Georges joins Erin on the Breakfast Show to talk about the upcoming 41st Birthday celebrations of Kulturfabrik. Why celebrate the 41st birthday? Georges will explain all, including a complicated start to the Kulturfabrik and a look towards the future.
The Pope Comes to Luxembourg!
Erin and Charlotte venture outside of the studio to see The Pope on his one day visit to Luxembourg!
Charlotte interviews people in the street who are excited to see the Pope, whilst Erin is in the room with the speeches, hearing the message of His Holiness Pope Francis and a welcome from Prime Minister Luc Frieden.
Exposing xenophobia in a fictional Luxembourg village: Premier for D'Land am Schiet
Lukas Grevis is premiering his debut feature film "D'Land am Schiet" (The Land in the Shadows) next week for the public. He joins Erin on the Breakfast Show where they discuss how the film was made, including the joys of filming in Northern Luxembourg.
Out of the Box Music at the Philharmonie Luxembourg
Eva Klein has come in from the Philharmonie to talk with Erin about the start of the Philharmonie’s new season, and in particular the selection of "Out of the Box" music!
Independent Films and Storytelling
The British and Irish Film Festival is back for its 15th year. Geoff came on the Breakfast Show to tell listeners more!
Rapping Tour Guides and Hidden Art at Konschthal
Angela from Konschthal talks about her favourite piece of art, why two freestyle rappers are going to be giving tours of the museum and the hidden artwork that is a part of a new exhibit opening at the end of September.
The sounds of the swamp
This Saturday, Radio ARA is teaming up with Mudam Luxembourg for a radio art performance. Artists Jasmina Al-Qaisi and Sarah Washington will dive into the imaginary soundscapes of wetlands and swamps. On the breakfast show, Jasmina talked about the upcoming performance and her project. Listen to the entire interview here and tune in or come along for the performance on Saturday, 7 September, at Mudam, from 2pm to 4pm.
Karting and Romanian Culture with Raz and Dan
Kaz and Dan volunteer at the Romanian stand at the Bazar International de Luxembourg, but they also have other events throughout the year. First up is karting in September. They join Erin on the Breakfast show to tell more.
Ukraine Independence Day with Inna Yaremenko
Erin talks to Inna about Ukrainian Independence Day and her work for the organisation LUkraine
Indian Musicians Luxshare playing at the BELONG Festival
Erin speaks to Luxshare, a group from India who are performing at the BELONG World Music Festival in Esch-Sur-Alzette. They talk about how they got into music and the differences between music in India. The festival has acts from all over the country.
Who are Luxembourg's Olympic athletes?
13 athletes are going to represent Luxembourg at the Olympics starting next week. Our sports reporter Marco Pezzetti is all excited about it. Marco came on the breakfast show to present the Luxembourg athletes and to tell us who to follow specifically this summer. Listen to the entire interview here.
Upcoming workshop by Géisskan poetry slam collective
This Saturday, the Géisskan poetry slam collective hosts a workshop in Esch. All aspiring poets are invited to join the workshop and participate at the slam in the evening. Our own Franziska is hosting the workshop and she joined Simon on the breakfast show to give you the details.
New Music Monday 13-05-24
Simon's super sonic selection, freshly plucked from all of the new music released within the last week. Help decide what will be this week's Track of the Week by whatsapping your choice to 691 35 35 99...
New Music Monday 06-05-24
Happy Monday! Or is it? Simone is away this week but he did make the time to make a carefully curated New Music Monday selection. It includes the heiress to the Pinket/Smith celebrity empire, a couple of Californian bands and an Aussie pop duo. And then some. It was a fun Breakfast show on Ara City Radio.
Reclaim the night with Megaphone
Next Tuesday, the new activist platform Megaphone organises its first ever event, gathering all those who are disadvantaged in patriarchy to reclaim the night. In our interview, Megaphone member Marine talks about the event and the new platform.
Where Italy and Luxembourg meet to talk gender equality
Getting young people to reflect about gender stereotypes, equality and the illustration of women in public space: With the project “You are”, the Asbl Kehsia wants to empower young people. The call for participants is currently open. On the Breakfast show, Silvia Anastasia and Chiara Crosio came to the studio to talk about this upcoming project.
Visit FSL's Living Library
On 27 March, the FSL association invites visitors to their living library - an event where people get to learn personal stories and ask questions. In our interview on the breakfast show, Haythem Badawy explains all about the event.
Cosmos (Not Enough)
Actress, vocalist, improviser and polyglot poet - Sascha Ley - joined Simon on the Breakfast Show to talk about all-things art and her interdisciplinary performance piece called Cosmos (Not Enough).
Time for poetry
It is World Poetry Day, and Luxembourg is approaching the largest poetry slam event of the year. This weekend, the Géisskan collective hosts the 14th Slam De Lux at Rotondes and at Prabbeli Wiltz. Ara City Radio's journalist Franziska is part of this collective. She joined Simon on the breakfast show this morning to speak about the event, the collective, and most important, how you can join.
That's why we still need women's rights day
Why do we still need a women’s rights day in Luxembourg? What are the political demands for more gender equality? On the brink of this year’s International Women’s Day, we’ve invited Gabrielle Antar and Amandine Gorse from the platform Journée Internationale des Femmes (JIF) to answer these questions.