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 week on Studio Berlin: What's next for Germany's troubled carmakers? Noah Barkin takes a closer look at the growing challenges for the German auto industry. There's Brexit, renewed tariff threats from U.S. President Donald Trump, and Elon Musk's announcement to build a Tesla factory just outside of Berlin.
On September 1, Brandenburg & Saxony go to the polls in state elections that could be a litmus test for Merkel's government. Host Sumi Somaskanda looks into the possible implications of the upcoming vote with Berlin Policy Journal's editor, Henning Hoff, the DW's political correspondent Thomas Sparrow, and Krautreporter journalist Josa Mania-Schlegel.
Berlin's new international airport is scheduled to open in October 2020. What can we expect and are the past problems history? Erik Kirschbaum is joined by Martin Delius, who was the head of the Berlin state parliamentary inquiry into the airport delays and freelance journalist Grace Dobush.
Are e-scooters a key step forward in German e-mobility, or are they a passing fad? Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson talks with tour guide Jan Katzmarczyk, American journalist Matthew Schofield and German entrepreneur Florian Walberg.
This week on Studio Berlin: the rise of right-extremism in Germany. How is the government combating it? And what do we know about far-right groups?