What do the Epstein files reveal about Europe’s elite?

About this episode

The episode discusses the revelations from the Epstein files regarding Europe's elite and features an interview with journalist Salsabil Fayed about American influence on European think tanks.

It has been an absolutely Awful Week for everyone who has been paying attention to the latest release of the Epstein files, both on this continent and around the world. We’re taking a look at what the documents reveal about Europe’s rich and powerful and whether any overdue reckonings might come out of the horrific revelations. On the brighter side: we also discuss a sitting president who does NOT want to be handed the Nobel Peace Prize. A win for us all! Our guest this week is journalist Salsabil Fayed , co-author of the recent Follow the Money investigation “U.S. donors bankroll Europe’s policy ideas through think tanks”. (Gulp.) What does it mean that some of the biggest American tech companies are financing some of the work of some of the most influential think tanks on this side of the Atlantic? Salsabil spells it all out. This week’s Inspiration Station recommendations are Fairphone and not looking at your phone in the morning. So…go out and touch grass. (But catch up on your podcasts first.) Resources for this episode: “Moldovan president rejects Nobel Peace Prize nomination, says Ukrainian POWs deserve it instead” – Yahoo! News, 6 February 2026 “Holding the Line Between…

People in this episode

Hosts: Katy Lee, Dominic Kraemer

Guest: Salsabil Fayed

Topics covered

• Epstein files
• Europe's elite
• Nobel Peace Prize
• think tanks
• American tech companies
• journalism
• politics

Keywords

• Epstein files
• Europe
• Nobel Peace Prize
• think tanks
• Salsabil Fayed
• politics
• journalism
• American tech companies

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Yahoo! News, The Rest is Politics, El Pais, The Guardian

Books & works: Follow the Money

Places: Moldova, Europe

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