Report from Novi Sad: Can students bring down a regime?
We’re taking a momentary break from “Who Does It Best?” to take a trip to Serbia with producer Wojciech Oleksiak. Wojciech was on the ground in Novi Sad last weekend to report from the massive demonstration marking the one-year anniversary of the tragic accident at the city’s railway station.
And if you’re not following this story, you should be. Much of what’s happening in Serbia is a heartening example of how peaceful demonstrations can really move the needle, even in places where the political situation looks bleak. And Serbia’s leadership has been following a playbook that is increasingly common across Europe and the rest of the world. Even if you don’t live under an illiberal democracy…you might want to get familiar with how they take shape.
We’ll be back with the final episode of “Who Does It Best?” on Friday. (Wojciech has had a busy week.)
If you’re interested to hear more on this evolving story, check out our episode from earlier this year called “Is real change coming to Serbia?”
Special thanks go to Filip Djordjević and Mila Dragnić.
Reporting, producing, mixing & mastering
Wojciech Oleksiak
Editorial support
Morgan Childs and Dominic Kraemer
Music
Jim Barne and Mariska Martina
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