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# All the LensEU Podcasts

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## Table of content

- Podcast 17, October 20: [Europe’s race to protect kids from social media](https://www.theaudiomarketplace.eu/en/all-lenseu-podcasts/#podcast17)
- Podcast 16, October 13: [Europe votes for change — but what comes next?](https://www.theaudiomarketplace.eu/en/all-lenseu-podcasts/#podcast16)
- Podcast 15 - October 6**:**[**Did Europe’s recovery and resilience facility deliver**](https://www.theaudiomarketplace.eu/en/all-lenseu-podcasts/#podcast15)**?**
- Podcast 14 - September 29:[Demolish or renovate? The future of Europe’s buildings](https://www.theaudiomarketplace.eu/en/all-lenseu-podcasts/#podcast14)
- Podcast 13 - September 22: [Is Ursula von der Leyen the "Queen of the EU" ?](https://www.theaudiomarketplace.eu/en/all-lenseu-podcasts/#podcast13)
- Podcast 12 - September 15: [Europe's risky dependence on American technology](https://www.theaudiomarketplace.eu/en/all-lenseu-podcasts/#podcast12)
- Podcast 11 - September 8: [**How Trump is dismantling 80 years of transatlantic relations**](https://www.theaudiomarketplace.eu/en/all-lenseu-podcasts/#podcast11)
- Podcast 10 - August 11:  **[Europe and the Kremlin’s changing information war](https://www.theaudiomarketplace.eu/en/all-lenseu-podcasts/#podcast10)**
- <https://www.theaudiomarketplace.eu/en/all-lenseu-podcasts/#podcast10>Podcast 9 - August 4: **[EU enlargement faces new challenges](https://www.theaudiomarketplace.eu/en/all-lenseu-podcasts/#podcast9)**

- Podcast 8 - July 28:  **[Cybercrime and scams in Europe — is the EU's own house in order?](https://www.theaudiomarketplace.eu/en/all-lenseu-podcasts/#podcast8)**
- Podcast 7 - July 21: **[Inflation in Europe, why does life keep getting more expensive?](https://www.theaudiomarketplace.eu/en/all-lenseu-podcasts/#podcast7)**
- Podcast 6 - July 14: [**Pesticides, mercury, lead: how clean is Europe's water**](https://www.theaudiomarketplace.eu/en/all-lenseu-podcasts/#podcast6)
- Podcast 5 - July 7: [**SAFE, Can Europe Rebuild its Defence Together?**](https://www.theaudiomarketplace.eu/en/all-lenseu-podcasts/#podcast5)
- Podcast 4 - June 30: [**Wildfires and Storms: The Climate Crisis Takes a Toll on Europe's Forests**](https://www.theaudiomarketplace.eu/en/all-lenseu-podcasts/#podcast4)
- Podcast 3 - June 23: [**Europe's public prosecutor**](https://www.theaudiomarketplace.eu/en/all-lenseu-podcasts/#podcast3)
- Podcast 2 - June 16: [**Drought**](https://www.theaudiomarketplace.eu/en/all-lenseu-podcasts/#podcast2)
- Podcast 1 - June 9: [**The housing crisis**](https://www.theaudiomarketplace.eu/en/all-lenseu-podcasts/#podcast1)

## Podcast 17, October 20: Europe’s race to protect kids from social media

![lensEU-cover-2](https://www.theaudiomarketplace.eu/hs-fs/hubfs/lensEU-cover-2.jpg?width=118&height=66&name=lensEU-cover-2.jpg)Should a 12-year-old be allowed to open an Instagram account? The European Commission doesn’t think so. In her State of the Union address, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced the EU Kids Act: a ban on social media accounts under 13, and no independent account without parental consent under 15. It isn’t law yet — but across Europe, governments aren’t waiting to see how it turns out.

[Access the transcript in English](https://www.theaudiomarketplace.eu/hubfs/LensEU_EP17_Transkript_MasterPodcast_Englisch.docx.pdf)

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[English](https://cta-eu1.hubspot.com/web-interactives/public/v1/track/click?encryptedPayload=AVxigLLVYFZ%2BG%2BvottQoSETwDdY8QEaijnrloYIW1I3Q5hfr9e6CDikPaILgnZZZ64TjvvRO2oyDMbB51%2FMeaCkgbHRMJV%2FUKNQXJjHmPW3ylK2ItEvdTXLB1wJvy22ohR4ReYUW3Ej6YONE%2BWGu%2BHO%2Bw4xooXxTip9Um82bij8VjA6aB21%2BNDbncLEvIvqxdaMuFp4iHBWAUnZ%2B9SIWttTYpBGbNCoo%2B5R2ittXKzXNW%2BgoaTvqB%2BP7rQycMhw2ivjE51fTbKj%2BpKud817sUVOXMGL%2FylEOKahi0F1m5Esx6Bk2q4EvOJtkKoYXOFhNG6G7MEr0og%3D%3D&portalId=145651240)

