{"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":"Ten years on, can we talk about 'the B word'?","slug":"ten-years-on-can-we-talk-about-the-b-word","published_at":"2026-06-18T04:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-europeans-european-news-politics-and-culture-1128102/ten-years-on-can-we-talk-about-the-b-word","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/2b86a903-0c25-4adc-904e-879135bf68b9.mp3","summary":"Long-time listeners will know that in the early days of The Europeans , we had a semi-official ban on talking about a certain topic: Brexit, or as we liked to call it, ‘the B word’. A whole decade after the UK’s seismic referendum vote to leave the EU, have Katy and Dominic made their peace with the split? What kind of damage has it done, and is there any chance that it might one day be reversed? This week, with the help of some of our listeners, we’re facing the B word head on. We also hear from someone whose experience mirrors that of our British-born, EU-dwelling hosts: Polish-born Londoner Piotr Cieplak, a writer, film-maker and academic. We chat to Piotr about his experience as an Eastern European in the UK, and why he decided to set his debut novel during the heady days of the referendum. Piotr’s novel Zofia Nowak’s Book of Superior Detecting is out in paperback on 25 June and available to pre-order now. FREE TONIGHT? COME HANG OUT WITH US! We’re holding our first ever Office Hour tonight (Thursday 18 June) at 9pm CET. Commune with us in silence about Brexit or ask 15 different questions, it’s up to you. Access is open to all listeners, not just subscribers. We’ll post a link on our website and all our social media channels an hour before the event. This week’s Inspiration Station picks are Middle England by Jonathan Coe and Autumn by Ali Smith. GOT A FAVOURITE SUMMER TUNE? Contribute to our Summer Playlist! We’re looking for uplifting songs from across the continent, especially from lesser-known artists who sing in less widely spoken languages. Send your picks to hello@europeanspodcast.com or @europeanspodcast on Instagram/Mastodon. 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