Politics
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
Megan's Megacan: A Gentleman Jack for the Weekend, Sir?
There's a guest on this week's show! The Wandering Barman joins Megan and Konrad for a Gentleman Jack and Coke. So what is it like being a performing artist in Neukölln during the pandemic? And why is Merkel wrong about vaccine waivers? Read more
May 8, 2021
Bagpipes without borders: The Germans backing Scottish independence
As Scotland heads to the polls, we meet the dedicated supporters fighting for the country’s independence from afar. Read more
May 6, 2021
Rubati Mitsaeva: A champion for Chechens
Having fled two bloody wars, arrest and torture at home, Rubati Mitsaeva is continuing her tireless advocacy and community work for Chechens in the German capital – despite ongoing threats. Read more
May 3, 2021
Megan's Megacan: It's All Going Wrong!
Megan and Konrad consider the Laschet v. Baerbock conundrum, and find out how Angela Merkel justified lobbying for a bunch of con-men. Read more
Apr 24, 2021
Who is Annalena Baerbock?
She’s the talk of the town in German politics, but who’s the ambitious woman leading the Green party to the federal elections this September? And what are her chances of succeeding Angela Merkel as the next Kanzlerin? Read more
Apr 22, 2021
Arabs in exile: How Berlin became a new cultural hub
A decade after the Arab Spring, Berlin has become the city of choice for a new generation of cultural talent from the Middle East and North Africa. We find out why. Read more
Apr 19, 2021
Megan's Megacan: Rent Cap Ruins
On this week's podcast, the megacanners discuss the fallout from the constitutional court's decision to destroy the Berlin rent cap. And to cheer us up we watch the CDU/CSU destroy itself with a pissing contest. Read more
Apr 17, 2021
Megan's Megacan: Jesus Is In The Cave
This week, the saga of Megan's vaccination, more German inability to cope with racism, and the new COVID rules explained (but check them again for yourselves). Read more
Apr 3, 2021
Megan's Megacan: We All Feel Stuck In A Canal
If Angela Merkel can do an Easter lockdown u-turn, so can we: This week, we tell tales of the high seas to make up for being stuck at home all day. And we talk about the German news a bit too. Read more
Mar 29, 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
