What does it mean to live , and stay free in an age of uncertainty? In this episode of the Liberal Europe Podcast, Ricardo Silvestre and Leszek Jażdżewski look ahead to Freedom Games 2025 in Łódź, where liberals, thinkers, and changemakers will gather under the theme “Times of Uncertainty.”

They discuss this year’s highlights, exploring how liberals can anticipate the future instead of merely reacting to crises and how Europe can turn instability into opportunity. They unpacking the rise of populism, Trump’s shadow over transatlantic politics, and Europe’s growing role as a hub for science, innovation, and democratic resilience.

This podcast is produced by the European Liberal Forum in collaboration with Movimento Liberal Social and Fundacja Liberté!, with the financial support of the European Parliament. Neither the European Parliament nor the European Liberal Forum are responsible for the content or for any use that be made of.

Freedom Games 2025 with Leszek and Ricardo

Is the Green Deal dead or is it just resting? Does it make sense for Europe to create ambitious climate goals without the United States and China? And what should we know about climate-focused industrial partnerships of the European Union?

Leszek Jazdzewski (Fundacja Liberte!) talks with Susi Dennison, a Senior Policy Fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR), where she acts as Chief of Staff to the Director and leads the European Power programme as well as the organizational growth and transformation process. Her topics of focus include strategy, politics and cohesion in European foreign policy; climate and energy, migration, and the toolkit for Europe as a global actor. Tune in for their talk!

This podcast is produced by the European Liberal Forum in collaboration with Movimento Liberal Social and Fundacja Liberté!, with the financial support of the European Parliament. Neither the European Parliament nor the European Liberal Forum are responsible for the content or for any use that be made of.

Can We Build Consensus on Climate Policy? with Susi Dennison

Christopher B. Zeichmann, scholar of religion and antiquity, joined me in an enlightening discussion about his new book, Radical Antiquity: Free Love Zoroastrians, Farming Pirates, and Ancient Uprisings, released through Pluto Press. 

We take an uncommon ground-level tour through the ancient Graeco-Roman world. Instead of viewing this period and place through the myopic lens of the elites of these societies—the so-called Great Men of History—Zeichmann impresses upon us the radical forms of democracy that were being practiced and the peoples that were practicing them during this period. 

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392 / Radical Antiquity / Christopher B. Zeichmann

Reporter Carlos Fra-Nero explains how he learned about the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights by singing in a concert in Auburn, Maine and what the experience meant to him. 

Singing the Bill of Rights changed me, by Carlos Fra-Nero

https://savageminds.substack.com/p/joti-brar-0bf
Joti Brar, chair of the Communist Party of Great Britain (Marxist–Leninist CPGB-ML), discusses the compassionless media coverage of the genocide in Gaza and the obfuscation of the horrors of the siege in Gaza.

Savage Minds - S5 E1 Joti Brar

(Kharma Da God)
This is a sonic invasion 
My frequency's off the radar 
Half human half blazar 
My thoughts thermal wave like Quasars
Shoot like phasors  
It's war as we trek through the stars 
Through the odds, survival probabilities 
Now we idolized in the streets 
No man's sky technology leaps 
We buy it up when it's leaked 
Information soaking up in your mind while you sleep
Fully woke you took the time to cheat the code is broken easily 
History repeats itself eagerly 
They got food for thought but feed you meagerly 
'pose to live regally 
I change what the need to be 
I wish I could explore the universe like no man's sky
a foreign scenery, atmosphere beneath of me 
Prometheus the ninth space station 
We getting really deep 
Not just stargazing, I'm talking about 
Taking quantum leaps 
Interstellar distances transmuted through speech 
It all seems farfetched, 'til you open your reach 
Practice what you preach, zuzu, for the team 
Cash rules everything around in me, get the cream  
No man's sky

(Chorus)
No man's sky
No man's sky 
Never know when were gonna getcha 
No man's sky 
No man's sky 
It's too late for your escape 
No man's sky 
No man's sky 
Never know when were gonna getcha 
No man's sky 
No man's sky 
Were gonna getcha, gonna getcha

(5PeacePoet)
Light up the trees like Christmas ornaments 
Mandatory cannabis is worldwide ordinance
Blaze 'em up like Military ordnance  
Supplied by American forces
Killers scary, remorseless
Mind your own business pay respect to all else 
Don't expect someone to do what you wouldn't yourself 
Heal so amazingly from third eye performances 
The way I feel now is like apples to oranges 
Through the preciousness and abhorrences  
Family's number one of outmost importances 
Once again in life you have to stand and face the beast 
When the dreamer's humble, reality becomes a place of peace 

(Chorus Repeats)

No Man's Sky

A reporter's reflections on 25 years of democracy in South Africa - from the first elections in 1994 to 2019, when those born in 1994 had reached the age of 25. Born Free. Soweto, Johannesburg, Durban, Tongaat, Maqaveni, Bothaville....cities, suburbs, townships, squatter camps,

South Africa - The Born Frees (born after Apartheid).

