Features
Zeitgeist
“You have a choice!” The Berliners fighting Poland’s abortion laws
We meet the individuals providing a vital lifeline to Poles with unwanted pregnancies, and explore how Berlin has become a central site of resistance to Poland’s regressive government. Read more
Feb 1, 2021
Should you trust Berlin’s new Corona quick test centres?
As the lockdown continues, businesses have turned into Schnelltest stations to stay open. They’re easy to find, but how reliable are they? EXB investigates. Read more
Jan 11, 2021
January lockdown: Extended and tightened
Chancellor Merkel and state governors have agreed on stringent measures to last until at least January 31. Read more
Jan 6, 2021
Politics
Megan's Megacan: Rent Cap Unscrewed
On this week's slightly more sober show, Megan and Konrad unpick the stats after one years of the rent cap and discuss whether the US should be deporting 95-year-old former concentration camps guards to Germany. Read more
Feb 23, 2021
The Syrians in Berlin taking on the Assad regime
A chance encounter in a Berlin grocery store helped bring about a historic trial into the Assad regime’s war crimes. Read more
Feb 22, 2021
Megan's Megacan: Flying With Two Cans
On this week's gentle rummage through the news, Konrad and Megan try to figure out what Berlin's neutrality law is all about, why hairdressers get to open earlier, and why people keep abusing politicians. Read more
Feb 13, 2021
When Roma were blamed for a coronavirus outbreak
We revisit Harzer Straße, where last year a Roma integration project in Neukölln generated a media circus fuelled by insensitive comments from local politicians. Read more
Feb 11, 2021
