In Brief: Two German ministers self-isolating after contacts test positive for COVID-19
Although Foreign Minister Heiko Maas’ first COVID-19 test was negative, he nevertheless called off an upcoming trip to Jordan.
Juno Francis: Swedish Pop Made In Berlin
Angelica Ranåsen and Jacob Fagerstål are the Swedish pop duo Juno Francis. They teamed up in Berlin a couple of years ago to work on their vision of psychedelic 60s and 80s pop.
KCRW Berlin Presents: The Moth’s first-ever International Virtual Mainstage
Enter for a chance to win tickets to this online event from The Moth and hear true stories about speaking out, doubling down and rising up.
Brave New Rave: Broadcast September 17, 2020
Join Moderna as she explores Berlin’s influence on techno, dark disco, and left field culture.
In Brief: Hundreds take part in test run at BER airport with grand opening 6 weeks away
KCRW Berlin’s Sylvia Cunningham was one of several hundred people who went to the Brandenburg site on Thursday to take part in a five-hour test run to identify any last-minute glitches.
In Brief: EU emissions reduction plan doesn’t go far enough, critics say
EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen proposed in her first speech on the state of the EU on Wednesday to reduce emissions by at least 55% over the next decade compared to 1990 levels.
Wednesday 3 p.m.: ‘Lost and Found’ by Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson
KCRW Berlin’s Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson mulls over absent, inanimate friends and their long journey home in our latest Wednesday 3 p.m. story. This story was originally broadcast on Jul 29, 2020.
The Fink+Forty Show: Broadcast September 14, 2020
Two of Berlin’s most informed tastemakers take us on a weekly journey soundtracked by what is rocking the hippest city on earth right now.
Studio Berlin, broadcast Sept. 16, 2020: How connected are Germans really 30 years after reunification?
On Oct. 3, 1990, less than a year after the fall of the Berlin Wall, East and West Germany were reunited. For East Germans in particular, reunification meant access to new opportunity and freedoms, but the process of growing together brought trials and tribulations that sowed animosity between East and West Germans. Thirty years later, what does German unity look like?
In Brief: Germany to take in additional 1,500 refugees from Greece
The joint decision from Merkel’s conservative bloc and the Social Democratic Party (SPD) brings the total of incoming refugees from the Greek islands to about 2,750, a government spokesman confirmed.
In Brief: Merkel’s governing coalition diverges on how many refugees from destroyed Greek camp to bring to Germany
The Social Democratic Party is ramping up pressure on its conservative partners in the country’s governing coalition to take in more refugees from Greece in the wake of a fire that destroyed the overcrowded Moria camp.
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