© Gyncast
Podcast
Gyncast
13 Jun, 2025, 4.45 PM @ Atelier Gardens
Inspired by the film 9 Month Contract, Chief Physician of Gynecology and Obstetrics Prof. Dr. Mandy Mangler (Vivantes), science journalist Miray Caliskan (Tagesspiegel), and Amina Nolte discuss the topic of surrogacy. They address issues of exploitation, autonomy, and the legal situation in Germany, where surrogacy is prohibited. Is there a right to have a child—and can motherhood be outsourced?
Program Info
Live Podcast
Guest
Amina Nolte
The political scientist, who holds a PhD in political sociology, has been working since early 2024 as a reproductive justice officer at the Gunda Werner Institute of the Heinrich Böll Foundation. Active in the association Prina – Politics of Reproduction, they research reproduction and reproductive relations. They also co-founded disruptif e.V., an organization promoting feminist political education. Their focus is on reproductive rights and social justice.
Moderation
Prof. Dr. Mandy Mangler
Prof. Dr. Mandy Mangler was born in 1977 in Leipzig. She is the chief physician of gynecology and obstetrics at Vivantes Auguste-Viktoria-Klinikum and Vivantes Klinikum Neukölln in Berlin, where she lives with her partner and five children. She teaches in the midwifery program at the Evangelische Hochschule Berlin and chairs both the Berlin Society for Gynecology and Obstetrics and the Berlin Chief Physicians Association (BLFG e.V.).
Miray Caliskan
Miray Caliskan studied science journalism at KIT, focusing on medicine, biology, and chemistry. She wrote for FAZ, Zeit Wissen, and Die Zeit. After her traineeship at Mannheimer Morgen, she worked as a world reporter, then at Berliner Zeitung and radioeins (RBB). Since 2022, she has been an editor in the “Wissen & Forschen” section at Tagesspiegel, specializing in gynecological topics.
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Podcast
Gyncast
Periods, pregnancy, anatomy—no taboos, no clichés! Head physician Prof. Mandy Mangler and journalists Esther Kogelboom (Tagesspiegel) and Anna Kemper (ZEIT Magazin) take a deep dive into the fascinating world of gynaecology. Scientifically sound, no tired tropes, and truly empowering.