[German,](https://open.spotify.com/episode/1KG1Rc0dUsVXVgec07h08M?si=ef447e1027324406)[Latvian,](https://open.spotify.com/episode/2O0EcpQeC3S6cAfx5bd4D2?si=XqvP_SjIT7-gkWAmVNp9Vw&nd=1&dlsi=dd62fc7db88d48b3)[Croatian](https://share.transistor.fm/s/5d2b13a5), [Polish](https://open.spotify.com/episode/1AUiq9qw2f73j5T7gcit4g)

 

 

## Podcast 16, October 13: Europe votes for change — but what comes next?

![lensEU-cover-2](https://www.theaudiomarketplace.eu/hs-fs/hubfs/lensEU-cover-2.jpg?width=118&height=66&name=lensEU-cover-2.jpg)Europe is voting for change, but what happens when voters turn away from established political parties? Latvia's 2026 parliamentary election delivered a landslide victory for the pro-European United List, while populist parties also made significant gains. Meanwhile, in Germany, Austria and Croatia, the rise of far-right parties reveals different paths for political change - from winning new voters to entering government and losing support.

[Access the transcript in English](https://www.theaudiomarketplace.eu/hubfs/%2316_Podcast_%20master%20ENG_Elections_transcript.docx)

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[English](https://cta-eu1.hubspot.com/web-interactives/public/v1/track/click?encryptedPayload=AVxigLJjECvDNQGVB2Qmai9Tv2j4X2k3uvN8hwPeMR6LewncjqFE%2BlDAsGIlgmgeBkXGx4uAjPQG10Nz0rXelTHaMxdGH%2FX1dMAj6%2BlHH4SGV7xHDb8oQByP7p%2FJxTgzD3x%2FbAjKdvd1c6%2FF9VNiLnQq8amVAcvZpClZOd4u8J4KB9t%2FXZuucT6avjkDypYSE1U4etwvWFj3Fadkaphm1bbZkPjgKgDuewV5CRPaoiQ5oqdkD7BcK%2FXcD2hjDBRrJtcqn%2Beq1mrlfYU7l62%2FaWr0VH%2FFe3NJL0Pncl5RZr4lUlNIWwE%2BPQ8pC8DTtHxr573A4h%2FbJNkvIp2mT1G5vm4%3D&portalId=145651240)

[German,](https://meingeld.podigee.io/61-16)[Croatian](https://share.transistor.fm/s/b70a2f03), [Latvian](https://open.spotify.com/episode/6WJXfkrz8ESA9Fnb9S9OQf?si=jUeQUHpiTDycho8vNGxXLw&nd=1&dlsi=06e444c236cb49be), [Polish](https://open.spotify.com/episode/5gjpyb7g4IJsnFVjWSI3CO)

## Podcast 15, October 6: Did Europe’s recovery and resilience facility deliver?

![lensEU-cover-2](https://www.theaudiomarketplace.eu/hs-fs/hubfs/lensEU-cover-2.jpg?width=118&height=66&name=lensEU-cover-2.jpg)Five years ago, the EU responded to the Covid-19 economic shock with an unprecedented move: joint borrowing to finance national reforms and investments through NextGenerationEU. As the programme nears its end, we look back at what happened across our countries and ask: did it work and was it worth it?

[Access the transcript in English](https://www.theaudiomarketplace.eu/hubfs/%2315_Podcast_%20master%20ENG__Europes%20Recovery%20Fund_transcript.pdf)

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[English](https://cta-eu1.hubspot.com/web-interactives/public/v1/track/click?encryptedPayload=AVxigLKe4RCr%2FyrcsV7BAoTNBU9AHHGIpxAeK3nBitWbg741aTkNM%2B2r0XZMzFfubp%2Bg9D0fN0nvCW02MvVlwGJ3tUFCFGr4g9kLvyRNTaAXlrFnJbSZzKaVwfiripoO2fwTdOSP8jTizEkLKdxstEuL7%2BSENJhCcnmSroeGJbq7jqhfYJQ2m1yxFlJuD88tRXIYODuy7K6XgFrCOWZcqkdwboW9OQrJOyIN2mbMI%2BfB4ReKtXC0qTVAoS723kTVLM2asF2PnAI3JkWUJ37eU8D5OZhndlZSkZXXMwV9Vs7iUwGWWhiXZTA4bdsFqcjvyu%2FiyLlfLSckLS5xq%2BpzLd4b4Q49KpEmkSvQ7r%2BKriJ%2B5zvW5g%2Bksg%3D%3D&portalId=145651240)

[German,](https://meingeld.podigee.io/60-lenseu15) [Polish](https://open.spotify.com/episode/1hEZlwGC5pCr4HcKaf2Lj1), [Croatian,](https://share.transistor.fm/s/44356951)[Latvian](https://open.spotify.com/episode/3Iup2ErKhWXiRRwfCse0Dg)

## Podcast 14 - September 29: Demolish or renovate? The future of Europe’s buildings

![lensEU-cover-2](https://www.theaudiomarketplace.eu/hs-fs/hubfs/lensEU-cover-2.jpg?width=118&height=66&name=lensEU-cover-2.jpg)This episode explores what happens when Europe’s existing buildings are demolished – and what is lost in the process. Across Europe, buildings are often torn down not because they are unsafe or beyond repair, but because new developments are seen as more attractive or profitable.

