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The Zeitgeist

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Building a Smarter German-American Partnership

Latest episodes

  • Episode 156: State Election Aftershocks

    September 23, 2026 · 43 min

    Regional elections in Saxony-Anhalt, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, and Berlin saw successes for the far-right Alternative for Germany and far-left Die Linke and “disaster” for the mainstream parties. The episode of The Zeitgeist …

  • Episode 155: The Transatlantic Investment Relationship

    September 17, 2026 · 24 min

    Investment is the backbone of transatlantic trade, but foreign direct investment between the United States and Germany has fallen in both directions in the past year. The German Economic Institute’s …

  • Episode 154: Germany’s Autumn: The Regional and International Constraints on National Politics

    August 26, 2026 · 43 min

    Approval ratings for Chancellor Merz and his government are at historic lows, the war in Ukraine is in its fifth year, and instability abroad has led to economic challenges at …

  • Episode 153: The Greens’ Next Steps

    August 13, 2026 · 39 min

    Germany’s Green Party is no longer part of the federal government and is seeking a comeback. How can the party mobilize the electorate and counter growing fragmentation and extremism in …

  • Episode 152: How to Win a Trade War

    July 29, 2026 · 33 min

    The global economic landscape is contested between China and the United States, with America’s partners such as Europe also playing important roles. China has pursued policies of one-way dependencies, and …

  • Episode 151: Soccer and Society

    July 15, 2026 · 31 min

    The 2026 World Cup has been bigger than ever before; an expanded tournament of forty-eight teams has brought record-breaking audiences. On this episode of The Zeitgeist, Andrei Markovits discusses soccer …

  • Episode 150: Valuing Civil Society Organizations

    June 30, 2026 · 39 min

    Civil society organizations are funded differently in the United States and Germany, and LGBTQ+ organizations must take different approaches when seeking financial support from the public and private sector. Preston …

  • Episode 149: Forgotten LGBTQ+ Histories

    June 17, 2026 · 40 min

    The Stonewall Riots are known worldwide as a starting point for LGBTQ+ activism, and musicals like Cabaret have shared the story of the queer experience in Weimar Berlin. But the …