Julian Assange Trial 2020
Why we give a shit about the Assange trial
The stakes for Julian Assange’s extradition hearings couldn’t be higher, so why don’t more people care? Our editor explains this trial's monumental implications for journalism and democracy around the world. Read more
Sep 11, 2020
1:16 PM
UN Rapporteur on torture: “Julian Assange is a political prisoner.”
We launch our coverage of Assange’s extradition trial by speaking with Nils Melzer, a UN official and professor of law who’s outlined the inhumane treatment the WikiLeaks founder faces. Read more
Sep 9, 2020
5:31 PM
In review: Julian Assange’s case appeal hearing
We had a first-hand view of the day’s dramatic proceedings at the High Court in London, where the US is challenging an earlier decision to block Assange’s extradition. Read more
Aug 13, 2021
The bad news about the Julian Assange verdict
A London court ruled the WikiLeaks founder won’t be extradited to the US, but the decision still raises concerns about the future of press freedom. Investigative reporter Stefania Maurizi talks us through the situation. Read more
Jan 18, 2021
Daniel Ellsberg: “Whatever Julian Assange is guilty of, I’m guilty of.”
A surprise verdict from a London court blocked Julian Assange’s extradition to the US. We spoke to one of the world’s original whistleblowers, the American whose leaks famously helped end the Vietnam war – and who testified in Assange’s defence. Read more
Jan 5, 2021
Megan's Megacan: The New News Is Old News
After a brief autumn hiatus, the Megacanners are back to discuss Germany's new status as world leaders in COVID infections, a Nazi intervention at the Polish border, and what's new in the new CDU? Read more
Nov 15, 2021
Dirty linen on Adalbertstraße: An eviction backstory
As long-term resident Michel Le Voguer is evicted from his Kreuzberg home, we revisit our 2018 probe into where it all began – and see what happens when members of a lefty house collective start fighting over their home turned top-market property. Read more
Oct 27, 2021
Megan's Megacan: Election Aftermath
Megan and Konrad discuss the many intriguing things we learned in last week's many German elections. And drink an odd alcoholic drink. Read more
Oct 2, 2021
QUIZ! Test your Merkel IQ
Think you know the woman behind the button-up blazers and rhombus hands? Take our quiz to see how much you’ve learned over 16 years of Merkeldom. Read more
Sep 27, 2021
Volt: The new pro-Europe party on the block
You've seen the stencils. Here's the lowdown on the new party vying to bring European policies to the voters of Berlin. Read more
Sep 24, 2021
Do real environmentalists vote green?
Thanks to strong polling and a breakout campaign to take the chancellery, 2021 is undoubtedly the year the Greens went mainstream. But at what cost? Exberliner spoke to environmentalists on the ground. Read more
Sep 20, 2021
Megan's Megacan: Vote Klimaliste!
Special guest Izzy Choksey explains why she thinks the Klimaliste have the best approach of all the German parties to tackling the climate emergency - ie, they're taking it seriously. Read more
Sep 18, 2021
dieBasis: Inside Germany's anti-lockdown party
Born out of Germany’s anti-lockdown protests, dieBasis is a deranged mob of Querdenker nutjobs and extremists – if you believe the mainstream media. Which, of course, its members don’t. So who are they really? Ben Knight investigates... Read more
Sep 13, 2021
Megan's Megacan: Absolutely Definitive German Election Policy Countdown
On this week's show, Megan drinks the worst megacan ever, while Konrad explains what all the main parties stand for. It's a corker! Read more
Sep 11, 2021
Head-to-head: What should we do with big landlords?
It’s crunch time for the campaign to expropriate Deutsche Wohnen and other real estate giants. With Berliners set to vote in a referendum on September 26, the two sides make their 11th-hour pitches. Read more
Sep 9, 2021
