Politics
The Green Robin Hood returns
Fresh out of quarantine, Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg district councillor Florian Schmidt is vowing that, Corona or not, he'll keep up the fight against real estate speculation. Judging by his track record, greedy developers better watch out! Read more
Apr 1, 2020
Megan's Megacan: Pretend Future Money
PODCAST! This week, Konrad and Megan talk about how Germany is going to save the economy and all their freelance friends from ruin as we head uphill on the coronavirus curve. Read more
Mar 28, 2020
Megan's Megacan: A Kind of Lockdown
PODCAST! Megan and Konrad record the podcast in separate flats as Germany tries out a semi-lockdown to fight the coronavirus. The strange politics of pandemics. Read more
Mar 21, 2020
Konrad Werner: Coronavirus won't resolve political arguments
OPINION! A crisis is supposed to be a turning point. Will Corona bring society together or will we watch it fall apart? Does this crisis run deep enough to challenge our political beliefs, to make us change our minds? Konrad Werner thinks not. Read more
Mar 18, 2020
How does the Mietendeckel affect you?
RENT FREEZE! Whether you're a tenant, subletting, a landlord, prospective landlord or thinking of buying a property in Berlin, we've got the lowdown on how the Berlin Mietendeckel will affect you. Read more
Mar 16, 2020
Rent Freeze #1: The Experiment
PODCAST! The world is watching Berlin as the biggest experiment in city housing policy begins. Rent Freeze, a podcast series by Radio Spätkauf, explains everything you need to know about the Mietendeckel. Read more
Mar 14, 2020
Megan's Megacan: Women's Day, CDU, post-Hanau
PODCAST! This week Megan vents all the reasons why Germany needs women's day, plus an update on the CDU leadership race, why Germany can't deal with the far-right, and some general rambling on Corona hysteria. Read more
Mar 7, 2020