[Access the transcript in English](https://www.theaudiomarketplace.eu/hubfs/%2314_CORRECTIV_demolition_Podcast%20Script.pdf)

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[English](https://cta-eu1.hubspot.com/web-interactives/public/v1/track/click?encryptedPayload=AVxigLJpR3mzyDQ8zXRwTZZtl2bV5EEosRYisn%2FMaKMXPkZ3PggcYYKo8BZCKXDkRJh%2B%2BXAv8jnaxH20zx37IfvpPrKOSvzThk9KmY1AZag95QgFdkyTo2vm6jmQvoofxBr0ufehY2i54%2FRpGhvRxkmFi5l6DTka8yAllGsFZ%2B7c3xIQMIzc9d72GTIsf7GPAmiv8CwmsL0pmdJmfA2jD0mDkgWSp590V3V3Dpbr85qWkzcRtNJ1NMmgP%2ByZ3wIrN395HRS4TzmBPykyvNpt8i6GndFIAJPAPj%2Bqc2GjnTmcY3Jrpv0SRwXDtVbHoN5pI6pX&portalId=145651240)

[Croatian](https://open.spotify.com/episode/1QiXLodol5DP498QU4ordU), [Latvian](https://open.spotify.com/episode/41XUHFBXxtqqHp4Mqjx5nI), [Polish](https://open.spotify.com/episode/5QOch6PrOsIJJNQbIpuMy6), [German](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hC_Gga_Wab4)

 

## Podcast 13- September 22: Is Ursula von der Leyen the "Queen of the EU"?

![lensEU-cover-2](https://www.theaudiomarketplace.eu/hs-fs/hubfs/lensEU-cover-2.jpg?width=118&height=66&name=lensEU-cover-2.jpg)She commands Europe's biggest political machine from an office few EU citizens could find on a map, and even fewer voted for. In episode 13 of LensEU, we ask how much power the Commission President has actually gathered in Brussels, and what four very different countries make of her.

[Access the transcript in English](https://www.theaudiomarketplace.eu/hubfs/%2313_master_Podcast_transkriptUrsulavdL.docx.pdf)

Listen in [English](https://www.theaudiomarketplace.eu/hubfs/%2313_master_Podcast_English_UrsulavonderLeyen.mp3) 

[German,](https://meingeld.podigee.io/56-ursula)[Latvian,](https://open.spotify.com/episode/2pv00tJiQs7xZ5XqvsPiqf?si=GAppXAurTMq32LspCWIOgg)[Croatian,](https://share.transistor.fm/s/2d56096f)[Polish](https://open.spotify.com/episode/5oL9T34Q2Ijy1nbE9zDngq)

 

## Podcast 12 - September 15: Europe's risky dependence on American technology

![lensEU-cover-2](https://www.theaudiomarketplace.eu/hs-fs/hubfs/lensEU-cover-2.jpg?width=118&height=66&name=lensEU-cover-2.jpg)In this episode, we look at how deeply US tech is embedded in everyday European life, from social media and office software to payment systems, public services and AI. The episode explores why switching away from American providers is so difficult, how technological dependence can limit political autonomy, and what realistic alternatives Europe has. It also asks whether Europe should seek greater digital sovereignty — and whether governments are willing to invest in the infrastructure, skills and procurement policies needed to make that possible.  
   
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[English](https://cta-eu1.hubspot.com/web-interactives/public/v1/track/click?encryptedPayload=AVxigLJWb1l%2Bqu5zrxtRlC3Xr%2Bdbc7Bdg39vfc687x%2F7oopj57OsrUkCNTXc8%2FzqS%2BF8ZpOzql%2Bd2C3k2AhYVPgd0%2FMGJigJO6D5YyGddGVjQ7PBSIQf072c4VuAPythse8MGz%2FHbygaLVUd%2FtbNdk7ViytGuRxV7FflzJv01XeDhgD%2FYGwXgG67XcJnXEtUwEWy6%2Ba1RzD%2BgMCXg1QZGT8bihbzFmP9QkWCRVoE5XRbShCyl5eBF2ZcCIyGiJPcaJxFdupDSpd%2FSzd3mebit48%3D&portalId=145651240)

 

