Podcasts have boomed ever since the COVID-19 pandemic overturned daily lives across the world, with people favouring the modern-day equivalent of the radio over an umpteenth video call. Several new and worthwhile podcasts concerning Central and Eastern Europe emerged over the last couple of years (often but not always from the region) providing insight, analysis and a (sometimes) lighter take on history and culture.
Nearly a hundred years after radio’s golden age, the medium returns in a more opulent version, with an infinite variety of on-demand shows that could be accessed from anywhere. The golden age of podcasts is undoubtedly a global phenomenon and has not circumvented Central and Eastern Europe.