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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 109: Bye-bye, Berlin – Are artists and others in creative fields that gave the city its post-Cold War identity leaving? Common Ground Berlin
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Episode 108: Berlin Blues - Navigating mental health care in the German capital and beyond. Common Ground Berlin
Guillermo Donato lives in Manerbio, a small town in the northern Lombardy region of Italy, which was the hardest hit by the coronavirus in the country. For months, it kept him from doing little other than enjoying his outdoor garden. But with some Italian restrictions now being lifted, the 48-year-old floral designer is slowly getting back to work. How does he think Italy will bear up after the first wave […]
For Joanna Bridges, 59, and her husband, who live in a picturesque market town in the Pyrenees foothills, one challenge is the clampdown on being outdoors. Bridges’ new job as a caregiver for a British woman suffering from dementia has become a balancing act.
Manfred Kirschner runs Crystal Ball, a small gallery in Kreuzberg. The 53-year-old just had his first art opening since the coronavirus outbreak shut down galleries and museums. The exhibition by artist Gabriele Regiert — a mix of canvases, drawings and objects — is called: “Plan B.”
We checked back in with 34-year-old high school teacher Adrianne Oldham, whom we first spoke to at the end of March when schools were closed and she was navigating how to support her students, both academically and emotionally, online.
The coronavirus has forced Berliners to readjust their day-to-day lives and activities over the past weeks. Rico Todzi, on the other hand, has had to do so since birth, as he is in a wheelchair in a city that isn’t the friendliest to people who use them. This piece originally aired on April 8, 2020.
Lawmakers from across the European Union are urging transparency from China, with growing calls for an investigation into the origin of the coronavirus. How will the COVID-19 pandemic change Europe and Germany’s relationship with Beijing? And among the many challenges to globalization, is this pandemic the biggest?
12-year-old Julian Moraglio is bored. Stuck at home with his family, the seventh grader dreams of gathering his friends together for a party once the coronavirus crisis ends. He’s biding his time with some interesting hobbies, including a newfound passion for American politics. This edition previously aired on April 21, 2020.
Despite many small businesses in Berlin closing down during the pandemic, Prenzlauer Berg bookstore “Buchhandlung Montag” remains open and its sales are up. Anne-Katrin Grimm, the co-owner, explains her view on why it’s happening and how social distancing and COVID-19 has affected the public’s taste in literature. This piece originally aired on April 3.
Joel Morton, 61, is an American transplant to Berlin. He lives in the Bötzowviertel, teaches English and edits manuscripts. Having moved here for love, the former Bostonian hasn’t let social distancing stop him from connecting with his ice cream-loving neighbors, one number at a time.
Common Ground Berlin is a podcast and funded solely through grants and listener support. It belongs to the non-profit organization Common Ground Berlin e.V.