[Polish](https://open.spotify.com/episode/6iKNKYvY34bgZMcAaVPa87?si=-O862xezTOSSAvHgO2QTYw), [Croatian](https://share.transistor.fm/s/de267b19), [German](https://meingeld.podigee.io/55-neue-episode), [Latvian](https://open.spotify.com/episode/6iKNKYvY34bgZMcAaVPa87?si=-O862xezTOSSAvHgO2QTYw)

## Podcast 11 - September 8: How Trump is dismantling 80 years of transatlantic relations

![lensEU-cover-2](https://www.theaudiomarketplace.eu/hs-fs/hubfs/lensEU-cover-2.jpg?width=118&height=66&name=lensEU-cover-2.jpg)In this episode, Filip Raunić and Đivo Đurović, journalists at the Croatian news portal Telegram, discuss the unraveling of the liberal international order that has shaped the world for the past 80 years. They break down what Pax Americana actually was and how much of it was a deliberate American strategy versus a natural outcome of postwar power, then turn to how Donald Trump's second term has systematically dismantled US-Europe relations — from threats against Greenland and tariffs on the EU, to troop withdrawals from Germany and an open threat of full American withdrawal from the continent. 

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[English](https://cta-eu1.hubspot.com/web-interactives/public/v1/track/click?encryptedPayload=AVxigLK0qnIlEb4j9tsMJmROQ84X6QUWouQv3aN9YYoh4c%2FFoZYh1PKpwRC36gbLt9mvCWkmI%2BQ5vxCpt%2B1ELvCoQEmmh7aXS9iqm%2B05Zh%2FGJTS4eLfBLXT5q%2B6h%2BM1a%2F5wlmwmp7T7QQrLNbKXZvX1xcusOjHPvOc4q9y9JWV3CPgpdIJXls36jVDBbzWYF2%2BLQLRmyA1qlJn3zE67WTPgWBcppyxx9RGdfg0w8Qym%2BGwsP5R1vcITa3ybFD5eLeqA5zjgGFzNQRw%3D%3D&portalId=145651240)

[German](https://open.spotify.com/episode/4L7ZXyadcNcKzECZ9DRTiI?si=46b97007a8c64d97)[, Latvian,](https://open.spotify.com/episode/5CbkOKjwu98CgDLs4JQXte?si=8I8UCaaFRKamlY4-dMu-kQ)[Polish,](https://oko.press/dzieki-trumpowi-europa-meznieje-i-to-nie-jest-dobra-wiadomosc-dla-przemyslu-obronnego-usa) [Croatian](https://share.transistor.fm/s/aa50f7b4)

## Podcast 10 - August 11: Europe and the Kremlin’s changing information war

![lensEU-cover-2](https://www.theaudiomarketplace.eu/hs-fs/hubfs/lensEU-cover-2.jpg?width=118&height=66&name=lensEU-cover-2.jpg)What happens when propaganda loses its biggest megaphone? This episode explores how Kremlin-backed narratives have adapted after restrictions on Russian state media, moving across social platforms, messaging apps and local political debates. Through case studies from Latvia and Poland, experts examine how foreign information manipulation exploits linguistic divides, historical tensions and public fears—and what Europe can do to strengthen its democratic resilience.

[Access the transcript in English](https://www.theaudiomarketplace.eu/hubfs/%2310_podcast_%20master%20ENG_%20RU%20propaganda_transcript.docx)

[Listen in](https://open.spotify.com/episode/7rzeZRjblbTfZvmlbEevd6?si=qr6jQLijSPyN0v94UDJ_XQ):

[English](https://cta-eu1.hubspot.com/web-interactives/public/v1/track/click?encryptedPayload=AVxigLJor0hHNzG3r9J%2BMsqRzCiA4YnrNkDBJqrtT%2BTDTuIOSwpeq%2BDNIoqphUutVvW00O8Ydc2skhgFz6pa8kacNP8rbndTj5MBRrKjwBL09JPC6OfKNkpv11326mGXVCm2Bro3RavNqaWEbBb8RXYDGHuct4%2BgUGqS12LsVeKirRzwsDMMROKjRSBFf%2Fot6xmdq2hPxHpAX8xAvg1tdDxTAsJqoYeA%2BttJ%2B4%2BeuZ92iSbtSCi5db7s8KmqGzXT5xDz5Fr6EhVZMnaraBV3PYaAsGYkQAtZQ1ZjBg%3D%3D&portalId=145651240)

[La](https://open.spotify.com/episode/7rzeZRjblbTfZvmlbEevd6?si=qr6jQLijSPyN0v94UDJ_XQ)[tvian,](https://open.spotify.com/episode/7rzeZRjblbTfZvmlbEevd6?si=qr6jQLijSPyN0v94UDJ_XQ)[German,](https://meingeld.podigee.io/53-kremlpropaganda)[Croatian,](https://share.transistor.fm/s/943e6807)[Polish](https://oko.press/czy-unia-europejska-w-ogole-jest-gotowa-na-nowych-czlonkow)

## Podcast 9 - August 4: EU enlargement faces new challenges

![lensEU-cover-2](https://www.theaudiomarketplace.eu/hs-fs/hubfs/lensEU-cover-2.jpg?width=118&height=66&name=lensEU-cover-2.jpg)After years of stagnation, EU enlargement is back on the political agenda. Yet the biggest challenge may no longer be the candidates themselves, but the EU's ability to absorb them. 

