Studio Berlin

Looking back on KCRW Berlin — Part 2

During KCRW Berlin’s last week on air, we're sharing the story behind the story. Listen to the second of a special, two-part episode reflecting on the history of the station and commemorating more than 60 episodes of Studio Berlin. Host Sylvia Cunningham is joined by KCRW Berlin’s Program Director and Common Ground host Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson, Studio Berlin co-host Sumi Somaskanda, frequent contributor Erik Kirschbaum, and executive producer Monika Müller-Kroll. This show was produced by Monika Müller-Kroll.

Looking back on KCRW Berlin — Part 1

During KCRW Berlin’s last week on air, we share with you the story behind the story in a special, two-part episode with Common Ground. Host Sylvia Cunningham is joined by KCRW Berlin’s Program Director and Common Ground host Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson; Studio Berlin co-host Sumi Somaskanda and frequent contributor Erik Kirschbaum; Studio Berlin executive producer Monika Müller-Kroll and Common Ground senior producer Dina Elsayed. This show was produced by Monika Müller-Kroll.

What would Donald Trump's withdrawal of 9,500 U.S. troops do to NATO and Europe? (Rebroadcast)

As the year soon comes to an end, we're highlighting some of the big news stories from 2020. This episode on President Donald Trump's plan to withdraw 9,500 U.S. troops from Germany originally aired on July 8, 2020. Host Sumi Somaskanda [https://twitter.com/SumangaliS] talks with retired Lt. Gen. Ben Hodges [https://twitter.com/general_ben], the former commander of the U.S. Army in Europe; German Coordinator for Transatlantic Affairs Peter Beyer [https://twitter.com/Peter_Beyer]; Deutsche Welle and NPR contributor Teri Schultz [https://twitter.com/terischultz] in Brussels and Berlin-based journalist Erik Kirschbaum [https://twitter.com/Erik_Kirschbaum]. This show was produced by Monika Müller-Kroll and Sumi Somaskanda.

A closer look at Germany's abortion law (Rebroadcast)

This November, we're highlighting some of the big news stories from 2020. In this Studio Berlin episode, we look back at our discussion on Germany's abortion law. Host Sylvia Cunningham talks with Kate Cahoon from the pro abortion rights group, Bündnis für sexuelle Selbstbestimmung; Dr. Alicia Baier from Doctors for Choice Germany, and Dr. Paul Cullen, chairman of Ärzte für das Leben (Doctors for Life). This episode originally aired Feb. 1, 2020. This show was produced by Monika Müller-Kroll and Sylvia Cunningham.

Will the worldwide 'Black Lives Matter' protests open a new dialogue on racism in Germany and Europe? (Rebroadcast)

This November, we're highlighting some of the big news stories from 2020. In this Studio Berlin episode we revisit our discussion on the Black Lives Matter movement. Host Sumi Somaskanda delves into modern-day discrimination in Germany and its history of racial injustice with Malcolm Ohanwe [https://kanackischewelle.podigee.io/about], journalist for German public broadcaster BR; Larry Olomofe, [https://www.ozy.com/around-the-world/he-shall-overcome-meet-the-londoner-aiming-to-build-a-european-naacp/88746/] executive director of PADLINK [https://www.facebook.com/pages/People-of-African-Descent-Link-resource-centre-PADLINK/2166488233624117?eid=ARAV8OZl8A49VhbEM4Ff-ELG2JLR8oQnUxcy3b1VjCsQ5suj0qUWexU2f6g_F7nhw989xrRc-arOfcEe&timeline_context_item_type=intro_card_work&timeline_context_item_source=596638440&fref=tag]; Joshua Kwesi Aikins, a political scientist with Afrozensus [https://afrozensus.de/?lang=en], and Peggy Piesche [https://www.gwi-boell.de/en/person/peggy-piesche], a literary and cultural studies scholar. This episode originally aired June 10, 2020. Produced by Monika Müller-Kroll and Sumi Somaskanda. Sylvia Cunningham contributed.