Sweden in Focus is The Local’s weekly podcast where we discuss the big news and talking points in Sweden as well as explore and explain the issues that impact life in the country. We also answer your essential questions and look ahead at what’s coming up. In each episode presenter Paul O’Mahony chats about the most important news and must-know information with The Local Sweden’s James Savage, Emma Löfgren, Richard Orange and Becky Waterton. They are frequently joined by other expert commenta ...
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Small bites on Transatlantic Security, NATO, the EU, Russia, and all things Europe. Hosted by Andrea Kendall-Taylor and Jim Townsend at the Center for a New American Security.
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A podcast devoted to helping you make sense of the world around you several craft beers at a time. Barstool regulars include Nick McGuire, Bill Muck and Phil Barker but we are often joined by smarter and more well informed special guests. If you like discussions of good beer and bad politics, this is the podcast for you.
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Politics analysed differently. Providing a fresh perspective on political events, polling and opinion, with special guests and expert thinkers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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The Swedish Institute of International Affairs (Utrikespolitiska institutet - UI) is an independent institute and a platform for research and information on international relations and foreign policy. The Institute's mission is to inform and enrich the public debate by promoting interest in and knowledge of international relations and foreign policy. This mission is pursued through our research, seminars, Utrikesmagasinet (UI's online forum for analysis and opinion) and by presence in the me ...
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Rendering Unconscious Podcast: Psychoanalysis, Art, Occulture, Politics
Dr. Vanessa Sinclair & Carl Abrahamsson
Rendering Unconscious Podcast & Trapartisan Radio Support our work at Patreon, where we post exclusive content every week: https://www.patreon.com/vanessa23carl Your support is HUGELY appreciated! Rendering Unconscious Podcast is hosted by Dr. Vanessa Sinclair, a psychoanalyst based in Sweden, who works with people internationally. Dr. Sinclair interviews fellow psychoanalysts, psychologists, creative arts therapists, writers, artists, scholars, poets, philosophers and other intellectuals ab ...
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En podd om modern kommunikation. Barbro Fällman, Sveriges mest erfarna retoriktränare och vd för Retorikcentrum i Sverige, och Klara Härgestam, ordförande för Stora Retorikpriset och grundare av Klara Besked Retorik ger sina retorikspaningar, reflektioner och retoriktips. Du hittar oss på instagram @retoriskt där du får retoriktips varje vecka också. A podcast in Swedish about communication skills and modern rhetorics.
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Democracy in Focus is a new program from New Narratives and Front Page Africa looking at Liberia's governance and democracy. It's a collaboration with reporters from some of Liberia's best reporters with the New Narratives program. Funding is provided by the Swedish and US embassies and the American Jewish World Service. The funders had no say in the program's content.
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One of Australia's most popular youtube political commentators goes long-form and talks in depth about politics, social issues and a bit of history. Visit us at www.men2podcast.com for more content.
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How do the Nordic nations consistently top international league tables? Between Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Iceland they are the world's best democracy, the best place to be a woman, the best educated people and the happiest. They regularly top UNICEF's child wellbeing index, lead on the Green Transition and have an enduring emphasis on equality that's the envy of the world. Nordic Horizons is a Scottish-based group that's been interested in learning more from our nearest European n ...
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The Wandering Book Collector with host Michelle Jana Chan airs regular conversations with writers exploring what's informed their books and their lives around themes of movement, memory, sense of place, borders, identity, belonging and home. The podcast has welcomed Booker and Pulitzer Prize winners and finalists, such as Bernardine Evaristo, Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, Karen Joy Fowler, Carla Power and Maaza Mengiste. The choice of writers is representative of the world around us, naturally. https:/ ...
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CTV Vancouver’s Legislative Bureau Chief takes B.C. politics to the people. This easily digestible podcast blends storytelling with interviews with everyday people, including a lot of family and friends.
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Fashion and apparel. It touches nearly everyone. When its at its best, fashion and apparel is not only functional, but also fun, expressive, sexy, and for some businesses, very profitable. But when it is at its worst, fashion and apparel is superficial, exploitative, polluting and extremely wasteful - in other words the essence of unsustainable consumption. And while it is argued that the industry's rapid growth has created employment opportunities for more than 300 million people worldwide, ...
