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Brrrrrr as the cold continues, Burgerforce peeks behind the scenes of the theatre world. Special guest Timo shares his journey from silent extra to open air thespian. Then South-East Asia aficionado Dustin joins Klappy in Phnom Penh to discuss latest events in Cambodia, Thailand and Myanmar. Is there a Winter Olympic gold medal for subzero radio? --- Pyrmonter Theatre: https://theatercompanie.de/, Myanmar Report: https://odi.org/en/publications/making-myanmar-humanitarianism-amid-revolutionary-state-building/

BurgerForce wraps up the year by checking in with correspondents in Australia, Kenya and Mexico. We look in the rearview mirror at the train wreck that was 2025, complete with Trump, climate change and papal conclaves! Then we turn our heads forward, put our sunglasses on, and hit the accelerator. Can we jump that giant dumpster fire of 2026? We’ll find out, but first, toilet talk!

Spooky season? More like spooky reality am I right? Who needs Halloween when 2025 is an endless cavalcade of horrors?! Instead, we turn the spotlight on the Mexican tradition of Dia de Muertos or Day of the Dead. Special guest Clara explains this fascinating but often misunderstood holiday and the traditions from her childhood. Also featured: children kidnapped by their burger-rich mother who is being grilled by the judicial system!

Oh my god. Another year. Another chance Susan gets to scare the shit out of you, our dear audience, with some fucked up mysterious tales of missing tourists, awful shit happening to women and girls, the kind of stories us sick fucks who relax by listening to true crime podcasts can’t stop thinking about. JOIN US. Also Chad is here.

SOS: SAVE OUR SNAILS - Do NOT under ANY CIRCUMSTANCES eat or interfere with the delicious endangered snails that are taking over Hamburg! In other news, it’s festival season! Listen to us gab about how to completely let loose, put on our sequined costumes, and celebrate the great German tradition of getting weird with it and rotting in a hot tent in a crowded airfield. Let the festivities begin!

During our beloved spooky season (before Mariah Carey comes out of her closet each year to violent assault our ears) it’s time to take a very harrowing trip down memory lane, namely through Germany’s oft forgotten colonial history and the reminders of it that still linger in German society like restless spirits. Susan, as a modern, less dashing, gender-swapped Robert Stack will then host a mini-episode of Unsolved Mysteries in which we take a crack at solving the infamous YOG’TZE incident with special guest Adhiraaaj. WARNING: Extra scary episode, complete with Klappy on the soundboard!

While the FC St. Pauli parade buzzes outside we head towards the buzzing of the tattoo machine. Artist Dean goes into detail about his inspiration, adventures and exploits at famous tattoo studio Jungbluth. Then the new ChatGPT-4o voice (NOT voiced by ScarJo) gets under our skin by calmly explaining the disastrous future in store for us. Way to kill the buzz dude!

After three months that felt like three decades, BurgerForce reflects on the slow moving car crash that is US politics. Jen and John, direct from Croatia, help us disect the mayhem and compare it to Croatian governance. Why is it so hard to participate democratically in both places? Is it history, money, youth alienation or something else? Then some free media training via Fake Newsin with Susan.

From campaign promises to poster photos, the Burg-O-Mat detangles the Federal and Hamburg elections with special guest Adhiraaj. Then a blast from the past OG Burger calls in from New York City! Finally, it's Oscar time and this year is a Wicked Conclave of Substance and Brutalism. Eww Merz, don't look at us like that!

Suffering, sad Susan has one hell of an hangover in this post-US election special. Klappy tries to keep the fluffy puppy stories coming as the flames of chaos rage in the studio. Then special guest Hamid separates fact and fiction in the controversial history of the (recently closed) Blue Mosque in Hamburg.

Fresh South African Hamburgers Ribbon and Meerkat face a grilling over their integration journey. How does Hamburg compare to life in Cape Town? Then we discuss the meaty topic of the (improving) South African energy crisis, top it off with a layer of fresh Fake Newsin', and fill it with some saucy South African tunes. Yum!

In this election spectacular special guests Mahima and Adhiraaj join us to discuss recent voting results across the world. From local Hamburg elections to the EU and India we try to comprehend the waves of change splashing against us. Is the India result a cause for concern or a source of hope?

As the Russian election fades into the sunset Martin and Loraine join from Nairobi for a late evening chat about Gen Z work habits, AI human rights and communal money in Kenyan villages. Also, what's the latest Boeing mishap? Susan prepares us for worry-free Easter travels!

We're not in Kansas anymore ... I mean Hamburg! Join us for a slice of summer paradise in the land of kangaroos, eucalyptus trees and customs officials with zero chill. Special Aussie guests Jenny, David, and Rory discuss the quirks and delights Down Under including giant "harmless" spiders, the evolution of social media and the fast growing Gen X sensation #xclub. Might get cheugy mate!