Europe needs culture




The Europeans show

Summary: <p>Hands up if you've got a better idea of what's happening in American politics than European politics, despite living on this side of the pond? This week <a href="https://www.culturalfoundation.eu/library/andre-wilkens">André Wilkens</a>, the new director of the European Cultural Foundation, argues that Europeans need to get better at telling their own story — whether it's in the form of a Hamilton-style hit musical or otherwise. Also: scooter wars, holograms, and when the left gets tough on immigration.</p> <p>You can read Katy's piece on the arrival of electric scooters in Paris last summer <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jul/09/electric-scooter-paris-mobile-app-lime-startup">here</a> in the Guardian, and see a holographic elephant <a href="https://scroll.in/video/926134/watch-this-german-circus-uses-holograms-instead-of-real-animals-to-prevent-cruelty">here</a>. </p> <p>If you like the show, you can help us out by giving us five big gold stars on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-europeans/id1315776736">Apple Podcasts</a>, or join our hugely generous Patreon supporters. </p> <p>Thanks for listening.</p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/europeanspod"><strong>Twitter.com/EuropeansPod</strong></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/europeanspodcast/"><strong>Instagram.com/europeanspodcast</strong></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/europeanspodcast"><strong>Facebook.com/europeanspodcast</strong></a></p> <p>europeanspodcast@gmail.com  <br> </p>