HEIST

Steal the media back. A podcast from Berlin's worker-owned magazine. HEIST brings you stories from Berlin you won’t get anywhere else. From the journalists and experts who cover the most relevant stories for Berlin, Europe, and the world.

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HEIST

Episodes (4)

Today The AfD's Illusion of Safety
Today The U-Bahn Assassination That Never Happened
Today Life in Berlin’s Palestinian Dystopia

HEIST

Jul 6, 2026
44¾ minutes
35 MB

Historian Ben Miller on why some conservative gay Berliners are flirting with the far-right, and the disturbing rise of homonationalism. When an AfD candidate was criticized for referencing a concentration camp badge on a campaign billboard, the party’s defense was immediate: "How dare you accuse us of being homophobic? Our leader, Alice Weidel, is a lesbian." It’s a perfect, toxic blend of strategic provocation and plausible deniability. But it points to a much deeper, more disturbing mutation within European politics. In this episode, founding HEIST editor Peter Matthews talks with Ben Miller, historian, writer, and co-h...

HEIST

The AfD's Illusion of Safety

HEIST

00:00 -42:57