Stuart Braun is a writer and Berlin resident who released his book, City of Exiles, in 2015. It's now been re-released and he joins us in the studio to talk about the inspiration for the book and why he believes Berlin is always a city in flux. You can find Stuart online at instagram.com/cityofexiles. Being Berlin is brought to you by Bands and hosted by Mak Matan. To learn more, visit ⁠bandsberlin.com⁠.  Follow Being Berlin at ⁠instagram.com/beingberlinpod⁠. Created and produced by Avisar Lev and Mak Matan. Music by Omri Abramov.

As the Berlin bureau chief for The Guardian newspaper and an accomplished author and journalist, Philip Oltermann is no stranger to the city's complex and multifaceted history. In his latest book, The Stasi Poetry Circle, Philip dives deep into one particularly fascinating aspect of the city's past - a creative writing group that was made up of soldiers and members of the secret police during the Cold War. Being Berlin is brought to you by Bands and hosted by Mak Matan. To learn more, visit ⁠bandsberlin.com⁠.  Follow Being Berlin at ⁠instagram.com/beingberlinpod⁠. Created and produced by Avisar Lev and Mak Matan. Music by Omri Abramov.

We chatted with Australian born expat Chelsea about her experience navigating corporate life, and impact entrepreneurship as a woman of colour her in Berlin. Chelsea, the founder of SEED SPACE — a wellness community empowering inclusive healing practices for black, indigenous and women of colour — shares with us her observations on cultural appropriation and the cooption of ancient wellness practices in predominantly white spaces like Germany. Her work with SEED SPACE aims to cultivate more inclusive environments for ancestral healing, and supports women to disrupt and heal intergenerational cycles.

Camille S. is back in the studio and there have been a few shakeups in her life. She's newly single and back on the dating scene in Berlin, which many Berliners find to be an anxiety-inducing place. We talk about the end of her relationship and the start of this new single chapter in her life. You can find Camille on Instagram at instagram.com/camillejoon. Being Berlin is brought to you by Bands and hosted by Mak Matan. To learn more, visit bandsberlin.com.  Follow Being Berlin at instagram.com/beingberlinpod. Created and produced by Avisar Lev and Mak Matan. Music by Omri Abramov.