In this short episode, host James Orban discusses the various issues at play when covering Central and Eastern European economics, culture, and politcs in the podcast format. There are very notable examples, but by and large coverage especially in the English language seems to over the years have come to be dominated by discussions of the Soviet Union. The USSR not for what it was, but for what Cold War era talking points painted it to be. Discussions on the future of the region and how things are today whether in Romania, Moldova, Hungary, Poland, or the Baltic states is less common.

Examples of other content to check out:

The Eastern Border by Kristaps Andrejsons

Talk Eastern Europe Podcast

YouTube Channels

The Ushanka Show ]

NFKRZ

Gattsu

In Moscow's Shadows by Mark Galliatti

Lady Izdhar on YouTube

Yugopnik, on YouTube

Living Ironically in Europe, on YouTube

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