Our guest in this week’s episode is Claire Schadeck, policy officer for CID Fraen an Gender, which analysed Luxembourg media outlets.  Although the report did not identify the use of gender stereotypes, there is still much progress to be made with the rate of female representation standing at just 24.9%.  Tune in to find out more about what the data says.  You can find the report part of the international effort by the Global Media Monitoring Porject here: https://bit.ly/3mTgVoe 

On 14 and 15 July floods left many establishments in Luxembourg awash. Some were less fortunate than others, especially those that found themselves in the so-called flood zone. Olivier Fellmann talks about his experience with the floods and how les Espaces Saveurs of which he is a co-owner decided to move their restaurant Sapori due to the floods as well as government subsidies and insurance coverage.

How to tackle the biggest environmental issues of our time with low-tech solutions in the home or workplace? That was the challenge a team from Centre Ecological Learning Luxembourg (Cell) set itself when it began construction of an almost completely off-grid learning centre in the north-west of Luxembourg. In this special edition podcast, Delano journalist Jess Bauldry followed the progress of the Aerdscheff over two very unusual years. 

The pandemic led to a 9% drop in consumer spending in Luxembourg in 2020, leading to savings of €1.2b. For some, it will be the first time they have excess savings to invest.  As insurance firms, banks and funds scramble for this money, Gaelle Haag, founder of investment education platform Startalers breaks down the options for those new to investing.  

Over 22,000 people applied for the six full-time astronaut roles in the European Space Agency's latest recruitment drive. Federico Giusto, one of 65 candidates from Luxembourg, and ESA talent acquisition chief Lucy van der Tas talk shed light on the hopes, dreams and reality of the process. 

Film maker Julien Becker reflects on what he learned from co-directing "An Zero", a docu-drama about what would happen if there were an accident at Cattenom nuclear power station.

Georges Clees of Patiente Vertriedung (patient representation) examines how patient rights are infringed in Luxembourg and what people can do about it. 

The pandemic has accelerated the shift away from physical money-based economies in Luxembourg and abroad.  But even before then, developing economies were leapfrogging parts of the developed world in terms of fintech tools and adoption.  Johanna Nyman, head of green finance for the Alliance for Financial Inclusion, AFI, explains why.

Ahead of World Press Freedom day on 3 May, vice president of Luxembourg's union for journalists, the ALJP, Luc Caregari examines the news landscape in Luxembourg, its struggles and how the pandemic has exacerbated them. 

Luxembourgish has never been spoken by so many people. Guest Dr Kristine Horner, director of the centre for Luxembourg studies at Sheffield University in the UK, explains where it came from and where it’s going.