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.

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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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In the first in our new series, producer Neža Borkovič steps onto the streets of Brussels and asks people one question: "What does an ideal Europe look like to you?"

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Are We Europe's Creative Director, Eddie Stok and Designer, Ana Rodrigues, discuss the creation of the latest magazine, Behind the Headlines of War. 

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

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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.

Are We Europe's Editor-in-chief, Anneleen Ophoff and Deputy editor, Juli Simond discuss the inception and creation of the latest magazine, Behind the Headlines of War. 

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

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Social scientist and policy advisor, Matteo Dessler provides some insights on what young people think about the war in Ukraine. In conversation with Are We Europe's Editor-in-chief, Anneleen Ophoff.

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

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Editor-in-chief Anneleen Ophoff speaks to Oleksandr Derevyachenko, a journalist from southeast Ukraine, who wrote a diary during the first month of the war for Are We Europe's recent magazine: "Behind the headlines of war". 

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Millennial History host Andrea Voets speaks with Mick ter Reehorst from Are We Europe about the making of Millennial History.

How did Voets and composer Luke Deane create these episodes, with hundreds of layers of words & music? Why did she want to turn the hidden perspectives of the underdogs of history into musical journalism? How was she changed by the stories of the millennials?

And most importantly: why should we care?

Edited by Neža Borkovič.

Produced in partnership with Are We Europe. 

Find out more at millennialhistorypodcast.com 

Inga, Winnie, Burkhard and Henning take us to the 90s: a decade of Change and Unification of East and West into the Germany we know today. They recall how a new, capitalistic system was implemented into the hearts and minds of the former citizens of the GDR: with great force and speed.

Free-floating years full of unknown dangers, in which these Children of the Change learnt to hide and adapt. In a deep analysis of what it means to create history, they reclaim their voices: word by word. In the process, they offer us mindfulness-lessons for modern life & show us how dealing with sudden shifts in ideology & power can support every millennial in the changes that lie ahead. 

Part 2 of 2.

Created by Andrea Voets and Luke Deane. 

Produced in partnership with Are We Europe. 

Find out more at millennialhistorypodcast.com 

Inga, Winnie, Henning & Burkhard were born in East-Germany, in the former GDR. They paint the picture of their youths in a country that no longer exists, the social principles of that society, the massive protests in the Autumn of 1989 and the complex feelings towards the fall of the Berlin wall. Did this day really mark the end of German history? With a special role for: bananas.

Part 1 of 2.

Created by Andrea Voets and Luke Deane. 

Produced in partnership with Are We Europe. 

Find out more at millennialhistorypodcast.com 

Agnes, Michael & Chris make us feel what it means to live in a country, divided by identity politics in every aspect of daily life. In response, they show us how to move forward from a place of trouble. With courage & guided by strong principles, but always: with lots of care for the people around you.

Part 2 of 2.

Created by Andrea Voets and Luke Deane. 

Produced in partnership with Are We Europe. 

Find out more at millennialhistorypodcast.com 

Chris, Agnes and Michael grew up during the final years of the Troubles: the long and messy conflict between Catholics and Protestants in Northern-Ireland. They help us understand the basics of colonialism -back then and now- and make us part of the sense of danger that colored their early years. In return, we are rewarded with a warm sense of community & a real intensity that comes to life, when everything is at stake.

Part 1 of 2.

Created by Andrea Voets and Luke Deane. 

Produced in partnership with Are We Europe. 

Find out more at millennialhistorypodcast.com 

Catinca & Joanna dive into sensitive topics of crucial importance. What does it mean to be a good parent? How can you start to trust others, the world, and yourself, when the basis of your existence has been rocked so many times? Feeling unwanted in life itself is a heavy burden to carry. Yet, they show us many ways out: through lots of sensitivity, practical daily ethics & the drive to fight for each other.

Part 3 of 3.

Created by Andrea Voets and Luke Deane. 

Produced in partnership with Are We Europe. 

Find out more at millennialhistorypodcast.com 

 

 

Catinca and Joanna talk us through the Romanian revolution -which was indeed televised- & the Wild West of the 90s. They reconstruct the way people adapted to massive changes in society and in their relationships: coming from a culture of fear & scarcity. They offer us a new, unapologetic view on cultural concepts of entitlement & adoption and a practical guide to the development of your own moral compass.

Part 2 of 3.

Created by Andrea Voets and Luke Deane. 

Produced in partnership with Are We Europe. 

Find out more at millennialhistorypodcast.com 

 

 

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.

Joanna and Catinca were born in Romania, during the final years of the dictatorship of Nicolai Ceausescu. Catinca always lived in Romania, Joanna was adopted into America when she was 4.

They introduce us to their grim blueprints: a regime that combines elements of the Hunger Games, the Handmaid's tale and North Korea. Complete with the cult of the Great Leader, forced pregnancies, full state control & a lack of everything, including human touch & contact.

Part 1 of 3.

Created by Andrea Voets and Luke Deane. 

