Albania
Professor Lea Ypi: coming of age at the End of History
Lea Ypi grew up in Albania, once one of the most isolated countries on Earth and the last Stalinist outpost in Europe. But after the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1990, everything changed. Audio
Calling Home: Nathan James Thomas in Poznan, Poland
Nathan Thomas is the editor and founder of the travel writing website Intrepid Times. He lives in Poznan in Poland and is calling home this week to talk to Jim about being a travel writer, in a world… Audio
Tension high in Spain, EU snub to Albania and North Macedonia
Europe correspondent Seamus Kearney joins Kathryn to talk about how explosive issues in Spain have boiled over just a week before the country holds its fourth election in four years. Why is the… Audio
Modern Albania
Author and Special Advisor to Human Rights Watch, Fred Abrahams, on the rapid evolution of a small nation on the Balkan Peninsula (and birthplace of Mother Teresa), Albania, which ended 47 years of… Audio
NZ journalist reports on people smuggling in Europe
There are currently more than 50 million displaced people around the world - a number not seen since World War Two. Audio