Features: Be My Gast and Sticking Point

Issue 20: August 2023 This month, our first piece comes from Bear Radio School Alum Kerra Schanofski and her brand new podcast about food, family and everyday life, called “Be My Gast.” In each episode of the podcast, guests from around the world pull up a chair to chat about their most nostalgic dishes served by Kerra.The second piece comes from our friends at Radio Spaetkauf and their latest mini-series about Germany’s climate movement, Sticking Point. We also touched base with the series’ producers, Anne-Marie Harrison and Izzy Choksey, about the making of the series.Our theme music is from Lucas Carey, with audio from Epidemic Sound. Cover art by Sian Amber Fletcher. This episode is brought to you by Bear Radio. If you’re a producer based in Europe and have an idea for an URSA story, we’d love to hear from you! We’re always accepting new pitches.Support for this podcast comes from our Patreon - if you like URSA and all the incredible stories that come with it - then please consider supporting us at patreon.com/ursapodcast. The price you’d spend on a coffee would go to supporting us and our contributors each month.