Best madingermanypod Podcasts (2025)

Donate here to cover our production costs https://ko-fi.com/madingermanypod We are joined by German independent journalist Hanno Hauenstein to discuss the failures of the mainstream media to capture the reality of the Middle East conflict, the “pungent display of ignorance” by Berlin’s mayor, in a refreshingly personal conversation.…

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From G*za to Germany - the worst place in Europe to be Palestinian w/ Wafaa Saied 1:01:19

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Wafaa Saied is a young singer from Gaza based in Berlin. As a Palestinian in Germany her entire identity has been questioned even before 2023. She discusses her childhood in Gaza, reveals experiences of anti-Palestinian racism and talks about the power of music in the face of injustice.By jamesjacksont

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What's Left of the German Left? w/ Jacobin DE editor Loren Balhorn 1:16:23

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Please support our production costs ! https://ko-fi.com/madingermanypod A spectre is haunting Germany - the spectre of the left party passing the 5 percent hurdle in the upcoming Bundestag election. But how did things get so bad for the party and how are they turning it around? Long-time left-watcher and critical supporter Loren Balhorn explained t…

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Wealth inequality, N*zi billionaires & taxing the rich! w/ Martyna Linartas 1:07:29

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Did you know that Germany, which is proud of its "social market economy," has the same wealth inequality as Mexico? Most wealth is inherited, not earned, and some comes with dark secrets. Martyna Linartas, co-founder of Ungleichheit.info, thinks the solution is simple: tax the rich!By jamesjacksont

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German police violence and the system behind it w/ Mohamed Amjahid 1:16:17

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Author and investigative journalist Mohamed Amjahid author of "alles nur Einzelfälle? das System hinter der Polizeigewalt" explains why Germans treat police like a religion, the history of violent plots by police and his pessimistic ideas for reforms. Producer - Lya CuéllarBy jamesjacksont

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Anti-Muslim Genocide? w/ Melina Borčak 1:05:47

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Melina Borčak is an expert on anti-Muslim r*cism, genoc*de and a Bosnian genocide survivor, author of bestselling “Mekka Hier Mekka Da” about how linguistic and media framing contributed to r*cism. She explained to @madingermanypod the brutality of what’s happening in G*za, what anti Muslim racism looks like and why it’s so prevalent on the left, a…

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Whitewashing history: Israel & Germany w/ Daniel Marwecki 57:37

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Germany and Israel have a historical relationship of mutual benefit, argues political scientist Daniel Marwecki, whose extensive research in the archive showed a disturbing pattern of antisemitism among postwar German officials, including those who supported the Jewish state. Their goal was to make Germany acceptable in the eyes of the world, "whit…

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Staatsräson vs International law? w/ Matthias Goldmann 1:04:17

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"Israel must end the occupation as soon as possible". Professor in International Law Matthias Goldmann explains why Germany's support for Israel can be in conflict with the rule of law itself domestically and internationally, why the term Staatsräson is highly problematic, and whether police treat pro-Palestinians differently from neo-Nazis.…

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Antisemitism in Germany 2 w/ Deborah Feldman 51:04

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For the second part of this conversation, we spoke about Germany's complex relationship with its own past, the far-right influencing discourse on Israel and that impacting Germany, and her court case with Mirna Funk. Stay mad.By jamesjacksont

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German antisemitism with Deborah Feldman 58:56

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"I experience German society as deeply antisemitic." In the first episode of Mad in Germany, Berlin-based independent journalist James Jackson interviews Deborah Feldman, author of Unorthodox & Judenfetisch. She is a leading commentator on Germany's "fetishizing" relationship with Jews and the way that Zionism has become a way for Germany to whitew…

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Germany's Post-N*zi Identity Crisis? w/ Broken Republik's Will Wilkes & Chris Reiter 1:09:45

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The failure of German journalism w/ Hanno Hauenstein 1:21:34

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From G*za to Germany - the worst place in Europe to be Palestinian w/ Wafaa Saied 1:01:19

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What's Left of the German Left? w/ Jacobin DE editor Loren Balhorn 1:16:23

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Wealth inequality, N*zi billionaires & taxing the rich! w/ Martyna Linartas 1:07:29

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German police violence and the system behind it w/ Mohamed Amjahid 1:16:17

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Anti-Muslim Genocide? w/ Melina Borčak 1:05:47

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Whitewashing history: Israel & Germany w/ Daniel Marwecki 57:37

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Staatsräson vs International law? w/ Matthias Goldmann 1:04:17

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Antisemitism in Germany 2 w/ Deborah Feldman 51:04

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German antisemitism with Deborah Feldman 58:56