EU Confidential
Hosted by Zoya Sheftalovich and Sarah Wheaton and Ian Wishart and Nick Vinocur · POLITICO
4.7from 1,111 ratings
- 678
- Episodes
- 190
- Transcribed
- 1,111
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2017
- First episode
- 3M
- YouTube views
About EU Confidential
POLITICO’s daily audio briefing on what’s moving Brussels — and why it matters. The Brussels Playbook Podcast is the audio extension of the Brussels Playbook newsletter. Hosted by POLITICO's chief EU correspondent, Zoya Sheftalovich, the podcast runs Monday through Thursday, offering a clear, reporting-driven guide to EU politics in under 15 minutes. It’s a perfect companion for your morning coffee. Each episode takes listeners inside the decisions, power shifts and debates shaping the day in Brussels — and explains how they connect to national capitals across Europe. Clear, conversational and shaped by reporting from the heart of the EU, the Brussels Playbook Podcast brings context to EU politics as your day begins. On Fridays, the same feed features a longer episode that goes deeper into the week’s biggest themes, offering context and analysis beyond the daily news cycle — with Sarah Wheaton behind the mic.
- Publisher
- POLITICO
- Category
- news
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 5 Jun 2017
- Latest episode
- 6 Nov 2026
Latest episodes
190 of 678 episodes have a transcript.
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US voters’ warning to European politicians
Published 6 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] That is ultimately what people were mad at at Trump. People were aware of corruption. And of course, that was among the top three issues. But when it comes to people's own lives, the contrast is there. You see people at the top getting rich, but the voters themselves are feeling the pain. […]
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- Carrie Budoff Brown
- Gregor Schwung
- Jamie Dettmer
- Jack Blanchard
- Kathryn Carlson
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- YouTube views
- 3,205,728
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.5 / 5
- 124 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.7 / 5
- 987 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 79 / 100
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- Quality
- 82
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 93
- Engagement
- 97
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Who hosts EU Confidential?
Zoya Sheftalovich and Sarah Wheaton and Ian Wishart and Nick Vinocur host the show. Published by POLITICO.
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Does EU Confidential take guests?
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