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A Little Bit of Lagom is a weekly podcast about how to find a more balanced, sustainable and mindful approach to living. Taking inspiration from the Swedish concept of Lagom, loosely translating to “a little bit and not too much”, the podcast explores how this philosophy can be applied to all aspects of your life, to help the planet, help others, and improve your own well-being. A Little Bit of Lagom goes into environmentalism, veganism, work-life balance, health, wellness, cruelty free prac ...
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Family reunification to get harder in Sweden, and is now a good time to buy property?
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Family reunification clampdown, Swedish town's one-krona plots go viral, and is now a good time to buy property? Host Paul O’Mahony is joined this week by The Local's deputy editor Becky Waterton. Here are links to some of the topics discussed in the episode: Immigration Swedish government announces new plans to limit family reunification permits P…
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RU301: DRS EVE WATSON & HELENA TEXIER ON THE FREUD LACAN INSTITUTE
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RU301: DRS EVE WATSON & HELENA TEXIER ON THE FREUD LACAN INSTITUTE http://www.renderingunconscious.org/psychoanalysis/ru301-eve-watson-helena-texier-on-the-freud-lacan-institute/Rendering Unconscious episode 301.Drs. Eve Watson and Helena Texier are here to discuss the wonderful work they are doing with the Freud Lacan institute. https://freudlacan…
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'How can Sweden leave behind a citizen who was sentenced to death?'
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In this week's Sweden in Focus we speak to Vida Mehrannia, the wife of the Karolinska Institute researcher Ahmedreza Djalali who was sentenced to death in Iran in 2017 and was not part of a recent prisoner exchange that saw two Swedes return home. Host Paul O’Mahony is joined this week Vida Mehrannia. She talks about why the family moved to Sweden,…
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Kurt Volker and Douglas Lute Discuss the Upcoming NATO Washington Summit
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From July 9th to 11th, NATO will hold its historic 75th-anniversary summit in Washington, DC. On the sidelines, CNAS and other think tanks will host the NATO Public Forum. Though the summit will in part be a celebration of the alliance’s enduring success, it also comes at a time when NATO is grappling with numerous challenges. The most pressing iss…
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RU300: DRS JULIE RESHE AND VANESSA SINCLAIR ON THINGS HAPPEN
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RU300: JULIE RESHE & VANESSA SINCLAIR ON THINGS HAPPEN http://www.renderingunconscious.org/psychoanalysis/ru300-julie-reshe-vanessa-sinclair-on-things-happen/Rendering Unconscious episode 300.This is a very special episode of Rendering Unconscious. Episode 300! Dr. Julie Reshe interviews Dr. Vanessa Sinclair about her first novel Things Happen (Tra…
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Almedalen special: Why does Sweden make life so hard for foreign talent?
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In this special episode of Sweden in Focus James Savage travels to the Almedalen political week on Gotland, where he asks the chief economist of the Confederation of Swedish Enterprise, Sven-Olov Daunfeldt, whether things might get better for work permit holders any time soon. Also in this episode: Russia is waging a hybrid war against European cou…
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Leadership dynamics in Europe are at a critical juncture. Following the recent European Parliament elections, both French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz have seen their influence wane, while Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk have emerged stronger. At the same time, a new set of …
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RU299: AUTHOR DEREK HUNTER ON SHAKESPEARE & CO, ANONYMOUS AGNOSTIC ANTICHRISTS
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RU299: DEREK HUNTER ON SHAKESPEARE & COMPANY, ANONYMOUS AGNOSTIC ANTICHRISTS & PASSIONATE PILGRIMS http://www.renderingunconscious.org/philosophy/ru299-derek-hunter-on-anonymous-agnostic-antichrists-shakespeare-co/Rendering Unconscious episode 299.Watch this episode at YouTube: https://youtu.be/U2b7xKRyQW4?si=A7r054WbIakScv53Derek Hunter is an auth…
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Jessi Jezewska Stevens on Geneva, Gettysburg, Krakow, Tuscany, Siberia, Indiana; on writing for two days and editing for a year; on honeymoons; on precise descriptions and hope; on landing in JFK; and ...
