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Save the koalas Updated: 2012-02-15 01:16:12 Description: Australia is famous for its unique wildlife, especially the cute koalas. But urban development, bushfires and diseases are downsizing the koala population. This Friday, Australian politicians will decide if they list the koala as an endangered spe......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Breast milk versus baby food Updated: 2012-02-15 00:56:12 Description: Breastfeeding is the healthiest and best way to feed your baby, according to German Doctor Michael Abou-Dakn from Berlin. The gynaecologist is currently travelling through Australia to spread the message about breastfeeding to the medical communit......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Max Stern – My life as a stamp dealer Updated: 2012-02-15 00:36:11 Description: Max Stern was born 1921 in Pressburg (Bratislava). He was forced into the stamp-dealing profession by his Jewish family's circumstances at the beginning of World War II. In contrast to the vast majority of his family, he miraculously survived the ......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD It is all up to dad now Updated: 2012-02-13 03:16:12 Description: The father goes to work while mum stays at home to look after the children. That is how the classical picture of a family looks like, especially in Germany. In Australia, more and more men decide to stay at home to raise their children. One of the......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD "All the best", from Ursula Updated: 2012-02-12 08:12:12 Description: After many years with SBS Radio Ursula hangs up her "tools of trade" and says goodbye. Here follows a selection of extracts of interviews she has conducted over recent years. Unfortunately there was no room to include more.... ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The WWOOF movement Updated: 2012-02-10 05:20:12 Description: German backpackers often complain about the expensive Dollar and lack of employment in the low-pay sector in Australia. If you have enough of that expensive way of travelling, there is an alternative. Travellers can participate in a voluntary farm......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Im Gespräch: Courage to Care 2 Updated: 2012-02-09 11:16:11 Description: They came from Budapest, Sereb and Vienna, the organisers of the interactive learning project which encourages Australian school children to take action when they see bullying or instances of discrimination or prejudice. We hear from Lily Wolf, wh......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD German folksongs in Australia Updated: 2012-02-09 00:52:12 Description: The summer break is over for the German Clubs in Melbourne such as the Club Tivoli in Windsor. A cultural part of the Club is the mixed choir `Liederkranz`, which was founded 20 years ago. Now choir practice resumes, and the tenors and sopranos st......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Youth Mailbox: show your talent Updated: 2012-02-08 01:16:11 Description: 2012 will be an exciting year for all German students in Victoria. They can be a part of different creative events coming up and show their creative talent in song writing and filmmaking, for example on the German Rox song competition or the Germa......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Blooming desert Updated: 2012-02-08 00:56:11 Description: The deserts of Australia have been blessed with rain over the past couple of months. The Germans Frank and Ebby have experienced this natural miracle while travelling trough the Australian Outback with their Landcruiser. Pamela Rauleder speaks wit......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Famous Germans in Australia: a businessman of vision Updated: 2012-02-07 01:24:43 Description: For the last couple of months, SBS reporter Wolfgang Müller has been interviewing German historian and author Jakob Anderhand in Sydney. Its a fascinating series, focussing on the lives and adventures of famous Germans in Australia. In todays epi......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD It’s super cold in Germany with no end in sight Updated: 2012-02-06 00:28:12 Description: Whilst it is hot in Australia, it is freezing cold in Europe. Rome, the Black Sea and Mallorca have all been covered in snow. With temperatures in Germany and elsewhere plonging to minus 36 degrees (!), it is no surprise the continent is witnessin......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The political sailings of the Pirates Updated: 2012-02-03 01:20:23 Description: The Pirates are on the march. We do not mean sea robbers at the Horn of Africa, we are talking about young, revolutionary politicians from Germany. The German Pirate Party was founded in 2006, counts 26 offshoots worldwide including New Zealand an......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Freezing temperatures in Germany – A report from the cold Updated: 2012-02-03 00:32:12 Description: More than 120 people have died in Europe as a result of the coldest February in 25 years. The people of cities such as Prague, Warsaw and Moscow have been witnessing temperatures of up to minus 26 degrees. Whilst the situation is not as dire in Ge......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD In Conversation: Courage to Care 1 Updated: 2012-02-02 10:52:12 Description: For 10 years already, a group of people has been working with school children to counteract bullying and discrimination. The members of this organisation are people who have experienced more violence in their lives than most of us can even imagine......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Of David, Goliath and German children Updated: 2012-02-02 01:32:12 Description: Hardly anybody is as close to the German community as Sabine Hilger. The German community pedagogue works in the German Lutheran Trinity Church in East Melbourne. Niels Büngen visits the 28-year-old during her work with children of the parish and......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Bauhaus: a revolutionary style Updated: 2012-02-02 01:16:12 Description: The exhibition Neues Bauen International 1927/2002 starts on the 3th of February for one month in the Australian Academy of Design in Melbourne. It is a travelling exhibition of seminal modern architecture of the Bauhaus style including 105 influe......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Coaching for success Updated: 2012-02-01 00:00:12 Description: What makes a good boss? Actually many directors, executives and CEOs all over the world are asking that very question. And they are willing to pay substantial sums of money to people like Franziska Goyo. She advises managers and has helpful tips o......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Pig skin meets tattooed Swiss Updated: 2012-01-31 03:32:11 Description: Tasmania is well known for the natural beauty, delicious wines and more recently, even for modern art. The Museum of Old and New Art - MONA- made headlines in the art world, when art collector David Walsh started presenting controversial art in hi......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Famous Germans in Australia – the adventures of a German aviator Updated: 2012-01-31 01:04:11 Description: In 1932 the German aviator Hans Bertram, flying from Timor to Darwin, was forced down by a storm in a remote area in the Kimberleys. For 50 days he struggled with his mechanic Adolf Klausmann to survive but was finally found by Aborigines who kept......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The tent embassy affair Updated: 2012-01-30 03:36:12 Description: Prime Minister Julia Gillard`s and Opposition Leader Tony Abbott`s escape from a restaurant in Canberra caused by protests by Aborigines has made news around the world. Christian Froelicher talked to a German-speaking activist in New South Wales, ......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD German Summer School in Hobart Updated: 2012-01-30 02:36:12 Description: Many people travelled to Tasmania this summer in order to improve their German language skills and learn more about German culture. The Goethe Institute German Summer School was in Hobart this year. Hobart made a name of the new cultural centre be......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Australia Day goes Germany Updated: 2012-01-30 02:28:12 Description: As far as 16.000 kilometres away from their home country Australians have celebrated Australia Day in Germany. The chosen location was a traditional German house in Hannover-Buchholz. Marcus Born celebrated with Australians and Germans. ......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Australian Open – Finals Updated: 2012-01-29 23:20:22 Description: From the 16th to the 29th of January the eyes of the tennis world are fixed on Melbourne where the first Grand Slam Championship of the year is taking place. Joanna Kouzina reports. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD In Conversation: The Vanished Musicians 7 Updated: 2012-01-26 10:52:11 Description: In this part of our series with Dr Albrecht Duemling about Jewish artists who fled to Australia during the Nazi era, we finalise our section about the Weintraubs with the sad realization that the founders Stefan Weintraub and Horst Graff had to gi......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Happy Australia Day! Updated: 2012-01-26 01:28:12 Description: Australia Day is a day of celebrations. It is the Aussies beloved national day and they celebrate it traditionally with BBQ and fireworks. What do the German tourists in Melbourne know about Australia Day? Joanna Kouzina has more. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Australian Open – Quarter-Finals day two Updated: 2012-01-26 00:32:32 Description: From the 16th to the 29th of January the eyes of the tennis world are fixed on Melbourne where the first Grand Slam Championship of the year is taking place. Niels Büngen reports. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Australian Open – Quarter-Finals Updated: 2012-01-24 23:12:12 Description: From the 16th to the 29th of January the eyes of the tennis world are fixed on Melbourne where the first Grand Slam Championship of the year is taking place. Joanna Kouzina reports. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Famous Germans in Australia – the botanist Amalie Dietrich Updated: 2012-01-24 01:04:12 Description: Amalie Dietrich is a controversial figure. Back in the 19th century, the famous botanist from Germany collected 20.000 plants, hundreds of which were totally new to Europeans. But she was also notorious - certainly in hindsight - for her role in u......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Australian Open – Round Four day two Updated: 2012-01-23 23:00:13 Description: From the 16th to the 29th of January the eyes of the tennis world are fixed on Melbourne where the first Grand Slam Championship of the year is taking place. Joanna Kouzina reports. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD First love never dies? Updated: 2012-01-23 02:08:12 Description: Is it true, that you never forget the first love? Most people keep the memories of their first love for the rest of their lives. Aspiration and curiosity can be that intense that you even begin to search for the beloved person. Listeners tell Oliv......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Australian Open – Round four Updated: 2012-01-22 23:24:12 Description: From the 16th to the 29th of January the eyes of the tennis world are fixed on Melbourne where the first Grand Slam Championship of the year is taking place. Joanna Kouzina reports. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Bundesliga is back Updated: 2012-01-20 02:12:22 Description: The German football league starts tonight after a short winter break. Round 18 of the Bundesliga kicks off with the visit of Bayern München in Borussia Mönchengladbach. Joanna Kouzina and Sport1-reporter Fabian Greve have more. