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Punk rock from Germany Popcast #11/2026

Listen to a very special edition of the popcast, which is all about Germany's punk scene, from 1976 to today!

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German Series in North America

Kacken an der Havel, a.k.a. Crap Happens

Need something to watch other than soccer? In our Binge Fever dossier where we sort out German series streaming in the USA, we're reviewing the fearlessly kooky nine episode comedy series "Kacken an der Havel, a.k.a. Crap Happens" ( and then some...!).

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German Book Prize goes to Shida Bazyar

Story of a Hometown

Shida Bazyar has been awarded the 2026 German Book Prize for her novel “Die Lücken” (Omissions). In her acceptance speech, the author spoke candidly about the situation in Germany.

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