Sustainable Living - Basel Unverpackt, Democrats Abroad - Tax Talk

Our "Queen of Green" Carrie Aikman talked to guest Hugo Hanbury about "Basel unverpackt", a new, package-free store opening up in Kleinbasel in Feldbergstrasse 26 on the Erasmusplatz. With all the packaging waste we create on a day-to-day basis, Basel unverpackt will provide a solution to this problem by offering an array of foods and everyday goods that consumers can purchase "in bulk" - just bring in your own containers! Their trial week has already started, so feel free to pop in now, or join the festivities at the grand opening on 8th April from noon to 18:00. And for those who would like to show their support for this awesome store, you can do so by contributing to their Crowd Funding campaign. Their opening hours are Monday to Friday 9:00 - 19:00 and Saturday 9:00 - 18:00. Listen to the interview again here.

Rosemary Pontarelli from Democrats Abroad joined us in Studio 2 today. Democrats Abroad provides fantastic organization, resources and opportunity for Americans living abroad in Switzerland to stay politically involved, active, and aware! Overseas Americans have until June 15 to file US taxes. You can join Democrats abroad at the American Expats Social Hour and Tax Talk on Thursday, April 6th at 7pm at the Foyer Im Lohnhof 8 in Basel. Guest Speaker is Ms. Rebecca Heid, EA, US Tax Expert. Please RSVP and send your US tax questions to basel@democrats.ch. Later this month, in conjunction with the University of Freiburg (Germany), Democrats Abroad is organizing a "March For Science", meant to counter fake news with awareness of facts, knowledge and science. 

Our music theme this week: Dark Wave, Cold Wave, New Wave - lots of waves - as well as Post-Punk and Dark Pop released in 2016. We played:

Hapax - Hands

Ash Code - Nite Rite

L'An2000 - Nonsense

UnderTheSkin - Wave

Preoccupations - Monotony

Marsheaux - Safe Tonight

European Ghost - Preset

Cerulean Veins - Zelda

Vandal Moon - Robert Smith (i love you since i was six)

Sjöblom - Oh My Heart

Date At Midnight - Cold Modern World