This month URSA brings you news on the Air France pilots who are currently suspended for having an in-flight fist fight, how the lower snowfall in the Alps is revealing 50 year old plane wreckage and more. We also discuss the lack of European presence at the recent Africa Climate Summit, how Hungary is protesting deforestation and what the rising temperatures are doing to European wine production.

Our first feature piece comes from our very own Julia Joubert. In a 2021 episode of All Boats, we explored the Deutsche Wohnen & Co. Enteignen movement and how the community helped to pass a housing referendum in Berlin. Now, in a new stage of her own life and with the help of Matti of Kotti Und Co, Julia revisits the conversation and its lessons, to figure out how she can bring a “connection to community” to the fore.

We then share a segment of Dear Poetry, an Audible Original Podcast from Berlin-based producer and journalist, Luisa Beck. In this piece, a listener is looking for true love, and poet Luther Hughes turns to a poem from Paul Tran to provide her with advice and a little hope.

Then, we have our food correspondent, Jane Silver of Exberliner, who joins us to chat about the fall of the Berlin gastropub, the wine bars that are serving excellent food with their spirits, and Markthalle Pfefferberg’s fantastic new taco restaurant.

As always, culture correspondent Jonny Tiernan of LOLA Magazine shares the best Berlin events to hit up in September, from Berlin Art Week to the charity House of Lunacy event and Ghost Town, a concert series exploring the now-closed venues we used to love.

Finally, this month’s artist spotlight showcases a song from local duo, Ducks!

Our theme music is from Lucas Carey, with audio from Epidemic Sound. Cover art by Sian Amber Fletcher.

This episode is brought to you by Bear Radio. Special thanks to our featured producers Julia Joubert, and Luisa Beck of Dear Poetry. Thanks also to our Food & Culture correspondents, Jane Silver of Exberliner and Jonny Tiernan of LOLA.

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