Summary: <p>This week saw a political earthquake in Italy — albeit one that had been widely predicted. With Giorgia Meloni's far-right Brothers of Italy poised to lead the new government, just how scared should we be? We ring up the philosopher Lorenzo Marsili to help us understand what just happened. We're also talking about fair pensions for Swiss women, and a Spanish lagoon that can now call itself a person.</p> <p>Lorenzo is the founder of the progressive civil society movement <a href="https://euroalter.com/" target="_blank">European Alternatives</a>. You can follow him on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/l_marsili" target="_blank">here</a>.</p> <p><br></p> <p>Thanks for listening! If you enjoy our podcast and would like to help us keep making it, we'd love it if you'd consider chipping in a few bucks a month at <a href="https://www.patreon.com/europeanspodcast" target="_blank">patreon.com/europeanspodcast</a> (many currencies are available). You can also help new listeners find the show by <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-europeans/id1315776736" target="_blank">leaving us a review</a> or giving us five stars on Spotify.</p> <p><br></p> <p>This week's Isolation Inspiration:</p> <p><a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/2gSczfG187B9vUeJ3oqxwl?si=8bd64362d82b413c" target="_blank">'Flying to LA' by Maro feat. Lisa Oduor-Noah</a></p> <p><a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/6EvUAsfncetT0RcWshHCbl?si=33d62545568243e2" target="_blank">'I'll Come Too' by James Blake</a></p> <p>'Broken Greek' by Pete Paphides and the accompanying <a href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/54LbghPs9hn0OpU3tNiA7z" target="_blank">Spotify playlist</a></p> <p><br></p> <p>02:18 Good Week: The Mar Menor</p> <p>06:43 Bad Week: Swiss women</p> <p>13:57 Interview: Lorenzo Marsili on the Italian elections</p> <p>28:16 Isolation Inspiration: Maro and Broken Greek</p> <p>32:07 Happy Ending: We can't wait for Rail Baltica </p> <p><br></p> <p>Producers: Katy Lee and Wojciech Oleksiak</p> <p>Music: Jim Barne and Mariska Martina</p> <p>This podcast is part of the Are We Europe family. Find more like-minded European podcasts at <a href="https://www.areweeurope.com/audio-family" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">areweeurope.com/audio-family</a>.</p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/europeanspod" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Twitter</a> | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/europeanspodcast/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a> | <a href="mailto:hello@europeanspodcast.com" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">hello@europeanspodcast.com</a></p>
