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Episode 106: Update on getting dual citizenship in Germany – What works and what doesn’t Common Ground Berlin
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Episode 93: Celebrating 100 years of radio in Germany – Part II: Anna Winger, Rik de Lisle and Lulu Garcia-Navarro. Common Ground Berlin
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Episode 74: The royal “Putsch” that wasn’t – Is Germany in danger? Common Ground Berlin
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Episode 60: Common Ground Berlin Stammtisch, Vol. 2: A Scintillating Look at the News. Common Ground
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Episode 55: The Angst about Denglisch Common Ground
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Episode 52: The Digital Markets and Digital Services Acts: What do they mean for Big Tech and you? Common Ground
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Episode 46: The Young and Restless – A new generation of German MPs take charge Common Ground
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Episode 44: Street Names Common Ground
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Episode 41: A new German Chancellor and French EU presidency -- Are the changes a recipe for more gridlock in 2022? Common Ground
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EPISODE 131: A Federal Republic of Chaos -- Is the far-right reshaping Germany's future? Part Three. Common Ground Berlin
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EPISODE 130: A Federal Republic of Chaos -- Is the far-right reshaping Germany's future? Part Two. Common Ground Berlin
Julia Holter’s music is exploratory and playful. "Aviary" is her fifth studio album and takes listeners on an unpredictable 90-minute journey, influenced in part by film scores and medieval music. We caught up with Holter during her 2018 European tour to find out more about her recording process and how her formal musical education helped her to grow in unconventional ways. By the way - If you […]
Sopranist Julie Wyma is the chairwoman of the Berliner Opernverein. Together with Berlin-based artists of different nationalities, backgrounds, and sexual orientations, Wyma has produced a staged version of the AIDS Quilt Songbook: Berlin Edition. The project was first started in the United States by baritone William Parker, who, according to Wyma, was driven by the belief that “the artistic community could do more to recognize the epidemic and support […]
Fin Greenall, better known as Fink, knows a few things about music. His musical career started in the club culture of the 1990s, when he was signed to Ninja Tune. In the 2000s he got into blues and folk songwriting and Fink became a band. He has lived in Berlin since 2014. We caught up with the musician, originally from Cornwall, to find out about his musical shifts, his love […]
Gavin Turek has been dancing, singing and writing songs for about as long as she can remember. The 31-year-old Los Angeleno came by KCRW Berlin’s studios while she was in town working with local producers, and we talked about her musical upbringing and how she finds her confidence on stage. Turek's live shows burst with energy, unsurprising for a performer who originally trained as a dancer. “I find […]
Nov. 9, 1989 was a historical turning point. This week, we look back and forward, bringing you different perspectives on the 29th anniversary of the fall of the Wall. Mark Reeder describes his life like a ball in a pinball machine: "I kind of met one person and then it ricocheted onto another, and that's how I kind of made my career." Most of that career was made in […]
Despite being born in Switzerland and raised in the United States, musician Paul Wallfisch maintains a strong connection to Germany. The pianist and composer, who is the son of classical musicians, was introduced to the country through his German record label, and it is here that he has ventured into theater. Wallfisch stopped by our studio to talk about his family’s immersion in music and his current […]
Munich-born rapper Ebow has been performing for over a decade, having broken into the male-dominated world of hip-hop as a teenager. We caught up with Ebow about her musical influences, sharing a stage with other women, and her latest album, “Komplexität" (in English, that's "Complexity"). To Ebow, this release symbolized a major step in breaking away from the influence of older male figures in the industry. “At […]
By Jack Riddell Chelsea Nikkel, alias Princess Chelsea, brought her charming, onerous, twee-indie Pop back to Berlin last week for a show at the Funkhaus, her fourth time performing at the venue. While she wishes she had more time to explore Berlin on her tours, the city never fails to impress the New Zealand musician, or to draw a crowd: "a lot of people choose to travel here […]
Berlin-based duo RÁN play psych-infused indie rock. The band, comprising Laura Landergott from Austria and Yair Karelic from Israel, found themselves gig-ready within eight weeks of playing together, produced their debut EP, “Hunt Like Lions," in 2017, and are working on a full-length album to be released at the start of 2019. We caught up with them to talk about their first chance encounter, their writing process, […]
A post for Omnified by Caitlin Hardee The folk-rock band Mighty Oaks has rooted itself firmly in Berlin soil, but in order to do so, its three members each had to journey far from their respective homes. It's an origin story that feels so familiar in Berlin, it might be the set-up of a joke: An American, an Italian and an Englishman walk into a bar… The bar […]
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