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 des Chefkorrespondenten der Deutschlandfunk-Senderfamilie und Leiter des Hauptstadtstudios in Berlin und des Europa-Studios in Brüssel, Stephan Detjen
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.
Stephan Detjen
Whether it was the G7 summit, the UN General Assembly, or a state visit, Stephan Detjen was often there as a journalistic observer. He accompanied chancellors, federal presidents, and numerous ministers. Since 2012, the journalist has been chief correspondent for the Deutschlandfunk radio network and heads the capital studio in Berlin and the European studio in Brussels. A graduate in law and history, he has reported for ARD from Karlsruhe and was editor-in-chief of Deutschlandfunk until 2012. In 2026, he will move to Paris as a correspondent.
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
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Dates
December 2025
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