Condensed Community; a slug that keeps you up at night

This episode starts in grief — the world is dark these days, but I believe community will save us. I'm feeling my feelings in this episode, but I want you, listener, to know how grateful I am to have you here.  Then we go to Germany, where a story that begins with nighttime doorbell pranks ends with a lesson that the world isn't always out to get you.  Sending you love out there, y'all.  Doorbell prankster that tormented residents of German apartments turn out to be a slug (Kate Connolly, The Guardian, Sep 8, 2025) Knock, Knock, Ginger: The History of the Ding-Dong-Ditch Prank (Professional Moron, Apr 18, 2022) Origin of: Knock down ginger (Idiom Origins, accessed Sep 10, 2025) Instagram: @condensedsouppodcast [email protected]