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New Podcast: Kommune1

We went to Stuttgarter Platz in Charlottenburg. It is right at the entrance/exit of the Charlottenburg train station. Clearly visible is a big yellow apartment block. In the years 1967-1968 the Kommune 1 lived on the third floor. The picture below gives an impression of their activities. With this sarg-happening the Kommunards protested against German policy. It also gives an impression of what happened in and around the Kommune. The man at the left, carrying the coffin is Andreas Baader. The person in the middle right, with a cigarette, is Peter Urbach, an informant who was an agent provocateur and the supplier of bombs and weapons. The woman in the right is very probably Ulrike Meinhof.

Jason explains what you can hear in our podcast. You can find our podcast here

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Gangs, Bombs, Sinatra

In December 2025, an explosion shattered the quiet of Kreuzberg – our radio-on neighborhood. A hand grenade was thrown into a nightclub in the middle of the night. Luckily no-one hurt. More questions than answers!

Jason Honea, our radio-on reporter in the field begins a podcast series exploring ‘bombings in Berlin’. In this second episode, we dig into the hand-grenade attack — what happened, why it might have happened, and who could be behind it.

We examine possible links to gang activity, terrorism, and the police response, and try to understand what this means for the safety and future of Berlin.

Find the podcast here

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Hauptstraße 78 in Berlin, Friedenau

Jason and Rinus went to Hauptstraße 78 in the Berlin district Friedenau. On 5th of April 1986 a bomb went off at the Labelle disco. The discotheque was mainly frequented by US soldiers stationed in Berlin. Listen to personal stories and background of this terrorist attack.

Starting with this podcast, Jason Honea and Rinus van Alebeek will make a series of podcasts about Berlin’s  extra-parliamentary opposition.

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podcasts about Berlin’s places and history

Over the last years Jason Honea and Rinus van Alebeek, together with Adrian Shephard have been making shows for Radio On Berlin. Jason and Rinus did the talking, Adrian recorded and edited the podcasts. Earlier shows were made by Nikolas Schreck and Jason.

We dived into the history of well-known places, like Alexanderplatz, the Lustgarten on the Museuminsel (podcast)or Hitler’s Bunker, but went also to places, that are a bit off the beaten track, like the Grazer Damm or the Baumschulenweg (podcast).

You can find a complete list of these podcasts on the website of Radio On Berlin, all ready for listening if you use spotify.

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podcast: Lustgarten Berlin, part two

In this podcast you will hear a whirlwind of stories about one of the oldest places in Berlin, the Lustgarten. Gnostic revelations, dogs, tulips and the failed attempt on Hitler. Crowds, mass rallies and revolutions, crypts and citizens, it’s all there, the story of Berlin’s history changing shape like a flight of starlings.

This show was recorded and edited by Adrian Shephard.

This podcast was made for Radio On Berlin.

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Lustgarten, podcast number one

We unravel the monumental history of the Lustgarten in Berlin, the magnet for time travel tourists. This short episode is the teaser for the next one. Jason tells two of the many stories that can be told. One about the Schlossbrücke, the bridge of the angels and the other is about a bowl. What bowl? Tune in and hear all about it.

Recording & Edit: Adrian Shephard

This podcast was made for Radio On Berlin