 

[Access the transcript in English](https://www.theaudiomarketplace.eu/hubfs/LENS%20%2309%20EU%20enlargement%20master%20transcript.docx.pdf)

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[English](https://cta-eu1.hubspot.com/web-interactives/public/v1/track/click?encryptedPayload=AVxigLIOasEa0wpHZYojy0204Hhld5WwSMPu61p0sNAxcHVdoaHlMq1QSnxQnSM2j15%2Bc2H9WSugauJWfRYCOWsb8j2niA9BXPnd7GhfDbJ3Rykb%2FCfcpOtYrb6X8wsunvLn7SPUWam8gzY4qcxbuHHv%2B7vNAdzoS1wTnVn6IF9AWKCMSNV7VXZUIuzY42QLOz5eI5c07yUOIIcjLCGZloJ%2Fd3zVnAKTjfsrU%2B%2Bb7yapUgoxCiB%2FHzNwfg63vEFE2KUjmA%3D%3D&portalId=145651240)

[In German](https://meingeld.podigee.io/50-enlargement)

[In](https://meingeld.podigee.io/50-enlargement)[Polish](https://oko.press/czy-unia-europejska-w-ogole-jest-gotowa-na-nowych-czlonkow)

[In](https://oko.press/centra-oszustow-i-gra-o-miliardy-jak-okradaja-nas-przez-internet)[Croatian](https://share.transistor.fm/s/41d1a789)

[In](https://open.spotify.com/episode/51SwVXT4VR62K1G93Msh2Y?si=OTPk1NAoQM2kA17FIosIIw)[Latvian](https://open.spotify.com/episode/51SwVXT4VR62K1G93Msh2Y?si=OTPk1NAoQM2kA17FIosIIw)

 

## Podcast 8 - July 28:   Cybercrime and scams in Europe — is the EU's own house in order?

![lensEU-cover-2](https://www.theaudiomarketplace.eu/hs-fs/hubfs/lensEU-cover-2.jpg?width=118&height=66&name=lensEU-cover-2.jpg)In this episode, we ask whether Europe is actually equipped to fight the scam industry it is up against, not just among criminals, but within its own institutions. Few cases show the scale of that industry as clearly as the "Milton Group," a network of fake investment platforms that defrauded victims across Europe out of hundreds of millions of euros.  We trace how such operations have industrialised, from call centres abroad to psychological scripts designed to manipulate victims within minutes. Then we turn to Europol, the EU agency meant to help coordinate the fight against exactly this kind of cross-border crime.

<https://share.transistor.fm/s/0a6a6259>[Access the transcript in English](https://www.theaudiomarketplace.eu/hubfs/%2308_Transcript_Englisch.docx%20(1).pdf)

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[English](https://cta-eu1.hubspot.com/web-interactives/public/v1/track/click?encryptedPayload=AVxigLJy8tpgScviNaSQqHH%2FylCSK%2FBe5MknZET7WYO42qlGctcB7nWcH6U60X%2Bn1WbmWTlVlPfe%2B31o1EndPcyD6i4qBOlvoAPxioeyvvg%2Fh0sooN7hxTun1df%2BYBS%2FhwPDMCL20vufDr%2FbtKq5jFMUcSzxa1EBUQv6pPbptTTo6WxXw7d8hFlrPqHOkKYs45Ie7614IaT6quuUPFph5kWHQ3A%2B6u6ZM6bxkQh5M5VLwjrXfLdc3G3gNoHYLFwatvB1XaxA4bMTty0r%2Fe6%2FVQ60lvlctrKj5n9L3CHhlS5rvUnL&portalId=145651240)

[In German](https://open.spotify.com/episode/74QrmUubvE0Sku2q3mWvfn?si=7ddae872c99d48ee)

<https://open.spotify.com/episode/74QrmUubvE0Sku2q3mWvfn?si=7ddae872c99d48ee>[In Croatian](https://share.transistor.fm/s/20076e94)

[In Latvian](https://open.spotify.com/episode/26Z6BVvtKGyXU7pIGldjfg)

[In Polish](https://oko.press/centra-oszustow-i-gra-o-miliardy-jak-okradaja-nas-przez-internet)

## Podcast 7 - July 21: Inflation in Europe, why does life keep getting more expensive ?

![lensEU-cover-2](https://www.theaudiomarketplace.eu/hs-fs/hubfs/lensEU-cover-2.jpg?width=178&height=100&name=lensEU-cover-2.jpg)In this episode, we try to figure out why life just keeps getting more expensive. Inflation has been weighing on Europeans for years now, and few places feel it as sharply as Croatia, which has spent years near the top of the eurozone's inflation rankings. We walk through the three big shocks that got Europe here: the pandemic, the war in Ukraine, and the war in the Middle East. We look at the European Central Bank's latest move to raise interest rates, and at something closer to home — why the price of pizza, coffee and beer just keeps going up.

