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  Legacy Links by Bourgmeisterin #6: Australian Ambassador Angus Campbell – Luxembourg as a gateway 10.10.2026 31m

  Australia🇦🇺 and Luxembourg🇱🇺 – worlds apart on the map, surprisingly close in mindset💭In this special 𝗟𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗰𝘆 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸𝘀 episode, we sit down with 𝗔𝗻𝗴𝘂𝘀 𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗹, 𝗔𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗮’𝘀 𝗔𝗺𝗯𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗱𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗨, 𝗕𝗲𝗹𝗴𝗶𝘂𝗺 & 𝗟𝘂𝘅𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗴, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗡𝗔𝗧𝗢 – and formerly 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗲𝗳 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗗𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲 (2018-2024) – to mark 𝟱𝟱 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗱𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 between the two nations and look squarely at what’s next.💬 𝗜𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲, 𝘄𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘀:🛰 𝗦𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Luxembourg’s goal of 5% of GDP from space technologies meets Australia’s fast-growing space ecosystem.🌱 𝗖𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗯𝗼𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: How both nations see opportunity in the green transition.🔗 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀: Lessons from the pandemic and why collaboration between like-minded nations matters.🤝 𝗤𝘂𝗶𝗲𝘁 𝗱𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗰𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: The power of community links – from the Australia New Zealand Chamber of Commerce Luxembourg - ANZCCL to cultural and business initiatives.📜 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗲𝗿𝘀: Updates on the EU-Australia Free Trade Agreement and the push for the Luxembourg-Australia Double Taxation Agreement.💡 𝗟𝘂𝘅𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗴 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗮𝗱: Why this small, multilingual hub is ideal for Australian startups and innovators.🍟 𝗔 𝗱𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘁 𝗱𝗲𝗯𝗮𝘁𝗲: Belgian fries vs. Luxembourgish 𝘎𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘬𝘪𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘳 – both get the Ambassador’s vote.It isn’t a history lesson – yet it 𝗶𝘀 historic: a snapshot of a relationship renewing itself in real time, with “𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 beats 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻” at its core. Come for the big-picture geopolitics, stay for the candid insights (including the 130-millisecond digital “distance” between our countries and a friendly debate on fries vs. gromperekichelcher).Produced with the support of ARA City Radio ❤️With thanks to the Australian Embassy to Belgium, Luxembourg, Mission to the EU and NATO for helping connect the dots.The Embassy on social media:Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/company/australi…ts/?feedView=allX: x.com/AustraliaEUFacebook: www.facebook.com/AustraliainBrussels
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  Legacy Links by Bourgmeisterin #5: Stephanie Jabardo about photography – in Venezuela vs. Luxembourg 10.10.2026 49m

  🎙️ 𝗜𝘁’𝘀 #𝗟𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗰𝘆𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸𝘀 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 – 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝘄𝗼 𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗵𝘆, 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗟𝘂𝘅𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗴’𝘀 𝗽𝗼𝗽-𝘂𝗽 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀.This time, we're linking 𝗘𝗱𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗻, Luxembourgish🇱🇺-American🇺🇸 𝘱𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘧𝘢𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘱𝘩𝘺, with 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗽𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲 𝗝𝗮𝗯𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗼, a Venezuelan-born🇻🇪 𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘱𝘩𝘦𝘳, 𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘱𝘩𝘦𝘳, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘷𝘰𝘪𝘤𝘦 in Luxembourg’s🇱🇺 visual arts scene.Stéphanie’s journey 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗽𝘂𝗻𝗸-𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗸 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗰 𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗱👨‍🎤👩‍🎤 𝗶𝗻 𝗩𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘇𝘂𝗲𝗹𝗮 to 𝘱𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘢𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘵𝘴 in Luxembourg captures 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗯𝗲𝗮𝘂𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗴𝗲 — always framed with 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵.𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻:🔹How Venezuelan ✨𝘴𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘭𝘦✨ and Luxembourgish 🌦️𝚖̲𝚘̲𝚘̲𝚍̲𝚢̲🌦️ introspection shape her artistic voice, and how weather, safety, and societal rhythm influence 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗵.🔸 Why 𝗳𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝗳𝗹𝘂𝗳𝗳: the behind-the-scenes labour of good editorial work, and why 𝘧𝘢𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘰𝘯 is the consistent “frame” for 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 – from music to portraits.🔹 Capturing 𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝙩𝙧𝙪𝙩𝙝: how she builds trust with her subjects and uses photography to help people see themselves 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 – and sometimes even 𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘺.🔸 On being 𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳-𝘁𝗮𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁 and 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭: what it means to create in a post-Instagram world, 𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 social trends with 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯.It’s a journey of identity, light, and showing up – in both creative work and life in Luxembourg 🇱🇺💫⠀📸: Edward Steichen, luxembourgofficial.comProduced with the support of ARA City Radio ❤️Stephanie's website: www.stephaniejabardo.comStephanie's IG: www.instagram.com/stephaniejabardo/
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  Legacy Links by Bourgmeisterin #4: Patricia Souza about DEI – in Europe and beyond 10.10.2026 58m

