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- EP189: Corporate sustainability (co-hosted w/ Yaël Ossowski)
What is the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and why are you yawning while reading about it? With Yaël Ossowski we dive deep into ESG reporting this week, and what it means for energy policy and consumers.
November 6, 2025
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35 min - EP188: Dutch election & Chat control halt
Short solo episode this week, with some news updates.
October 30, 2025
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9 min - EP187: Mercosur finals & Social media ban for kids? (co-hosted w/ Fabio Fernandes)
Fabio is back to co-hosting with Bill. In this episode we're discussing the finishing line for the EU-Mercosur free trade agreement, as well as the push by Brussels to age-gate social media platforms.
October 23, 2025
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32 min - EP186: Good and bad travel news & pouch constraints (w/ Juan Taborcía)
More liquid allowance and carry-on bags, there's good and bad news for air passengers in Europe. Also, Juan Taborcía from Considerate Pouchers to talk about threats to nicotine alternatives out of both France and the European Union.
October 16, 2025
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26 min - EP185: Tariffs are taxes & weed on the move (co-hosted w/ Liz Hicks)
We're really tired of Trump's tariffs by now, but at least there's news out of the U.S signalling changes to the scheduling of cannabis. Elizabeth Hicks joins us to discuss it all.
October 9, 2025
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31 min - EP184: We're back ! With housing crisis and digital IDs (co-hosted w/ Mike Salem)
The ConsEUmer podcast is back after a long break. Unfortunately bad policy persists, so in this week's episode we're bringing on CCC UK Policy Associate Mike Salem to discuss the EU's housing policy plan as well as the UK government's proposal to introduce digital ID.
October 2, 2025
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32 min - Introducing: Control Freaks
This is the trailer for the new Consumer Choice Center original podcast series Control Freaks, a show about people who seek to tell consumers what to do. Season 1 will cover Robert F. Kennedy Jr, the Secretary of Health and Human Services in the Trump administration.
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2 min - EP183: Funny Haribo, Airline compensation, and Flixtrains
In this week's solo episode: some of Haribo's cola candy in the Netherlands contains... cannabis, the airline compensation review is dragging on, and Flixtrain expands its network in Europe.
May 29, 2025
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15 min - EP182: To repair or not to repair & Processed foods (co-hosted w/ Fabio Fernandes)
Should you get the extended warranty on a new MacBook? Fabio Fernandes joins the podcast this week to discuss how to handle your electronics. Also: are highly processed foods bad for you?
May 15, 2025
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38 min - EP181: Online sports betting (w/ Justin Leventhal & Emil Panzaru)
In this week's episode, Justin Leventhal, Senior Policy Analyst at the American Consumer Institute and our own Research Manager Emil Panzaru join us to discuss sports betting regulation and implications in both Europe and the United States.
May 1, 2025
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About The ConsEUmer Podcast
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The ConsEUmer Podcast is a weekly program that covers the news & politics of the European Union and its member states.
Produced by the Consumer Choice Center, we focus on consumer issues such as free trade, science-based policy-making, product safety, and privacy — but we won't shy away from commentary on the day to day of the European Union's institutions.
Stay tuned for exclusive interviews with policy-makers and experts, hosted by our Senior Policy Analyst Bill Wirtz.
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