Zeitgeister on Air #3 Top Trumps Supercars with Berthold Franke

From the darkest chapter of the 1930s and unlimited speeding across the German countryside to kilometre-long congestion – Berthold Franke looks back on almost one hundred years of (West) German autobahn history and deep into the German soul.

US road trips, good art, the longing to travel on highways and the certainty that someone or something is waiting for us over the next hill. Today’s guest is Andreas Ströhl. In conversation with Verena Hütter, he completes the Top 10 of the most beautiful highway songs.

Along with the disappearance of the traffic reports from Deutschlandfunk radio, wonderful places such as Wandersleben, Hannoversch Münden‑Hedemünden, Herzsprung and Lederhose were lost from the media too. We pay tribute.