Knut and Chris report back after a week in Berlin that featured design sprints, trees, bicycles, burritos, cigarette smoke, and plenty of ballroom. Also covered: cash, privacy, and big government. And Knut finally mentions the war.

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• Adele - Hello - YouTube
• Übersetzung Adele - Hello Songtext, Lyrics auf Deutsch | Songtexte.com
• When the Child was a Child... - YouTube
• Mark Gould on Twitter: "@finiteattention @kmelve First carrots, and now fairytales. Are you steering Skam subplots now? https://t.co/ameDdtu7dZ"
• Rødt («Vi kjempter for et samfunn med små forskjeller») — The Norwegian Communist Party want a society with small differences. Bless.
• Eurovision Song Contest Kyiv 2017
• Melodi Grand Prix – Wikipedia
• Alexander Rybak - Fairytale - YouTube
• Autonomous sensory meridian response - Wikipedia
• Retrospective Prime Directive
• Netlife i Berlin: 3 dager, 15 prosjekter og 4 droner
• The Google Design Sprint
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• Sehr gut: Why cycling in Berlin is a dream | Helen Pidd | Life and style | The Guardian
• Reconstruction of Germany - Wikipedia
• German occupation of Norway - Wikipedia
• Sweden during World War II - Wikipedia
• “In Kreuzberg, there are no foreigners!” Scrutinizing Berlin’s diversity by Nuriesya Abu Bakar, Jasamin Ulfat | Humanity in Action
• Angela Merkel - Wikipedia
• Startseite - Clärchens Ballhaus - en
• Norway, Sweden and Denmark Say “No” To Cash
• Why Germans pay cash for almost everything — Quartz
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• Big government - Wikipedia
• Geography of Norway - Wikipedia
• En natt i Berlin ("Victoria") (2015) - IMDb
• Die Toten Hosen - Wikipedia — (Chris's Cultural Pick of the Week)
• News | DIE TOTEN HOSEN - BIS ZUM BITTEREN ENDE
• Laune Der Natur album cover (jpeg)
• Berlin bars still smoking, despite bans - The Spectrum
• Drunk driving law by country (Europe) - Wikipedia
• Hamster Eating Tiny Burrito - YouTube