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Welcome to the travel/literary podcast The Wandering Book Collector with host Michelle Jana Chan. This is a series of conversations with writers exploring what's informed their books and their lives around themes of movement, memory, sense of place, borders, identity, belonging and home. In this edition, I’m joined by the writer Jessi Jezewska Stev…
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Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the attempt of transatlantic partners to provide Kyiv with the weapons systems and ammunition it needs to keep up the fight for the long-haul has renewed focus on the importance of the defense industrial base. Particularly in Europe, the past two years have exposed numerous problems with the defense indus…
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Anger over prisoner swap with Iran, and how strawberries fuel Sweden's gangs
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Strawberries linked to organised crime, US designates Swedish neo-Nazis as terrorists, opinion divided over prisoner swap with Iran. Host Paul O’Mahony is joined this week by regular panelists James Savage and Emma Löfgren. Here are links to some of the topics discussed in the episode: Crime Illegal Swedish strawberry sales raise billions of kronor…
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RU298: ON PALESTINE & PSYCHOANALYSIS – SHEEHI, PARKER, CARTER, SAKETOPOULOU, QURAN, MERSON, MILLAR
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RU298: ON PSYCHOANALYSIS & PALESTINE WITH CARTER CARTER, MOLLY MERSON, ISABEL MILLAR, IAN PARKER, RAZZAN QURAN, AVGI SAKETOPOULOU, LARA SHEEHI & VANESSA SINCLAIR http://www.renderingunconscious.org/psychoanalysis/ru298-on-psychoanalysis-palestine-with-carter-carter-molly-merson-isabel-millar-ian-parker-razzan-quran-avgi-saketopoulou-lara-sheehi-van…
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Sweden's most offensive words and a bad night for the far right
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Celebrate Midsummer like a Swede, EU election analysis, Sweden's most offensive words. Host Paul O’Mahony is joined this week by regular panelists James Savage and Becky Waterton. Here are links to some of the topics discussed in the episode: Midsummer The Local's ultimate guide to Midsummer's Eve 2024 European Elections Who are the winners and los…
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RU297: MICHAEL REILEY ON DEEP LISTENING, SOUND SANGHA, SOUL RETREATS & PSYCHEDELICS
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RU297: MICHAEL REILEY ON DEEP LISTENING, DREAMING, SOUL RETREATS & PSYCHEDELICS http://www.renderingunconscious.org/dreams/ru297-michael-reiley-on-deep-listening-dreaming-soul-retreats-psychedelics/Rendering Unconscious episode 297.Available to view at YouTube: https://youtu.be/NdfAd2TDuQc?si=u1QD_d46-t1Ai5jgMichael Reiley is a musician, producer a…
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Unpacking the European Parliament Elections
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Last weekend, voters across the European Union went to the polls to select the next European Parliament. In the run-up to the elections, many observers were focused on the potential for large gains by the far-right, and those projections turned out to be largely accurate, with far-right parties now occupying roughly a quarter of the seats in Parlia…
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The High Stakes of European Security with Thomas Wright at the 2024 CNAS National Security Conference
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The current moment in the transatlantic relationship is one of high stakes. The United States and its European allies are continuing to grapple with numerous difficulties, including the ongoing war in Ukraine; Russia’s increasing coordination with other adversaries including China, Iran, and North Korea; and an increasing Russian effort to wage hyb…
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RU296: DRS LARA & STEPHEN SHEEHI @ THE RED CLINIC – THE WILL TO LIVE
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RU296: LARA & STEPHEN SHEEHI @ THE RED CLINIC – “THE WILL TO LIVE: SUMUD AS LIFE-AFFIRMING PSYCHIC REFUSAL” http://www.renderingunconscious.org/psychoanalysis/ru296-lara-stephen-sheehi-the-red-clinic-the-will-to-live-sumud-as-life-affirming-psychic-refusal/Rendering Unconscious episode 296.Available to view at YouTube: https://youtu.be/eTaY3CHwozs?…
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Three parties risk European elimination as Sweden goes to the polls
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Striking nurses, European election preview, Sweden Democrats' anti-Arab trolling, how can Sweden get more inclusive? Host Paul O’Mahony is joined this week by regular panelists Emma Löfgren and Becky Waterton. Here are links to some of the topics discussed in the episode: Healthcare strike Nurses in Sweden launch first strike in 16 years European e…
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RU295: ADVAT ON HIS NOVEL SPIRAL OF OBJECTS, DOLLS, ANTON LAVEY, ARTIFICIAL HUMAN COMPANIONS, KINK
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RU295: PORTLAND AUTHOR ADVAT ON HIS FIRST NOVEL SPIRAL OF OBJECTS http://www.renderingunconscious.org/art/ru295-advat-on-writing-his-first-novel-spiral-of-objects/Watch this episode at YouTube: https://youtu.be/1hJvTkvwR3g?si=bYsOOErZ2vjXE3RKAd Vat is a twenty-something-year-old social fruit fly that often likes to help build local book clubs, doll…
