Radio Spaetkauf Berlin

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Radio Spaetkauf is Berlin's English-language podcast, keeping international residents informed about local politics, public transport, urban development, culture, bicycles and bars. The podcast is recorded live each month, and is presented by a rotating cast of hosts including Joel Dullroy, Maisie Hitchcock, Jöran Mandik and Daniel Stern. Radio Spaetkauf has been on air since 2012. Got some feedback about our show? Want to get involved in the production? Drop us an e-mail: hallo@radiospaetkauf.com, or Tweet @radiospaetkauf

Hardcore Tempelhof | THF100, Architects for Tempelhofer Feld, Sebastian Thauer
Recorded April 3, 2025 live at with hosts Izzy and , plus special guest host . Headlines include the troubling escalations of neo-Nazi marches in Berlin, cracks in the A100, a local CDU "scandal", plus a Berliner in space and more. Interviews with...
Spring in Berlin | Guests Joanna Kusiak & Fabian Flues
Recorded live March 6, 2025 at Another Country Bookstore. Hosts Izzy and with special guest co-hosts Pip Roper of the "History Flakes" podcast, and comedian Toby Arsalan. They chat spring weather in Berlin and its impact on relationships,...
Beer Walks and Kiosk Talks | Guests Dan Cole and Moritz Ahlert
Recorded live at Podigee on November 12, 2024 with hosts Joel, Izzy, and Dan. They discuss proposed funding cuts to Berlin's cultural institutions, jaywalking, shopping Sundays and the closing of Berlin clubs. The show features two guests: first is...
City of Tomorrow!
In this episode of "," recorded in collaboration with the , we focus on the future of urban living; asking the question, "What is the city of tomorrow?". Host is joined by architect and author . The conversation begins with Max sharing how...
Better Spaet Than Never - Radio Spaetkauf X Megan's Megacan
Recorded September 10th at PodFest Berlin 2024. Released previously on the Megan's Megacan feed. Apologies for the delayed release via our feed. "Recording live with at 2024, Megan handed out free cans so that the audience wouldn't have to get...
Toilets, Sidewalks & Parks - Who Owns Berlin? RSxEAB
Public space in Berlin is used for private profit. Does that rob or enrich the citizens? From business-run toilets to footpath vehicles and food sales in parks, we share our space with commerce. Can we also use private spaces like empty malls as...
Döner vs. Doner | Guests Deschoolonize and Joel
Recorded live, August 4, 2024 at the . Dan and Izzy are joined by special guest cohosts Drew Portnoy (aka Andrew Buckley) and Eman Khallouf. Headlines include updates from Görli, DIY bike lanes, fresh comedy at BER airport, the Cold War Museum...
Beauty In The Streets: Graffiti & Street Art - RSxEAB
Recorded live in Grunewald, Dan is joined by guests Josefine Köhn-Haskins, Ryan Balmer, Júlia Mota Albuquerque and a handful of chirping birds to explore the significance of urban art in public spaces. In partnership with the Support Radio...
Maisie's Voice - The Last Conversation with Maisie Hitchcock
Zombies in the GDR. Deutschrap. Heavenly lakes. Joy despite cancer. Days before her death, Maisie and I talked for one last time. In a hospital room in London, she shared her favourite memories from her years in Berlin - and revealed a few untold...
RSxEAB: Sharing Urban Space
RSxEAB: "Sharing Urban Space". host dives into a discussion of public spaces informed by three insightful guests. Johnny Whitlam () shares his passion for Berlin's history and hidden stories. Martin Aarts, the former head of spatial planning in...
Loud at the Library | Guests: Juliana Pranke (ZLB), Philipp Kreicarek (KnowDrugs), Jöran
Recorded March 24, 2024 On this episode of Radio Spätkauf, Izzy, Dan and Matilde take on the month's news from Berlin in English. We touch on the recent UNESCO recognition of Berlin's techno scene, the legalization of weed, controversies surrounding...
Berlin Heat: Gas, Grass or Pansy's...
This episode of Radio Spätkauf was recorded live February 25th 2024 in Berlin at Noisy Rooms. Hosts Mathilde, Dan and Izzy joined by guest host Pip Roper. Headlines: BVG’s brand new CEO Henrik Falk’plan to clean U8 UBahn stations. Berlinale got...
Extreme Right vs Meteorite - Jan 28 LIVE
28th January 2024 recorded live at Zimmer48, with Izzy and plus two guest hosts: Maria Debinska, a research fellow at the and Megan Whittington of German news in English podcast . Support Radio Spaetkauf: A bahn-strike started...
RSxEAB: Housing First and Fun With Social Workers
Radio Spaetkauf Presents: "Housing First and Fun With Social Workers" - RSxEAB #1 • This pilot episode examines homelessness, housing first, and sleeping rough. • Recorded Dec 6th 2023 in Berlin at Salon Am Moritzplatz, Released Dec 19th...
Sticking Point: Too Radical or Right On? – Part 3
“I don’t think fear is the right word. I am afraid of the future,” of told us about what he feels when drivers try to run their cars into activists during a street-takeover action. “The worst thing that can happen is that they are going to...
Podfest Live (Lost & Found Recording)
The previously lost audio has been found - we apologize for the delay! Listen to our live show at Podfest Berlin, recorded on October 15th at Noisy Rooms. We cover invading hornets, sex scams while fishing, and threats to ice skating season. Plus, we...
Sticking Point: Onto The Streets - Part 2
“He saw the remains of his father dug up again.” That was the traumatic experience of one man in a village which was forcibly relocated due to coal mining. It was told to us by , who helped found the group to fight on behalf of villages...
Live at Lakeside Film Festival 2023 | Guest: Ben Knight
Will Berliners survive the apocalypse? Should we even try? Ben Knight filmed his quest to deal with climate crisis angst. His film "We're All Going To Die" screened at Lakeside Film Festival. Ben joins us for a live recording in the rain. Find a...
Sticking Point: Voices from Germany’s Climate Movement - Part 1
In this miniseries, Izzy Choksey and Anne-Marie Harrison take a journey through the main waves of Germany's climate movement. We meet the people behind the headlines: from the tactics of the anti-nuclear movement, and activists clambering onto coal...
The War on Bikes Begins | Guests Wouter Bernhardt (DW & Co Enteignen) & Yonatan Miller (Berlin Tech Workers Coalition)
Cyclists, get ready to ring your bells. The new city government wants to shrink bike lanes, and is turning car-free zones into roads. We hear about the new war on bikes under the CDU transport senator Manja Schreiner. What hope is there for the...

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