[Access the transcript in English](https://www.theaudiomarketplace.eu/hubfs/%2307_Podcast_%20master%20ENG_Inflation_transcript.docx)

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[English](https://cta-eu1.hubspot.com/web-interactives/public/v1/track/click?encryptedPayload=AVxigLKktOLcEeAJqeGIdPNDaTJ7bz0ZDH1jmic2iVcPiz90OFbfKpB4Pd9v13JwaJB92aUZ9UIK2%2FuupQQ8vPSHyZa0q1d65zWTRZ3qRWRznnrRjRZjUFfxLEk5qXvAoPfJ32KR80v31X3pKyBr4vtx3GS6GSQanUL6wvhm78LjY2JFwCQ8u0h%2Fj%2F8575JUPm21syMNzThgR5toPbVrAMVUKY1FXGq3GGsRA%2BzMD1N3BmuLD%2B%2B7j9i7VsW%2Bl75HGP0wRuYy8f2dnhcsxTc9wuzUfQ%3D%3D&portalId=145651240)

[In Croatian](https://share.transistor.fm/s/e41ddb44)

[In Latvian](https://open.spotify.com/episode/5Fm6agJeoNYgOWrEFaudHE)

[In Polish](https://oko.press/europa-podzielona-inflacja-dlaczego-jednym-rosnie-a-innym-spada)

[In German](https://open.spotify.com/episode/0Y1pjhj6HJY0PzycjFPRs1?si=9fab1efa3ea447ce&nd=1&dlsi=615f41b7520c4429)

## Podcast 6 - July 14: Pesticides, mercury, lead: how clean is Europe's water?

![lensEU-cover-2](https://www.theaudiomarketplace.eu/hs-fs/hubfs/lensEU-cover-2.jpg?width=118&height=66&name=lensEU-cover-2.jpg) We explore water pollution in Europe – with a particular focus on bathing waters across Europe.  
In the EU, there exist at least 7,866 bathing sites officially classified as clean that are located in bodies of water proven to be contaminated with chemical pollutants. What does this mean for people? And for nature?

[Access the transcript in English](https://www.theaudiomarketplace.eu/hubfs/%2306_Podcast_%20master%20ENG_Water%20pollution_script.pdf)

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[English](https://cta-eu1.hubspot.com/web-interactives/public/v1/track/click?encryptedPayload=AVxigLK9%2BRkv1aYvpMiMbMOLRsLpfCkv0b%2BEbWxAXtD1S2R1UXY9zmal9TkJD9WG1nqRLnd0TlOiIZ2JPARPLRGo8BmuWn1SkMOoSIR4PAUVMHXZRAzOsaXSTu3evUeHV8JlvnSuH1HJCN%2BSo5gX7dURatc92bgiG6r%2BlfOX80evO729cf3K4hAd%2BdV5CVPxAd7%2FXId9QlPio0SQeTJx6pmS9GJ0DFiYCsZt7r%2F7zeNo0DQCkmyrF3ogGazCjSxzWrdDX7pets%2BXLBLD8jaNwatBqEQlzReTCFMK&portalId=145651240)

[In Polish](https://oko.press/jak-nieczyste-sa-europejskie-kapieliska-i-czemu-nic-o-tym-nie-wiemy)

[In Croatian](https://share.transistor.fm/s/0606d76e)

[In Latvian](https://open.spotify.com/episode/4ZQ8tIZdm53cdN13tHUw0G)

[In German](https://meingeld.podigee.io/51-lenseu6)

## Podcast 5 - July 7: SAFE, Can Europe Rebuild its Defence Together ?

![lensEU-cover-2](https://www.theaudiomarketplace.eu/hs-fs/hubfs/lensEU-cover-2.jpg?width=118&height=66&name=lensEU-cover-2.jpg)This episode explores the European Union’s new €150 billion SAFE programme, designed to help Member States strengthen their defence capabilities through joint financing and procurement. It examines how countries such as Croatia, Latvia and Poland are using the initiative, while highlighting debates over spending priorities, industrial benefits and strategic autonomy.

