Best Späti Podcasts (2024)

1
PREVIEW: Napoleon and his consequences 0:42

7d ago0:42

0:42

Uma and Ciarán talk the EU election results in France and the snap parliament elections that have been called. We also take a look at the far-right party in Romania, AUR. HOW TO SUPPORT US: https://www.patreon.com/cornerspaeti HOW TO REACH US: Corner Späti https://twitter.com/cornerspaeti Instagram https://www.instagram.com/cornerspaeti/ Julia http…

1
Everything Is Fine in Germany ft. Uma from Corner Spati 10:56

12d ago10:56

10:56

As the far right surges across Europe, we look at Germany, where fascist electronic music has become a sensation on TikTok, and memefied in other parts of the internet – and ask, why is the government ignoring this? Uma, from the podcast Corner Späti, explains how Germany got to this point, what its reactions and responses to Palestine protests tel…

1
58 - Europawahl 2024 w/Ciarán of Corner Späti 1:19:13

13d ago1:19:13

1:19:13

EU electoral politics expert Ciarán of Corner Späti joins to discuss the results from last weekend's European Parliament vote. From the big political shifts to the Continent's most obscure parties, Ciarán and Ted break it down and speculate about what the next five years could hold. ***** Follow Spaßbremse on Twitter (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@spassbremse_pod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠). M…

1
99: Gender in Germany (with Rob Tegethoff and Ciarán from Corner Späti) 2:08:40

15d ago2:08:40

2:08:40

What's going on in Germany? How are people talking about gender in the German language, and how is freedom of expression being handled? We have a couple of German experts — linguist Rob Tegethoff and Ciarán of the podcast Corner Späti — to tell us why other languages were banned at protests in Berlin, and what right-wing activists get from involvin…

1
Both, Not Half ft. Jassa Ahluwalia 1:15:44

1d ago1:15:44

1:15:44

Actor, writer and avid 10kposts listener Jassa Ahluwalia joins us this week to talk about his new book, "Both, Not Half: A Radical New Approach to Mixed Heritage Identity". A memoir looking back on code-switching, navigating multiple cultures and identities throughout his adolescence, and later, as an up-and-coming actor in London, it also examines…

1
[PREVIEW] Bromley Chicken Yaoi ft. Josh Boerman 9:13

5d ago9:13

9:13

This is a preview of a patreon bonus episode! Check out the full episode here! Josh from The Worst of All Possible Worlds swung by the studio and so we forced him to podcast. In this episode, Hussein explains the Bromley Chicken Yaoi reddit post, and the phenomena of London chicken shops with American names. We also talk about some of our favourite…

1
[UNLOCKED] P O S T S I N B I O ft John Herrman 1:14:45

8d ago1:14:45

1:14:45

This is an unlocked bonus episode! Find it and more on our patreon! -------- This week, Hussein and Phoebe are joined by tech writer John Herrman to discuss his recent article in NY Magazine's Intelligencer about the 'Pussy in bio' bots. We all know them, we've all seen them. John takes us through the history of spam bots, and helps us place this m…

1
Pretending it's One Country 1:15:48

10d ago1:15:48

1:15:48

Uma and Ciarán play along and pretend the EU is one country and talk the results of the EU, also including some freaks HOW TO SUPPORT US: https://www.patreon.com/cornerspaeti HOW TO REACH US: Corner Späti https://twitter.com/cornerspaeti Instagram https://www.instagram.com/cornerspaeti/ Julia https://twitter.com/KMarxiana Rob https://twitter.com/le…

1
PREVIEW: Milei-demonium 0:16

14d ago0:16

0:16

Ciarán and Uma talk about the far-right rally in Spain as well as some other shite. HOW TO SUPPORT US: https://www.patreon.com/cornerspaeti HOW TO REACH US: Corner Späti https://twitter.com/cornerspaeti Instagram https://www.instagram.com/cornerspaeti/ Julia https://twitter.com/KMarxiana Rob https://twitter.com/leninkraft Nick Uma https://twitter.c…