  𝗜𝘁’𝘀 #𝗟𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗰𝘆𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸𝘀 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 again – and this one 𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘴 𝘢 𝘱𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘩💥Each episode in this series links someone or something from Luxembourg’s past to a modern-day equivalent – this time, we’re connecting 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗴𝘂𝗲𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗧𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗮𝘀-𝗖𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁🇱🇺, one of Luxembourg’s earliest feminist voices and 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘸𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘶𝘹𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘨𝘪𝘴𝘩 𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 1918, with 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘇𝗮🇧🇷🇱🇺, a 𝘋𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘺 & 𝘐𝘯𝘤𝘭𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳 reshaping how workplaces understand inclusion, privilege, and belonging – all from Luxembourg’s modern frontline.Originally from Brazil, Patricia shares what it’s like to move through three cultures – Brazil 🇧🇷, Germany 🇩🇪, and Luxembourg 🇱🇺 – and the moment she realized that inclusion wasn’t just a buzzword, but a survival mechanism.𝗪𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼:🧠 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻: what it takes to turn frustration with bias into a long-term, science-backed D&I strategy.🪞 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗲, 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 & 𝘁𝗼𝗸𝗲𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗺: why "diversity" isn’t enough, and how companies get it wrong (and sometimes right).👥 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴: from saying “good morning” to mentoring with intention – what inclusion looks like in practice.🗣️ 𝗚𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘂𝗽 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗶𝗰: how to actually amplify underrepresented voices without co-opting their space.This isn’t just an interview – it’s a masterclass in conscious leadership, grounded in science, humility, and lived experience.Produced with the support of ARA City Radio❤️📸: Marguerite Thomas-Clement, Wiki🌐 Patricia's LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/patriciasouza11🌐 Website of Patricia's own newly established non-for-profit "Geek Girls": www.geek-girls.org
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  Legacy Links by Bourgmeisterin #3: Darren Robinson about the #LuxUK links 09.10.2026 36m

  It’s #LegacyLinks time – coming at you the third time around!Each episode links a historical figure, event or a place from Luxembourg’s past to someone representing the same field today: this time, we’re looking at all three of these aspects since we're talking about the relationship between Luxembourg🇱🇺 and the UK🇬🇧 with Darren Robinson, the president of the British-Luxembourg Society.A year ago, Bourgmeisterin partnered with the Society to highlight just how deeply interwoven the two countries are. Darren's voice brings both personal experience and institutional knowledge to this ongoing story of friendship between Luxembourg and the UK, which has always been one of mutual respect, cultural connection, and shared history🤝We also touched upon the fact that this connection has always been supported on three fronts: the Society, of course, has long served as a cultural ambassador, but the The British Chamber of Commerce for Luxembourg has also been instrumental in supporting the business relationships – just like the British Embassy has been vital in keeping the diplomatic ties strong.Produced with the support of ARA City Radio❤️British-Luxembourg Society: b-l-s.lu/British-Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce: www.bcc.lu/The embassy of the UK in Luxembourg: www.gov.uk/world/organisations…bassy-in-luxembourg#BourgmeisterinPodcast #LegacyLinks #BourgmeisterinLegacyLinks #LuxembourgHistory #Storytelling #UK #LuxUKLinks #LuxUKLinks
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  Bourgmeisterin Episode #73: Gaston Thorn, a Luxembourger who ran the world 08.10.2026 11m

