Talk Radio Europe

Talk Radio Europe is two shows sharing one feed, and it is easier to use once you know that. One half is news. Bulletins titled 'The latest Spanish news headlines in English', each carrying a date, read out Spanish stories in a straight newsroom style. The editions dated 16/04/2026 and 17/04/2026 show the range. RTVE, the public broadcaster, said it would not air the Eurovision Song Contest for the first time since Spain began taking part in 1961. The bulletin explains that Spain is the first of the contest's big five countries to decline and withdraw its share of broadcast funding. Staff at immigration offices called off a planned strike after a deal with the government over the extra workload from an amnesty programme for undocumented migrants. An Israeli NGO asked the International Criminal Court to investigate Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez over export licensing decisions, and the report notes Vox's accusations about his ties to Iran. Labor Minister Yolanda Diaz's remarks on possibly revisiting the minimum wage get space as well. The other half is conversation. In book interviews credited to TRE, the author's work is the starting point and the writer gets room to explain it. Giles Brown keeps things light in a morning register. He teases Ken and Mary Okoroafor about whether they are on a yacht overlooking Monaco, and they explain they are in their home office in the UK. They are there to discuss their book, 'The wealth habit: small changes that will make you rich'. With Kathleen Stock, live on the line, the mood turns serious. Her book, 'Do Not Go Gentle: The Case Against Assisted Death', is introduced through questions such as: is there a right to die, and is assisted death really compassionate? Brown calls it a tricky subject. Selina MacKenzie presents The Lifestyle Show. There, Poorna Bell returns, having last spoken to the show in 2019. She explains that 'She Wanted More' grew out of her earlier book 'Stronger' and its look at redefining strength for women. Victoria Hetherington describes about two years of interviewing people in relationships with AI companions, some of whom held ceremonial weddings. She explains that these unions have no legal standing because AI lacks agency and personhood. Some of the stories, she says, were touching and some a little frightening. A good first listen is one dated bulletin for the practical side, then the Hetherington conversation for the curious one. Between them, they show what the feed offers: Spain's news in English and a friendly chat with an author about a book.