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"Meine Mutter ruft aus meiner Heimatstadt Freiburg an." So beginnt jede Folge der SWR3-Kolumne "Elternzeit" und der radioeins-Rubrik "Elternanrufe". Jetzt gibt es diese tiefgründige Konversationen der Generationen endlich als Hörbuch. Live und ungekürzt! Wie alle echten Berliner kommt Sebastian Lehmann eigentlich aus Süddeutschland. Deswegen telefoniert er oft mit seinen Eltern in der badischen Provinz. Dabei unterhalten sie sich über seine brotlose Kunst als so genannter Schriftsteller, Tiefkühlpizza als Hauptmahlzeit und warum immer noch keine Enkelkinder auf dem Weg sind.

Hennes Bender ist AUSHÄUSIG AGAIN. Und einer der dienstältesten deutschsprachigen Standup-Pioniere hat nichts von seiner Form eingebüßt: Der Pottfather of german Comedy kommt im praktischen platzsparenden Vertikal-Format auf die Bühnen zurück. Ausgestattet mit den neuesten Erfahrungen der letzten Jahre zeigt der Showbiz-Überlebende, dass die jüngsten Parkplatzperformances oder Präsentationen vor Plexiglaspublikum ihm dank seiner 30 Jahre Bühnenerfahrung nichts anhaben konnten: In seinem neuen und neunten Soloprogramm schaut er nicht zurück, sondern vehement nach vorne und verarbeitet all das.

Shootingstar Osan Yaran als Host zu Gast in Deutschlands lustigstem Waschsalon! Der Comedian erzählt vom ersten Date seines elf Jahre alten Sohnes – und wie er selbst dabei vom peinlichen Papa zum "Creep" wurde. Zu den Gästen des Abends gehört unteranderem auch Herr Schröder, der Comedian erzählt von seiner Arbeit als Lehrer. Aus dem Ruhrpott nach Köln verschlagen hat es außerdem auch Comedienne Luisa Charlotte Schulz. Die Comedienne hat nun etwas mit einer reservierten Liege am Strand gemeinsam – was genau, verrät sie in ihrer Stand-Up.

The definitive, no-holds-barred oral history of 1990s alt-rock festival Lollapalooza―told by the musicians, roadies, and industry insiders who lived it. From the New York Times bestselling authors of Nothin’ But A Good Time.

In Van Gogh Has a Broken Heart, Russ Ramsey examines what art can teach us about the wonder and struggle of being alive. He invites listeners to discover some of the world’s most celebrated artists and works, applying the beauty of the gospel in a way that speaks to the suffering and hope we all face. Each story from some of the history's most celebrated artists applies the beauty of the gospel in a way that speaks to the suffering and hope we all face.

Nostalgie, Kult und Humor mit den besten Comedy-Stimmen Deutschlands! Live-Mitschitt einer Spezialausgabe der kultgewordenen Comedy-Readings des Cologne Comedy Festivals: Die Comedy-Stars Bastian Pastewka, Max Giermann, Annette Frier und Bettina Lamprecht sowie Comedy-Hitautor Chris Geletneky lesen in verteilten Rollen und toller Atmosphäre das unverfilmte Sitcom-Drehbuch Das Albtraumschiff – Crazy Cruise.

With nearly 40 million record sales, three albums topping the Billboard charts, a Grammy win and a legion of fans, System Of A Down are one of the biggest metal bands on the planet. At their core has always been Serj Tankian, whose journey from the streets of Beirut to rock superstardom is as remarkable and unlikely as you'll get. By dint of luck, circumstance, struggle, and more than a little talent, Serj has had the chance to live an extraordinary life, and retraces this remarkable journey, exploring what it's taught him - about music, about art, about activism, and about himself.

Independent rapper, songwriter, singer, and producer Russ sells out concerts across America and around the globe, collaborating with top artists, such as Snoop Dogg, Joey Bada$$, Ed Sheeran, Rick Ross, Lil Baby, Jadakiss, Bia, and Mozzy to name a few. At twenty-seven, he became a bestselling author with the publication of his debut book, IT’S ALL IN YOUR HEAD. Now, at thirty-one, Russ returns with a second book even more profound and intimate than his first.

