Common Ground Berlin

By: Common Ground Berlin
  • Summary

  • Host Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson brings together prominent voices from all walks of life to tackle questions on vital and fascinating topics to increase public awareness and understanding.
    (c) 2022 KCRW Berlin
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Episodes
  • Leaving the nest? The challenges of Berlin’s housing crisis for young people.
    Oct 20 2024

    Berlin was recently declared by the Mercer Cost of Living Survey to be the most expensive city to live in Germany. Berlin also has a chronic housing shortage. So how are young people starting out navigating the crisis in the German capital? Join host Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson and her guests: Hypofriend CFO Christian Mulder, Messe Berlin event production assistant Bernadeta Lygnugaryte and Sebastian Sheath of Las Aguas Productions to hear their experiences, prognosis and tips.


    Produced by Eden Brockman and Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson

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    30 mins
  • United or Divided? An “East-West” conversation with a best-selling author and award-winning producer about Germany, 34 years after reunification.
    Oct 13 2024


    Germany became one country again in 1990. But just how unified is it really? And who is fanning the lingering divisions between eastern and western Germans? Host Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson talks again with Katja Hoyer, a journalist and historian who is the author of the bestseller, “Beyond the Wall,” and with award-winning producer Joerg Winger, co-creator of the hit series “Deutschland 83” and “Sam: A Saxon,” among others. Their edited conversation was recorded on Oct. 10, 2024.

    Produced by Eden Brockman and Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson


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    32 mins
  • Missed opportunity or an opportunity not to be missed? Germany’s new visa or "Chancenkarte" and how to make the most of it.
    Oct 6 2024


    Germany’s new Chancenkarte, or Opportunity Card, is supposed to make it easier for skilled foreign workers to find a foothold in the German job market. But how does it work and are there pitfalls? Host Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson talks to employment-related immigration lawyer Csilla Rostas; Yvonne Koppen, co-creator of Simple Germany, which helps clients navigate Germany’s complex bureaucracy, and Chancenkarte applicant Ben Currey.



    Produced by Eden Brockman and Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson.

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    29 mins

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