Episodios

  • A (Very) Brief Look at Angela Merkel's Chancellorship
    Sep 28 2021

    As a Merkel-led Germany comes to a close and a new beginning is on the horizon, it seems fitting to take a brief look at Merkel’s life and political career. In this episode we discuss select moments Angela Merkel’s life and career, highlighting both her accomplishments and shortcomings.

    Show Notes

    DW Documentary: Angela Merkel Navigating a World in Crisis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJLzd8EK__g (English); https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qnj8CyPllfk (German)

    Angela Merkel (Wikipedia): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angela_Merkel (English); https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angela_Merkel (German)

    Angela Merkel and Climate (Deutsche Welle): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4FIzYET53E

    Angela Merkel Named Time’s Person of the Year—the First Woman Since 1986 (Guardian): https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/dec/09/angela-merkel-time-magazine-person-of-the-year-2015  

    NPR As Germany’s Merkel Steps Down, Those Who Guided Her Into Politics Remember Her by Rob Schmitz: https://www.npr.org/2021/09/24/1040032883/angela-merkel-legacy-germany-election

    Germany and Digitalization: Why Can’t Europe’s Richest Country Get Up to Speed? (Deutsche Welle): https://www.dw.com/en/germany-and-digitalization-why-cant-europes-richest-country-get-up-to-speed/a-58273979

    How the Refugee Crisis Created Two Myths of Angela Merkel by Daniel Trilling (Guardian): https://www.theguardian.com/world/commentisfree/2021/sep/21/refugee-crisis-two-myths-angela-merkel

    Social Democrats Have Narrowly Beaten Merkel’s Party (New York Times): https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/09/26/world/german-elections

    7 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Angela Merkel: https://www.iamexpat.de/expat-info/german-expat-news/7-things-you-probably-didnt-know-about-angela-merkel

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  • Street art and the Berlin Wall
    Sep 15 2021

    In this mini-podcast, we give a brief overview of the Berlin Wall and street art. Enjoy!

    Show Notes

    Berlin Street Art History: Where Graffiti Found Home: https://berlinstreetart.com/street-art-history-berlin-wall-graffiti/

    The Art on the Berlin Wall by Daniel Grither: https://www.thecollector.com/art-on-the-berlin-wall/

    Thierry Noir (Wikipedia): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thierry_Noir; Personal website: https://thierrynoir.com/

    East Side Gallery (Wikipedia): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Side_Galleryhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Side_Gallery

    Alias (Street Artist): https://urban-nation.com/artist/alias/

    ALIAS

    Mein Lieber Prost (Street Artist): https://www.instagram.com/meinlieberprost/?hl=en

    DW Documentary on the Berlin Wall (10 minutes):

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  • Climate Change and a New Relationship with Nature
    Aug 28 2021

    In this episode I interview philosophy professor, Dr. David Utsler, who specializes in environmental philosophy. We discuss the recent report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and the flooding in Germany. 

    Show Notes

    David Utsler’s co-edited book, Interpreting Nature: The Emerging Field of Environmental Hermeneutics

    New York Times, “Five Takeaways from the New U.N. Climate Report” by Henry Fountain

    New York Times, “Floods Thrust Climate to Center of German Campaign as Toll Mounts” by Melissa Eddy and Steven Erlanger

    Deutschwelle (DW), “Weltklimabericht: Keine Zeit für halbe Sachen” von Ajit Niranjan

    Greta Thurnberg: “Our relationship with nature is broken” Youtube video

    Full and Summary IPCC Report on Climate

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  • Nora Krug’s Memoir, Belonging
    Aug 21 2021

    This podcast discusses Nora Krug’s award-winning graphic memoir, Belonging: A German Reckons With History and Home (Heimat: Ein deutsches Familienalbum). Krug’s book was named a Best Book of the Year by The New York Times, The Boston Globe, San Francisco Chronicle, NPR, Comics Beat, Kirkus Reviews, and Library Journal.

    Links for Further Reading and Viewing

    New York Times Book Spotlight: “A Visual Memoir Asks What It Means for Germany to Reckon With Its Past,” by Parul Sehgal.

    Interview with Nora Krug: Who I am as a German

    An Interview with Nora Krug: “I would have thought: what’s left to say about Germany’s Nazi Past.” Interview by Philip Oltermann in The Guardian.

    NPR: “‘Belonging’ Explores the Notion of Belonging and Inherited Guilt”

    Nora Krug’s website

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    13 m
  • Welcome to Tip-Top Deutsch
    Aug 15 2021

    Tip-Top Deutsch explores German language and culture from an (American) English speaker’s perspective through blog posts, podcasts, interviews, and pedagogical resources for German learners accessible through this website. From Goethe, to grammar tips, to guerilla knitting, our hope is that you will find something here to inspire your love of all things German!

    Host Cynthia Nielsen introduces herself and shares the vision of Tip-Top Deutsch, her passion for German language and culture, and how Tip-Top Deutsch can be a helpful resource for maintaining and improving your German language skills and growing in your understanding of German culture. If you enjoy our Podcast, blog, and other resources, please consider supporting our work at patreon.com/tiptopdeutsch.

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    6 m