Wondering why everyone is suddenly talking about the prospect of a 'Polexit'? This week we're talking to excellent Polandsplainer Jakub Jaraczewski about why the government in Warsaw has just got itself into a huge legal mess. We're also talking about the downfall of Austria's Wunderkind, why so many young Spaniards live with their parents, and the mysterious power of the European chestnut.

Jakub is a research coordinator at Democracy Reporting International. You can follow him here on Twitter.

This week's Isolation Inspiration: the Earthshot Prize on Saturday, October 16, and 'On Time And Water' by Andri Snær Magnason. You can also watch his video for TED here.

This episode was produced as part of Sphera, a collective of independent European media. Find out more at sphera-hub.com.

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Music: Jim Barne and Mariska Martina

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