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The Big Pond #45: The Passion of Chris Strachwitz

From: Goethe-Institut
Series: The Big Ponder – A Transatlantic Podcast

Chris Strachwitz is a man possessed. A “songcatcher,” capturing and recording the traditional, regional, down-home music of the US, his adopted hom...

Bought by WDCB, KICI Iowa City, WNYO, and KWMR

Added: Sep 11, 2019
Length: 29:23
Purchases: 4

Episode 118: Stowaway

From: Criminal
Series: Criminal

One day in 1969, Paulette Cooper decided to see what she could get away with.

Bought by ABC

Added: Sep 05, 2019
Length: 26:22
Purchases: 1

The Big Pond #44: Germans in New Orleans

From: Goethe-Institut
Series: The Big Ponder – A Transatlantic Podcast

Historically, New Orleans is a cultural, spiritual and ethnic melting pot. In the streets, you immediately come across signs of French, Caribbean, ...

Bought by KICI Iowa City and WNYO

Added: Sep 04, 2019
Length: 13:32
Purchases: 2

The Big Pond #29: Dieter Kosslick’s Last Red Carpet Ride

From: Goethe-Institut
Series: The Big Ponder – A Transatlantic Podcast

Dieter Kosslick is one of the film world’s best known festival directors. He’s put his stamp on the Berlin International Film Festival for the pas...

Bought by KICI Iowa City and KWMR

Added: Jul 24, 2019
Length: 27:06
Purchases: 2

Episode 102: Ride-Along

From: Criminal
Series: Criminal

We spend the day in a police car in Austin, Texas.

Added: Jul 23, 2019
Length: 30:50

Rio Nido

From: KRCB 104.9
Series: WONDERLAND RADIO HOUR

Gaye LeBaron, historian & newspaper columnist; Slavyanka Russian Chorus; Clare Harris: A Rio Nido Life

Added: Jun 17, 2019
Length: 57:30

Bonus Episode: The Bark

From: Criminal
Series: Criminal

A story about doing things a little differently.

Bought by ABC

Added: Jun 13, 2019
Length: 05:39
Purchases: 1

The Big Pond #32: Getting to Know the Gateau

From: Goethe-Institut
Series: The Big Ponder – A Transatlantic Podcast

Although it’s not certain who first wrote the recipe, the Black Forest cake has been fully embraced by the Black Forest community as an essential a...

Bought by KICI Iowa City and KICI Iowa City

Added: Jun 12, 2019
Length: 19:15
Purchases: 2

The Big Pond #27: Welcome to Motherland

From: Goethe-Institut
Series: The Big Ponder – A Transatlantic Podcast

Three women, two countries, one shared experience: Motherhood. From giving birth to receiving support – our producer Melissa Gerr looks at the role...

Bought by KICI Iowa City, KICI Iowa City, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio

Added: May 09, 2019
Length: 24:46
Purchases: 3

The Big Pond #26: No Restraint – Berger Cookies and the City of Baltimore

From: Goethe-Institut
Series: The Big Ponder – A Transatlantic Podcast

Over 200 years ago, German immigrant Henry Berger opened a bakery in East Baltimore – and since that day, Berger Cookies have been handmade in the ...

Added: May 01, 2019
Length: 17:02

The Big Pond #22: The Story of the Brezn

From: Goethe-Institut
Series: The Big Ponder – A Transatlantic Podcast

The pretzel, known as a “Brezel” or “Brezn” in German, is not an ordinary pastry. It has a century-old history full of myths and stories. Where did...

Bought by KICI Iowa City and KICI Iowa City

Added: Apr 03, 2019
Length: 33:17
Purchases: 2

The Big Pond #21: What’s a Sister City Really?

From: Goethe-Institut
Series: The Big Ponder – A Transatlantic Podcast

In the historic city of Magdeburg, Germany, there is a Johnny Cash themed country music festival called Nashville Days – complete with corndogs and...

