NPR FM Berlin Blog 'Poetry Hearings' — English Speaking Poetry In Berlin by Sara Richards November 18, 2009 • This weekend marks the fifth annual "Poetry Hearings" in Berlin.
NPR FM Berlin Blog Mauer Mob: A Follow Up After Nov. 9th by Sara Richards November 13, 2009 • In October, we reported on a story called "Mauer Mob," a massive performance art piece by British artist Martin Butler. Though Butler didn't hit his target goal of 9,000 participants, he was still pleased with the turn out.
NPR FM Berlin Blog NPR Specials: The Berlin Journal by Sara Richards November 12, 2009 • This Saturday on NPR Specials, we're airing a new program from the American Academy in Berlin. Hosted by R. Jay Magill, this is the fourth production from the Academy, with special guests from their fall fellowship program
NPR FM Berlin Blog Madeleine Albright Recalls the Fall of the Berlin Wall on NPR by Kingsley Smith November 10, 2009 • Former US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright shares her thoughts in front of a live studio audience with NPR Talk of The Nation host Neal Conan on Monday, November 9th on the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.
NPR FM Berlin Blog Talk of the Nation: Eyewitness To History by Kingsley Smith November 9, 2009 • This evening at 8, Talk of the Nation will commemorate the twentieth anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.
NPR FM Berlin Blog Nov.9th — Berlin Events Tonight: Dominos by Monika Mueller-Kroll November 9, 2009 • Tonight in front of the Brandenburger Gate, 1,000 dominos will trigger a massive firework display.
NPR FM Berlin Blog Berlin's East Side Gallery Reopened by Monika Mueller-Kroll November 9, 2009 • Just in time for the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, the East Side Gallery reopened with over 100 restored murals.
NPR FM Berlin Blog U2 Plays Free Concert In Berlin by Monika Mueller-Kroll November 6, 2009 • By Monika Mueller-Kroll The Irish rock band "U2" played a free concert in Berlin this Thursday. 10,000 free tickets were given away and promptly snatched up within the first week. That didn't stop the thousands of Berliners who came out to see th...
NPR FM Berlin Blog Iconoclash: A New Way Of Viewing The GDR by Sara Richards November 6, 2009 • A new art exhibit has just opened at the Goethe Institut in Washington, D.C. The show is "Iconoclash- Political Imagery from the Berlin Wall to German Unification."
NPR FM Berlin Blog Hip Hop In The GDR? by Monika Mueller-Kroll October 28, 2009 • In 1989, the East German record label Amiga released the first English language hip hop record in the GDR. NPR Berlin's Monika Mueller-Kroll talks to the duo twenty years after their big hit "Here We Come" was released.
NPR FM Berlin Blog 'Das Wunder von Leipzig,' A Conversation With The Director And Star Of The Film by Sara Richards October 27, 2009 • The film "Das Wunder von Leipzig," premiered in Germany in 2009. Walter and Schmidt recently sat down with an audience at the Goethe Institut in Washington, D.C. to answer questions and talk about their experience making the film.
NPR FM Berlin Blog From Scratch: A New Program On NPR Berlin by Sara Richards October 22, 2009 • NPR FM Berlin has a new program on Monday mornings, From Scratch.
NPR FM Berlin Blog Berlin Feels Like Home to Me by Jeff Rosenberg October 20, 2009 • NPR's Jeff Rosenberg recently spent time Berlin, his home away from home. In between visiting family, he explored the city's vibrant food and craft markets.
NPR FM Berlin Blog NPR Berlin's Monika Mueller-Kroll: Reporter and Published Author by Sara Richards October 20, 2009 • Monika Mueller-Kroll has been covering the arts scene in Berlin for almost four years. This week, Monika herself is the story.
NPR FM Berlin Blog Globalization and the Law with Justice Antonin Scalia by Kingsley Smith October 15, 2009 • Associate Justice of the US Supreme Court Antonin Scalia, is shown here recently addressing the American Academy in Berlin to present his views on "Globalization and the Law."