In Brief: 365 arrested in Berlin after protest against coronavirus rules turns violent
The police tweeted they were pepper sprayed and pelted with bottles and rocks and fired back water cannons and pepper spray in response.
Studio Berlin, broadcast Nov. 18, 2020: Will the worldwide, ‘Black Lives Matter’ protests open a new dialogue on racism in Germany and Europe? (Rebroadcast)
Host Sumi Somaskanda delves into modern-day discrimination in Germany and its history of racial injustice. This episode first aired on June 10.
‘It’s just the music that I love’: Marlais on coming to folk music as an ‘outsider’
We spoke with Michael Culme-Seymour — aka Marlais — about his love of folk music and his life in Berlin. (Originally aired Sept. 28, 2020)
In Brief: Uncertainty if COVID-19 reproduction rate is leveling off amid record number of new cases in Germany
On Friday, there was also a record number of new infections — more than 23,500 — reported across the country over a 24-hour period.
Studio Berlin, broadcast Nov. 11, 2020: Who will succeed Angela Merkel?
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?
James Chatburn: ‘It’s actually quite a chilled time for me for once’
Musician and producer James Chatburn moved to Berlin in 2015. We caught up with the 29-year-old Australian to talk about his debut release “Faible Teil 1.”
In Brief: Business owners across Germany challenge lockdown rules in state courts
Many of the urgent motions filed in Berlin come from restaurateurs who want to see the November restrictions lifted.
Leitmotifs: Benjamin Hochman: ‘In Mozart’s music, every note is in the right place’
In this episode of Leitmotifs, host Fredrika Brillembourg talks with pianist and conductor Benjamin Hochman.
In Brief: Chancellor Merkel announces ‘lockdown light’ restrictions
The new rules come just before the Robert Koch Institute, Germany’s disease prevention authority, on Thursday reported a record 16,774 new infections over a 24-hour period.
Studio Berlin, broadcast Oct. 28, 2020: Curse or blessing? Long-delayed BER airport will open amid a pandemic, nearly a decade later than originally planned
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.
