{"podcast":{"title":"The Europeans | European news, politics and culture","slug":"the-europeans-european-news-politics-and-culture-1128102","podcast_index_feed_id":1128102,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/the-europeans/","website_url":"https://europeanspodcast.com","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/1ec4bbe2-eabd-4f12-b4a3-57723be42e3e/the-europeans-2048px-1mb.jpg","author":"Katy Lee and Dominic Kraemer","episode_count":357,"summary":"The Europeans is a fresh and entertaining weekly podcast about European politics and culture, recorded each week between Paris and Amsterdam with fascinating guests joining from across Europe. This multiple award-winning podcast fills you in on the major European politics stories and other European news of the week, as well as fun and quirky nuggets that have been missed by most media outlets. Hosted by Katy Lee, a journalist based in Paris, and Dominic Kraemer, an opera singer in Amsterdam, The Europeans covers everything from elections and climate policy to the best new European films and TV shows. We also produce investigative podcasts about everything from the European farming lobby to oat milk. Yes, oat milk. Katy and Dominic are old friends, and the warmth and intimacy of their conversations will soon make you feel like you’ve known them a long time too. They approach topics with a light and humorous tone that makes The Europeans stand out from other European news podcasts, while remaining journalistically rigorous and meticulously fact-checked. The Europeans has been recommended by The New York Times, The Guardian, Buzzfeed, The Financial Times, and many other outlets. Katy…","last_synced_at":"2026-06-25T14:21:48.210217+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-europeans-european-news-politics-and-culture-1128102"},"episode":{"title":"How did Ukrainians end up sailing in Russia's shadow fleet?","slug":"how-did-ukrainians-end-up-sailing-in-russia-s-shadow-fleet","published_at":"2026-04-16T04:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-europeans-european-news-politics-and-culture-1128102/how-did-ukrainians-end-up-sailing-in-russia-s-shadow-fleet","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-europeans-european-news-politics-and-culture-1128102","url":"https://europeanspodcast.com","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/30b41fe2-52cd-4c00-b88e-4b6fa5a917cc.mp3","summary":"Shortly after the full-scale invasion of Ukraine began in February 2022, Elon Musk’s company SpaceX swept in to restore internet connectivity to areas that had been affected by Russian attacks. But SpaceX and its internet service, Starlink, have hardly remained indisputable forces for good in the war in Ukraine. Earlier this month, the Kyiv Independent revealed that a fleet of old, rusty ships has been transporting hundreds of millions of barrels of Russian oil… with Starlink’s help. Investigative journalist Tanya Kozyreva joins us to explain what her reporting uncovered about how Starlink is used by the Russian “shadow fleet” – and how Ukrainian sailors have found themselves onboard. We’re also joined by The Europeans’ resident Luxembourger, Nina Lamparski, to discuss a resurgence of bison in Europe and the imperiled fate of halloumi. JOIN OUR BOOK CLUB: We’re so excited to be partnering with our friends at the European Review of Books on a new audio book club! Want to read along with us? We’ll be discussing our first pick, Vincenzo Latronico’s Perfection , on 14 May. Resources for this episode: “From biodiversity to carbon capture: Saving bison from extinction has brought big benefits to Europe” – Euronews, 8 April 2026 “Foot-and-Mouth Disease - questions and answers” – European Commission “Disease and division threaten Halloumi in latest Cyprus-Turkey spat” – Politico, 10 April 2026 Our 2021 episode about halloumi, “Cheese Diplomacy” “Exclusive: We discovered what’s going on inside Russia’s shadow fleet” – Kyiv Independent, 1 April 2026 If this podcast gets you singing “more, more, more!” , we’d love to introduce you to our newsletter, GOOD WEEK BAD WEEK . Same groove, different format, every Friday in your inbox. 🎵How do you like it, how do you like it?🎵 This podca…","meta_description":"Shortly after the full-scale invasion of Ukraine began in February 2022, Elon Musk’s company SpaceX swept in to restore internet connectivity to areas tha…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3724,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-europeans-european-news-politics-and-culture-1128102/episodes/how-did-ukrainians-end-up-sailing-in-russia-s-shadow-fleet/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-europeans-european-news-politics-and-culture-1128102/how-did-ukrainians-end-up-sailing-in-russia-s-shadow-fleet.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}