Talk Eastern Europe

This episode takes an in-depth look at the political developments in Russia and analyzes the changes that were made in order for Vladimir Putin to stay on as president of the Russian Federation for at least another two terms. The episode features an interview with Agnieszka Legucka, an expert on Russia from the Polish Institute of International Affairs. Maciek and Agnieszka discuss Russia’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, how it helped Putin quickly manoeuvre in order to stay in power, and what might be next for the Russian president and his inner circle. They also touch on the economic situation in the country with oil prices at an all-time low and how this, coupled with an oncoming recession as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, will affect Russia in the coming months.Read New Eastern Europe’s appeal to include Eastern Partnership countries in any EU recovery plan: https://neweasterneurope.eu/2020/04/01/borders-might-be-closed-but-our-policies-need-to-be-open/Follow our coverage of the coronavirus in our region here: https://neweasterneurope.eu/2020/03/16/coronavirus-in-the-eastern-partnership-states/Resources“Kremlin Kids: The Second Generation of the Russian Elite” By: Ageniszka Legucka and Bartosz Bieliszczuk. Polish Institute of International Affairs: https://www.pism.pl/publications/Kremlin_Kids_The_Second_Generation_of_the_Russian_Elite“Putin’s ideas for 2024” By: Agnieszka Legucak. New Eastern Europe 31 January 2020: https://neweasterneurope.eu/2020/01/31/putins-ideas-for-2024/Join us on Facebookwww.facebook.com/groups/TalkEasternEurope Music featured in the PodcastLicensed under the Creative Commons license 3.0/4.0:Intro/outro: “Indie Rock” by Scott Holmes: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Holmes/Road_Trip_Indie_Rock/Indie_Rock_1327The Show Must Be Go by Kevin MacLeod: https://filmmusic.io/song/4509-the-show-must-be-goLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Please support our efforts. Become a Podcast Patron: www.patreon.com/talkeasterneurope