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD New website for German embassy in Australia Updated: 2012-01-20 01:56:11 Description: More and more services of the Department of Foreign Affairs are provided online. In addition, a merger of all the German consulates websites and the German embassy website took place in Australia. The new website is: www.australien.diplo.de. Huber......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The new hope of German tennis: Mona Barthel Updated: 2012-01-20 01:24:22 Description: Mona Barthel is Germanys latest shooting star. After winning her first title in Hobart, shes about to play Victoria Azarenko from Belorus, the worlds number 3, at the Australian Open. Christian Froelicher spoke to the 21-year old from Neumünster,......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Australian Open – Day four Updated: 2012-01-19 23:24:12 Description: From the 16th to the 29th of January the eyes of the tennis world are fixed on Melbourne where the first Grand Slam Championship of the year is taking place. Joanna Kouzina reports. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Australian Open – Day three Updated: 2012-01-19 21:20:11 Description: From the 16th to the 29th of January the eyes of the tennis world are fixed on Melbourne where the first Grand Slam Championship of the year is taking place. Joanna Kouzina reports. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD In Conversation: The Vanished Musicians 6 Updated: 2012-01-19 10:16:12 Description: Sydney John Kay was a member of the Weintraub Syncopators. Apart from that he wrote film musik (f. example for Bush Christmas and The Back of Beyond) and founded a theatre group in Sydney in the late 40s. He discovered the later famous actors Pete......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The wildlife of the Melbourne zoo Updated: 2012-01-19 03:16:12 Description: The Melbourne zoo is 150 years old. It is a sanctuary for 300 species of animals, from Australia and all over the world. Many visitors come not only for watching the animals, but also to pick nick. Matthias Winkelmann explored the zoo together wit......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Australian Open – Day three Updated: 2012-01-19 01:04:22 Description: From the 16th to the 29th of January the eyes of the tennis world are fixed on Melbourne where the first Grand Slam Championship of the year is taking place. Joanna Kouzina reports. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Tour Down Under: the prestigious cycling race? Updated: 2012-01-18 01:52:12 Description: The Tour Down Under is the biggest cycling race in Australia and the Southern Hemisphere. Stage One was just held and the German cycling pro Andre Greipel won on the 149 km stage from Adelaide to the Clare Valley. Oliver Heuthe und Adrian Plitzco ......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Australian Open – Day two Updated: 2012-01-17 23:44:22 Description: From the 16th to the 29th of January the eyes of the tennis world are fixed on Melbourne where the first Grand Slam Championship of the year is taking place. Joanna Kouzina reports. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Australian Open – Day one Updated: 2012-01-17 06:24:32 Description: From the 16th to the 29th of January the eyes of the tennis world are fixed on Melbourne where the first Grand Slam Championship of the year is taking place. Joanna Kouzina reports. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Famous Germans in Australia: an exceptional photographer from Berlin Updated: 2012-01-17 02:16:22 Description: German-born Wolfgang Sievers is one of the greatest industrial and architectural photographers of Australia and worldwide. He was awarded the title of the Order of Australia in 2002 for his outstanding achievements. What is special about his photo......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Holidays on Ocean liners: nightmare instead of luxurious trip? Updated: 2012-01-16 01:56:12 Description: The cruise ship Costa Concordia ran aground off the Italian coast at the weekend. At least five people have died and a search is still continuing for passengers who are missing. Who would have imagined that an accident on such a scale could happen......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Sticker shock in Down Under Updated: 2012-01-13 01:08:12 Description: In comparison to Germany, groceries in Australia are more expensive. Although the locals make the best of the prices in the super markets, German tourists think that two dollars for a cucumber is quite shocking. Such as backpacker Marcel from Hamb......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD In Conversation: The Vanished Musicians 5 Updated: 2012-01-12 10:56:11 Description: Winston Churchill decided in 1940, that all Germans, wherever they lived in the British Empire, were to be arrested and interned. This was also a Problem the members of the Weintraub Syncopators had to face, who just thought they escaped persecuti......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD In Conversation: The Vanished Musicians 4 Updated: 2012-01-12 10:52:12 Description: The Weintraub Syncopators were world renown. They accompanied Marlene Dietrich in the film The Blue Angel. However, after fleeing Nazi Germany in the 30s, they also had some problems finding a foothold in their profession in Australia, like so man......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The fabulous world of Phillip Island Updated: 2012-01-12 04:04:22 Description: The major tourist attraction on Phillip Island is the world-famous penguin parade. In the evenings penguins come ashore to feed their little ones. The tourist destination is visited by one million people every year. Matthias Winkelmann takes us on......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Australia marks floods anniversary Updated: 2012-01-11 00:00:12 Description: Last year in summer, 70 per cent of Queensland went under, because of the devastating floods which caused the loss of 35 lives. Three people have never been found. Victims, survivors, emergency service workers and community and political leaders h......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Death Cap tragedy down under Updated: 2012-01-10 01:52:12 Description: People in Australia are in fear because of the Death Cap-mushroom. Two people died from eating the mushrooms in the Chinese bistro of the German Club Harmonie on New Year's Eve. It is a tragic reminder to be extra vigilant when dealing with mushro......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Famous Germans in Australia: a firebug from Brandenburg Updated: 2012-01-10 01:44:22 Description: In the fourth part of our series we continue our search for famous Germans who are part of the Australian history. This episode is about the German revolutionary Samuel Hoffmeister from Brandenburg who committed suicide in the late 19th century in......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Good old Germany: more than a holiday destination? Updated: 2012-01-09 04:28:43 Description: According to the latest data of the Australian Government more than 100.000 German expats live in Australia - and even more in the second and third generation. What kind of relationship do these generations have to their second home Germany? I......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD “There`s nothing healthy about a tan” Updated: 2012-01-06 02:04:12 Description: This slogan is used to create awareness of risks related to sun bathing. But besides the deadly rays, Wolfgang Müller and Clare Atkinson have found out that there is more to be wary of during the Australian summer. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD ANC celebrates 100 Year anniversary Updated: 2012-01-06 01:24:12 Description: South Africa's ruling party - the African National Congress - marks its 100th anniversary this Sunday with a huge celebration expected to be attended by dozens of heads of state. For 80 years, the ANC fought against the Apartheid government, which......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD US presidential elections: the way to the White House Updated: 2012-01-05 04:16:22 Description: US congresswoman Michele Bachmann has pulled out of the race for the Republican presidential nomination. She blamed Obamacare as an agenda of socialism". The presidential elections in the USA will be held on 6th November. The big questions are: Wh......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Au pairs in Australia: spare time or hard work? Updated: 2012-01-05 02:44:11 Description: Australia is not just a paradise for divers and surfers, it`s also a popular country for au pairs. What`s the routine for this job? Is the looking after kids hard work or enjoyment?The German high-school graduate Katharina Vilbrandt from Hannover......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD New Zealand: the beauty of nature Updated: 2012-01-04 01:36:22 Description: Summer in Australia can be hot, incredibly hot. In fact, many Aussies think about escaping the scorching heat of the big cities. The closest place to cool down is New Zealand, which offers many adventures, open spaces, exotic national parks an......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Ten Years of the Euro: what`s to celebrate? Updated: 2012-01-03 04:24:11 Description: It`s the tenth anniversary of the Euro, but in Germany people don`t feel there is much to celebrate. The new currency had an image problem from the beginning and quickly the nickname Teuro, according to the German word teuer for expensive, came u......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Popular New Year’s resolutions and how to cure a hangover Updated: 2012-01-02 03:48:11 Description: After outrages New Years Eve parties many people suffer from a hangover the next morning. The New Year is also a time to reflect on the changes we want to make. However New Years resolutions are often easier said than done. Adrian Plitzco and Pame......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Desperate Call from Tasmania Updated: 2011-12-29 02:52:12 Description: Georg from Hobart in Tasmania is looking for a house sitter and carer for his mother who lives in an aged care. He is offering free accommodation, a car and some salary. Niels Buengen talks with the 49 year old, who is looking forward to a positiv......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Insider tips for Australian holidays Updated: 2011-12-28 02:04:12 Description: Scuba-diving, snorkeling and hiking - Australia offers many exciting things to do. Great Barrier Reef, Ayers Rock or the Great Ocean Road are popular places to visit. But which places are not overrun by tourists? Pamela Rauleder talks with Christi......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Nail-Studios: the story behind Updated: 2011-12-27 05:56:22 Description: Nail salons have become commonplace in many Australian suburbs and a visit is a weekly treat for many Australian women. But health regulators and workers' rights advocates are concerned about conditions in the industry, which largely employs mi......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Big Brother is watching you: German counter-terrorism Updated: 2011-12-23 01:00:12 Description: Prof. Dr. Grimm already explained why he criticizes the idea of banning the NPD. Now, Oliver Heuthe asks the former judge of the highest court in Germany how international terrorism has impacted civil liberties in Germany. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD In Conversation: The Vanished Musicians 3 Updated: 2011-12-22 10:24:12 Description: In this program we will find out how Australias Musica Viva came into being. But thats really the end of the story, when Richard Goldner and Walter Dullo organised a memorial concert for Dullos teacher Simon Pullmann, who died in Treblinka in 1945......