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Richard Fontaine and Hal Brands Discuss the Axis of Upheaval
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The effects of Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine are reverberating far beyond Ukraine’s borders. Perhaps most fundamentally, Putin’s invasion has catalyzed deepening cooperation among Russia and its like-minded partners in China, Iran, and North Korea. Cooperation among these four countries was already expanding before 2022, but the war has accelerat…
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Is Iran using Swedish gangs in its proxy war with Israel?
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Iran accused of deploying Swedish gangs, Ebba Busch sparks anger over Islam remarks, how Sweden can make immigrants feel more welcome on National Day? Host Paul O’Mahony is joined this week by regular panelists Richard Orange and James Savage. Here are links to some of the topics discussed in the episode: Iran Swedish security chiefs: Iran recruits…
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RU294: DRS DEREK HOOK, CALUM NEILL & STIJN VANHUELE ON READING LACANS ECRITS
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RU294: DEREK HOOK, CALUM NEILL & STIJN VANHEULE ON READING LACAN’S ÉCRITS http://www.renderingunconscious.orgThis episode also available to view at YouTube: https://youtu.be/zTghW2gJ2z4?si=Fzw5q-0N5no0UKyJRendering Unconscious Podcast received the 2023 Gradiva Award for Digital Media from the National Association for the Advancement for Psychoanaly…
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On 14 May Georgia’s parliament passed a controversial law that requires media and nonprofit groups to register as “pursuing the interests of a foreign power” if they receive more than 20% of their funding from abroad. The law mirrors a similar law introduced in Russia in 2012, which has been used to crack down on NGOs and other organizations deemed…
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Liberians React to News a War Crimes Court is Coming, We Ask House Speaker Koffa What Comes Next and We Hear from a Court Advocate
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Coming up in this episode … President Joseph Boakai makes history, taking the first step towards war and economic crimes courts for liberia. The move ends two decades of impunity for crimes that devastated the country and left two hundred and fifty thousand dead. We get citizen reactions from around the country. We ask what comes next with house sp…
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How can Sweden get more immigrants in leadership roles?
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This week in Sweden in Focus: Nurses plan to strike, Sweden Democrats vow to keep on trolling, and how can Sweden combat discrimination? Host Paul O’Mahony is joined by The Local Sweden's editor Emma Löfgren and our Nordic correspondent Richard Orange. The episode also features interviews with Greg Fernando, the founder of New to Sweden, an organis…
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Brussels Sprouts Presents: A Discussion with the Swedish and Estonian Ministers of Defense
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As Russia’s war in Ukraine progresses into its third year, there are questions in some parts of the NATO alliance about how long the West can sustain its support for Kyiv and how the war will actually end. Simultaneously, China and other countries like North Korea and Iran continue to provide support to Russia, and Russia is stepping up hybrid atta…
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INTERVIEW - Sweden's labour migration clampdown will harm green transition: Green Party leader
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In this week's Sweden in Focus Extra: Green Party joint leader Daniel Helldén on criticism of government climate policy, the EU elections, immigration and online attacks from far-right troll accounts. After a turbulent period for the party, the Greens recently put in place a new leadership duo: Daniel Helldén, previously vice mayor of Stockholm, an…
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Sweden Democrat troll factory scandal grows and Taylor Swift hits Stockholm
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This week: Fallout from Sweden Democrat troll factory scandal, how Stockholm has prepared for Taylor Swift, excerpts from interview with Green Party leader Daniel Helldén. Host Paul O’Mahony is joined this week by The Local's Nordic correspondent, Richard Orange. The episode also features interviews with Dagens Nyheter's reporter Evelyn Jones, Stoc…
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The Future of Europe with Constanze Stelzenmüller and Nathalie Tocci
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On April 25th, French President Emmanuel Macron gave a nearly two-hour-long speech at the Sorbonne that outlined his vision for Europe. In the context of major challenges such as Russia’s war against Ukraine, intensifying economic pressures, and more, Macron warned that “Europe today is mortal” and that “it can die” if Europeans fail to take united…
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How will lower interest rates affect your life in Sweden, and how likely is a 4-day week?
