Megan's Megacan

Really sorry, this is another repeat - this episode is one of our favourites, from March 2022. Megan and Konrad will be back for real soon! The horror won't go away, but then neither do megacans. This week, Megan and Konrad get some distraction from world insanity with a welcome visit from veteran Berlin tour guide and history raconteur Ryan Balmer, who duly vents magnificently about the Humboldt Forum. Also Konrad has something to add about German arms exports. Watch Ryan's great Berlin tours here! https://www.youtube.com/@berlinreguided Megan's Megacan theme song by Eden Ottignon from ⁠Planet OTT⁠ Buy us a round, ask us a question: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/megansmegacan⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Or follow us on whichever evil billionaire's data strip-mining machine you prefer: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/megansmegacan⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/MegansMegacan⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-o_U5nqe4_-yKfOm1CXOPA

Despite a busy schedule of stuffing their faces with post-Christmas delights and/or getting COVID, Megan and Konrad manage to squeeze one more canned cocktail into 2023 with an end-of-year round-up. But before that: Why are Germany's doctors on strike?Does the CDU really want to send asylum-seekers to Rwanda? Will 2024 be slightly less depressing? All these questions resolved, or at least ranted about, in this week's show. Happy New Year! Megan's Megacan theme song by Eden Ottignon from Planet OTT Buy us a round, ask us a question: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/megansmegacan⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Or follow us on whichever evil billionaire's data strip-mining machine you prefer: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/megansmegacan⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/MegansMegacan⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-o_U5nqe4_-yKfOm1CXOPA

This week, CDU leader Friedrich Merz insults both Chancellor Olaf Scholz and the plumbing community after the German government is roundly humiliated by the constitutional court. What is it with Germany and its weird debt brake fetish? Also, Amazon's subcontractor scam, and what you can and can't say in a demo in Berlin. Santé! Megan's Megacan Theme Song by Eden Ottignon Buy us a round, ask us a question: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/megansmegacan⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Or follow us on whichever evil billionaire's data strip-mining machine you prefer: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/megansmegacan⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/MegansMegacan⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-o_U5nqe4_-yKfOm1CXOPA

Guest Nathaniel Flakin, a communist tour guide, joins Megan and Konrad to discuss the 1918 November revolution in Germany and a play about it written by romcom star and German Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck. They explore the significance of the German Revolution, mutinies in Germany, and the events of the November Revolution. They also analyze the portrayal of historical figures in the play and discuss Robert Habeck's role as a mediator in the Green Party.

Konrad and Megan are joined by expert mixologists Noel and Mark to rate the megacans sent in from all corners of the globe so we can finally answer the big questions – What colour is the drink inside? What is the greatest megacan in the world? And what the fuck is Four Loko supposed to be? Ikkinomi!  Buy us a round, ask us a question: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/megansmegacan⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Or follow us on whichever billionaire's data-mining operation you prefer: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/megansmegacan⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠https://www.facebook.com/MegansMegacan⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-o_U5nqe4_-yKfOm1CXOPA

Maria Dębińska and Izzy Choksey join Megan and Konrad in a live studio audience at the Berlin Podfest to discuss climate grief and Konrad's film about impending doom. The episode also explores the rise of preppers, the process of creating a film with Indigenous perspectives, and the frustration with the free democratic party in Germany.

Ever committed to the cause of public service journalism, Megan and Konrad deliver the bare-bones, stripped-down, tightly-presented facts of last Sunday's twin state elections in Bavaria and Hesse. The fascists are on the rise, the CDU/SPD ain't gonna save us, and it's all Christian Lindner's fault anyway. The people need to resist, ideally with a JD Whisky Sour, cos these long demos can be thirsty work. It's time for a mega-march! Come to our live show at Podfest 2023 (and watch Konrad's movie there too!): ⁠⁠⁠https://www.podfestberlin.com/event-details/MegansMegacanBundle⁠⁠⁠ Buy us a round, ask us a question: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/megansmegacan⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Or follow us on whichever billionaire's data-mining operation you prefer: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/megansmegacan⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.facebook.com/MegansMegacan⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-o_U5nqe4_-yKfOm1CXOPA

Pork products, over-confidence, and a bit too much right-wing populism? Yep, this must be Bavaria, which goes to the polls next week as Markus Söder seeks re-election with his coalition partner Hubert Aiwanger, who has definitely never been a Nazi ever. Konrad went to the land of Brezls to see one of Söder's election speeches and speak to the party leaders. Also, what's it like at a Polish wedding? Na zdrowie! Come to our live show at Podfest 2023 (and watch Konrad's movie there too!): ⁠⁠https://www.podfestberlin.com/event-details/MegansMegacanBundle⁠⁠ Buy us a round, ask us a question: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/megansmegacan⁠⁠⁠⁠ Or follow us on whichever billionaire's data-mining operation you prefer: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/megansmegacan⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/MegansMegacan⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-o_U5nqe4_-yKfOm1CXOPA

Who can save us from the AfD? Please don't say Sahra Wagenknecht. Armed with Whisky & Gs and Lynchburg Lemonades, the intrepid megacanners try to figure out who Die Linke's most notorious politician is and what she wants. Plus, finally FINALLY young Berliners will be allowed to vote in state elections, as the cool capital drags itself into the 21st century. What took ya so long, homies? Konrad's movie next week: Backhaus Projects, Sept 27, 8pm: https://www.backhausprojects.com/events/were-all-going-to-die-film-screening Live show at the Podfest 2023 (and watch Konrad's movie there too!): ⁠https://www.podfestberlin.com/event-details/MegansMegacanBundle⁠ Buy us a round, ask us a question: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/megansmegacan⁠⁠⁠ Or follow us on whichever billionaire's data-mining operation you prefer: ⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/megansmegacan⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/MegansMegacan⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-o_U5nqe4_-yKfOm1CXOPA

The podcast discusses a Bavarian folk festival, a scandal involving a controversial letter, the upcoming Gillamoos beer fest in Germany, frustration with political speeches, and starting the day with an alcoholic buzz.