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Germany`s Christmas Eve is great Updated: 2011-12-22 00:52:12 Description: Stephanie from the Templa School in Melbourne loves the German Christmas traditions. The fourteen-year-old student and her friends Laura and Ellen have been to Germany, celebrating Christmas Eve. Niels Büngen talks with the students about their e......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Hope for the Tasmanian Devil Updated: 2011-12-20 23:56:12 Description: They are the symbol of Tasmania: the Tasmanian Devils. But now, the species is threatened by a facial tumour disease, which has drastically reduced the population. Niels Büngen visits the Tasmania Devil Conservation Park and talks to park directo......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD How Germany fights right-wing extremism Updated: 2011-12-20 02:52:12 Description: The right-wing terror cell NSU has shocked Germany. The abbreviation stands for national socialist underground. It is believed, that this small group killed 10 people during the last decade. But how can the German government deal with Neo Nazis th......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD About greatest hits and the future of radio Updated: 2011-12-19 02:24:11 Description: Is radio a thing of the past? Will it be replaced by online radio stations and online services e.g. Twitter and YouTube? Oliver Heuthe, Pamela Rauleder and our guest Diana Frankovic from Fritz-Radio in Berlin talk with callers in Australia about t......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Gina Rinehart is the richest woman in Australia Updated: 2011-12-16 01:08:12 Description: AC/DC make millions, every year with rock music and filled stadiums. Quite impressive, but peanuts, compared to the Forbes list of billionaires. The new number one is Gina Rinehart. The mining entrepreneur from Perth is worth 9 billion Dollars. Ad......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD In Conversation: Cityscapes – Blog Updated: 2011-12-15 10:32:22 Description: Twelve cities, twelve subject matters, that's the base for a global online project, produced by the Goethe Institute. 36 artists blogged for 12 months, using photos, audio, video and text. Trudi Latour talks to webmaster Jochen Gutsch about the ou......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD In Conversation: The Vanished Musicians 2 Updated: 2011-12-15 10:32:12 Description: Dr Albrecht Dümling talks about the Spivacovski brothers, classical musicians of high caliber, who immigrated to Australia in the 1930. As victims of Nazi persecution their story forms part of Dr Dümling "Die Verschwundenen Musiker". When the pi......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Who`s at the top of Australia`s rich list in 2011? Updated: 2011-12-15 03:00:23 Description: Adrian Plitzco and Oliver Heuthe talk about people who earned most of the money, in Australia. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Erotic aspects in flowers Updated: 2011-12-15 03:00:12 Description: Photographer Eva Rugel has already shown her art in exhibitions in Berlin and Japan. Rugel, who is originally from Freiburg, has finished her study at Melbourner´s NMIT for Photoimaging. Her final work is currently part of the exhibition "Monocu......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD How to protect your "name"? Updated: 2011-12-14 02:04:12 Description: If you want to start a business, it is not only necessary to have a great idea and product, it is also essential to have a great name. A catchy name and a smart logo set you apart from your competition and help to attract customers. However, once ......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD About twelve brave sisters and the commercialization of Christmas Updated: 2011-12-13 23:52:12 Description: In todays letter from Sydney, Wolfgang Müller tells us about a famous Christmas concert that might not be for free anymore. Furthermore, we hear about twelve brave sisters who fight against coal seam gas extraction near their convent. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Famous Germans in Australia: father and son on the high seas Updated: 2011-12-13 01:40:12 Description: In our new series we discover prominent Germans who are part of the Australian history. The first episode is about the story of a father and son from East Prussia. Reinhold and Georg Foster sailed around the world with Captain James Cook. Althou......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD German art treasures in Australia Updated: 2011-12-12 02:08:12 Description: In 19th Century, German painters were highly esteemed in Australia - in particular in Victoria. Yet some decades later those German artists were almost forgotten. Art historian Beatrix Ahrens is working at the University of Freiburg. She has done ......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Family happiness, just an illusion? Updated: 2011-12-12 01:04:12 Description: More and more people are getting divorced in Australia and Germany. Many people prefer living in a shared house or as a single rather than starting a family. Is the domestic happiness a thing of the past, or do we still have happy families in Aust......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Australia, keep on dreaming of free dental care Updated: 2011-12-09 04:04:11 Description: More and more Australians cant afford a visit to the dentist and more children are having problems with their teeth. The latest reports on dental health call on the government to introduce a national dental scheme. Oliver Heuthe and Pamela Raulede......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Do we need a state insurance for the dentist? Updated: 2011-12-09 02:56:12 Description: More and more Australians cant afford a visit to the dentist and more children are having problems with their teeth. The latest reports on dental health call on the government to reintroduce a national dental scheme. Oliver Heuthe and Pamela Raule......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Euro crisis: get rid of Greece Updated: 2011-12-09 02:52:12 Description: Why does the Euro struggle that much? And what is the last resort to safe the Euro? Economist Dr. Oliver Marc Hartwich sees several problems Europes politicians face now. Wolfgang Müller talks with him about the time bomb Greece and the future of......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD In Conversation: The Vanished Musicians 1 Updated: 2011-12-08 10:32:12 Description: Dr Albrecht Duemling is musicologist, music critic, curator of the world renowned exhibition "degenerate art". After many years of intensive research, he just published his latest book, "Die Verschwundenen Musiker". It deals with the mainly but no......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD German easy-going dudes: travelling for free Updated: 2011-12-08 03:12:11 Description: Marcel and Frauke are having a great time down under and they dont pay for their accommodation. They are testing Australian hotels, travel and adventure tours for free. They publish their experiences on their blog. Patrick Wauthier speaks with the......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Six white boomers – in German! Updated: 2011-12-07 00:08:32 Description: In year 8, the students of the Viewbank College in Rosanna learn German. The students also like singing German songs. The class and her teacher Clare perform one of the most popular Australian Christmas songs - in German. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The success story of a german couple and their bratwurst Updated: 2011-12-07 00:00:12 Description: 20 years ago, a newspaper ad changed the life of butcher Elmar and his wife Anette. Spontaneously, the Dierens took the chance and sold their butchery to start a new life in Perth. The couple tells Sindi Montero about their difficult start and how......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD A license plate or a flute: the best Christmas presents, ever Updated: 2011-12-05 01:36:11 Description: The same procedure every year: what is the best Christmas present? A book, a DVD or something more fancy? It is especially hard to find the right present for family and friends living in Germany. However, some of our listeners dont struggle with t......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD An icy Australian centenary Updated: 2011-12-02 01:52:12 Description: Douglas Mawson was two years old, when his parents immigrated to Australia. But instead of the heat of the outback, he was more attracted by the icy cold of the South Pole. 100 Years ago, he led a scientific expedition during the Heroic Age of Ant......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD In Conversation: Goethe remixed Updated: 2011-12-01 09:00:11 Description: Trudi Latour talks to the web master of the Goethe Institute, Jochen Gutsch about an international web project, called Goethe.rmx. The name doesnt only relate to the organization hosting the platform, but also to the content, the ballad Der König......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Hildegard Knef is back Updated: 2011-12-01 02:56:22 Description: She wasnt exactly the norm. During the uptight 50s in Germany, Hildegard Knef didnt do what others did to please. Her charm was anything but cute and tame but invoked a long bygone era of glamour that seemed to transcend idealisms and norms. Knef ......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Let` s go to Australia – for true love Updated: 2011-11-29 01:48:11 Description: Do Germans still emmigrate to Australia? Or is the migration boom a thing of the past? Wolfgang Müller has taken a look at Germans who immigrated for different reasons. Every week, he talked to someone who has left Germany in the pursuit of happ......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Animal ethics: are we allowed to experiment on animals? Updated: 2011-11-28 03:16:32 Description: Rabbits with red eyes or apes with cut open sculls - even in 2011 cosmetics and medicine is still tested on animals. Many researchers claim, that we wouldnt have made medical progress without animal tests. After all, is it right that scientists us......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Will handwriting disappear? Updated: 2011-11-28 02:40:43 Description: In the 21 century, people primarily communicate electronically. We write applications on the computer and we send e-mails to public authorities. Except for recipes, postcards or diaries, there are hardly any hand written documents. Will the handw......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Royals in Australia – again! Updated: 2011-11-25 01:40:22 Description: Australia is going to receive royal visitors, this week, again. The Crown Princely Couple of Denmark is visiting the bride`s home. How excited is the Danish community? And how will the royals be received by other Australians? Oliver Heuthe spoke w......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Power struggle in the South China Sea Updated: 2011-11-25 01:40:12 Description: The conflict had been kept behind closed doors. But during his last visit to Australia, US President Barack Obama threw that door wide open: America is ready to openly interfere in the conflict over the Spratly Islands. Australia could play an imp......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD In Conversation: The Devil and the Princess Updated: 2011-11-24 10:24:12 Description: Princess Mary was born in the home of the Tasmanian devil. And this endangered animal is the subject of the conversation between Trudi Latour and Ute Wegmann, who recently published the book Wild Whiskers and Tender Tales, together with Dr Anthony......