EDGE OF DESTRUCTION — a tribute to the 1965 protest-folk shockwave
A modern protest anthem that tips its hat to the stark urgency of mid-’60s folk-rock while speaking straight to now. Edge of Destruction echoes the raw, close-mic intensity and ticking-clock tension of classic protest recordings—acoustic guitar up front, harmonica replies, tambourine on 2 & 4, rim-snare that blooms into a full, crowd-charged chorus. It’s not nostalgia; it’s a flare in the night.

What it’s about
Authoritarian drift and democratic erosion. Wars abroad and violence at home. Book bans, surveillance, and silencing. Rent spikes, empty cupboards, and a burning planet. Disinformation that drowns the signal. The refrain says it plain: “Over and Over and Over Again.” This is a song for anyone who’s tired of being told “we’re okay” when the clocks say otherwise.

Listen for
Arrangement arc: sparse intro → lean verses → pre-chorus lift → punchy chorus → tom-heartbeat breakdown → double-chorus release → harmonica fade.

Hook moments: the crowd-style chant on “Over and Over and Over Again” and the closing credo.

Credits
Barking Justice Music — words & performance
Production: Barking Justice  Music Productions
Key: E minor · Tempo: ~116 BPM · Guitars, harmonica, bass, drums, tambourine

This track pays homage to Barry McGuire and to the spirit and production aesthetic of mid-’60s protest music while remaining fully original—no melodies, lyrics, or samples from any prior recordings are used.

The Edge of Destruction

Pedro Passos Coelho deu o sinal ao MP para "atacar" Montenegro e, assim, começar a preparar o acordo com o Chega? O governo esteve bem ao apresentar a conta do repatriamento aos integrantes da flotilha? A revolta dos jovens marroquinos pode indicar um mal-estar mais global? Fala-se em Portugal do que se passa em Marrocos? A Democracia aplica-se a todos os povos? Liberdade e segurança são incompatíveis?

Ep. 274 - PPC e Chega; Os custos de repatriamento; A GenZ marroquina; Democracias

An 80s-style power ballad that tears down fascism's hollow promises. "Monuments to Ash" builds from soft guitar to soaring anthems, chronicling how authoritarian regimes always crumble under the weight of their own contradictions—demanding unity through division, promising strength while breeding paranoia, requiring enemies until they run out of scapegoats.
Inspired by the cyclical nature of history and the pattern of fascist collapse from Rome to Berlin, the song uses vivid imagery of crumbling statues, burned books, and silenced voices to show how movements built on hatred leave nothing but ruins. The bridge drives home the lesson: "Every empire of hate has fallen this way / From Rome to Berlin, they all decay / 'Cause you can't cage the human heart for long / The truth survives, it's in this song."
Epic guitar solos, driving drums, and a massive sing-along chorus make this both a history lesson and a rallying cry. The truth rises again. Always.
For everyone fighting to make sure we never go back.
#NeverAgain #ResistFascism #HistoryMatters

Monuments to Ash

From flower child to frontline. I write protest anthems that call out injustice, awaken courage, and remember the country we once believed in. Barking Justice Music is my rebellion.

Youth Journalism International connects student writers, artists and photographers with peers around the globe, teaches journalism, fosters cross-cultural understanding, and promotes and defends a free youth press.

Marxist analysis of current events and scientific socialist theoretical insights from the CPGB-ML. Get educated and get organised!

Music Studio, covering any genre, any kind of artist.

A podcast about transitions, death, the ruptures of life in between.

The European Liberal Forum (ELF) is the official think tank and political foundation of the European Liberal Party, the ALDE Party.
Together with 56 member organisations we work all over Europe to bring new ideas into the political debate, to provide a platform for discussion and to enable citizens to make their voices heard.

A realidade a partir de um triângulo que foi vergonha e hoje é Orgulho. Político, sempre. Cultural e Social, quando nos apetecer. Comunitário e atrevido, se estivermos para isso. Um podcast sem linhas de formatação, mas com todas as formas da diversidade.

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