All Episodes
The Zeitgeist — 112 episodes
Episode 156: State Election Aftershocks
Episode 155: The Transatlantic Investment Relationship
Episode 154: Germany’s Autumn: The Regional and International Constraints on National Politics
Episode 153: The Greens’ Next Steps
Episode 152: How to Win a Trade War
Episode 151: Soccer and Society
Episode 150: Valuing Civil Society Organizations
Episode 149: Forgotten LGBTQ+ Histories
Episode 148: Weaponized Interdependence in a Changing International System
Episode 147: Merkel, Leadership, and Crisis
Episode 146: European Manufacturing and Global Trade
Episode 145: Transatlantic Fractures and the Future of U.S. Relations with Europe
Episode 144: Economic Resilience as Economic Security
Episode 143: Germany’s Political Barometer
Episode 142: The AfD and the 2026 State Elections
Episode 141: Germany’s Other Populist Party
Episode 140: The Transatlantic Relationship in a Transforming Global Trading System
Episode 139: The German-Polish Relationship amid Changing European Security Challenges
Episode 138: The Trump Administration, the AfD, and German Foreign Policy
Episode 137: Friedrich Merz: Foreign Policy Chancellor
Episode 136: The Role of Communities in Times of Crisis
Episode 135: Reenergizing the German Economy
Episode 134: Europe’s Strategic Dependencies
Episode 133: The SPD and Its Foreign Policy Challenges
Episode 132: Transatlantic Alliances of the New Right
Episode 131: Multilateralism in a Fragmenting Global Trading System
Episode 130: Germany’s Transatlantic Coordinator on U.S.-German Relations
Episode 129: German Constitutional Law and Banning Extremist Political Parties
Episode 128: Queer Economies: Solidarity, Sustainability, and the Struggle for Space
Episode 127: A New Normal in Transatlantic Trade?
Episode 126: Pride and Politics: The Complex Relationship between the LGBTIQ+ Community and Politics
Episode 125: The Future of the U.S. Security Relationship with Europe
Episode 124: Tariffs, Taxes, and Their International Ramifications
Episode 123: An Expanding German Memory Culture
Episode 122: The German Bundestag Election Results
Episode 121: Climate Change and National Security
Episode 120: The Issues Driving German Politics One Month from the Bundestag Election
Episode 119: Voter Volatility and Political Stagnation
Episode 118: Is There a Leadership Vacuum in Europe?
Episode 117: Germany in 2025
Episode 116: The Evolution of LGBTQ+ Rights in Germany
Episode 115: The U.S. Election and Germany in Europe
Episode 114: The Transatlantic Legacy of Stonewall
Episode 113: A Geoeconomic Europe?
Episode 112: Eastern State Elections and Their Implications for National Politics
Episode 111: Trade and Transatlantic Economic Security
Episode 110: The Continued Strength of the AfD
Episode 109: Angela Merkel’s Legacy
Episode 108: The Role of Germany’s Anti-Semitism Commissioners
Episode 107: Interpreting the European Parliament Elections
Episode 106: LGBTQIA+ Inclusion and the Economy
Episode 105: Steadfast, Capable, and Ready: An Address by H.E. Boris Pistorius, German Minister of Defense
Episode 104: Germany Grapples with a World of Fragile Security
Episode 103: Elections and the European Economy
Episode 102: The Trends Driving Europe’s Future
Episode 101: Germany and the United States in an American Election Year
Episode 100: The Enduring Allure of Weimar Music and Culture
Episode 99: Transatlantic Risks in 2024
Episode 98: 2023 in Review
Episode 97: LGBTQ+ Spaces, Public Art, and Memory
Episode 96: The United States and Germany in a Shifting Global Order
Episode 95: German Security Policy’s Balancing Act
Episode 94: The German-Israeli Relationship Following the October 7 Terror Attacks
Episode 93: Sahra Wagenknecht Tries to Shake Up German Politics with a New Party
Episode 92: State Elections in Bavaria and Hesse
Episode 91: After the Zeitenwende: Is Germany’s Military Measuring Up?
