Berlin – November 04, 2026 -- All four episodes of the rbb documentary podcast "Der Bruch – Unser Dorf zwischen Ost und jetzt" ("The Rupture – Our Village Between East and Now") arrive in ARD Sounds on Friday, November 6, 2026, and on other podcast platforms. A trailer is already available.
Season 2 follows one village across three generations
The story is set in Dahnsdorf, a small village in Brandenburg's Fläming region. Actress and host Lisa Hrdina searches for the traces that war, the GDR and reunification left in families. The first season, "Der Bruch – Frauen zwischen Ost und jetzt", was nominated for the German Podcast Award and the CIVIS Media Prize 2026.
Marie turns an old cow barn into a cultural venue
At the center is Marie, born in 1988, who returns to her home village after years in the West. She buys an old cow barn that she wants to turn into a cultural venue. In the village she learns things she did not know and starts asking questions. Together with Hrdina, she talks to friends, parents and grandparents.
They come across stories of war and flight, adaptation and loss, unemployment and fresh starts, and a silence that runs through several generations. The podcast asks what happens when everyone finally starts talking to one another.
Hrdina asks how her parents' experiences shaped her
Hrdina says she long believed the GDR, the Wende and the post-reunification years belonged mainly to her parents' story. The more she examines herself, the more she wonders how their experiences shaped her too.
Born in 1989, Hrdina studied acting at the Berlin University of the Arts from 2010 to 2014. She has been a permanent ensemble member of the Deutsches Theater since 2014. The podcast is produced by nb Studios on behalf of Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg (rbb).