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Dear Lucas,
If you have an interest in Irish history /culture, I might suggest the following:

Michael Collins (film) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Collins_(film)

Strumpet City (book by James Plunkett) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strumpet_City

Kind regards,
Marguerite

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Dear Lucas,
In terms of books:

Combating Global Inequality: Rethinking Government’s Role by Olivier Blanchard and Dani Rodrik (eds.)

The Economics of Belonging by Martin Sandbu

Trade Wars are Class Wars by Matthew Klein and Michael Pettis

Movies:

Nomadland

Collective (documentary)

Margin Call

Series:

The Deuce

The Wire

Mad Men

Show Me A Hero

The Plot Against America

Mrs. America

Kind regards,
Andrei

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Dear Lucas,
I would recommend a book from Jonathan Lethem – The Fortress of Solitude.

Because it brings you to New York, it brings you music, it brings family, friendship, heartbreak, fun, sadness, soul, all in one. And with close to 600 pages in paperback, it also keeps you busy reading for a while!
Kind regards,
Stephanie

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Dear Lucas,
I would suggest the following items 😊
Books

Go, Went, Gone by Jenny Erpenbeck

Movies

Capernaum

La Haine

Rams

Series

True Detective season 1 (in case not seen already, HBO)

Snabba Cash (Netflix)

Podcasts

Macro Musings with David Beckworth

Talking Politics: History of Ideas

Conversations with Tyler (episode with Karl-Ove Knausgard)
Kind regards,
Nils

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Dear Lucas,
I very much enjoyed the book by Stephan Orth „Couchsurfing in Russland”, Malik Verlag, 2. Auflage 2018. True story reports of a German guy couchsurfing thru Russia and what happened to him, very entertaining and nicely written.
Kind regards,
Edda

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Dear Lucas,
You should really watch “Lupin” seasons 1 and 2 because it’s thrilling, funny and amazingly intelligent. Plus there are beautiful views of Paris – the most beautiful city of the world, apart from Amsterdam of course 😉
Kind regards,
Arnaud

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Dear Lucas,
I recommend: “The Path to Power: The Years of Lyndon Johnson” by Robert A. Caro. This is the first volume of the big opus on President Johnson. A fantastic political biography and great prism into US history. I loved the audible version read by Grover Gardner.
Kind regards,
Johannes

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Dear Lucas,
I would recommend Netflix mini-series “Unorthodox”: The story of a young American-Jewish woman who grows up in an orthodox part of contemporary Brooklyn and escapes to Berlin, where a gripping story unfolds around her confrontation of an entirely new reality, her passion for music and her past. Like almost no other series I have seen of late, this story shows and pulls you into a different world and raises deep questions about culture and religion. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did!

Best regards,

Hanni

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Dear Lucas,

I would highly recommend a book called Say Nothing by Patrick Radden Keefe. It is a gripping account of the history of the Northern Irish troubles since the 1960s (topical, right?). It is a real page-turner - although it was quite distressing at times, I could not put it down. It won the Orwell Prize for political writing.

Get well soon!

Pierre

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Dear Lucas,
I would recommend you Memoirs of a Geisha, a  historical fiction novel by Arthur Golden. The novel, told in first person perspective, tells the story of a geisha working in Kyoto,  before, during and after  WWII and ends with her being relocated to New York.
Kind regards,
Ana

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Dear Lucas,
I would recommend Rodham by Curtis Sittenfeld.  It’s a “reimagining” of the life of Hillary Rodham Clinton.  I hadn’t expected to like it, not being sure if I wanted to spend much time with Ms Clinton. But I found myself drawn in by the character that’s portrayed, the challenges for a woman in a man’s world and the complex relationship with Bill.  Just a really good read!

Kind regards,

David

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Dear Lucas,
My suggestion is for The Prince, by Niccolò Machiavelli. More than 500 years after it was written, The Prince still provides useful advise for economic policymakers at a time when they are facing extraordinarily confusing challenges.
Best regards,
Alessandro

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Dear Lucas,
I would recommend “Mr. Ibrahim and the Flowers of the Koran” by Eric-Emmanuel Schmidt. It’s a touching story of young man in-between quite diverse worlds and with some surprises.

Best regards,

Benjamin

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Dear Lucas,
If you look for a book, I liked reading 1Q84 from Haruki Murakami. It is a great novel, very exciting to read, particularly if you like Japan.

Best regards,

Hans Joachim

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Dear Lucas,

Two funny tv series:

o   Deutschland 83: which follows an East-German spy adventures in West Germany and beyond

o   The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, about a New York housewife who discovers she has a knack for stand-up comedy and pursues a career in it in the 1960s

A history novel: The Century Trilogy by Ken Follett, which follows the story of German, British and Russian families throughout the 20th century.

A more serious tv series: Babylon Berlin, mixing detective stories with politics against the background of the late Weimar Republic

I chose those because you love series, history and comedy!

JF

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Dear Lucas,
A record I can suggest for the list: Play Bach 1 Jacques Louissier (Spotify link here, but this can certainly be found on most platforms / Youtube) – Louissier is a French pianist who played many of Bach’s pieces rearranged for a jazz trio. It is fascinating to hear Bach’s pieces reinterpreted in such a playful manner, and I just find that it brings a lot of joy to listen to it 😊

Laurent

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Dear Lucas,
I would recommend "My secret Brexit diary" from Michel Barnier, as you followed thoroughly Brexit negotiations and the related ups and downs!

Kind regards,
Boris

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Dear Lucas,
My favourite music experience at the moment is listening to George Michael's concert documentary from Palais Garnier in Paris - available on Youtube. The concert is absolutely beautiful and accompanied by such interesting comments and insights from the MAN himself. I am a huge fan of George Michael - it is a true tragedy that he is no longer here.
Kind regards,
Lene