<https://share.transistor.fm/s/0a6a6259>[Access the transcript in English](https://www.theaudiomarketplace.eu/hubfs/%2305%20podcast%20master%20ENG%20transcript%20_Defence%20with%20sources.docx)

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[English](https://cta-eu1.hubspot.com/web-interactives/public/v1/track/click?encryptedPayload=AVxigLLT%2FQax7cxVJeFmpRbwD0OlOCssKkV9z14hfJ543hU0QhOsOyAkSay5QrP7Kp2ZqKtehHV2EApeQtvxIgJ6ipmZNY8Fwe14XbcBeWBYtgdelWEaStAAHcxCcLJiLY7YN8OLVyBdQAa6KggZQifdZF%2B392Qkk5uvwi3BygJCmW0qY5bFss4zPeecAf2cR5UEM9YH3elmsSGIzPddgJiJ9Y6COiwGkk0amS%2BbEzr6HyYxeCbNWIujCamRJdy2K502vMLcSivGkqbYT0BYUbA%3D&portalId=145651240)

[In Polish](https://oko.press/safe-czy-europa-bedzie-potrafila-bronic-sie-wspolnie)

[In Croatian](https://share.transistor.fm/s/430c87b1)

[In Latvian](https://open.spotify.com/episode/7CpMbEwy2vspAR2GsUrKXp?si=F7dUH7fvQOeuGxm28NnX4w)

[In German](https://meingeld.podigee.io/47-lenseu5)

## Podcast 4 - June 30: Wildfires and Storms: The Climate Crisis Takes a Toll on Europe's Forests

![lensEU-cover-2](https://www.theaudiomarketplace.eu/hs-fs/hubfs/lensEU-cover-2.jpg?width=118&height=66&name=lensEU-cover-2.jpg)As much as 40% of Europe is covered by forests. Because Europe is one of the fastest-warming regions in the world, scientists have long warned about the impact of climate change on its forests. In the coming years, around 100,000 hectares of European forests are expected to face degradation. In this episode, we discuss how Europe's forests are coping with the effects of climate change.

<https://share.transistor.fm/s/0a6a6259>[Access the transcript in English](https://www.theaudiomarketplace.eu/hubfs/%2304%20Podcast_Master%20ENG%20version%20(Forests%20transcript)%20(2).docx)

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[English](https://cta-eu1.hubspot.com/web-interactives/public/v1/track/click?encryptedPayload=AVxigLKG6vjgdX2ZSWxk54aWV%2BJD3q8Cfky0PU%2BZYK%2BOcfjauc%2FSJytnQKZvUWSRtkNNCmlszDC2yUSVg%2B0J34fEovQRlNPtZqNDBX5b0AhEeMQOQflvtWGrdvmyBLDcBHslKKuQNbFkxbXZYibHF%2FXDH7desIhBeV12ZtPSmQ6JC58aWlrAIIvokgcyl5qBWi3LSvoexK1xFMLg2FwXnzSJ9oEoOYlbYO3Sd8CC24zMPj%2BnjEoy423dBDw2nKsRmHxzgIxI61Qcd2MIv9J%2BPF3mLCGDMP3DKxYOFaJc&portalId=145651240)

[In Polish](https://oko.press/kryzys-klimatyczny-odciska-pietno-na-europejskich-lasach)

[In Croatian](https://share.transistor.fm/s/7909f043)

[In Latvian](https://open.spotify.com/episode/4wnX8hP9XA16RLdGJTf2Yk?si=yE8rKHsTS7uTHfxwMFnDWQ)

[In German](https://meingeld.podigee.io/46-lenseu4)<https://www.theaudiomarketplace.eu/en/all-lenseu-podcasts/>

 

## Podcast 3 - June 23: Europe's public prosecutor

![lensEU-cover-2](https://www.theaudiomarketplace.eu/hs-fs/hubfs/lensEU-cover-2.jpg?width=118&height=66&name=lensEU-cover-2.jpg)This episode explores how the European Public Prosecutor's Office — EPPO — is reshaping the fight against corruption and fraud across the European Union, and what it really means for member states to have a supranational prosecutorial body operating on their soil. We hear from colleagues in Poland, a recent EPPO newcomer, and Latvia, where the office has already triggered major arrests, to understand how the institution is taking root across the continent

- [Access transcript in English](https://www.theaudiomarketplace.eu/hubfs/Podcast%203%20transcript%20ENG.docx)

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[English](https://cta-eu1.hubspot.com/web-interactives/public/v1/track/click?encryptedPayload=AVxigLJwV1MUP9IqlsAez5oQkeMSWuihhBYFRWCHEjmM8ZtnoeNxC%2Fs8sJoUPdhlLdV1zoCnwNO4Aa3%2BsgCjgIMYS4q4xIVPLnmr%2FIZPYxSHptYMVEEGe0eIWZuiTOhMm90gT0quhYGDkwVM9jIiIYS0s8HEvKQ3Cl0Egaw9FJFHzYUu19o76KreU0g%2FRnF1ZUk2shkQ8WZWLhjyMghACWLU7pmrfnPYZgpK6EMMy1a7e37XaKcy1Hnk&portalId=145651240)