Bought by KICI Iowa City and KICI Iowa City

Added: Mar 27, 2019
Length: 28:01
Purchases: 2

The Big Pond #20: Hessian Barracks in Maryland

From: Goethe-Institut
Series: The Big Ponder – A Transatlantic Podcast

It is estimated that 30,000 Hessian soldiers fought for the British during the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783). Where did they come from and...

Added: Mar 25, 2019
Length: 23:47

Episode 1 - All Rise

From: Shannon Thomas
Series: Mothers of Invention - Series 1

Mary and Maeve are laying down the law. Three years ago, 886 ordinary Dutch citizens sued their government over climate change... and won. Tessa Kh...

Bought by KSFR

Added: Mar 20, 2019
Length: 43:44
Purchases: 1

The Big Pond #19: German Bread – A Nourishing Craft

From: Goethe-Institut
Series: The Big Ponder – A Transatlantic Podcast

Germany is internationally renowned for its bread. With its diversity of more than 3,000 varieties the Germans are world champions of bread. Since ...

Bought by KICI Iowa City and KICI Iowa City

Added: Mar 13, 2019
Length: 24:27
Purchases: 2

The Big Pond #18: German-Texan Heritage Societies

From: Goethe-Institut
Series: The Big Ponder – A Transatlantic Podcast

Between 1820 and World War I, nearly six million Germans immigrated to the US – in 2017, only about 5,000 made the trip. If Germans aren’t coming t...

Bought by KICI Iowa City

Added: Mar 06, 2019
Length: 19:17
Purchases: 1

The Big Pond #15: American Sports in Germany

From: Goethe-Institut
Series: The Big Ponder – A Transatlantic Podcast

“German baseball” may sound like an oxymoron, but the Bonn Capitals have successfully maintained a leading position in the German baseball league f...

Added: Feb 13, 2019
Length: 18:52

The Big Pond #13: German-style Wines in the US

From: Goethe-Institut
Series: The Big Ponder – A Transatlantic Podcast

German entrepreneurs and winemakers have shaped the manufacturing of wine in the US for over a century. Join our producer Gary Lee on a tour of thr...

Added: Feb 01, 2019
Length: 20:24

Milk, Honey and Sweet Mary Jane

From: Israel Story

Cannabis in Israel is a booming business, and through the unlikely story of Amos Silver, the Israeli 'Green Giant,' we take a deep dive into the wo...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.

Added: Jan 28, 2019
Length: 40:42
Purchases: 1

The Big Pond #09: A Singer’s Life

From: Goethe-Institut
Series: The Big Ponder – A Transatlantic Podcast

Leigh Hamilton is a dramatic soprano who has been based in Germany for more than 17 years. This episode follows Leigh’s story, which takes her from...

Added: Dec 19, 2018
Length: 23:25

The Big Pond #07: Klinsmann in California

From: Goethe-Institut
Series: The Big Ponder – A Transatlantic Podcast

He is a soccer legend in Germany as player and as coach: Jürgen Klinsmann. After leading the German national team to a third-place finish in the 20...

Bought by KICI Iowa City

Added: Nov 28, 2018
Length: 20:49
Purchases: 1

The Big Pond #06: Suds and Stories

From: Goethe-Institut
Series: The Big Ponder – A Transatlantic Podcast

Germany’s beer influence has spread around the world, and one of the epicenters of this trend is New York City. There are now more than two dozen b...

Added: Nov 22, 2018
Length: 18:35

Episode 100: Ten Thousand Feet in the Air

From: Criminal
Series: Criminal

On the afternoon of June 23rd, 1972, Martin McNally walked into the St. Louis airport with a wig, a sawed-off rifle, and a plan.

Bought by ABC and Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

Added: Nov 05, 2018
Length: 31:31
Purchases: 2

Episode 99: Racehorse Haynes

From: Criminal
Series: Criminal

There is nothing Richard “Racehorse” Haynes wouldn’t do to win a case. He once held a cattle prod against his skin. He cross examined an empty chai...

Bought by KPIK-LP