Produced in partnership with Are We Europe. 

Find out more at millennialhistorypodcast.com 

 

 

Aki grew up on Sicily. On the 23rd of May 1992, the mafia blew up the highway behind his grandmother’s house, killing judge Giovani Falcone. A Millennial History on organised crime, undermining in all corners of society, dangerous myth-making and the powerful Sicilian mantra that rose from this fight.

Find out more at millennialhistorypodcast.com 

 

 

A new podcast from Resonate Productions and Are We Europe. Coming March 25. 

In Millennial History, we relive recent history through the eyes of millennials, who were there when it happened. Eight episodes will take us from the murder of anti-mafia judge Falcone in Sicily, to the unwanted ‘Children of the Decree’ of Ceausescu in Romania, to the Troubles in Northern Ireland and change and unification in East Germany.

 

Guests explain how in the case of platform regulation, the United States and the European Union have converged despite different perspectives.

Jana Gooth (policy advisor to European Parliament Member Alexandra Geese)

Jeff Jarvis (professor of journalism at the City University of New York)

Julian Jaursch (project director at the Stiftung Neue Verantwortung)

 

Hosted and produced by Nathan Crist. Edited and produced by Stefano Montali. 

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A story by Oleksandr Derevyanchenko, from Are We Europe's disinformation magazine "Online Lies, Offline Lives".

Read out by Teresa O'Connell. Edited by Stefano Montali. 

Read the story on our website. 

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A story by Adenike Fapohunda, from Are We Europe's disinformation magazine "Online Lies, Offline Lives".

Read out by Teresa O'Connell. Edited by Stefano Montali. 

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A readout of a story by Alex King, from Are We Europe's disinformation magazine "Online Lies, Offline Lives".

Read by Mick ter Reehorst. Edited by Stefano Montali. 

Read the story on our website.

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A readout of a story by Thess Mostoles, from Are We Europe's disinformation magazine "Online Lies, Offline Lives".

Read out by Juli Simond. Edited by Stefano Montali. 

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A readout of a story by Sofia Cherici, from Are We Europe's disinformation magazine "Online Lies, Offline Lives".

Read out by Juli Simond. Edited by Stefano Montali. 

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The "other now" described by Varoufakis could exist somewhere in a fissure of the time-space continuum. In this dimension, capitalism (as we know it) is dead, but a liberal and democratic society is thriving.

Yanis Varoufakis is an economist, politician and a former Minister of Finance of Greece, member of the Greek Parliament, co-founder of the European Transnational Party "DiEM25", and science fiction writer.

This episode is hosted by Giuseppe Porcaro, and co-hosted with Alberto Cottica, from the Science Fiction Economics Lab and sees the participation of Teresa O’Connell, acting chief editor at Are We Europe, and Samuel Doveri Vesterbye, director of the European Neighborhood Council. 

Edited by Stefano Montali. 

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With an open mic is an audio documentary series about the diverse music community in Amsterdam by Sasha Sadikov. 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. www.magazine.migravoice.eu

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.

 

What are Transatlantic Relations today? 

This episode reaches back into the past to one of the most important artifacts of transatlantic history. Then, Rachel Rizzo, nonresident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council's Europe Center, explains the foundations of the Euro-Atlantic alliance today. And finally, Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson, former NPR foreign correspondent and host of the Common Ground podcast, reflects on her experience as a journalist linking Germany and the United States and talks about the importance of finding common ground over disagreement.

 

Edited by Stefano Montali. 

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Welcome to Witness, an open-source fictional world exploring the future of economy. 

For this season, Europarama joins forces with Edgeryders and their Science Fiction Economics Lab to build the world of Witness. It  is a fictional city floating in a post-climate change Planet Earth, where people are organised by districts each experimenting a different social contract and a different economic model, but all of them connected by being constrained in that floating space. 

Europarama is brought to you by Are We Europe, a border-breaking media trying to bridge the gaps in European culture and identity. You can become an Are We Europe member and connect with storytellers across the continent starting at €4 a month. Just go to areweeurope.com/member.

Hosted by Giuseppe Porcaro and Alberto Cottica
Edited by Stefano Montali

Anneleen Ophoff, the editor in chief of our queer issue, interviews Andrei Popoviciu about his piece on queer activism in Romania. Andrei goes behind the scenes of writing the flagship piece, detailing the challenges and the different approaches he had to take whilst covering this story. Produced and edited by Andrei Popoviciu and Priyanka Shankar Music credits: Palms Down and Tolls Folly from Blue dot Sessions, Sublime from Artlist.io and sound effects from Artlist.io.

Today you're listening to a story about how queer Roma experiences are shaping LGBTQ+ activism in Romania, one of Europe's most religious societies. This story is a part of our magazine—The Queer Issue. Written and read by Andrei Popoviciu

Thirty minutes south of Berlin is the small, riverside town of Grünau. It's the site where a team of 8 rowers shocked the world when they won one of the most improbable gold medals in the 1936 Olympics. 

