I'm sorry, Mareice Kaiser

Note: This is the English translation of a transcript for podcast episode (released June 1st 2026). The transcript is available for paid subscribers; the podcast itself is available free of charge in German. This episode covers the debate sparked by the re:publica panel featuring Mareice Kaiser and Hanno Sauer on advances in the literary world, Mareice Kaiser’s goal of supporting striking hospital staff, intentions and outcomes in general, and the realisation that I need to be less polemical online. I want to emphasise that this is no personal criticism of Mareice Kaiser, whose work I value, though it is a critical attempt to analyse structural conditions. The German version of the transcript is available for members on Steady.