{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Get ready for rent hikes","description":"The new rental price index comes out soon, which will give Berlin landlords an excuse to try to increase rents. At the same time, a new initiative is trying to force a referendum on rental issues by collecting signatures. Foreign residents aren\u2019t permitted to sign the petition, but Daniel and Joel argue that we should sign anyway to indicate our frustration at being denied political participation. The Radio Spaetkauf team reflect on the most recent May Day protests and celebrations. The former revolutionary holiday has become a huge street festival, with crowds so large that U-Bahn stations are closed to prevent overcrowding in central Kreuzberg. Has the city\u2019s strategy of turning May 1 into a party worked? After last episode\u2019s warnings about new drug prohibitions in G\u00f6rlitzer Park, it seems drugs are popping up everywhere in local news. Cannabis was found to be growing wild on the Kottbusser Tor roundabout, cocaine was found in banana boxes at Aldi supermarkets, and the dealers in G\u00f6rli are carrying on unperturbed. Listeners worried about Maisie and Andrew\u2019s absence can rest assured - they\u2019re traveling and will be back on future episodes, along with new co-hosts J\u00fcri and Daniel.","author_name":"Radio Spaetkauf Berlin","author_url":"http:\/\/www.radiospaetkauf.com","html":"