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Contrarily to what its name may suggest, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg is one of the smallest countries in the European Union. That wasn’t always the case: indeed, over a period of 250 years and 3 partitions, Luxembourg gradually but surely went from a surface of 10,700km2 to its current size of 2,586 square kilometers. On this episode of No Stupid Question, we will glance into Luxembourg’s past with the Musée Dräi Eechelen’s curator Simone Feis and answer the question: why is the grand duchy of Luxembourg so small?

On Local Matters today, we go on a hike to explore Luxembourg's south.

On today’s Local Matters, we visit the Minettpark in Fond de Gras between Petange and Differdange. The Minettpark is an open-air museum that exhibits relicts of the south’s mining industry.

Determined to promote the positive impacts of biodiversity, a group of local sustainability enthusiasts launched the NaturED project as a natural learning space for students and an opportunity for the public to connect with nature. Our guest contributor Roxana Mironescu went to meet Jennifer Feschuk and Kriti Aggarwal who gave her a tour of the site in Kirchberg's central parc and shared their vision for the future.

Tracy speaks to Isabelle Marinov, lawyer turned author...how did that come about and how has the journey been.

On Local Matters in these next couple of weeks, we give you some ideas how to not be too frustrated while passing holiday at home, let’s check out some activities to explore in summer in Luxembourg. We start this tour of the country in the south this week. On top of the hill, in the woods, in Esch, we check out the Déierepark, the zoo.

In the spring of 2023, Luxembourg for the first time participated in an OECD study on the level of financial literacy among the population. Considering the grand duchy’s status as a financial hub, the results were surprising: on average, the country scored 60 out of 100 on financial knowledge, behaviour and attitude, a score that was close to 50 when looking at adults aged 18 to 29. How can a country that has such a prolific financial sector not reflect this in its educational system? What is the danger of this and what solutions exist to solve the issue? Jessica Thyrion, a financial education adviser at the ABBL foundation for financial education, tells us.

Sarah Muller & Alex Gillander of the Center for the Luxembourgish Language (ZLS) joined the Breakfast Show to talk about their mobile exhibition, called ‘Luxembourg language(s)’ and the work that the Luxembourgish Online Dictionary (LOD) team do. The traveling exhibition "Luxembourg language(s)" can currently be found at the New Gallery of the shopping center Belle Etoile, and is an opportunity for all to familiarize themselves with language and languages.The ZLS team is on site every day from 10am to 7pm to guide visitors through the exhibition. The exhibition will then move on to the following locations in Luxembourg: • Elves: from 5 to 9 August 2023 • Miedernach: from 3 to 9 September 2023 • Forum Goat buttons: from September 29 to October 4, 2023 • Institut national des langues Luxembourg: from 23 October to 10 November 2023 Further details can be found at www.lod.lu or www.zls.lu

Sofia and Brice, two members of the collective Rise for Climate Luxembourg explain why Luxembourg's climate activists are so well-behaved.

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Mateo is 7 years old and he is Luxembourg's most successful Pokémon player. As one of Europe's top 15 players, he is invited to the Pokémon world championship in Japan in August. In our interview, he and his dad Pedro talk about their common passion.

What's a golden visa and does Luxembourg offer it? That's what we're finding out on this episode of No Stupid Question!

Shivani Sondhi from the Vodafone Foundation explains developments on the Bright Sky App and Website that offers support information and resources for those suffering domestic abuse.

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Out on the Theaterplaz, with his back against a pole and a cup out in front of him, Charel wishes passersby a nice day, and wraps the lingering ones up in conversation. Many who walk on come back around. Charel is so good at begging, he turned the activity into a profitable business. Join Nicolas Calmes as he too converses with Charel and learns about his life story.

Some say that AI could be one of the solutions to Luxembourg's workforce shortage, but is that true? We've talked with Albert Moukheiber, a neuroscientist, psychologist and author about the potential and limitations artificial intelligence could contribute to the workplace.

Simon was joined by author Isabelle Marinov whose latest book, Henri and the Machine, hits shops on July 6th. When Isabelle was 9 years old, her parents gave her a red typewriter for her birthday. She began typing away, crafting stories in German and in Luxembourgish, her native language. Growing up, “writer” seemed like a non-existent job description. Isabelle studied law in France and in the US and got a "proper" job. But she secretly continued to write in the evenings and on weekends. After her first son was born, she returned to her lifelong passion––writing, and for the first time, she thought about it as a job. Isabelle speaks four languages fluently but for a reason that defies her, English is her preferred language for prose.

Jean-Jacques Schonckert, president of Association pour le Droit de Mourir dans la Dignité Lëtzebuerg a.s.b.l., spoke with Simon about the work they do. The association was formed in 1988, on the initiative of the late Dr Henri CLEES and a group of determined idealists. Its objectives included the legalization of voluntary euthanasia and the guarantee of free choice of end of life which they hoped to achieve by raising public awareness and drafting a draft law. Their efforts have been rewarded by the signing of an agreement with the Ministry of Family Affairs, Integration and the Greater Region, entering into force on 01 January 2018, which allows the Society to create a professional structure for psychological support and accompaniment in adequate premises.