The ConsEUmer Podcast

The ConsEUmer Podcast

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  • EP92: Bird is free, Just stop glue, and Court costs (co-hosted w/ Elizabeth Hicks)

    This week's episode is co-hosted with Elizabeth Hicks. We're talking about these issues:

    🐦 Elon Musk buys Twitter

    🛢️ Just stop glue (seriously)

    ⚖️ The cost of suing

    Follow Liz Hicks on Twitter @eohicks.

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    November 10, 2022

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    37 min
  • EP91: Cars remain important in NL, Brazil votes, and Uber Files (w/ Yaël Ossowski)

    We're back this week with these topics:

    🚲 Bicycles still aren't the best way to get around the Netherlands

    🇧🇷 Brazil held its presidential election. What it means for Europe (w/ Fabio Fernandes)

    🛬 European Parliament wants to extend ETS to intercontinental flights

    🚗 The Uber Files were addressed in the European Parliament

    Follow Yaël Ossowski on Twitter @YaelOss.

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    November 3, 2022

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    37 min
  • EP90: Romania's Schengen bid, Missed trains, and Europe's EV struggles (w/ Jan Burdinski)

    In this week's episode of ConsEUmer:

    🇷🇴 European Council will decide whether to allow Romania a.o. into Schengen (w/ Emil Panzaru)

    🚉 15 European railway companies create flexible substitute tickets

    🔌 Is car protectionism the way? (w/ Jan Burdinski)

    Follow Jan Burdinski on Twitter @Burdinski.

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    October 27, 2022

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    38 min
  • EP89: Car trade war, Finland goes nuclear, and Vaping misperceptions

    We're back! This week with these topics:

    🔌 Macron wants more protectionism on electric vehicles

    ☢️ Finland wants to upgrade its nuclear power capacity

    🎤 CCC and World Vapers' Alliance hosted a press conference on vaping misperceptions 

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    October 20, 2022

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    22 min
  • EP88: Germany's fiscal hawk, and No texts after work? (co-hosted w/ Fabio Fernandes)

    This week's episode of ConsEUmer is co-hosted with Fabio Fernandes. In this episode:

    🇩🇪 Germany's Christian Lindner: dove or hawk on fiscal discipline?

    📱 Should your boss be allowed to send you text messages after work hours?

    The ConsEUmer podcast will be on a break until October 20th.

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    You can follow Fabio Fernandes on Twitter @DeFariaeSilva.

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

    September 15, 2022

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    31 min
  • EP87: Truss time, Veganism fact-checked, and Protests in CZ (w/ Martin Pánek)

    In this week's ConsEUmer podcast:

    🇬🇧 The UK has a new Prime Minister

    🥗 Politico fact-checks claims on global veganism

    🇨🇿 Protests in the Czech Republic (w/ Martin Pánek)

    You can follow Martin Pánek on Twitter @mmister.

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    September 8, 2022

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    26 min
  • EP86: France crackdown on private jets, Scholz argues EU enlargement, and The End of Vaping? (w/ Michael Landl)

    In this week's podcast:

    🇫🇷 Wants tougher rules on private jets

    💨 A new petition argues for the EU to ban people born after 2010 from buying nicotine products (w/ Michael Landl)

    🇩🇪 Olaf Scholz argues for EU enlargement

    Follow Michael Landl on Twitter @LandlMichael

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    September 1, 2022

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    22 min
  • EP85: Spain's fights the robot voices, France bans fossil fuel ads, and Italian politics in turmoil (w/ Alberto Mingardi)

    In this week's episode:

    🇪🇸 Spain wants to ban automated customer service

    🇫🇷 France bans fossil fuel advertising

    🇮🇹 Italy votes in a month follow the resignation of Mario Draghi (w/ Alberto Mingardi)

    Follow Alberto Mingardi think tank Istituto Bruno Leoni on Twitter @istbrunoleoni.

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    August 25, 2022

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    33 min
  • EP84: Compensation headaches, Polish nuclear take-over, and Permanent COVID powers?

    Bill is going solo in this week's episode of ConsEUmer, with these topics:

    💶 Airlines oppose the existing EU air travel compensation scheme

    ☢️ Polish lawmakers suggest leasing German nuclear power plants

    🇳🇱 The Dutch government wants to make COVID-19 lockdown powers permanent

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    August 18, 2022

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    15 min
  • EP83: Russian tourists in Europe, German decay, and Leadership Election in the UK (w/ Tom Spencer)

    Back this week with these topics:

    🧳 Estonia and Finland want a ban on Russian tourists in Europe

    🇩🇪 Germany is falling apart (w/ Fred Roeder)

    🇬🇧 The British Conservative Party chooses a new Prime Minister (w/ Tom Spencer)

    You can follow Tom Spencer on Twitter @TomJackSpencer

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    August 11, 2022

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    32 min

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The ConsEUmer Podcast is a weekly program that covers the news & politics of the European Union and its member states.

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