German American Conference Podcast

In this collaboration with 55 Voices for Democracy, Daniel Ziblatt talks about the decline of democracies and what makes them resilient. Ziblatt encourages us "We shouldn't be afraid to reform our constitution and our institutions." In conversation with the hosts Anne McElvoy and Tom Zoellner, he argues that strong civil societies, robust media, independent professions, and strong oppositions are key to strong democracies. Daniel Ziblatt is professor of government at Harvard University and director of Transformations of Democracy at the WZB Berlin Social Science Center. He recently published, with Steve Levitsky, the best-selling book How Deomcracies Die and Conservative Parties and the Birth of Democracy.This podcast is supported by Wunderbar Together, an initiative founded by the federal foreign office to celebrate the German-American friendship. Intro and Outro by Emanuel Pavel, Post-Production: Lisa Bartfai.

In our last episode before the German-Amrican Conference, our guests Prof. Dr. Timo Minssen and Sabrina Wimmer discuss the controverse topic on patent waivers and interlectual property rights in the pharmaceutical industry. Tune in for an interesting talk about the price of medicine, covid-vaccines and much more! This podcast is supported by Wunderbartogether, an initiative founded by the federal foreign office to celebrate the German American friendship (https://www.wunderbar2gether.org/). Intro/Outro & Post-Production: Emanuel Pavel (https://www.emanuelpavel.de/)

This week we are listening to trangender athlete Schuyler Bailar's inspiring story about how he became the first trangender athlete to compete in any sport on an NCAA Division 1 men's team. Tune in and enjoy!The transcript for this episode can be found on our Website: https://www.germanamericanconference.org/podcast/This podcast is supported by Wunderbartogether, an initiative founded by the federal foreign office to celebrate the German American friendship (https://www.wunderbar2gether.org/). Intro/Outro & Post-Production: Emanuel Pavel (https://www.emanuelpavel.de/)

In this episode we discuss the challenges of mental health in a post-pandemic world together with Rick Wolthusen, psychiatry resident at Duke University and founder of "On The Move e.V." The transcript for this episode can be found on our Website: https://www.germanamericanconference.org/podcast/This podcast is supported by Wunderbartogether, an initiative founded by the federal foreign office to celebrate the German American friendship (https://www.wunderbar2gether.org/). Intro/Outro & Post-Production: Emanuel Pavel (https://www.emanuelpavel.de/)

In this episode we talk with award winning movie director Andres Veiel about the global climate change crisis and his movie "Ecocide".  Tune in for interesting discussions about "Who is responsible for saving our earth?" and climate change in our global world. The transcript for this episode can be found on our Website: https://www.germanamericanconference.org/podcast/This podcast is supported by Wunderbartogether, an initiative founded by the federal foreign office to celebrate the German American friendship (https://www.wunderbar2gether.org/). Intro/Outro & Post-Production: Emanuel Pavel (https://www.emanuelpavel.de/)

In our first Episode Dr. Claudia Major and Dr. Magdalena Kirchner explain how the United States worked together during their time in Afghanistan. What were the reasons, Germany joined the U.S. in their mission back in 2001?  Were Germany and other European countries dependent on US-Troups? Should Europe improve their military autonomy? These are only some of the questions our Host Anne McElvoy discussed with our two guests in this episode. The transcript for this episode can be found on our Website: https://www.germanamericanconference.org/podcast/This podcast is supported by Wunderbartogether, an initiative founded by the federal foreign office to celebrate the German American friendship (https://www.wunderbar2gether.org/). Intro/Outro & Post-Production: Emanuel Pavel (https://www.emanuelpavel.de/)

Welcome to the podcast of the German American Conference 2021, a student-run conference at the Harvard Kennedy School. In this podcast we will talk about the transatlantic relationship between Germany and the US. With guests from both sides of the Atlantic, we will discuss “The future of problem solving”. From the afganistan crisis through climate change and science and policies - we will talk about all kinds of problems the world is facing right now. For more information on the conference, happening October 21.-24. please visit our website: https://www.germanamericanconference.org/