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A place for conversation that spans life in Luxembourg and beyond. Each week an international guest list will reflect on the week’s news, plus a whole host of other topics: politics to pollination; education to entrepreneurship; science to singing. Luxembourg sits in the beating heart of Europe and its diverse population provides a global perspective on a number of world issues.
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Linking Luxembourg and Brazil through ARBED, and Riding the Rainbow. Connections build communities, trust and friendship. This week, both sets of guests show that links are global and humanity prevails. A Luxembourg Community in Brazil through ARBED Dr. Dominique Satana is a Luxembourg-Brazilian historian, screenwriter, director and trans-media sto…
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Baroness Hale of Richmond is a pioneering female legal mind who became President of the Supreme Court in the U.K. Baroness Hale of Richmond was invited to give the Sir Winston Churchill Memorial Lecture by the British Luxembourg Society this week; only the second woman in its history to have done so, the first being Margaret Thatcher. Her talk was …
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Culture this week with the biggest book fair in Luxembourg, plus we talk theatre with cast members. Walfer Bicherdeeg The Walferdange Book Fair has grown year on year, with an increasing English section. This year Black Fountain Press will be present with book launches, book signings, readings and general book-loving appreciation. Life - A Series o…
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'Breaking Barriers' was the theme. Listen to behind-the-scenes interviews with Lisa. Sagacious and sated. That's how we felt after an afternoon of TEDx talks at the Philharmonie last Saturday. Emile Studham spoke about getting the best out of your team, to "Catch the Good" in order to build trusting relationships. Effectively we need to balance six…
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Circu Li-ion return to talk about their growing success, plus Videobot co-founder Matias Mäenpää. After a review of the week's news with my colleague Sasha Kehoe, this week's show features two young companies: Circu Li-ion and Videobot. Circu Li-ion I first met Circu Li-ion co-founders in September 2022. In just over one year they have grown their …
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This week, Kristina Mikulova talks about Lebanon's current situation as it waits to see what Hezbollah will do next; André & Jjay talk about the creative process of Music Making; & Monique Kirsch tells us about the upcoming Science Festival. Lebanon's looking on Dr Kristina Mikulova is the Representative of the European Investment Bank to Lebanon, …
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Reverend David Usher shares his wisdom on how to become more spiritual, and Carlotta Minderhout tells us about the opening of Uniqlo in Luxembourg. Reverend David Usher has had an unusual path in life, which makes him all the more interesting. Born in Adelaide, Australia, he grew up as a Unitarian. Dropping out of his first stint at university to s…
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NASA invites us to look at the moon tonight as a global initiative. MyConnectivity Luxembourg helps us better connect. And Sasha Kehoe goes over the week's news. Observe the Moon Night - 21 October Julie Anne Fooshee joins me online from blustery Scotland to talk about International Observe the Moon Night with NASA. Now a PhD student at the Univers…
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A busy show this week with six guests covering LUNEX University, LMDDC's creative educational work and Hanna from SciLux. LUNEX University Prof Marcus Müller and Valeria Maglia are two members of staff who bring unique experiences to their teaching at LUNEX, a university for sport, health and management. Marcus spent 20 years in the corporate world…
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It's election weekend: Guy Weber, News Director RTL, & Sasha Kehoe tell us more. Plus Elizabeth John reflects on founding the Scienteens Lab, now ten years old. Guy Weber has worked on so many elections in his time as a journalist and yet his energy is palpable, the excitement doesn't wane. Elections have that. A potential turning point for a count…
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The lead candidate for CSV is the reason this election will be a very tight race. When I last interviewed Luc Frieden in September 2022, and actually titled the piece, 'The Leader that never was', I never thought I'd be interviewing him one year on for that precise role. Although it doesn't surprise me at all. Luc Frieden, for anyone who grew up in…
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The Minister of Finance for the Luxembourg Government talks to Lisa Burke ahead of the upcoming elections on 8 October. Yuriko Backes grew up in Japan and spent her life before government as a career diplomat, before joining the coalition on 5 January 2022, following the resignation of Pierre Gramegna. In this conversation, we talk about Minister B…
