Who the f*ck is Krampus? In dieser Folge geht Gabriel solo und nimmt euch mit in die dunkelhaarigste, lauteste und traumatisierteste Tradition Österreichs. Der Krampus! Ja genau, dieser Krampus, der es sogar aufs Cover unseres Buches geschafft hat
- Wer ist der Krampus eigentlich wirklich?
- Warum rennt er schreiend durch die Gassen?
- Woher kommt diese Tradition – und warum halten wir so verbissen daran fest?
- Wieso lieben ihn manche, während andere bis heute schweißgebadet davon träumen?
- Und sind wir Österreicher vielleicht einfach ein kollektiv krampus-traumatisiertes Volk?
Gabriel liest ein Kapitel aus ihrem Bestseller Who the f*ck is Krampus? und erzählt Geschichten von Fell, Kinderängsten, gebrochenen Nerven und den Momenten, in denen man sich fragt: „Wie ist das bitte kulturell durchgegangen?“
Im Oktober: „Halloween? Amerikanischer Blödsinn.“
Einen Monat später halb Österreich in Fell, Hörnern und Rauch hüllen, während man ruft: „Krampus is Kultur!“
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Yes, that Krampus. the one that even made it onto the cover of our book – takes center stage in this episode! Gabriel goes solo, diving deep into Austria's hairiest, loudest, and most traumatizing tradition.In this episode, Gabriel goes solo – taking you deep into Austria's hairiest, loudest, and most traumatizing tradition.
Who is Krampus really?
Why does he run screaming through the streets?
Where does this tradition come from – and why do we cling to it so fiercely?
Why do some people love him, while others still wake up in cold sweats?
And are Austrians maybe just a collectively Krampus-traumatized people?
Gabriel reads a chapter from her bestseller Who the fck is Krampus?* and shares stories of fur, childhood fears, frayed nerves, and those moments when you just have to ask yourself: “How did this actually become culture?”
And of course, the meme that says it all:
In October: “Halloween? American nonsense.”
One month later: half of Austria covered in fur, horns, and smoke, shouting: “Krampus is culture!”
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