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD A German photographer in the outback Updated: 2011-11-24 01:24:11 Description: His photography is pure and plain. Tobias Titz from Germany lives and works as photographer in Melbourne. For almost ten years he has a passion for portraits. With his Polaroid camera he sometimes discovers the outback. His latest project is about......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Beethoven comes to Canberra Updated: 2011-11-23 00:16:21 Description: An exceptional exhibition of European culture is set to open in Australia on Saturday. Handwritten shows the manuscripts of Beethoven, Bach, Goethe und Mozart. Usually the hand written exhibits are part of the Berlin national library. But now the ......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Germans: after the Second World War in South-Australia Updated: 2011-11-23 00:16:11 Description: Peter Monteath is editor of the book „Germans". It tells the story of the first Germans who moved to South-Australia. Jenny Beyen speaks with Peter Monteath about the book. We are broadcasting one episode every week. This week, they talk about t......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD In the thick of it: Biophilia – everyone wants to love a living creature Updated: 2011-11-22 02:24:11 Description: This is the concept of life on a German farm in Solingen. The therapist Kerstin Wenzel combines the therapeutic work with animals. No matter if one likes Lamas, donkeys or Jacob sheep, Kertins Wenzel finds the right therapeutical counterpart for h......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Sustainable building – DIY Updated: 2011-11-22 02:08:12 Description: Saving the environment while building houses is possible nowadays. To turn the construction industry in to a more environmentally friendly business can save resources and energy. But how does it work? This is the topic of our new series. Christoph......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Let` s go to Australia – with a German newspaper Updated: 2011-11-22 02:04:11 Description: Do Germans still emmigrate to Australia? Or is the migration boom a thing of the past? Wolfgang Müller takes a look at Germans who immigrate for different reasons. Every week, he talks to someone who has left Germany in the pursuit of happiness d......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Living abroad: how to share German traditions with the children? Updated: 2011-11-21 02:28:12 Description: How to make sure that future generations still identify with the German culture? Many German expats ask themselves: how can I combine the Australian culture with my German one? How to keep German traditions, such as celebrating Christmas Eve, aliv......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD In conversation: Petra Maitz Updated: 2011-11-17 10:24:11 Description: Petra Maitz is a visual artist who works in cooperation with a Prof of Biochemistry and a Prof of Reconstructive Surgery, creating crocheted corals and vaginas. Whats more, she connects these works conceptually not only with science but also with ......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD G'Day Mister President! Updated: 2011-11-17 03:28:11 Description: Oliver Heuthe sums up the Australian press: everyone talks about Barack Obama`s visit in Australia. Beside his speech at the Australian parliament the press is also interested in the politicians` wardrobe. The Age noticed that Governor-General Que......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Victoria Prize for Swiss researcher from Melbourne Updated: 2011-11-17 03:24:22 Description: 22 Years ago, professor Andreas Strasser immigrated to Australia. This week, he was honoured with the Victoria Prize for his research in cancer. Oliver Heuthe talked with him about his prize, cancer and his passion for soccer. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Australian Students in Switzerland Updated: 2011-11-17 01:08:11 Description: Five Australian students spent one year at the University of Fribourg, Lausanne, Neuchatel and Zurich to study French or German. As part of their social studies, they researched a topic that was discussed by the Swiss at the time of their stay. He......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Business Insider: steady markets in Australia? Updated: 2011-11-16 01:44:11 Description: Asia is considered the market of the future. But Australia is also an interesting place for internal investors. The German company Merck is the oldest pharmaceutical company in the world. For over 100 years the company has been operating in Austra......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Germans: National Socialists and refugees Updated: 2011-11-16 01:36:12 Description: Peter Monteath is editor of the book „Germans". It tells the story of the first Germans who moved to South-Australia. Jenny Beyen speaks with Peter Monteath about the book. We are broadcasting one episode every week. This week, they talk about t......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Student Exchange Programs Updated: 2011-11-15 04:20:11 Description: Christan Schneider, Coordinator Science and Education, is based at the Swiss Embassy in Canberra. He works with SAAN (the Swiss-Australian Academic Network), and communicates with Australian and Swiss universities about their student exchange prog......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Let` s go to Australia – where the work–life balance is better Updated: 2011-11-15 01:04:12 Description: Do Germans still emmigrate to Australia? Or is the migration boom a thing of the past? Wolfgang Müller takes a look at Germans who immigrate for different reasons. Every week, he talks to someone who has left Germany in the pursuit of happiness......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Let` s go to Australia – where the work–life balance is better Updated: 2011-11-15 00:48:12 Description: Do Germans still emmigrate to Australia? Or is the migration boom a thing of the past? Wolfgang Müller takes a look at Germans who immigrate for different reasons. Every week, he talks to someone who has left Germany in the pursuit of happiness ......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Sustainable building – Australia is on to it Updated: 2011-11-15 00:40:22 Description: Saving the environment while building houses is possible nowadays. Turning the construction industry in to a more environmentally friendly business can save resources and energy. But how does it work? This is the topic of our new series. Christoph......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Goodbye civil servants? Updated: 2011-11-14 02:00:12 Description: Secret documents from Sydney suggest the planned privatization of a large number of penal institutions. Already, private security companies run a few jails, but could they cope with sex offenders and murderers? Some of our listeners tell Oliver He......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD In the thick of it: Germany’s next über-host? Updated: 2011-11-11 04:44:11 Description: Everyone knows Thomas Gottschalk. No? For two decades the man with the weird suits and blonde curls has been Germanys preeminent talk show host. After a stunt-gone-wrong, Gottschalk recently announced his departure from the popular Saturday night ......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD In the thick of it: Germany’s next über-host? Updated: 2011-11-11 01:56:11 Description: Everyone knows Thomas Gottschalk. No? For two decades the man with the weird suits and blonde curls has been Germanys preeminent talk show host. After a stunt-gone-wrong, Gottschalk recently announced his departure from the popular Saturday night ......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD In conversation: Certificate of Excellence for German School Updated: 2011-11-10 10:32:21 Description: At this years November festival, the German International School had something special to celebrate. Germanys Consul General Dr Steinbach presented the Quality Certificate Excellent German School Abroad, signed by the President of the Federal Repu......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Palace of Tears in art: a piece of German history in Melbourne Updated: 2011-11-09 22:28:12 Description: The Palace of Tears is a building in Berlin - now it is in Melbourne, too. The German artist Henriette Kassay-Schuster created a video installation about this special piece of German history. Together with the Australian artist Hermione Merry, she......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Melbourne’s forgotten sights: Parliament (2/2) Updated: 2011-11-09 22:04:12 Description: German speaker Rita Jenkins is one of Melbournes special tour guides, a so called City Greeter. Being a volunteer she takes visitors to the most interesting places in town - free of charge! We became curious about her knowledge of forgotten places......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Traces of English missionaries: the Torres Straight Islands Updated: 2011-11-09 01:08:33 Description: The Torres Straight Islands, in the north of Australia, have an exceptional history. In 1871 English missionaries came to the archipelago. Nowadays, you still find traces of the missionaries` impact on the islands. Stefan Armbruster visits the isl......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Germans: during the First World War in South-Australia Updated: 2011-11-09 01:08:22 Description: Peter Monteath is editor of the book „Germans". It tells the story of the first Germans who moved to South-Australia. Jenny Beyen speaks with Peter Monteath about the book. We are boradcasting one episode every week. This week, they talk about t......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Business Insider: overpriced housing Updated: 2011-11-09 01:04:11 Description: Living in Australia is expensive. Despite the current downturn on the housing market, Australia remains one of the most expensive countries to rent. Up to 60 % of the income is spent on covering the monthly rent. Nicolas Perren is a Swiss arc......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Let` s go to Australia – thanks to laptop & and mouse Updated: 2011-11-08 02:16:12 Description: Do Germans still emmigrate to Australia? Or is the migration boom over? Wolfgang Müllers takes a look at Germans who immigrate for different reasons. Every week, he talks to someone who has left Germany for the pursuit of happiness down under. To......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Sustainable building – Australia is on to it Updated: 2011-11-08 02:04:12 Description: Saving the environment while building houses -is possible nowadays. To turn the construction industry in to a more environmentally friendly business can save resources and energy. But how does it work? This is the topic of our new series. The firs......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Doris Eichholzer, Bodybuilder Updated: 2011-11-07 04:08:12 Description: Doris was trained as a nutritionist and now successfully applies this knowledge to her training in bodybuilding. Doris Eichholzer recently gained the second placement for New South Wales when competing with the Natural Body Building Federation and......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Money, money, money, must be funny, in a rich man’s world Updated: 2011-11-07 00:40:12 Description: Greece is not the only one struggling with debt. More and more average joes are spending more money than they have. Oliver Heuthe and Patrick Wauthier talk to listeners about their experiences and opinions. How much debt is too much? Or should no-......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Girlpower made in Germany: the boxer Alesia Graf Updated: 2011-11-04 01:08:12 Description: A new German sport star for Australia - the female boxer Alesia Graf. In her career, the 31 year old boxer has won many titles, including two World Championships. Oliver Heuthe talks to the Belarus-born athlete and finds out why she wont even stop......