Merkel's Last Dance | Deutsche Welle Podcast
1) E5 - Migration: The Power of Optimism
Despite the problems we discussed in Delayland, people from many countries want to live and work in Germany. From nurses to IT specialists, skilled workers are needed, but bureaucracy is slowing thing...Show More
2) E4 – What the Fax?!?
Waiting in line forever at city hall to register a new address – that’s how we roll in Germany. Accessing public services online is the exception, not the rule. In fact, sending a fax might speed thin...Show More
3) E3 – Bricks and Bureaucracy
Big construction projects take surprisingly long to complete in Germany. It can take a decade or longer to build an airport, a train station, or a concert hall — skyrocketing costs included. What happ...Show More
4) E2 – German cars: Stuck in a jam
For years, German car manufacturers were convinced they built the world’s best automobiles — and the world was happy to buy from them. Then, nothing. Until a country that once was Germany’s pupil in c...Show More
5) E1 - The train dilemma: To be or not to be on time
If you think Germans are punctual and efficient, think again. Germany's national train system is so run down that most passengers are happy if they arrive at all. How did one of the world's most relia...Show More
6) Introducing: Delayland – Germany and the missing magic
A DW original podcast about Germany’s struggles, and what the country can learn from others. It’s also a ride through the clichés, contradictions, and mindset of a nation once famous for punctuality a...Show More
7) DW Berlin Briefing: A new podcast by the crew behind 'Merkel's Last Dance'
Berlin Briefing is a new podcast by the crew behind ‘Merkel’s last Dance’. It is a video podcast where we dive deep into how Germany is navigating major geopolitical challenges - from Trump's second p...Show More
8) INTRODUCING: Don't Drink the Milk
We wanted to share a new DW podcast we thought you might like. Don't Drink the Milk traces the unexpected backstories of things we all think we know well. From passports to beer, zip codes to witches,...Show More
9) Merkel's last dance (final episode): the legacy interview
Outgoing chancellor Angela Merkel really is going to step off that dance floor soon. What better way to end a podcast dedicated to her last dance, i.e.her last year in office, than with a rare exclusi...Show More
10) Germany under Olaf Scholz: What the world can expect from Merkel's likely successor. Interview with Nils Schmid, SPD (E14)
China, the transatlantic relationship, the future of the EU - foreign policy didn't play a large role in Germany's election campaign. But there are huge issues for the next government to address. As O...Show More