The EU Now Podcast: A Transatlantic Deep Dive
In a world where war is everybody’s tragedy and everybody’s nightmare, diplomacy is everybody’s business.
Lord Strang, attributed, The Practice of Diplomacy: Its Evolution, Theory, and Administration.
The Delegation of the European Union to the US is launching a podcast series called EU Now. Twice a month, we invite our listeners to experience the European Union — and those working to actualize it — in a more personal way. Beyond the headlines, each episode focuses on a different facet of the EU: counterterrorism, public health, gender equality, the economy, culture, and history, to name a few. Tune in for interviews with commissioners, historians, social movement and civil society leaders, ambassadors, economists, EU staffers, and regular citizens.
Why do this? The other day, a colleague of mine was pumped up after an interview she’d had with an ambassador. In addition to answering her questions, the natural flow of conversation had revealed anecdotes from his career, intriguing details about his role, and a more personal and unified view of a country, that suddenly, no longer seemed so foreign. When we hear from the people representing ideas, places or governments, we get a two-for-one — we learn about their expertise, but the realness of their voice and expressions closes the distance between us. Closing gaps is diplomacy in action.
And since we are in the business of diplomacy, the EU is just one side of the story. EU Now takes one step further to uncover the EU-US relationship in all of these issues. We seek to answer questions such as: How much do we really impact one another? Where do we differ? What can we learn from each other?
Check out our first five episodes by clicking on our subscription links below! Or, to stream our content online, visit our podcast homepage.
Your feedback is welcome as we move forward. If we’re not already covering the things that matter to you, let us know. Contact us at delegation-usa-press@eeas.europa.eu with “EU Now Podcast” in the subject line.
Thanks for listening!
