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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Simon Strauß
Mechanische Arena im Foyer des Humboldt Forums in Berlin
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.
Simon Strauß is a writer and editor in the features section of the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, where he succeeded the legendary theatre critic Gerhard Stadelmaier. In 2017, Strauß published the book Sieben Nächte. This highly acclaimed debut by the doctor of classical studies was followed by the volumes Römische Tage and Zu Zweit. As co-founder of the association Arbeit an Europa e.V. and initiator of the European contemporary witness project European Archive of Voices, Strauß is committed to remembrance work.
- free of charge
- Duration: 70 min
- Language: German
- Mechanical Arena in the Foyer
- Belongs to: Studio 9. Der Tag mit …
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Accessibility
Barrier-free parking is available south of the Humboldt Forum on Schlossplatz. Further offers and information on accessibility at the Humboldt Forum can be found here.
Public Transportinformation By metro U Museumsinsel (U5) 1 min walk S/U Alexanderplatz 15 min walk S Hackescher Markt 10 min walk By bus Bus stop Lustgarten 100, 300, N5 1 min walk Bus stop Berliner Schloss 147 1 min walk
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June 2025
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