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Today's political interviewees come from the Pirate Party and The Greens, and join me with Sasha Kehoe from Today Radio. Sven Clement and Djuna Bernard were both the youngest people elected to parliament at different times. Sven possibly has the best website domain name in Luxembourg: sven.lu, and is highly active across all social media, including…
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Minister of the Economy and Minister for Development Cooperation & Humanitarian Affairs for Luxembourg. Franz Fayot joined LSAP in 1994 and became its chairman in 2019. Before being elected, Minister Fayot was a barrister, appointed to Parliament in 2013 and 2018. In Parliament, Franz Fayot assumed the role of rapporteur for the draft budget for 20…
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Four Iranian emigrants talk about their homeland one year after the death of Masha Amini, and Laurent Uhres tells us about the inspiration behind his book. Iran - the situation one year on Masha Amini died on 16 September 2022, aged just 22 years, in the hands of the morality police in Tehran, Iran. Since then, there's been international coverage o…
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Matteo Ressa, CEO of ChefPassport, Monica Serban, economist turned screenwriter and Adelene Lai from Science Slam talk with Lisa Burke ChefPassport - Matteo Ressa From tech maven to culinary visionary, Matteo Ressa talks about his global cook-meets-tech start-up ChefPassport. Italian by origin, Matteo Ressa is CEO and co-founder of ChefPassport, wh…
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Michelle Florendo, a decision engineer, talks about her craft. Plus, Today Radio's Sarah Tapp tells us about the ongoing situation in her homeland of Hawaii. The Craft of Decision-Making I've wanted to talk to Michelle Florendo ever since I read about her work as a decision engineer. There are many times in our lives, personal and professional, whe…
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Jean Cao, oenologist, is the special guest on today's show after a global news review with Sasha Kehoe. News Review After a few weeks away it's great to be back in the studio with a long-overdue look-back at the week's / the summer's news with Sasha Kehoe. And it's been a busy summer! Once more, the blond-one, whose name I won't mention here, has h…
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Summer is a time when many of us take a holiday, change the scene, pause, breathe and reflect on the direction life is carrying us. Many people find themselves on a treadmill of life, having to provide for family or themselves, hand-cuffed to jobs that pay the bills but don’t fulfil them inwardly. And so, the role of a career or life coach is more …
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This week on the Lisa Burke Show, Lisa catches up with Alain Massen, Ulrik Møller and Nathalie Neiers. Parents groups in Education Alain Massen, President of the National Parents’ Representation in Luxembourg since 2020, and Ulrik Møller, President of the Parents Association International School Michel Lucius Primary School, join me to talk about t…
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This week on the Lisa Burke Show, experts on AI and ChatGPT foresee a world where critical thinking will be king. AI, Chat GPT… the world of automation and replication of ‘easy’ tasks will continue to rise around us. This week my guests talk about the power of AI but also the continued and changing importance of our role as humans to negotiate with…
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It takes courage to speak about racism in Luxembourg, but it exists, even in this multi-lingual, multi-national country. Damien Garot talks about his experience. Sportunity is actively working to integrate refugees and local people, founded by Eryn Zander. And Arca Properties is the latest entrepreneurial offering by Giacomo Trenz. In this week’s s…
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Job seeking? What ADEM can offer, plus MBA at Liège Luxembourg & IDCN for a new network. Plans for the weekend? Try Luxembourg Polo Club 10th Anniversary. This week I have a packed show! Ever walked past an 'ADEM' building and wondered what it is? Well, director Isabelle Schlesser, its director tells us all about this organisation which helps job s…
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Emilie Boland speaks openly about her period of depression as a model. Markus Payer and Anna Bordus from the Asteroid Foundation tell us about upcoming Asteroid Day. The pressures of Modelling Emilie Boland, of Dutch and Belgian roots raised in Luxembourg, started modelling aged 16. On entering Top Model Belgium in 2016 she reached the finals. And …
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Ambassador of Belgium to Luxembourg, Thomas Lambert, talks about Luxembourg in 2050 - housing, transport, cross-border workers - all to be discussed in a seminar this week. Also, Belgium and Luxembourg sign a bi-national battalion. And do you know what lies under the North Sea? And the Luxembourg Tech School is open for registration! Look-back at t…
