335: Die Freiheit braucht Menschen, die für s...

Zu Beginn der Episode überlegen wir, warum uns Berlin im Vergleich zu anderen Städten oft so unfreundlich vorkommt. Im Follow-up geht es noch einmal um die vermeintliche Abschaltung älterer E-Reader von Amazon. (Es ist doch nicht so schlimm, wie gedacht.) Manuel muss Tickets für ...  Show more

Warum werden Karotten in Deutschland fast nur in 2-kg-Tüten verkauft? Nachdem wir dieser Frage auf den Grund gegangen sind, sprechen wir über künstliche Intelligenz: Welche Vor- und Nachteile sehen wir in der Technologie? Und welche KI-Apps benutzen wir persönlich? Bei der Frage, ...  Show more

Best-selling Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie gives the first of four 2022 Reith Lectures, discussing freedom of speech. She argues that it feels like freedom of speech is under attack. Cancel culture, arguments about “wokeness" and the assault on Salman Rushdie have prod ...  Show more

Author and musician Darren McGarvey gives the third of four BBC Reith Lectures on the theme of liberty, addressing "Freedom from Want." McGarvey argues that the present system isn't working for many but that it is incumbent on citizens to confront that and rise to the challenge o ...  Show more

Sixty people from around the world join Professor Michael Sandel in a digital studio at Harvard to discuss free speech. Free speech is a cornerstone of democracy and freedom of expression is regarded as a fundamental human right. But even in democracies there are disputes about t ...  Show more

The Constitution originally intended to protect liberty, has become the tool by which the government increases its powers and limits freedoms. Today’s guest says, “The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing people he doesn’t exist; The greatest trick the system ever ...  Show more