Betsky shows us contemporary imaginative reuse throughout the world: the Mexican housing authority transforming concrete slums into well-serviced apartments; the MassMOCA museum, built out of old textile mills; the squatted city of Christiana in Copenhagen, fashioned from an old army base; Project Heidelberg in Detroit. All point towards a new circular economy of reuse, built from the ashes of the capitalist economy of consumption.

Balancing nostalgia, fresh perspectives and introspection, Never begins with family and unconventional upbringings; journeys through the tumultuous and glamorous world of pop; and takes pause for self-reflection. Never goes beyond the blinding lights of the stage – giving an intimate look at the man behind the hits – and is a portrait of truth, artistic evolution and the astounding power of contentment.

At its heart, Under A Rock is a love story. The codependent bond between Chris Stein and Debbie Harry carried Blondie through their many tribulations: terribly misogynistic music scenes, greasy record execs, bitter band mates, gruelling schedules, and hard drug abuse abound, and Chris lays it all bare with blunt sincerity and humour. Ultimately, Chris and Debbie broke up, but their bond never dissipated; they remain closest of friends, and continue to tour and promote their various projects together to this day.

Like Love is a momentous, raucous collection of essays drawn from twenty years of Maggie Nelson's brilliant work. These profiles, reviews, remembrances, tributes and critical essays, as well as several conversations with friends and idols, bring to life Nelson's passion for dialogue and dissent. Arranged chronologically, Like Love shows the writing, thinking, feeling, reading, looking and conversing that occupied Nelson while writing iconic books such as Bluets and The Argonauts.

An electric, searing memoir by the original rebel girl and legendary frontwoman of Bikini Kill and Kathleen Hanna’s rallying cry to feminists echoed far and wide through the punk scene of the 1980s, ’90s, and beyond. Her band, Bikini Kill, embodies this iconic time, and today their gutsy, radical lyrics of anthems like ‘Rebel Girl’ and ‘Double Dare Ya’ are more powerful than ever. But where did this transformative voice come from?

Received opinion holds that art is culturally determined and relative. We are told that whether a picture, a movement, a text, or sound qualifies as a "work of art" largely depends on social attitudes and convention. Drawing on examples ranging from Paleolithic cave paintings to modern pop music and building on the ideas of James Joyce, Oscar Wilde, Gilles Deleuze, Carl Jung, and others, J.F. Martel argues that art is an inborn human phenomenon that precedes the formation of culture and even society.

A sweeping and evocative memoir from the Rock & Roll Hall of Famer, Grammy Award–winning, platinum selling singer-songwriter Michael McDonald, written with his friend, Emmy Award–nominated actor, comedian, and #1 New York Times bestselling author Paul Reiser.

Kathleen Hanna’s rallying cry to feminists echoed far and wide through the punk scene of the 90s and beyond. Her band, Bikini Kill, embodies this iconic time, and today her personal yet feminist lyrics on anthems like “Rebel Girl” and “Double Dare Ya” are more powerful than ever. But where did this transformative voice come from? In Rebel Girl, Hanna’s raw and insightful new memoir, she takes us from her tumultuous childhood home to her formative college years in Olympia, Washington, and on to her first years on tour, fighting hard for gigs and for her band.

Doctor Who behaves in a way quite unlike any other fictional character. For sixty years the Doctor has sat at the heart of British culture and rewired the imaginations of generations. Yet no one person invented this strange character, and no one person controls them. They emerged from the space between many minds, able to evolve and adapt to our fast-changing world more skilfully than any other fiction. 

For Moon Unit Zappa, processing a life so unique, so punctuated by the whims of creative genius, the tastes of popular culture, the calculus of celebrity and the nature of fractured love has at times been eviscerating, at others, illuminating. Yes, this is a book about growing up in the shadows of Frank Zappa, in a sexually free, but also dysfunctional world in 1970s LA.

Jim O’Heir, who played Jerry (or Garry or Larry) on Parks and Recreation and co-hosts the hit podcast Parks and Recollection, brings fans a heartfelt behind-the-scenes look at one of America’s most beloved sitcoms, brimming with never-before-told stories featuring the cast and crew, along with dozens of unseen photos!

Oozing with satire and sass, these fun-size yet deliciously satisfying musical comedies do for your ears what chocolate does for your taste buds. Based on the lives and careers of well-known public figures, each one takes a politician or VIP who has hit the headlines, and gives them a West End make-over. Their fabricated stories are told in an original, never-heard-before, musical that will have your toes tapping to the rhythm and shoulders shaking to the laughs.