Best Elizabeth Gowing Podcasts (2026)

Inside Albania speaks to a survivor of prostitution who warns about Albania’s plans to legalise prostitution, and also on the debate over whether sworn virgins are transgender. With Valerie Tender, Sevim Arbana and Antonia Young

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Inside Albania with Jutta Benzenberg 42:19

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An exclusive interview with German photographer Jutta Benzenberg on her work documenting Albania since the 90s, tragedy in the family and a fire that destroyed all her negatives and how it gave her new hope.

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Inside Albania on virtual ministers, AI & Albanian food on Masterchef 53:19

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With Bujar Bakiu and Anjeza Popaj

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Inside Albania with Elizabeth Gowing 48:30

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Inside Albania with Elizabeth Gowing- a journalist, author and activist who has dedicated 20 years of her life to helping minorities in Kosova

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Inside Albania with Noizy 1:06:07

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An interview with Noizy, Albania’s number one rapper and a controversial public figure.

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Inside Albania with Linda Rama 56:29

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An interview with the wife of PM Edi Rama- transition, democracy and politics

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Out from behind the curtain? Magazinović, Zagorka, and the enduring challenge for women journalists in the Balkans 32:45

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Croatia’s first female journalist had to work behind a curtain to avoid offending her male colleagues, the start of a 150-year struggle for the region’s women. We explore their realities in a (2024) conversation with pioneering Kosovan journalist Jeta XharraBy Elizabeth Gowing and Rob Wilton

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What it’s like starting a business in Albania 50:58

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How will the diaspora vote and artists and their inspiration from Albanian nature 49:00

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Albanian defence Minister Pirru Vengu, Ben Blushi on photography and the future 57:28

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Are prices in Albania too high for tourists? And Albanian language school in London 30:44

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The youth of north Albania in music, dance and their own words 30:44

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Christopher Hyland on the Bektashi State and Kosovo, Swedish EU minister on Albania’s 2-year-dream 41:13

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Ramadan in Albania and is the country greenwashing for the sake of tourism? 39:15

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North Albania has talent and Germany on Kosovo terrorist attack 40:30

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North Albania has talent and Germany on Kosovo terrorist attack

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Is social media behind Albanian youth violence? And visiting Gjakova. 48:55

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Albanian Communism: The missing, the persecuted and the escapees 48:24

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Elidor Mehili on democracy, Bektashis, migrants and elections 47:37

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Youth with Jonas Kepi and Albanians building cultural bridges in London 49:57

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Tropoja’s chestnut crisis, and Albanian mental health 50:52

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TikTok regulation, literacy and culture in Albania 38:02

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Arber Kodra: Albania’s Queer Film Marathon and LGBTI rights 44:22

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Albanian football in the UK, London disappoints and BBC in Tirana 48:58

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A visit to Peshkopi, Albania 36:24

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For the opening episode of season 3, we headed to Peshkopi, Dibra to learn about history, food, healing water and Skanderbeg.

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Albania’s census, social rights, archeology & migrants 31:44

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Extraordinary Albanian women boosting the country’s defence sector 30:44

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Extraordinary Albanians fighting for the country’s youth 42:57

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Albanians making a difference in the UK and a visit to Qafe Bari ex-prison camp 34:47

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EU Ambassador to Albania Silvio Gonzato on politics, elections, Butrint and diversity 35:03

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Lulzim Basha on Elections, opposition, Kosovo and Ukraine 46:40

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Exclusive: Vasfije Krasniqi recounts sexual assault during Kosovo war, advocacy and breaking stigma 33:33

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Inside Albania at the Council of Europe- Kosovo, Albania and more 34:33

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Kosovo, Serbia, Spain, and Albanian Democracy! 44:06

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RSF analyses media freedom in Albania, Western Balkans left alone to face Russia and China? 37:34

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Albania leads Europe in Tourism, challenges for people with disabilities, call for help from Gaza! 35:44

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Buying property in Albania to crime money fuelling construction: Socialist MP & realtor discuss 38:28

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Albania in NATO, mandatory military service, and why the EU silence on Banjska terrorist attack 38:24

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Designer Alisa Dudaj, UN Women’s Michele Ribotta: Times are changing for Albanian women 28:14

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Exclusive |From EU reforms to Western Balkans integration; an interview with Karl von Habsburg 28:53

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Austrian politician, former MEP, grandson of the last Austro-Hungarian emperor and head of the house of Habsburg-Lorraine, Karl von Habsburg talks EU, Trump, rule of law, Albanian heritage and problems with Serbia.

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Serbia’s crimes in Kosovo, Trump and the Balkans, and Albanian, Kosovar passports strengthen 35:40

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Fertility, abortion, virginity, violence, and women in Albania with Sevim Arbana, Edlira Çepani 32:19

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Denis MacShane on Berisha, Rama, Trump and Albania and Kosovo in Europe 34:09

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Why are Albanians unhappy and the need for education, mental health care, improvements in prisons 40:49

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This week I spoke to Hans Wolf from the Council of Europe's Committee to Prevent Torture about conditions in Albanian prisons. I also had Ben Andoni and Arben Kola in the studio to discuss the reasons why Albanians are among the unhappiest in Europe. Is it politics, perception, pollution or something else?…

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Kosovo Deputy Prime Minister Besnik Bislimi on economy, EU accession, crisis with Serbia 39:06

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1 year on: British Ambassador King-Smith sheds light on UK-Albania relations 43:18

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Kosovo’s year in review, Meliza Haradinaj breaks down the West’s 'diplomatic failure' in WB 40:48

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Foriegners in Albania speak on Parliament drama, tourism issues, census, and life 39:49

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This week, I spoke to two foriegn business owners living in Albania about the current political situation, the census, migration, the cost of living and corruption.

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Pros and cons of Italy-Albania migrant deal, EC progress report scrutinises Albania’s EU path 44:29

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This week, with Lorenzo Picolli, Milena Harito and Dr Andi Hoxhaj discussing the new Italy -Albania migrant deal and with Geldis Gjepali on the good, the bad, and the ugly of Albania's recent European Commission enlargement report.

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Albanian women: Myths of communism, stigma and tradition, art in protests, the future 44:25

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With Jonila Godole, were women really emancipated during the communist dictatorship? How have things changed since then and what needs to be done to achieve more equality? Follow the discussion here.