Episode 41: Bill Gates — Judging junkets — Greek MEPs' special stopover

<p>Bill Gates, the Microsoft founder and philanthropist, is this week’s main guest. He talks to Ryan Heath about the work of his foundations, the next EU budget and the Oxfam scandal.</p> <p>And we talk to Politico health reporter Carmen Paun about how Gates has shaken up the world of public health — not without criticism.</p> <p>In our Dear Politico advice session, we hear from an assistant to a member of the European Parliament, who says their MEP is using their job to get trips to exotic locations at taxpayers’ expense.</p> <p>We also say EU WTF! about an Italian mayor’s plan to host a Nazi re-enactment and a Greek airline’s special stopover for MEPs — and give a big EU Thumbs Up to the Iberian lynx.</p>