Eggs Up, Cookies Down
Berlin workers go on strike! Airport staff shut down Tegel and Schönefeld terminals on Feb 8 demanding a pay rise from €11 to €12 hour. Kindergarten staff went on strike on Feb 15, causing every secon...
15 Feb 20173min
Ticket Checkers Get Checked
German federal police carried out an undercover sting targeting ticket inspectors on the Berlin S-Bahn. Five inspectors were busted fining tourists and pocketing the cash. If you're caught, ask for in...
3 Feb 20174min
RS Live: Berlin's Weed Economy
How big is Berlin's marijuana market? We interview podcaster Diane Arapovich who investigated the weed economy and found Berlin is the greenhouse of northern Europe, supplying even Amsterdam. Listen t...
22 Jan 201757min
Stasi Need Not Apply
Berlin's R2G coalition is in crisis after the mayor Michael Müller (SPD) forced the resignation of Andrej Holm, who had been picked by Die Linke as the city's housing secretary. The sociologist was a ...
20 Jan 20173min
Bring Out Your Dead Trees
The new year started in Berlin with 16 people hospitalized from fireworks injuries. The number of emergency calls was down by 12%. If you think Berlin was chaotic, in Paris more than 650 cars were set...
6 Jan 20173min
Keep Calm and Drink Gluhwein
Following the terrible Christmas market truck incident at Breitscheidplatz, all other markets were told to keep their music down. Does staying quiet actually achieve anything? We're going to carry on ...
23 Dec 20163min
Catching the U-Bahn Kicker
Should a man who once trained with the Stasi be allowed to run Berlin's housing department? Professor Andrej Holm has been named city secretary for housing. He's been the most vocal critic of the city...
19 Dec 201657min
Berlin's Industrial Snowstorm
Berlin still has an estimated 3000 unexploded WWII bombs under the surface. One was discovered this week between Neukölln and Treptow, causing the evacuation of 2600 residents. The city also has a lot...
9 Dec 20163min
