Hosted by Alison DeGrazzio, Josh Griffith, and Brady Kimball. Three friends picking a double feature of movies around a central theme. Listen as we rate a film the only way it should be - and that’s against itself! All movies are in bounds. Your Mom’s in bounds. From Tarkovsky to Wynorski. A frothy mixture of cinema analysis, blue humor & group therapy.
…
continue reading
The ConsEUmer Podcast is a weekly program that covers the news & politics of the European Union and its member states. Produced by the Consumer Choice Center, we focus on consumer issues such as free trade, science-based policy-making, product safety, and privacy — but we won't shy away from commentary on the day to day of the European Union's institutions. Stay tuned for exclusive interviews with policy-makers and experts, hosted by our Senior Policy Analyst Bill Wirtz.
…
continue reading
Podcast about the H. Scott Hansen family.
…
continue reading
In this week's episode of the ConsEUmer podcast, Fabio Fernandes and Bill Wirtz discuss the future of Airbnb, as well as pending regulations on auto-play and infinite scroll on social media platforms. Note: sorry about missing last week's episode due to sickness! October 31, 2024 Follow ConsEUmer wherever you get your podcasts: Apple: https://apple…
…
continue reading
1
EP171: Sausage fight, Czech goes super on trains, and Google your breakup (w/ Donald Kimball)
29:39
In this week's episode, Donald Kimball from the Washington Policy Center ** mistakenly said institute on the recording, apologies **, joins us to discuss what the potential breakup of Google would mean for consumers. Also, meat producers lobbying against the use of the word "sausage" in meat substitute products lost at the ECJ, and rail competition…
…
continue reading
Going solo in this week's episodes, where I'll tell you more about the procedures establishing the next European Commission. Also in this episode: the Netherlands opposes blanket screening of instant messaging services like WhatsApp, and the mayor of Paris faces a major battle over the reduced speed limits on Paris' peripheral roads. October 3, 202…
…
continue reading
This week's episode is co-hosted with the CCC's U.S Affairs Analyst Elizabeth Hicks. We talk about the U.S presidential election, and the latest proposals by both Kamala Harris and Donald Trump for price controls. Follow Liz on X @eohicks. September 26, 2024 Follow ConsEUmer wherever you get your podcasts: Apple: https://apple.co/2HR4TLT Spotify: h…
…
continue reading
This week's episode is co-hosted with Fabio Fernandes. We talk about the competitiveness and innovation report by former Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi, as well as the release of the iPhone 16 and some of the missing features that Europeans won't be able to enjoy. September 12, 2024 Follow ConsEUmer wherever you get your podcasts: Apple: https…
…
continue reading
We're back from our summer break ! In this week's episode: dropshipping companies are under fire by a Dutch consumer watchdog, Brazil has banned the use of the social media platform X -- our colleague Lucas Palma joins us to discuss the details, and Matthias Bauer from ECIPE is on the programme to talk us through the latest news in the EU-China EV …
…
continue reading
1
EP166: Beer sales down in NL, Germany alone against EV tariffs, and The gene-editing pendulum (w/ Amrit Nanda)
30:05
In this last episode before the summer break, we address falling beer sales in the Netherlands, and the ongoing Council battle of tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles. Also, Amrit Nanda from Plant ETP joins us to explain the latest on the Commission's regulatory changes on gene-editing. Check out their "Plantastic Discoveries" on their website: htt…
…
continue reading
A brief hello this week. No regular episode. Last one out next week. Hustling before the summer break! July 11, 2024 Follow ConsEUmer wherever you get your podcasts: Apple: https://apple.co/2HR4TLT Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3l3GZdx Google podcasts: https://bit.ly/3fyyzto Donate: http://consumerchoicecenter.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for…