 

Written and produced by Stefano Montali

This week you're listening to a story from our latest prin magazine, The Queer Issue. How imagination, rebellion, and courage give queerness a voice in Young Adult literature. Written and read by Thomas Ryalls

Slovenia, aka Katy's favourite country, is increasingly drawing comparisons with Hungary and Poland when it comes to the state of its democracy. Can this worrying direction of travel be reversed? This week on The Europeans they ring up their favourite Sloveniologist Aljaž Pengov Bitenc to find out. They're also talking about Bulgaria's political rock star, and a shocking attack on a Dutch crime journalist.

What is the place of women in Europe? What is the role of the European Union in defending women's rights? Has the European project been an asset in the emancipation of women? Naomi, Prune, Gosia and Julia share their intimate and lived experiences as women in Europe, but also their views on the place of women in their country, the need (or not) for European feminism mouvements and the evolution of women's rights in Europe. This episode is a part of the podcast Europe & Sentiment. Each episode tells an intimate tale which challenge the stereotypes of European identity. Guests : Prune Antoine, a French journalist, author and co-founder of Sisters of Europe. Naomi O’Leary, an Irish journalist and co-founder of The Irish Passport podcast which covered the abortion referendum campaign in Ireland. Julia de Ipola, an Argentinian, PhD student and editor for Le Grand Continent. Gosia Wochowska, a Polish activist and feminist, Credits: This podcast was written, directed and edited by Laetitia Chabannes for Are We Europe.

How do you define your European identity when you are a woman, a lesbian and for Joëlle Sambi an afro-descendant? Does this intersectionality have an impact on the place lesbian women hold in Europe? Silvia Casalino, Joëlle Sambi and Kylie Noble are all women and lesbian. They talk about double discrimination and the constant need to fight for their rights in Europe. This episode is a part of the podcast Europe & Sentiment. Each episode tells an intimate tale which challenge the stereotypes of European identity. Guests : Silvia Casalino, an Italian, lesbian, aerospace engineer and co-director of the European Central Asia Lesbian Community. Joëlle Sambi, a Belgian-Congolese, lesbian, author and poet and President of the European Central Asia Lesbian Community. Kylie Noble, a Northern Irish journalist and lesbian. Credits: This episode was written, directed and edited by Laetitia Chabannes for Are We Europe. Dubbing: Maggie Oran and Pashu Christensen. Music: Arnaud Paszkiewicz, Graphic identity: Aristote Truffaut (Oiseaux rares).

How do you build your European identity when you are gay? What role does the European Union play in protecting the rights and freedoms of LGBTQ + rights in Europe? Jarek Oleszczynski from Poland and Tamas Dombos from Hungary share their experiences of being gay in these countries and the role of the European Union in defending LGBTQ + rights. This episode is a part of the podcast Europe & Sentiment. Each episode tells an intimate tale which challenge the stereotypes of European identity. Guests: Jarek Oleszczynski, a Polish, gay author of Ideologia LGBT, produced by Are We Europe . Tamas Dombos, a gay Hungarian activist and spokesperson of the Hatter Society, one of the oldest LGBTQ+ organisations in Hungary. Credits : This podcast was written, produced and edited by Laetitia Chabannes for Are We Europe. Music : Arnaud Paszkiewicz. Graphic design : Aristote Truffaut (Oiseaux rares).

On the streets of Amsterdam, guest producers/media students from the Thomas More University in Flanders - Lukas Emmerechts and Nataliya Huchok - ask people one question: "Who or what influences who you vote for?"

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Music:
"Lofi Study" - FASSounds 

How a queer video game character made Edwin van de Scheur fall in love. This story is a part of our magazine—The Queer Issue.

We tend to talk about freedom of movement within the EU as an abstract concept. In reality, moving to a new place involves a million little moments of awkwardness, sweetness, and human vulnerability. This week, we bring you a story of what freedom of movement actually felt like, for a 14-year-old Romanian moving to Germany.

This is the second 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.

Are We Europe present Foreign Insiders, a podcast that features stories of foreigners—immigants, expats, refugees, asylum-seekers, aliens, outsiders, and everyone else—making a life in the Czech Republic. 

This episode is about Anatoly Chernousov and Daniyar Sabitov, the editors of Kok.Team, a media platform for LGBT Kazakhs, reflect on the freedoms they’ve gained since moving to the Czech Republic.  Find out more about Kok.Team at kok.team/en. 

This is the second episode in the 10-part series hosted by Morgan Childs and Giuseppe Picheca. Listen to the entire series at www.foreigninsiders.com

Produced and edited by Morgan Childs. Music by Blue Dot Sessions. The song "Passion" by the Kazakh musician Marty Crown appears courtesy of Silver Gun Records.

The golden age of train travel truly speaks to the imagination. But what does travelling across Europe by train feel like in the 21st century? This episode has been produced and reported by Kim Achtergaele and Seppe Ceunen.