EXTRA: The Fascinatingly Mundane Secrets of the World’s Most Exclusive Nightclub
The Berlin dance mecca Berghain is known for its eight-hour line and inscrutable door policy. PJ Vogt, host of the podcast "Search Engine," joins us to crack the code. It has to do with Cold War rivalries, German tax law, and one very talented bouncer.
An episode of the Freakonomics Radio podcast, hosted by Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher, titled "EXTRA: The Fascinatingly Mundane Secrets of the World’s Most Exclusive Nightclub" was published on June 17, 2024 and runs 44 minutes.
June 17, 2024 ·44m · Freakonomics Radio
Summary
The Berlin dance mecca Berghain is known for its eight-hour line and inscrutable door policy. PJ Vogt, host of the podcast "Search Engine," joins us to crack the code. It has to do with Cold War rivalries, German tax law, and one very talented bouncer.
Episode Description
The Berlin dance mecca Berghain is known for its eight-hour line and inscrutable door policy. PJ Vogt, host of the podcast Search Engine, joins us to crack the code. It has to do with Cold War rivalries, German tax law, and one very talented bouncer.
- SOURCES:
- Lutz Leichsenring, executive board member of Clubcommission Berlin and co-founder of VibeLab.
- PJ Vogt, reporter, writer, and host of the podcast Search Engine.
- RESOURCES:
- "Berghain: 36 Hours Inside the World's Most Exclusive Nightclub," by Linux (Paper Magazine, 2022).
- Berlin Bouncer, documentary by David Dietl (2019).
- "High Culture Club: Berghain Secures Same Tax Status as Berlin Concert Venues," by Philip Oltermann (The Guardian, 2016).
- "One Eye on the Door, the Other on His Photography," by Nicholas Kulish (The New York Times, 2011).
- Lost and Sound: Berlin, Techno and the Easyjet Set, by Tobias Rapp (2009).
- EXTRA:
- Search Engine, podcast by PJ Vogt.
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