In the first episode of Talk Eastern Europe, co-hosts Adam Reichardt and Maciek Makulski open the podcast with a discussion on current issues in the Baltic states and how literature can give a view into a nation's identity. Adam Reichardt interviews Inga Žolude - a Latvian writer and winner of the European Union Prize for Literature in 2011. Resources: Inga Žolude at Latvia Literature: http://www.latvianliterature.lv/en/writers/20 European Union Prize for Literature 2011: http://www.euprizeliterature.eu/author/2011/inga-zolude New Eastern Europe: www.neweasterneurope.eu
