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Episode 24: A Shot In The Arm -- Should immigrants living in Germany fly home for their COVID-19 vaccine? Common Ground
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Episode 23: Agree to disagree? The U.S. and German do-si-do on China Common Ground
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Episode 22: Wir Schaffen Das -- Except in the Bundestag? Common Ground
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Episode 21: Time to reboot - Germany’s rocky road to the digital age Common Ground
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Episode 20: No roof over our heads -- A look at Germany’s growing housing shortage Common Ground
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Episode 19: Climate Change -- A Reality Check Common Ground
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Episode 18: Fighting Fake News - Is it censorship or necessary to preserve democracy? Common Ground
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Episode 17: Rollout Roulette - When will we get our COVID-19 shots? Common Ground
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Episode 16: “Lockdown Leiden” - Are Germany’s virtual schools during the pandemic failing? Common Ground
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Episode 15: Can German automakers survive Tesla? Common Ground
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Episode 10: Is Germany ready for the new, transatlantic realities? Common Ground
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Podcast 9: Becoming German - Should religion count? Common Ground
Wednesday 3 p.m. is a series of short stories — observations, brief memories, scenes from a life — recorded by writers in Berlin and around the world. Listen to two new stories each week. This Wednesday, we feature Susannah Edelbaum with “Dirndl” and Monika Müller-Kroll’s “Fridge.”
Wednesday 3 p.m. ‘Dirndl’ by Susannah Edelbaum and ‘Fridge’ by Monika Müller-Kroll monika.mueller.kroll
“The dirndl my partner’s grandmother is yipping me into is floor length and dark blue. The last torso it hugged was my mother-in-law’s on her wedding day in the late 1970’s…”
“Two little tubs of organic fruit flavored … I have beer and juice and milk… “
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Susannah Edelbaum is a freelance writer in Berlin. Her work has appeared in Fast Company, The Cut, Modern Farmer, and on the former NPR Berlin, among other publications.
Monika Müller-Kroll is the producer of Wednesday 3 p.m. and no stranger to KCRW Berlin.
To listen to more Wednesday 3 p.m., click here.
In this week's Studio Berlin, host Erik Kirschbaum breaks down proposals that take aim at the housing situation in Berlin, like expropriating property and the rent freeze ("Mietendeckel").
Common Ground is a podcast and funded solely through grants and listener support. It belongs to the non-profit organisation KCRW Berlin gGmbH, donations are tax deductible as permitted by German law.