Best Luxembourgish Podcasts (2024)

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#83 Exploring the future of space security and defence | Michel Poucet 37:55

15d ago37:55

37:55

In this episode, Adrien sits down with Michel Poucet, an innovative entrepreneur in the space industry, to explore the future of space operations and innovations in space domain awareness. Michel reflects on how his early fascination with space—ignited by encounters with astronauts and visits to space stations—shaped his passion and ultimately led …

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#82 The Inspiring Journey of Anne's Kitchen: From Journalism to Culinary Stardom | Anne Faber 28:06

27d ago28:06

28:06

Ready for a deliciously inspiring story? In this episode, Thierry sits down with Anne Faber, the creative force behind Anne's Kitchen. Known for her successful TV shows and cookbooks, Anne's transformation into a respected food journalist, TV personality and a successful entrepreneur is an inspiring story for our business community. The conversatio…

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#81 Steering Luxembourg’s economic future | Vincent Hein 37:48

3M ago37:48

37:48

In this episode, Adrien sits down with Vincent Hein, a director and economist at Fondation IDEA, to dive into the pressing economic and policy issues facing Luxembourg. Vincent shares his passion for economic development and public policy, shedding light on his dual role at Fondation IDEA—a think tank created by the Chamber of Commerce to spark fre…

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#80 Exploring the World of Venture Capital and Technology | Yannick Oswald 41:31

3M ago41:31

41:31

Join Adrien as he dives deep into the world of venture capital with Yannick Oswald, Partner at VC firm Mangrove Capital Partners. Yannick shares his fascinating journey into venture capital, underscoring the importance of passion for startups and the resilience required from founders. In this conversation, Yannick highlights Mangrove’s strategic fo…

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Red, White and (Sky) Blue, Part 2 21:17

3M ago21:17

21:17

We wrap up our look at Luxembourg's flags—just in time to wave those flags while we watch Eurovision next week from Malmö! Go, Tali!By Matthew Foster

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Red, White and (Sky) Blue 29:58

4M ago29:58

29:58

We look at the Grand Duchy's flags and anthems and discover how Luxembourg's symbols and Luxembourg's monarchy have influenced one another over the centuries. Plus, Non-Luxembourger Jill joins us for a mayonnaise taste test!By Matthew Foster

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#79 Revolutionizing Solar Panel Industry with Robotics | Christophe Timmermans 34:17

5M ago34:17

34:17

Join us as Thierry welcomes Christophe Timmermans, CEO of Solarcleano and Fallprotec, to our podcast. In this episode, we explore how these innovative companies are reshaping the solar industry while ensuring safety for workers at heights. But Christophe's path to success wasn't without its challenges and adventures, and we delve into those as well…

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Moien! 10:10

4M ago10:10

10:10

Since this is the first episode, I explain who I am and why I'm doing a podcast about, of all things, Luxembourg.By Matthew Foster

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Trailer 1:36

5M ago1:36

1:36

Starting April 4, 2024, join us on "Back to Luxembourg" to talk about Luxembourg, Luxembourgish America and the art of citizenship from the Moselle to the Mississippi.By Matthew Foster

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#78 Navigating the Transition to Electric Mobility | Gerry Wagner 46:04

5M ago46:04

46:04

In this episode, hosts Adrien and Thierry sit down with Gerry Wagner, spokesperson at the House of Automobile and Director of International Institutional Relations at Arval BNP Paribas Group, to discuss the evolving landscape of e-mobility in Luxembourg. With over a decade of experience in the banking and operational leasing sector, Gerry shares hi…

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"He has to be fired immediately" - Marc Godart orders dismissal for cooperation with Dublin City Council 0:58

6M ago0:58

0:58

Upon learning that Dublin City Council inspectors gained access to one of his properties, landlord Marc Godart ordered that the workers he deemed responsible be sacked and outstanding wages withheld. For more on this story go to irishtimes.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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"We don't want to be exposed to prosecution" - why Marc Godart applies Luxembourgish law to Irish employees 0:33

7M ago0:33

0:33

In 2023, controversial landlord Marc Godart told colleagues that new contracts should stipulate that workers are hired by Itzig Sarl, one of his family’s Luxembourg companies, rather than by an Irish-based company. “The reason is we don’t want to be exposed to any prosecution if we do not get along with an employee or a person that works for us,” G…

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#77 Brasserie Nationale: Brewing Tradition and Innovation | Mathias Lentz 50:52

