Host Adam Petersen, also known from Letz Talk Sport, joined Stephen Steps Lowe on The Lunchbox to talk about why the show continues to punch far above its weight in a crowded podcast landscape.
What started as his frustration at not finding a Luxembourg-centric equivalent to the economics and culture shows he loved quickly became an idea worth pitching. As he explains, “I was listening to all these great shows about America and the UK and thought – why isn’t anyone making something like this about Luxembourg?”
One key reason for the show’s popularity is its format: short, sharp, and built for busy lives. Each episode comes in at around 25 minutes, the perfect commute companion, and tackles topics ranging from craft beer to tax myths, climate questions, local entrepreneurship, wine, art galleries and more.
Office Hours avoids long meandering conversations in favour of clarity and curiosity, keeping the listener engaged throughout.
Petersen credits this approach for helping the podcast grow organically, drawing in both local audiences and listeners abroad: “I think about it like a radio show, not a podcast... fast-paced, bite-sized, and always leaving you wanting more.”I thought ‘why isn’t anyone making something like this about Luxembourg?’....maybe I should.
Whether exploring the dynamics of Luxembourg’s music scene with den Atelier or wrestling with climate-change contradictions, the show leans into complexity without ever becoming inaccessible.
With new listeners discovering the back catalogue each week, and with episodes now airing Sundays at 5pm on RTL Today Radio as well as online via RTL Play and all major podcast platforms,
Office Hours continues to establish itself as essential listening for anyone curious about the Grand Duchy.
Listen to the latest episode with Automobile Club du Luxembourg’s CEO Miriam Eisenmerger below:
