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"Saving Culture" is Season 2 of Radio Spaetkauf's Collaboration with the EAB - Europäische Akademie Berlin. In Episode four, "The Culture and The Continent" we explore black culture in Europe. Host Daniel Stern and guests look at the evolving needs and roles of artists, cultural leaders, curators, policymakers and individuals. GUESTS: Kate Cheka @katecheka Day Eve Komet LinkTree Eiliyas Black Communion Additional Links: Mixtape Menage The Devil Lives in Berlin Kate's website K-Drama School   Notes: Recorded live at CCB Studios.  Thank you to Manuel, Carolin, Kati and the rest if the team at EAB. Edited and mastered by Kaleb Wentzel-Fisher Additional Editing - Daniel SternEngineering: PodFest Berlin Co-Produced by Europäische Akademie Berlin's Europe Behind The Headlines series, with kind support of the Federal Foreign Office and EU (CERV): Link

"Saving Culture" is Season 2 of Radio Spaetkauf's Collaboration with the EAB - Europäische Akademie Berlin. In Episode three "What is a Museum? And Why?" we explore how cultural institutions and individuals can or should adapt their behaviors and principles. Host Daniel Stern and guests look at the evolving needs and roles of artists, policymakers and audiences. GUESTS: Michael Soltau, The Synthesizer Museum Berlin Dr. Wenke Wegner, wenkewegner.de   Lilja-Ruben Vow, Berlins Weg In Die Moderne Aram Batholl, arambartholl.com Additional Links: Prussian Palaces and Gardens Foundation Esperanto Museum Dig Where You Stand HKW Mareice Kaiser   Notes: Recorded live at CCB Studios.  Thank you to Manuel, Carolin, Lucas, Kati and the rest if the team at EAB. Edited and mastered by Kaleb Wentzel-Fisher Event Support - Charlie PiteEngineering: PodFest Berlin Co-Produced by Europäische Akademie Berlin's Europe Behind The Headlines series, with kind support of the Federal Foreign Office and EU (CERV): Link

For the first time, Berlin's Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg district has fined a landlord for charging exploitative rent—190% above the legal limit set by the local rental index, or Mietspiegel, which applies in areas with particularly strained housing markets. The tenant now has the opportunity to sue for a refund of €22,264.08 in overpaid rent. Berlin is set to become significantly greener over the next 15 years, with a plan to plant hundreds of thousands of new trees across the city. This ambitious initiative stems from a draft law jointly developed by the CDU and SPD coalition parties in collaboration with the citizens' initiative BaumEntscheid. Nettelbeckplatz in Berlin-Mitte has officially been renamed Martha-Ndumbe-Platz, honoring a Berlin-born woman of Cameroonian and German descent who was deported to Ravensbrück concentration camp in 1944 and died there in early 1945. The renaming replaces Joachim Nettelbeck, a former slave ship officer and colonial advocate. Berlin's population is growing faster than ant

"Saving Culture" is Season 2 of Radio Spaetkauf's Collaboration with the EAB - Europäische Akademie Berlin. In Episode two: "Everything is Culture" we discuss club culture, sports, comics, and video games are part of our cultural world. We reflect on the challenges of preserving diverse cultural spaces, the importance of inclusivity, practical ways to get involved and how expanding our definition of culture also means expanding our understanding of how we support cultural creators, spaces and communities. Host Daniel Stern is joined by a fantastic panel exploring the support and protection culture in all its forms, ensuring it remains accessible and vibrant for everyone. GUESTS: MATTHIAS OBORSKI Exhibition Director Computerspielemuseum Berlin   HENNA RÄSÄNEN aka HX  Comic Artist and Illustrator Portfolio Link KATHARIN AHREND  ClubcomissionBerlin e.V. DEESHYRA THOMAS Alba Berlin /  “Let’s get Down”   ➤ RSVP for our next LIVE TAPING on SEPT 13: Link for free tickets: https://www.eab-berlin.eu/ Notes: Recorded

