Studio Berlin, broadcast Dec. 9, 2020: Looking back on KCRW Berlin — Part 2
Listen to the second of a special, two-part episode in collaboration where we reflect on our favorite on air moments from the past year and look ahead to 2021.
Listen to the second of a special, two-part episode in collaboration where we reflect on our favorite on air moments from the past year and look ahead to 2021.
With the end of the year fast approaching, we're highlighting some of the big news stories from 2020. In this Studio Berlin episode, we revisit our discussion on President Donald Trump's plan to withdraw 9,500 U.S. troops from Germany, which first aired on July 8.
This November we're highlighting some of the big news stories from 2020. In this Studio Berlin episode, we look back at our conversation on Germany's abortion law. This episode first aired on Feb. 1, 2020.
Host Sumi Somaskanda delves into modern-day discrimination in Germany and its history of racial injustice. This episode first aired on June 10.
Angela Merkel is the second-longest serving chancellor in modern German history. Recent polls show that German confidence in her is high, but the chancellor has made it clear she will not seek a fifth term in next year's election. Who is her possible successor?
Nov. 9 marks 31 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall. East and West Germany were officially reunited the following October, which the late Chancellor Helmut Kohl called a “dream come true." But the process of growing together brought trials and tribulations that sowed animosity between East and West Germans. What does German unity look like today?
Ahead of the much-beleaguered aiport's official "takeoff" on Oct. 31, we’re hearing from people who have been following and a part of this story since the beginning.
As novel coronavirus cases skyrocket across Germany and Europe, we talk about what we've learned since the start of the pandemic. How can we best stop its spread, what are the new treatments and is a lockdown imminent or even wise?
This week we measure the political climate in the U.S. in the lead up to the presidential election. With less than three weeks to go, what’s going on in the nation's capital? We also explore how the next American president will shape politics on both sides of the Atlantic.