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD SBS Your language app – whenever, wherever Updated: 2011-11-04 00:56:12 Description: SBS has launched the new SBS Your language mobile application. It enables you to listen to your favourite SBS radio programs anytime and anywhere, on an iPhone, iPad or iPod touch. You can listen to live streamings of a program or get Audio on dem......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Youth Mailbox: German Rocksongs Updated: 2011-11-04 00:40:24 Description: Once a month Switch On broadcasts a brand new project of the AGTV and SBS German Radio - the Youth Mailbox. Students are able to produce their own features, and were going to get them on air! This time, it is all about Rock music. The Catholic Lad......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD „Anonymous“ – the Shakespeare myth in cinemas Updated: 2011-11-04 00:16:11 Description: Romeo & Juliet, Hamlet and Macbeth are just some of the famous plays by English poet William Shakespeare. Shakespeares work has been entertaining the world for over four centuries. For almost the same amount of time, there have been rumours about ......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD In Conversation: Yeshe and Cye – World Music (2/2) Updated: 2011-11-03 10:44:12 Description: World Musician Yeshe Reiners and his musical partner on the violin, Cye Wood introduce us to two songs, recorded in our studio at SBS by our clever technician Rod Monson. One deals with freedom fighter Jean Batailleur from Quebec, who fought again......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Wirtschaftsinsider - Saving the Euro Updated: 2011-11-03 10:40:24 Description: Eurozone leaders fear that should Greece deliver a "no" in a national vote on last weeks bailout package it may plunge the country into a disorderly default and spread financial contagion to Italy and Spain. But leaving the Euro is more than Gree......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Melbourne’s forgotten sights: Parliament (1/2) Updated: 2011-11-03 00:00:37 Description: German speaker Rita Jenkins is one of Melbournes special tour guides, a so called City Greeter. Being a volunteer she takes visitors to the most interesting places in town - free of charge! We became curious about her knowledge of forgotten places......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Poetry Slam – Poetic arts 2.0 Updated: 2011-11-01 23:40:15 Description: Reading out poems is so last century - today, theres Poetry Slam. In a Poetry Slam, the contestants have to present a self written text within a short time. Michael Jakob is such a Poetry Slammer. He tells Adrian Plizco about the art of Poetry Sla......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Melbourne Cup - the race that stops a nation Updated: 2011-11-01 23:08:12 Description: One of the worlds most prestigious horse races is over: the Melbourne Cup. For the 151st time, the race took place in Melbournes suburb Flemington. This years winner was the French horse Dunaden. He won in a spectacular photo-finish. Jenny Beyen a......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Business Insider: Fair Work Australia Updated: 2011-11-01 22:00:12 Description: Qantas is flying again, but the debate about the strike and lock-out is not over yet. The dispute left hundreds of thousands of passengers stranded at airports around the world. Protecting publics interests in situations like this is one of the go......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Germans: art and science Updated: 2011-11-01 21:36:11 Description: Peter Monteath is editor of the book „Germans. It tells the story of the first Germans who moved to South-Australia. Jenny Beyen speaks with Peter Monteath about the book. We are sending one episode every week. This week, they talk about German ......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Qantas’ strike-struggle Updated: 2011-10-31 02:44:24 Description: Qantas refused to bring domestic and international passengers to their destinations - on purpose, one could say. Qantas is struggling with unions in Australia, so the passengers had to stay put. Oliver Heuthe talks to his colleague Patrick Wauthie......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Close-down at Deutsche Welle – the end of an era Updated: 2011-10-31 01:52:24 Description: On the last weekend of October, Deutsche Welle broadcasted in German for the last time. The program is now aired on the internet only. This change is the result of financial constraints and recent developments in international media and technology......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Melbourne’s forgotten sights: skyscrapers and art Updated: 2011-10-26 21:40:12 Description: German speaker Rita Jenkins is one of Melbournes special tour guides, a so called City Greeter. Being a volunteer she takes visitors to the most interesting places in town - free of charge! We became curious about her knowledge of forgotten places......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Germans: about missionary and aborigines Updated: 2011-10-25 21:44:12 Description: Peter Monteath is editor of the book „Germans. It tells the story of the first Germans who moved to South-Australia. Jenny Beyen speaks with Peter Monteath about the book. We are sending one episode every week. This week, they talk about German ......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Camp over? The Occupy Melbourne movement Updated: 2011-10-24 00:20:12 Description: For almost a week, the supporters of Occupy Melbourne camped on City Square. On Friday, the camp was shut down by the police. Some people were arrested, a few were even injured. Both police and protesters blame each other for the violence. Christi......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Weekly review Updated: 2011-10-24 00:00:12 Description: October 17 - 22, 2011 - The week in hindsight. A summary of highlights, interviews and features of the past six programs. Broadcast every Sunday night. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Gaddafis death as a chance for Libya Updated: 2011-10-21 00:52:12 Description: Libyas Ex-dictator Gaddafi is dead. That was announced by the Libyan Interim National Council. People in Bengasi and Tripolis celebrated this event. Adrian Plitzco talks to his colleague Patrick about the reactions of politician worldwide and poss......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Schaubühne Berlin – a German highlight at the Melbourne Festival Updated: 2011-10-20 00:28:12 Description: The world renowned theatre group Schaubühne Berlin takes part in this year 's Melbourne Festival. They are presenting the play Hedda Gabler by the Norwegian writer Henrik Ibsen, an absolute highlight of the festival. Adrian Plitzco visited a reh......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Melbourne’s forgotten sights: Flinders Lane & Collins Street Updated: 2011-10-20 00:04:11 Description: German speaker Rita Jenkins is one of Melbournes special tour guides, a so called City Greeter. Being a volunteer she takes visitors to the most interesting places in town - free of charge! We became curious about her knowledge of forgotten places......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The sunny side of car racing – the World Solar Challenge Updated: 2011-10-19 00:48:34 Description: The Australian car race World Solar Challenge pits up to 40 solar cars against each other on a race from Darwin to Adelaide. One of the contenders is a team from the German University of Bochum. Their car, the Solar World Gran Turismo, is designed......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Business Insider: Slovakia and the Euro-crisis Updated: 2011-10-19 00:40:12 Description: The Slovak government has played a special and rather tragic role in the EU's struggle with the Euro-crisis. Wolfgang Müller speaks with political scientist Stefan Auer from Melbourne's La Trobe University about the historic background. ......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD A new German soccer star für Australia Updated: 2011-10-19 00:08:24 Description: The German soccer star Ariane Hingst has been more successful than most of her male colleagues. She has won the World Cup and Euro Cup several times and is now seeking a new challenge in Australia. In October, Hingst signed a contract with the New......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD New Zealand fears oil-catastrophe Updated: 2011-10-18 03:56:12 Description: For two weeks now, a container ship is loosing oil at New Zealand's east coast. Up to 400 tonnes of oil already ran into the sea. The stricken ship is about to break apart and sink. Experts are trying to pump oil out of the ship but the weather ma......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Occupy Wall Street – protests against banks and greed Updated: 2011-10-17 02:08:12 Description: From New York to Nairobi, and Madrid to Melbourne, demonstrators around the world have taken to the streets in a show of support for the US based Occupy Wall Street movement. They are rallying against corporate greed on a global scale, but they ar......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Millions for myki – and still unsafe? Updated: 2011-10-17 01:32:11 Description: A couple of years ago, Melbourne was going to make transport-ticketing fair, safe and easy. Hundreds of millions were invested into the myki-system. Now experts found, that the high-tech solution can be hacked. One of them, cryptography-expert Dav......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Melbourne’s forgotten sights: Forum-Cinema and Graffiti-Street Updated: 2011-10-16 23:36:26 Description: German speaker Rita Jenkins is one of Melbournes special tour guides, a so called City Greeter. Being a volunteer she takes visitors to the most interesting places in town - free of charge! We became curious about her knowledge of forgotten places......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD In Conversation: Marina Shine – Deputy Director Goethe Institute Updated: 2011-10-13 08:52:22 Description: Marina Shine is the deputy director of the Goethe Institute and the director of the language department. She talked to Trudi Latour about the courses on offer, the participants and the philosophy behind the Goethe Institutes successful approach to......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD In Conversation: Dr Arpad Sölter Updated: 2011-10-13 08:52:11 Description: Formerly the head of the department of Strategy and Evaluation at the Goethe-Instituts head office in Munich, Dr Arpad Sölter arrived in Australia in September 2011. He had hardly time to move in as the new director of the Goethe-Institut Austral......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Mad Square: 7 New Objectivity and “degenerate” art Updated: 2011-10-13 08:44:11 Description: By the mid 1920s a new style emerged that came to be known as Neue Sachlichkeit or New Objectivity. In this last part of the serious Dr Jacqueline Strecker guides us through this room and the one entitled degenerate art, the name stemming from the......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD European Day of Languages Updated: 2011-10-13 07:04:12 Description: It serves to further the understanding between peoples in a multicultural world and has been celebrated in Europe since 2001. In 2011 the Goethe Institute and its partner organisations from France, Italy and Spain got together in Sydney to introdu......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Swiss Expat Congress2 Updated: 2011-10-11 07:08:11 Description: The Congress of the "Swiss-abroad" was held in Lugano this year. Rudolf Wyder, The Director of the agency (ASO) explains its networking role among the Swiss within and outside Switzerland. Councellor, Derrick Widmer, explains the funding and fut......