Zeitgeister on Air #4 Driving a Smart on the autobahn with Şeyda Kurt

When she was a child, Şeyda Kurt would often go on holiday with her parents and drive trough Europe with the car. In her essay she describes a memory of a past motorway trip that still influences her ideas to this day.
 

Berthold Franke wrote the lead article for our Zeitgeister Autobahn edition. In conversation with Verena Hütter, he takes us through almost 100 years of autobahn history in Germany. And it’s not just about the autobahn. It’s about nothing less than the German soul.

Zeitgeister on Air #2 Something over the hill with Andreas Ströhl

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.