…
continue reading
Yaël Ossowski joins us this week to discuss the latest regulatory news for end-to-end encryption and artificial intelligence in the European Union. Regulators seemingly doing, again, more harm than good. Check out EU Tech Loop: https://eutechloop.com/ July 4, 2024 Follow ConsEUmer wherever you get your podcasts: Apple: https://apple.co/2HR4TLT Spot…
…
continue reading
1
EP163: Barcelona removes Airbnb licenses, Apple facing fines and Ryanair's OTA fight (w/ Dara Brady)
31:41
In this week's episode, we discuss the mayor of Barcelona's measure to cut Airbnb licenses, we bring on Yaël Ossowski to explain Apple facing new potential fines for self-preferencing, and Chief Marketing Officer of Ryanair joins us to discuss their fight with Online Travel Agents (OTAs), and how his airline believes that consumers are being scamme…
…
continue reading
Jan Burdinski is back on the podcast to discuss the most recent decision by the European Commission to consider tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles. Follow Jan Burdinski on X @Burdinski. June 20, 2024 Follow ConsEUmer wherever you get your podcasts: Apple: https://apple.co/2HR4TLT Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3l3GZdx Google podcasts: https://bit.ly/3…
…
continue reading
Pieter Cleppe joins us on this week's episode to discuss the European elections that happened last week. Also in this episode: online retailers face fines in the Netherlands for deceptive discounts, and Swiss legislators criticise the ECHR for its climate change ruling. June 13, 2024 Follow ConsEUmer wherever you get your podcasts: Apple: https://a…
…
continue reading
Brady, Josh and Alison sip wine with Columbo in the episode "Any Old Port In A Storm" starring Donald Pleasance as a vineyard owner, wine connoisseur, and MURDERER! Plus! Divinity, In Restless Dreams, Civil War, The Singing Ringing Tree, The Midnight Meat Train, Run and Kill, The People’s Joker, Keoma, Stardew Valley, Buicks, and Natasha Lyonne's f…
…
continue reading
This week's episode is co-hosted with CCC board member Chad Swarthout, who joins us to discuss his views on the use of Virtual Private Networks (VPN) and the use of VR headsets like the Apple Vision Pro. June 6, 2024 Follow ConsEUmer wherever you get your podcasts: Apple: https://apple.co/2HR4TLT Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3l3GZdx Google podcasts: h…
…
continue reading
Due to last minute changes, no guest this week, but a short episode with two news stories regardless: Paris faces Airbnb prices and hotels during the Olympics that do not increase as much as planned, and the European elections are happening next week, but are they inclusive? May 30, 2024 Follow ConsEUmer wherever you get your podcasts: Apple: https…
…
continue reading
In this episode we talk about the incoming Dutch government, a new CCC project in Europe called EU Tech Loop, and we host EPICENTER Director Adam Bartha to discuss the protests in Georgia against the foreign agents law, and how the law will jeopardise the relationship between Georgia and the EU. May 23, 2024 Follow ConsEUmer wherever you get your p…
…
continue reading
Fabio Fernandes is helping us unpack the latest tech news this week. We're talking about why your iPhone's battery is draining way too quickly, and what we make of the latest innovations in LLM's, as well as Sam Altman's idea for "Universal Basic Compute". Follow Fabio on X @DeFariaeSilva. May 16, 2024 Follow ConsEUmer wherever you get your podcast…
…
continue reading
Today's episode is co-hosted with the CCC's US Affairs Analyst Elizabeth Hicks! We're talking about Florida's ban on alternative meat products, and a UK law going after hidden fees and fake reviews. Follow Liz on X @eohicks. May 9, 2024 Follow ConsEUmer wherever you get your podcasts: Apple: https://apple.co/2HR4TLT Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3l3GZd…
…
continue reading
