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One thing is for certain: The pandemic hasn’t gone away. But with vaccines in both countries readily available, the odds are different. How are the U.S. and Germany tackling the next phase of the pandemic when it comes to travel, university life, and cultural offerings? Are we closer to getting our old freedoms back, or is there still no end in sight?

On the third episode of Tearing Down Walls, host Sylvia Cunningham talks with Erik Kirschbaum, a Berlin-based American journalist and executive director of the German-American exchange program RIAS; Savannah Papuga, a dental hygiene student at the University of...

Throughout Pride events in the U.S. and Germany across June and July, there were not only celebratory parades but also protests following an uptick in anti-LGBTQ+ legislation and discrimination. On the second episode of Tearing Down Walls, host Sylvia Cunningham explores LGBTQ+ rights and movements on both sides of the Atlantic with guests who say there's still a long way to go on the road to equality and acceptance.

We hear reporting by producer Monika Müller-Kroll from a local Berlin Pride parade; insight from Samuel Clowes Huneke, a historian of modern Germany and author of the forthcoming book, “States of...

Tearing Down Walls is a new monthly program out of Berlin aiming to connect and find understanding with a new generation across the Atlantic.

Germany and the United States may be longtime allies, but polls in the last few years have revealed major cracks. A study released in May 2021 found that about a third of Germans believe that democracy in their country is threatened by influence from the U.S. But studies also show that young people in both countries are the most optimistic about the transatlantic relationship.

On the premiere episode of Tearing Down Walls, host Sylvia Cunningham explores...