The Paper Mill Podcast

Talking Trade: EU and The New World Trade Order?

Thu, 12 Mar 2026 06:45:47 +0000

Katharina and Kacper met up to talk trade. What has the EU been up to? Are we compromising on normative commitments? Is the Union left without allies? From Mercosur, through India, to China, this episode covers it all. For expert opinion, we asked Prof. Bastiaan van Appeldoorn to weigh in on the topic.

The interview with Prof. Bastiaan van Appeldoorn was conducted by Sofía Rodriguez. Thank you!

The episode was produced by Katharina Graf, and hosted by Kacper Kaznowski and Katharina Graf.

Follow us on Instagram @ppe.paper.mill for more updates!

The 3rd Year: Internship & Minor!

Mon, 01 Dec 2025 12:00:59 +0000

In this episode we are talking about doing an INTERNSHIP or MINOR in your 3rd year. Whether you have to decide soon what you want to do in your 3rd year or just want to know what the other PPE people did in their last half year: Listen to the experiences of Frederikke and Tayba in their internships, and of Sofia and Ani in their Minor.

Internship at an Embassy (Frederikke) - starting 01:15

Internship at an NGO (Tayba) - starting 08:47

Minor in Politics and Conflict (Sofia) - starting 14:10

Minor in Econometrics (Ani) - starting 21:56

If you want to know more about doing an exchange - listen to our last podcast episode!

This podcast is hosted and produced by Katharina Graf.

The 3rd Year: Exchange!

Sun, 30 Nov 2025 18:00:49 +0000

In this episode we are talking about EXCHANGE - wether you have to decide soon what you want to do in the third year or just want to know what other PPE people did this semester: Listen to the exchange experiences of Katinka, Julien, Martina, Amaury and Aidan.

Rome (Katinka) - starting 01:31

Tokyo (Julien) - starting 10:15

Seoul (Martina) - starting 27:04

San Diego (Amaury) - starting 38:58

Milan (Aidan) - starting 48:35

If you want to know more about doing an internship or minor, listen to the next episode - coming soon!

This podcast is hosted and produced by Katharina Graf.

The Paper Mill Podcast no. 6 - THE Thesis

Sun, 13 Jul 2025 07:37:12 +0000

How do I choose my topic? Who will be my supervisor? What track will I write about?

So many questions about writing our thesis. We interviewed Enora and Marco, two third years (now finished with PPE), about their thesis and the whole process they went through.

Listen in for some interesting thesis details ;)

P, P OR E? - The Paper Mill Podcast no. 5

Thu, 05 Jun 2025 20:49:02 +0000

Which track is the best? Together with the guests Frederikke Knudsen, Yael Kind and Mayra Dinar we discuss the best parts about Philosophy, Politics and Econ courses in PPE. Especially for all first-years a great listen that will facilitate your track-choice:

What are the best courses? How relevant is the track? What are the lectureres like? -> Find out more in this episode!

Interview with dr. Julia Rone - The Paper Mill Podcast no. 4

Thu, 01 May 2025 13:56:43 +0000

What are top universities like? Are we overusing the term 'populism'? Why is EU regulation missing the mark? And are factories about to come back to the West? Hear the answers from dr. Julia Rone, our Comparative Politics lecturer!

References

Accurate use of populism - https://doi.org/10.1017/psrm.2021.44

P. Mirowski on the state of the left - https://bit.ly/3GgTSkV

T. Abou-Chadi on Social Democrats - https://osf.io/y5vkf

PPE thesis on AI in France - find and ask Yari

J. Rone and A. Oleart on EU disinformation regulation - https://doi.org/10.17645/mac.9496

Conference on reimagining the internet - https://bit.ly/42QqlqN

F. Scharpf on making the EU like Germany - https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198866176.003.0005

Interview with Baris - The Paper Mill Podcast no. 3

Mon, 11 Nov 2024 13:56:30 +0000

For the third episode of The Paper Mill Podcast we invited a guest: Baris.

Hear more about Baris' interest in politics, his experience from protests in Turkey and his projections about the evolvement of nowadays politics.

Or have a look at our website: https://ppeencountersamsterdam.home.blog/

Philosophy of Friendship - The Paper Mill Podcast no. 2

Tue, 08 Oct 2024 13:05:00 +0000

Why do we form friendships? How do we form friendships? And what is a perfect friendship?

In the second episode of The Paper Mill Podcast, we look at these questions from a philosophical stance. We analyze quotes from Aristotle, Seneca and Plato, and listen to thoughts from Phil (Philosophy Coordinator PPE), Julien (second-year PPE-student) and Yuriana (first-year PPE-student).

The Paper Mill Podcast - Pilot

Fri, 13 Sep 2024 14:05:10 +0000

This is the first episode of the newly resurrected PPE Podcast: The now so called "Paper Mill Podcast".

In this pilot episode we talk about the ideas of this podcast. AND: We have our first guests! Three members of the board are telling us more about their roles, their life and the plans of Kallioppe for this year.

The state of Democracy: Podcast with dr. Wynand Kastart

Sun, 26 Feb 2023 11:19:14 +0000

In the sixth episode of PPE Encounters podcasts, Javier and Maurits talk to Vrije Universiteit's dr. Wynand Kastart. Topics include: origins of Political Science and Latin American Politics

Working in an NGO: Interview with Carmen Delgado

Tue, 11 May 2021 08:39:22 +0000

In the fifth PPE Encounters episode, Elsa, Cecilia and Maria speak to Carmen Delgado about her work for the International Commission of the Red Cross and about her experiences working in Yemen, Afghanistan, and Colombia. She shares personal insights into what it is like to work in an international organisation and in some of the most war-torn societies on earth.

We hope this episode gives you a better idea of what it is like to work for an NGO such as the ICRC and the UN and maybe gives students some inspiration for their future career path.

Make sure to follow us on Instagram and tell us in the comments what you thought of the episode!

Interview with Koen Bruning, writer of the book 'Samen Rijk'

Fri, 09 Apr 2021 07:00:00 +0000

Koen Bruning, second year PPE student, is only 21 years old and has already written a book, called 'Samen Rijk' (Together Rich), which got published Wednesday 31th of March 2021. In the fourth episode of PPE Encounters, our host Wieke van Vlaardingen interviews Koen about his book. The first part of this interview Wieke asks Koen how on earth he made it possible to write a book at this age. In the second part, Koen talks about the content of his book, mostly about chapter 1. Koen will illustrate how the universal basic income can be the solution to problems caused by too much wealth inequality.

Samen Rijk is available in every bookstore in The Netherlands.

Starting a Conversation: Men and (Toxic) Masculinity

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 05:00:00 +0000

In this episode, Maria is joined by third-year PPE student Noah to talk about the IT STARTS HERE campaign. The two discuss toxic ideas of masculinity, how they first became aware of their gender, and why talking to each other about these issues is so important. We hope you enjoy this rather personal episode and share it with your friends to start your very own conversation.

Make sure to follow us on Instagram and let us know how you liked the episode!

Environmental Activism

Fri, 05 Mar 2021 10:51:23 +0000

After the PPE Encounters Event with Teju Adisa-Farrar, Cecilia and Elsa talk a bit about environmental activism, climate justice and environmental racism.

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Youth Engagement in Political Parties

Mon, 07 Dec 2020 20:12:29 +0000

In this episode (the very first one!), Wieke and Maria discuss if it's important for young people to join political parties. We get to hear insights from some of our fellow PPE students and talk about why we should all be politically engaged - in one way or another.

And if you happen to hear some minor technical issues, please don't be too hard on us, this podcast is a work in progress :)