Adam and Maciek open the episode with a discussion on how the coronavirus situation is developing in the Eastern Partnership countries. They also highlight one small bit of good news in recent days, despite all the bad news that has been dominating the headlines.The episode then focuses on the main topic of the podcast which is the recent shuffling of the cabinet of ministers in Ukraine, which includes a new prime minister and foreign minister. Adam interviews Hennadiy Maksak, head of the Foreign Policy council “Prism”, for his insight on the political changes. They discuss the reasoning behind it, how will it affect relations with the West and what are the latest developments regarding the war in Donbas.Keep the discussion going! Join our Facebook group: www.facebook.com/groups/TalkEasternEuropeSupport the podcast – Become a TEE Patron! www.patreon.com/talkeasterneuropeTake out a digital subscription to New Eastern Europe for just 5 euros per month! Start your subscription here: www.neweasterneurope/subscribe Resources:- NEE’s ongoing coverage of the Coronavirus in the Eastern Partnership states: https://neweasterneurope.eu/2020/03/16/coronavirus-in-the-eastern-partnership-states/ - Anton Naychuk: “What’s next for Ukraine’s oligarchs?” New Eastern Europe Issue 1-2/2020. https://neweasterneurope.eu/2020/01/28/whats-next-for-ukraines-oligarchs/- Mattia Nelle: “A turn to the past: Ukraine’s troubling government reshuffle” European Council on Foreign Relations https://www.ecfr.eu/article/commentary_a_turn_to_the_past_ukraines_troubling_government_reshuffle- The Foreign Policy Council “Ukrainian Prism” http://prismua.org/en/Music featured in the podcast licensed under the Creative Commons license 3.0/4.0:Intro/outro: “Indie Rock” by Scott Holmes: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Holmes/Road_Trip_Indie_Rock/Indie_Rock_1327“Chill Wave” by Kevin MacLeod. https://filmmusic.io/song/3498-chill-wave License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Episode 32 of the Talk Eastern Europe podcast takes a snapshot of how some countries in Eastern Europe are trying to slow the effects of climate change in the region. After the European Commission announced its ambitious initiative of an EU New Green Deal, many questions remain, including to what extent members of Europe’s eastern neighbourhood will be involved in the project and how a just transition from a carbon-based fuel economy could look like.To get a better sense of the challenges in the region and what activities are being undertaken at a grassroots level, Adam interviews Svitlana Romanko - managing director of 350.org for Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia. + Become a PATRON of the podcast. Join us here: www.patreon.com/talkeasterneurope+ Let’s keep the conversation going – find us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/talkeasterneuropeResources:About 350.org: https://350.org/about/ “The European Green Deal” https://ec.europa.eu/info/sites/info/files/european-green-deal-communication_en.pdf“Ukraine’s own Green Deal aims to slash energy imports”. By: Sam Morgan. Euractiv 27 January 2020. https://www.euractiv.com/section/energy-environment/news/ukraines-own-green-deal-aims-to-slash-energy-imports/ Music featured in the podcast licensed under the Creative Commons license 3.0/4.0:Intro/outro: “Indie Rock” by Scott Holmes: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Holmes/Road_Trip_Indie_Rock/Indie_Rock_1327“Chill Wave” by Kevin MacLeod. https://filmmusic.io/song/3498-chill-wave License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Maciek and Adam are back in the latest episode of Talk Eastern Europe! This episode is dedicated to the upcoming POSTWEST Transcultural Festival which will take place in Berlin 27-31 of May. During the festival, 12 theatres from the region of Central and Eastern Europe will get together to showcase productions that interpret this idea of what is East, and what is West. In the podcast, Adam sits down with Alina Aleshchenko and Wiebke Jahns from Berlin to discuss the background of the festival, its aims and what we might expect from the participating theatre groups. SUPPORT the podcast – we only need 1 more patron to meet our goal: www.patreon.com/talkeasterneuropeLearn more about the POSTWEST Transcultural Festival (May 27-31 2020):https://www.volksbuehne.berlin/en/programm/8735/festival-postwestDon’t forget to check out New Eastern Europe’s latest commentaries and analysis: www.neweasterneurope.eu Join our Facebook group! www.facebook.com/groups/talkeasterneuropeMusic featured in the podcast licensed under the Creative Commons license 3.0/4.0:Intro: Indie Rock by Scott Holmes: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Holmes/Road_Trip_Indie_Rock/Indie_Rock_1327Morning Rhythm by Rafael Krux https://filmmusic.io/song/5338-morning-rhythm- License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Globalization was supposed to connect people, but instead ended up connecting only the powerful. Local news is rapidly disappearing and leaving crucial stories unreported, communities unrepresented and disconnected, a side-effect of digitalization and the ownership concentration in media markets. But local and hyperlocal media play an important role in sustaining robust and resilient regimes of public service. In an age of technological changes and political pressure, niche publications and a renaissance of zines lead the quest for new, sustainable models in publishing. In this special episode, produced by Talk Eastern Europe, Eurozine editor-in-chief Réka Kinga Papp talks media models old and new with Rachael Jolley, editor of Index on Censorship and philosopher Miriam Rasch of the Amsterdam Institute of Network Cultures.Learn more about Eurozine: https://www.eurozine.com/ Index on Censorship: https://www.indexoncensorship.org/Institute of Network Cultures: https://networkcultures.org/Music featured in the podcast:Funk Interlude by Dysfunction_AL (c) copyright 2016 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/destinazione_altrove/53756Spy Glass by Kevin MacLeod https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4410-spy-glass; License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Tackling disinformation means thinking about how our media spheres are structured. Recent developments suggest a readiness for regulation, reversing the libertarian ethos of the first two decades of the internet. But does regulation not mean a different set of traps? Are states to be trusted solely with the democratic functioning of our public spheres?In this special podcast episode we hand the reigns over to our partners at Eurozine – a network of European cultural journals of which New Eastern Europe is a member. During the discussion Eurozine editor Simon Garnett sits down with Claire Potter, author of the book Political Junkies: From Talk Radio to Twitter, How Alternative Media Hooked Us on Politics and Broke Our Democracy and editor of Public Seminar, and Daniel Leisegang, editor of the German journal Blätter für deutsche und internationale Politik. They discuss the role of media in the current digital age, how mainstream media has changed as well as the dangers and advantages of alternative media.Eurozine is a network of European cultural journals, linking up more than 90 partner journals and associated magazines and institutions from nearly all European countries. Eurozine is also an online magazine which publishes outstanding articles from its partner journals with additional translations into one of the major European languages.Learn more about Eurozine: https://www.eurozine.com/ Blätter für deutsche und internationale Politik - https://www.blaetter.de/ Public Seminar - https://publicseminar.org/ Music featured in the podcast licensed under an Attribution-Non Commercial 3.0 International License.Funk Interlude by Dysfunction_AL (c) copyright 2016 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/destinazione_altrove/53756 Algorithms by Chad Crouch: https://www.freemusicarchive.org/music/Chad_Crouch/Arps/Algorithms

