{"id":1938247,"date":"2026-06-14T23:06:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-14T23:06:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/culture.ixelles.be\/events\/whats-behind-the-news-a-podcast-launch-2\/"},"modified":"2026-06-14T23:06:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-14T23:06:09","slug":"whats-behind-the-news-a-podcast-launch-2","status":"publish","type":"events","link":"https:\/\/culture.ixelles.be\/en\/events\/whats-behind-the-news-a-podcast-launch-2\/","title":{"rendered":"What&#8217;s Behind the News: A podcast launch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Europe\u2019s news is loud and moving fast. What\u2019s Behind the News keeps up and cuts through the noise.<br \/>\nJoin us for the live debut of the show bringing Europe&#8217;s most consequential stories to life &#8211; on the record, in the room, in front of you.<br \/>\nHosted by veteran Brussels journalist James Kanter, each episode brings together a rotating cast of fellow reporters and analysts to break through the clutter: EU power plays, the fault lines, the stories that shaped the week and the ones that slipped past the front page. Unscripted. Unfiltered. Live in front of you.<br \/>\nThis is journalism doing what it&#8217;s supposed to do: telling it as it is. And this is a live show for people who want to know what&#8217;s really going on behind and beyond the headlines.<br \/>\nThis first recording is where it all begins. Come join us and dig into the stories defining Europe right now.<\/p>\n<p>ABOUT THE HOSTS &amp; GUESTS<br \/>\nJames Kanter is an American and British award-winning journalist and Brussels-based commentator on EU affairs. Previously at Herald Tribune and The New York Times. He&#8217;s co-founder and editor of the Podcast EU Scream.<\/p>\n<p>Philippa Nuttall is an experienced editor, journalist and writer focused on climate change, the clean energy transition, sustainable finance and the biodiversity crisis. She is editor of Sustainable Views published by the Financial Times group. She was previously Environment Editor at the New Statesman and has written for the Financial Times and Prospect Magazine. <\/p>\n<p>Eddy Wax is a seasoned journalist in the EU capital. Now at Euractiv, he was previously politics reporter at Politico where he wrote the morning Brussels Playbook newsletter, covered the European Parliament and was policy reporter on the food and farming beat. He also worked at BBC News in Brussels.<\/p>\n<p>Natasha Mellersh is an international journalist specializing in human rights, public international law, and migration. As a correspondent for Deutsche Welle (DW), she extensively covers European migration policies, integration and regularization programs, particularly in Spain and the broader EU. She is also a qualified solicitor (England &amp; Wales).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Europe\u2019s news is loud and moving fast. What\u2019s Behind the News keeps up and cuts through the noise. Join us for the live debut of the show bringing Europe&#8217;s most consequential stories to life &#8211; on the record, in the room, in front of you. 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