Goethe-Institut

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The Goethe-Institut USA (German Cultural Center), in cooperation and collaboration with American and German radio producers and broadcasters, will produce a series of 50 radio features: “The Big Pond. A US-German Listening Series”. We want to give voices from the USA and Germany a chance to tell their stories, making great radio and great audio. Germany and German culture is not the central aspect of the programming – each episode will only have a small connection to Germany – instead, our emphasis is on dialogue and interesting places, people, and things. 

The programs will be designed for broadcast nation-wide in the United States on a weekly basis. All features will be available for free download in podcast format.

Series

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Fehler (Mistakes) 
8 Pieces

Simply put, a “Fehler” is a mistake, but it’s also the response to one of life’s big questions: how do we innovate and make progress? Our answer: often by mistake. This podcast takes a deep dive into some of the best errors, faults, and flaws out there.

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The Big Ponder – A Transatlantic Podcast 
96 Pieces

This transatlantic podcast explores abstract concepts and phenomena through personal radio essays. Every other week, one of our producers transforms a broad topic into a captivating story told from a US-German perspective.

Pieces

The Big Pond #05: Thomas Buergenthal – A Lucky Child
From: Goethe-Institut
Series: The Big Ponder – A Transatlantic Podcast
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Thomas Buergenthal saw the Nazi concentration camps through a child’s eyes. Luckily, he survived and later became a lawyer and eventually a judge o...

Bought by KICI Iowa City, KICI Iowa City, and KRZA


  • Added: Nov 14, 2018
  • Length: 22:54
  • Purchases: 3
The Big Pond #04: The Colossi of Buffalo
From: Goethe-Institut
Series: The Big Ponder – A Transatlantic Podcast
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Buffalo, New York, was at one time the world’s foremost grain port. More than 30 enormous grain silos still attest to that fact – awesome colossi m...

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Nov 07, 2018
  • Length: 13:36
  • Purchases: 1
The Big Pond #03: Revitalizing Atlanta’s Downtown with German Investors
From: Goethe-Institut
Series: The Big Ponder – A Transatlantic Podcast
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When Jake Nawrocki had the idea to revive the Southside of Atlanta’s downtown neighborhood – which could take ten to 20 years – he had to find inve...

Bought by KSFR


  • Added: Nov 02, 2018
  • Length: 11:02
  • Purchases: 1
The Big Pond #02: A Day With John Lennon
From: Goethe-Institut
Series: The Big Ponder – A Transatlantic Podcast
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In 1975, the German journalist Frances Schoenberger interviewed John Lennon in New York, a dream gig for her – but this interview was never publish...

Bought by KICI Iowa City and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Oct 17, 2018
  • Length: 28:43
  • Purchases: 2
The Big Pond #01: The Things We Brought
From: Goethe-Institut
Series: The Big Ponder – A Transatlantic Podcast
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​There are things that hold history for each of us – a stitch, a book, a hat – things that we carry around for our whole lives. In this episode, we...

Bought by KSFR and KRZA


  • Added: Oct 12, 2018
  • Length: 10:43
  • Purchases: 2

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William Gilcher
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Verena Hütter (Admin)
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