This week I have some audio from last weekend's FDP party convention in Berlin, as well as stories about probes in Meta for disinformation tracking, and Bulgaria's new gambling ban. May 2, 2024 Follow ConsEUmer wherever you get your podcasts: Apple: https://apple.co/2HR4TLT Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3l3GZdx Google podcasts: https://bit.ly/3fyyzto D…
…
continue reading
Going solo again this week, with no guest, but in turn I do have these stories for you: 📱 The EU wants to lower your phone bills, but can it really? 🛫 Amsterdam airport makes security checks faster 🇪🇺 The European Green Deal is done for April 25, 2024 Follow ConsEUmer wherever you get your podcasts: Apple: https://apple.co/2HR4TLT Spotify: https://…
…
continue reading
1
EP153: French Meat battle continues, Poland's silly ride-sharing law, and dangerous Maltese buses
11:17
Going solo again this week, with no guest, but in turn I do have these stories for you: 🥩 French court suspends the ban on meat names for alternative products 🇵🇱 Polish law requiring local driver's licenses for ride-sharing apps comes into effect 🇲🇹Malta has free bus service… but it's actually dangerous to use them April 18, 2024 Follow ConsEUmer w…
…
continue reading
Going solo this week, with these topics: 🇸🇰 Slovakia considers controversial anti-NGO bill 🎰 Latvian court overturns Riga ban on casinos 🇨🇭 Swiss lawmakers want to protect local wine with subsidies April 11, 2024 Follow ConsEUmer wherever you get your podcasts: Apple: https://apple.co/2HR4TLT Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3l3GZdx Google podcasts: https…
…
continue reading
1
EP151: Green KLM, Expensive chocolate, and What should you say on social media? (w/ Donald Kimball)
24:22
Our guest this week is Donald Kimball, he is the Communications Manager at the Washington Policy Center and a Contributor at Young Voices. We talked about social media content moderation, showing the stark differences between the European approach, and what some lawmakers are pushing for in the United States. Also in this episode: 🛫 KLM misled cons…
…
continue reading
Alison, Brady and Josh go puppeteering with Anomalisa - Charlie Kaufman's 2015 stop motion drama starring Jason Thewlis, Jennifer Jason Leigh and Tom Noonan. Plus! Object of Obsession, Night of the Living Babes, Dune Part 2, Dance Girl Dance, & Wayne Shorter: Zero Gravity. Send submissions to our Child Throwing and Man on Fire lists! Leave us a voi…
…
continue reading
As the CCC gathers for a staff retreat in Dubai, UAE, we're bringing on Elizabeth Hicks, Yaël Ossowski, and Zoltán Kész from the CCC team to talk the news and their ongoing projects! March 28, 2024 Follow ConsEUmer wherever you get your podcasts: Apple: https://apple.co/2HR4TLT Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3l3GZdx Google podcasts: https://bit.ly/3fyyz…
…
continue reading
1
EP149: Forgotten clock, Consumer Champs, and Belgium's upcoming elections (w/ Pieter Cleppe)
27:44
Our guest this week is a returning guest: Pieter Cleppe from Brussels Report joins us to discuss the upcoming elections in Belgium. Also in this episode: 🕰️ What happened to scrapping Daylight Savings Time? 🏆 Zoltán Kész joins us to explain Consumer Champs, our new project Follow Pieter on X @pietercleppe and Brussels Report @brussels_report. March…
…
continue reading
Our guest this week is Jorge Teixeira, parliamentary assistant for Initiativa Liberal, a political party in Portugal. He will comment on the parliamentary election in Portugal last Sunday, and what we can expect to happen from here on out in the coalition talks. Also in this episode: 🚗 Consumers reject a ban on the internal combustion engine 🩸 Roma…
…
continue reading
Alison, Brady and Josh are maturely animated with Wizards - the 1977 fantasy film by Ralph Bakshi. Plus! Eileen, Foxy Brown, The Final Destination, Great Photo,Lovely Life, Skidoo, rock people and listener feedback! Send submissions to our Child Throwing and Man on Fire lists! Leave us a voicemail! We’ll play it on the show. Check out the Solid Six…
…
continue reading