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Swiss Expat Congress 2 Updated: 2011-10-11 06:32:11 Description: The Congress of the "Swiss-abroad" was held in Lugano this year. Rudolf Wyder, The Director of the agency (ASO) explains its networking role among the Swiss within and outside Switzerland. Councellor, Derrick Widmer, explains the funding and fut......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Fiction and reality: the solar-car Updated: 2011-10-11 00:56:11 Description: Tim Skerra from the German University of Bochumdreams of cars - of solar cars, which make no noise and don't need any petrol or gas. How close are scientists to building those cars as a mass-produced item? Christian Froelicher talks to Tim Skerra ......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Euro 2012 and the hooligans Updated: 2011-10-11 00:36:11 Description: The Euro 2012 starts in June next year. Will the hosts Poland and Ukraine be able to hold a peaceful soccer party? Niels Büngen talks to hooligan expert Maurice Illi about the Euro 2012. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Legal or illegal? The never-ending argument about cannabis Updated: 2011-10-10 00:36:12 Description: A 14-year old Australian is in investigative custody in Bali. Indonesian police says, he bought cannabis from a drug dealer on the streets. The public authorities in Australia and Indonesia are now arguing about the legal consequences for the teen......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Thomas Broich and the dark side of the German Bundesliga Updated: 2011-10-07 01:12:12 Description: For several years, Thomas Broich played football in the German Bundesliga. But after a while, his play became worse, the media started banging on him and he wanted to end his career. He then decided to give football one last try - in Australia. Si......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD In Conversation: Yeshe and Cye – World Music Updated: 2011-10-06 10:36:11 Description: Singer/songwriter Yeshe Reiners left his home in Germany at 16 to learn about the music of Africa. Since then hes been playing all across the world, integrating the different styles and instruments into his own evocative songs. Hes just released h......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Swiss Expat Congress 2011 Updated: 2011-10-06 06:44:12 Description: The Congress of the Swiss-Abroad was held in Lugano, in the Italian-speaking part of Switzerland. Federal elections will be held soon and two candidates, Helen Freiermuth (currently living in China) and Corina Hemmi-Pleisch talk about their diffic......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Max & Moritz in Melbourne Updated: 2011-10-06 01:32:12 Description: At the Fringe Festival in Melbourne this year is a German classic: „Max & Moritz. It is a mix of play and musical with puppets and real actors. The puppeteer Megan Cameron chose this old story of Wilhelm Busch about two naughty boys because she ......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The idea of conceptual art Updated: 2011-10-06 01:20:11 Description: Olav Nicolai was born in Berlin and is a conceptual artist. At the moment, he is showing his work in Melbourne. With his exhibition, he wants to show people the idea of conceptual art and make them become a part of it. Patrick Wauthier talked to O......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Business Insider: occupy Wallstreet Updated: 2011-10-06 01:00:23 Description: For two weeks now, people are protesting in New York against social inequality. The main theme of the protests: Occupy Wallstreet. They demand higher taxes for the wealthy and criticise the acquisitiveness of many banks. Wolfgang Müller talks to ......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Youth Mailbox: Visiting Germany Updated: 2011-10-04 23:04:33 Description: Once a month Switch On broadcasts a brand new project of the AGTV and SBS German Radio - the Youth Mailbox. Students are able to produce their own features, and were going to get them on air! This time, Kim talks about visiting her grandparents in......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD German Metal in Melbourne – the band Blind Guardian Updated: 2011-10-03 23:12:12 Description: The Metal-Band Blind Guardian was found in the German cities Krefeld und Meerbusch 27 years ago. But they do not only have fans in Germany, they are very successful in Australia, too. At the moment, they are touring Down Under for the second time.......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Kids have rights – a radio play by the German Saturday Schule Updated: 2011-10-02 23:36:24 Description: Going to school, having time to play and meeting friends - these are some rights of children all over the world. At least, this is how it should be. But there are still a lot of countries in which children have to work. The students of the German ......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Wirtschaftsinsider-History of indigenous Australians Updated: 2011-09-29 11:20:12 Description: Analysis of a 100-year-old lock of hair has shown that Aboriginal Australians were the first to separate from other humans in Africa tens-of-thousands of years ago. Dr Peter Forster from Munster University in Germany says the journey to Australia ......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD In conversation: Ute Wegmann’s wild animals Updated: 2011-09-29 08:52:23 Description: Ute Wegmann is a freelance photographer with a heart for animals. Originally from Germany, she has been living in Australia for 18 years now. After taking on personal responsibility for an injured bird a few years ago, she became interested the li......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Mad Square: 6 Metropolis Updated: 2011-09-29 08:52:12 Description: At the time of German modernism, Berlin was the third biggest city worldwide. Dr Jacqueline Strecker guides us through the room within the Mad Square exhibition, which is dedicated to the idea of Metropolis. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Silver Circus is in Melbourne Updated: 2011-09-28 23:40:17 Description: The famous Silver Circus is in Melbourne for the next weeks. The director is Anton Gasser, a Swiss. In 1969, he came to Australia and in 1976, he founded the circus. Frauke Feldmann visited Anton Gasser at the Silver Circus....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Freddy Quinn – an Austrian icon turns 80 Updated: 2011-09-28 01:12:14 Description: Freddy Quinn sold over 60 million records and was the face of the 1950s in West Germany. With songs like Heimweh or La Paloma, he became on of the most successful artists of his time. On Tuesday, Freddy Quinn turned 80 years old. Christian Froelic......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Ullrich Böhme, a German organist-legend in Australia Updated: 2011-09-28 01:08:11 Description: Ullrich Böhme has been the organist at the famous Thomas-Church in Leipzig for 25 years. In that church, Martin Luther once preached and even Johann Sebastian Bach played the organ in the 18th Century. Christian Froelicher visited Ullrich Böhme ......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Australia goes “Wiesn” – the Oktoberfestseason Updated: 2011-09-28 01:00:21 Description: The Australians are fixed by the German Oktoberfest. There are a lot of pavilions around the country with German beer, traditional costumes and folk music, especially in Queensland. Niels Büngen talked to Peter Mierzwiak of Tourism Australia abou......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Business Insider – is there still hope for the Euro? Updated: 2011-09-28 00:44:14 Description: The members of parliament in the German Bundestag will vote on Thursday about the European Financial Stability Facility. They have to decide if they want to further financially support indebted countries like Greece. Wolfgang Müller discusses the......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD A Swiss circus in Australia Updated: 2011-09-26 01:52:13 Description: The famous Silver Circus is in Melbourne for the next weeks. The director is Anton Gasser, a Swiss. In 1969, he came to Australia and in 1976, he founded the circus. Christian Froelicher visited Anton Gasser at the Silver Circus....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Weekly review Updated: 2011-09-26 01:28:25 Description: September 19 - 24, 2011 - The week in hindsight. A summary of highlights, interviews and features of the past six programs. Broadcast every Sunday night....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Kaurna, an indigenous language with a German twist Updated: 2011-09-23 02:36:16 Description: During the 19th Century, the German missionary Clamor Wilhelm Schürmann started documenting an indigenous language in Australia; Kaurna. It was spoken by the indigenous people of Adelaide and the surrounding hills. For years, Schürmann did resea......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The impact of a German missionary on an Australian language Updated: 2011-09-23 02:32:22 Description: During the 19th Century, the German missionary Clamor Wilhelm Schürmann started documenting an endangered language: Kaurna, the tongue of the indigenous people of Adelaide. Even during the early days of colonization, only few people were still ab......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Taste the Waste – how we are wasting our food Updated: 2011-09-23 01:24:24 Description: Almost half of the food produced in Germany gets thrown away, either by the industry or by the customers. The German journalist Valentin Thur made a movie about the wasteful use of food: Taste the Waste. Robert Cramer watched the documentary. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Mad Square: 5 Bauhaus and Constructivism Updated: 2011-09-22 09:48:54 Description: The Bauhaus is considered politically as well as artistically radical. It was founded by Walter Gropius, who tried to bridge the gap between art and craft and forged a new kind of creative designer, skilled in both the conceptual aesthetics of art......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Business Insider - rare earth metals Updated: 2011-09-22 09:36:34 Description: The race is on to find new deposits of rare earth metals which are used in energy-efficient bulbs and many other green-energy products. China produces nearly 95 percent of the worlds rare earth materials but Australian and German companies are te......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD In conversation: theatre for kids Updated: 2011-09-22 09:36:24 Description: During the school holidays this October, a theatre performance for kids will be put on at the Bondi Pavilion. Its called The Secret of the Seven Marbles and deals with Australias immigration history. This is obviously the specialist field of autho......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD German Art in St. Kilda – a portrait of Maria Leonard Updated: 2011-09-22 02:28:12 Description: St. Kilda is well-known as the home of Melbournes artists. They are from all over the world and, naturally, some are even German. The artist Maria Leonard has lived and worked in St. Kilda for over 40 years. Frauke Feldmann visited her and talked ......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Greece and its debt crisis Updated: 2011-09-21 01:00:38 Description: The Greek economy seems to be in a downward spiral. The government is fighting with its strict austerity program yet still heads towards bankruptcy. Its EU-partners become more and more anxious and some want to refuse Greece any more financial aid......