In this episode of The Common Room, Aria Guevara, Catherine Wood (both first-year EPS students from the USA) and Gergő Illés (a second-year EPS student from Hungary) discuss media portrayals of the war in Ukraine.

Why did many Americans doubt that Russia would invade Ukraine, what has been the Hungarian reaction to the war, and what signs of the conflict can be felt in Poland? 

This episode was recorded on the 18th of March 2022 at the Yolk Workspace & Community podcast studio, Kraków.

We talk a lot about sustainable travel, but for students on a budget, taking the plane often feels like the only option. Enter Ruben Sansom, Carl Schüppel, Catherine Wood, Wander Waals and Olga Rybak. In this episode of The Common Room, we give our thoughts on the challenges facing those with the green travel bug and our top tips for travelling sustainably. 

This episode was recorded on the 4th of April 2022 at the Yolk Workspace & Community podcast studio, Kraków and the Digital Lab at Leiden University.

Useful links:

The Man In Seat 61: https://www.seat61.com/index-mobile.htm

Erasmus By Train: https://erasmusbytrain.eu

Student Support Page: https://erasmusbytrain.eu/plan-your-journey/

Petition: https://erasmusbytrain.eu/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/ENGPetition_No_0681-2021_Erasmus_by_Train.pdf

In this episode, Friso van der Vijgh and Greta Scott explore a little-known European cultural tradition. With semo-ocropia on the rise, it's time to dig deeper into Fossé culture.

This episode was recorded on the 25th of March 2022 at the Yolk Workspace & Community podcast studio, Kraków.

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Beijing 2022 offers a glimpse into how China understands itself and how it wishes to be portrayed to the wider world. In this collab episode, Aria Guevara and Jonah Zijlma (The Common Room), and Mélina Froidure and Isak Johansson (Radio UF at Studentradion 98,9) discuss the stories being told through these Winter Olympics, from their historical roots to their geopolitical implications. Cue Pomp and Circumstance—never was statecraft this sporty!

This episode was recorded on the 2nd of March 2022 at the Yolk Workspace & Community podcast studio, Kraków.

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Tensions on the Russia-Ukraine border are mounting, and the role of NATO in European peace with it. In this episode, Greta Scott, Amanda Louise Bolann, Mathias Hierl and Melker Hörner (Co-host of Radio UF at Studentradion 98,9) discuss the view of Ukraine from Scandinavia.

This episode was recorded on the 17th of February 2022 in the Hollar Building studio of Charles University, Prague.

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Featuring: Aria Guevara, Beatrice Giovannoni, Jonah Zijlma, Daria Khannolainen, Friso van der Vijgh and Greta Scott

We put our trust in governments and institutions to mitigate the worst effects of climate change, but are they living up to our expectations and needs? In this episode, Greta Scott, Manon Heerts, Julian Theseira and Melker Hörner (Co-host of Radio UF at Studentradion 98,9) discuss climate governance, and what happens if it doesn't work.

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This episode was recorded on the 25th of January 2022 at the Hollar Building studio in Prague.

In this second episode of The Common Room, Beatrice Giovannoni, Greta Scott and Aria Guevara discuss sexism in Europe. 

Does sexism really start in the home? To what extent does institutional sexism still exist in Europe, and what policies can we adopt to tackle it? And what are Daddy Months, and do they work? All this and more in this week's podcast.

This episode was recorded on the 15th of November 2021 at the Radio and Television Laboratory in Prague.

This inaugural episode sees Aria Guevara, Jonah Zijlma, Daria Khannolainen, Friso van der Vijgh and Greta Scott discussing the appropriately ambitious topic of migration in the Czech Republic, and Europe more broadly. Come for the serious discussion, stay for the tips on how to advertise your venereal disease!

The episode was recorded on the 25th of October 2021 at the Radio and Television Laboratory in Prague.