Brussels Playbook Podcast
POLITICO’s daily audio briefing on what’s moving Brussels — and why it matters.The Brussels Playbook Podcast is the audio extension of the Brussels Playbook newsletter. Hosted by POLITICO's chief EU correspondent, Zoya Sheftalovich, the podcast runs Monday through Thursday, offering a clear, reporting-driven guide to EU politics in under 15 minutes. It’s a perfect companion for your morning coffee.Each episode takes listeners inside the decisions, power shifts and debates shaping the day in Brus...
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Episodes (632)
Episode 75, presented by Google: Debating Diversity — Hillary's migrant misfire
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Episode 74 presented by Tetra Pak: The Green episode, with Ska Keller, Bas Eickh...
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Episode 73, presented by Future Europe Podcast: Rose Gottemoeller — Brexit deal...
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Episode 72, presented by EFPIA: Bill Browder & Russia — US midterms — Picking po...
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Episode 71, presented by Google: Malin Björk & Merkel's legacy
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Episode 70, presented by Thai Union: Special Oceans-themed episode with Karmenu...
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Episode 69, presented by Corteva Agriscience: Bill Gates and Emmanuel Macron's y...
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Episode 68, presented by UNESDA: Manfred Weber wants to recast the European Comm...
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Episode 67, Alexander Stubb on why he should be European Commission president
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Episode 66, presented by Qualcomm: OSCE chief — Montenegro's foreign minister —...
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Episode 65, presented by Google: Emily O'Reilly — Vestager vs. German carmakers...
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Episode 64, presented by Qualcomm: Lyor Cohen — Alain Deneef — Democracy festiva...
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Episode 63, presented by Qualcomm: Dimitris Avramopoulos — Selmayrgate — Electio...
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Episode 62 — Inside Europe's right-wing extremist groups with Julia Ebner
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Episode 61: Brexit scenarios unpacked — Headscarf-free holidays
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Episode 60: Summer stories — Tattoos to potatoes — Bridge blame game
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Episode 59: Inside the House of European History
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Episode 58: Labor market secrets — EU school rules — Summit entry fee
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Episode 57: Johannes Hahn — Western Balkans — Trump-Juncker love-in
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Episode 56: Phil Hogan — Amélie de Montchalin (En Marche) — Juncker and Trump st...
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Episode 55, presented by Raytheon: Inside the NATO summit
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Episode 54: NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg — Polish PM Mateusz Morawiecki — EU Parl...
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Episode 53, presented by Google: Wolfgang Schäuble — Danny McCoy — EU's Migratio...
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Episode 52, presented by Martens Centre: Women Rule! - Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka -...
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Episode 51: Helle Thorning-Schmidt — European Parliament election — Migration de...
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Episode 50, presented by Google: How NGOs lobby the EU — OSF's Patrick Gaspard —...
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Episode 49, sponsored by Barilla Foundation: Nicola Sturgeon — Journalist's revi...
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Episode 48: Big tech’s brain hijack — Data protection D-Day — Zuckerberg’s Bruss...
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Episode 47: Combating anti-Semitism — Boosting the Balkans — Europe from afar
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Episode 46, presented by Grow with Google: Curbing idealism - EESC chief Luca Ja...
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Episode 45: Margrethe Vestager — EU budget battle — Whistleblower protection
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Episode 44, presented by Grow with Google: EU's energy future – Spencer Dale – M...
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Episode 43, presented by Grow with Google: Cécile Kyenge — Harassment investigat...
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Episode 42: The Orbán effect — Mr. Data Protection — Harassment at EU gender equ...
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Episode 41: Bill Gates — Judging junkets — Greek MEPs' special stopover
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Episode 40, presented by Edelman and PAC: Brexit Countdown — Guy Verhofstadt — B...
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Episode 39: Lithuania's Linas Linkevičius — Artificial Intelligence — Naughty ME...
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Episode 38: President Margvelashvili of Georgia— Ryanair's Michael O'Leary
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Episode 37, presented by DowDupont: Marianne Thyssen — Lulwah Al Khater — Selmay...
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Ep. 36 : Tony Blair interview — Food bank furor — MEP of the week
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Episode 35, presented by Raytheon: Ben Hodges — Munich Security Conference — Bre...
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Episode 34: Alexander Stubb — Spitzenkandidat — MEP of the Week
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Episode 33: Nick Clegg — Western Balkans tough love — Lambert van Nistelrooij
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Episode 32: Czech politics — Slovenian PM Cerar — German car industry experiment...
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Episode 31: Direct from Davos — Dutch PM Mark Rutte — Polish PM Mateusz Morawiec...
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Davos Confidential 4: Theresa Time — Werner Hoyer — Trump’s warm-up act
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Davos Confidential 3: Europe’s back — Post-rage politics — Modi’s missed chance
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Davos Confidential 2: Talking trade — Digital rights — Desperately seeking Donal...
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Davos Confidential 1: Setting the scene - Advantage Angela - Panda scale for spe...
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Episode 30: Estonian president Kersti Kaljulaid — Davos preview — MEP of the Wee...
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