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Airlift from Berlin Review

Airlift from Berlin Review

By: Tobias Haberkorn Samir Sellami et al.
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Gespräche mit Autor:innen der Berlin Review Art Literary History & Criticism Science Social Sciences
Episodes
  • «Ich will mit Jesus konkurrieren»: Raphaela Edelbauer über Longevity und Technofaschismus

    «Ich will mit Jesus konkurrieren»: Raphaela Edelbauer über Longevity und Technofaschismus
    Jul 2 2026
    In diesem Gespräch geht es um die katholische Gebets-App «Hallow», in die Peter Thiel investiert hat, und um den Longevity-Influencer Bryan Johnson aus dem Silicon Valley. Raphaela Edelbauer beschreibt die Zusammenhänge zwischen der Optimierung des Körpers und dem Beten per App – und erklärt, warum der Wunsch nach ewigem Leben zu einem Problem für die Demokratie werden kann.
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    35 mins
  • “You’re Doing the Work for Them”: Claudia Durastanti on Class and Literature

    “You’re Doing the Work for Them”: Claudia Durastanti on Class and Literature
    Jun 26 2026
    A writer grows up poor, escapes her circumstances and writes about it with a mix of shame, guilt and pride. It’s one of the most classic tales in modern literature, and Claudia Durastanti thinks the story stopped being true just as the genre boomed. In this conversation, she and Lauren Oyler talk about autofiction, transfuge de classe narratives and what could be written instead.
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    54 mins
  • Biao Xiang on Lonely Deaths, Involution, and the Disappearance of the Nearby

    Biao Xiang on Lonely Deaths, Involution, and the Disappearance of the Nearby
    Jun 10 2026
    Loneliness is no longer a luxury problem for philosophers and artists. Anthropologist Biao Xiang discusses how it became a mass condition and what gossip, Hannah Arendt, and hummingbirds reveal about a way out of this crisis.
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    47 mins
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