You can barely tell jokes anymore! How should institutions restrict their employees from certain opinions? Who’s responsible for a measured debate and who gets to vent their opinions unchecked? Is it possible to cancel a writer who nobody reads anyway? Three amazing guests will help this topic unfold: - Maja Vouk is a freelance writer and cultural manager from Vienna. - Johan Frederik Hartle is Rector of the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna. - Max L. Feldman is writer and teacher at the University of Applied Arts Vienna and the University of the Arts Linz.

Standard Time: Nobody cancels what nobody reads

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Nobody cancels what nobody reads

It's been over five years since COVID-19 broke out and changed the world. The disparities between the wealthy and the most vulnerable of our society was made brutally clear. And who your political leader was at the time also made all the difference. Our three amazing guests, who help the topic unfold: - Carola Marquina is a licensed psychologist from the University of Lima, specializing in the clinical field. - Miriam Lindner is a nurse based in Vienna, Austria. - Nevena Mitranic, PhD, is an assistant professor at the Faculty of Philosophy, University of Belgrade.

Standard Time: What we failed to learn from Covid

What we failed to learn from Covid

The memory of reading the very first book as a child remains vivid, unlocking worlds far beyond the limits of everyday reality. Children’s books are booming, but political attacks and censorship are also threatening this thriving sector. Our three amazing guests will help you explore: - Liv Andrea Banner is a Danish writer who grew up in Aarhus and recently completed a degree in creative writing and Irish literature in Sligo. Her debut novel, Guilt Society, was published in 2025 and nominated for the Bodil & Jørgen Much-Christensen prize. - Írisz Agócs is an illustrator and author. After studying cultural anthropology and ethnography, she switched to illustration. - Chrysogonus Siddha Malilang is a senior lecturer at Malmö universitet, Sweden and the current editor of Bookbird.

Standard Time: Wonderland is terrifying

Wonderland is terrifying

As capital consolidates, culture recedes, funding vanishes, access narrows. The question persists: Why fund culture at all? Cultural managers from Austria, Hungary and Serbia discuss. Our amazing guests in this episode are Maria Popovic alias Zmaja (Program Director at Magnet Association and manages several Creative Europe projects through the Student Cultural Centre Novi Sad and Foundation EXIT), György Szabó (economist, focused on innovation in the performing arts, founder of Workshop Foundation and Trafó House), Maximilian Lehner (Managing Director of EUROZINE, he is a curator, critic, and art historian) und Tarun Kade (dramaturge at Wiener Festwochen, previously active at Thalia Theater, Theater Bremen, and Münchner Kammerspiele).

Standard Time: How money abandoned culture

How money abandoned culture

There is this ‘very easy’ subject of religion and secularism in today’s present society. Why France took secularism a bit too far and how religious texts can also be misused to excuse violence? Let’s start with the basics: What is secularism? Our three amazing guests are here to help us converse about it: Dóra Laborczi, journalist with a strong background in theology, civic and social organizations as well as church media. Omar Sayfo, Director of research at the Migration Research Institute at the MCC. Jonatán Megyeri is an orthodox rabbi, journalist and influencer, who speaks to wide audiences about Judaism and about foreign affairs and politics.

Standard Time: Are we all religious once again?

Are we all religious once again?

What's driving the disconnection in our hyper-connected world? Loneliness is more than being alone, it’s a growing health crisis as social ties weaken, anxiety rises, and our societies face a silent epidemic of isolation. This episode features four amazing guests: Kateryna Mishchenko - publisher, curator and author from Kyiv, recently working in Berline at The Federal Agency for Civic Education. Regina Pozsgai - psychologist and hypnotherapist for more than 20 years. Romeo Bissuti - clinical psychologist and psychotherapist, CEO of 'MEN' Men’s Health Center Vienna. Bálint Takács - head of the international Master's programme "Counselling and School Psychology" at the Institute of Psychology at the University of Pécs in Hungary.

Standard Time: Men in emotional crisis?

Men in emotional crisis?

Meat-loving European countries see a rise in vegetarianism. How come? In this episode, we delve into the personal, ethical, and economic aspects of a meat-free diet. Our guests are: Zsófia Perényi, project coordinator of the Association of Conscious Consumers Hungary. Felix Hnat is an economist and the President of the Vegan Society Austria and of the European Vegetarian Union. Alessio Giussani, is editor-in-chief of the Green European Journal.

Standard Time: Hands off my Schnitzel!

Hands off my Schnitzel!

In this episode, we will discuss how the Brexit campaign was heavily funded by Russian dark money, why Brexit even happened, and why it is important to remain united in the face of an erratic Donald Trump. Our guests for today’s Episode are: Roos Fransen, a Dutch researcher focusing on European and International Law at the University of Vienna. Luke Cooper is an academic at the LSE and a co-host of the Another Europe podcast. Misha Glenny is the Rector of the Institute for Human Sciences (IWM) in Vienna, one of Austria’s leading advanced research institutes.

Standard Time: How can the UK recover from Brexit?

How can the UK recover from Brexit?

Since the collapse of Novi Sad's train station in November, student-led protests have erupted across Serbia, inspiring a nationwide movement against corruption. Our amazing guests provide us with a wonderful example for how different generations can support each other in reaching a mutual goal: Branka Curcic is a longtime cultural activist and co-founder of the Group for Conceptual Politics in Novi Sad. Student protester Višnja Vukajlovic is currently participating in the blockade at the Faculty of Technical Sciences in Novi Sad and strives to stay grounded and maintain a clear perspective. Aleksandar Reljic, a journalist and filmmaker born in Belgrade. Dejan Tomka is an audio producer, activist, and media creator based in Belgrade, actively participating in the ongoing student-led protests across Serbia—both on the streets and through her online presence.

Standard Time: The world beyond institutions

The world beyond institutions

Do emotions have to dominate the news? How much should they govern our governance? Three experts are here to help you keep the worries at bay: ? Zsolt Boda is the head of the HUN-REN Centre for Social Sciences, a political scientist working primarily on public policy and governance, now heading the MORES project. ? Gabriella Szabó is a senior research fellow at the HUN-REN Centre for Social Sciences, she is also a contributor to the MORES and the PLEDGE research projects. ? Mikko Salmela is specialized in the philosophy of emotions from an empirically informed perspective, Lead Academic Coordinator of the Horizon Europe project PLEDGE.

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