Listen "Seamonsters of Berlin - Episode 7"
Episode Synopsis
When the summer approaches in Berlin, lakes and waterways become the splendor of Berlin residents. Spending many joyful afternoons at waterside, wading in its shores and floating on its surfaces. In and around Berlin, there is a menagerie of lakes and rivers to choose from, and leisure seekers take to its shorelines with joy and happiness, baptizing themselves in their waters each year. But what of some of the relics and hidden lore found on and at the depths of these beloved waters? In Episode 7 of Secret Place Berlin, come with me as I take you on a discovery in two cherished lakes or ‘see’s’ in German, of the mythical sea creatures that reside on its surface and the not so mythical that dwell beneath.
SHOW NOTES:
‘Der Nök vom Treptower Karpfenteich’ is Käthe Wetzel’s poem about the Nök
News articles citing the famous Monster of Schlachtensee have been sourced from various Berlin news outlets; The Welt, Der Tagesspiegel, Berliner Zeitung and various others.
The story of the SS soldier remains found a in the giant catfish was found at Snopes.com
To support Secret Place Berlin, please visit our Patron at www.patreon.com/secretplaceberlin
Follow us on Instagram @secretplaceberlin
Follow us on Instagram @secretplaceberlin
Music by Rossano Snel @rossanofrombrazil form the mysterious watery depths. https://www.rossanosnel.com/ with special thanks to Maria Laskowska
Story, Narration, Illustration & Image copyright Lacy Barry 2020, floating dreamingly on the waters surface.
SHOW NOTES:
‘Der Nök vom Treptower Karpfenteich’ is Käthe Wetzel’s poem about the Nök
News articles citing the famous Monster of Schlachtensee have been sourced from various Berlin news outlets; The Welt, Der Tagesspiegel, Berliner Zeitung and various others.
The story of the SS soldier remains found a in the giant catfish was found at Snopes.com
To support Secret Place Berlin, please visit our Patron at www.patreon.com/secretplaceberlin
Follow us on Instagram @secretplaceberlin
Follow us on Instagram @secretplaceberlin
Music by Rossano Snel @rossanofrombrazil form the mysterious watery depths. https://www.rossanosnel.com/ with special thanks to Maria Laskowska
Story, Narration, Illustration & Image copyright Lacy Barry 2020, floating dreamingly on the waters surface.
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