  🇱🇺 HOW DID A MAN FROM TINY LUXEMBOURG END UP RUNNING THE WORLD?🌐𝗚𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗻’𝘀 career took him from resisting the Nazi occupation as a teenager to some of the biggest political stages imaginable.He became: 🔹𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 of Luxembourg, 🔸presided over the 𝗨𝗡 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗹𝘆, 🔹and eventually took charge of the 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻.But Thorn’s story is also something bigger: a reminder that 𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆’𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗹𝘂𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 isn’t necessarily measured in square kilometres or population.📸: UCD Sutherland School of Law FB page – Gaston Thorn, year unknown
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  Bourgmeisterin Episode #72: Pete Murray, the Brit who gave BBC a run for its money 24.09.2026 11m

  🇱🇺🎙️𝗥𝗔𝗗𝗜𝗢 𝗟𝗨𝗫𝗘𝗠𝗕𝗢𝗨𝗥𝗚 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗸 ’𝗻’ 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗼 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻. 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗯𝗲𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗶𝗰𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝟭𝟬𝟭!In 1949, 𝗣𝗲𝘁𝗲 𝗠𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗮𝘆 arrived in Luxembourg for what was supposed to be a three-month radio job. 𝗛𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗳𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀.At a time when British radio offered limited access to recorded popular music, Radio Luxembourg was broadcasting a new sound into millions of British homes.𝗠𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗮𝘆 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗸 ’𝗻’ 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗹, including ✨𝘉𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘏𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘏𝘪𝘴 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘴✨, before becoming one of Britain’s most recognisable broadcasters.A temporary job in a tiny country helped change British music history.📸: Getty Images – English DJ, radio and television presenter Pete Murray posed in London in June 1959. Hanging on the wall behind is a painting by English artist L. S. Lowry. (Photo by Allen Newton/Popperfoto via Getty Images)
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  Bourgmeisterin: Fireside Chats #4 – FEEDING THE NATION: Cooking Memory Into Tradition (feat. Davide Sorvillo) 22.09.2026 1h 12m

  🇱🇺What happens when food stops being just food?🥘In this edition of Bourgmeisterin: Fireside Chats, Julia Khalyavko sits down with restaurateur Davide Sorvillo – the mind behind Bonne Nouvelle, Public House and Bistro des Capucins – to talk about everything from pineapple wine🍍 and umami🤤 to Luxembourgish cuisine, migration, memory and belonging.Along the way, we ask some slightly bigger questions: when does a dish become heritage? How much can tradition change before it stops being tradition? And can restaurants actually help people feel at home in a country?There are also detours into lobster, chicken tikka masala, Pizza Hawaii, language, integration and why Parmigiano may just be the Italian word for umami.Food for thought, quite literally🍷🇱🇺---📍The event was recorded live at Silversquare Liberté in Luxembourg City.🤝Supported by the 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗙𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗔𝗳𝗳𝗮𝗶𝗿𝘀, 𝗦𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝗟𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗥𝗲𝗳𝘂𝗴𝗲𝗲𝘀.💼Produced in partnership with 𝗔𝗥𝗔 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗥𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗼📽️Filmed by the Luxembourgish videography company 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗲𝗿𝟴---🌐 Bourgmeisterin: https://www.instagram.com/bourgmeisterin/, https://bourgmeisterin.com/🌐 Davide Sorvillo: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davide-sorvillo/🌐 Bonne Nouvelle: https://bonnenouvelle.lu/, Public House Casino: https://www.publichouse.lu/, Bistro des Capucins: https://bistrodescapucins.lu/🌐 ARA City Radio: https://www.instagram.com/aracityradio/, https://www.instagram.com/radioara/, https://www.radioara.org/🌐 The Ministry: https://www.instagram.com/mifa_lu/, https://mfsva.gouvernement.lu/en.html🌐 Super8: https://www.instagram.com/super8videos/, https://www.super8.lu/---Chapters:00:00 Intro / Highlights01:16 Welcome & What We’ll Cover07:37 Davide’s Background & First Business17:55 Bonne Nouvelle: How It Started25:36 Public House: A New Direction31:31 Bistro des Capucins33:53 Umami & the Science of Taste38:12 What Is Luxembourgish Cuisine?43:46 Food, Memory & Cultural Heritage48:46 How Food Changes Status: The Lobster Example52:52 Migration, Reinvention & Chicken Tikka Masala58:01 Restaurants, Community & Belonging01:02:11 Audience Q&A
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  Bourgmeisterin Episode #71: Paul Lauterbur, an American Luxembourger who invented MRI 10.09.2026 13m

