The Europeans

Between those of us who grew up before the internet and those who’ve never known a world without it, there’s a generation of people who came of age *with* the web. This week we chat to the French-Moroccan journalist Marie Le Conte about ‘Escape’, a book that reflects on the vibrant, chaotic days of the early internet and what has changed since then. We’re also talking about Viktor Orbán’s money woes and why psychiatrists in Brussels are prescribing museum visits for mental health.

Marie tweets at @youngvulgarian. ‘Escape: How a generation shaped, destroyed and survived the internet’ is out now.

You can read about how Hungary’s elite made a fortune from EU subsidies here.

This week’s Isolation Inspiration: The Politalia newsletter and ‘Druk‘ (Another Round).

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02:47 Bad (ish) Week: Hungary’s billions

10:34 Good Week: Brussels’ ‘museum therapy’ initiative

18:57 Interview: Marie Le Conte on ‘Escape’ and growing up on the early internet

30:18 Isolation Inspiration: The Politalia newsletter and ‘Druk’ (‘Another Round’)

32:59 Happy Ending: Happy Birthday, Spider-Man

Producers: Katy Lee and Wojciech Oleksiak

Music: Jim Barne and Mariska Martina

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