Podcast Sounds like Europe
Sounds like Europe explores the rich cultural diversity of Europe through its cross-border productions. In collaboration with the University of Roma Tre, the podcast delves into projects like the WePod Project, highlighting the stories behind the co-productions. Hosted by Javi Caminero and joined by experts, each episode reveals how creativity and collaboration define the European spirit in a changing world.
Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect the views of the European Union. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.
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S2 EP21 – The end of a fascinating journey
After almost two years of hard work and collaboration between different partners from all over Europe, the end of the WePod project is near. Over the past two years we have produced multiple language versions of 5 documentaries, we have developed a strong website with useful tools for the industry, we have had a European Podcast Academy in Milan... In this episode, Javi Caminero is joined by Ana Ribera, Executive Producer of the WePod Project and Alex Ricci, Coordinator of the WePod Project.
2025-06-30 - 22:51
S2 EP20 – Inside ‘The Right Kind of Family’
The moment we have been waiting for since September 2023 is here. That great project on which many colleagues from all over Europe have been working so hard: WePod’s large co-production. This co-production is the result of the work of Elsa Cabria of El País Audio (Spain), Lili Rutai of 444 (Hungary), Claudia Torrisi of Europod (Belgium) and Francesca Berardi of Chora Media (Italy). The documentary has been produced in seven languages: Italian, Spanish, Hungarian, English, French, Dutch and Polish. To find out more about the details of this investigation and the creative process behind this co-production, today I am joined by two of the journalists who have made it possible: Elsa Cabria and Claudia Torrisi. Listen to Elsa and Claudia’s recommendations:
2025-06-17 - 22:51
S2 EP19 – Podcast in the future of journalism
We are in a context of changes in Europe that, more or less directly, affect podcasting. Disinformation, fake news, censorship... How will our sector evolve according to the changes in journalism? The University of Roma III, which is WePod's academic partner, has published a book that addresses all these issues called “Podcast in the future of journalism”. To find out more about this book, Javi Caminero is joined by Marta Perrotta, professor and investigator at the University Roma III. Listen to Marta’s recommendation:
2025-06-02 - 24:16
S2 EP18 – Presenting WePod’s Talent Farm and IP Marketplace
To those who work in the podcasting industry, connecting and sharing ideas with professionals of this field is a great opportunity. That’s why the Talent Farm was born. WePod's Talent Farm is a kind of Linkedin of podcasting that seeks to facilitate progress and connections between audio professionals from different parts of the world. To learn more about the Talent Farm, Javi Caminero is joined by one of the minds behind that idea: Henar León, Project Manager at Prisa Audio, WePod's Spanish partner.
2025-05-19 - 17:14
S2 EP17 – Exploring the American podcasting industry
In this episode of Sounds Like Europe, Javi Caminero tries to discover how the industry we're trying to promote at WePod is similar to and different from the podcast industry that started it all: the American one. To do so, he is joined by Andreea Coscai, Producer and Podcast Marketing Manager at American podcast producing company Tink Media. Listen to Andreea’s recommendation:
2025-05-05 - 23:08
S2 EP16 – Inside 'The Drying Plain’
On the 18th April we published the first episode of ‘The Drying Plain’, a co-production made by Press Freedom Foundation, WePod's Serbian Partner, and Qubit, WePod's Hungarian partner. In this documentary, the Serbian and Hungarian partners focus on a global issue that affects us from different points of view: climate change. To go deeper into this issue and to understand how our colleagues have made this documentary, Javi Caminero is joined by Mina Delic, journalist from Press Freedom Foundation. Check out the Serbian and Hungarian versions of ‘The Drying Plain’.
A Kiszáradó Síkság (HUN): https://www.wepodproject.eu/podcasts/the-drying-plain?lang=Hungarian
Sušeća Ravnica (SERB): https://www.wepodproject.eu/podcasts/the-drying-plain?lang=Serbian
This project has received funding from CROSS-Sectoral of the Creative Europe Programme.
2025-04-21 - 18:09
S2 EP15 – Inside WePod’s European Podcast Academy
On this episode of ‘Sounds Like Europe’, Javi Caminero is joined by speakers and students of the first edition of WePod’s European Podcast Academy, held from March 17th to March 21st in Milan. Between workshops, talks and listening sessions, Javi talks to those in the Podcast Academy to reflect on what an event like this means for the podcast industry in Europe.