"Saving Culture" is Season 2 of Radio Spaetkauf's Collaboration with the EAB - Europäische Akademie Berlin. In Episode one "Can We Support Subculture?" we look at the needs of independent artists, underground scenes, and freelance creatives. We examine the role of institutions, the state and individuals in ensuring that they survive and thrive and create without constraint. Host Daniel Stern is joined by a fantastic panel exploring the preservation of cultural diversity amidst funding cuts and other challenges.  GUESTS: Bianca Creutz - Project Leader at Prognos Pedro Ferreira - Multimedia Artist, Designer & Teacher Manuela Kay - Journalist & Publisher: L-MAG, Siegessäule  Erikah Vabaliukas - Cofounder of Panke   Our conversation covers a wide number of topics. Bianca sheds light on the precarious financial situation of solo entrepreneurs in the cultural sector. Read her report on the cultural sector here: LINK. Erikah explains how and why Panke became a haven for experimental and fringe creativity.

Recorded Sunday July 6th, 2025, live at Mobile Kino’s Lakeside Film Festival. Hosts Izzy, Dan and Joel discuss recent Berlin headlines, watching movies in the wilderness and interview Valentina Zalevska of the Ukrainian Film Festival Berlin.  HEADLINES: Construction of a fence around Görlitzer Park moves forward, but faces opposition including local initiatives like “Görli zaunfrei” Neukölln has banned the temporary rental of furnished apartments in its Milieuschutzgebiete; neighborhoods protected from gentrification. The new years eve party at the Brandenburg Gate has been cancelled for 2025.  The deportation of three EU citizens and one American following a pro-Palestinian protest at Berlin’s Free University has been halted by the Berlin Administrative Court . INTERVIEW:  Valentina Zalevska, talks about founding the Ukrainian Film Festival Berlin and the state of the Ukrainian film industry during an invasion. We also chat about the amazing film U Are The Universe. Izzy concludes the episode with update

Berlin is losing its publicly-funded Nextbike system. What does it say about the city’s deflating civic status? Also we meet the artistic director of the Doxumentale film festival to hear why they’ve added an X to their name. And the founder of Give Something Back to Berlin will tell us about how beauty parlours are places of feminist empowerment.  Nextbike has lost its €1.5M annual public funding to run a discounted shared bicycle system across Berlin. The CDU-led city-state government says it is too broke to fund the scheme, which ran since 2017, and reached 4 million journeys last year. Joel explains what’s behind its demise. Days before the start of Berlin’s Dokumentale documentary and non-fiction festival, the organizers received a legal threat over their name. Instead of fighting, they’ve changed their name to DoXumentale. We meet the festival’s artistic director Anna Ramskloger-Witt, who explains why the new name is better. She tells us about program, including a nature film about gay animals, a profil

Recorded April 3, 2025 live at Another Country Bookstore with hosts Izzy and Dan, plus special guest host Antonia Bär. Headlines include the troubling escalations of neo-Nazi marches in Berlin, cracks in the A100, a local CDU "scandal", plus a Berliner in space and more. Interviews with Ester of 100% Tempelhofer Feld and Jolene, from Architects for Tempelhofer Feld, and Sebastian Thauer, local show promoter who recently co-founded the Cake Walk music festival. Thanks to Vanta for support! GUEST LINKS  Architects for Tempelhofer Feld https://architects4thf.com/ https://www.instagram.com/architects4thf/ Open Letter: https://forms.gle/CsKnCtd2vr6KqtwKA Mailing List: https://forms.gle/kbDDrbk7sTmKAwNc9 THF 100 https://www.thf100.de/  https://www.instagram.com/thf100 Cakewalk Festivalhttps://www.instagram.com/tangiblematerial https://www.instagram.com/cakewalkfest https://malzfabrik.de Antonia Bär Shows: It's That Time of the Month:  https://www.comedycafeberlin.com/event/its-that-time-of-the-month-35/

