Politics
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
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
Assange's Arrest: the legal lowdown
What are the charges against the Wikileaks founder and why are they a threat to Press Freedom? Human right attorneys Ben Wizner and Jameel Jaffer gave this sober analysis of the legal ins and outs on Just Security last Thursday. Read more
Apr 13, 2019
