Podcasts by Minutes from Latvia

Minutes from Latvia podcast 23: Philip Ruff on Latvian anarchists and civil resistance from 2017-09-21T15:51

This week the Minutes from Latvia podcast features British historian Philip Ruff, whose decades-long researches have cast new light on a fascinating period in both Latvian and British history.

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Minutes from Latvia podcast 22: Agnese Kleina on style and salons from 2017-09-07T07:31:53

The Minutes from Latvia podcast is back and this week the guest is Agnese Kleina, a writer, publisher, artist, entrepreneur and avowed style leader in Latvia.

We talk in depth about her enigmat...

Minutes from Latvia podcast 21: Tom Crosshill on writing and pensions from 2017-08-24T08:23

Podcast number 21 sees Renaissance man Tom Crosshill (a.k.a. Toms Kreicbergs) entering the pod to talk about his dizzying array of interests.

The first half of the podcast is dedicated to Tom's...

Minutes from Latvia podcast 20: The return of Daunis Auers from 2017-08-10T07:51

The pod is bedecked with festive streamers and the cheap champagne is flowing in copious amounts as we reach the landmark of 20 podcasts.

Therefore we go back to our roots with academic think-t...

Minutes from Latvia podcast 19: Baiba Rubesa on business and Rail Baltica from 2017-07-27T08:32

The Minutes from Latvia podcast is back, this time with a business-oriented flavor.

Joining us in the 'power-pod' is Baiba Rubesa, one of Latvia's top business executives. Baiba has a wealth of...

Minutes from Latvia podcast 18: Eugene Birman on music and Russians from 2017-07-13T07:16

The Minutes from Latvia podcast is back in a musical frame of mind as we are joined by acclaimed contemporary composer Eugene Birman. 

Born in Daugavpils, Latvia's second-largest city, Eugene a...

Minutes from Latvia podcast 17: Amara Graps on space and science from 2017-07-03T12:53

The Minutes from Latvia podcast returns, and this week we boldly go where no podcast has gone before, across the final frontier into space.

The guest in the capsule-like pod is Amara Graps, a p...

Minutes from Latvia podcast 16: Reinis L?cis on sports and podcasts from 2017-06-08T08:29

Touchdown! Slam dunk! Home run! Gooooooooal! The Minutes from Latvia podcast is back. 

This week's guest in the players' pod, which feels suspiciously like penalty box in a hockey game, is...

Minutes from Latvia podcast 15: Inga Springe on real journalism and fake news from 2017-05-25T07:00

The Minutes from Latvia podcast returns for a fifteenth iteration with leading investigative journalist and TV presenter Inga Springe entering the pod.

Six years ago Inga and colleague Sanita J...

Minutes from Latvia podcast 14: Martin Gauss on airBaltic and doing business in Latvia from 2017-04-25T09:39

For this week's podcast we are delighted to welcome one of Latvia's highest-profile businessmen into the pod, airBaltic chairman and chief executive Martin Gauss.

It's a podcast of two parts wi...

Minutes from Latvia podcast 13: Juris Kaža on tech and (un)social media from 2017-04-13T06:44

This week we are honored to welcome a local legend to the pod: renowned journalist, blogger, tech expert and someone never short of an opinion, Juris Kaža.

This is a podcast of two halves,...

Minutes from Latvia podcast 12: J?nis S?rts on stratcoms and sitcoms from 2017-03-30T07:00

It's back! The Minutes From Latvia podcast returns with J?nis S?rts of the NATO Strategic Communications Center of Excellence (STRATCOMCOE) being given high-level security clearance to enter the po...

Latvia in Brief: March 10, 2017 from 2017-03-10T08:03

Here is the news in brief for Friday March 10, 2017, brought to you by Latvian Public Media. 

Football investor ejected

Valērijs Belokons, a businessman from ...

Latvia in Brief podcast: March 09, 2017 from 2017-03-09T05:58

Here is the news in brief for Thursday March 9, 2017, brought to you by Latvian Public Media Crab war continues

Agriculture Minister Janis Duklavs met with European Fisheries Commissioner Karm...

Latvia in Brief podcast: March 08, 2017 from 2017-03-08T07:58

Here is the news in brief for Wednesday March 8, 2017, brought to you by Latvian Public Media Give a little whistle

At a cabinet meeting March 7th, the Latvian government backed a draft Whistl...

Latvia in Brief podcast: March 07, 2017 from 2017-03-07T09:11

Here is the news in brief from Latvia, brought to you by Latvian Public Media. airBaltic up in the air

There is fresh intrigue at Latvia's national airline airBaltic, after LTV reported the su...

