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The Big Ponder #42: Beer
From: Goethe-Institut
Series: The Big Ponder – A Transatlantic Podcast
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Long ago, German immigrants brought their brewing traditions to the United States. More recently, brewers from the U.S. have begun bringing America...

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  • Added: Aug 04, 2022
  • Length: 28:51
  • Purchases: 1
The Big Ponder #36: The Street
From: Goethe-Institut
Series: The Big Ponder – A Transatlantic Podcast
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As a lifelong photographer and filmmaker, Harald Rumpf has spent decades exploring the cities that his subjects call home. In this retrospective of...

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  • Added: May 12, 2022
  • Length: 28:14
  • Purchases: 1
The Big Ponder #34: Sounds of Nature
From: Goethe-Institut
Series: The Big Ponder – A Transatlantic Podcast
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Tosca Terán creates soundscapes using fungi. In this immersive piece, Tosca takes listeners on a soundwalk, pausing periodically to interview other...

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  • Added: Apr 14, 2022
  • Length: 25:59
  • Purchases: 1
The Big Ponder #33: Housing
From: Goethe-Institut
Series: The Big Ponder – A Transatlantic Podcast
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The demand for affordable housing has reached an all-time high in both Europe and North America. In this episode, Tomma Suki investigates the housi...

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  • Added: Mar 31, 2022
  • Length: 28:41
  • Purchases: 1
The Big Ponder #31: Winterreise
From: Goethe-Institut
Series: The Big Ponder – A Transatlantic Podcast
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In the endless sunshine of Dubai, Bilal Qureshi revisits Franz Schubert’s acclaimed song cycle “Winterreise.” The lyrics of a heartbroken man’s jou...

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  • Added: Mar 03, 2022
  • Length: 28:48
  • Purchases: 1
The Big Ponder #30: The Zoo
From: Goethe-Institut
Series: The Big Ponder – A Transatlantic Podcast
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Growing up, Nathaniel Brimmer-Beller traveled the world with his family. On their trips, they always made time for a visit to the local zoo: in Ber...

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  • Added: Feb 17, 2022
  • Length: 28:06
  • Purchases: 1
The Big Ponder #29: Humor
From: Goethe-Institut
Series: The Big Ponder – A Transatlantic Podcast
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Despite the cliché of the unfunny German, there is a rich tradition of comedy in German culture. Soraya Nelson visits comedy clubs in Berlin and in...

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  • Added: Feb 03, 2022
  • Length: 27:41
  • Purchases: 1
The Big Ponder #28: The Mom-and-Pop Store
From: Goethe-Institut
Series: The Big Ponder – A Transatlantic Podcast
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In the heart of Berlin, there is a small corner store, lovingly dubbed the “living room of the neighborhood.” Sadly, the shop’s owners are facing e...

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  • Added: Jan 20, 2022
  • Length: 28:42
  • Purchases: 1
The Big Ponder #27: Immersion
From: Goethe-Institut
Series: The Big Ponder – A Transatlantic Podcast
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Immersive artwork breaks down the border between the viewer and the artist, submerging the spectator in the exhibit. Nancy Pettinicchio discusses t...

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  • Added: Jan 06, 2022
  • Length: 27:02
  • Purchases: 3
The Big Ponder #23: Airlines
From: Goethe-Institut
Series: The Big Ponder – A Transatlantic Podcast
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A lot has changed since the first days of aviation, from beverage service to affordable plane tickets. Florenz Gilly and Leon Ginzel recap the hist...

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  • Added: Nov 10, 2021
  • Length: 29:42
  • Purchases: 1
The Big Ponder #22: Candy
From: Goethe-Institut
Series: The Big Ponder – A Transatlantic Podcast
Caption: The Big Ponder, Credit: © Goethe-institut
As a kid, candy makes the world go round. As an adult, it has the power to bring back long-forgotten childhood memories. Carol McKinley talks about...

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  • Added: Oct 28, 2021
  • Length: 29:06
  • Purchases: 1
The Big Ponder #21: Community
From: Goethe-Institut
Series: The Big Ponder – A Transatlantic Podcast
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Community is the story of our lives. It is who we are, who we have been, and who we hope to become. Melissa Gerr visits Jewish congregations in Bal...

