Monika Müller-Kroll has lived in Amsterdam, London, Los Angeles, and Berlin, filing radio reports for German Public Radio, including MDR, BR and Deutschlandradio Kultur.
She has worked for the BBC World Service and contributed to American radio programs, producing reports for "Studio 360" and NPR's former midday program "Day to Day."
In 2005, she won the RIAS Berlin Kommission Radio Award for her essays "Berlin Impressions."
Between 2007 - 2017 Monika Mueller-Kroll produced short features for NPR Berlin's "Life in Berlin" series. She is currently an editor and reporter for KCRW Berlin.
Apart from radio, Monika's passion is drawing cats. In 2003, her work formed part of the group exhibition "The Cat Show" at Acme Gallery in Los Angeles. In 2009 Parisian publisher Ialou released the first edition of Mittens&Gloves, a collection of Monika's cat drawings.
One of the plan’s critics is Peter Beyer, Chancellor Angela Merkel’s transatlantic coordinator. He told German news agency dpa that the reduction of American troops makes no geopolitical sense.
The threats were signed with the name NSU 2.0, a reference to a neo-Nazi terrorist group. Investigators found that some of the cases of these threats involved data accessed from police computers in the state of Hesse.
In this week’s edition of Amplified, we catch up with Berlin-based composer Sam Auinger
At least 10 customers of restaurant Mio Berlin have tested positive for the coronavirus.
‘Office Chair’ by Monika Müller-Kroll is the latest story from our Wednesday 3 p.m. series. A hint: It’s more about “traveling” than work.
Berlin lifted more pandemic restrictions this week, but the city’s clubs remain closed for the foreseeable future. What does that mean for Berlin’s iconic clubbing culture and the city’s reputation?
Every month, opera singer Fredrika Brillembourg hosts “Leitmotifs,” our series on classical music. In this episode Fredrika talks with cellist Eckart Runge, who played in the world renowned Artemis Quartet for 30 years.
It’s Wednesday and we have a new short story for you. In “Snack,” our own Jess Sweetman shares her sometimes difficult relationship with food.
In the wake of nationwide and international protests against racism, Germany’s Green Party wants to change Article 3 of the nation’s Basic Law by removing “Rasse” – in English, “race” – from the text. The conversation is not new, but controversial. Proponents of removing the word say it’s linked to Nazi ideology and this change is long overdue. Others say this move is too hasty and would actually harm people of color.
In this week’s edition of Amplified, we catch up with Australian musician Michael Brinkworth on his new album, “Wasted Wonder.”
