Audio Archiv Podcast Newsletter
Spring 2026
Hello everyone,
Since April 2026, we’ve been back on air regularly with the Audio Archive Podcast. Not only do we have a revamped website (audio-archiv.com) – do have a look – but we also want to keep you updated on our podcasts via our newsletter.
Hungary: Autoritärer Modellstaat / Hungary’s Far-Right Model State - von/by Peter Kreysler
Podcast from 3.4.2026 (podcast here)
🎓 Journalist Peter Kreisler examines Viktor Orbán’s rise to power and his strategies for transforming Hungary from a constitutional state into an autocracy. More than a year of research provides deep insights into how Viktor Orbán, through the Fidesz party, controls the media, exploits foundations, and forges international alliances with far-right forces in Europe and the United States.
Feminism: Gegen Dominanzkultur / Against a Culture of Dominance - mit/with Birgit Rommelspacher
Podcast from 10.4.2026 (podcast here)
/🎓 Birgit Rommelspacher (1945–2015) in conversation with Christoph Burgmer. Birgit Rommelspacher was a psychologist and educationalist. She coined the term ‘culture of dominance’. The women’s studies scholar used this to describe discrimination against minorities. Rommelspacher illustrates this using the example of the Islamic headscarf. To this day, parts of the women’s movement advocate women’s emancipation solely within the framework of Western culture.
Iran: Frauen in Iran - Women in Iran - mit/with Shirin Ebadi
Podcast from 17.4.2026 (podcast here)
/🎓 Christoph Burgmer in conversation with Shirin Ebadi (born 1947). Iranian lawyer Shirin Ebadi was the first Muslim woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize in 2003 for her commitment to human rights. In her work as a human rights lawyer, Shirin Ebadi has defended women and children against the regime in Iran. Shirin Ebadi has been living in the United Kingdom since 2009.
URGENT: We would like to draw attention here to the Iranian women’s rights activist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate (2023) Narges Mohammadi (born 1972), who was sentenced in February 2026 to a further seven-and-a-half-year prison term on charges of conspiracy. According to press reports, her health is in a life-threatening condition.
Our upcoming podcasts
Broadcast on 24 April 2026 - Albert Memmi / Interview
Albert Memmi (1920 – 2020) was a French-Tunisian writer and essayist of Tunisian Jewish origins.
Broadcast on 08 May 2026 - Paul Parin part 2 / Interview
Paul Parin (1916-2009) was a Swiss psychoanalyst, author and ethnologist.
Broadcast on 15 May 2026 - Heinrich Klotz / Interview
Heinrich Klotz (1935 - 1999) was a German art historian, architectural theorist and writer.
Broadcast on 29 May 2026 - from Peter Kreysler
Peter Kreysler about brilliant business deals involving diamond smuggling.