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In this week's episode: Security fears and parties in Malmö for Eurovision, how lower interest rates affect people in Sweden, and Sweden Democrats get caught running a social media troll factory. -- Get Membership+ to listen to all The Local's podcasts Sign up now and get early, ad-free access to a full-length episode of the Sweden in Focus podcast…
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Russian Influence on the Upcoming EU Elections
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While the world’s attention has been focused on Russia’s military operation in Ukraine over the past two years, Moscow has continued its attempts to use other, nonmilitary tools to pursue its aggressive foreign policy objectives. Western democracies have been an important target of Russian malign influence. Particularly as both the European Union a…
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THOUGHT LEADERSHIP: Dr. Jennifer Hinton Thinks Not-for-Profit Business Models Can Help Address The Problems of Fast Fashion.
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Is our current for-profit economic model a root cause of many of today's sustainability challenges generally, and specifically in apparel and fashion? Dr. Jennifer Hinton, author and Post-Doctoral Fellow at The Centre for Environmental and Climate Science at University of Lund, has concluded so. She studies how societies relate to profit and how th…
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Why do we get a day off for Ascension and who's the new joint leader of Sweden's Green Party?
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In this week's episode: Ascension Day holiday, Nazis storm political meeting in Stockholm, preview of interview with gardening expert John Taylor, and who is the Green Party's new joint leader? -- Sign up now for Membership+ and get early, ad-free access to a full-length episode of the Sweden in Focus podcast every weekend, as well as Sweden in Foc…
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Taking the Temperature of China’s Relationship with the United States and Europe
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On Sunday, May 5th, Chinese President Xi Jinping will begin his first trip to Europe in five years. On this trip, Xi will make a high-profile two-day visit to France, where he is likely to encourage President Emmanuel Macron to continue pursuing an independent path from the United States regarding relations with Beijing. Xi will also make stops in …
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23rd Mind TV EPISODE 16, 2024 APRIL, Dr Vanessa Sinclair & Carl Abrahamsson, events online & in USA
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23rd Mind TV! Episode 16, April 2024.Join us at Patreon where we post exclusive content every week & have a Discord! Carl & Vanessa: https://www.patreon.com/vanessa23carlRendering Unconscious: https://www.patreon.com/renderingunconsciousWatch 23rd Mind TV at Youtube: https://youtu.be/CUxIfgwtbII?si=WjHKHzZKhlguvgaJJoin Vanessa Thursday, May 2 at Ba…
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How can Sweden attract and retain skilled foreigners?
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Hilary Bradt on getting lost; on the Galapagos and Inca Trail in the 1970s; on aerograms v social media; on hitch-hiking at 82; on her guidebooks to Burma, Iraq, Iran and N Korea; on public footpaths and ...