  🇱🇺 𝗔 𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗟𝘂𝘅𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗴𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗿𝗼𝗼𝘁𝘀 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽𝗲𝗱 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗶𝘁 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗯𝗼𝗱𝘆 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘁🩻Paul Lauterbur’s family came from 𝗗𝗮𝗹𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗺🇱🇺, but his own journey took him from a childhood 𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗹𝗮𝗯 𝗶𝗻 𝗢𝗵𝗶𝗼🧪🇺🇸 to experiments that helped transform magnetic resonance into ✨𝗠𝗥𝗜✨Along the way, he worked secretly at night, scanned clams and peppers, had his groundbreaking paper initially rejected – and watched his university decide his invention wasn’t worth the cost of patenting.This decidion cost them the prettiest of all pennies – straight outta the joke "𝘮𝘺 𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘬 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥, 𝘣𝘶𝘵, 𝘮𝘢𝘯, 𝘐'𝘮 𝘣𝘢𝘥 𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘩"🤦‍♀️In 2003, Lauterbur 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗹 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝘇𝗲 in Physiology or Medicine with UK's Peter Mansfield.📸 : archon.library.illinois.edu – Paul Lauterbur
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  Bourgmeisterin Episode #70: Princess Hilda of Luxembourg 27.08.2026 14m

  👑 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗛𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗮 𝗼𝗳 𝗟𝘂𝘅𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗴 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗯𝗲𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗮 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀.The last of six sisters to marry, she went through one match she didn’t want and another that politics got in the way of before finally marrying Prince Adolph of Schwarzenberg at 33.But conventional royal life was never really the point.Hilda was drawn to nature, farming and wildlife. With Adolph, she travelled through 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮 and eventually built a very different kind of life in Kenya – before war, exile and politics turned their world upside down.Hers is a story about refusing the life expected of you and finding one that fits instead.📸: Wiki - Princess Hilda
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  Bourgmeisterin Episode #69: Sosthène Weis, the artist who made 5000 paintings of Luxembourg 30.07.2026 17m

  🎨 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗽𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆?For 𝗦𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻𝗲 𝗪𝗲𝗶𝘀, the answer was simple: paint it.Again.And again.And again.As 𝗟𝘂𝘅𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗴'𝘀 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗔𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁, Weis helped shape the country through buildings like the 𝗛𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗹 𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝘀 and projects for 𝗔𝗥𝗕𝗘𝗗. But when the working day ended, he picked up his watercolours and set out to capture the Luxembourg around him – its bridges, valleys, villages and streets.He painted so much that thousands of his works are believed to exist today. And over time, ✨𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘥✨His paintings stopped being just art. 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗟𝘂𝘅𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗴 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝘁𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱. Grand Duchess Charlotte gifted original Weis watercolours to Charles de Gaulle, King Olav V of Norway and other world leaders as symbols of the country itself.Some people build a nation. Others paint its memory. Sosthène Weis somehow managed to do both.📸: kunstveiling.nl
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  Bourgmeisterin: Fireside Chats #3 – LUXEMBOURG'S SUMMER IN THREE ACTS: Pilgrimage, Harvest, and Wine 23.07.2026 57m