1
Smooth Online Brain ft. Rory Blank 1:15:00

15d ago1:15:00

1:15:00

Comics artist and cartoonist Rory Blank joins us on this weeks free episode as we ask: What is an AI image, exactly? Rory and Hussein discuss why the "All Eyes On Rafah" instagram post became the first 'viral' AI image, despite its inconsistencies, inaccuracies and lack of specificity. Rory explains how these features characterise the AI 'art' taki…

1
My Election Blood Oath 1:20:19

17d ago1:20:19

1:20:19

As Uma and Ciarán dust off our missing star EU hoodies before promptly throwing them away again for yet another 5 years we talk the EU elections before the results come out. FIRST SCREENING OF FILMS OF RESISTANCE IS ON 14/06/24 IN LONDON https://www.instagram.com/filmsofresistance_ HOW TO SUPPORT US: https://www.patreon.com/cornerspaeti HOW TO REAC…

1
My Life In Posting: Mollie Goodfellow [PREVIEW] 10:50

19d ago10:50

10:50

This is a preview of a bonus episode. Find the whole thing on our reasonably-priced patreon! Comedy writer Mollie Goodfellow talks about her early experiences on the internet, which largely amounted to luring unsuspecting men into the woods of Runescape and beheading them for fun.. We talk about the transition between social networks and how it sha…

1
Rise And Fall of the Vape Nation ft. Tom Nicholas 1:10:13

22d ago1:10:13

1:10:13

Youtube essayist Tom Nicholas joins us this week to talk about vaping and specifically, how the excesses of contemporary internet culture, guided by the philosophies of liminal capitalism, can explain the prominence of disposable vapes. Tom tells us how vaping went from a means to manage addictions to a new kind of addictive behaviour, how and why …

1
57 - Zinzinnati w/ Chris Wade of Chapo Trap House 1:15:05

23d ago1:15:05

1:15:05

Continuing our series on German diaspora communities, in this episode we move away from the national-level stories to zoom in to one particular place: the "Queen City" of Cincinnati, Ohio. To help us, Ted and Michelle (!) are joined by a native son of the city: Chris Wade of Chapo Trap House. We talk history, beer, baseball, and what the resurgence…

1
UNLOCKED: Vibes Only Loves Technology (feat. David Adler) 50:35

23d ago50:35

50:35

Ciarán and returning guest David Adler discuss the upcoming EU election, how it compares to 2019 and Volt in far more depth than they probably deserve. Find our guest here: https://twitter.com/davidrkadler https://twitter.com/ProgIntl HOW TO SUPPORT US: https://www.patreon.com/cornerspaeti HOW TO REACH US: Corner Späti https://twitter.com/cornerspa…

1
A Parliament of Posters ft. Zoë Grünewald [PREVIEW] 10:26

26d ago10:26

10:26

This is a preview of a bonus episode. Find the whole thing on our reasonably-priced patreon! Political journalist Zoë Grünewald joins us to talk about the upcoming UK General Election, and why so many candidates are opting to run on hyper-online 'culture war' issues. Zoë explains how obsessions with social media among politicians and journalists ha…

1
What if AI was just a guy’s voice? Ft. Paris Marx 1:04:27

29d ago1:04:27

1:04:27

Paris Marx returns to the show to talk about two AI conferences hosted by Google and OpenAI, and how both failed to provide any real evidence of why it’s any more than a chatbot with a voice, but also, why this doesn’t really matter to tech companies, and the government’s appeasing them. Paris talks about the consequences of AI software integrating…

1
Mera25 (feat. Karin and Johannes) 1:01:10

1M ago1:01:10

1:01:10

We talk with Karin De Rigo and Johannes Fehr of Mera25 about Mera25. Also die Basis. https://mera25.de/ https://diem25.org/ HOW TO SUPPORT US: https://www.patreon.com/cornerspaeti HOW TO REACH US: Corner Späti https://twitter.com/cornerspaeti Instagram https://www.instagram.com/cornerspaeti/ Julia https://twitter.com/KMarxiana Rob https://twitter.c…