7M ago50:52

50:52

In this episode, hosts Adrien and Thierry sit down with Mathias Lentz, the dynamic CEO of Brasserie Nationale, Luxembourg's foremost privately-owned brewery. Mathias opens up about his personal journey, emphasising the pivotal role of external experience before joining the family business. He then delves into the brewery's history, highlighting its…

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Santa answers almost all your questions but there’s one he’s keeping secret 16:53

8M ago16:53

16:53

In Conor Pope’s exclusive interview with Santa, Irish kids from Bray, Co Wicklow to Queensland, Australia, messaged the man in red with questions asking about his habits, from beard grooming to cookie-eating, what sort of exercise he takes and how, he circumnavigates the world in one night, and much, much more. Thank you to all the boys and girls w…

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#76 Addressing the reusability of increasingly complex and diverse batteries | Antoine Welter 49:08

11M ago49:08

49:08

Adrien welcomes Antoine Welter, co-founder and CEO of Circu Li-ion. A driven impact entrepreneur at heart, Antoine walks Adrien through the whole process that led him to quit his consulting job to found the Luxembourg-based battery upcycling start-up with his co-founder and CTO, Xavier Kohll. During the conversation, Antoine brings up the highly de…

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#9 Dark Matter Uncovered: A conversation about space part.2 | Pierre Reuter and George John 24:31

11M ago24:31

24:31

In this second part of our discussion, Thierry and Adrian host Pierre Reuter and George V. John in an engaging discussion spotlighting Luxembourg's pivotal role in the ever-evolving space industry. Delving into the European Commission's drive for regulatory harmonization, they explore the complexities of crafting EU space law to accommodate diverse…

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#75 The growing international popularity of Luxembourgish sparkling wine | Antoine Clasen 39:27

1y ago39:27

39:27

In this episode, Adrien welcomes Antoine Clasen, CEO of Bernard-Massard, Luxembourg's premier wine producer. Antoine walks Adrien through the century-old history behind this renowned sparkling wine (known as crémant in Luxembourg) maker and how it emerged throughout the years after being completely destroyed during WW2. Known for its iconic yellow …

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#74 Tackling climate change via social media | Daniel Klemetz 29:28

1y ago29:28

29:28

In this episode, Adrien welcomes Daniel Klemetz, CEO of Greenworlder, a purpose-driven startup at the forefront of sustainability innovation. Embark on a journey to uncover Greenworlder's core mission: to nurture a dynamic online ecosystem that brings together climate enthusiasts and businesses, united in their dedication to combating climate chang…

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Trisha Lovett 's letter to her friend Carrie Lee after Ann Lovett died 1:44

1y ago1:44

1:44

Trisha Lovett 's letter to her friend Carrie Lee. Read by Rosita Boland. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Trisha Lovett's Christmas card to her friend Belinda Lee 0:48

1y ago0:48

0:48

A Christmas card sent by Trisha Lovett to her friend Belinda Lee. Read by Rosita Boland. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Ann Lovett's Christmas letter to her friend Belinda Lee 0:45

1y ago0:45

0:45

Ann Lovett's Christmas letter to her friend Belinda Lee. Read by Rosita Boland. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Trisha Lovett's note to her friend Belinda Lee after Ann Lovett died 0:59

1y ago0:59

0:59

Trisha Lovett's note to her friend Belinda Lee after Ann Lovett's death. Read by Rosita Boland. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Ann Lovett's last note 1:14

1y ago1:14

1:14

A note written by Ann Lovett to her friend Belinda Lee. Read by Rosita Boland. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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#73 Insights into British politics through the lens of two Luxembourgers | Dominic Grieve 59:46

1y ago59:46

59:46

Adrien and Thierry welcome Dominic Grieve, former UK conservative member of parliament and attorney general under Prime Minister David Cameron. A vivid Remainer and friend of Luxembourg, Dominic walks them through his background and what led him to choose a political path back in the 70s alongside a very successful legal career as a barrister (lawy…

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#8 Dark Matter Uncovered: A conversation about space part.1 | Pierre Reuter and George John 26:37

1y ago26:37

26:37

In this episode, Thierry hosts a conversation with Pierre Reuter and George John from Hogan Lovels as they explore Luxembourg's growing space industry. They discuss Hogan Lovels' essential role in guiding clients through the legal aspects of space activities. With teamwork between their Luxembourg and Washington D.C. offices, Hogan Lovels provides …

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#72 How to manage a country in the context of a world in permacrisis | Yuriko Backes 25:34

