Summary: <p>Last year, conservationists deliberately flooded a Slovakian forest. Why would you do such a thing? This week we ring up the co-founder of one of the organisations behind the project, Duarte de Zoeten of Mossy Earth, to find out. We're also talking about Italy's rainbow families, a kind-of-sort-of deal between Kosovo and Serbia, and Europe's first wild river national park.</p> <p>You can find Mossy Earth's YouTube channel <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@MossyEarth">here</a> and their latest video about the Danube project <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WfKb-6emQU">here</a>. Find out more about their Slovakian partners, Broz, <a href="https://broz.sk/en/projekty/dunajskeluhy/">here</a>.</p> <p>This week's Isolation Inspiration: <a href="https://www.nporadio4.nl/klassiek/vrij-spel/b84696ab-f96a-4a42-a2e2-851998d92340/vrij-spel-arnout-dominic-felix-timo-vs-purcell">Vrij Spel (NPO) - Arnout, Dominic, Felix & Timo vs. Purcell</a>; <a href="https://edition.cnn.com/shows/stanley-tucci-searching-for-italy">Stanley Tucci - Searching for Italy</a>. </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>00:22 Rats and Covid<br>03:12 Bad week: Milan's rainbow families<br>09:39 Good week (ish): Serbia and Kosovo<br>19:03 Interview: Duarte de Zoeten on flooding a Slovakian forest<br>32:05 Isolation Inspiration: Arnout, Dominic, Felix & Timo vs. Purcell, and 'Searching for Italy'<br>37:45 Happy Ending: Europe's first wild river national park<br></p> <p>Producer: Katy Lee</p> <p>Mixing and mastering: Wojciech Oleksiak</p> <p>Music: Jim Barne and Mariska Martina</p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/europeanspod" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Twitter</a> | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/europeanspodcast/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Instagram</a> | <a href="mailto:hello@europeanspodcast.com" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">hello@europeanspodcast.com</a></p>
