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PODCAST: Waffle Day, linguistic hurdles and Jimmie Åkesson's microscopic fig leaf
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Published: 23 Mar, 2024 CET.
Updated: Sat 23 Mar 2024 08:10 CET
In this week's episode: Waffle Day, foiled plot to attack Sweden's parliament, Busch and Åkesson trade insults. For Membership+ subscribers: Ukrainians enraged by SVT game show, American pensioner fights Swedish authorities (and wins), and will Danes and Swedes ever understand each other?
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Host Paul O’Mahony is joined this week by The Local's Becky Waterton and Emma Löfgren.
Here are links to some of the topics discussed in the episode:
Waffle Day
- How March 25th became Sweden's national Waffle Day, thanks to mispronunciation
- Recipe: How to make traditional Swedish waffles on Waffle Day
Terror plot
Politics
Ukraine
- PODCAST ARCHIVE: Why is no one talking to immigrants?
- Ukraine's ambassador to Sweden criticises 'deeply offensive' TV brothel joke
Money
Language
Comments
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Sign up now for Membership+ and get early, ad-free access to a full-length episode of the Sweden in Focus podcast every weekend, as well as Sweden in Focus Extra every Wednesday.
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Read more about Membership+ in our help centre
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You can listen to the latest free edition here:
Or follow Sweden in Focus wherever you listen to podcasts.
Host Paul O’Mahony is joined this week by The Local's Becky Waterton and Emma Löfgren.
Here are links to some of the topics discussed in the episode:
Waffle Day
- How March 25th became Sweden's national Waffle Day, thanks to mispronunciation
- Recipe: How to make traditional Swedish waffles on Waffle Day
Terror plot
Politics
Ukraine
- PODCAST ARCHIVE: Why is no one talking to immigrants?
- Ukraine's ambassador to Sweden criticises 'deeply offensive' TV brothel joke
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