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD On a string - of myths and marionettes Updated: 2011-09-20 23:32:12 Description: Norbert Hausbergs best friends are wooden and come with strings attached: he gives shows in Australia and New Zealand with his handmade marionettes. His program includes German myths and fairy tales like Snow White and Rumpelstiltskin. Moreover, t......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Politics 1, 2, 3 – Germany’s Pirate Party Updated: 2011-09-20 02:20:23 Description: Established in 2006, the German Pirate Party seems to raise up in Berlin, gaining more and more influence. Concentrating on soft topics - like more transparency for state affairs, internet extension and free education - the movement has just enter......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Palestine – a future country? Updated: 2011-09-19 05:20:19 Description: For more than 60 years, Palestinians have been struggling to build their own state. Now, the Palestinian Authority has decided to ask the United Nations for a full recognition, which would equal the independence of the land behind the German river......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Weekly review Updated: 2011-09-19 05:04:44 Description: September 12 - 17, 2011 - The week in hindsight. A summary of highlights, interviews and features of the past six programs. Broadcast every Sunday night....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD In Conversation: German internees in WWI Updated: 2011-09-15 09:52:44 Description: When Nadine Helmi did some research at the internment camp Trial Bay, she came across a treasure, the professional photographs of Paul Dubotzki, one of the internees of WW1. 7000 people with German and Austrian heritage were locked up in NSW alone......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Wirtschaftsinsider - Our new Consul-General Updated: 2011-09-15 09:52:23 Description: Hans-Dieter Steinbach is Germanys new Consul-General in Sydney. During his diplomatic career, he has served in some of the most interesting hotspot around the world. He tells the SBS Radio Wirtschaftsinsider that hes looking forward to his time in......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Mad Square: Dada Updated: 2011-09-15 09:52:11 Description: Curator Dr Jacqueline Strecker leads us through the fourth room of the Mad Square exhibition, containing works of the Dada period, for example by George Grosz. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Melbourne’s forgotten sights (4/4): Manchester Unity Arcade Updated: 2011-09-15 00:12:14 Description: Es ist noch nicht lange her, da war Rita Jenkins bei uns im Studio zu Gast. Rita ist ein so genannter City Greeter, das heißt sie zeigt Besuchern im Auftrag des Tourismusbüros von Melbourne kostenlos die schönsten Plätze der Stadt. Und: Rita k......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Who was Jürgen Corleis? Updated: 2011-09-14 02:44:15 Description: On the 11th of August, the German foreign correspondent Jürgen Corleis died at the age of 82. Corleis fell in love with Australia when he first came here, so he decided to spend the rest of his life in Sydney. The journalist and author worked for......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Radioworkshop – How to produce a radio feature in 90 Minutes… Updated: 2011-09-14 01:28:13 Description: Once a year, the Monash University in Melbourne cancels all lectures and courses in favour of workshops and presentations hosted by German companies in Australia, including SBS. Pamela Rauleder and Frauke Feldmann took some microphones and produce......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Opal diggers searching for precious rocks Updated: 2011-09-14 01:20:11 Description: With the next big supermarket 300 Kilometres away, water out of a stinky well and venomous snakes under the bed, life isnt easy for Monika Schlatter and Fred Mücke. However, the search for opals makes them stay in the Outback of Queensland. Fred ......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Art made of sticky tape Updated: 2011-09-12 01:48:13 Description: Federation Square has just been decorated with 30 kilometres of sticky tape. Its no malicious mischief but art made in Austria. One of the artists responsible for the Squares new costume is Christoph Katzler. To finish his artwork he has used abou......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Ten years after September 11 Updated: 2011-09-09 01:56:14 Description: Ten years ago on Sunday the earth moved. The impact of September 11 in 2001 varies around the world, but virtually no-one was immune. And for much of the world, it represents the two worlds they have known: before September 11 and after. You know ......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD In Conversation: Alban Gerhardt Updated: 2011-09-08 09:44:13 Description: Alban Gerhardt is considered one of the best Cellists worldwide. On the 17th of September he will play the Cello Concerto No 1 by Shostakovich with the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra. He won many awards, recorded CDs and has even had music written f......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Mad Square: Political Posters Updated: 2011-09-08 09:04:11 Description: Curator Dr Jacqueline Strecker shows us the third room of the Mad Square exhibition, containing political posters of the time after WWI, the time of the 1919 revolution. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD In conversation: Alban Gerhardt Updated: 2011-09-08 08:44:15 Description: Alban Gerhardt is considered one of the best Cellists worldwide. On the 17th of September he will play the Cello Concerto No 1 by Shostakovich with the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra. He won many awards, recorded CDs and has even had music written f......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Melbourne’s forgotten sights (3/4): financial district Updated: 2011-09-08 00:04:11 Description: German speaker Rita Jenkins is one of Melbournes special tour guides, a so called City Greeter. Being a volunteer she takes visitors to the most interesting places in town - free of charge! We became curious about her knowledge of forgotten places......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Wirtschaftsinsider - Martin Hildebrand, immigration expert Updated: 2011-09-07 06:12:11 Description: The High Court of Australia has put the Governments entire offshore processing strategy for asylum seekers in doubt. After spending hundreds of millions of tax dollars on keeping asylum seekers away from the mainland, the Government is now looking......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Donkeys as curative animals Updated: 2011-09-07 05:20:14 Description: For a long time, donkeys have been considered as plague in Australia. However, some experts say that they have a curative effect, for example on disabled children. In Queensland a family from Karlsruhe holds a farm of donkeys. Niels Büngen has be......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Youth Mailbox – a summer in Germany Updated: 2011-09-07 01:08:12 Description: Once a month Switch On broadcasts a brand new project of the AGTV and SBS German Radio - the Youth Mailbox. Students are able to produce their own features, and were going to get them on air! This time, three schools from Victoria have spent their......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 9/11 - One decade has passed Updated: 2011-09-05 02:24:11 Description: We open our phone lines to listeners who tell us where they were, when the planes hit the towers of the World Trade Center ten years ago. Surprisingly, one our callers spent that day in N.Y.C. while another of our listeners was on a plane during t......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Guerrilla Gardeners – mission planting Updated: 2011-09-02 02:16:12 Description: Normally guerrilleros fight with guns for freedom or independence. For a couple of years now a new movement has been trying to shape the world with greener methods. As Guerrilla Gardeners theyve decided to plant trees and flowers illegally. Robert......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD In conversation: Expressionism and the art after WWI Updated: 2011-09-01 09:44:11 Description: Join us in a private guided tour through the first two rooms of the exhibition currently showing at the NSW Art Gallery: The Mad Square: Modernity in German Art 1910-37! Curator Dr Jacqueline Strecker talks with Trudi Latour about the great works ......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Melbourne’s forgotten sights (2/4): the old Rialto building Updated: 2011-09-01 02:40:12 Description: German speaker Rita Jenkins is one of Melbournes special tour guides, a so called City Greeter. Being a volunteer she takes visitors to the most interesting places in town - free of charge! We became curious about her knowledge of forgotten places......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Business Insider: new money for European banks Updated: 2011-08-31 01:36:22 Description: The troubled euro doesnt seem to gain ground, in spite of recent emergency measures. Newly appointed IMF boss Christine Lagarde wants the European governments to provide additional funds for the banks to avoid yet another crisis. Expectedly invest......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Extraordinary challenge: million Dollar Memo Updated: 2011-08-31 00:20:48 Description: One million Dollars is a whole lot of money. Tourism Queensland has launched a competition that asks tour operators from all over the world to compete. In order to win, operators have to prove that they're the ones with the best team spirit. Germa......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Weekly Review Updated: 2011-08-30 23:00:12 Description: August 22-27, 2011 - The week in hindsight. A summary of highlights, interviews and features of the past six days. Broadcast every Sunday night....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Injection rooms – a back door for drug addicts? Updated: 2011-08-29 03:04:11 Description: Sydney provides a special service for drug addicts: injection rooms where addicts can use under sanitary conditions, supervision and away from the streets. In Melbourne the states Baillieu-government is favouring a law-and-order approach. In this ......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD On silly seasons and newsworthy animals Updated: 2011-08-26 01:48:13 Description: With half of Germanys population on holidays during summer, more animals tend to make the news. Cow Yvonne has been on the run trough Bavarias forests since May, and none of her persuers have been able to catch the bovine lady with a taste for the......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD In conversation: Mad Square – Modernity in German Art 1910-37 Updated: 2011-08-25 09:40:22 Description: Never before did we see a showcase such as this in Australia, reflecting the great avant-garde movements of the Weimar Republic. Dr Jacqueline Strecker, the curator of this extraordinary art exhibition talks to Trudi Latour about the art works in ......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Business Insider: the international airline industry Updated: 2011-08-25 09:40:11 Description: Wolfgang Mueller speaks to Patrick Diemer, CEO & Chairman of Lufthansas AirPlus about the current difficulties of the international airline industry. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD My cello, my life Updated: 2011-08-25 02:00:12 Description: Hes one of the best-known cellists in the world: Alban Gerhardt. Currently, the German musician is travelling around Australia to play concerts with some of the continents most important orchestras. As artist, in residence at South Melbourne Town ......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Melbourne’s forgotten sights (1/4): down by the river Updated: 2011-08-25 01:40:11 Description: Exploring Melbourne on foot can be illuminating and free! For the last 14 years, the Melbourne Tourism Office has been offering free tours guided by volunteers, called City Greeters. Rita Jenkins is one of them. We became curious about her forgott......