Romania, sterilisation and the Biennale

About this episode

The episode discusses Romania's political landscape, women's sterilisation rights, and the intersection of art and politics in Venice.

Is Bucharest’s left-right coalition a sign of things to come? Should women be offered sterilisation as freely as men are offered vasectomies? And has art fallen victim to politics in Venice? Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. With Jamie Timson, Harriet Marsden and Felicity Capon Image credit: Simone Padovani / Getty Images

People in this episode

Host: Olly Mann

Guests: Jamie Timson, Harriet Marsden, Felicity Capon

Topics covered

• Romania
• sterilisation
• politics
• art
• Biennale
• Bucharest
• Venice

Keywords

• Romania
• sterilisation
• Bucharest
• art
• politics
• Biennale
• Venice
• Olly Mann
• The Week

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Week

Places: Bucharest, Venice

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