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Multiple times per year

Foreign Correspondent Unplugged

Discussion Series

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FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT © Goethe-Institut

Foreign Correspondent Unplugged is a series of thought-provoking discussions between journalists in cities around the United States. This transatlantic dialogue highlights how German and American journalists see political and social developments in their countries and around the world. Each conversation is published on the Foreign Correspondent Unplugged podcast, available wherever you get your podcasts and in our online magazine Gegenüber: goethe.de/gegenuber/foreigncorrespondent
Our recent Foreign Correspondent events featured, among other journalists, Vladimir Balzer, an award-winning radio journalist and moderator at Deutschlandfunk. Stay tuned for the release of podcast recordings from the sessions in Charlotte (NC), Davidson (NC), Atlanta (GA), Nashville (TN), Chicago (IL), Houston (TX), and Boston (MA).

You can find past Foreign Correspondent events listed in the dark blue overview below.

Foreign Correspondent Unplugged is brought to you by the American Council on Germany and the Goethe-Institut.

Events

  • Perspective of a Foreign Correspondent: Political Discourse and Social Cohesion in Germany and the United States

    Panel Discussion | with Clay Risen and Dr. Anna Sauerbrey | Moderator: Steven E. Sokol

    • Publix, Berlin, Germany

    • English

  • Foreign Correspondent Unplugged: Democracy under Pressure

    Panel Discussion | with Melanie Amann and Vladimir Balzer | Moderator: Steven E. Sokol

    • Goethe-Institut Boston, Boston, MA

    • English

  • Foreign Correspondent Unplugged: Social Cohesion in Times of Uncertainty

    Podcast Recording | Moderated Discussion

    • POST Houston, Houston, TX

    • English

  • Foreign Correspondent Unplugged: Germany 35 Years After Unification

    Moderated Discussion | Featuring Vladimir Balzer, Journalist and Moderator of Deutschlandradio

    • DANK Haus German American Cultural Center, Chicago, IL

    • English

  • Foreign Correspondent Unplugged: German-American Relations in a New Era

    Moderated Discussion | Featuring Vladimir Balzer, Journalist and Moderator of Deutschlandradio

    • K&L Gates LLP, Nashville, TN

    • English

  • Foreign Correspondent Unplugged: German-American Relations in a New Era

    Moderated Discussion | Featuring Vladimir Balzer, Journalist and Moderator of Deutschlandradio

    • Goethe-Zentrum Atlanta, Atlanta, GA

    • English

  • Foreign Correspondent Unplugged: German-American relations in a time of disruption

    Lecture and Discussion | Featuring Vladimir Balzer, Journalist and Moderator of Deutschlandradio

    • Davidson College, Davidson, NC

    • English

  • Foreign Correspondent Unplugged: Domestic and Foreign Policy Challenges Facing Germany

    Moderated Discussion | Featuring Vladimir Balzer, Journalist and Moderator of Deutschlandradio

    • Gilde Brewery, Charlotte, NC

    • English

  • Where do we go from here? The Transatlantic Relationship in 2025

    Discussion Series | Foreign Correspondent Unplugged

    • English

  • Foreign Correspondent: “The Biggest Story of Our Time” - Climate Activism and the Election

    Discussion Series | Transatlantic talks presented by the American Council on Germany and the Goethe-Institut

    • English

  • FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT UNPLUGGED: POP AND PROTEST

    DISCUSSION | Music Journalists Aida Baghernejad, August Brown, and Annett Scheffel in Conversation

    • Goethe-Institut LA Project Space, Los Angeles, CA

    • English

  • The War Report: Israel/Palestine in German and American Media Coverage

    Discussion Series | Part of Foreign Correspondent, a transatlantic talk series by the American Council on Germany and the Goethe-Institut

    • Online

    • English

  • Foreign Correspondent: The War Report

    Discussion Series | Discussion Series

    • Online | Goethe-Institut Chicago, Chicago, IL

    • English

  • Foreign Correspondent Unplugged: What's driving the Left in Germany and the United States?

    Discussion Series | Transatlantic talks by the American Council on Germany and the Goethe-Institut

    • Goethe-Institut New York, New York, NY

    • English

  • Foreign Correspondent Unplugged: Searching for a New Political Middle in Europe and the U.S.

    Discussion Series | Discussion Series

    • English

  • Foreign Correspondent Unplugged: Tolerance, Wokeness, and the Trouble with it All

    Discussion Series | Discussion Series

    • English

  • Foreign Correspondent: Dream or Nightmare? The Concept of Freedom in the United States and Germany

    Discussion Series | Discussion Series

    • English

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