Latvia Weekly

About Latvia Weekly

A weekly podcast that discusses the latest happenings in Latvia, hosted by Joe Horgan.

Publisher

Latvia Weekly

Category

news

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

28 Oct 2018

Latest episode

27 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

307 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   27 Sept 2026

   September 27th, 2026: The Final Countdown, Rail Baltic Reality, and Heating Price Headaches

   With one week to go until the thrilling conclusion of the 2026 Saeima Election, Joe breaks down major developments such as new revelations about candidates, security concerns about election officials, and the final polling data before looking at other major stories of the week. Theme song "Mēs esam ārzemnieki" by Aarzemnieki, used with permission Closing theme song: Think Tank by Audionautix audionautix.com Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: bit.ly/_think-tank Music promoted by Audio Library youtu.be/mbV9t1Z0rA8 The Latvia Weekly free election tool: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Pw5VtlFGjHrsTLWoQFE07xniWFMxqZ5OiXzJDFMK-I0/edit?usp=sharing

2. 

   19 Sept 2026

   September 19th, 2026: Air Bankrupt, Ministerial DUI Fallout, and NATO Support for Latvia

   Joe discusses the fallout from Air Baltic's bankruptcy proceedings, as well as other major stories such as the DUI arrest of a minister, the surprise cancelling of a wind farm, NATO air support for Latvia, and much more! Image: Aleksandrs Samuilovs, via Wikimedia Commons using a Creative Commons 3.0 license https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:AirBaltic_Boeing_757-200_at_RIX.jpg Theme song "Mēs esam ārzemnieki" by Aarzemnieki, used with permission Closing theme song: Think Tank by Audionautix audionautix.com Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: bit.ly/_think-tank Music promoted by Audio Library youtu.be/mbV9t1Z0rA8

3. 

   5 Sept 2026

   LW's Guide to the 2026 Election

   Link to the LW Election Guide spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Pw5VtlFGjHrsTLWoQFE07xniWFMxqZ5OiXzJDFMK-I0/edit?usp=sharing Joe breaks down the 15th Saeima (parliament) election party-by-party after giving a basic overview of how the election on October 3rd works, including party platforms and current polling data.

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.8 / 5

16 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

17 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 54 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

72

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

90

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