Jung & Naiv
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Ethnologin Judith Beyer erklärt ihre Forschung zu Recht, Politik und Gesellschaft in Zentralasien und Myanmar. Sie beschreibt ethnologische Feldforschung, die koloniale Geschichte des Fachs, ihre Arbeit zu Dorfgerichten in Kyrgyzstan, ethno-religiösen Gemeinschaften in Myanmar und ihre aktuelle Forschung zu Staatenlosigkeit. Die Episode bietet tiefe Einblicke in ethnologische Methoden und zeigt, wie Konzepte wie Recht, Demokratie und Ethnizität in verschiedenen Kulturen unterschiedlich verstanden werden.
- Einführung in die Ethnologie und Judith Beyers Werdegang
- Koloniale Geschichte und Entwicklung der Ethnologie
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Benjamin Duisberg, Strafverteidiger aus Berlin, diskutiert den Fall der 'Ulm 5' - fünf Aktivisten, die wegen eines Einbruchs bei Elbit Systems Deutschland in Ulm angeklagt sind. Der Fall wirft grundlegende Fragen zum deutschen Völkerrechtsverständnis, zur Staatsräson gegenüber Israel und zum Widerstandsrecht auf. Die Verteidigung argumentiert mit Nothilfe angesichts eines möglichen Genozids in Gaza, während die Staatsanwaltschaft die Angeklagten als Teil einer kriminellen Vereinigung darstellt. Seit über einem Jahr sitzen die Fünf in Untersuchungshaft unter umstrittenen Bedingungen in Stuttgart-Stammheim.
- Werdegang als Strafverteidiger
- Kritik am deutschen Rechtssystem
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Adalan Ibrahim, chairman of the Sortition Democracy Party (Los-Demokratie-Partei), discusses his vision for fundamentally transforming Germany's political system by replacing elected parliaments with randomly selected citizen assemblies. The wide-ranging conversation covers the philosophical foundations of sortition, critiques of current representative democracy, practical implementation challenges, and deep disagreements about capitalism, power structures, and the nature of democracy itself.
- Origins and Motivation of the Sortition Democracy Party
- Personal Biography and Political Journey
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Elif Eralp, Left Party candidate for Governing Mayor of Berlin, discusses her background as a daughter of Turkish political refugees, her political priorities including affordable housing and public transportation, and her vision for leading Berlin. The interview covers her personal journey, stance on key Berlin issues like rent control, socialization of housing corporations, migration policy, and recent antisemitism controversies within her party.
- Personal Background and Path to Politics
- Mayoral Candidacy and Leadership Approach
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Bert Hoffmann, Politikwissenschaftler und Lateinamerika-Experte, analysiert die aktuelle dramatische Krise in Kuba unter US-Sanktionen, die historischen Wurzeln der kubanischen Revolution, das komplexe Verhältnis zu den USA und die Zukunftsperspektiven der Insel. Er beleuchtet die humanitäre Katastrophe durch Öl-Embargo, die Rolle des Militärs, Machtstrukturen nach den Castro-Brüdern und vergleicht Kubas Sonderweg mit anderen sozialistischen Systemen.
- Bert Hoffmanns Weg zur Kuba-Forschung
- Kubas Internet-Politik und Medienlandschaft
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Michael Lüders, BSW-Spitzenkandidat für Berlin und stellvertretender Bundesvorsitzender, diskutiert die Berliner Landtagswahl 2025 und die Positionierung seiner jungen Partei. Das Gespräch behandelt interne Konflikte in Thüringen und Brandenburg, die Wohnungskrise als Hauptthema, Integrationspolitik, Verkehrsfragen und außenpolitische Positionen. Lüders betont den Anspruch auf "gefährlich ehrliche" Politik, während kontroverse Wahlplakate und die Frage nach der Rolle der Bundespartei gegenüber Landesverbänden intensiv debattiert werden.
- Parteiinterne Konflikte und Machtstrukturen
- Sachsen-Anhalt und die AfD-Frage
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Werner Graf, Green Party candidate for Berlin's Governing Mayor, discusses his political vision for the city, focusing on affordable housing, climate protection, drug policy reform, and progressive urban development. The conversation covers his background from founding a cannabis magazine to becoming a key Green politician, his approach to coalition building, and controversial topics like wealth redistribution and traffic policy.
- Political Background and Path to Candidacy
- Drug Policy and Progressive Reforms
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In this extensive interview, Steffen Krach, SPD's top candidate for Berlin's mayoral election and regional president of Hannover, discusses his political platform focused on housing, public safety, transportation, and urban development. He defends his approach to Berlin's housing crisis through rent controls and enforcement rather than expropriation, addresses public safety concerns, and outlines his vision for making Berlin more affordable and livable while navigating tensions between party positions and his personal policy preferences.
- Background and Qualifications for Berlin Mayor
- Public Safety, Policing, and U-Bahn Security
#844 - Ai Weiwei
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Artist and activist Ai Weiwei discusses freedom, censorship, capitalism, and human consciousness in this deeply philosophical conversation. Speaking in his second language, Weiwei reflects on his experiences in China, detention, exile, and observations of Western societies. He challenges conventional notions of freedom, criticizes both authoritarian and capitalist systems, and emphasizes honesty and struggle as central to meaningful existence. The conversation touches on self-censorship in the West, Germany's relationship with its past, the art world's commercialization, and what it means to live authentically in constrained conditions.
