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Wednesday March 31, 2010

NPR FM Berlin Blog

A New Series On NPR Berlin: The Really Big Questions

by  Gene Bryan Johnson

March 31, 2010 • NPR Berlin has a new special this Saturday, the first in a four-part series "The Really Big Questions." The first episode, featuring a discussion on the interplay between science and religion, airs this Saturday.

A New Series On NPR Berlin: The Really Big Questions

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Thursday March 25, 2010

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A Closer Look At Berlin's Kanaldeckel

by  Maria Simson

March 25, 2010 • The first time I saw one of the still relatively new manhole covers, I checked out what landmarks had been chosen to represent Berlin.

Wednesday March 24, 2010

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NPR Berlin's Museum Series: The Verborgene Museum

by  Monika Mueller-Kroll

March 24, 2010 • The "Verborgene Museum" was founded in 1986 in Berlin, in the neighborhood of Charlottenburg. Its aim is to bring attention to the work of overlooked female artists

Tuesday March 23, 2010

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NPR Berlin's Museum Series: The Gemaeldegalerie

by  Maria Simson

March 23, 2010 • As part of our museum series, our new blogger Maria Simson visited the Gemaeldegalerie. On any given day you can have one of the transcendent repositories of old master paintings pretty much to yourself.

Monday March 22, 2010

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Techno As A Unifying Soundtrack For Europe?

by  Sara Richards

March 22, 2010 • Somewhere in a blog about Berlin, we'd have to talk about Techno music. Techno aficionado and music journalist Tobias Rapp has just written a book on the subject, Lost and Sound.

Thursday March 18, 2010

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Hattie St. John: Finding A Home In Berlin

by  Sara Richards

March 18, 2010 • Jazz singer Hattie St. John moved to Berlin 12 years ago. The New Zealand native hadn't planned on moving to Germany, but the city's thriving and open music scene made her feel instantly at home.

Hattie St. John: Finding A Home In Berlin

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Wednesday March 10, 2010

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If Not The Arts, Who Can Bring An Economic Revival To Berlin?

by  Jeff Rosenberg

March 10, 2010 • In the past 20 years Berliners have worked towards the restoration of the city's pre-World War II industrial and economic strength. The crown jewel of these efforts is the new Berlin-Brandenburg International Airport.

Friday March 5, 2010

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NPR Specials: A Discussion With Actor Frank Langella

by  Sara Richards

March 5, 2010 • By Sara Richards Actor Frank Langella at the New York premiere of his film Frost/Nixon in 2008. (Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images) This weekend on NPR Specials, we have a conversation with actor Frank Langella. He's filming in Berlin thi...

Thursday March 4, 2010

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Kinder Kunst In Berlin, A Museum Out Of A Suitcase

by  Monika Mueller-Kroll

March 4, 2010 • As part of our ongoing museum series, NPR Berlin's Monika Mueller-Kroll met up with the curator of the Kinder Kunst Museum in Berlin.

Wednesday March 3, 2010

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NPR Berlin's Museum Series: Visiting Weissensee Cemetery

by  Sara Richards

March 3, 2010 • On our weekly series Berlin Stories, novelist Susan Bells talks about her visit to the Weissensee cemetery. After hearing her story, I started to rethink the perimeters of what should be included in our new museum series.

Wednesday February 24, 2010

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A Conversation With Anna Winger, Creator Of 'Berlin Stories'

by  Sara Richards

February 24, 2010 • American novelist Anna Winger talks about her radio series Berlin Stories, which just began its third season.

Monday February 22, 2010

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Have A Favorite Muesum in Berlin?

by  Sara Richards

February 22, 2010 • As part of our new series on NPR Berlin's Life in Berlin features, we're exploring the city's most intriguing museums. The first on our list is the Mies Van Der Rohe Haus.

Thursday February 18, 2010

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NPR FM Berlin Shuffles the Program Schedule

by  Kingsley Smith

February 18, 2010 • "Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes. Turn and face the strange..." These David Bowie lyrics encapsulate the dynamic nature of how radio programs sometimes ebb and flow through the broadcast pipeline according to unpredictable tides.

Wednesday February 17, 2010

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Berlin's Schwules Museum, Exploring The Past And Present

by  Sara Richards

February 17, 2010 • As a part of the series, "Berlin Stories," writer and attorney Geoffrey Upton recently spoke about the Schwules Museum in Berlin, the only museum in the world dedicated to gay history and culture.

Tuesday February 16, 2010

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'The Curtain' Debuts, More From The Berlinale

by  Monika Mueller-Kroll

February 16, 2010 • The restored original cut of Fritz Lang's Metropolis premiered Friday night at the Friedrichstadtpalast in Berlin, 83 years after its first screening.