(In)equality in sports: National football player Amy Thompson in our interview

Women’s sports events are less attractive because the level is lower. This is an often-used argument to justify female athletes earning less and getting less attention. The argument however, lacks context. Men don’t play better because they are men. They compete on a higher level better because they receive loads of support.

In today’s interview on Local Matters, we talk to Luxembourg national team football player Amy Thompson about the inequalities between men and women that continue to exist in Luxembourg’s professional football.

The Istanbul Convention - Interview With Ambre Schulz From Passerell

The Istanbul Convention is an international treaty signed by the council of Europe which acts as a legal framework for the protection of women from violence, abuse and persecution. Passerell is an organisation that offers legal guidance and assistance to Asylum seekers and refugees in Luxembourg. On international women's day, Tom was joined by Ambre Shulz from Passerell to talk about the Istanbul Convention and how it has been implemented in Luxembourg.

(In)equality in sports: Voices of the Escher Volleyball Club

Inequalities in scheduling, in funding and promotion - the sports sector still needs a lot of progress to achieve gender equality. For today's Local Matters, we had a visit to the female team of the Escher Volleyball Club EVBC to talk about how they perceive (in)equality between women and men in the local and national volleyball clubs.

Sirens Call Festival Line Up With Michel From Den Atelier

Siren's Call festival takes place this year on the 24th of June. The multidisciplinary and multivenue festival which takes place in the beautiful setting of the Clausen valley is always a highlight of Luxembourg's Summer live music schedule. Festival programmer Michel Welter joined Tom on the show this morning to talk about what the festival has in store.

Voices Matter: Shabnam and the Iranian revolution

The first ever women-led revolution is taking place in Iran. In our interview, activist Shabnam Sabzehi amplifies the voices of the courageous women who risk their lives speaking up and demonstrating for democracy. We talk about the protests, the human rights breaches in Iran and about Shabnam's personal attachment to this fight.
Shabnam is our first guest on the brand new feature Voices Matter. Every Monday, we invite people to speak about their personal stories and struggles, about what makes them get up every morning, and what keeps them awake at night. Our new feature Voices Matter aims to inspire, to contribute to a mutual understanding, and to give a voice to those who want to be heard - no matter what the issue is.

Delano Top Of The Week

International Women's Day takes place this week on the 8th of March and Cordula from Delano joined Tom in the studio this morning to talk about what will be going on in Luxembourg to mark the occasion.

Interview with Pit Van Rijswijck second in the World Marathon Challenge

Todays guest on the breakfast show was Pit van rijswijck, a Luxembourgish citizen who recently came 2nd in the world marathon challenge.

City Scenes - New York

New York is a city located in the north east of the United States of america. It is currently home to just under 9 million people and over the years, some famous bands and musicians to have come out of this city include the likes of The Velvet Underground, The Cramps, The Ramones, The New York Dolls, Television, Talking Heads, Blondie, Suicide, Kiss, The Beastie Boys,, Run DMC, A Tribe Called Quest, Public Enemy, Wu Tang Clan, Notorious B.I.G, Jay Z, Sonic Youth, The Strokes, LCD Soundsystem, The Rapture, Interpol, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Battles, Vampire Weekend, Diiv, Frankie Cosmos, and many more.

City Scenes - Manchester

In the late 1970s and 1980s Manchester became hugely significant in the evolution of post punk and then dance music.

Interview With Paul Heber From Unicef Luxembourg

Unicef is a charity that provides support for children in need around the world. Today Paul Heber from Unicef Luxembourg joined Tom in the studio to talk about the organization's activities in Poland where they are supporting newly arrived refugees who have fled the conflict in Ukraine.

Stéphanie Jabardo : Be SOCIAL

Stephanie Jabardo, Social Media Manager at Silicon Luxembourg, joined the Come Together Associations Network in February to talk about “Building a digital presence for a non-profit organization with intention.” The presentation was interactive and full of useful ideas.

Challenges for the elderly: The housing project of the association Beienhaus

The association Beienhaus aims to set up and promote a housing project where elderly people would live together in housing communities. In our interview, Gaby Monville explains the concept and the benefits of such a housing model. The interview is part of this week's Local Matters series on the risk of loneliness for elderly people.

Luxembourg Film Festival - Interview With Artistic Director, Alexis Juncosa

The Luxembourg City Film Festival celebrates its 13th Edition this year. Between 2nd and 12th of March, the festival will host screenings, workshops, exhibitions, conferences, masterclasses parties and other events around the city. This morning Alexis Juncosa, artistic director of the festival joined Tom on the Breakfast show to talk about what this year's edition has in store.

Michel Lucius International School Open Day 2023

On the 2nd and 4th of March Michel Lucius International School will host their annual open day for prospective parents and students. Grace Vaitty from the leadership team at Michel Lucius Primary joined Tom on the Breakfast Show this morning to talk about what people can expect from the open day.

Delano Top Of The Week

Tracy from Delano was in the studio this morning for Delano's Top of the week and up for discussion was the tripartite discussions that will be happening in Luxembourg this week.

Culture Matters: Impact exhibition at the Natural History Museum

. A new exhibition at the Natural History Museum of Luxembourg explores the avenues that Luxembourg can take to achieve a more sustainable and greener future. For Culture Matters, Ben George Coles interviews curator of the exhibition Monique Kirsch.

Kissing Data Symphony - Interview With Karen Lancel & Herman Maat For Multiplica Festival

Multiplica Festival is taking place at Rotondes this weekend, hosting audiovisual performances, live shows, DJ sets, workshops and an exhibition. Tom was joined by Karen Lancel and Herman Maat who have been collaborating as artists exploring the dynamics of humankinds interactions with technology. Their installation Kissing Data Symphony does just that by inviting participants to monitor their brain activity as they embrace in a kiss. The data from the brain readings is then projected. www.multiplica.lu

Under The Covers - Interview With Janet Alldis about Barry Alldis and Radio Luxembourg

Radio Luxembourg was a pioneering and hugely popular radio station that broadcasted to millions of people around Europe, on 208 Medium wave, from right here in Luxembourg, from 1933 until 1992. One of the famous DJs on the station in the 1950s-70s was Barry Alldis and today Tom was joined on the Breakfast Show by his daughter Janet Alldis who has recently released a song in tribute to her father.

RCL Ladies Day

It was a busy studio this morning as Tom was joined by Ruby Hughes, Stella Hughes, Penelope Neighbor, Katie Frank, Victoria Wise and Alessia Hancock from the RCL rugby club along with their coach April Jiang, who came to talk about the RCL Ladies Day that is happening on the 5th of March.

Multiplica Festival - Interview With Yves Conrardy And Jorge Crowe

Multiplica is an audiovisual, multimedia music and art festival hosted by the Rotondes that sheds light on today’s digital society through artistic creations encounters and workshops showcasing digital creation in its many forms. Festival Curator Yves Conrardy and participating artist Jorge Crowe Joined Tom on The Breakfast Show this morning to discuss what the festival has in store.