Ulaanbaatar is the capital of Mongolia, a city with a fascinating music scene where the traditional music of the country is being blended with modern pop and rock influences.
City Scenes - Tokyo
Tokyo is the capital of Japan, with a population of 13 million people, it is known as a place where the ultra modern and futuristic sits comfortably next to ancient tradition. Today we hear some legendary japanese music that broke new ground when it was released in the 1970s and 1980s as well as some modern pop music and electronic music by young artists that are active in Tokyo today.
Online Support Groups For Young People With Eating Disorders - Interview With Diana Reid
Tom's guest this morning was dietician Diana Reid who came on the Breakfast Show to talk about a new series of online support groups for young people suffering with eating disorders.
Earth Day: I-Kiribati Voices
In this special report for Earth Day Tom talks to Amota Ateneka, Baniti Semilota and Ruth Cross from Kiribati about life in their country and what the future holds for the pacific island nation that is facing the challenges of climate change.
Interview With Clarisse Fahrtmann From Mudam Publication's Department
Clarisse Fahrtmann from the publications department of Mudam joined us on the Breakfast Show to talk us through us through what goes on behind the scenes of a part of the museum, which some might be less familiar with but which is an important part of the museum’s output.
2 Exhibitions At Casino For The European Month Of Photography - Interview With Stilbe Schroeder
Tom's guest on the Breakfast Show this morning was Stilbe Schroeder, curator at the Casino art gallery in Luxembourg City, who came on the show to tell us about two exhibitions that will be opening soon as part of the European Month of Photography.
Delano Top Of The Week
Cordula Schnuer joins Tom this week for Delano's Top Of the Week to talk about the upcoming report on reduced working hours in Luxembourg that has been commissioned by the government.
Domestic violence: Interview with artist Miriam R. Krüger
Miriam R. Krüger has dedicated her arts to raising awareness and combating violence against women. In our interview on Local Matters, she explains why and how she uses her art to put a spotlight on this issue. The interview is part of this week's Local Matters series on domestic violence.
Sant Jordi Celebrations In Luxembourg - Interview With Toni Montserrat From The Centre Catala
This weekend the Centre Catala de Luxembourg invite you to celebrate the traditional catalan holiday of Sant Jordi and experience their culture and gastronomy with the catalan community of Luxembourg. Toni Montserrat from the Centre joined Tom on the phone to talk about what's in store for the celebrations.
Unity Run 42 - Interview With Fernand Schaber And Anne Cuvillier From The Unity Foundation
The Unity Foundation is a Luxembourg-based NGO that is committed to the empowerment of communities through education. With projects around the world as well as in Luxembourg, they support local partners to build capacity for education and training development. This May, they will launch a new initiative called the Unity Run 42 which will be taking palce as part of the ING Luxembourg night marathon. Fernand Schaber and Anne Cuvillier from the organisation joined Tom on the Breakfast Show this morning to talk about it.
Domestic violence: Pascale Zaourou's "Les bleus invisibles"
A few months ago, Pascale Zaourou published her second book. "Les bleus invisibles" (Invisible bruises) is a collection of poems about psychological domestic violence. In our interview on Local Matters, Pascale talks about the writing process and about her experiences in an abusive relationship.
OOTC 2023 - Interview With Festival Programmer Nicolas Przeor
Out Of The Crowd Festival is back in Kulturfabrik on the 29th of April for the 19th Edition of the festival. Programmer Nicolas Przeor joined Tom on the Breakfast Show this morning to talk through the line up and everything else that the festival has in store.
A Festival For The Whole Family - Interview with PicElectroNic
This weekend Rotondes hosts the PicElectroNic a festival for headbanging kids and grooving parents. Festival programmers Marc Hauser and Joelle Linden. joined Tom on the Breakfast Show this morning to talk about everything that the festival has in store.
Domestic violence: The Red Cross' service "Riicht eraus"
The Luxembourg Red Cross offers a service for perpetrators of domestic violence. The aim of the service Riicht eraus is to prevent people from using violence again. In our interview on Local Matters, Laurence Bouquet, the director of the service, explains how this works and why it is necessary.
Delano Top Of The Week
Delano's Top of the Week returned today after a bank holiday break last week. Joining Tom on the show was Cordula Schnuer who came in to talk about the review to Luxembourg's national energy and climate plan which the government will be presenting this afternoon (Monday 17th April).
Interview with Rethink Your Your Clothes
Ana-Luisa Teixeira an Joy Hellers from Rethink Your Clothes joined Tom on the Breakfast show to talk about the work that their organization does to promote sustainable fashion in Luxembourg ahead of the 2nd edition of their upcycled fashion show that takes place on the 26th of April at Abbey Neumunster in Luxembourg City.
Rethink Your Clothes is a collaboration between Caritas and Fairtrade Luxembourg. Two organisations that work in different ways to promote sustainability in Luxembourg. Joy reminds us that as well as fair trade coffee and chocolate, there is fair trade cotton and that buying clothes with the fair trade certificate can ensure that there haven't been human rights abuses in the supply chain of our clothes. Under the Caritas banner, Ana-Luisa operates the Letz refashion centre in Luxembourg city, a hub for everything to do with upcycling and giving new life to used clothes which can often be a sustaianbable alternative to buying new clothes.
On the 26th of April Rethink your clothes will hold the 2nd edition of their upcycled fashion fashion show at the Abbey Neumunster. The show will feature clothes made by fashion desginers from Luxembourg, France, germany, belgium and Ghana who work in a sustainable manner using second hand and upcycled fabric.
More information can be found at www.rethink.lu
City Scenes - San Francisco
San Francisco is a city of roughly 800,000 people located on the west coast of the USA in California famous for its spectacular golden gate bridge, large China town district and vibrant LGBTQI+ community. These days it is known as a commercial hub for large tech companies and a homebase to tech workers, just a stones through away from Silicon Valley but back in the 1960s the city became known worldwide for very different reasons.
Register to VOTE: The ZPB's Super-Wal-Kiermes
Four days left - the last chance to get registered as a voter for the municipal elections. During the past months, the Zentrum fir politesch Bildung (ZPB) has been informing about the upcoming elections. On Local Matters, Annaïk Garin tells about their Super-Wal-Kiermes, an election fun fair stand.
Register to VOTE: Asti's project Letz vote
Less than one week is left for foreign nationals to register as voters in the municipal elections. On Local Matters this week, we focus once more on the right to vote and why to use it. For our first interview, we've invited Marc Piron in the studio. tells us about Asti's project Let's vote.
Interview from Claire Schadeck from CID Fraen an Gender
Claire Schadeck from CID Fraen an Gender was Tom's guest on the breakfast show this morning. The CID Fraen an Gender is a women’s rights NGO that campaign to promote gender equality here in luxembourg. They recently released a report that included a list of measures that they want national political parties to introduce into their policies in the run up to the national elections here in October.