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The Agora

The Agora

Νίκος Μαλκουτζής, Φοίβη Φρονίστα

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The Agora is a podcast created by the team behind MacroPolis. It’s a political and economic analysis website based in Athens.

In this podcast series, we examine political, economic and social developments in Greece. But our podcasts will also look at what’s happening in the world around us.

We provide listeners with insight from our own experts and analysis from special guests.

If you enjoy intelligent, lively discussion and want the bigger picture, join us for a stroll through the Agora.

To get an idea of the kind of insight we provide, check out The Agora blog, which has being going strong since 2013.

Our theme music is a track called Straight Line Blues and has been kindly provided by the Burgundy Grapes.

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επεισόδια	74
διάρκεια	53 ώρες
συχνότητα	μηνιαία
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What is Greece going to do with the EU's Covid-19 recovery funds?

Greece has submitted its plans, outlining how it will use the money from the EU Recovery and Resilience Fund (RRF).The funds that will be pumped into Greece over the coming years should help boost the economy in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. But the Greek government also sees this money as vital to transforming the economy and the country's infrastructure.Investment in the green and...

Covid-19 takes another bite out of the Greek economy

Over the last few weeks, Greece has not just seen more worrying data on the Covid-19 front, but the forecasts for its economy have also been worsening.Nick Malkoutzis and Phoebe Fronista discuss where things have gone wrong this year for the Greek economy, particularly in the tourism sector. They hear from a tour operator and hotel owner, who explains why 2020 has been a disaster.MacroPolis...

What can Greece expect from a Biden administration?

Donald Trump may not have accepted Joe Biden's victory in the US elections, but the rest of the world is preparing for a change of guard in Washington.Greece is among the countries that will have a very keen eye on what the new American administration will bring to the table in terms of foreign policy.The recent flare-up in tension between Greece and Turkey means that Athens is hoping Biden...

Episode 10 - Get with the (first) programme

Amid more pressing issues, the 10th anniversary of Greece's first international bailout went slightly under the radar earlier this year.However, to round off the first series of The Agora podcast, we have brought together three experts on the subject. Together, they look back at the events of a decade ago, which left a big mark on Greece, and asses the continuing impact of the first memorandum...

Episode 9 - Greek economy toiling under pandemic pressure

In this episode, we have returned to one of the first topics we covered so can examine how the Greek economy is coping with Covid-19.Our producer, Phoebe Fronista, has been speaking to Constantinos Kouvaras, the area director in Greece for the Bacardi drinks company, to get a feel of how things are developing in the real economy. It turns out that the picture is constantly changing.Host Nick...

29 Ιουλ 2020

Episode 8 - Athens: An ancient city grappling with modern problems

In this episode, we take to the streets of our home city, Athens, to get an idea of what interventions would improve life in the Greek capital.Our producer Phoebe Fronista speaks to MacroPolis features writer Georgia Nakou about the Great Walk, a pilot scheme introducing pedestrian walkways and bicycle lanes to the heart of the city.The addition has sparked controversy and criticism. Phoebe and...

10 Ιουλ 2020

Episode 7 - A Euro2004 retrospective

Usually, The Agora podcast is dedicated to analysing the latest political, geopolitical, economic and even social developments affecting Greece.In this episode, though, we have gone in a different direction.Sixteen years on from one of the greatest upsets in sporting history, we look back at how Greece managed to win football’s European Championship in 2004.A collection of journalists who...

27 Ιουν 2020

Episode 6 - Greece's rugged media landscape

In this episode, we're taking a closer look at the Greek media landscape. We'll be asking why the public has little trust in the country's media and examining what difficulties a local independent outlet faces as it tries to upset the established pattern of news coverage.Our producer, Phoebe Fronista, speaks to MacroPolis features writer Georgia Nakou regarding the controversial 20-million-euro...

19 Ιουν 2020

Episode 5 - Greece & Turkey on the borderline

On the latest episode of The Agora podcast, we examine Greek-Turkish relations, which are going through another rough patch.Athens and Ankara being at odds is not something new, but a rising number of issues have been causing friction between the two capitals over the last few months.In late February, the Greek government decided to shut its land border with Turkey after Ankara gave free...

8 Ιουν 2020

Episode 4 - The many sides of migration

For the last few years, Greece has been in the frontline of the migration challenge - at least as far as Europe is concerned.Having a country with such limited financial and administrative resources in so prominent a role has generated a wide range of problems.There have been times when Greece was lauded for its efforts and others when it was admonished for failing to deliver.In the latest...

Episode 3 - Europe in recovery mode

The European Commission has presented its proposal for a recovery fund to help EU countries stimulate their economies and overcome the impact of the coronavirus.In this episode of The Agora, Nick Malkoutzis speaks to John Springford and Christian Odendahl from the Centre for European Reform think-tank about what kind of economic damage the pandemic will leave behind and how EU member states...

Episode 2 - Tourism, but not as we know it

The second episode in our new podcast series looks at how the Greek tourism industry is faring amid the turbulence caused by the coronavirus.Host Nick Malkoutzis speaks to a specialist on the subject, Eleftheria Pantziou of Greek Travel Pages, to find out what the usually busy summer season is likely to entail for hotels and other businesses that rely on visitors coming to Greece.The Agora’s...

The first one - On Covid-19 & Greece

Our first podcast is on (what else?) the coronavirus. Host Nick Malkoutzis discusses with MacroPolis co-founder Yiannis Mouzakis and the website's features writer Georgia Nakou about how Greece has coped with the public health challenge of Covid-19 and what impact the virus could have on the Greek economy. Producer Phoebe Fronista introduces the "walk and talk" section of the show as she takes...

Trailer

The Agora host, Nick Malkoutzis, explains what our show is about and what you can expect to hear in the coming weeks and months.