Palestinian writer Alaa Al-Qaisi reads her Berlin Review essay “Better Than Berlin,” a diary of exile, Wannsee, and the public reading that was cancelled.
In this Berlin Review Audio episode, Tobias Haberkorn and Lauren Oyler discuss the scandal involving comedian Christian Ulmen and TV presenter Collien Fernandes, examining allegations of digital identity theft, misogyny in German comedy culture, and the blurred boundaries between autofiction, media spectacle, and real-life harm.
In this Berlin Review Audio episode, Tobias Haberkorn speaks with political economist Zoltán Ádám about the 2026 Hungarian parliamentary election and the defeat of Viktor Orbán, examining whether Tisza Party and Péter Magyar can dismantle Orbán’s system and restore liberal democracy in Hungary.
In this Berlin Review Audio episode, Lauren Oyler speaks with Deborah Feldman, author of the memoir Unorthodox, about her essay “For the Love of Jews,” exploring German philo-Semitism, media visibility, and the complexities of Jewish identity in contemporary Germany.
Tobias Haberkorn spricht mit Deborah Feldman und Nora Haddada live vor Publikum auf der Leipziger Buchmesse über Minderheiten, Vergleiche und die Tücken der Solidarität.
In this Berlin Review Audio episode, Tobias Haberkorn and Lauren Oyler discuss Perfection by Vincenzo Latronico, exploring its portrayal of millennial life in Berlin, its Booker Prize shortlisting, and why the novel has become so polarizing among readers and critics.
In the first episode of Airlift, a new show from Berlin Review, Tobias Haberkorn and Lauren Oyler discuss two films nominated for nine Academy Awards each: Joachim Trier’s Sentimental Value and Josh Safdie’s Marty Supreme.
Seit Anfang 2026 dominiert der Iran die Nachrichten. Wie wirkt sich diese Situation auf die iranische Diaspora in Deutschland aus? Zu Gast ist Damon Taleghani, Musiker und Autor in Berlin. Er spricht mit Berlin Review Editor Tobias Haberkorn über seinen Essay «Tod dem Tod. Es lebe das Leben», der zeigt, wie sich der Protestslogan «Tod dem Schah» aus den 1970er Jahren unter den Anhängern des im Exil lebenden Schah-Sohns in sein Gegenteil verwandeln konnte.
In this Berlin Review Audio episode, Lianna Mark reads “Better Living Through Self-Curation,” an essay responding to Vincenzo Latronico’s Perfection, exploring authenticity, literary markets, and how self-curation shapes contemporary storytelling and global cultural narratives.
In dieser Episode spricht Tobias Haberkorn mit der ukrainischen Autorin und Fotografin Yevgenia Belorusets über ihre Heimatstadt Kiew im dritten und bald vierten Kriegsjahr.