching a critical point. Rents are rising, homeownership is slipping out of reach, and no major city remains affordable for an average-income household.What are the driving forces behind this situation? What measures are being taken at the European, national or local level to address this crisis? How effective are they?In our new episode of Europe Talks Back, produced in cooperation with ESPON, we explore this continent-wide challenge through fresh data and

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5:07

Reupload - Reports against reports: the battle to...

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2025/12/04

Before the launch of the new season of our daily podcast, we invite you to listen again to the best content produced in 2025.You’ve heard of PFAS, these forever chemicals found on your non-stick pan, in your dishwasher detergent, in your jacket and generally everywhere in your everyday lives. Now meet the trifluoroacetic acid or TFA, probably very dangerous to the public health but not regulated or measured in the EU.Now, you might wonder, if our food supplies are contaminated why isn’t the EU

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Reupload - Why wildfires aren’t just an emergency,...

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2025/12/03

Before the launch of the new season of our daily podcast, we invite you to listen again to the best content produced in 2025.Wildfires have once again swept across the Mediterranean this summer. Catalonia saw entire towns forced into lockdown, fires crept dangerously close to Marseille, and evacuations have been underway in Greece. It’s becoming an all-too-familiar summer routine. But as the flames grow stronger and more frequent,are we doing enough to stop Europe from burning every summer?Join us

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12:58

Reupload - The Right to decide - Episode 2

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2025/12/02

Discover a new podcast series!Who is threatening women’s rightsand why? In the second episode ofThe Right to Decide,weuncover the forces driving the anti-gender movementwith ourhost Sophie in ’t Veldand our guestNeil Datta, Executive Director of the European Parliamentary Forum for Sexual and Reproductive Rights. From fake hotlines that discourage abortion to crisis pregnancy centres spreading disinformation, we reveal how a well-organised network of religious and political actors is working to roll

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12:56

Reupload - The Right to decide - Episode 1

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2025/12/01

Discover a new podcast series!What happens when the right to chooseover your own bodybecomes a political battlefield? Thefirst episode ofThe Right to Decideexplores the fight for abortion rightsin Europe. Ourhost Sophie in ’t Veld sits down with Joanna Scheuring-Wielgus, Polish MEP and long-time women’s rights defender, to explore one of the most contested issues in Europe today. FromPoland’s near-total banon abortionto France’s constitutional protection, we uncover how control over reproduction has

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5:15

Belgium objects to the Russian assets loan as the EU...

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2025/11/28

Belgium’s Prime Minister, Bart De Wever, has thrown quite a spanner into the EU’s plans to use frozen Russian state assets to fund Ukraine. The Commission wants to turn those assets, around €210 billion frozen since Russia’s full-scale invasion, into a €140 billion “reparations loan” to keep Kyiv financially afloat for the next two years. But, what’s really behind Belgium’s resistance and could one country derail Europe’s entire Ukraine strategy?Join us on our journey through the events that shape

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20:46

What is the climate cost of the European diet?

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2025/11/28

COP30 ended with almost no attention to food systems, despite their huge climate footprint. In this episode of Europe Talks Back, Evi Kiorri explores the climate cost of the European diet, from high meat consumption to fertiliser-intensive farming, and why efforts like the Farm to Fork Strategy have stalled.With insights from Olivier De Schutter, co-chair of IPES-Food, and UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, we look at the political reluctance, the role of agri-food lobbies,

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No evidence of wrongdoing, yet EU NGO funding inquiry...

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2025/11/27

Wednesday’s inaugural session of the European Parliament’s new scrutiny working group, the one set up to investigate transparency around NGO funding, did not exactly go as planned. The meeting descended into chaos within the first half hour. Progressive and left-leaning MEPs walked out almost immediately, calling the probe a politically-motivated assault on civil society.Join us on our journey through the events that shape the European continent and the European Union.Production: By Europod, in co

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