For a pretzel, for a word. Deutschlandfunk Kultur invites you to the live radio show from the Humboldt Forum in Berlin. Be there when we welcome a prominent guest from culture, science, media or politics to the Mechanical Arena. Have an engaging conversation together about the issues of our time. Chat, argue or think out loud together.
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Porträt der Autorin, Schauspielerin und Philosophin Samira El Ouassil
Studio 9 im Humboldt Forum
Here you can experience radio up close, to watch and also to join in the discussion. An engaging conversation about the issues of the day, broadcast throughout the republic, made in the new old centre of Berlin, in the rebuilt City Palace.
Samira El Ouassil, born in Munich, author, actress, podcaster. The graduate in communication studies and philosophy writes regular columns for Der Spiegel, works in film and television, and is actively involved in society and politics, for example as a former chancellor candidate for the party DIE PARTEI. El Ouassil, a multiple award winner, was named Culture Journalist of the Year and was shortlisted for the German Non-Fiction Prize as co-author of the book Erzählende Affen. Mythen, Lügen, Utopien – Wie Geschichten unser Leben bestimmen (Narrating Monkeys: Myths, Lies, Utopias – How Stories Shape Our Lives). She is also the singer of the band Kummer and a member of MENSA, the association for gifted individuals.
Further information:
- free of charge
- from 11.50 a.m. to 1 p.m. (start of live broadcast at 12.05 p.m.)
- Talk
- Language: German
- Mechanical Arena in the Foyer
Additional information
Dates
January 2026
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