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REDefine // Civic Intelligence Podcast
REDefine Civic Intelligence is a podcast about the systems shaping everyday life — often long before most of us notice them. We look at Europe, democracy, technology, public policy, civic participation and the institutions quietly deciding how societies work, then go beyond the press release to ask what those decisions actually mean for people, organisations and communities. Each episode takes a serious idea and makes it understandable without flattening it. We follow the connections between…
Episodes
REDefine // Civic Intelligence PodcastYour €5 Bargain Has a Border
EU in Practice | Association REDefine At 11:43 p.m., you find a rechargeable nightlight for €4.99. It looks like a perfectly good Christmas gift. The…
REDefine // Civic Intelligence PodcastThe Feeling Behind the Vote. It Felt True. Was It?
On 3 November 2026, as Americans vote in the midterm elections, we are examining a question that reaches far beyond the United States: How do political…
REDefine // Civic Intelligence PodcastWho Builds the Builders? Why Digital Literacy Is No Longer Enough
Most of us are great at using digital systems. We log in, upload, approve, search, automate and increasingly ask AI to do parts of the work for us. But knowing…
REDefine // Civic Intelligence PodcastEU in Practice: The AI Act Is Already Here. Just Not All at Once.
If you opened a customer-service chat this morning and were told that you were speaking to AI, that notice sits inside a rule that already applies. If an…
REDefine // Civic Intelligence PodcastThe Illusion of Ownership: Why Perfectly Good Tech Dies
We often talk about technology as if it simply “gets old.” A laptop stops receiving updates. A battery becomes impossible to replace. A sensor still works, but…
REDefine // Civic Intelligence PodcastEU in Practice: The European Digital Identity Wallet
Someone asks whether you are over 18. You hand over an identity card. They now know much more than whether you are over 18. Your full name is there. Your exact…
REDefine // Civic Intelligence PodcastThe Open School
Schools teach far more than what appears on the timetable. Every platform, login, data trail and digital workflow also teaches students something about…
REDefine // Civic Intelligence PodcastThe 28th Europe
Europe has 27 Member States, but one of the more intriguing ideas in its current competitiveness debate is a 28th regime: a European corporate framework that…
REDefine // Civic Intelligence PodcastEU in Practice: Canada and Europe Are Getting Closer. But What Exactly Are They Building?
The European Union is generally rather fond of categories. There are Member States, candidate countries, potential candidates, European Economic Area…
REDefine // Civic Intelligence PodcastEU in Practice: Can You Still Call It “Green”?
Most of us have probably noticed that the humble leaf has had quite a career in marketing. Once confined largely to trees, it eventually discovered packaging…
REDefine // Civic Intelligence PodcastEurope’s Open Source Moment: Why Digital Sovereignty Cannot Be Built Only with Slogans
You send an email, save a document, open a school platform, retrieve a patient record or ask an AI assistant to summarise the report you absolutely intended to…
REDefine // Civic Intelligence PodcastEU in Practice: Your Phone May Soon Have More Than One Brain
When Your Phone Answers, Who is Allowed to Speak? You ask your phone for help. Maybe you are cooking and your hands are covered in flour, or driving, or late…
REDefine // Civic Intelligence PodcastA Virtual Parliament: Why Democracy Needs Practice, Not Just Participation
Democracy is often taught as a system to understand, and discussed as a problem to solve. But it is rarely treated as a practice, something people must…
REDefine // Civic Intelligence PodcastIllegible Systems: Why Institutions Resist Change
Reform fails not because people resist change, but because institutions inherit decades of emotional and procedural memory.This video explains the ghost layer…
REDefine // Civic Intelligence PodcastMicro-Repair for Macro-Change
A guide to the tiny emotional tools that help us stay resilient, clear, and engaged in a complex world. In this video, we explore three powerful micro-repairs…
REDefine // Civic Intelligence PodcastWhat did 300 youth debates across Europe teach us about thinking, dialogue, and democracy?
This short video captures the real lessons we learned from working with over a thousand young people through the Youth4Peace and EU Democracy Campus projects —…
REDefine // Civic Intelligence PodcastPeace for Our Time
This video is the visual version to our essay “Peace For Our Time” — a look back at the choreography of 1938 and the strange familiarity it carries today. It’s…
REDefine // Civic Intelligence PodcastDemocracy in 3D: How the EU Democracy Campus Reimagined Learning for a New Generation
What if democracy could be experienced — not just explained? Inside the EU Democracy Campus, over 1,000 young Europeans from Portugal and Türkiye stepped into…