February 2022: Polish Smog Cannons and Deadly Dosas

Welcome to the second installment of URSA! This month URSA brings you green (or not so green) news out of Poland, election updates from Portugal and reports on the wolf situation in Scandinavia.In this episode, we’ll hear all about the Stolpersteine, and how these small plaques came to be one of the biggest memorials in the world. And through the story of Kevin Groen, a Dutch and Korean poet we explore the role of poetry in stepping into the heart of responsibility, and confronting our narratives.Our culture correspondent, Jonny Tiernan from Lola Magazine joins us to chat about what’s happening in Berlin - from the first serendipitous experience he’s had in a long while, to Berlinale and more. We also have Jane Silver of Exberliner, our food correspondent, giving us the lowdown on where to get good Chinese, which south indian franchise, now in Berlin, was run by a murderer and which high-end restuarant offers the best spagetti ice! This episode is brought to you by Bear Radio. Special thanks to our producers Sen Zhan and Sara Cooper, and our Food & Culture correspondents, Jane Silver of Exberliner and Jonny Tiernan of LOLA. Thank you to Shure, Pirate Studio and Zoom for making our recordings possible.Featuring original music from Jenna Stone. Follow what she and Rhymes with Witches are up to on Facebook and Instagram. Theme music from Lucas Carey and audio from Epidemic Sound. Cover art by Sian Amber Fletcher. If you’re a producer based in Europe and have an idea for an URSA story, we’d love to hear from you! We’re always accepting new pitches.If you enjoyed this episode of URSA and would like to hear more, help us make that happen by donating to our PayPal. The linked account is [email protected].