  For centuries, Luxembourg's summers have been marked not by the pages of a calendar, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗯𝘆 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿🫂Some 𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗘𝗰𝗵𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗰𝗵 in honour of Saint Willibrord. Others gather to bless 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗯𝗼𝘂𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗱𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲. A few weeks later, the first glasses of 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘂𝗱𝘆 𝗙𝗶𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘄𝗮𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗻 appear on tables across the country, quietly announcing that another season is drawing to a close 🌾🍷🕺🏻In this edition of 𝗕𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗴𝗺𝗲𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻: 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝘁𝘀, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘉𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘨𝘮𝘦𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯🇱🇺, 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝗶𝗮 𝗞𝗵𝗮𝗹𝘆𝗮𝘃𝗸𝗼, is joined by 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘢𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘤 𝘩𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘯🎓 with the most recent tenure at the 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 (𝗖𝟮𝗗𝗛) at the 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗟𝘂𝘅𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗴, 𝗝𝗼𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗮 𝘃𝗮𝗻 𝗗𝗼𝗻𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗴𝗼𝗲𝗱, to unpack the stories behind these traditions – not simply how they began, but 𝚠̲𝚑̲𝚢̲ ̲𝚝̲𝚑̲𝚎̲𝚢̲ ̲𝚌̲𝚘̲𝚗̲𝚝̲𝚒̲𝚗̲𝚞̲𝚎̲ to 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿.The conversation traces the journey from medieval pilgrimage to UNESCO recognition, from religious devotion to local identity, from agricultural necessity to cultural celebration. Along the way, it asks bigger questions about how traditions survive, who shapes them, and why communities continue returning to rituals that, at first glance, may seem wonderfully irrational.Whether you've taken part in these celebrations yourself or are discovering them for the first time, 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 at Luxembourg's🇱🇺 cultural landscape: not as a collection of customs frozen in the past, but 𝗮𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 that 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘷𝘰𝘭𝘷𝘦 with every generation.---📍The event was recorded live at Silversquare Liberté in Luxembourg City.🤝Supported by the 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗙𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗔𝗳𝗳𝗮𝗶𝗿𝘀, 𝗦𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝗟𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗥𝗲𝗳𝘂𝗴𝗲𝗲𝘀.💼Produced in partnership with 𝗔𝗥𝗔 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗥𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗼📽️Filmed by the Luxembourgish videography company 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗲𝗿𝟴---🌐 Bourgmeisterin: https://www.instagram.com/bourgmeisterin/, https://bourgmeisterin.com/🌐 Joëlla van Donkersgoed: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joella-van-donkersgoed, https://www.instagram.com/heritage.travels/🌐 ARA City Radio: https://www.instagram.com/aracityradio/, https://www.instagram.com/radioara/, https://www.radioara.org/🌐 The Ministry: https://www.instagram.com/mifa_lu/, https://mfsva.gouvernement.lu/en.html🌐 Super8: https://www.instagram.com/super8videos/, https://www.super8.lu/---🔗🍷The list of wine festivals mentioned in the episode: https://luxembourg.public.lu/en/society-and-culture/festivals-and-traditions/wine-and-grape-festivals.html
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  Bourgmeisterin Episode #68: Lily Becker-Krier, the first women's rights activist in Luxembourg 16.07.2026 13m

