RS#24 2013: Watch out for bad gluhwein

Published: Dec. 16, 2013, midnight

b"On this week's Radio Sp\\xe4tkauf: Berlin city's scientists have warned Christmas market shoppers to beware of bad gl\\xfchwein. After testing market stalls, they found 8.6 per cent of mulled wine is not what it purports to be. J\\xf6ran Mandik has dispatched his final audio architectural tour (sadly, he's moving to Australia in the new year). He takes us on a walk around the concrete monolith that is the International Congress Centrum, which will close its doors in mid-2014 for renovations, and may never reopen. We play some clips from the archives. Drinkers in a Neuk\\xf6lln pub attempt to define the difference between a d\\xf6ner and a schwarma. Our song of the week is another from Sean Nicholas Savage, a Berlin resident who channels 80s pop icons."