In this special bonus edition of Atomic Café, host Holger welcomes one of Norway’s most mesmerizing voices — Rebekka Bakken — for a deep, funny, and occasionally foot-scented conversation about life, music, and her brand-new album “Nord” (out November 14, 2025).

Fresh off the plane in Vienna (literally), Rebekka drops by to talk about:

• Why she’s been on a lifelong quest to find out who she is without her memories
• What her father’s smelly feet taught her about love (yes, really)
• How losing €3,000 in a garbage bin became a spiritual lesson in saying “yes” to life
• And how the haunting, holy, and slightly unhinged beauty of Norwegian folk songs inspired her most personal record yet

Across ten songs — from the moonlit tenderness of “Møt meg” to the lullaby “So ro” and the hymn-like “Ingen vinner frem til den evige ro” — Nord captures the rugged, ethereal, and quietly rebellious spirit of Rebekka Bakken.

The two trace her musical and emotional journey from teenage self-erasure in Spain to rediscovering her roots on the shores of her lake house in Sweden — where, as it turns out, midnight sunrises make for excellent songwriting fuel.

Between poetic tangents and bursts of laughter, Rebekka reminds us that art (and life) is all about saying yes — to loss, to love, and to whatever song the universe hums your way.

BONUS Episode #2 | Atomic Cafe Podcast spin-off
Guest: Singer/Songwriter Rebekka Bakken
Interview and Post Production by: Holger Potye
Location: recorded in Good Ol' Vienna

BONUS Episode Graphic: based on Photo by Felix Broede | Comic Variation created with Sora by ChatGPT

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Hosted by Babs Kaudelka, Holger Potye & Michi Reichelt
Producer: Holger Potye / Showrunner: Momo
Photo: by Julia Rotter
Logo: by Favoritbüro
Exec Producer: Julia Rotter
Social Media Rep: Babs Kaudelka
Invisible Producer: Tim
Additional Sound Effects by FreeSoundsxx|Freesound_community from Pixabay

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