Recorded live March 6, 2025 at Another Country Bookstore. Hosts Izzy and Dan with special  guest co-hosts Pip Roper of the "History Flakes" podcast, and comedian Toby Arsalan. They chat spring weather in Berlin and its impact on relationships, Germany's new electronic health records, Berlin labor strikes, local Football and various tree removals. Plus the annoucement of a Kickstarter campaign for a vinyl release of our mini-series "How to F#€K Up an Airport," Berlin's housing crisis, and more.  Interviews with Fabian Flues, a member of the Burger*innenInitiative A100, and Joanna Kusiak, a sociologist at Cambridge University and author of "Radically Legal: Berlin Constitutes the Future." Joanna Kusiak: Read the book open source: PDF LINK or listen on Audible: https://www.audible.de/pd/Radically-Legal-Hoerbuch/B0D8WSZ8QF Pip Roper: Live History Flakes Podcast Recording 29th March at Comedy Cafe Berlin https://www.comedycafeberlin.com/event/history-flakes-live-2/ Toby Arsalan: tobyarsalan.com or on insta at @tob

Recorded live at Podigee on November 12, 2024 with hosts Joel, Izzy, and Dan. They discuss proposed funding cuts to Berlin's cultural institutions, jaywalking, shopping Sundays and the closing of Berlin clubs. The show features two guests: first is co-author of "Beer Hiking Berlin" Dan Cole, followed by Moritz Ahlert of the project "Kiosk of Solidarity".   This episode of Radio Spaetkauf explores the impact of a proposed 10% funding cut to cultural institutions, as well as a reflection on the 35th anniversary of the Berlin Wall's fall. Plus chats on the city's evolving beer scene, the sustainability of nightclubs, the transformation of public spaces, and the importance of inclusive design in fostering community engagement.  Links: GUESTS: Moritz Ahlert: @kiosk.of.solidarity, https://transformingsolidarities.net/de/ Dan Cole: @hiking_and_drinking, https://helvetiq.com/de/beer-hiking-berlin Radio Spaetkaufhttps://www.radiospaetkauf.com  @radiospaetkauf Daniel Stern: https://www.sterndaniel.com/  @danielands

In this episode of "Radio Spaetkauf," recorded in collaboration with the Europäische Akademie Berlin, we focus on the future of urban living; asking the question, "What is the city of tomorrow?". Host Daniel Stern is joined by architect Max Schwitalla and author Aiki Mira. The conversation begins with Max sharing how skateboarding background influenced his urban design approach, and with Mira reading a passage from their award-winning novel “Neurobiest" describing Berlin of the future topped by green rooftop communities. From there we discuss visions for the future: inclusive, polycentric urban design, mobility hubs, and discarding anthropocentricism to leave space for nature. The exploration of "The City of Tommorow" brings us to innovations (both real and imagined), micro-utopias, and proposals for infrastructure which is reusable, queer and adaptable.  Recorded Oct 17, 2024 at Podigee's Offices in Berlin Guest Links: Aiki Mira https://aikimira.webnode.page/ Aiki's Podcast: Das War Morgen Insta: @aiki_mira

Recorded September 10th at PodFest Berlin 2024. Released previously on the Megan's Megacan feed. Apologies for the delayed release via our feed. "Recording live with Radio Spätkauf at Podfest Berlin 2024, Megan handed out free cans so that the audience wouldn't have to get through the news sober — which, frankly, should be part of every media subscription service these days. Then Konrad gets weirdly pedantic about crime stats, Izzy explains why Germany is always losing the energy transition race, and Joel finds some good news about Berlin's U-Bahn seat covers. And there's more fascism in Germany obviously. BUT we have passing minstrels! Hey nonny nonny!" - Shownotes and Podcast Edit by Konrad. About Megan's Megacan: It's a German news podcast in English, because the German news is hard enough without it being all in German. Also involves canned cocktails. Not massive cans.  https://www.instagram.com/radiospaetkauf/ Support Radio Spaetkauf: https://www.radiospaetkauf.com/donate/      

