{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/77ca3392-3d6f-434f-8821-6472a6c25d8d/65fc4ba74048c5001735a970?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Waffle Day, linguistic hurdles and Jimmie Åkesson's microscopic fig leaf","description":"<p>In this week's episode: Waffle Day, foiled plot to attack Sweden's parliament, Busch and Åkesson trade insults, Ukrainians enraged by SVT game show, American pensioner fights Swedish authorities (and wins), and will Danes and Swedes ever understand each other?&nbsp;</p><p>Host <strong>Paul O’Mahony</strong> is joined this week by The Local's&nbsp;<strong>Becky Waterton </strong>and<strong> Emma Löfgren.&nbsp;</strong></p><p>Here are links to some of the topics discussed in the episode:</p><h2>Waffle Day&nbsp;</h2><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.thelocal.se/20140325/waffling-on-a-tradition-of-mispronunciation?tpcc=podcast-article\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>How March 25th became Sweden's national Waffle Day, thanks to mispronunciation</strong></a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.thelocal.se/20180323/how-to-make-traditional-swedish-waffles?tpcc=podcast-article\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Recipe: How to make traditional Swedish waffles on Waffle Day</strong></a></li></ul><h2>Terror plot</h2><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.thelocal.se/20240319/two-men-held-in-germany-over-swedish-parliament-terror-plot?tpcc=podcast-article\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Two men held in Germany over Swedish parliament terror plot</strong></a></li></ul><h2>Politics</h2><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.thelocal.se/20220715/sweden-democrats-admit-nazi-roots-we-wish-things-were-different?tpcc=podcast-article\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>ARCHIVE: Sweden Democrats admit Nazi roots in new 'white book'</strong></a></li></ul><h2>Ukraine</h2><ul><li><a href=\"https://pod.fo/e/13e3bb\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>PODCAST ARCHIVE: Why is no one talking to immigrants?</strong></a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.thelocal.se/20240319/ukraines-ambassador-to-sweden-criticises-deeply-offensive-tv-brothel-joke?tpcc=podcast-article\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Ukraine's ambassador to Sweden criticises 'deeply offensive' TV brothel joke</strong></a></li></ul><h2>Money</h2><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.thelocal.se/20240321/how-this-american-won-a-3-billion-kronor-tax-fight-against-the-swedish-government?tpcc=podcast-article\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>How this American won a 3 billion kronor tax fight against the Swedish government</strong></a></li></ul><h2>Language</h2><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.thelocal.se/20240320/opinion-swedes-its-time-to-embrace-language-barriers-not-avoid-them?tpcc=podcast-article\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>OPINION: Swedes, it's time to embrace language barriers, not avoid them</strong></a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.thelocal.com/20210429/why-do-swedes-and-danes-insist-on-pretending-they-speak-the-same-language?tpcc=podcast-article\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Why do Swedes and Danes insist on pretending they speak the same language?</strong></a></li></ul><p><br></p>","author_name":"The Local"}