Our guest this week is Deirdre Clune, a Member of the European Parliament for Ireland. We talk about nutritional health claims, and how they are regulated in the European Union. Also in this episode: ⛷️ The Dutch are getting worse at skiing 🇪🇺 The European People's Party makes key changes to its election manifesto March 7, 2024 Follow ConsEUmer whe…
…
continue reading
In this week's episode we talk to Kristen Sukalac from the Biocontrol Coalition about what biocontrol is and what it can do for European agriculture. Also in this episode: 🇩🇪 Germany legalises cannabis... sort of 🇨🇳 PES revisits its position on China Find out more about the Biocontrol Coalition: https://biocontrolcoalition.eu/ February 29, 2024 Fol…
…
continue reading
This week our guest is Karen Melchior, a Member of the European Parliament from Denmark, who is part of the Renew Europe parliamentary group. We're talking about content moderation on social media platforms, and what role algorithms play. Also in this episode: 🛬 European cities increase their tourist taxes to disincentivise travellers 🇪🇺 Ursula von…
…
continue reading
Josh, Alison and Brady are marooned with Dead Calm - the 1989 thriller starring Nicole Kidman, Billy Zane, and Sam Neill. Plus! Love Has Won: The Cult of Mother God, The Hero (2017), The Michigan Hell House, Total Recall (2012), Poor Things and Barbie. Send submissions to our Child Throwing and Man on Fire lists! Leave us a voicemail! We’ll play it…
…
continue reading
In this week's episode of ConsEUmer we talk to Young Voices contributor Benjamin Ayanian about the push by Republican lawmakers to get private airlines to disclose information about migrant passengers. Also in this episode: 🇵🇱 In Poland and beyond, farmers continue protesting 🇨🇦 What's happening with the CETA trade agreement? ✈️ Republicans want mo…
…
continue reading
In this week's episode we're talking to our UK Country Associate, our new colleague Mike Salem, about himself and politics in the UK. Also in this episode: 📱 The European Parliament will use TikTok despite the ban 🇵🇱 The Polish government says it will open up the rail market to competition earlier than expected Follow Mike Salem on X @MikeSalem001.…
…
continue reading
Josh, Alison, and Brady hitchhike with Detour - the 1945 B-grade noir starring Anne Savage and Tom Neal, directed by Edgar G. Ulmer. Plus! Paul T Goldman, True Detective Season 4, Metalocalypse, Creed and Streets of Fire! Send submissions to our Child Throwing and Man on Fire lists! Leave us a voicemail! We’ll play it on the show. Check out the Sol…
…
continue reading
This week's episode is joined by the CCC's U.S Affairs Analyst Elizabeth Hicks! We're talking about the theft happening in major retail brands through self-checkout counters. Also in this episode: which regulations make sense for online influencers? February 1, 2024 Follow ConsEUmer wherever you get your podcasts: Apple: https://apple.co/2HR4TLT Sp…
…
continue reading
Brady, Josh and Alison dream merge with The Hourglass Sanatorium - the 1973 surrealist Polish phantasmagoric movie directed by Wojciech Has! Plus! The Lord of the Rings (1978), The Zone of Interest, Black Lizard (1968), How To Blowup A Pipeline, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem, The Curse, and Lost In America. Send submissions to our Chi…
…
continue reading
Solo this week as we keep working on the second season of Fun Police. Still, we have these topics for you this week: 🚜 Farmer protests are now sweeping France 🚦 A new ranking shows which European cities are the most congested 🇵🇹 Portugal works on improved high-speed rail The ranking : https://www.tomtom.com/traffic-index/ranking/ Listen to the trai…
…
continue reading
We're coming to you live from Davos, where Consumer Choice Center was a sponsor at the annual Swedish Lunch side-event. You're hearing from guests and the CCC team live from the mountain. Listen to the trailer of Fun Police Season 2 wherever you get your podcasts. January 18, 2024 Follow ConsEUmer wherever you get your podcasts: Apple: https://appl…
…
continue reading