Public space in Berlin is used for private profit. Does that rob or enrich the citizens? From business-run toilets to footpath vehicles and food sales in parks, we share our space with commerce. Can we also use private spaces like empty malls as public property? Radio Spaetkauf partners with the Europäische Akademie Berlin to invite an intelligent panel of activists and politicians to discuss the good and bad uses of public space for commercial gain.   Sophie Menzel is a big fan of public toilets. She raises awareness of the need for more and better toilets in Berlin through the group Buschfunk Bündnis e.V., with the slogan "Fair peeing for all!" Sophie says the current privately-run toilet system isn't good enough, and is especially failing people without penises. She wants to see more "missoirs" - feminized pissoirs (urninals). More at: https://buschfunk-buendnis.com/  Tuba Bozkurt is the Green party's member for Gesundbrunnen in the Berlin parliament. She is the Green Faction's spokesperson for indust

Recorded live, August 4, 2024 at the House of Color. Dan and Izzy are joined by special guest cohosts Drew Portnoy (aka Andrew Buckley) and Eman Khallouf. Headlines include updates from Görli, DIY bike lanes, fresh comedy at BER airport, the Cold War Museum and a medical miracle at the Charité. Interview with Greg Onwuegbuzie of Deschoolonize. Plus Joel returns with an update.  Deschoolonize: deschoolonize.com 20% Berlin: www.20percent.berlin Support Radio Spaetkauf: radiospaetkauf.com/donate/ PodFest Berlin Sept 8-15 at House of Color: PodFestBerlin.com Drew on insta: drewportnoyhaha Eman on insta: emosh007 Dan: https://www.sterndaniel.com

Recorded live in Grunewald, Dan is joined by guests Josefine Köhn-Haskins, Ryan Balmer, Júlia Mota Albuquerque and a handful of chirping birds to explore the significance of urban art in public spaces. In partnership with the Europäische Akademie Berlin. Support Radio Spaetkauf: https://www.radiospaetkauf.com/donate   Guests and Links: Josefine Köhn-Haskins, Journalist: Berlin Street Art Map Ryan Balmer, Tour Guide:  https://www.instagram.com/berlin_reguided Júlia Mota Albuquerque, Muralist: https://landofjulia.com/ Editing & Mastering: Kaleb Wentzel-Fisher recordedvoices.com Written, Produced and Engineered by Daniel Stern: sterndaniel.com With kind support of the Federal Foreign Office and EU (CERV) under the project “Europe Behind the Headlines” Join us live Aug 4 at House of Color: https://www.eventbrite.de/e/radio-spatkauf-tickets-967843655427 

Zombies in the GDR. Deutschrap. Heavenly lakes. Joy despite cancer. Days before her death, Maisie and I talked for one last time. In a hospital room in London, she shared her favourite memories from her years in Berlin - and revealed a few untold surprises. It's not all tears, because Maisie could be so funny. Her depth of knowledge about architecture, German history, music and culture is astounding. This is just a sample of her best moments from more than a decade of co-hosting Radio Spaetkauf. Make time for this. Take a walk. Listen until the end. Be prepared to laugh and cry. And maybe Maisie will convince you to change your life. I'm Joel Dullroy, and here I join with long-time co-hosts Andrew Mason, Jöran Mandik and Daniel Stern to remember Maisie Hitchcock. Thanks to our fellow Radio Spaetkauf collaborators Izzy Choksey, Matilde Keizer, Anne-Marie Harrison and Sebastian Filip. Thanks to Radio Spaetkauf listeners for sending in your favourite memories of Maisie. More About Maisie Maisie Hitchcock was the

