On Voices Matter, our journalists sit down with people from our community who have a story to tell.
Voices Matter airs every Monday at 9.40 am. This is a platform to amplify our community’s voices. At Ara City Radio, we are convinced that everyone has a meaningful story to tell, that every voice counts. Yours as well. If you want to share your story, contact us at listeners@ara.lu or directly here on social media.
Tomorrow, Greg Acha launches his new book. "I'm OKÆY" is the title of his memoirs. On Voices Matter, Greg Acha speaks about his life journey and his new book.
Iryna Sagaidak in her life has made several transitions. She went from being a scientist to teaching mindful movement. On Voices Matter, she explains how she has progressed during this journey and what mindfulness means to her.
Six years ago, Stéphanie Ravat's daughter was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes. Since this day, the disease has dominated the daily live of the family as her daughter needed constant care. On Voices Matter, Stéphanie explains why she sees the urgent need for more leave for parents of sick children.
Moses is a musician; he was a student; he's a Nigerian, a Ukraine war refugee. He is a believer. He came to our studio on Voices Matter to tell us all about his journey and his music. Recently, he released the song "colorblind". Tune in to check it out.
How to talk about racism to black people? How to talk about it to children? And why we shouldn't just ignore it - Corrida joined us on Voices Matter to talk about these matters.
Cidalia Monteiro has a Portuguese sounding name but she doesn't speak Portuguese and she doesn't look like a Portuguese. Since she arrived in Luxembourg as a kid, her Cape Verdean origins have caused quite some confusion - at least for the others. Cidalia knows where her roots are.
"Luxembourg gave us that that opportunity to be culturally diverse, and within the diversity, we were also not pre-judged.” . In honour of One peoples Black History month, Dorothy Germaine, originally from Jamaica, tells Ara City radio about her experience with being black in Luxembourg.
Join us as we delve into Brilliant Tene Tene's extraordinary journey. Discover how he continues to make waves in his new home and beyond. Voices Matter we share his story, proving that voices and stories like his truly matter.
Black History Month is dedicated to celebrating, recognizing and commemorating the history, culture, achievements and contributions of black people around the world.
Kasia Bialek talks on Voices Matter about her love for multilingualism and being a Polish kindergarden teacher.
President of the FFCEL Delphine de Clerck came to the ACR studio to talk with Tracy Heindrichs about changing career paths several times and picking up work after taking a 20-year break to look after her household.
For more than two years, Brigitta Best has been suffering from Long Covid. On Voices Matter, she tells how the illness has impacted her health and her life.
Have you ever had a gap in your career? How does one make a smooth transition into the professional life again? To help people get back on track after taking a gap, Esther Celosse founded the start up Return2Career. In our interview, she explains what has motivated her to support others in this step. The interview is the latest episode of our new feature Voices Matter, today with Orjola Spaho.
Ever heard about cuddle therapy? Elise Bally offers this professionally. On Voices Matter, Elise explains how a session with a cuddle therapist looks like, and why we should all start to cuddle more.
Shivani Sondhi in this episode of Voices Matter tells us about what it’s like being a woman in tech, her activism, and what impact these two aspects of her life have had on her professional path.
Tracy speaks to Isabelle Marinov, lawyer turned author...how did that come about and how has the journey been.
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.
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.
Christos Floros doesn't sleep. Christos is on a mission which doesn't allow him to. He wants to make politics in Luxembourg accessible to everyone, and he wants to make more people participate in politics. On Voices Matter, Christos tells us why he has committed to his mission and how he feels about Luxembourg's politics.
On this episode of Voices Matter, recruitéent employee-turned-yoga teacher Alix Rassel tells our journalist Tracy Heindrichs about her struggles with alcohol and how yoga was key to her recovery.
Bus driver in Australia, banker in Luxembourg, and now an artist: Benjamin Michaels a.k.a Benny J Artist has done it all. In this episode of Voices Matter, the Luxembourg-based artist shares why he has changed careers so often, and how he lives his life with Nail Patella Syndrome.
Karen van Hout was voted Luxembourg's Woman of the Year 2022 for her work granting wishes to terminally ill patients through her association Ambulanz-Wonsch.
Kate Ensor is on her path towards more mindfulness. As she keeps learning, the techniques of mindful approaches to life have helped her to overcome and prevent depressive episodes and personal struggles. In her classes, she teaches mindfulness to others.
One time, Julia Zhang nearly lost her life while mountain climbing. Another time, climbing saved her life. On Voices Matter, Julia tells us about her upcoming excursion to Mount Everest. We talk about how mountain climbing has become an important part of her life and why she is so passionate about it.
Years ago Charlotte had very bad food poisoning and suffered repeated infections for a year. Up until then, she never worried about allergies or labels. For the past ten years she has worked relentlessly to understand the world of food allergy and intolerance.