In this week's episode we talk about last weekend’s rowdy party leader debate and what it tells us about next year’s election.

We also dig into some insights from readers of The Local on what prompted people to pack their bags and move to Sweden.

For Membership+ subscribers, we discuss accusations that politicians are using xenophobic language to describe pro-Palestinian protestors.

And finally we hear whether readers of The Local agree with the old cliché of Sweden being one of the most sexually liberated countries in the world.

Host Paul O'Mahony is joined this week by regular panelists Becky Waterton and James Savage.

Here are links to some of the topics discussed in the episode:

• Sweden needs more of the Nooshi and Ebba show
• Why is it important that the Centre Party leader has stepped down?
• ARCHIVE: ‘The Sweden Democrats no longer need to worry about how they appear’

• 'Born for Sweden': The Local's readers explain what made them move here

• TELL US: How sexually liberated are Swedish people really?

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Sweden is one of the worst countries in Europe when it comes to providing job opportunities for educated foreigners, according to an investigation last year by Lighthouse Reports and media outlets including the Financial Times.

The study found for example that Sweden had the second-worst employment gap for college-educated migrants and that 68 percent of immigrants educated abroad were overqualified for their job.

In this clip from Sweden in Focus Extra, The Local’s contributor Amélie Reichmuth speaks about this issue of "brain waste" in Sweden with Laurence Romani, who is a professor and Director of the Center for Responsible Leadership at the Stockholm School of Economics.

• Tackling Sweden’s ‘brain waste’: How employers can unlock migrant talent

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In this week's episode we talk about the politics behind Sweden's planned new salary threshold for work permit holders.

We also look at what readers of The Local always make sure to do when they’re back visiting the countries they moved from.

For Membership+ subscribers we discuss the Swedish government’s controversial plan to lower the age of criminal responsibility from 15 to 13.

Finally, we’ve been trying to get answers on who will potentially be affected by a proposal to withdraw permanent residency from some immigrants and we bring you the latest on what we know.

Host Paul O'Mahony is joined this week by regular panelists Richard Orange and James Savage.

The episode also features interviews with Ibra Idrees, a Malmö-based restaurateur whose parents face deportation over a work permit issue, and Ludvig Aspling, the Sweden Democrats' spokesperson on immigration and one of the driving forces behind a plan to revoke permanent residency from as many as 120,000 immigrants.

Here are links to some of the topics discussed in the episode:

• Sweden to hike threshold for work permit to 33,390 kronor a month
• What do we know about plans to further raise the work permit salary threshold?

'Everything except Wasabröd': What's cheaper or better in your home country than Sweden?

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