- Freedom as Struggle and Non-Domination
- Western Capitalism and the Illusion of Freedom
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In this interview, Israeli activist Dor Hedges discusses his work documenting Israeli settlement expansion in the West Bank, the roots of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and why he believes the two-state solution is no longer viable. Born in East Jerusalem in 1968 to parents who settled there, Hedges describes his journey from growing up in a settlement to becoming a field researcher exposing what he calls an apartheid system. He explains how Israeli society has been indoctrinated to ignore Palestinian existence, how settlements economically benefit middle-class Israelis, and why he believes only external pressure—not internal Israeli politics—can bring change.
- Apartheid and the Core Conflict
- Growing Up in a Settlement
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In this profound conversation, Palestinian philosopher Sari Nusseibeh discusses life under Israeli occupation in East Jerusalem, his decades-long advocacy for non-violent resistance, and the complex path toward Israeli-Palestinian coexistence. Speaking from his historic family home, Nusseibeh reflects on the failures of the two-state solution, his evolving political positions, the October 7th attacks and Israel's response, and why he believes lasting peace can only come through mutual understanding rather than violence or international intervention.
- Living Under Occupation in East Jerusalem
- The Philosophy of Non-Violent Resistance
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Christian Palestinian political analyst Javier Abouid discusses the Israeli occupation, Palestinian politics, and the failure of international law to protect Palestinian rights. Speaking from Bethlehem, he reflects on his journey from Chile to becoming an advisor to Palestinian negotiations, critiques the hypocrisy of Western support for Israel despite clear violations of international law, and explores the internal challenges facing Palestinian leadership while maintaining that ending occupation remains the core issue.
- From Chile to Palestine: A Personal Journey
- Eye-Opening Tour with Pro-Israeli German Politician
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Ami Ayalon, former commander of the Israeli Navy and director of Shin Bet, discusses his remarkable journey from military service to intelligence leadership and his evolving understanding of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. In a deeply introspective conversation, he argues that Israel has already won its existential war, challenges the continuation of military operations in Gaza and Lebanon, critiques the current Netanyahu government, and makes the controversial statement that if he were Palestinian, he would fight the Israeli occupation. Speaking from his olive grove with 600-year-old trees, Ayalon explores themes of democracy under threat, the human cost of conflict, and his belief that only international pressure and a two-state solution can save Israel's democratic future.
- From the Jordan Valley to Naval Command: A Soldier's Path
- The Reluctant Spymaster: Taking Over Shin Bet After Rabin's Assassination
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A comprehensive discussion with neuroscientist Jürgen Kornmeier about perception, consciousness, parapsychology, and the work of the Institute for Border Areas of Psychology and Mental Hygiene. The conversation covers topics ranging from visual perception and optical illusions to near-death experiences, paranormal phenomena, and the fundamental mysteries of consciousness that remain unsolved.
- Introduction to Perception and the Institute
- The Nature of Perception and Reality
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Jonathan Zeigen, a peace activist from Kibbutz Be'eri whose mother was killed on October 7th, discusses his journey from political disengagement to running for the Israeli Knesset. He explains his vision for a radical new political party called 'A Place for Us All' - a joint Arab-Jewish movement seeking to end the occupation, establish equality, and pursue peace through a two-state federation. Zeigen argues that Israeli society can change quickly when offered alternative frameworks by leadership, drawing parallels to historical shifts in German and Israeli-Egyptian relations.
- The Power of Leadership to Transform Society
- From Kibbutz Be'eri to Political Awakening
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Israeli journalist Ana Tsaragusti, head of the Press Freedom Department at Israel's Union of Journalists, discusses the dire state of press freedom in Israel during wartime. She reveals how the Netanyahu government is systematically weakening independent media, how Israeli journalists engage in widespread self-censorship about Gaza, and why the Prime Minister hasn't given a Hebrew-language interview to journalists since March 2021. The conversation explores the challenges of maintaining journalistic independence during conflict, military censorship, and the suppression of Palestinian voices in Israeli media.
- The State of Journalism in Israel and Early Career
- Historic Arafat Interview: Crossing Conflict Lines in 1982
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Tilo Jung and Kira return from a week-long reporting trip to Israel and Palestine, where they conducted seven interviews and witnessed firsthand the situation in Gaza from a distance, the occupation in the West Bank, and a military raid in Jericho. They provide a preview of the upcoming interviews with Israeli and Palestinian activists, politicians, former intelligence chiefs, and settlers, while sharing their intense experiences of witnessing the destruction of Gaza and encountering IDF operations.
- Return from Israel and Palestine
- Viewing Gaza's Destruction from Israel
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Professor Katrin Mißlerhorn explores fundamental questions at the intersection of philosophy, artificial intelligence, and ethics. The discussion covers her philosophical journey from studying Kant and Davidson to developing ethical principles for machine ethics, examining questions of consciousness, responsibility, empathy with robots, and whether AI can create art. She advocates for humans maintaining ultimate responsibility over machines and warns against replacing human relationships and creativity with AI simulations.
- Becoming a Philosophy Professor: An Unconventional Path
- Three Driving Philosophical Questions: God, Justice, and Mind
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In this wide-ranging conversation, sociologist and historian Stefan Kühlen discusses the intersection of sociology and history, systems theory, organizational structures, and the challenges of modern democracy. The discussion explores how different social systems function according to their own logics, the role of hierarchy and bureaucracy in organizations, and why revolutionary change is more complex than idealistic visions suggest. Kühlen offers a functionalist perspective that examines unintended consequences and hidden dynamics in political, economic, and social institutions.
- The Intersection of Sociology and History
- Systems Theory and Social Differentiation