
Hi. I’m Paul Adamson, the founder of Encompass, an online magazine about the European Union and its place in the world and, through also our podcasts and live events, a space for discussion and debate. These podcasts are me “in conversation with” personalities that I think have interesting things to say. They are deliberately informal and are designed to be illuminating as well as, hopefully, ente... more
| Publishes | Twice monthly | Episodes | 266 | Founded | 10 years ago |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Listeners | Category | News | |||

The journalist and author Dave Keating talks to Paul Adamson about his book 'The Owned Continent - How to Free Europe from American Military, Economic and Cultural Dependence'.
Aingeal O'Donoghue, Permanent Representative of Ireland to the European Union, talks to Paul Adamson about the key priorities of Ireland's upcoming presidency of the EU.
Philip Rycroft, Former Permanent Secretary at the Department for Exiting the European Union (DExEU), talks to Paul Adamson about the need for a long term vision of EU-UK cooperation.
Mark Leonard, Director of the European Council on Foreign Relations, talks to Paul Adamson about his new book 'Surviving Chaos - Geopolitics When The Rules Fail'.
People also subscribe to these shows.





I have enjoyed and learnt a lot from listening to this podcast. The speakers are often eminent experts on current affairs and European politics.
My only request for improvement would be a higher quality of audio for the main speaker, Paul Adamson. His audio is often slightly distorted.
Always an interesting, informative chat. Perhaps a little dry and the sound is sub par, but worth listening to.
I love this podcast, thanks so much for the good work! (sometmes the sound quality could be better--seems very loud for the jingle in the beginning, than suddenly a lot softer?)
Key themes from listener reviews, highlighting what works and what could be improved about the show.










Recent interactions between the hosts and their guests.
Listeners, social reach, demographics and more for this podcast.
| Listeners per Episode | |
|---|---|
| Gender Skew | |
| Location | |
| Interests | |
| Professions | |
| Age Range | |
| Household Income | |
| Social Media Reach |
A thoughtful, long-form interview series centered on European Union politics, geopolitics, and policy. Conversations frequently explore UK–EU relations, European strategic autonomy, diplomacy, and global governance, often featuring veteran policymakers, journalists, and scholars. Episodes are marked by hard-hitting questions, nuanced analysis, and practical takeaways for listeners who follow EU affairs, international diplomacy, and public policy. A notable strength is the host's ability to draw out inside perspectives from high-profile guests, blending historical context with contemporary challenges in Europe and its role globally.
Rephonic provides a wide range of podcast stats for Paul Adamson in conversation. We scanned the web and collated all of the information that we could find in our comprehensive podcast database. See how many people listen to Paul Adamson in conversation and access YouTube viewership numbers, download stats, audience demographics, chart rankings, ratings, reviews and more.
Rephonic provides a full set of podcast information for three million podcasts, including the number of listeners. View further listenership figures for Paul Adamson in conversation, including podcast download numbers and subscriber numbers, so you can make better decisions about which podcasts to sponsor or be a guest on. You will need to upgrade your account to access this premium data.
Rephonic provides comprehensive predictive audience data for Paul Adamson in conversation, including gender skew, age, country, political leaning, income, professions, education level, and interests. You can access these listener demographics by upgrading your account.
To see how many followers or subscribers Paul Adamson in conversation has on Spotify and other platforms such as Castbox and Podcast Addict, simply upgrade your account. You'll also find viewership figures for their YouTube channel if they have one.
These podcasts share a similar audience with Paul Adamson in conversation:
1. Past Present Future
2. Disorder
3. This Is Not A Drill with Gavin Esler
4. Westminster Insider
5. Oh God, What Now?
Paul Adamson in conversation launched 10 years ago and published 266 episodes to date. You can find more information about this podcast including rankings, audience demographics and engagement in our podcast database.
Our systems regularly scour the web to find email addresses and social media links for this podcast. We scanned the web and collated all of the contact information that we could find in our podcast database. But in the unlikely event that you can't find what you're looking for, our concierge service lets you request our research team to source better contacts for you.
Rephonic pulls ratings and reviews for Paul Adamson in conversation from multiple sources, including Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Castbox, and Podcast Addict.
View all the reviews in one place instead of visiting each platform individually and use this information to decide if a show is worth pitching or not.
Rephonic provides full transcripts for episodes of Paul Adamson in conversation. Search within each transcript for your keywords, whether they be topics, brands or people, and figure out if it's worth pitching as a guest or sponsor. You can even set-up alerts to get notified when your keywords are mentioned.
Recent guests on Paul Adamson in conversation include:
1. Philip Rycroft
2. Mark Leonard
3. John Kampfner
4. Philippe Etienne
5. Glenn Micallef
6. Steve Erlanger
7. Patrizia Nanz
8. Stanley Pignal
To view more recent guests and their details, simply upgrade your Rephonic account. You'll also get access to a typical guest profile to help you decide if the show is worth pitching.