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?

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Host Paul O’Mahony is joined this week by The Local's Becky Waterton and Emma Lögren.

Here are links to some of the topics discussed in the episode:

Ascension Day

Why is Ascension Day a public holiday in Sweden?

Political violence

Politics

Dreadlocked bureaucrat: Who's the Swedish Green Party's new leader?

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