Latvia in Brief podcast: March 06, 2017 from 2017-03-06T07:42

Here is the news in brief from Latvia, brought to you by Latvian Public Media. Dinner in Dubai

Controversy surrounds a dinner in Dubai recently attended by Latvian President Raimonds Vejonis.<...

Minutes from Latvia podcast 11: Liva and Zane on Baltic startup scene from 2017-02-15T12:25

The podcast returns for its eleventh episode with a daring new innovation: two guests in the pod at the same time! 

Participating in this bold experiment alongside Mike Collier are Liva Pe...

Minutes from Latvia podcast 10: Ivars Ijabs on politics and debate from 2017-02-02T07:55

The Minutes from Latvia podcast reaches double figures this week with its tenth episode -- it's terrifying to think there's already five hours of this stuff available.

To celebrate the occasion...

Minutes from Latvia podcast 09: Andris Rubins on advertising and exporting from 2017-01-19T07:00

The Minutes from Latvia podcast returns for its first edition of 2017 in the company of perhaps the best-connected man in the whole country -- Andris Rubins. 

Andris gives us details of his bac...

Minutes from Latvia podcast 08: Edgars Raginskis, composer and presenter from 2016-12-23T07:54

Our final podcast of the year sees Edgars Raginskis, a composer, radio presenter and TV host entering the pod. But things are of a rather improvised nature this week, so expect us to veer off in va...

Minutes from Latvia podcast 07: Lolita Tomsone on museums and memorials from 2016-12-08T09:10

Minutes From Latvia returns again, this time looking at history in general and Jewish history in Latvia in particular.

Our guest is Lolita Tomsone who combines her main job running the Žan...

Minutes from Latvia podcast 06: Andis Kudors on Russia and security from 2016-11-24T08:00

The Minutes from Latvia podcast is back and this time the guest in the pod is academic and geopolitical expert Andis Kudors.

Andis is a professional Russia-watcher at the Centre for East Europe...

Minutes from Latvia podcast 05: Dagnija Lejina on startups and reputations from 2016-11-08T07:15

In the pod this week is Dagnija Lejina, one of the organizers of the forthcoming Digital Freedom Festival taking place in Riga November 27-29.

We discuss what Latvia can and can't offer as a co...

Minutes from Latvia podcast 04: Aiva Rozenberga on promoting and celebrating from 2016-10-27T18:27

Minutes from Latvia is back for another half hour, with this week's special guest Aiva Rozenberga of the Latvian Institute.

The first section of the podcast has Aiva recollecting her career as ...

Minutes from Latvia podcast 03: Gustavs Strenga on libraries and literature from 2016-10-12T14:04

The third Minutes from Latvia podcast breaks away from politics to follow an artsy theme.

In the company of Gustavs Strenga from the Latvian National Library, we first discuss Latvian films and...

Minutes from Latvia podcast 02: Iveta Kažoka on politics and civil society from 2016-09-29T05:00

Our English-language podcast, Minutes From Latvia returns for a second go with LSM editor Mike Collier joined by political expert Iveta Kažoka of the Providus center for public policy. 

The pod...

Minutes from Latvia podcast 01: Daunis Auers on education and aspiration from 2016-09-16T13:37

LSM's English language service has produced a new podcast. Titled Minutes From Latvia it involves discussion of current affairs and a specialist topic of the week. 

Podcast number 1 covers the ...

Viewpoint: English-language media and soft power in the Baltics from 2016-09-16T09:16

At a September 16 conference in Tallinn, LSM spoke with Dario Cavegn, Responsible Editor of the Estonian public service broadcaster ERR's English-language service - the equivalent of LSM.

Caveg...

Paul Refsdal: It's important to see our enemies for what they are from 2016-09-11T14:05

At the opening of the Baltic Sea Documentaries festival on Wednesday, the K. Suns movie gallery screened Dugma: The Button (2016) directed by Norwegian journalist Paul Refsdal, who flew in for the ...

Paul Refsdal: It's important to see our enemies for what they are from 2016-09-11T14:05

At the opening of the Baltic Sea Documentaries festival on Wednesday, the K. Suns movie gallery screened Dugma: The Button (2016) directed by Norwegian journalist Paul Refsdal, who flew in for the ...

Paul Refsdal: It's important to see our enemies for what they are from 2016-09-11T14:05

At the opening of the Baltic Sea Documentaries festival on Wednesday, the K. Suns movie gallery screened Dugma: The Button (2016) directed by Norwegian journalist Paul Refsdal, who flew in for the ...