Listen to Javi’s recommendation:
2025-04-07 - 14:32
S2 EP14 – Learning about podcasts in Austria
On this episode of ‘Sounds Like Europe’, Javi Caminero is joined by Milo Tesselaar, co-owner of ‘Oh Wow Podcasts’, one of Austria’s leading podcast producers, to understand the current state of the podcasting industry there. How do they deal with sharing language and audience with a much bigger neighbour like Germany? Does the presence of Germany harm or favour the industry in Austria?
2025-03-24 - 19:22
S2 EP13 – Inside ‘A grain of power’
On March 7 were released the French and Polish versions of ‘A grain of power’, a podcast produced by Europod, WePod's Belgian partner, and Outriders, our Polish partner. Javi Caminero is joined by Futura D’Aprile, the journalist from Europod who has led this investigation about how grain has been used as a weapon by Russia in the war in Ukraine.
2025-03-10 - 16:44
S2 EP12 – How is a cross-border project managed?
In a project as ambitious and big as WePod, producing good podcasts, telling compelling stories and creating tools that improve the podcast industry in Europe is very important. But for all of that to happen, proper project management is essential. In this episode, Javi Caminero is joined by Ana Ribera, executive producer of the WePod project.
2025-02-24 - 14:25
S2 EP11 – Everything about WePod’s English remakes
A very important part of the WePod project is its desire to bring our stories to the widest possible audience. And in order to reach more markets and make our stories easily heard and understood around the world, we felt it was necessary to translate our podcasts into English. To get an in-depth look at how the English remakes of the WePod project are done, Javi Caminero is joined by Alex Ricci, Coordinator of all the productions in WePod and Chief Operating Officer of Europod. Listen to Alex’s recommendation:
2025-02-10 - 14:25
S2EP10 – 'Is podcasting dead!?’ by Feed The Queue
In response to a podcast episode that boldly declared the end of podcasting as we know it, the team of the podcast ‘Feed The Queue’ by Tink Media delivered an investigation to uncover whether podcasting is alive. In this episode of ‘Sounds Like Europe’, we collaborate with Tink Media to bring you a very interesting episode of one of their podcasts.
2025-01-27 - 52:46
S2EP9 – Understanding European politics through a podcast
The Europeans, a podcast that was launched back in 2017, analyzes Europe and the European Union in an entertaining and accesible way. To understand how this podcast has managed to touch on European politics and culture while entertaining a big audience, Javi Caminero is joined by Katy Lee and Dominic Kraemer, hosts and creators of The Europeans. Listen to Katy and Dominic’s recommendations:
2025-01-13 - 21:05
S2 EP8 | Discovering WePod's workshops
For several months now, WePod has been organizing workshops in high schools across Europe to teach podcasting to young people. The main objective is for them to learn how to tell stories in audio and to learn as well about all the work involved in making a podcast. In this episode, Javi Caminero is joined by Cathal O’Luanaigh, Program and Communications Manager at News Decoder, WePod’s French Partner, to discuss everything related to these workshops. Listen to Cathal’s recommendation:
Three Castles Burning: https://open.spotify.com/show/4SSvzXXwTHXhbzY4ovlzgf?si=8cce320ff607468a
Follow us on all our socials (@wepodproject) and visit the WePod project website: https://www.wepodproject.eu/welcome Credits:This project has received funding from CROSS-Sectoral of the Creative Europe Programme.
2024-12-16 - 26:44
S2EP7 | Inside 'Truck Drivers'
November 29th saw the premiere of WePod’s second co-production, which is called ‘Camioneros’ in its Spanish version and ‘Vie de routiers’ in French. This documentary analyzes the importance of the job of truck drivers in Europe, one that, until now, had received very little attention. Javi Caminero is joined by the creators of this podcast, journalists Manu Tomillo and Futura D’Aprile, to talk about all the details of their co-production.
Listen to Manu and Futura’s recommendations.
This project has received funding from CROSS-Sectoral of the Creative Europe Programme.
2024-12-02 - 25:34