talk show
Standard Time is a weekly talk show, produced by Eurozine and presented by the Display Europe platform.
In this new venture of Eurozine, editor-in-chief Réka Kinga Papp discusses topics with guests from across Europe, starting with the one thing on every middle-aged woman’s mind: aging and its pitfalls. This Black Friday, instead of anti-aging gadgets and risky cosmetic procedures, Eurozine offers an intervention into the aging conversation – and why women […]
An outburst of syphilis is sweeping across Europe, and new HIV infections are also steadily rising. More than 1 million new STD infections are acquired every day worldwide. And yet, the public discourse seems to view sexually transmitted infections as a thing of the past. In this surprisingly light-hearted episode of Standard Time, medical doctors […]
Do you believe everything you’re told on the internet? Or on TV? And if you don’t, as none of us should, how should we decide? Some people are afraid of migrants – others of losing their homes. Some people don’t believe covid exists – some religiously believe in science and objectivism. Yet others attribute anything […]
The EU moves toward further restricting asylum. The new pact agreed on 20 December, even refuses a proposed age limit for the detention of irregular arrivals, or family protections. Yet, refugees continue to cross unconventional paths as they face wars, political volatility, persecution and the worsening effects of climate disasters. The so-called ‘warm welcome’ Ukrainian […]
From sparkly consensual group hugs to dating apps to incels: the Valentine’s Day episode of Standard Time addresses how love changes people, and how people change love. Despite the unknown origins of Valentine’s Day celebrations, historical tradition looks nothing like today’s commodity extravaganza, and we can blame the Hallmark company for that. In 1913, it pioneered the […]