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The Agora

MacroPolis

The Agora is a podcast created by the team behind MacroPolis. It’s a political and economic analysis website based in Athens.

In this podcast series, we examine political, economic and social developments in Greece. But our podcasts will also look at what’s happening in the world around us.

We provide listeners with insight from our own experts and analysis from special guests.

If you enjoy intelligent, lively discussion and want the bigger picture, join us for a stroll through the Agora.

To get an idea of the kind of insight we provide, check out The Agora blog, which has being going strong since 2013.

Our theme music is a track called Straight Line Blues and has been kindly provided by the

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Episodes

74 episodes

  1. The Great Sea Interconnector and its high-voltage politics 22:11
  2. Economic gain, social strain and political pain - Greece’s road to elections 18:03
  3. Has Greece really recovered from the crisis? 34:49
  4. Party time: Greek politics in flux ahead of next elections 49:04
  5. Brain Drain or Brain Regain? Understanding Greece’s Talent Flows 28:44
  6. Shockwaves from the Gulf: What the Iran war means for Greece 30:16
  7. Kaisariani photos: Why Greece’s past is present 46:22
  8. Walking a tightrope: Greece’s geopolitical balancing act 20:11
  9. Tax cuts and balancing acts: Greece’s 2026 budget 16:46
  10. Main character energy: Greece vies for leading fossil fuel role 25:45
  11. 15% Uncertainty: Greece, Europe and the tariff shockwave 35:55
  12. DETH and taxes: The only things certain in Greek politics 25:56
  13. Subsidise this: Fraud scandal delivers new blow to Greek PM 31:47
  14. Fet-a-ccompli: Tariffs and Greece’s big cheese 30:23
  15. Greek politics feels aftershock from Tempe train crash 32:32
  16. Greece, Europe and the new world reordering 35:15
  17. Greece and the Trump factor 1:02:32
  18. The life and legacy of Costas Simitis 46:48
  19. Budgeting for the future: How robust is the Greek economy? 21:22
  20. Party people: SYRIZA vs Kasselakis 27:09
  21. Internal combustion problems leave New Democracy spluttering 32:51
  22. Leading questions: What was the point of PASOK’s leadership vote? 28:13
  23. Full of energy: How Greece (& Europe) is handling the green transition 31:47
  24. Wake up poll: Euro elections jolt Greek politics 44:18
  25. Overtourism over here: Greek islands feel the strain 23:41
  26. Whose property? Greece’s housing challenges 24:10
  27. How much is Greece getting out of the RRF? 20:46
  28. Between investment grade and rule of law: Greece’s contrasting images 23:53
  29. A year on from Tempe crash, trust fades as questions mount 29:56
  30. SYRIZA embraces the chaos 44:07
  31. Triangulation: The shape of things to come in Greek politics 17:30
  32. A decade in Greece: Looking back on the last 10 years 1:11:18
  33. Life on Mount Pelion after Storm Daniel 31:52
  34. Understanding Erdogan's foreign policy 28:11
  35. Lost at sea: The Pylos shipwreck and its aftermath 33:17
  36. Greek elections: That's a wrap 34:44
  37. Greek Elections: Run it back? 1:00:06
  38. Greek Elections: A post-mortem and a look ahead 33:12
  39. Greek elections: A marathon, not a sprint 1:13:04
  40. A game of marbles: Are the Parthenon Sculptures coming home? 39:17
  41. What's the problem with Greece's media? 1:02:22
  42. Greece’s surveillance scandal: Is anybody listening? 1:19:10
  43. Greece sets out on long road to 2023 elections 1:02:59
  44. How is the Ukraine war affecting Greece? 39:50
  45. Rising sun: How will PASOK's revival affect Greek politics? 50:39
  46. Losing game: Greece's weak defence against hooliganism 45:53
  47. Riding into the danger zone: Greece gets new jets 48:42
  48. The Greek economy: A macro view 1:01:58
  49. Earth, wind & fire – Greece, clean energy & the climate crisis 51:36
  50. So long, farewell, auf Wiedersehen Angela Merkel 55:39