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S2EP7 – Inside ‘Truck drivers’

November 29th saw the premiere of WePod’s second co-production, which is called ‘Camioneros’ in its Spanish version and ‘Vie de routiers’ in French. This documentary analyzes the importance of the job of truck drivers in Europe, one that, until now, had received very little attention. Javi Caminero is joined by the creators of this podcast, journalists Manu Tomillo and Futura D’Aprile, to talk about all the details of their co-production.  Listen to Manu and Futura’s recommendations:  Sweet Bobby: https://open.spotify.com/show/0pxg9zewLAYxhcmbJ4CL0Q  Elon’s Spies: https://open.spotify.com/show/6edrtr63RobTNRuLvU2sfj   Follow us on all our socials (@wepodproject) and visit the WePod project website: https://www.wepodproject.eu/welcome  Credits:  Hosted and written by Javi Caminero  Sound design by Manu Tomillo  Coordinator: Alexander Damiano Ricci  Executive producer: Ana Ribera  This project has received funding from CROSS-Sectoral of the Creative Europe Programme. 

S2EP6 – Learning about podcasts in Slovenia

In this episode, we travel to Ljubljana. One of the most popular podcasts there, in Slovenia, is Lovim ravnotežje. Javi Caminero is joined by Nina Gaspari, host of that podcast, to learn about the current state of the podcast industry in Slovenia.   Listen to Nina’s recommendation:  Pod Save America: https://crooked.com/podcast-series/pod-save-america/   Follow us on all our socials (@wepodproject) and visit the WePod project website: https://www.wepodproject.eu/welcome  Credits:  Hosted and written by Javi Caminero  Sound design by Manu Tomillo  Coordinator: Alexander Damiano Ricci  Executive producer: Ana Ribera  This project has received funding from CROSS-Sectoral of the Creative Europe Programme. 

S2EP5 – Presenting the European Podcast Academy

From March 17th to 21st 2025, WePod will be holding the first edition of the European Podcast Academy in Milan, and you can sign up now! The European Podcast Academy is the first masterclass on cross-border podcasting, targeting a wide European audience of audio professionals and journalists with a keen interest in audio production. For more info, visit this link: https://www.wepodproject.eu/podcast-academy To understand what the European Podcast Academy is, Javi Caminero is joined by two of the masterminds of this project: Alex Ricci, from Europod and coordinator of the WePod project, and Gloria Beltrami, Project Manager at Chora Media. Listen to Alex and Gloria’s recommendations:  This American Life: https://open.spotify.com/show/41zWZdWCpVQrKj7ykQnXRc?si=270f9ddbf144438a   Kill List: https://open.spotify.com/show/0MKZSB39sSnSYHzey11SPF?si=c27c2df657f645c3   Follow us on all our socials (@wepodproject) and visit the WePod project website: https://www.wepodproject.eu/welcome  Credits:  Hosted and written by Javi Caminero  Sound design by Manu Tomillo  Coordinator: Alexander Damiano Ricci  Executive producer: Ana Ribera  This project has received funding from CROSS-Sectoral of the Creative Europe Programme. 

S2EP4 – Our new knowledge repository

At WePod we don't just make podcasts. We are trying to make this project important for the podcast industry in Europe at all levels. Therefore, on our website (wepodproject.eu) you can find different tools and resources that aim to fulfil the main goal of WePod, but from a different perspective: to make the podcast industry in Europe grow even bigger.   Javi Caminero is joined by Luciana del Castillo, Account Manager for PRISA at Hiberus, WePod’s technology partner, to find out more about this other side of the WePod project. Listen to Luciana’s recommendation:  No es el fin del mundo: https://open.spotify.com/show/5dbvpKwtqz3X3hcX1BSEzf?si=d912dacfbf304776   Follow us on all our socials (@wepodproject) and visit the WePod project website: https://www.wepodproject.eu/welcome  Credits:  Hosted and written by Javi Caminero  Sound design by Manu Tomillo  Coordinator: Alexander Damiano Ricci  Executive producer: Ana Ribera  This project has received funding from CROSS-Sectoral of the Creative Europe Programme.

S2EP3 – Inside ‘Sea of Rage’

The first co-production of the WePod project, ‘Sea of Rage’ (‘Mar de Rabia’ in Spanish and ‘Mare di Rabbia’ in Italian), was released this past 4th of October. 'Sea of Rage’ is the story of Barbate and Gioia Tauro, two towns that stand up and say enough is enough to confront drug trafficking. A story of silences, dignity and contained rage. Javi Caminero talks to Manu Tomillo and Francesca Berardi about the research they have conducted in this co-production.  Listen to Francesca’s and Manu’s recommendations:  In viaggio non pregare: https://open.spotify.com/show/1kfA3Mpv9hjbjJh4Kfm8Lk   El gran apagón: https://open.spotify.com/show/38MOBYLmy5usYZDQtrgUYn   Visit the WePod project website: https://www.wepodproject.eu/welcome  Credits:  Hosted and written by Javi Caminero  Sound design by Manu Tomillo  Coordinator: Alexander Damiano Ricci  Executive producer: Ana Ribera  This project has received funding from CROSS-Sectoral of the Creative Europe Programme.

S2EP2 – Learning about podcasts in Poland

We want to discover countries through their podcasts, through what their people listen to. That’s why in this episode we focus our attention on Poland: what do they listen to there? What have the last few years been like for the Polish podcast industry? To find out, Javi Caminero talks to Michal Matus, Polish journalist and podcaster.  Listen to Michal’s recommendations:  State of the world report: https://open.spotify.com/show/78XFGmDPyfP54jCFno2STm?si=99b333c672c34198   Dwie lewe rece: https://open.spotify.com/show/7qTNiuQICFoiAfBiuSfB8a?si=40e07a63798f42a8   Visit the WePod project website: https://www.wepodproject.eu/welcome  Credits:  Hosted and written by Javi Caminero  Sound design by Manu Tomillo  Coordinator: Alexander Damiano Ricci  Executive producer: Ana Ribera  This project has received funding from CROSS-Sectoral of the Creative Europe Programme. 

S2EP1 – The beginning of an exciting year

This September will finally see the release of the first WePod co-production, and we can't wait for you to hear what the PRISA Audio and Chora Media teams have prepared.  In this episode, Javi Caminero talks to several members of the WePod team to know what they have listened to this summer and what are their expectations for this year.  Listen to our team’s recommendations:  Legend: https://open.spotify.com/show/4xQ0IUSsrfs6pltTnwr3Kk?si=M0yAuWyPRSaIBotACAA6Zg&nd=1&dlsi=1e3749fe83794b81      Walter’s war: https://www.tortoisemedia.com/listen/walters-war/     Your Undivided Attention: https://open.spotify.com/show/4KI3PtZaWJbAWK89vgttoU     The Gas Man: https://www.tortoisemedia.com/listen/the-gas-man/     Stories of Sound: https://open.spotify.com/show/1wMyw7uyGPeO2Em2ZGdBgB     Visit the WePod project website: https://www.wepodproject.eu/welcome  Credits:  Hosted and written by Javi Caminero  Sound design by Manu Tomillo  Coordinator: Alexander Damiano Ricci  Executive producer: Ana Ribera  This project has received funding from CROSS-Sectoral of the Creative Europe Programme. 

Sobre el podcast

Sounds like Europe, cross-border podcasting: this is the podcast of the WePod project. We want to tell you how one podcast among many is made, show you how we work together, and serve as a showcase for what we are doing in the world of podcasting in Europe.  

This project has received funding from CROSS-Sectoral of the Creative Europe Programme, under Grant Agreement No. 101112621.