  𝗪𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴❌𝗟𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗕𝗲𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗿 fought for women to gain political rights in Luxembourg. Yet many years later, she admitted she was disappointed by how slowly those rights translated into women actually stepping into public life.It raises a question that 𝚜̲𝚝̲𝚒̲𝚕̲𝚕̲ ̲𝚏̲𝚎̲𝚎̲𝚕̲𝚜̲ ̲𝚛̲𝚎̲𝚕̲𝚎̲𝚟̲𝚊̲𝚗̲𝚝̲ ̲𝚝̲𝚘̲𝚍̲𝚊̲𝚢̲:̲𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘄𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝘆 𝗮 𝗯𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝘄𝗼𝗻?Is it when a law changes? Or when society finally changes with it?---Produced with the support of @aracityradio @radioara📸: rues-au-feminin.lu
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  Bourgmeisterin Episode #67: the first woman in Luxembourg's Parliament, Marguerite Thomas-Clement 02.07.2026 14m

  Some people change history 𝗯𝘆 𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿👊Others change it by 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘆 𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁🗣️Long before equality became part of everyday conversation, the first woman, 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗴𝘂𝗲𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗧𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗮𝘀-𝗖𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁, was standing in 𝗟𝘂𝘅𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗴'𝘀 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 challenging injustice, defending working women, exposing hypocrisy, and giving a voice to those society preferred to overlook.🔹She didn't win every battle.🔹Most of her motions were rejected.🔹But history isn't only shaped by those who succeed.𝗦𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗲𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝘀𝗸 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗻𝗼 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗲𝗹𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝘀𝗸.Find out more at www.bourgmeisterin.com!
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  Bourgmeisterin Episode #66: Arno Joseph Mayer, Part 2 18.06.2026 8m

  𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗮 𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴🏁The tyrant falls. The war ends. The old world disappears. Justice wins💪But 𝗔𝗿𝗻𝗼 𝗝. 𝗠𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿 didn’t believe history was ever that simple❌ Born in Luxembourg and forced into exile by the Nazis, Mayer spent his career 𝗮𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: 🔹Who really loses power? 🔹Who quietly keeps it? 🔹And what happens when the stories we tell about the past become too neat?Maybe that’s why his work still matters. Because remembering Arno J. Mayer isn’t just about honoring a Luxembourgish historian.𝗜𝘁’𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘂𝘀 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹 𝘀𝗮𝗳𝗲.📸: princeton.eduFind out more at www.bourgmeisterin.com!
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  Legacy Links by Bourgmeisterin #2: Power struggle – the definition of strength in the 20th vs. 21st centuries 12.06.2026 48m

  Another Legacy Links treat is landing with a bang!💥Each episode links a historical figure from Luxembourg’s past to someone working in the same field today: this time, we're looking at John Grün, the strongest Luxembourger of all time from 1900s💪, and Elodie Covella, a yoga instructor from Luxembourg🧘‍♀️John Grün, Luxembourg’s most famous strongman, became a symbol of physical strength and resilience in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. His dedication to body mastery, endurance, and discipline made him a legend.Today, Elodie Covella, yoga instructor and Luxembourger, embodies a modern approach to physical and mental strength through yoga, promoting holistic well-being, mindfulness, and body awareness. While John Grün focused on raw physical power, Elodie represents a contemporary evolution of strength – rooted in balance, flexibility, and mental resilience. Both figures, in their own ways, inspire people to push their limits and discover the full potential of their bodies.Elodie’s IG: www.instagram.com/elodiecovellayoga/Elodie’s website: elodiecovellayoga.comWant to learn more about John Grün? Check out “A story about the world's strongest man, a Luxembourger” at bourgmeisterin.com/all-stories/f/a…-a-luxembourger!
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  Legacy Links by Bourgmeisterin #1: Sustainable bees'ness – bees & goats: from Luxembourg to the U.S. in (1890s) and back in (2020s) 12.06.2026 53m

