“Empowerment and education, but make it fun”

We've got a podcast recommendation for you: Why another podcast? The answer is simple: "Chaya's Talk" offers something truly unique. Hosted by Jill Strüber, a German Sinti, and Taisiya Schumacher, a Roma from Russia, this video podcast blends empowerment and education with humor, as the hosts describe it: "Empowerment and education, but in a rather funny way."

Strüber and Schumacher skillfully balance heavy, painful topics with humor and optimism. They discuss the perspectives and realities of Sinti and Roma in Germany and across Europe – touching on their culture, everyday lives, and experiences of exclusion. "Chaya's Talk" often centers on the voices of women from the Sinti and Roma communities, presenting topics in an intersectional context while highlighting other marginalized perspectives. The podcast also features guests from politics, culture, and contemporary history. Agnes Laubinger, a survivor of National Socialist persecution, shared her story and her enduring courage, while actress Thelma Buabeng discussed her experiences with racism in the German entertainment industry.

"Chaya's Talk" is a project by the Niedersächsischer Verband Deutscher Sinti e.V. (Association of German Sinti of Lower Saxony), supported by the EVZ Foundation and the Freudenberg Foundation as part of the funding program "Strengthening Equal Participation and Self-Organizations of Sinti and Roma in Germany," based on the recommendations of the Independent Commission on Antigypsyism.