1+ y ago25:34

25:34

Adrien welcomes Yuriko Backes, Minister of Finance in Luxembourg. A fine reader of history, Minister Backes walks Adrien through the lessons that she has learned from living in Japan which in turn nurtured this passion of hers to embark on an international relations career. They discuss the key challenges that she has faced since taking on her role…

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#71 Supply Chain Untangled ep.4 | Barbara Chevalier 29:40

1+ y ago29:40

29:40

Thierry welcomes Barbara Chevalier, CEO at CFL multimodal. In this podcast recording Thierry and Barbara discuss the company's business model, Luxembourg's role as a logistics hub, and the positive impact of rail freight solutions on sustainability, highlighting CFL multimodal's integrated and sustainable approach to multimodal transportation acros…

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#70 Unearthing key hidden personality traits thanks to Natural Language Processing | Florian Feltes 34:25

1+ y ago34:25

34:25

Adrien welcomes Florian Feltes, co-founder and CEO at Zortify. A staunch academic at heart with deep problem-solving skills, Florian walks Adrien through the process that led him to adopt natural language processing (NLP) as a way to rationalise the decision-making process. At a time when AI is slowly but surely becoming an ubiquitous component of …

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#69 When science meets passion for nature | Martin Schoonbroodt 34:20

1+ y ago34:20

34:20

Thierry welcomes Martin Schoonbrodt, Co-Founder at the Probiotic Group. Martin is an entrepreneur that co-founded this very exciting and forward thinking business in 2014 with the vision to take a biotech approach to the cleaning environment. Based in the north of Luxembourg and now at the House of Biotech, this forward thinking business dedicates …

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#68 How to develop a successful export business in Luxembourg | Georges Krombach 31:18

1+ y ago31:18

31:18

Adrien welcomes Georges Krombach, Head of Sales and Marketing at the Landewyck Group. A native Luxembourger who spent a chunk of his career in the US, Georges walks Adrien through the history of the Landewyck Group, a tobacco and property business, and how this Luxembourg-based family export business has evolved over time with global players emergi…

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The Irish Times Santa Podcast in association with Clayton Hotels 22:17

1+ y ago22:17

22:17

Christmas Eve is Santa’s busiest night of the year. Mrs Claus, the elves and all the reindeer help with the preparations. The lists have been made, checked at least twice. The brakes on the sleigh have been tested and tested again and the harnesses polished by the stable team who will also check that all the jingle bells are in fine working order. …

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#67 Two decades of championing "Made in Luxembourg" quality industrial manufactured ovens | Pierre Thein 25:01

1+ y ago25:01

25:01

Thierry welcomes back Pierre Thein, Director at the Hein Group, to the show. In this follow up episode, Thierry and Pierre cover the last 18 months since our first podcast recording. During the conversation, Pierre explains to our listeners how the company overcame key challenges and adapted to the new working environment. Pierre has been with the …

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#7 Dark Matter Uncovered: Explaining the general space law of Luxembourg | Mahulena Hofmann 27:21

2y ago27:21

27:21

In this 7th installment of the Dark Matter uncovered series, Thierry discusses with Mahulena Hofmann the importance of the general space law in Luxembourg. In the conversation Mahulena also sheds light on to the importance of the International Institute of Space Law and what impact Luxembourg has in the UN COPUS (United Nations Committee on the Pea…

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#66 Supply Chain Untangled Ep.3 | Stavros Evangelakakis 26:15

2y ago26:15

26:15

Adding value is the key - This episode is sponsored by the Cluster for Logistics Luxembourg. Adrien welcomes Stavros Evangelakakis, chairman of the Cool Chain Association. An aviation lover, Stavros walks Adrien through his three-decade long career at Cargolux, a leading cargo airfreight company based in Luxembourg (and well known to us as its CEO,…

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#6 Dark Matter Uncovered: Why mineral processing is important for the Space sector | Kathryn Hadler 33:22

2y ago33:22

33:22

In this 6th installment of the Dark Matter uncovered series, Thierry discusses with Kathryn Hadler the core mission of ESRIC (European Space Resources Innovation Centre) and why Luxembourg is a hub for space talent. Kathryn also highlights why Mineral processing is so important in the context of space.…

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#4 Net Zero Future: A sustainable finance app for everyone | Georges Bock 27:55

2y ago27:55

27:55

Claudia Hitaj and Adrien Loesch welcome Georges Bock, Founder and CEO of Moniflo, a FinTech-start-up aiming to redefine trading and investment for retail customers by creating a peer to peer investment platform with a strong ESG focus. Georges talks about his experience at KPMG, why he decided to develop Moniflo, and why he thinks it's important yo…

