Real Is Not Real Enough

Hello again, “Real Is Not Real Enough” enthusiasts! In this special episode, we're happy to present an article titled "Acoustic Access to Knowledge." This piece is a product of the original Günther Anders podcast translation project, where we explore the profound impact of sound on our understanding of the world. Dive into the intricate world of sound with Kylie Giblett from The University of Sydn...

Inspired by Anders' comparisons of the Hollywood Costume Factory and museums, this bonus episode features two experts in history and museum studies who help Ben and Chris 'unpack the real'.  You can find out more about us via the links below. Avril Alba, scholar and expert in Jewish and Holocaust museums from the University of Sydney: https://www.sydney.edu.au/arts/about/our-people/academic-staff/...

As promised, this is the second of a two-part discussion featuring Claudia Sandberg and Bernd Bösel. In our previous episode – Romans, Hitler, Hollywood – we focused on heritage cinema and notions of truth. Here, we consider questions of authenticity, exile, shame and the connection between humour and pain. The work of Kerstin Putz, literary scholar and curator of exhibitions at the Literature Mus...

If you’ve ever watched a historical Hollywood movie, this episode is for you. In fact, there’s so much to discuss that this is the first part of a double episode. Here, we unpack notions of truth and the distortions that the filmmaking industry thrives on. This conversation includes several voices but features Claudia Sandberg and Bernd Bösel. You can find out more about our guests and also us (Ch...

This time on Unpacking The Real we unpack the sound and look of Real is not Real Enough with the people who helped us bring Günther Anders’ Hollywood diary to life. To do that, we’re introducing you to Swiss/German actor Edgar Eckert and cartoonist, illustrator and fine artist Eric Löbbecke. Edgar is an accomplished stage and screen actor in Germany and Switzerland and you can find out more about...

In this episode of Unpacking The Real we meet Tracey Cameron and Dr Consuelo Martinez Reyes. Tracey is a Gamilaraay person and Lecturer in Gamilaraay Language and Indigenous History at The University of Sydney: https://www.sydney.edu.au/arts/about/our-people/academic-staff/tracey-cameron.html Consuelo is a Lecturer in Spanish and Latin American Studies at Macquarie University: https://researchers....

In this inaugural episode of Unpacking The Real we meet Dr Anna Pollmann. Anna is a researcher at the Research Institute for Social Cohesion at Konstanz University, where she is co-editor of the volume Key Concepts of Social Cohesion: A Critical Vocabulary.  https://www.fgz-risc.de/das-forschungsinstitut/personen/details/anna-pollmann Anna is a cultural historian of the 19th and 20th centuries. He...

Unpacking the Real is season two of Real is Not Real Enough. Here we introduce you to a range of guests who help us 'unpack' and the ideas that emerge from season one's podcast audio diary Real is Not Real Enough. If you’re ready to wonder longer and question further, join us for Unpacking the Real. Podcast cover design by  Karen Ho

“One certainly can't learn cutting corners.”    

Listen to all the whole diary!    Remember to subscribe for Season 2 - Unpacking the Real - the Companion Podcast!   Brought to you by Chris Müller, Benjamin Nickl, Helen Wolfenden. Performed by Edgar Eckert. Sound design by Jacob Craig. Visuals Eric Löbbecke. Trailer narration by Veronica Faust. Find out more: https://www.goethe.de/ins/au/en/kul/lok/gap.html  

“And who knows the world? You? Or them?”  

“The past is becoming all the rage.”    

“How childish to believe that fake is fake.”    

“Sic transit gloria mundi.”    

“What poor, unfortunate items!”      

“The past must have seemed like a kingdom of make-believe.”  

“In Hollywood, the Berezina snow will never melt.”    

“with a patch of sewn-on snow.”    

“It's like... like... Cheesecake!”    

“It’s a question of prestige.”    

“A strange kind of place – this Palace.”  

Welcome to Real is not Real Enough. Subscribe for an audio experience based on the remarkable Californian diary of Günther Anders, who was forced to flee Berlin in 1933, and finally arrived in Los Angeles, after many stops that he is hardly able to retrace. Join us as we spend 12 days exploring the Hollywood Costume Palace in 1941, and learn the truth about Hollywood and exile, as seen through his...