Spain's floods, Moldova's election, and what the kids of Europe are watching

The Europeans | European news, politics and culture

Katy Lee and Dominic Kraemer

Society & Culture, News

4.8 • 274 Ratings

🗓️ 7 November 2024

⏱️ 63 minutes

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The world may be transfixed by the US election results, but this was a huge week for news on this side of the Atlantic too. This week we're trying to make sense of the cataclysmic floods in Spain, and talking about another presidential election with major consequences — the one in Moldova. Plus, a much-needed palate-cleanser: we're delving into a fascinating report into what European children are watching, and what grown-up film producers can do to make better stuff for kids. Anne Schultka is the project manager of KIDS Regio, which campaigns for the children's film industry in Europe. Rikke Flodin is a partner at PUBLIKUM. You can download the report, 'European Children's Film in Focus', here. This week's Inspiration Station offerings: 'Kapsalon Romy' ('Romy’s Salon') and 'Leto kada sam naucila da letim' ('How I Learned To Fly'). Thanks for listening! If you enjoy our podcast, we'd love it if you'd consider chipping in a few bucks a month at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/europeanspodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (many currencies are available). You can also help new listeners find the show by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠leaving us a review⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or giving us five stars on Spotify. Other resources for this episode: 'Valencian president downplayed floods while Spain’s rivers rose' - Politico Europe, November 1, 2024 https://www.politico.eu/article/spain-valencia-floods-death-toll-carlos-mazon/ 'Pumpkin paddling season: Kasterlee's giant pumpkin regatta' - DW News, October 28, 2024 https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=2701632486675304 00:22 A non-US election podcast04:48 Bad Week: Spain's floods24:39 Good Week: Maia Sandu37:26 Interview: Anna Schultka and Rikke Flodin on what the kids of Europe are watching55:00 The Inspiration Station: 'Romy's Salon' and 'How I Learned To Fly'58:19 Happy Ending: Belgium's pumpkin kayak race Producers: Morgan Childs and Katz Laszlo Mixing and mastering: Wojciech Oleksiak Music: Jim Barne and Mariska Martina Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ |⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Threads⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ |⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Mastodon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]

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0:00.0	Welcome to possibly the only podcast you're going to listen to this week that isn't about the US elections.
0:30.0	This is the Europeans and my trusty usual co-host Dominic Kramer is away this week.
0:34.9	So I'm joined this week by our other resident Amsterdam.. It's producer Katzlaslo. Hi Katz.
0:40.5	Hi, Katie.
0:41.9	What a week. What a week. How you doing?
0:45.5	Well, I mean, where to even begin to answer that question. Obviously, the news has just come in about the US election,
0:57.3	and this isn't a podcast about the US, but I would be lying if I said it didn't influence me
1:03.4	at all. And honestly, it's so fresh and huge that I'm feeling pretty numb.
1:08.5	Numb is the word I'm hearing a lot, actually,
1:13.2	from American friends today.
1:14.6	It's weird.
1:19.7	Like, it feels kind of like we've become so used to huge pieces of bad news since about 2016.
1:22.7	The Trump's re-election, it doesn't feel at all like his first victory.
1:27.4	It is more numbing than last time.
1:29.8	Like, the sadness is still there, the anger is still there, but the shock isn't, even though
1:35.0	it's still devastating.
1:36.3	Yeah, absolutely.
1:37.2	I mean, it's strange.
1:38.5	I lived in New York when Trump was elected for the first time, but that feels like decades ago. And you know, you and I
1:47.1	are talking about this a whole ocean away, but this affects all of us outside the US, you know?
1:55.0	I'm thinking about what this means for Ukraine. I'm thinking about what this means for the planet,
1:59.2	given Trump's record on climate change. I'm thinking about the Palestinians. for the planet, given Trump's record on climate
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