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD North Frisian stories from Melbourne Updated: 2011-08-24 00:44:23 Description: German-speaking author Sabine Nielsen lives in Melbourne. She was born on the German island Föhr, where all of her stories take place. Her books transport the feeling of falling and rising tide and the North-Frisian spirit. However the stories ar......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Fighting over fighting dogs Updated: 2011-08-22 02:08:11 Description: After the death of a four-year old girl who was attacked by a pit bull cross, Australia debates the future of fighting dogs. The Victorian government now plans to enact a new law: dog owners whose pets kill people should face tougher consequences ......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Indonesia - so close but yet so far Updated: 2011-08-20 02:40:12 Description: On August 17, Indonesia celebrates its Independence Day, reason enough for us to ask, why Australians know so little about their closest and biggest neighbour. Dr Antje Missbach from the University of Melbourne knows the country inside out and tel......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Politicians between private life and public morals Updated: 2011-08-19 02:20:23 Description: Top-ranking politicians are always in the public eye. But should their lives be viewed separately from the job? A Lolita-affair recently ended the career of German politician Christian von Boetticher. Robert Cramer reports....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD In conversation: Soprano Pamela Mildenhall Updated: 2011-08-18 07:20:12 Description: Pamela Mildenhall is a specialist in the field of German songs. She talks to Trudi Latour about her professional career, which led her from Australia to Germany. There she was able to make her scholarship grant last for an extra year and then used......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Visiting Melbourne’s haunted places Updated: 2011-08-18 01:04:11 Description: Tired of clubbing and sitting in noisy bars, we were looking after alternatives on a Saturday night. And what would be better than a Ghost Walk through narrow alleys with spooky storys about Melbournes dark past? Drew Sinton, owner of The Haunted ......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Exploring Australia by motorbike Updated: 2011-08-16 23:16:22 Description: Many people are dreaming of a round-the-world trip. But most of them wait until their retirement pension. However Kati and Jens Witte from the South West of Germany resigned from their jobs. Instead of travelling on a luxury liner or on the orient......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Snow chaos hits New Zealand Updated: 2011-08-16 00:36:12 Description: Standstill in New Zealand: Australia's neighbour has been hit by a rare weather front from the Antarctic. Roads, highways and airports are closed. In the last few days, Wellington has seen more snow than in the past 50 years. Niels Büngen and Oli......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD In conversation: German architect reconstructs Tiananmen Square Updated: 2011-08-11 06:04:12 Description: In her research about the former German colony Quintao, Prof Dr Yixu Lu came across the private documents of Walter Frei. He came to Quintao as a reserve officer at the start of WW1, but actually was an architect by profession. As Prof Lu found ou......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Explore Melbourne for free! Updated: 2011-08-11 04:40:12 Description: To discover Melbourne on foot is not only exciting but also free of charge! For 14 years now, the city of Melbourne has been offering free guided tours around town, shown by so-called City Greeters. One of those guides is German-speaking Rita Jenk......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Business Insider: Profitability of office space Updated: 2011-08-10 00:24:53 Description: Australians love to discuss real estate, especially family homes. But what about office space? Is it worth it, to invest while stock markets are under pressure worldwide? Wolfgang Müller speaks with property insider Hans Henkel. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Youth Mailbox: The Premiere Updated: 2011-08-09 04:40:22 Description: SBS German Radio and the AGTV have launched a brand-new project: the Youth Mailbox. The premiere takes us to Marburg in Germany. Students and teachers from the Geelong Network and the Viewbank College took a microphone with them and recorded their......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Youth Mailbox: We want to know what moves you! Updated: 2011-08-09 03:56:12 Description: The Youth Mailbox is the brand-new project of SBS German Radio: Productions made by students and teachers which SBS will broadcast. The best thing about it: you can chose your own favourite topic to talk about. Click here to find out how to parti......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Today is Census-day! Updated: 2011-08-09 03:24:11 Description: Millions of Australians have their pens ready to start filling in the Census Form. Every five years, the Australian government is conducting a census. People who refuse to fill in all the information have to pay an administrative fine. Adrian Plit......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The heritage of the GDR Updated: 2011-08-08 04:08:22 Description: Our talkback program Pünktlich um 9 on the 50th anniversary of the building of the Berlin Wall - It stood for 28 years and divided a nation. Now its been another two decades since the fall of the wall. But what remains after the collapse of ......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Mike Rann stays in office Updated: 2011-08-05 02:24:12 Description: Since the replacement of Prime Minister Kevin Rudd by then deputy Julia Gillard, leadership changes by democratic vote seems to have gone out of fashion. This week South Australian Premier Mike Rann got close to suffering a similar faith. Oliver H......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Wirtschaftsinsider: Observatory Hotel Updated: 2011-08-04 11:40:22 Description: A holiday in a 5 Star Hotel is a dream for many. But what is it like to be the director of such a luxury business? Ralf Brügger, runs one of Sydneys top hotels. He tells the Wirtschaftsinsider that he couldnt ask for a better job. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD In conversation: the German colony Quintao Updated: 2011-08-04 11:40:12 Description: Planned as a demonstration model for the worlds best possible colony, it only lasted for a short while, and wasnt based on more than a lease agreement, as Prof Lu, head of the department of Germanic Studies at Sydney Uni explains. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Melbourne Bike Share Updated: 2011-08-04 03:20:11 Description: For more then a year now Melbournians have had the option to hire public bikes. At over 50 automatic stations - around the CBD and all around the clock - but only if one brings or hires a helmet. Dominika Jaschek and Oliver Heuthe went on tour......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Race of a different kind: the beer can regatta Updated: 2011-08-03 02:12:12 Description: Its probably the craziest competition in the world: the beer can regatta in Darwin. Once a year Australians and tourists alike build vessels out of beer cans for this special race. Niels Büngen reports. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Business Insider: deal needs to be improved Updated: 2011-08-03 01:28:12 Description: The United States has narrowly avoided a debt default that could have wreaked havoc trough the global economy. Despite the consent, stock markets worldwide reacted negatively. So is the budget deal a success? Wolfgang Mueller speaks with financial......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD From Russia with love - interview with Cyril Tuschi Updated: 2011-07-29 03:40:22 Description: Mikhail Khodorkovsky symbolises post-soviet Russia like no other. Once the wealthiest person on Earth under the age of 40, he now serves a 14-year jail sentence for tax evasion, money laundering and fraud. Cyril Tuschi, film maker from Berlin, is ......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Business Insider: The US at the edge of financial darkness Updated: 2011-07-28 09:40:22 Description: The Australian share market has fallen steeply as investors begin to lose confidence that the US will reach an acceptable resolution on raising its debt ceiling. The Business Insider explains what stands in the way of a comprehensive bipartisa......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD In Conversation: Professor Dr Yixu Lu Updated: 2011-07-28 09:40:12 Description: When Professor Lu got her place at the languages department of the University of Beijing, she didn't know that German would be at the centre of her successful career. It could have been any language that was allocated to her. After completing her ......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD A good deal? Updated: 2011-07-27 00:28:11 Description: The deal between Australia and Malaysia to exchange asylum seeker for refugees whilst official now is still causing heated discussions. Pamela Rauleder reports....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Massacre in Oslo Updated: 2011-07-26 06:04:11 Description: On Friday, a 32 year old Norwegian caused a horrible bloodpath in Oslo and Utoya, an island close to Oslo. He killed 76 people, Norways worst post-war tragedy. Christian Froelicher talks with Patrick Wauthier about the latest news concerning this ......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Weekly Review Updated: 2011-07-25 01:40:12 Description: 18-23 July 2011 - The week in hindsight. A summary of highlights, interviews and features of the past six days. Broadcast every Sunday night....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD In the thick of Germany: Love Parade’s tragedy Updated: 2011-07-22 01:36:11 Description: A year ago, a stampede at the Love Parade in Duisburg caused the death of 21 people, with at least 500 others injured. What has changed since then? How does Duisburg deal with this tragedy? Story by Robert Cramer. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD In Conversation: social media and other web tools Updated: 2011-07-21 11:40:11 Description: What are they and how can we use them for business? Rebecca Birkhold gives us the answers. Rebecca knows everyting there is to know about blogs, microblogs, wikis, Facebook and Linked-In. In her discussion with Trudi Latour she points out the poss......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Business Insider: new skin for old stones Updated: 2011-07-21 11:36:11 Description: German architect Chris Bosse wants to rid Sydney of one of the citys ugliest buildings: the 32-storey UTS tower on Broadway. He tells Wolfgang Mueller about his plans. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Lilli’s fountain of youth – a migration story Updated: 2011-07-21 05:12:12 Description: In 1948, Lilli Stahr left her home town Danzig in search for a future. Today, Australia is her home and personal paradise, and Lilli herself proof, that curiosity is a wonderful fountain of youth. Dominika Jaschek and Robin Hommes visited the 90-y......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD A close look at immigration laws Updated: 2011-07-20 00:44:12 Description: Migration policy and the economy are closely intertwined. Wolfgang Mueller takes a close look at recent changes to immigration laws in Perth, Australias booming metropolis. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD |
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