Summary: <p>Last July, a group of fishermen near the coast of Norway were surprised to see a submarine burst out of the water in front of them. A terrible disaster had struck the Losharik, a highly advanced Russian vessel that had been lurking on the seafloor. But what happened? And what was the submarine doing so close to European shores?<br> <br> This mystery has fascinated the Norwegian journalist Thomas Nilsen, one of the authors of a New York Times investigation into the Losharik disaster. We talked to him about why Russia is so interested in what lies beneath these waters. Spoiler alert: your internet connection depends on it.<br> <br> Also this week: Finland's basic income experiment, a setback for German homophobes, and graffiti for the green-fingered.<br> <br> Thomas is the editor of the <a href="https://thebarentsobserver.com/en">Barents Observer</a>. Read his New York Times investigation: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/20/world/europe/russian-submarine-fire-losharik.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/20/world/europe/russian-submarine-fire-losharik.html</a><br> <br> We're hosting an Online Pub Quiz for our Patreon supporters this week! To join the fun, you can sign up to support us here: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/europeanspodcast">https://www.patreon.com/europeanspodcast</a><br> <br> Isolation Inspiration:<br> <br> Trying: <a href="https://youtu.be/nGA_6WTD3vM">https://youtu.be/nGA_6WTD3vM</a> <br> Under Milk Wood: <a href="https://youtu.be/WJtzOD3KbLM">https://youtu.be/WJtzOD3KbLM</a></p> <p>Thanks for listening!</p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/EuropeansPod/">Twitter</a> | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/europeanspodcast/">Instagram</a> | <a href="https://www.facebook.com/europeanspodcast/">Facebook</a> | hello@europeanspodcast.com</p>