In this episode Adam and Maciek catch up with Shaun Walker – a journalist, writer and Guardian correspondent for Central and Eastern Europe. Shaun spent over a decade in Russia as a journalist and foreign correspondent. He is also the author of the book The Long Hangover: Putin's New Russia and the Ghosts of the Past published by Oxford University Press. Shaun talks about his experience in Russia, his time in Eastern Ukraine in 2014 as well as some reflections on current developments.We would like to thank all of our patrons for supporting the podcast! If you’d like to pitch in to help us develop – click here: www.patreon.com/talkeasterneuropeJoin the debate – we are on Facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/talkeasterneurope Don’t forget to check out the newest issue of New Eastern Europe here: https://neweasterneurope.eu/2020/01/28/issue-1-2-2020-bound-to-explode/Follow Shaun Walker on Twitter: https://twitter.com/shaunwalker7Resources:The Long Hangover: Putin's New Russia and the Ghosts of the Past: https://www.amazon.com/Long-Hangover-Putins-Russia-Ghosts/dp/0190058846/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=the+long+hangover&qid=1580492597&sr=8-1Putin’s ideas for 2024. By Agnieszka Legucka. New Eastern Europe 31 January 2020: https://neweasterneurope.eu/2020/01/31/putins-ideas-for-2024/

In the first episode of 2020, Adam and Maciek explore the current situation in Belarus. As the country is under more pressure from the Kremlin to implement greater integration with Russia, it tries to open up to the West. What’s more, presidential elections will be held later this year, putting into question the future of Belarus, its independence and what’s next for President Lukashenka.The podcast features an interview with Hanna Liubakova – a Belarusian journalist and 2019 World Press Institute Fellow. Hanna gives her insight on the current situation and what we can expect for Belarus in 2020. --> Want to support the podcast? Become a patron – www.patreon.com/talkeasterneurope Thanks to all of our supporters and don’t forget to check out our Facebook group: www.facebook.com/groups/TalkEasternEurope Hanna Liubakova on Twitter: https://twitter.com/HannaLiubakovaResourcesThe renaissance of Russia-Belarus relations. By: Monika Bickauskaite. New Eastern Europe 5 December 2019: https://neweasterneurope.eu/2019/12/05/the-renaissance-of-russia-belarus-relations/Integration on Hold for Russia and Belarus. By: John Lough and Katia Gold. Chatham House 14 January 2020: https://www.chathamhouse.org/expert/comment/integration-hold-russia-and-belarusMusic featured in the podcast licensed under the Creative Commons license 3.0/4.0:Intro: Indie Rock by Scott Holmes: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Holmes/Road_Trip_Indie_Rock/Indie_Rock_1327 Up Folk by Ketsa https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ketsa/Above_and_Below/Up_Folk_1789

In the second part of this special two-part series, Maciek interviews Adam, the co-host of Talk Eastern Europe and editor in chief of New Eastern Europe. Listeners get a chance to learn more about Adam’s background, his hobbies, interests, the history of New Eastern Europe, as well as some hints on the region for the upcoming year.Follow Adam on Twitter: https://twitter.com/areichardtWe hope you enjoy the discussion. Don’t forget to check out Part I where Adam interviews Maciek.We wish all of our listeners a Happy New Year! And look forward to engaging with you online. Visit our Facebook group: www.facebook.com/groups/TalkEasternEurope Please support us! We need only SIX more patrons to reach our goal of 20! You can become a patron here: www.patreon.com/talkeasterneurope Music featured in the podcast licensed under the Creative Commons license 3.0/4.0:Funk Interlude by Dysfunction_AL (c) copyright 2016 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/destinazione_altrove/53756 Ft: Fourstones - Scomber ( Bonus Track)“Sum of My Fears” by Dazie Mae: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Dazie_Mae/Last_Jazz_in_Paris/03-1518107-Dazie_Mae-Sum_of_My_Fears

In this special two-part series, we have decided to open up and give a special look into the co-hosts of Talk Eastern Europe. In this first part, Adam interviews Maciek. They discuss his background, hobbies, interests as well as predictions for the upcoming year for our region.Follow Maciek on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MakulskiMaciejWe hope you enjoy the discussion. Stay tuned for part II, where Maciek interviews Adam.We wish all of our listeners a Happy New Year!Please support us! We need only SEVEN more patrons to reach our goal of 20! You can become a patron here: www.patreon.com/talkeasterneurope Music featured in the podcast licensed under the Creative Commons license 3.0/4.0:Carry Your Own Weight (Instrumental) by Forget the Whale https://www.freemusicarchive.org/music/Forget_the_Whale/What_I_Tell_Myself_Vol_2/Forget_the_Whale_-_Carry_Your_Own_Weight_InstrumentalMaximum Respect for YOU (ID 589) by Lobo Loco https://www.freemusicarchive.org/music/Lobo_Loco/LITTLE_CAESAR/Maximum_Respect_for_YOU_ID_589