1
PREVIEW: My Stupid Little European Man 1:17

1M ago1:17

1:17

Ciaran and Nick run down some recent news including ICC issuing arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant and Hamas leadership, and Ciaran has a few of the dumbest MEPs to share with the class. LISTEN TO THE FULL EP HERE: https://www.patreon.com/cornerspaeti HOW TO REACH US: Corner Späti https://twitter.com/cornerspaeti Instagram https://www.instagram…

1
10K Posts Q&A 2 [PREVIEW] 9:42

1M ago9:42

9:42

This is a preview of a bonus episode. Find the whole thing on our reasonably-priced patreon! To commemorate Phoebe’s final episode (before she goes on maternity leave, not forever) we take questions from you. We discuss some big questions about the internet, whether one’s decision not to post still counts and posting, and if the age of vertical vid…

1
Wrong Way ft. Joanne McNeil 1:02:41

1M ago1:02:41

1:02:41

Journalist and author Joanne Mcneil returns to the show to talk about her novel WRONG WAY, which was among the New Yorker’s best fiction of 2023. Centred around the proliferation of ‘self-driving’ taxis, the novel is an exploration of precarious work and social alienation, and the ways in which the technocratic ruling classes leverage this distanci…

1
98: Origin Uncertain (with Anatoly Liberman) 1:43:19

1M ago1:43:19

1:43:19

How much can we really know about the words we use? What are the facts behind some of the most tangled etymologies in English? And is our "Related or Not" game a good way of approaching word history? We're talking to Dr Anatoly Liberman, perhaps the world's preëminent living etymologist and the author of Origin Uncertain: Unraveling the Mysteries o…

1
Anti-Colonial Activist Aliyev (Feat: Milo Edwards) 1:10:26

1M ago1:10:26

1:10:26

We have on returning Corner Späti champion, Milo Edwards, to chat the news and how, in an odd turn of events, Azerbaijan has attempted to become the face of French decolonization. Yes, it has something to do with Armenia. HOW TO SUPPORT US: https://www.patreon.com/cornerspaeti HOW TO REACH US: Corner Späti https://twitter.com/cornerspaeti Instagram…

1
[PREVIEW] 10k TV Club: Telemarketers (Part 2) ft. The Worst Of All Possible Worlds 9:44

1M ago9:44

9:44

This is a preview of a bonus episode. Find the whole thing on our reasonably-priced patreon! Welcome back to part 2 of our discussion about the 2023 True Crime/Documentary miniseries Telemarketers. Once again, we're joined by Brian, AJ, and Josh, the hosts of the Worst Of All Possible Worlds, a podcast that reviews and analyses popular culture. ---…

1
PREVIEW: Mr. God is dead and we killed him 0:24

1M ago0:24

0:24

Well, that was the last eurovision. Also Fico was shot. HOW TO SUPPORT US: https://www.patreon.com/cornerspaeti HOW TO REACH US: Corner Späti https://twitter.com/cornerspaeti Instagram https://www.instagram.com/cornerspaeti/ Julia https://twitter.com/KMarxiana Rob https://twitter.com/leninkraft Nick Uma https://twitter.com/umawrnkl Ciarán https://t…

1
10k TV Club: Telemarketers (Part 1) ft. The Worst Of All Possible Worlds 51:34

1M ago51:34

51:34

This week we're joined by Brian, AJ, and Josh, the hosts of the Worst Of All Possible Worlds, a podcast that reviews and analyses popular culture, to talk about the 2023 True Crime/Documentary miniseries Telemarketers. Join us on the bonus episode later this week for part 2 of this discussion! -------- PALESTINE AID LINKS As the humanitarian crisis…

1
Why do we have all these bones!? (feat. Peter Matthews) 52:26

1M ago52:26

52:26

Uma and Ciarán have on Peter to talk about the Germany's colonial history, the drive to return Germany's collection of human remains to their former colonies and it's relation to modern politics (Sorry for the delay, I need the couple of days to recover) FIND OUR GUEST AND THEIR WORK: https://podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/dig-where-you-stand/id1742…

Podcasts Worth a Listen

Späti Podcasts

Podcasts Worth a Listen

Quick Reference Guide