Berlin Life & Politics
Zeitgeist
The new corona gigs: DJs, waiters and club kids to the rescue
Thousands of workers from Berlin’s music and entertainments scenes are staffing test and vaccine centres. But how attractive are these jobs? And happens when the crisis is over? Read more
May 31, 2021
How to get a Covid-19 vaccine in Berlin
As Berlin finally ramps up its Covid-19 vaccine campaign, we give you the lowdown on how you might get your hands on a shot. Read more
May 5, 2021
The Mietendeckel is dead. What went wrong?
And who’s to blame? The CDU and FDP politicians who killed it? Or the SPD, Linke and Green parties who pushed it through? Listen for Radio Spaetkauf’s expert assessment. Read more
Apr 23, 2021
Politics
Megan's Megacan: Super Summer Joy
The megacanners enjoy a Jim Beam and Ice Tea and discuss the Giffey scandal, schools reopening, and there's a special eastern German election preview! Read more
Jun 5, 2021
Why is German media so pro-Israel?
Surprised by coverage of the Israel-Palestine conflict in the German media? Taken aback by how any criticism of Israel is labelled antisemitic? Leading German-Jewish journalist Fabian Wolff unpacks the factors at play. Read more
May 27, 2021
Megan's Megacan: The Whistleblower Special
On this week's show, Veronika Nad from NGO Blueprint for Free Speech joins the megacanners to explain what's up with whistleblower protection in Germany. Read more
May 23, 2021
Red Flag: Is this the end for the SPD?
Last weekend's SPD congress was an expensive and pathetic show by a party staring into the abyss, says Nathaniel Flakin. Read more
May 12, 2021
