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Are We Europe

We bring immersive, border-breaking stories about identity and culture from all corners of Europe straight to your ears. Every week you can listen to a readout from our print magazine, an episode from one of the podcasts in our Podcast Family, an exclusive behind the scenes interview or an original narrative story. Using cutting-edge audio storytelling techniques, we tell the stories of Europeans from Moldova to Ireland.

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  • 20 episodes
  • Updated Aug 14, 2025

Episodes20

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  • Aug 14, 2025 · 28 min

    03. Security or Surveillance? Climate Activism Under Watch in France: “Hope after the algorithm"'

    Artificial intelligence is reshaping public life in Europe – not just through automation, but through surveillance. In the final episode of Security or Surveillance?, host Seden Anlar explores how AI-powered monitoring tools are increasingly being used to police protests, monitor dissent, and chill political participation in France and across the EU. We hear from legal expert Erik Tuchtfeld, who breaks down the complex legal landscape surrounding AI surveillance, fundamental rights, and the cha

  • Jul 17, 2025 · 37 min

    02. Security or Surveillance? Climate Activism Under Watch in France: “The algorithm is watching"

    Algorithmic Video Surveillance (AVS) is quietly reshaping how public spaces are monitored – turning everyday life into a site of constant observation, prediction, and control. In this episode, host Seden Anlar continues her conversation with digital rights groups, mental health experts and activists, to explore the human cost of surveillance technologies that go beyond watching to predicting behaviour. AVS, first developed for large-scale sports events, is now being deployed to monitor city st

  • Jun 23, 2025 · 42 min

    01. Security or Surveillance? Climate Activism Under Watch in France: “The disaster is here”

    Episode 01: “The disaster is here” France presents itself as a global climate leader—but at home, environmental activists are facing increasing repression from the authorities. In this episode, host Seden Anlar speaks with activists Arthur Grimon and Lea Hobson of Les Soulèvements de la Terre, who share what it’s like to face police raids, surveillance, and accusations of “eco-terrorism” for protesting environmental destruction. With insights from Amnesty International’s Catrinel Motoc and

  • Jan 30, 2025 · 26 min

    04. With an open mic: From the front row

    In this episode, Sasha meets artist Robert Shepherd, a Canadian who has been living in Amsterdam for over a decade, providing a “front-row” perspective on the industry. Shepherd explains how the open mic community grew after the pandemic and lockdowns, with Amsterdam’s diversity and rich cultural life creating fertile ground.

  • Jan 30, 2025 · 28 min

    03. With an open mic: The driving force

    In the third episode, Sasha goes behind the scenes of the open-mic community to talk to four concert organisers. They discuss why they host such events; what open mics mean to them and why they believe open mics have become a safe space for people of all backgrounds and beliefs.

  • Jan 30, 2025 · 25 min

    02. With an open mic: As snow on the head

    In the second episode of With an Open Mic, Sasha delves more into the daily lives and migration backgrounds of protagonists Bobby Sunshine and Sofia Popova. Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine disrupted their lives — as they adapt to their new lives in the Netherlands, music plays a key role.

  • Jan 30, 2025 · 23 min

    01. With an open mic: Under the spotlight

    With an open mic is an audio documentary series about the diverse music community in Amsterdam by Sasha Sadikov. In this episode, Sasha meets two musicians, Sofia Popova from Ukraine and Bobby Sunshine, from Russia, who both fled the war, ended up in Amsterdam, and began their journey toward a new creative life on the open stage.

  • Mar 22, 2023 · 4 min

    On The Street: Amsterdam

    On the streets of Amsterdam, guest producers/media students from the Thomas More University in Flanders - Lukas Emmerechts and Nataliya Huchok - ask people one question: "Who or what influences who you vote for?"

  • Mar 3, 2023 · 31 min

    The Circle Series: Porto

    If we expect our stories to truly portray European core values, identity, and politics, we need journalists where news doesn't make it out of local headlines. This podcast is about those stories and how they have been told by media makers. In this episode, recorded during The Circle's Design Sprint in Porto, Portugal, Are We Europe's Giada Santana speaks with Hostwriter's Tina Lee, editor in chief of Unbias the News, and local producer Luis Fernandes. They discuss Portuguese journalism, the dif

  • Nov 11, 2022 · 32 min

    Behind the Scenes: Creative Jarek Oleszczynski

    Are We Europe's Mya Berger interviews Jarek Oleszczynski, one of the creators behind the photo story “The Forgotten Remedy” from our latest magazine, Vices & Values.

  • Oct 7, 2022 · 10 min

    On The Street: Martinique

    On the streets of Martinique - still considered an overseas region of France - Producer Giada Santana asks people one question: "How has climate change affected you?"

  • Sep 9, 2022 · 28 min

    This Is What a Generation Sounds Like: Hanna

    From Minsk and London, a story about the meaning of freedom. Hanna Komar, a poet, was jailed for her activism in Belarus. This week, she tells us what it’s like to move from a place where people have to fight for basic rights, to a place where people take them for granted.

  • Aug 27, 2022 · 26 min

    This Is What a Generation Sounds Like: Sara

    A story that spans three generations of women: Sara, her mother, and her grandmother. In their collective lifetimes, Albania entered a communist dictatorship; the regime fell; and then there was a transition. And through it all, there was a dish: trahana.

  • Aug 12, 2022 · 9 min

    On The Street: Berlin

    On the streets of Berlin, Producer Stefano Montali asks people one question: "When's the last time you were very happy?"

  • Aug 5, 2022 · 34 min

    Behind the Scenes: Climate Activist Cass Hebron

    Climate activist Cass Hebron spoke to Are We Europe's Editor-in-Chief Anneleen Ophoff about her newsletter "The Green Fix", and making the changes needed to have a positive impact on the climate crisis.

  • Aug 2, 2022 · 22 min

    Behind the Scenes: Visual Storyteller Diana Takacsova

    Visual storyteller Diana Takacsova spoke to Are We Europe's Editorial Intern, Ioana Pleșea about Takacsova's photo series - "Between the Rows" - which tells the story of migrant workers in Portugal. It is featured in our latest magazine "Down To Earth".