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: 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
EXB’s guide to the German elections 2021
Whether you’ve got the golden ticket to vote or not, we bring you the basics on Germany’s 2021 Bundestagswahl. Read more
Aug 30, 2021
Megan's Megacan: The Not-Querdenker Party
On this week's show - What die Basis are all about, the Afghans who have made it to Berlin, and news from the harvest. Drink up! Read more
Aug 28, 2021
Megan's Megacan: Betraying Afghanistan
Megan returns after a summer sojourn to discover that the German news is just as depressing as it ever was. Still, pina coladas now exist in a tin apparently. Read more
Aug 14, 2021
One year on: Still fighting for Belarus
On the anniversary of the rigged elections that launched a movement, we meet some of the activists fighting for change in Berlin. Read more
Aug 12, 2021
50,000 signatures: The fight to make Berlin car-free
In a new citizens’ initiative, campaigners are pushing to ban private car use within the S-Bahn ring. Is this realistic, or just an idealistic joyride to nowhere? Read more
Aug 9, 2021
Basti's Beercan - What Should We Do With Armin Laschet?
Basti joins Konrad again so that he can find out what's happening in the country he's living in. This week: Bribery in the health care market, and Armin Laschet laughing at human misery. Read more
Jul 24, 2021
Basti's Beercan: Existential Election Crisis
It's not Megan's Megacan this week, because Megan is away - but there's a very special guest on to discuss the German election campaign so far. Read more
Jul 10, 2021
Megan's Megacan: What's New About The New Right?
Another week, another Nazi trial in Frankfurt, while the Verfassungsschutz figures out what the New Right is all about, and something nice happened at the football. Time for some summer gin! Read more
Jun 26, 2021