RSxEAB: "Sharing Urban Space". Radio Spaetkauf host Daniel Stern dives into a discussion of public spaces informed by three insightful guests. Johnny Whitlam (Whitlam's Berlin Tours) shares his passion for Berlin's history and hidden stories. Martin Aarts, the former head of spatial planning in Rotterdam emphasizes child-friendly cities and nature's role in urban design. Lea Fink (Strassenverlauf) offers a philosophical angle, stressing the need for accessible spaces that encourage learning and reflection. In this episode we explore the balance between historical preservation and contemporary needs, the transformation of places like Tempelhof and Potsdamer Platz. We discuss our personal and community connections to places like Alexanderplatz, the banks of the Landwehrkanal and the Comenius-Garten. We look at the dichotomy of planned spaces vs. the people-driven "organic" use of open areas. The is challenges of creating inclusive, community supported environments are acknowledged but common preconceptions a

Recorded March 24, 2024 On this episode of Radio Spätkauf, Izzy, Dan and Matilde take on the month's news from Berlin in English. We touch on the recent UNESCO recognition of Berlin's techno scene, the legalization of weed, controversies surrounding stone statues at the Humboldt Forum, and the pressing issue of affordable housing. Joeran Mandik turns up to tell us about his quest to find Berlin's own Tree of Enlightenment. Izzy dissects Berlin's governing coalition's policies on housing, transportation, bikes and a Maglev train proposal. We consider the three duos vying to lead the SPD. Juliana Pranke the head of public services for the ZLB tells us about the Amerika Gedenkbibliothek's PopUp, plus other updates on the libraries in Berlin. Philipp Kreicarek, the creator of the app KnowDrugs tells us about his project helps people to be safe while using psychoactive substances. Please support the show: https://www.radiospaetkauf.com/donate/ Links: ZLB Petition: https://www.zlb.de/unterschreiben/KnowDrugs: h

This episode of Radio Spätkauf was recorded live February 25th 2024 in Berlin at Noisy Rooms. Hosts Mathilde, Dan and Izzy joined by guest host Pip Roper. Headlines: BVG’s brand new CEO Henrik Falk’plan to clean U8 UBahn stations. Berlinale got off to a contentious start but ended with satisfying wins. Tegel is now welcoming school students to its halls. Tesla faces a setbackin Grunheide. More public transportation strikes are on the way. A leaked government housing report undermines CDU and SPD plans to open up tempelhof to developers. •Michael Efler from Bürgerbergheren Klimaschutz explains the importance of Berlin’s deal to buy back its district heating system.   •Hanf Museum co-director and cannabis advocate Steffen Geyer guides us through Germany's new marijuana laws. • Drag artist and returning guest Pansy on “Chez Pansy”, a new Queer Cabaret and supper club currently in the midst of a crowdfunding campaign. Learn more and support Pansy’s project at tinyurl.com/chezpansy --- If you

28th January 2024 recorded live at Zimmer48, with Izzy and Dan plus two guest hosts: Maria Debinska, a research fellow at the Institute for Cultural Inquiry in Berlin and Megan Whittington of German news in English podcast Megan’s Megacan.   Support Radio Spaetkauf: https://www.radiospaetkauf.com/donate/   A bahn-strike started last Wednesday, running six days until the morning of January 29th included the S-Bahn. The rail worker’s union, the GDL, is advocating for a shorter 35-hour work week with full pay,  a wage increase of €555 per month immediately as well as a €3,000 one off inflation compensation. Deutsche Bahn has offered only a 4.8% raise for 2024, 5% in 2025 and 2.7% in 2026.    Berlin’s mayor Kai Wegner and education secretary Katharina Günther-Wünsch revealed they were in a romantic relationship. An anti-semitism clause proposed by CDU politician Joe Chialo was deemed a violation of artists’ constitutional rights. Agricultural sector protestors brought the city centre of Berlin to a stan