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Podcast Zeitgeister On Air

Our hosts Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson and Dina Elsayed chat to international Kafka experts from every corner of the world and hear the Kafka stories they are keen to share with us.

Visual: Tobias Schrank Podcast Zeitgeister on Air

Psycho test Which Kafka character are you?

If you were a character from one of Kafka’s novels, which one would you be? Maybe her – the beguiling Fräulein Bürstner? Answer a few questions to find out in our psycho test.

Illustration by Beatrice Davies  Drawing of Kafka's novel character: Fräulein Bürstner

Kafka’s Highlight of the Week

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Radio Nostalgie Francis Cabrel on the highway

Why the sound of France was composed by Francis Cabrel. A car radio memory.

Collage: Tobi Schrank Cover of Francis Cabrel’s 1979 album “Les Chemins de traverse” with the song “Je l’aime à mourir”

Enis Maci Three radio stations

Enis Maci tells the story of three radio stations at three different points in time at three different locations. Radio memories from the Vatican, the Ruhr region and the Dollart.

© Jay Heike / Unsplash How much is the fish? – Three Radio Stations

Sustainability Green Libraries

Education for Sustainability is no longer just a theoretical approach in libraries. Increasing numbers of public libraries worldwide are leading by example.

“(Re)Connect with Nature” – that’s the theme of the Choa Chu Kang public library in Singapore. The library’s location might seem surprising at first glance: it is spread across two floors of a shopping centre.

Guardians of the Night Five Bouncers

It’s that tense moment when you’re standing outside a club: Will the bouncer let you in? Jonas Höschl and Sascha Ehlert portray five nightclub workers who together have over 50 years of doorstaff experience under their belt.

Image: Jonas Höschl Hanna Teglasy


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