A Berlin Art Buffet: *berlin modern*, Mitclán Travels, and Berliner Pfannkuchen Delights

Welcome, listeners, to "Things to Do in Berlin" with me, Oly Bennet, your travel-obsessed sports fanatic, always on the lookout for Berlin’s wackiest happenings and the quirkiest competitions. Today is Saturday, October 18th, 2025, the energy in Berlin is electric—fall has officially arrived, with crisp air perfect for strolling, but not so chilly you’ll freeze your bratwurst off. Whether you’re an art lover, culture vulture, or just hunting the next wild Berlin story, the city’s serving up a buffet of experiences hotter than a currywurst on a rainy day.

Let’s kick off with the city’s current vibe: Berliners are buzzing about the grand sneak peek of *berlin modern*, the almost-finished gem at Kulturforum. For the first time ever, you can actually wander through this striking Herzog & de Meuron-designed space as it throws open its doors for a two-day-only open construction site event. Get in, soak up future museum magic, geek out on info panels, and, if you time it right, catch Joan Jonas’s wild performance art—*Mirror Piece*—today at noon and 2 PM. Tickets are limited, so don’t dilly-dally or you'll be watching from the fence.

For those craving a cultural time warp, the Humboldt Forum is hosting "Soul Complex: A Journey Through Time from 1940 to Today." This is a hands-on, eyes-wide-open look at democracy—think of it like history class, if your teacher was a Berlin DJ with a knack for crowd surfing. Dive in and discover how democracy ticks in Berlin style.

Now, let’s up the adventure: Over at Maxim Gorki Theater, two parallel universes collide—"Journey to Mitclán" is transporting hearts and minds with its melting pot of languages and voices this afternoon from 4 to 7 PM, and "ЯE:IMAGINE: THE RED HOUSE" promises a one-of-a-kind experimental fable, open til 8.

Got mini-globetrotters in tow? Petruskirche Lichterfelde is bouncing with "WiegenKlang"—a swoony morning concert for kids and families, where lullabies meet world music in a venue as cozy as your Oma’s living room.

Craving something that screams "Berlin"? Tonight’s historic house tour peels back the layers of the legendary Sophiensäle. Stories, scandals, and the deliciously odd history of this city are served up with a side of humor—plus a snack stop, because no Berliner survives a tour on stories alone.

And for the party animals and night owls, you know Berlin never disappoints. Check out HKW’s "School of Quilombismo" book launch at 6, and at 7:30 DJ Nara spins at Weltwirtschaft just across the way. From thought-provoking to toe-tapping, it’s all in a night's work.

Now for what’s buzzing locally: public transit is running smooth as butter after last week’s brief hiccups, so hop on those trams and S-Bahns with confidence. Word on the street is Kreuzberg’s got a new gourmet kebab shack dishing out vegan döner that's got TikTok talking. And if you love a good hunt, the Mauerpark flea market is in fall swing tomorrow—bring your sturdiest tote and your sharpest haggling game.

For must-do activities, don’t skip the self-guided tour at *berlin modern*, squeeze in a stroll down Unter den Linden for golden autumn leaves, and swing by Arminiusmarkthalle to sample local treats and hand-crafted oddities. If you’ve never tried a Berliner Pfannkuchen (it’s just a donut with a rockstar name), trust Oly—get two.

Local tip: Want to sound like a Berliner and not just another tourist? Master the art of ordering “ein kleines Schwarzbier, bitte”—and always carry enough coins for the U-Bahn ticket machine, because nothing kills a wild Berlin adventure faster than ticket trouble.

And looking ahead—tomorrow promises even more treasures: another open day at *berlin modern*, more festival fun, and quirky tours galore. So don’t miss it—tune in and let’s keep exploring one offbeat Berlin story at a time.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
This is your Things to Do in Berlin podcast. Welcome
listeners too. Things to Do in Berlin with me Olie Bennett,
your travel obsessed sports fanatic, always on the lookout for
Berlin's wackiest happenings and the quickest competitions. Today is Saturday,
October eighteenth, twenty twenty five. The energy in Berlin is electric.

(00:21):
Fall has officially arrived with crisp air perfect for strolling,
but not so chilly you'll freeze your bratwurst off. Whether
you're an art lover, culture vulture, or just hunting the
next wild Berlin story, the city's serving up a buffet
of experiences hotter than a curry worse on a rainy day.
Let's kick off with the city's current vibe. Berlin Is

(00:44):
are buzzing about the grand sneak peak of Berlin Modern,
the almost finished gem At Cultural Forum. For the first
time ever, you can actually wander through this striking Harzog
and Demeron designed space as it throws open its doors
for a two day zero open construction site event. Get in,

(01:12):
soak up future museum magic, geek out on info panels,
and if you time it right, catch Joan Jonas's wild
performance art mirror piece today at noon and two pm.
Tickets are limited, so don't delay dally or you'll be
watching from the fence. For those craving a cultural TimewARP,
the Humboldt Forum is hosting Soul Complex, a journey through

(01:36):
time from nineteen forty to today. This is a hands on,
eyes wide open look at democracy. Think of it like
history class if your teacher was a Berlin DJ with
a knack for crowdsurfing. Dive in into stutherhow democracy tics
in Berlin style. Now, let's up the adventure. Over at
Maxim Gorky Theater, two parallel universes collide. Journey to m

(02:00):
Micklin is transporting hearts and minds with its melting pot
of languages and voices this afternoon from four to seven pm.
And yep Imagine the Red House promises a one of
a kind experimental fable open till eight. Got many globetrotters
in tow petros Kirtchy Litterfelder is Bouncing with Vegan Klang,

(02:24):
a swoony morning concert for kids and families where Lullaby's
neat world music in a venue as cozy as your
owner's living room, craving something that screams Berlin. Tonight's historic
House Tour peels back the layers of the legendary Sophian seller. Stories,
scandals and the deliciously odd history of this city are

(02:44):
served up with a side of humor, plus a snackstop,
because no Berlin survives a tour on stories alone. And
for the party animals and night owls, you know Berlin
never disappoints. Check out hkw's School of Colombismo Hucklaude at
six and at seven point thirty. Dj Nara spins at
Veldtwerkshaft just across the way from Fort provoking to toe tapping.

(03:08):
It's all in a night's work. Now, for what's buzzing locally,
public transit is running smooth as butter after last week's
brief hiccups. So hop on those trams and s barns
with confidence. Word on the street is Kreutzberg's got a
new gourmeker Babshak dishing out vegan donor that's got TikTok
talking And if you love a good hunt, the maer

(03:29):
Park flea Market is in full swing tomorrow. Bring your
sturdiest tote and your sharpest haggling game for must do activities.
Don't skip the self guided tour at Berlin Modern, Squeeze
in a stroll down untud In Linden for golden autumn leaves,
and swing by Arminius Mark Hallett to sample local treats
and handcrafted oddities. If you've never tried a Berlin a Fankooken,

(03:52):
it's just a donut with a rock star name. Trust
only get to local tip. Want to sound like a
Berliner and not just another tourist. Master the art of
ordering Einklin as shradbe, are bitter and always carry enough
coins for the U Bahn ticket machine because nothing kills
a wild Berlin adventure faster than ticket trouble. And looking

(04:15):
ahead tomorrow promises even more treasures, Another open day at
Berlin Modern, more festival fun and quirky tools galore, So
don't miss it. Tune in and let's keep exploring one
offbeat Berlin's story at a time. Thanks for listening, Please
subscribe and remember this episode was brought to you by

(04:35):
Quiet Please Podcast Networks. For more content like this, please
go to Quite Please dot ai