Afro‑Cuban artist, cook, and queer activist Nancy Cepero on questioning everything Nancy Cepero, vegan chef, queer anti-racist activist and artist, on trying to change Cuba’s food culture, self-care, and queer activism after the backlash against same-sex marriage.
Raiding the wine cellar with Billy Wagner Drinking unique wines in Kreuzberg at the home of Billy Wagner, sommelier and proprietor of Berlin’s Michelin-starred Nobelhart & Schmutzig.
Mónica Baró on committing independent journalism in Cuba Cuban independent journalist and Nathan Thornburgh talk about their respective arrests in Cuba, and about why she does what she does, despite all the risks.
Ailed Duarte on the unique pressures and pleasures of tattooing in Cuba Ailed Duarte is co-founder of La Marca studio, which has helped bring tattoo art, once illegal throughout Cuba, into the mainstream.
Simon Shuster: Reporting on Russia in the Trump era Moscow-born foreign correspondent Simon Shuster on reporting the world in the Trump era, Russian-American drinking styles, and life in Berlin.
Cuban rap royalty Telmary on rum, rhyme, and ritual Cuban hip hop legend Telmary on her youth in Havana, making music from Cuba to Canada, and which region has the sweetest rum.
Roaming author, comedian, musician Jennifer Neal on calling Berlin home Author, musician, and comedian Jennifer Neal on her journey from the US to Japan to Australia to Germany, her experiences as a Black woman abroad, and the perils of jaywalking in Germany.
How Anton Newcombe sees it, from The Brian Jonestown Massacre to Berlin The founder of San Francisco’s notorious band The Brian Jonestown Massacre on sneaking into punk-rock clubs at age 11, finding a sound, and finding his way to Berlin.
Poet and Podcaster Musa Okwonga, Reclaiming Berlin This week on The Trip podcast: Writer Musa Okwonga on Berlin’s exquisite and heavy psychogeography