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Welcome to the travel/literary podcast The Wandering Book Collector with host Michelle Jana Chan. This is a series of conversations with writers exploring what's informed their books and their lives around themes of movement, memory, sense of place, borders, identity, belonging and home. In this edition, I’m joined by the writer Hilary Bradt to dis…
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How a Swedish nepotism scandal highlights poor recruitment practices
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The State of the War in Ukraine with Michael Kofman
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As the war in Ukraine continues into its third year, the mood has become increasingly dark. While territorial changes continue to be minor, Russia’s slow but steady advances along the front lines could become large losses for Ukraine. This is especially likely if Kyiv is unable to overcome worsening shortages of both material and personnel. As mili…
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RU293: DR NATHAN GORELICK ON RANK HORROR & THE UNWRITTEN ENLIGHTENMENT
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RU293: NATHAN GORELICK ON THE UNWRITTEN ENLIGHTENMENT & OTTO RANK SYMPOSIUM, RANK HORROR http://www.renderingunconscious.orgRendering Unconscious episode 293.Watch this episode at YouTube: https://youtu.be/rEAEXa5DYEA?si=GAxoaI0UxHZgj10WDr. Nathan Gorelick is here to talk about his new book The Unwritten Enlightenment: Literature Between Ideology a…
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50 years of Abba, children’s residence permit row, Sweden regressing on rule of law
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Interpreting the Recent Turkish Elections with Asli Aydintaşbaş and Steven Cook
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Just under a year ago, Turkish President Erdogan won another five years in power in the Turkish presidential election. Last week, however, local election results in Turkey delivered a harsh blow to the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP). Although the gap at the national level wasn’t huge, the opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) won a…
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RU292: DRS EMMA LIEBER & ANNA FISHZON ON THE QUEERNESS OF CHILDHOOD & REMEMBERING UNICORNS
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RU292: DRS EMMA LIEBER & ANNA FISHZON ON THE QUEERNESS OF CHILDHOOD & REMEMBERING UNICORNS http://www.renderingunconscious.orgRendering Unconscious episode 292.Drs. Emma Lieber and Anna Fishzon are here to discuss their book The Queerness of Childhood: Essays from the Other Side of the Looking Glass (2022)! https://amzn.to/3PXvc2OBe sure to check o…
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Gender law splits government and will there be a Swedish pope?
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Macron’s Change in Tune and the War in Ukraine
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Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, there has been a notable evolution in France’s approach toward Moscow. In the initial months following the invasion, French President Emmanuel Macron continued to engage diplomatically with Vladimir Putin, controversially insisting that the West must not humiliate Moscow, prompting harsh criti…
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RU291: JASON HAAF – CAN I SEE YOUR NICHE? ON QUEER WRITING, BRITNEY SPEARS, MATTHEW PERRY
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RU291: JASON HAAF – CAN I SEE YOUR NICHE? ON QUEER WRITING & ART, BRITNEY SPEARS, MATTHEW PERRYhttp://www.renderingunconscious.orgRendering Unconscious episode 291.Jason Haaf is here to talk about his new book Can I See Your Niche? (Trapart Books, 2023)! https://amzn.to/3Uf4ipPWe also dish about: The Woman in Me (2023) by Britney Spears https://amz…
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A Major Investigation Finds Climate Change is Driving Nine out of Every Ten Liberian Farmers to Want to Migrate
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Coming up in this episode … In the second of our two-part series on climate change, a major New Narratives investigation has found Liberia’s farming emergency is fueling a migration crisis. A survey of Liberian farmers finds years of crop failure has nine in every ten wanting to leave the country. As the number of migrants rises so do the number of…
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RU290: DRS BETTY MILAN & CHRIS VANDERWEES ON ANALYZED BY LACAN: A PERSONAL ACCOUNT
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RU290: BETTY MILAN & CHRIS VANDERWEES ON ANALYZED BY LACAN: A PERSONAL ACCOUNThttp://www.renderingunconscious.orgRendering Unconscious episode 290.Drs. Betty Milan and Chris Vanderwees are here to discuss her new book Analyzed by Lacan: A personal account. https://amzn.to/43ALcxkhttps://www.bettymilan.com.br/en/psicanalise/https://psychoanalysistor…
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Ginanne Brownell on hearing clarinets and trombones by a Nairobi city dump; on a fairytale morphing; on big skies; on searching for a cemetery by Lake Michigan; on her next book: a global surrogacy journey ...
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Welcome to the travel/literary podcast The Wandering Book Collector with host Michelle Jana Chan. This is a series of conversations with writers exploring what's informed their books and their lives around themes of movement, memory, sense of place, borders, identity, belonging and home. In this edition, I’m joined by the writer Ginanne Brownell, t…
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