»Is this still|already my country?« is the title of PEN Berlin’s Series of talks about Heimat: Following 41 events in Baden-Württemberg and Rhineland-Palatinate and one event each in Thuringia, Brandenburg and Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt follows in August: 16 locations, 18 days, 48 participants − plus the audience, which, as the fourth guest, plays a major role in shaping the evening. MORE
The programme for Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and Berlin (both in September) will follow shortly.
Videos/audios of the events in Rhineland-Palatinate can be found here, those in Baden-Württemberg here and those from the Eastern Germany special edition here. All audios are also available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.
Locations, times & participants in Saxony-Anhalt
Locations, times & participants in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
Locations, times & participants in Berlin
Locations, times & participants in the Eastern Germany special edition
Locations, times & participants in Rhineland-Palatinate
Locations, times & participants in Baden-Württemberg
Videos: Marie Eisenmann
Reports: All media reports and interviews about the series
Bitterfeld, let’s talk about Heimat: »Democracy is not at stake in Saxony-Anhalt«
10 August 2026 | Bitterfeld-Wolfen, Campus Hörsaal (Rathaus) | Jackie Thomae (writer) | Deniz Yücel (journalist, spokesperson for PEN Berlin); Moderator: Lydia Jakobi (journalist) | More about the participants
Audio recording (complete)
Görlitz, let’s talk about Heimat: »I would never dare to say ›we‹«
5 May | Gerhart Hauptmann-Theater Görlitz | Agnieszka Bormann (cultural manager) | Marko Martin (writer); Moderator: Oliver Reinhard (journalist) | More about the participants
Audio recording (complete)
Neuruppin, let’s talk about Heimat: »I have been denied Heimat more often than I have been granted it«
30 April | Museum Neuruppin | Jens-Peter Golde (former mayor) | Maxi Obexer (writer); Moderator: Sabine Schicketanz (journalist) | More about the participants
Audio recording (complete)
Greiz, let’s talk about Heimat: »We here have said before: ›This is no longer my country‹«
29 April | Greiz | 10aRium | Elisabeth Kaiser (Federal Government Commissioner for Eastern Germany) | Romina Nikolić (writer); Moderator: Michael Helbing (journalist) | More about the participants
Audio recording (complete)
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