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#65 Supply Chain Untangled Ep.2 | Philippe Hemard 28:59

2y ago28:59

28:59

Adding value is the key - This episode is sponsored by the Cluster for Logistics Luxembourg. Adrien welcomes Philippe Hemard, supply chain expert and former vice president at Amazon Logistics Europe. A former veteran at Amazon, Philippe spent 17 years of his career at Amazon where he experienced the very implementation of their logistics strategy i…

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#3 Net Zero Future: What it means for companies to make a net zero claim | Christa Anderson 35:29

2y ago35:29

35:29

Claudia Hitaj welcomes Christa Anderson, Director of Climate Science, Carbon Metrics, and Climate Change at WWF-US and technical development expert at Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi). Christa tells us how SBTi validates and helps companies set near term and long term targets for their path to net zero. We discuss SBTi's new targets for the …

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#5 Dark Matter Uncovered: At a crossroad between space & aviation | Emmanuel Rammos 25:27

2y ago25:27

25:27

Thierry discusses with Emmanuel Rammos the profile of SkyfloX, an ESA spin-off company, developing ORCA an Earth Observation system re-using commercial aircrafts to capture data. They talk about the ORCA system that not only helps reducing space debris, but also saves a lot of money compared to sending satellite systems into space. During the conve…

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#2 Net Zero Future: Straight talk from the youth climate movement | Selma Vincent 30:15

2y ago30:15

30:15

Claudia and Adrien welcome Selma Vincent, student and climate activist with Youth for Climate Luxembourg. Selma talks about her experience as a youth delegate to the COP26 conference in Glasgow, what it's like as a nineteen-year-old to hold adults to account when it comes to mitigating climate change, and why it's important to vote.…

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My Little Funhouse - Maybe 3:13

2y ago3:13

3:13

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My Little Funhouse - Push 4:10

2y ago4:10

4:10

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My Little Funhouse - Please God 4:58

2y ago4:58

4:58

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My Little Funhouse - Hedgekicker 3:55

2y ago3:55

3:55

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My Little Funhouse - Superstar 3:53

2y ago3:53

3:53

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#64 Supply Chain Untangled Ep.1 | Kevin Nash 31:53

2y ago31:53

31:53

Adding value is the key - This episode is sponsored by the Cluster for Logistics Luxembourg. Thierry discusses with Kevin Nash the current challenges in the Supply Chain sector and why Luxembourg is a key location for Kuehne & Nagel. Kevin explains to our listeners why he entered the logistics sector over a decade ago. Both Thierry & Kevin also dis…

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#4 Dark Matter Uncovered: A Native Luxembourg Space Company | Edgar Milic 28:33

2y ago28:33

28:33

Thierry discusses with Edgar Milic about his 30 year love affair with space and why Luxembourg is a key location for space companies while also highlighting the key achievements of OHB Luxspace. Thierry and Edgar also discuss the 4M mission and what the company has in the pipeline for future.By Adrien Loesch and Thierry Schoen

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#63 Helping clients to navigate through the HR & Recruitment challenges | Mike Reiffers 35:22

2y ago35:22

35:22

Thierry welcomes back Mike Reiffers, CEO at Skeeled. On this follow up episode Thierry and Mike discuss how the HR & Recruitment sector have experienced the past two years caused by the Covid-19 pandemic and how his Luxembourg-based business helped clients in Luxembourg and abroad to make better hiring decisions. Finally, Mike shares his thoughts o…

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#1 Net Zero Future: Why spatial planning matters for the climate transition | Claude Turmes 33:13

2+ y ago33:13

33:13

Claudia welcomes Claude Turmes, Minister of Energy and Spatial Planning, to the LuxUnplugged's new series on climate change and sustainability - Net Zero Future. Minister Turmes discusses how Luxembourg will shift away from fossil fuels to renewable power and how the government can ensure that the climate transition is just. He highlights the role …

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#62 Why choosing Luxembourg for a hardware start-up | Fedor Antonov 35:17

2+ y ago35:17

35:17

Adrien welcomes Fedor Antonov, CEO and co-founder at Anisoprint, to the show. An academic at heart and accidental entrepreneur, Fedor walks Adrien through the genesis of his firm together with his co-founders and how he further pursued his world-class research and project after the sponsoring university discontinued the programme. Then they get int…

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