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Why crying makes us better people and what it’s like to learn about your father’s fascist past: These are the podcast tips of the week.
Why men cry less than women
Both sexes cry equally as babies, but from the age of 13 the scissors begin to open. Why is that? Feelings of powerlessness and loss of control in men are more likely to express themselves in anger than in tears. And: The supposedly “stronger sex” is trained to cry in society. Research says it makes us better people.
«Kids who are not your own are still annoying»
The Trio Infernale from «Debriefing» is reunited. Philip Wiederkehr is back from his paternity leave and tells the other two about his retired excursions to Ticino, a taster session in a retirement home and babies under the extractor hood. As always, this is not very informative – but all the more funny.
My father, the fascist and celebrated historian
In his youth, Hans Kläui was a raging fascist, anti-Semite and intellectual leader of the Swiss front movement. Later a respected local historian, loving father and grandfather. Kläui’s daughter Elisabeth Schmid finds it difficult to grasp that both sides are part of his life. An impressive insight into a seemingly divided life.
“Sometimes reality makes my job difficult”
That is when reality is even more absurd than satire can be. In the “Talk of the Day” Michael Elsener talks about his existence as a political satirist. And of funny encounters on the train:
- Teenager: “I’m laughing my ass off this character you’re parodying.”
- Michael Elsener: “Thank you!”
- Younger: «Last week I had to laugh even more because I realized that this Guy Parmelin really exists.»
The darn seventh year
Just before the seventh wedding anniversary, Rainer discovers a suspicious email in his wife Lydia’s email account. The sender: a charming man named Gianni. The argument with Lydia escalates, blood everywhere – and suddenly the phone rings. Gianni is on the line. After all, isn’t everything as it seems? A 9-minute radio play to scare you.