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The Europeans | European news, politics and culture

August 14: The traces they leave

The Europeans | European news, politics and culture

Katy Lee and Dominic Kraemer

News, Society & Culture, Politics

0.00 Ratings

🗓️ 13 August 2018

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

This week, something a little different: Deborah Cole, a Berlin-based reporter since 1995, reads us her beautiful piece about the race to collect the memories of elderly Germans who lived through some of the most tumultuous events in modern history. Follow Deborah on Twitter @doberah, she's our favourite person tweeting from Merkel Land. Also: an airborne mishap, an ingenious Spaniard, and irony, Slovenian-style, explained with the help of the brilliant Aljaž Pengov Bitenc (aka @pengovsky). Hit us up on the internet: Twitter: @europeanspod Insta: @europeanspodcast Facebook.com/europeanspodcast europeanspodcast@gmail.com europeanspodcast.com Your Apple reviews make our lives worth living. Add to the pile here: apple.co/2Ez2KN8

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0:00.0

Hello Europe. We are back with a very special episode for you. We're doing something a bit different.

0:22.0

All will become clear very soon.

0:24.2

But first, let's introduce ourselves.

0:26.6

I am Dominic Kramer coming to you from London this week,

0:29.8

and I'm on the line with Katie Lee,

0:32.0

who I'm not sure, is she back in Europe this week?

0:34.9

Or have you started your spin-off in South Africa

0:37.0

and found a replacement co-host?

0:39.2

Yeah, I'm here spreading the empire.

0:40.7

Oh no, I shouldn't say that should I when talking about Europe.

0:44.0

Oh, bad start.

0:45.2

I was going to say here spreading the podcasting empire, but no, I'm here working.

0:49.0

Still here in Johannesburg in South Africa, very reluctantly flying home tomorrow to Paris

0:53.4

after a very busy week, helping to cover the Zimbabwe elections next door.

0:57.7

And yeah, I was kind of thinking about just not coming home.

1:02.1

How do you feel about that?

1:03.0

Yeah, that's fine. Don't worry. I'll be fine.

1:06.0

Okay, cool. You won't even miss me.

1:08.3

How's your week been? Has your crazy week of binge drinking for gay pride

1:12.3

finished yet? I was not binge drinking and I do not advocate that. But no, it was great. I had a lovely

1:19.3

time in Amsterdam during Gay Pride Week. And as I said last week, everyone was so friendly other than one

1:24.2

person. I met someone from the Dutch Brexit delegation in a bar on the final night.

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