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The Diplomacy Lab at the University of Luxembourg has launched with terrific teachers. And the Cancer Foundation of Luxembourg wants a 'Generation Sans Tabac' by 2040. The Diplomacy Lab Diego Brasioli, Ambassador of Italy to Luxembourg, Professor Anna-Lena Högenauer and Masters student Bram Koers join me to chat about the newly launched Diplomacy L…
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Yoga, Cider Day and Youth Camps in today's show with Lisa Burke, plus a look back at the week's news. My guests this week are Isabelle Thill, owner and teacher at Exhale Yoga; Carlo Hein, founder and president of the board at Ramborn Cider Company; Vicky Koster and Louisa Guarda who are National Junior Representatives of CISV. And, of course, Sasha…
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This week on the Lisa Burke Show, Professor Valérie Schafer, Nathan Summers and Patrick Mischo discuss ChatGPT and AI more generally as it becomes part of our life. OpenAI released an early demo of ChatGPT on November 30, 2022, and since then this chatbot has infiltrated conversation across many domains. Top of the list, perhaps, was education, and…
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Want to up-skill to become tech ready for the job market? DLH is the place. Plus, applications for the Take Off Show are open for youngsters! The Digital Learning Hub is about to celebrate its first birthday on 16 May. Dr. Serge Linkels, manager of DHL, talks to us about the ideas behind its creation. Working closely with ADEM and industry, they fo…
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This week on the Lisa Burke Show, Ambassador Fleur Thomas, Dr Christian Barkei and Louise Benjamin talk about celebrations for King Charles III's coronation today in Luxembourg. Prof Marcus Hesse also joins us to speak about Luxembourg's enormous urban planning complexity. Ambassador Fleur Thomas, Dr Christian Barkei and Louise Benjamin talk about …
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A packed agenda for this week's show with the Director of EHTL plus teachers, and what's coming up for the Summer Space Festival next weekend! The Hotel and Tourism School of Luxembourg, EHTL, is gaining an increasing reputation for success as it builds a portfolio of excellence in teaching. The director, Michel Lanners, talks about the philosophy …
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Do you think it's possible to heal yourself? Metin Hara has worked hard to develop a set of esoteric skills combined with modern medicine to help us help ourselves. Metin Hara was born in Istanbul with a genetic blood coagulation disorder due to a factor 8 protein deficiency along with allergies to 1200 things! With so much sickness to contend with…
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In her show this week, Lisa talks about the latest trends for buyers and renters. Mortgage expert Quentin Gigovic tells us how to have hope for mortgage applications and durations. In her show this week, Lisa talk's through the latest trends for buyers and renters. Mortgage expert Quentin Gigovic tells us how to have hope for mortgage applications …
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Ermesinde is a secondary school with a different educational ethos. Here, some students and co-director talk about their lycée On my show this week, we start with a round-up of the week's news with Sasha Kehoe and then dive into education at Ermesinde. Lycée Ermesinde is based in Mersch, with its own educational philosophy. They have plenty of spac…
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Over three decades notated inside 62 little red diaries, now available as a book, are a great legacy to modern European history and to the art of note-keeping. David Harley first came to Luxembourg in 1975 as a translator, April Fool's Day as he fondly remembers. Through his life working within the European Union, he was Director of Press and Media…
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After a reflection of the week's news with Sasha, Lisa talks to CEO of atHome Group Soufiane Saadi, and Antoine Paccoud and Julien Licheron, researchers from LISER. As we recorded this show on 17 March, firstly, we wish you all Happy St. Patrick's Day! Secondly, 18 March is Sasha's birthday, so we all wish her a wonderful birthday weekend. And now …
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Ville de Differdange has hopes to follow Brooklyn's path to being a city for artistic endeavour & the British & Irish Film Festival is upon us! Ville de Differdange has big ambitions: to become the 'Brooklyn of Luxembourg'. After being an industrial city historically, Max Felten is driving it forward to become a hub for artists and entrepreneurs. A…