[In Polish](https://oko.press/kto-sie-boi-prokuratury-europejskiej)

[In German](https://meingeld.podigee.io/45-lenseu3)

[In Croatian](https://share.transistor.fm/s/1ba2df20)

[In Latvian](https://open.spotify.com/episode/3QaTk72ZLyZiv52qWEgxWg?si=cJtgh4AgR1KIJGfK1w7Wiw)

 

## Podcast 2 - June 16: Drought

![lensEU-cover-2](https://www.theaudiomarketplace.eu/hs-fs/hubfs/lensEU-cover-2.jpg?width=118&height=66&name=lensEU-cover-2.jpg) Forest fires, crop failures, the health of nature and people: droughts can threaten almost every aspect of life. In Europe, it is becoming an increasingly serious problem.  
But what does this actually mean for our everyday lives? For water supplies? For the economy? Is Europe prepared ? 

- [Access transcript in English](https://www.theaudiomarketplace.eu/hubfs/Podcast2%20ENG%20transcript2.docx)

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[English](https://cta-eu1.hubspot.com/web-interactives/public/v1/track/click?encryptedPayload=AVxigLKjFFk2g%2BHBBljTvR2GTb30HDcFGMJcEm2OaSeZHr%2B6LJBqkutCyPgy74ZSwuJdD7463F3Uofz7IkJpeJTN71KKrMHuDUTAyx%2FOdtAJxSj8IByNfoaeswyXdHDHsib1UyTf41h0vx9E6odvVPNuQWufaiHwQD%2Bhpy%2FrSvLO3QaBja%2Bxfspch%2B5RJTHBsHgRxTkaW0Fqt650CaqpyFYbgXtzxNy%2FYnp5%2FtMQDaZWED8z&portalId=145651240) 

[In Polish](https://oko.press/pozary-spalona-ziemia-znikajace-rzeki-europa-ma-problem-z-susza)

[In Croatian](https://share.transistor.fm/s/0a6a6259)

[In Latvian](https://open.spotify.com/episode/1TcVYNvGWwM8HIgumBMZlC?si=DJVjgT0wTCqU0pfLUpcoLg)

[In German](https://open.spotify.com/episode/5YZynqtMpg6a2QeuFzfVe7?si=bd2a92b08d5e4262&nd=1&dlsi=3c9a3841971d4934)

## Podcast 1 - June 9: The housing crisis

![lensEU-cover-2](https://www.theaudiomarketplace.eu/hs-fs/hubfs/lensEU-cover-2.jpg?width=118&height=66&name=lensEU-cover-2.jpg)Millions of Europeans are struggling to find a home they can afford. According to data from the European Commission, 82 million Europeans (one in five) spend more than 40% of their monthly income on housing, significantly more than the recommended threshold of 30%. The housing crisis is hindering job mobility, access to education, and starting families. It is also undermining the competitiveness of the EU economy and our social cohesion.

- [Access transcript in English](https://www.theaudiomarketplace.eu/hubfs/LENS%20podcast%20no%201%20-%20transcript.docx)

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[English](https://cta-eu1.hubspot.com/web-interactives/public/v1/track/click?encryptedPayload=AVxigLJoASgqec0uVQsMX1UjR7oORJFproJHvC5jOCnDPsPD7%2BudWuQVFaS7Z5yt9D5jAPB%2F9Xz96Lrmjo4TY440SCkzULoc6JmE8aeuGxWggGg8fxZMItNniJo5a2ufpL3UBsYKPjcViGot4DSmVRd64AifpvpMWL1FsuJexKCmD3u9kVHmQwMzcp9SIuVYRW9slj0eEm0umUfujEHQfxgKnMCgpbqIfr4swZkC9BweSoG6Pc%2BGnYTZ6N0oEssDN5%2Bxy6%2BwcwXp3XXAyluds%2B%2FCJ7zJxQ%3D%3D&portalId=145651240)

[In Polish](https://oko.press/za-drogo-czy-za-malo-europejski-kryzys-mieszkaniowy-czeka-na-rozwiazania)

[In Croatian](https://share.transistor.fm/s/80863132)

[In Latvian](https://open.spotify.com/episode/0RkO40YG9DOYDnZomwvi0L?si=5dWUEbhxSCmACP8y74LNxA&nd=1&dlsi=de5e5d5f46be4d0d)

[In German](https://open.spotify.com/episode/1Nh9huZJ95p0hwkxuzeDvJ?si=b8fdcab0a0044263&nd=1&dlsi=423c1d8b129f474f)

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These projects have been co-funded by the European Union (Preparatory Actions in the field of 'Communications Networks, Content and Technology) under grant agreements No LC-02953455 for EAD, and No 4500170450 for lensEU.

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