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Combining humour with politics and personal portrayals, this four-part podcast series is made for MigraVoice, an online and print publication. You can find the podcast and online magazine here.

MigraVoice, a project between Are We Europe and Maldita.es, Raseef22, Media Diversity Institute Global, The London Story and Osservatorio Balcani e Caucaso Transeuropa, is co-funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect those of the EU.

Combining humour with politics and personal portrayals, this four-part podcast series is made for MigraVoice, an online and print publication. You can find the podcast and online magazine here.

MigraVoice, a project between Are We Europe and Maldita.es, Raseef22, Media Diversity Institute Global, The London Story and Osservatorio Balcani e Caucaso Transeuropa, is co-funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect those of the EU.

This week, a story about Mohamed, living in limbo while trapped in a labyrinth of bureaucracy.

This is the fourth episode from our series This Is What A Generation Sounds Like: intimate stories from young Europeans across the continent.

A beautiful visual version of this podcast will be available soon! In the meantime, check out the first visual podcast in this series: Josh and Franco.

This series is a joint production between Are We Europe and The Europeans, funded by Allianz Kulturstiftung, an independent not-for-profit cultural foundation committed to strengthening cohesion in Europe using the tools of art and culture. Find out more at kulturstiftung.allianz.de.

Producers: Katz Laszlo and Mohamed Bah

Mixing and Mastering: Wojciech Oleksiak

Sound design: Katz Laszlo

Editor: Katy Lee

Editorial support: Dominic Kraemer and Wojciech Oleksiak

Music: I Wish I Knew How it Would Feel To Be Free, covered by Bahghi; Ancore une Staggione by Bottega Baltazar; Blurry by Curtis Cole; Kongo by Trio Particular; Coco Bread by Wearethegood; Mas Feliz Del Mundo by Ofir Atar; Fandanguillo also by Ofir Atar; No One Is Out Here by Yehezkel Raz. Theme music by Jim Barne. SFX from Freesound.org.

Original Airing: April 2022

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This week, a story that spans three generations of women: Sara, her mother, and her grandmother. In their collective lifetimes, Albania entered a communist dictatorship; the regime fell; and then there was a transition. And through it all, there was a dish: trahana.

This is the third episode from our series This Is What A Generation Sounds Like: intimate stories from young Europeans across the continent.

This series is a joint production between Are We Europe and The Europeans, funded by Allianz Kulturstiftung, an independent not-for-profit cultural foundation committed to strengthening cohesion in Europe using the tools of art and culture. Find out more at kulturstiftung.allianz.de.

Producers: Katz Laszlo and Sara

Assistant producer: Priyanka Shankar

Editor: Katy Lee

Sound design: Katz Laszlo

Editorial support: Dominic Kraemer, Katy Lee and Wojciech Oleksiak

Music: Era e Feminise, by Elina Duni; Song of Emigration, by Women’s Choir from Permet; Tana, by Saziso; Ka Nje mot e gjysem viti, by Elina Duni Quartet; Jonuzi Me Shoket by Vaome Kaba; Ballerina by Yehezkel Raz; Mëmëdheu by the Peter Pan Quartet; Jim Barne. SFX from Freesound.org.

Thanks for listening! If you enjoy our podcast and would like to help us keep making it, we'd love it if you'd consider chipping in a few euros / dollars / pounds a month at patreon.com/europeanspodcast. You can also help new listeners find the show by leaving us a review.

This podcast is part of the Are We Europe family. Find more like-minded European podcasts at areweeurope.com/audio-family.

Original Airing: November 2021

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On the streets of Berlin, Producer Stefano Montali asks people one question: "When's the last time you were very happy?"

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Music:

"bedtime after a coffee" - Barradeen

"Morning Routine [Lofi Study Music] - Ghostrifter Official

Are We Europe's Creative Director, Eddie Stok and Designer, Ana Rodrigues, discuss the creation of the latest magazine, Down To Earth. 

This was recorded live at Boom Cafe, in Brussels, as part of a live, Are We Europe-hosted event. 

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Climate activist Cass Hebron spoke to Are We Europe's Editor-in-Chief Anneleen Ophoff about her newsletter "The Green Fix", and making the changes needed to have a positive impact on the climate crisis. 

 This was recorded live at Boom Cafe, in Brussels, as part of a live, Are We Europe-hosted event. 

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Visual storyteller Diana Takacsova spoke to Are We Europe's Editorial Intern, Ioana Pleșea about Takacsova's photo series - "Between the Rows" - which tells the story of migrant workers in Portugal. It is featured in our latest magazine Down To Earth.

 This was recorded live at Boom Cafe, in Brussels, as part of a live, Are We Europe-hosted event. 

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Are We Europe's Editor-in-chief, Anneleen Ophoff and Deputy editor, Juli Simond discuss the latest issue, Down to Earth. 

This was recorded live at Boom Cafe, in Brussels, as part of a live, Are We Europe-hosted event. 

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On the streets of the capital of her home country, Slovenia, Producer Neža Borkovič asks people one question: "Where do you feel most at home?"

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