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Berlinology Need advice on your own Hartz IV situation? Visit the website of the Hartzer Roller. Additional reading material on Berlinology.org Thanks to Andreas Wallbaum, Markos, Sebastian Dullien, Martin Lange and Nadja Petranovskaja. Editorial help from Georgia Riungu, Darren O’Byrne and Ben…

Berlinology Recommended economic reading /// Yanis Varoufakis - Talking to My Daughter About the Economy /// Paul Collier - Future of Capitalism /// Rutger Bregman - Utopia for Realists /// Thomas Piketty - Capital in the 21st Century /// Many thanks to Ken Walsh, Pauline Peek, Darren O'Byrne, P…

Berlinology Checkpoint Charlie was one of the hotbeds of the cold war. What sparked the 1961 tank stand-off between the Soviets and the Americans. And why doesn't the former border crossing live up to its historical expectations today. Thanks to Caroline Marburger. Other voices by Georgia, Chris,…

Berlinology Original show produced by Joel Dullroy and aired on Radio Spätkauf. http://www.radiospaetkauf.com/category/ber/ Music by Denis Wouters and Mark Schilders.

Berlinology Thanks to David Sumner, Georgia Riungu, Ryan Balmer, Daniel Tetlow, Jon Worth, Jonny Whitlam, Zoe Noble, James Glazebrook, Bruce, Jane Golding and Esme Nicholson. Brits in Europe, The Three Million Group, Expath, Berlin.de, Article 50, MUSIC AND IMAGE Music by LY Foulidis, Mark Schi…

Our wonderful city of Berlin is famous for many things, one of them its diverse and hedonistic nightlife. Our equally wonderful Walrus on the other hand is famous for going to bed at around 9pm. So, he is not much of a Berlin night person. But still, that didn’t stop him from doing a monstrous thir…

Berlinology An inebriated attempt to make sense of Berlin when the light goes dark. -- Thanks to Kai, Manus, Jesse, Ryan, Catherine, Becky, Oliver, Jon, Tom, Michla and Petrit. Places visited: Görlitzer Bahnhof, Kottbusser Tor, St. Bart, Circus Lemke, Morphin Bar, Bar Mama, Griessmühle. Mus…

When I first arrived in the city I was kind of surprised by Berlin’s casual drinking culture. If you’re going somewhere it’s not unusual to take a beer with you for along the way, even bringing an open container with you on the subway. I also quickly learned that it’s common practice not to throw y…

Berlinology On the life of a deposit-bottle collector in Berlin. Thanks to Sebastian Moser and his dissertation ‘Pfandsammler‘, and Valerie and Armin for telling me about their experiences. Music by LY Foulidis, Mark Schilders and Svetnik. Image by Manus Browne.