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Spaßbremse

Spaßbremse

A collective of thinkers and writers examining Germany, Europe, and the world in written and podcast form. Support us at: http://patreon.com/spassbremse. Support us at https://www.patreon.com/spassbremse

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99 episodes

  1. 74 - P.S. Find tougher people (Berlin politics w/ James Jackson) 1:23:37
  2. 73 - 9/11 and the rise of the transatlantic far right w/Loren Balhorn 1:16:39
  3. 72 - The Holocaust, Hamas, and Habermas w/Dirk Moses 1:24:57
  4. Why does Germany exist? An introduction. 12:03
  5. 71 - At the intersection of sports, politics, and culture w/Dave Braneck 1:16:51
  6. 70 - Nazi, Stasi, Aussie (German memory politics w/ Alexander Wells) 1:34:23
  7. *UNLOCKED* Is Germany's Israel consensus finally shifting? w/ Hanno Hauenstein 1:08:35
  8. 69* - The not-so-great GroKo w/ Astrid Zimmermann (*video excerpt) 25:36
  9. 69 - The not-so-great GroKo w/ Astrid Zimmermann 1:28:18
  10. 68 - Broken clocks (fascism debate pt. 2 w/John Ganz) 59:32
  11. 67 - Merz's Comeback w/ Lukas Hermsmeier 1:01:19
  12. 66 - Is it happening there? ("fascism debate" pt. 1 w/Daniel Bessner) 58:16
  13. Premium 39: Debt and Defense (preview) 11:25
  14. 65 - Realism and imperialism w/Matthew Specter 1:07:58
  15. 64 - Bundestagswahl 2025 w/ Ingar Solty 1:10:15
  16. 63 - The Merkel Memoirs, pt. 1 (w/ Dominik Leusder) 52:52
  17. 62 - The life, death (and rebirth?) of the Habsburg Empire w/ Natasha Wheatley 46:17
  18. The Christian Lindner Episode (UNLOCKED) 53:14
  19. 61 - Napoleon and Hitler? w/ Everett Rummage (Germany and Napoleon pt. 3) 1:32:59
  20. From Jena to the Hall of Mirrors w/ Michael Leggiere (preview) 8:07
  21. 60 - "In the beginning, there was Napoleon" w/ Prof. Michael Leggiere (Germany and Napoleon pt. 1) 1:02:47
  22. 59 - Germany's Antisemitism Bureaucracy w/Peter Kuras 1:04:53
  23. Berlin, Reguided w/ Ryan Balmer (preview) 14:29
  24. 58 - Europawahl 2024 w/Ciarán of Corner Späti 1:19:13
  25. 57 - Zinzinnati w/ Chris Wade of Chapo Trap House 1:15:05
  26. 56 - Europe's rightward turn w/Hans Kundnani 1:09:32
  27. MAY DAY SPECIAL: An alternate history of social democracy w/Autumn Chen 25:34
  28. 55 - The History of Airbus w/ Scott Hamilton 1:07:06
  29. 54 - Germany's Economic Malaise w/Sebastian Dullien 59:17
  30. 53 - 'Importing' Antisemitism, Subcontracting Guilt w/Esra Özyürek 58:55
  31. 52 - Whitewashing and Statebuilding (German-Israeli relations w/Daniel Marwecki) 1:22:30
  32. 51 - Wir schaffen das, nochmal (German migration politics w/Lauren Stokes) 1:11:10
  33. 50 - What is NATO really for? w/ Grey Anderson 1:23:25
  34. 49 - The Fehlinger Doctrine w/Gunther Fehlinger 1:00:32
  35. 48 - Brandmauerfall? w/ Ned Richardson-Little 1:29:09
  36. 47 - Backlashes w/ Quinn Slobodian 1:24:48
  37. 46 - Left fracture? w/ Loren Balhorn 1:21:45
  38. 45 - Eurovision w/ Kat Friege 52:45
  39. 44 - No Ticket to Ride (Freiheitsfonds w/ Arne Semsrott) 1:03:21
  40. 43 - A Tale of Two ICEs (Transport and climate policy update w/ Giulio Mattioli) 1:31:00
  41. 42 - Imagining the Witch (German Witch Trials w/ Laura Kounine) 1:11:22
  42. PREVIEW: Premium 22 - Ted Talks Tanks 12:16
  43. 41 - Wahlball Extra Innings (Berlin Election Repeat Rundown) 1:07:30
  44. 40 - Gib mir die Kohle (Lützerath and German climate politics w/ Ruairi Casey) 1:18:54
  45. PREVIEW: Premium 21 - Fritz Bartel Extended Interview 10:23
  46. 39 - Christmas Market Scandals, 2022 Edition 1:07:05
  47. 38 - Fußball w/ Dave Braneck 1:18:42
  48. 37 - The Triumph of Broken Promises w/ Fritz Bartel 47:51
  49. 36 - Declining in Style (Eurotrash w/ Anton Jäger and Dominik Leusder, Pt. 1) 1:02:00
  50. PREVIEW: Premium 18 - Wolfgang Streeck Extended Interview 11:26