Get ready for rent hikes

Get ready for rent hikes

The new rental price index comes out soon, which will give Berlin landlords an excuse to try to increase rents. At the same time, a new initiative is trying to force a referendum on rental issues by collecting signatures. Foreign residents aren't permitted to sign the petition, but Daniel and Joel argue that we should sign anyway to indicate our frustration at being denied political participation. The Radio Spaetkauf team reflect on the most recent May Day protests and celebrations. The former revolutionary holiday has become a huge street festival, with crowds so large that U-Bahn stations are closed to prevent overcrowding in central Kreuzberg. Has the city's strategy of turning May 1 into a party worked? After last episode's warnings about new drug prohibitions in Görlitzer Park, it seems drugs are popping up everywhere in local news. Cannabis was found to be growing wild on the Kottbusser Tor roundabout, cocaine was found in banana boxes at Aldi supermarkets, and the dealers in Görli are carrying on unperturbed. Listeners worried about Maisie and Andrew's absence can rest assured - they're traveling and will be back on future episodes, along with new co-hosts Jüri and Daniel.

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RS Live: Bike Lane Battles

RS Live: Bike Lane Battles

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RS Lockdown: Countering Covidiots

RS Lockdown: Countering Covidiots

Maisie mingles mit medical misbelievers and miscellaneous misinformed masses. Brace yourself - winter markets may be cancelled. Plus Berlin's building and housing senator has been forced to resign… wh...

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RS Lockdown: Good Cop, Bad Ordnungsamt

RS Lockdown: Good Cop, Bad Ordnungsamt

Are you faking your details on restaurant sign-in sheets? Now the police are requisitioning venue contact lists for non-health-related investigations. About 20,000 corona deniers marched through Berli...

4 Aug 202033min

RS Live: Statistically Speaking

RS Live: Statistically Speaking

Why does the German media still use racist cliches, and focus on race in stories about coronavirus outbreaks? We meet Gilda Sahebi, journalist for Taz and Neue Deutsche Medienmacher*innen. She tries t...

6 Jul 20201h 8min

RS Mini: Unlock Life

RS Mini: Unlock Life

This mini episode features Daniel Stern interviewing artist Aram Barthall about his recent installation "Unlock Life" which utilizes remnants of the recent bike share boom. Find out more about at Aram...

29 Jun 202016min

RS Lockdown: Crowded Canals

RS Lockdown: Crowded Canals

Almost everything is open again, but the crisis isn't over. 30% of Berlin workers are now jobless or on Kurzarbeit suspension. Many cafes, shops and big businesses have closed. Maisie tells us about j...

8 Jun 202056min

RS Lockdown: Excuse for Everything

RS Lockdown: Excuse for Everything

Berlin starts counting the cost of the shutdown. Business tax revenues have plummeted by 90%. Who's going to pay the bill? Are we going back to the dark days of "saving till it squeals"? This week' st...

24 Mai 202043min

RS Lockdown: Involuntary Rehab

RS Lockdown: Involuntary Rehab

Berlin is days away from the great restart.Restaurants, pools, hotels and kitas will soon open again under new rules. But there's no return in sight for the things some people liked about Berlin the m...

10 Mai 20201h 4min

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