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Join the American Council on Germany for its “Kaffeepause: What’s Abuzz in Berlin?” a regular podcast that takes stock of current events in Germany. Each week, we are joined by a journalist based in Germany to talk about the stories behind the headlines.
American Council on Germany hosts Kaffeepause: What's Abuzz in Berlin?, a news show with 102 episodes published.
On this week's Kaffeepause, Dr. Steven E. Sokol is joined by Deutschlandradio Journalist Nadine Lindner . Nadine Lindner has been a Correspondent in the Berlin studio of “Deutschlandradio” since early 2016. Among other t
On this week's Kaffeepause, Dr. Steven E. Sokol is joined by Vladimir Balzer , Moderator at Deutschlandradio. Vladimir Balzer is an award-winning journalist who grew up in Leipzig and studied in Dublin, Venice, and Leipz
On this week's 100th Episode of the Kaffeepause podcast, Dr. Steven E. Sokol is joined by Brent Goff, Chief Anchor at DW News. Brent Goff is the Chief Anchor at DW News and Host of “The Day with Brent Goff.” He joined DW
On this week's Kaffeepause, Dr. Steven E. Sokol is joined by Paul-Anton Krüger, Editor at SPIEGEL’s capital city office. Mr. Krüger was the Parliamentary Correspondent in the Berlin Bureau of the Süddeutsche Zeitung from
On this week's Kaffeepause, Dr. Steven E. Sokol is joined by Jim Tankersley , Berlin Bureau Chief of The New York Times. Mr.Tankersley oversees the coverage of Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, and writes about broader
On this Special Edition of the Kaffeepause, Dr. Steven E. Sokol is joined by journalists Klaus-Dieter Frankenberger and Anja Wehler-Schöck. Klaus-Dieter Frankenberger was the Foreign Editor of the Frankfurter Allgemeine
On this week's Kaffeepause, Dr. Steven E. Sokol is joined by Dr. Melanie Amann , Member of the Editorial Team, DER SPIEGEL. Dr. Melanie Amann studied Law in Trier, Aix-en-Provence, and Berlin, and received her doctorate
On this week's Kaffeepause, Dr. Steven E. Sokol is joined by Marc Felix Serrao , Global Report for Axel Springer. Marc Felix Serrao joined Axel Springer as a Global Reporter in January 2026. Prior to that, he was the Edi
On this week's Kaffeepause, Dr. Steven E. Sokol is joined by Dr. Anna Sauerbre y, Foreign Editor at Die Zeit . Dr. Anna Sauerbrey is the Foreign Editor at the German largest weekly newspaper, Die Zeit . Before assuming t
On this week's Kaffeepause, Dr. Steven E. Sokol is joined by Aaron Wiener , Berlin Bureau Chief for the Washington Post . Aaron Wiener is The Washington Post' s Berlin Bureau Chief, covering Germany, Austria, Poland, and
On this week's Kaffeepause, Dr. Steven E. Sokol is joined by Malte Lehming, Columnist for Tagesspiegel . From late 2000 to 2005, he was the newspaper’s Washington Bureau Chief. He joined the Tagesspiegel in 1991 as forei
On this week's Kaffeepause, Dr. Steven E. Sokol is joined by Daniel Brössler , Senior Editor at the Süddeutsche Zeitung’s Berlin Bureau. Daniel Brössler covers the Chancellery and the Foreign Office. Mr. Brössler studied
On this Special Edition of the Kaffeepause, Dr. Steven E. Sokol is joined by Steven Erlanger, Chief Diplomatic Correspondent in Europe for The New York Times . He is based in Berlin. In over 40 years of career as a journ
On this week's Kaffeepause, Dr. Steven E. Sokol is joined by Miriam Hollstein, ACG Fellowship alumna and Chief Political Reporter for Stern . Before this, she was the Chief Reporter from January 2022 to September 23 at T
On this week's Kaffeepause, Dr. Steven E. Sokol is joined by Nette Nöstlinger , Politics Reporter for Politico Europe. In Berlin, where she keeps an eye on all things relevant to an international audience interested in t
On this week's Kaffeepause, Dr. Steven E. Sokol is joined by Vladimir Balzer, an award-winning journalist and moderator at Deutschlandfunk. Vladimir Balzer grew up in Leipzig and studied in Dublin, Venice, and Leipzig. H
On this week's Kaffeepause, Dr. Steven E. Sokol is joined by Paul-Anton Krüger. He has been an Editor at SPIEGEL’s capital city office since January 2025. He was the Parliamentary Correspondent in the Berlin Bureau of th
On this Kaffeepause, Dr. Steven E. Sokol is joined by Anja Wehler-Schöck , International Editor at Der Tagesspiegel. She has been Head of International Politics at Der Tagesspiegel since August 2022. Prior to that, she w
On this week's Kaffeepause, Dr. Steven E. Sokol is joined by Julian Heissler , International Correspondent of WirtschaftsWoche. Before returning to Berlin, he reported from 2018 to 2025 from Washington, DC, as the magazi
On this week's Kaffeepause, Dr. Steven E. Sokol is joined by Matthias Deiß, Deputy Director of ARD’s Capital City Studio in Berlin and Deputy Editor-in-Chief of television. In this capacity, he is a regular moderator of
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