The ConsEUmer Podcast

The ConsEUmer Podcast

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The ConsEUmer Podcast episodes

  • EP102: Subsidy war, IP changes, and Chemophobia (w/ Dr. Angela Bearth)

    In this week's episode of ConsEUmer:

    💸 The EU considers its options in response to the Inflation Reduction Act

    ⚕️ Proposed Commission changes on patents are a bad idea (w/ Fred Roeder)

    🧪 What makes us afraid of chemicals? (w/ Dr. Angela Bearth)

    You can follow Dr. Angela Bearth on Twitter @a_bearth, or on her ETH Zurich profile : https://cb.ethz.ch/people/person-detail.angela-bearth.html

    February 9, 2023

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    32 min
  • EP101: F2F in trouble, TikTok questions, and Browsing the browsers (w/ Kush Amlani)

    We're back from Davos! In this week's episode:

    🌱 What's the future of the EU Farm to Fork strategy?

    🎵 Tick-tock for TikTok (w/ Zoltán Kész)

    🌐 The importance of browsers (w/ Kush Amlani)

    Zoltan quoted on TikTok: https://dailynewshungary.com/will-tiktok-be-banned-in-the-eu-and-hungary/

    Mozilla research on browser competition: https://research.mozilla.org/browser-competition/

    February 2, 2023

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    29 min
  • EP100: New consumer electronics & Spotify's controversies (co-hosted w/ Fabio Fernandes)

    It is episode 100 of the ConsEUmer podcast! Happy birthday to us! 

    Joining us this week as a co-host is Fabio Fernandes! These are our topics:

    🪫 New consumer electronics tech presented at the ESC in Las Vegas

    🎶 Does Netflix's "The Playlist" tell the whole story on Spotify?

    You can follow Fabio Fernandes on Twitter @DeFariaeSilva.

    Check out his new podcast Liberdade Para Escolher: https://bit.ly/LiberdadeParaEscolher

    January 19, 2023

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    37 min
  • EP99: Irish alcohol labels, Yellow vests, and Croatia gets the Euro (w/ Ivan Bertović)

    In this week's ConsEUmer episode:

    🇮🇪 Alcohol labelling rules in Ireland upset France, Spain and others

    🇫🇷 French opposition bemoans effects of new ETS2 rules

    🇭🇷 How does Croatia take the Euro? (w/ Ivan Bertović)

    Follow Ivan Bertović on Twitter @ivbertovic.

    January 12, 2023

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    26 min
  • EP98: Special Episode: Debating AI Art!

    Happy new year 2023! In this special ConsEUmer/CCR collab episode, we're debating AI Art with members of the CCC team.

    January 5, 2023

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    56 min
  • EP97: The price isn't right/Special Vienna roundtable (w/ Niko Jilch)

    It's the last ConsEUmer episode of the year, this time as a special roundtable edition with CCC staff, and special guest Niko Jilch !

    This episode is all about prices! Prices of houses, food, and Bitcoin (on which Niko had some thoughts). 

    (Note: we dealt with some audio quality issues, but we did the best we could in post-production!)

    Follow Niko Jilch on Twitter @NikoJilch.

    Support the war effort in Ukraine:

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    December 22, 2022

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    48 min
  • EP96: Swiss medical improvements, and Sanctions efficacy (w/ Dr. Maria Shagina)

    In this week's episode of ConsEUmer:

    🇨🇭 Switzerland unilaterally recognises FDA approval for medical devices (w/ Fred Roeder)

    🇷🇺 How effective can sanctions on Russia be? (w/ Dr. Maria Shagina)

    Follow Dr. Maria Shagina on Twitter @maria_shagina

    Support the war effort in Ukraine:

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    December 15, 2022

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    27 min
  • EP95: Quick liquid gas & Getting the ball rolling (co-hosted w/ David Clement)

    This week's episode of ConsEUmer is co-hosted with David Clement. These are our topics:

    ⚽ Controversies surrounding the World Cup in Qatar

    🚢 Germany quickly built an LNG terminal

    Canadian MP Michael Chong in Parliament:

    https://twitter.com/MichaelChongMP/status/1593604955180498947

    Follow David Clement on Twitter @ClementLiberty.

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    December 1, 2022

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    29 min
  • EP94: Energy treaty battles, Maltese cannabis, and Sharing Economy Index 2022 (w/ Emil Panzaru)

    In this week's ConsEUmer podcast:

    🛢️ The Energy Charter Treaty is coming under fire

    🇲🇹 Malta will legalise cannabis, but not every is happy

    📱 Sharing Economy Index 2022 (w/ Emil Panzaru)

    Follow Emil Panzaru on Twitter @EmilPanzaru.

    Support the war effort in Ukraine:

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    November 24, 2022

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    27 min
  • EP93: French domestic flights, Hungary's price caps, and the Dangers of TikTok (w/ Adam Kovacevich)

    In this week's episode of the ConsEUmer podcast:

    🇫🇷 The effects of France's ban on domestic flights

    🇭🇺 Hungary implements price caps (w/ Zoltán Kész)

    🎵 Is TikTok a threat? (w/ Adam Kovacevich)

    Follow Zoltán Kész on Twitter @KeszZoltan.

    Follow Adam Kovacevich on Twitter @adamkovac.

    Zoltán's press release: https://consumerchoicecenter.org/orbans-price-caps-on-food-and-fuel-will-lead-to-shortages/

    Adam's post: https://www.smerconish.com/exclusive-content/tiktok-is-a-runaway-success-but-its-chinese-ownership-is-problematic-for-the-u-s/

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    November 17, 2022

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    32 min

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