13 - Linkscrutch (Die Linke analysis w/ Alex Brentler and Loren Balhorn)

What's behind Die Linke's abysmal 4.9% result in Germany's latest federal election? Michelle (@shhellgames) and Ted (@ted_knudsen) conduct their own post-mortem with Alex Brentler (@full_enjoyment) and Loren Balhorn (@fraubalhorn) from Jacobin Germany. 

Sources:

Alex Brentler with an election post-mortem for Die Linke

Loren Balhorn on Die Linke's lack of pre-election strategy

Quinn Slobodian on the "Aufstehen" movement

Produced by Isaac Würmann (@wuermann).

Follow Spaßbremse on Twitter (@spassbremse_pod). Music by Lee Rosevere. Art by Franziska Schneider.