  Legacy Links is the interview series where each episode links a historical figure from Luxembourg’s past to someone working in the same field today, and the connection between these two women is pretty phenomenal.Lilian Steichen, the sister of the world famous photographer Edward Steichen who emigrated with their parents from Luxembourg at the end of 1800s, was a pioneer in sustainable agriculture, introducing goat dairy farming to the U.S. and advocating for its health benefits at a time when it was not widely accepted. Her work emphasized the importance of natural food sources, gut health, and self-sustaining farming. Similarly, Samantha Dula’s dedication to beekeeping follows a parallel path – promoting natural, sustainable food production and raising awareness about the critical role of pollinators in human and environmental health all the way from the U.S. to Luxembourg.Both women, though separated by time and industry, share not only a nationality, but also a passion for ethical and sustainable food production, environmental stewardship, and public education about the unseen benefits of nature’s smallest contributors – whether through goat milk or honeybees.Samantha’s IG: @comb.keeper (www.instagram.com/comb.keeper/)Samantha's website: combkeeper.com/Want to learn more about Lilian Steichen-Sandburg? Check out “A story about Edward Steichen's sister – Lilian "Paula" Sandburg” at bourgmeisterin.com/all-stories/f/a…-paula-sandburg!!
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  Bourgmeisterin Episode #1: Golden Lady (Gëlle Fra) 07.06.2026 6m

  Hold on tight, folks, because we're about to embark on a joyride through the quirky and fascinating world of Gëlle Fra (Luxembourgish for "Golden Lady"), lovingly nicknamed Monument of Remembrance, in the heart of Luxembourg City😁 Let's dive in and embrace the absurdity, shall we?Gëlle Fra was the brainchild of a Luxembourgish sculptor named Claus Cito. Originally, it was meant to honor the brave Luxembourgish soldiers who selflessly volunteered in the French army during World War I. But hold onto your hats, because destiny had some tricks up its sleeve. Due to a series of wacky events, this memorial also transformed into a symbol of resistance against the Nazis and now stands as a tribute to war victims in general.Visit www.bourgmeisterin.com for more!
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  Bourgmeisterin Episode #2: Luxembourg City Hall & Place Guillaume II 07.06.2026 4m

  Welcome to the most happening spot in Luxembourg City—Luxembourg City Hall, the place where all the local government magic happens. It's like the ultimate VIP club for politicians, complete with the Mayor's swanky private office. This city hall is so fancy that it attracts foreign dignitaries like moths to a flame. I mean, who wouldn't want to hang out here?Visit www.bourgmeisterin.com for more!
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  Bourgmeisterin Episode #3: William II, the grantor of the first Constitution of Luxembourg 07.06.2026 6m

  So, about the guy whose statue you can find on Place Guillaume II – it's him👆 Guillaume-William-Willem: pot[ei]to/pot[a]to. This is a heavy throwback to the times when The Netherlands, Luxembourg and Limburg were ruled by the same monarchs and constituted the United Kingdom of... the Netherlands! Didn't see that coming, did ya? Yeah, I didn't know either, but apparently it did exist between 1815 and 1839 (although it's an unofficial name for just the Kingdom of)🤷‍♀️ The Belgian Revolution of 1830 broke it a little, but it also paved the way for Luxembourg to get its own constitution out of it later in 1842! It's all about the give and take, pals🫶Find out more at www.bourgmeisterin.com!
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  Bourgmeisterin Episode #4: Grand Ducal Palace 07.06.2026 4m

  Ah, the Grand Ducal Palace! This place is all about the grand duke and his important duties as the head hotshot of the Grand Duchy💁‍♀️ Let's dive into the amusing history of this palace.Back in the day, this building was all over the place. It started off as the city hall of Luxembourg, way back in 1572. Imagine that! The grand duke's palace used to be a humble town hall🏢 From 1795, it became the seat of the Département des Forêts prefecture. Fancy name, right? Well, hold on, because in 1817 it transformed into the headquarters of the Luxembourg Government. That's like a real estate makeover on steroids!Find out more at www.bourgmeisterin.com!