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In this episode, we follow the faint but insistent trails known as desire paths—the shortcuts people carve across parks and fields when the built walkways don’t work out for us. These paths expose a quiet truth: the structures laid out for us, however orderly, often feel restrictive. Our footsteps carry a stubborn urge to walk our own map.

It's possible to live in another reality, right in the middle of Berlin.

ohm is the infinite mantra. it drifts, reshapes, and re-spells itself across time and space. under neoliberal global capitalism, it drifts endlessly—at times commodified as a brand or company, at times canonized in yoga classes, at times reappropriated, or inherited as surname, and inscribed as the physical formula of resistance: Ω. ohm ist das unendliche mantra. es treibt und verwandelt sich, es buchstabiert sich über zeit und raum neu. unter dem neoliberalen globalen kapitalismus streift es endlos weiter – mal als marke produktiv gemacht, mal als unternehmen kommerzialisiert, mal in yogakursen kanonisiert, mal wiederaneignet oder als familienname vererbt, und schließlich als physikalische formel des widerstands eingeschrieben: Ω.

Who gets to make noise? Using ASMR (Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response) techniques, Polina and Viola reappropriate urban sounds recorded at the many construction sites that appear almost daily around Berlin.

Welcome to Dreamꙮta, a podcast made by dreamers, for dreamers and about dreamers. The word ‘drimota’ stands for ‘slumber’ in Ukrainian. We invite you on a journey through the everchanging slumber landscape, where people of different origins share their memories, motifs and places to create a story about all of us and each of us. A story as deep and as old as the sea of dreams. This is Dreamꙮta’s episode 2: the Water Dreamers that shared their secret dreams for this episode: - Malek took us on a journey in the sea and to the small town of his childhood where dreams are deep and quiet; - Alex Berk dreamed about the river, which has two banks, and only living people experience travelling to both of them; - Lana was in a small cradle-like boat that moved through water, time, and space and back again. Concept creation and sound edition by Alex Berk and Lana Semenova (Kyiv, Ukraine / Berlin, Germany; 2024). This episode is part of the collaborative out.cast podcast.

In this episode Tazir talks to Ukrainian Romani researcher and activist Janush Panchenko about his path to activism and academia - before war was brought on Ukraine, and then how the war uprooted his work. Once again, it's a candid and heartfelt discussion on experiences of racism in Ukraine and Germany among BIPOC activists in Berlin, and on staying true to your roots and going your own way. This out.cast episode was created by Tazir with great support by Lana, and presented by Tazir in May 2024.

Dreamota – the dreamspace, the dreamscape, the dream.cast Welcome to Dreamota, a podcast made by dreamers, for dreamers and about dreamers. The word ‘drimota’ stands for ‘slumber’ in Ukrainian. We invite you on a journey through the everchanging slumber landscape, where people of different origins share their memories, motifs and places to create a story about all of us and each of us. A story as deep and as old as the sea of dreams. Here, you can get lost in something too familiar to be a mere coincidence, and find yourself in most unexpected sites. But then, you wake up. This is Dreamota’s episode 1: the Forest Dreamers that shared their secret dreams for this episode: - Murder of Crows from the southern steppes of Ukraine dreamed about the dark primordial forests of Ukrainian Polissya and werewolves; - Alex Berk dreamed about the universal forest where one can meet the Guardian. Concept creation and sound edition by Alex Berk and Lana Semenova (Kyiv, Ukraine / Berlin, Germany; 2023). This episode is part of the collaborative out.cast podcast.

"Kotti a place of stories“ - the young girl's words are lost amid laughter, children's cries, the rolling of the S-bahn and the flight of pigeons that sound like applause. Stories shaped by the people we meet, by societal upheavals such as Covid, inflation and police reinforcements, but always unfolding within Kottbusser Tor. What does Kotti mean to you? That's the question we put to those who came here unwillingly and never left. Listen to their answers, full of doubt, laughter and hope. This episode is created by Bino Byansi Byakuleka and Jeanne Möschler, 2023. Sounds: Music of Resulbarini + Be Human, Freestyle vibes, Come together (from Bino Byanski Byakuleka)

fear.cast is an exploration of fear. It delves into the emotion experienced in the author's daily life in Berlin, mapping out various perceptions of fear. Through the metaphor of fear, Malek Khemiri sought to engage in conversations about its impact on different individuals—capturing the essence through images, sounds, and tastes. Far from an academic approach, participants take us on a diverse mosaic journey, blending personal experiences and the fear of the unknown, creating a sonorous tableau beneath the cloak of human nature. This out.cast episode is created by Malek Khemiri and produced together with Chanoufi, 2023. Photos by Malek Khemiri.

In this podcast Tazir talks to Islam about his life in Ukraine before the war and his journey to Berlin as refugee, a heartfelt and honest discussion about the systematic racism of the asylum system, mutual aid among BIPOC activists in Berlin and information about the refugees rights movement in Europe . This out.cast episode is created by Nine and Tazir and presented by Tazir, 2023.