Seven candidates are in the running to be the next prime minister of the U.K. Who will succeed Theresa May and how will the key players deal with Brexit? What can we expect to see next - new elections, a second referendum?

Our second episode of “Studio Berlin” is all about Brexit, a three year divorce in the making, and how it affects the rest of Europe and Berlin. Host Maisie Hitchcock is joined by Jon Worth, communications consultant for European politicians, and Jan Techau, Senior Fellow and Director of the Europe Program at the German Marshall Fund of the United States in Berlin.

Studio Berlin Episode 2: "Brexit" June 15, 2019

This week on Studio Berlin: The rise of the Greens in Germany, an inside look with a longtime Green politician. Host Erik Kirschbaum is joined by Özcan Mutlu, a Green Party politician in Berlin and former member of the German parliament, and Andreas Kluth, a Berlin-based journalist who was previously the bureau chief of the Economist and editor-in-chief of Handelsblatt Today, to break down the success of the Greens and what it might mean for Germany's future political landscape.

Studio Berlin Episode 3: "The Rise of the Green Party" June 22, 2019

This week's Studio Berlin examines inclusion in the Berlin school system, focusing especially around children with special needs. Host Nikki Motson is  joined by Eileen Bernardi, the mother of an autistic child and founder of a Berlin support group for parents of special needs kids and Ryan Plocher, a teacher at one of Berlin’s more inclusive schools and a member of the GEW teachers’ union.

Studio Berlin Episode 4: "Inclusion in Berlin schools" June 29, 2019

In this week’s Studio Berlin, Germany is helping the U.S. reach a peace deal with the Taliban in Afghanistan. But is a deal with the Taliban a good idea? Studio Berlin host Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson will explore the far-reaching effects of a Taliban deal with Der Tagesspiegel’s Andrea Dernbach and JACK’s Daniela Dachrodt.

Studio Berlin Episode 5: "Summit in Afghanistan" July 6, 2019

The Taliban peace deal that Washington and Berlin want just became a lot more likely. But what will happen to Afghan women? Will more Afghans flee to Germany? Host Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson talks with YAAR Berlin’s Kava Spartak, three Afghan mountain climbers and Afghan psychologist Huma Sherzai.

Studio Berlin Episode 6: "How will an Afghan peace deal affect women in Afghanistan?" July 13, 2019

This week on Studio Berlin: What action is being taken against rising rents in Berlin?Host Erik Kirschbaum breaks down proposals, like expropriating property and the rent freeze ("Mietendeckel"), with Thomas McGath from "Deutsche Wohnen & Co Enteignen" and journalist Grace Dobush who has written about urbanization and the Berlin housing market for Handelsblatt and Fortune.

Studio Berlin Episode 7: "What action is being taken against rising rents in Berlin?" July 20, 2019

On this week's episode of Studio Berlin, host Sumi Somaskanda discusses the murder case of CDU politician Walter Lübcke and how it has alarmed the public to right-wing extremism as well as political violence across the spectrum. Sumi is joined by Till Eckert, journalist with CORRECTIV, criminal attorney Onur Özata and Tarik Abou-Chadi, assistant professor of political science at the University of Zurich.

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