Polls, Pots & Flamingos

June 12 · 25 min · Season 1 · Episode 3

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A comedian & ex President (of Estonia, twice) - childhood buddies, American raised now living in Europe - riff on the 'divorce' between the US & Europe.

Serious politics, questionable hosts.

This week EUBS asks why…

does Pete Hegseth equate the allied (including US) storming the Normandy beaches on D-Day to liberate Europe from Nazi tyranny with migrants fleeing war; whether dressing some of his kids in US military uniform is good “optics”, and why the EU Parliament hosts groups with odd beliefs.

Also…

Is America Europe’s friend or, er… not?

https://ecfr.eu/publication/home-alone-europeans-are-ready-to-defend-themselves/

Ireland’s alumina scandal

https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/06/08/why-ireland-is-under-fire-over-its-alumina-exports-to-russia

https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/06/09/kaja-kallas-urges-ireland-to-get-the-facts-straight-on-alumina-sales-to-russia

Albania gets in a mess with Kushner & EU

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/5/why-the-kushners-plan-to-build-an-albanian-resort-has-sparked-protests

Chapters

00:00:00 Introduction
00:01:32 America, friend or....not?
00:05:12 EUBS
00:11:09 Ireland's alumina scandal
00:16:05 Albania's Kushner Resort
00:22:15 Other fun stuff & looking ahead

CREDITS

Editor Valter Nõmm
Animation & Design Roland Seer - Tartu Multifilm @rolandseer
Music by Paabel @paabeltheband (Estonian folk-fusion)
Executive Producer Fred Casella