Tom was joined on the Breakfast Show this morning by 2 rising stars in Luxembourg's growing touch rugby scene. Alessia Hancock and Albert York came on the show today to talk about their experiences playing at the Junior European Championships in Vichy.
City Scenes - Detroit
City scenes is our weekly Thursday feature in which we dive head first into the music scene of a particular city. We’re going through the alphabet from A-Z. Last week for C we looked at Chicago and this we’re driving 4 and half hours down the road into Michigan and we’re looking at Detroit.
Shifting Paradigms - Interview with Charlie Winston
On today's breakfast show, Tom spoke over the phone with Charlie Winston ahead of his headline show at Den Aelier on the 5th of September.
Prisoners: A new prison for detainees on remand
For Local Matters, we’ve been to the inauguration of the new prison Ueschterhaff. 400 people can be detained there. It is built for prisoners on remand, those who are waiting for their trial and have not been convicted yet.
Prisoners: Jeannot's show "Iwwert d'Maueren" on Radio Ara
A new episode of Local Matters, a look behind walls, a look into the studio of Radio Ara where Jeannot Schmitz for 32 years, has hosted the show Iwwert d'Maueren. Prisoners call in and leave messages for their loved ones, live on the radio.
Bullying In Schools - Interview With Lidia Rahal
Lidia Rahal joined Tom on the Breakfast Show this morning to talk about the issue of bullying in schools in Luxembourg. She has created a petition calling for improved national frameworks for tackling the issue of bullying in Luxembourg's schools.
Interview with James Libbey From Voices International
James Libbey, director of Voices International joined Tom on the Breakfast Show this morning to talk about the busy month of concerts ahead for the choir.
Prisoners: Becoming a member of society again - interview with Eran, Eraus... an elo?
On Local Matters, we focus on prisoners and ex-prisoners. In our first interview of this week's series, Christian Richartz, president of the Asbl Eran, eraus ... an elo?, tells us why so many ex-prisoners struggle to find their place in society again.
Delano Top of the week
Duncan joined Simon this morning to talk about Crown prince Guillaume and minister of economy Franz Fayot`s 3-day trade mission to South Korea.
Upcoming events that were highlighted were: Expogast, the Luxembourg House of Financial Technology gender diversity campaign and the Gilles Grethen Quartet album release at Arca in Bertrange.
Interview With Anik Raskin From CNFL
Tom speaks to Anik Raskin from the CNFL on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, about the events happening in Luxembourg During Orange Week.
Gender Equality: A new children's book
On Local Matters today, we discover a new children’s book. The ministry of equality between women and men last week published the book “Le coffre magique”, the magic treasure chest, and we took the opportunity to ask the minister Taina Bofferding some questions.
Make Synths Not War - Interview With Edwin Van Veen And Thomas Evans From Bonus Noise
Edwin Van Veen and Thomas Evans from Bonus Noise Records joined Tom on the Breakfast Show this morning to talk about 'Make Synths Not War' a new cassette compilation of synthesizer music featuring artists from Luxembourg and the Grand Region that they will be launching tomorrow night with an event at Rocas.
Gender Equality: Naming streets after women
More visibility for women in public spaces: In 2009, the National Women’s Council CNFL launched their project “Rues au féminin”. In our interview on Local Matters, Monique Stein, responsible for municipal politics at CNFL, explains how the project has evolved since then.
Delano Top Of The Week
Delano´s tracy Heindrichs joined Tom on the Breakfast Show this morning for Delano´s Top Of the Week. Up for discussion was the outcome of COP27 which ended this Sunday in Egypt.
Interview With Virginie Giarmania from A vos côtés
Virginie Giarmania, vice director of Inter-Actions joined Tom on the Breakfast Show this morning to talk about A vos côtés, a service that works to keep people safe on the streets in Luxembourg City.
`the Letter´ - Interview With Catherine Bennett
Tom was joined on the show this morning by Luxembourg-based author Catherine Bennett to discuss her new book `the Letter´.
City Scenes - Bristol
In the second episode of City Scenes Tom takes a dive into the music scene of Bristol, a city in the south west of England with a thriving music scene.
Bazar International: Visibility for Afghan culture
On our last episode of this week’s Local Matters, we take one last look back to last weekend’s Bazar International. Today, the stage is the Afghans'. Zia Amanullah for the first time set up an Afghan stand.
Bazar International: Trying sushi at the Korean stand
On today's Local Matters, we take you on a trip to Korea - well, as close as it gets. At the Bazar International last weekend, we stopped by the Korean stand to try some sushi and meet the Korean cooks.
A new voice on the bistro: Interview with Celia Idris
Introducing you to a new colleague here Radio ARA! From the 9th of December Celia Idris will be taking over the bistro from Celine while she is away on maternity leave. Celia joined tom on the Breakfast show this morning to chat about how she got into radio and what she's got planned for the show.