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Giorgio Bruins and Séverine Daniel have brought the Wim Hof method to Luxembourg. Dr. Mithu Storoni tells us how it works and why exercising our autonomous nervous system is good for us. How many of you extol the values of a cold shower, or even a swim in the sea / lake? Cold showering and swimming is all the rage these days and Wim Hof has somethi…
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Why is it important to register for the municipal elections? Minister Corinne Cahen, Serge Wilmes and Michèle Schilt tackle this question. On my show this week we dig into why it's important (nay - imperative) that we register to vote in our municipal elections. I'm joined by Minister Corinne Cahen, Minister for Family Affairs and Integrations, and…
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This week, Janet Alldis joins us to talk about her famous father, radio presenter Barry Alldis. Benny Brown describes the history of Radio Luxembourg and its importance. Janet Alldis is rightly proud of her father, Barry Alldis, who was a DJ on Radio Luxembourg 208. Unfortunately he died too young, very suddenly at 51 and it was only then than Jane…
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"Innovate. Demonstrate. Elevate. Advance." says the UN as it launches its 8th year for Women in Science. To mark the day, in the lead up to Women's Day on 8 March, Research Luxembourg will release six videos following six female scientists in various stages of their life's work. Anyone who knows me knows I love science. And so it's a delight to hos…
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The Kavli Centre for Ethics, Science, and the Public at the University of Cambridge bring science conversations to the citizen. Professor Anna Middleton, Dr. Richard Milne and Dr. Catherine Galloway talk to Lisa about their mission. Professor Anna Middleton, Dr. Richard Milne and Dr. Catherine Galloway talk to Lisa about their mission. The Kavli Ce…
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Lynda Shephard shares a life's work in art, its value in education and a happy life. Lidiya Cherneva explains various types of intelligence. Emma Baxley talks about doubly gifted children and how to help them. This week on The Lisa Burke Show, Sasha Kehoe reflects on the news week that was: - Chat GPT causes concern over future jobs. Will it mean c…
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Martine Risch, sexologist and psychologist from the Cancer Foundation Luxembourg talks about the double taboo of sex and cancer. Cindy Gallop shares the reasons for Make Love Not Porn's global success. Following on from a look-back at the week's news with Sasha Kehoe, my guests this week talk about sex, breaking down the taboos of intimacy in relat…
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In this long discussion, our Minister of Finance for Luxembourg talks about her background, and we also move onto important aspects of life today: indexation and taxation bands. Yuriko Backes experienced a wonderfully global upbringing: born in Kobe, Japan; went on to study at the London School of Economics, LSE; a Masters in Japanese Studies at th…
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Do you know what a Cordwainer is? What about the most popular girls and boys names in Luxembourg in 2022? Or the ten most commonly bought cars here? Happy New Year dear listeners! Hope you all had a restful holiday period, and had time to reflect on what type of 2023 you might want. Let's hope it can happen. This week we have the return of Sasha's …
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The kindness of an airport aide went viral when Luxembourg actress Hana Sofia Lopez told the story. Sasha Kehoe, Melissa Dalton and Meredith Moss wrap up the year they've had on their shows too. Sasha Kehoe, Melissa Dalton and Meredith Moss wrap up the year they've had on their shows too. The kindness of a stranger - it never fails to lift our hear…
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Dr Sohom Das, Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist in London; Nicolas Zharov & Inna Yaremenko from LUkraine and Sasha Kehoe from RTL Today Radio chat to Lisa Burke. A Psych for Sore Minds Dr. Sohom Das is a Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist and YouTuber based in London. His works focuses on offenders with severe mental illness. Sohom assesses and rehabi…
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And 'Why Why Why?' with Rick Serrano. Plus Didier Goossens and Emily Iversen talk about LetzSCIENCE and RestART Beirut. Rick Serrano melds his love of philosophy with his work as an international public speaker and executive coach. With an MBA from the Harvard Business School, and a certified coach by the University of Cambridge, Rick helps people …
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Join Lisa and guests: Rachel Watkyn, CEO of The Tiny Box Company, Melissa Dalton on her improv work, artist Philippe Lamesch and RTL's Sasha Kehoe. Rachel Watkyn -Tiny Box Company Rachel Watkyn set up Tiny Box Company in a bedroom 14 years ago, into a company which now turns over circa £10m. Yes, she's a brilliant entrepreneur and business woman, b…
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