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  • Added: Oct 14, 2021
  • Length: 29:19
  • Purchases: 1
The Big Ponder #16: Wonder
From: Goethe-Institut
Series: The Big Ponder – A Transatlantic Podcast
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Americans on the East Coast were in awe when Brood X, an enormous group of 17-year cicadas, suddenly emerged from underground to mate. Melissa Gerr...

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  • Added: Jul 29, 2021
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 1
The Big Ponder #14: Sacred Self
From: Goethe-Institut
Series: The Big Ponder – A Transatlantic Podcast
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In her early 20s, Sibylle Baier recorded 14 folk songs that she says saved her life. Then, she packed the tape away and forgot about it. Decades la...

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  • Added: Jul 01, 2021
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 2
The Big Ponder #12: Hunting
From: Goethe-Institut
Series: The Big Ponder – A Transatlantic Podcast
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There exists a strong tradition of hunting in both Germany and the U.S. However, the cultures surrounding this pastime differ more than you might t...

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  • Added: May 20, 2021
  • Length: 28:54
  • Purchases: 2
The Big Ponder #11: Home
From: Goethe-Institut
Series: The Big Ponder – A Transatlantic Podcast
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Is ‘home’ a place or more of a feeling? Jocelyn Robinson speaks with three American expats who unpack the relationship between self and place, draw...

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  • Added: May 06, 2021
  • Length: 27:58
  • Purchases: 1
The Big Ponder #9: In Friendship
From: Goethe-Institut
Series: The Big Ponder – A Transatlantic Podcast
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Inspired by a year of forced isolation, essayist Bilal Qureshi explores the history, landscape, and meaning of friendship across cultures. At the h...

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  • Added: Apr 08, 2021
  • Length: 28:47
  • Purchases: 1
The Big Ponder #5: Little America Revisited
From: Goethe-Institut
Series: The Big Ponder – A Transatlantic Podcast
Caption: The Big Ponder, Credit: © Goethe-institut
Since World War II, there have been countless American GIs stationed at military bases all over Germany. Sylvia Cunningham and Monika Müller-Kroll ...

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  • Added: Mar 10, 2021
  • Length: 28:52
  • Purchases: 1
The Big Ponder #1: I Love You, I Hate You
From: Goethe-Institut
Series: The Big Ponder – A Transatlantic Podcast
Caption: The Big Ponder, Credit: © Goethe-institut
“We have the right to hate Germany because we love it,” German writer Kurt Tucholsky wrote. Listening to positions from both sides of the Atlantic ...

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  • Added: Dec 17, 2020
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 1
Poet Valzhyna Mort Part 2
From: New Letters on the Air
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Today's classic NEW LETTERS ON THE AIR features poet Valzhyna Mort, whose work gives insight into her native country, Belarus. She shares poetry fr...

Bought by WRKF, WNJR, and WJCU


  • Added: Sep 01, 2020
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
The Big Pond #47: How to Walk in the City
From: Goethe-Institut
Series: The Big Ponder – A Transatlantic Podcast
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After moving from Cologne, Germany, to New York City, our producer Thomas Reintjes had trouble adjusting to walking in the bustling metropolis. Tra...

Bought by KICI Iowa City and WNYO


  • Added: Sep 25, 2019
  • Length: 24:08
  • Purchases: 2
The Big Pond #39: Quietude – In Search of Radio Silence
From: Goethe-Institut
Series: The Big Ponder – A Transatlantic Podcast
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In this radio travelogue, culture writer and journalist Bilal Qureshi explores Germany’s capital Berlin to find out about local origins, regulation...

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  • Added: Jul 31, 2019
  • Length: 28:44
  • Purchases: 1
The Big Pond #11: Germans on Harleys
From: Goethe-Institut
Series: The Big Ponder – A Transatlantic Podcast
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Every year, tourists from around the world flock to Southern Utah to take in the scenic landscape. Most travel by car, but some opt for a less trad...

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  • Added: Jan 17, 2019
  • Length: 14:54
  • Purchases: 1
Native American Poets Visit the Middle East
From: New Letters on the Air
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This audio anthology features readings by six poets, including a few who are part of the book co-edited by Cherokee writers Diane Glancy and Linda ...

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  • Added: Aug 23, 2018
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
Novelist and Former U.S. Army Captain Matt Gallagher
From: New Letters on the Air
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The Iraq War ended in December 2011, a dramatic setting for former U.S. Army Captain Matt Gallagher, who discusses his novel, YOUNGBLOOD, which dra...

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  • Added: May 25, 2018
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1