Episode 90: A Fragmenting Global Economic System?
Episode 89: Forty Years of Anticipating Trends
Episode 88: The Geoeconomic Evolution of Germany and AGI
Episode 87: German Political Turbulence and the Rise of the Alternative for Germany
Episode 86: Transatlantic Alignment in the International Economic Order
Episode 85: Addressing Germany’s Colonial Legacy
Episode 84: The Evolution of German-American Relations
Episode 83: Can the WTO Retool for an Age of Geoeconomic Competition?
Episode 82: Dealing with Social Divisions and Integration in Memmingen
Episode 81: Sustaining Germany’s Support for Ukraine—A Conversation with Dr. Norbert Röttgen
Episode 80: 40 Years of AGI—A Conversation with Frank Trommler
Episode 79: Germany’s Public Health Care System
Episode 78: Transatlantic Trade Cooperation for the Future—A Conversation with Dan Mullaney
Episode 77: Zeitenwende Anniversary
Episode 76: Energy, Trade, and Security—Germany’s Expanded Zeitenwende with FDP Caucus Leader Christian Dürr
Episode 75: What Germany’s Solution to its Tank Dilemma Tells Us about the Zeitenwende?
Episode 74: Antidemocratic Insurrections and Populist Uprising—Germany, Brazil, and the United States
Episode 73: 2022—A Year in Review
Episode 72: Germany’s Foreign Policy Reorientation—A Zeitenwende Conversation with Roderich Kiesewetter MdB
Episode 71: Economic Boom, Income Disparity, and Climate Change in Glendale, AZ
Episode 70: Germany and Systemic Competition with China and Russia—A Conversation with Johannes Vogel
Episode 69: Germany’s Shifting Political Landscape: Through the Lens of the Lower Saxony Elections
Episode 68: U.S.-German Economic Relations and a Changing Global Landscape
Episode 67: Will Germany’s Zeitenwende Stick?
Episode 66: Are the International Trading System and Globalization in Crisis?
Episode 65: The Future of Trade and Globalization—A Conversation with Former WTO Director-General Pascal Lamy
Episode 64: Economic Power amid Geopolitical Competition—A Conversation with Barry Eichengreen
Episode 63: Trust, Media Literacy, and Regulation—How to Think about Fake News, Misinformation, and Disinformation in Germany and the United States
Episode 62: Pandemic Lessons for Public Health Policy in Germany and the United States
Episode 61: Economic Transformation, Demographic Change, and Social Divisions in Buffalo, NY
Episode 60: Economic Headwinds—U.S. and German Responses to Russia’s War in Ukraine, Energy Transition, and Inflation
Episode 59: Germany’s Shifting Political Landscape—State Election Edition #2
Episode 58: Economic Transformation and Social Divisions in Germany’s Ruhrgebiet
Episode 57: U.S. and European Responses to Economic and Strategic Challenges from China
Episode 56: War in Ukraine: How are the United States and its NATO Allies Responding?
Episode 55: Russia’s War on Ukraine and Europe’s Response
Episode 54: Diverse Communities, Questions of Identity, Polarization of Societies
Episode 53: The Changing Dynamics of German Politics
Episode 52: A Turning Point in Germany’s Policy toward Russia?
Episode 51: Why Does Russia Want to Roll Back Europe’s Political and Security Architecture?
Episode 50: German Interests, a New Coalition, and a Changing World
Episode 49: Health Care Workers and Public Health in Germany and the United States During COVID-19
Episode 48: The Future of Germany’s Security and Defense Policy
Episode 47: False Information, Conspiracy Theories, and Right-Wing Extremism
Episode 46: Transatlantic Trade Policy for the Future: Climate, WTO, and China
Episode 45: Democracy as the Victor in Germany’s Federal Election