BridgeEurope - The Podcast

BridgeEurope - The Podcast


Latest Episodes

TikTok ban | 4-day working week | Earthquake in Türkiye - BridgeEurope Podcast @ SRM #003
March 16, 2023

We hope you are in for a civil and respectful political conversation, which is why we teamed up with Student Radio Maastricht to bring you current hot news every two weeks in a chill format of a conversation between friends, whose opinions do not necessar

Fake news | AI, eco-activism and old European homes - BridgeEurope Podcast @ SRM #002
March 14, 2023

We hope you are in for a civil and respectful political conversation, which is why we teamed up with Student Radio Maastricht to bring you current hot news every two weeks in a chill format of a conversation between friends, whose opinions do not necessar

China, EU and COVID | Tanks for Ukraine | Corruption in the EU | Israel's new government - BridgeEurope Podcast @ SRM #001
January 15, 2023

Welcome to 2023, everyone! We hope you are in for a year full of civil and respectful political conversation, which is why we teamed up with Student Radio Maastricht to bring you current hot news every two weeks in a chill format of a conversation between

What is BridgeEurope? | Polarizing issues | Dangerous ideas - BridgeEurope visits Student Radio Maastricht
May 13, 2022

This time, members of BridgeEurope Maastricht are visiting Student Radio Maastricht to talk about polarization, goals and work of BridgeEurope, dangerous ideas and censorship, and social media and young people. Get an insight of how BridgeEurope operates

BridgeTalks #003: Elon Musk's Twitter | Regulations | Metaverse
May 06, 2022

It's 2022 and the flow of news about social media companies, new ideas, and major controversies continues without any stop in sight. In this episode of BridgeTalks we discussed the current state of things around social media, the recent news of Elon Musk

European Parliament | Corruption and transparency | Ukraine - BridgeEurope Podcast with Daniel Freund, MEP
April 18, 2022

Europe is traditionally ranking high on transparency rankings across the world. Yet, many challenges still lie ahead in the fight against corruption. Our guest is Daniel Freund, a member of the European Parliament since 2019. In this episode we are talkin

BridgeTalks #002 hosted by BridgeUSA: Russian war against Ukraine and its impact on young Europeans
March 03, 2022

After recognizing the independence of the so-called "People's republics" of Donetsk and Luhansk and sending the Russian army into the internationally recognized sovereign Ukrainian territory, Vladimir Putin has ordered an assault on all of Ukraine, starti

China between two Olympics | Chinese challenge for the Western democracies - BridgeEurope Podcast with Alex Leopold
February 22, 2022

This February China hosted its second Olympic Games in a little more than a decade. Yet, many things have changed since the summer of 2008 both in China and in its approach to diplomacy and foreign policy. The increasing influence of the Chinese governmen

BridgeTalks #001: 16 years of Angela Merkel - remarkably unremarkable
February 09, 2022

In the first episode of our new format, BridgeTalks, we are discussing the 16 years of Angela Merkel's chancellorship and what it was like to grow up (not only) in Germany with her as the chancellor. Three different perspectives are meeting here: a German

Liberalism in South Africa - BridgeEurope Podcast with Martin van Staden
January 26, 2022

South Africa is a big and important country with an interesting and eventful history. Although Apartheid was abolished in 1994, it still affects the state's political and economical landscape. In this episode, we discuss the history and the current socio-