Happy new year 2024! We're back, and got these stories this week: 🇩🇪 Germany's farmers are mad at the government 🐈 Amsterdam wants cats to wear a bell 🇪🇺 What's in store for 2024 in the EU? (w/ Pieter Cleppe) Pieter's article in Brussels Report: https://www.brusselsreport.eu/2024/01/02/whats-in-store-for-the-eu-in-2024/ Follow Pieter on X @pietercl…
…
continue reading
Brady, Josh, and Alison take appointments with Holy Motors - the 2012 French film directed by Leos Carax starring Denis Lavant. Plus! I Know Who Killed Me, The Act of Killing, Sins of the Fleshopoids, Gothic, Visitors From The Arkana Galaxy, alligator franchises, working with lasers and custom motorbikes! Send submissions to our Child Throwing and …
…
continue reading
Alison, Brady and Josh fold time with Event Horizon - the 1997 Paul W.S. Anderson sci-fi horror movie starring Laurence Fishburne and Sam Neill. Plus! Listening To Kenny G, In the Court of the Crimson King, Victims of Sin, Rambo: First Blood Part II, The Nun 2 and The Menu. Send submissions to our Child Throwing and Man on Fire lists! Leave us a vo…
…
continue reading
It's the last episode of ConsEUmer until the new year. This episode is co-hosted with Fabio Fernandes, with these issues: 🛫 What is realistic on sustainable aviation fuels? (w/ Fred Roeder) 🌱 Glyphosate renewal is approved 🇵🇹 Portugal's scandals come to haunt the government Fred's article in Parliament Magazine: https://www.theparliamentmagazine.eu…
…
continue reading
In this week's episode: 🌱 The Pesticide Reduction Act was struck down in the European Parliament 🇳🇱 The Netherlands have voted 📲 The U.S flip-flops on digital trade (w/ Nathalie Voit) Nathalie Voit's article in Real Clear Markets: https://www.realclearmarkets.com/articles/2023/11/20/the_biden_administration_stands_down_to_wto_protectionism_993405.h…
…
continue reading
Alison, Brady and Josh do horny research with Jason X - the 10th Friday the 13th movie from 2001 starring Jason and directed by Space. Plus! Sátántangó, McBain, Legends of the Fall, Wrong Turn, Poltergeist, The Pope’s Exorcist, MFK horror villains, and our favorite horror franchises. Send submissions to our Child Throwing and Man on Fire lists! Lea…
…
continue reading
LAUNCHING TOMORROW: Fun Police is an original podcast series produced by the Consumer Choice Center. We take a look at the perpetrators of neo-prohibitionism, the movement that attempts to ban "vices" such as vaping, smoking, drinking, gambling, and others. We host high-level guests to discuss the history and current expression of prohibitionism. W…
…
continue reading
Note: Whoops this episode went up too early (but lucky you in that case!) In this week's episode: ⏲️ Is the time up for gas stoves ? (w/ Stephen Kent) 🛩️ New flight rules impact European consumers (w/ Gary Leff) Follow Stephen Kent on X: https://twitter.com/Stephen_Kent89 Follow Gary Leff on X: https://twitter.com/garyleff Start following the Fun P…
…
continue reading
This week we are talking to Donald Kimball, Communications Manager at the Washington Policy Center and contributor at Young Voices. We talked about net neutrality (what is that anyway?) and why is it so popular with some policy-makers in the United States and in Europe. Follow Donald Kimball on X: https://twitter.com/KimballDonald Start following t…
…
continue reading
In this week's episode we talk about the Australia-EU trade agreement, which failed in negotiations once again. Can the EU overcome its protectionist streak? Also, Bill talks to our new Head of Digital & Innovation Policy Egle Markevičiūtė. Follow Egle on X: https://twitter.com/markeviciute Start following the Fun Police podcast series ! Now on Spo…
…
continue reading
The days are getting shorter, and so are the episodes (temporarily), as we are gearing up for the release of the Fun Police podcast series - our very first Consumer Choice Center original podcast series! This week we're also talking about the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR). Read more about the effects of the legislation here: https…
…
continue reading