Europedia

The Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan divides not only his country but also the Turkish community here in Australia. A heated debate erupts when Turkish-Australians discuss on the Europedia podcast, whether Erdogan's new powers are excessive or not. However, they are not divided on the question whether the government in Ankara should look towards Europe, or not. Europedia panel guests: Hande Ergen, Ibrahim Gocol, Tezcan Gumus & Fatma Ipek.

French President Emmanuel Macron has turned his country’s political system on its head. Anything seems possible with the new dynamic leader in the Élysée Palace, but will the 39-year old convince not only France but all of Europe of his futuristic vision. And what does he actually stand for? Europedia panel guests Christophe Mallet, Gabriele Suder & Stéphane Redey discuss why Macron brings hope to the Grand Nation, but also what it means to be French.

Nobody likes to talk about their own debt. However for Greeks, the money talk has become normality and on Europedia, three Australian-Greeks do exactly that. The three expats explain how the financial crisis has affected their families and their homeland as a whole? Yet, there is no consensus on how to get out of this fiscal mess and on the role, the European Union should play. The panel guests: Vaios Anastassopoulos, Kostas Stefanidis & Christos Papadopoulos

The British have yet again shocked the world with a vote that no one expected. British Australians discuss their newly weakened Prime Minister, the tricky way to Brexit, and the idea of British identity. The panel guests: Margaret and Archie Stanners, James Bennett, Jag Rai & Jamie Angus.