Grüezi Amerika. Views from the Sister Republic
Claudia Franziska Brühwiler
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S1E49 Episode 49 – Soccer in a Football Nation II – Going the College Route
While the odds of the United States men's national soccer team winning the 2026 FIFA World Cup are much lower than many Americans believe, the women’s team (USWNT) has long been a force to be…
S1E48 Episode 48 – Soccer in a Football Nation I – US Soccer History
On June 11, the 2026 FIFA World Cup kicks off with Mexico playing against South Africa. While Mexico, Canada, and the United States are hosting this World Cup together, the majority of matches will…
S1E47 Episode 47 – Ein neues transatlantisches Verhältnis?
Manche Menschen sind nicht einfach Zeitzeugen, sondern Mitgestalter ihrer Zeit und deren Umbrüche: Egils Levits, 1955 geboren in der Lettische Sozialistische Sowjetrepublik, erlebte die Ausweisung…
S1E46 Episode 46 – Trumponomics 2.0
Uncertainty on the tariff front, the war in Iran with the blockage of the strait of Hormuz, and a dissatisfied population: 61 percent of Americans feel that the economy is getting worse, and many…
S1E45 Episode 45 – Der amerikanische Traum «made in China»?
Als der Historiker und Autor James T. Adams 1931 den Begriff des «amerikanischen Traums» prägte, war dieser in materieller Hinsicht für die Mehrheit der Amerikaner tot: Das Land steckte inmitten der…
S1E44 Episode 44 – A Pyrrhic Victory for the US and Israel?
In late February, Israeli airstrikes—soon joined by the United States—targeted key sites across Iran, triggering a chain reaction that has reshaped the Middle East almost overnight. Iran retaliated…
S1E43 Episode 43 – Special Episode: The US Strikes against Iran
The President who had promised an end of “forever wars” and of unnecessary entanglements has greenlit strikes against Iran. Since February 28, Iran is under US and Israeli attack; Ayatollah Khamenei…
S1E42 Episode 42 – Special Episode: The Trouble with Chagos
Disputes over territory seem to be the new norm in transatlantic relations: after fears over the world’s largest island Greenland rattled the entirety of Europe, the fate of a small archipelago in…
S1E41 Episode 41 – Trump, Tariffs, and the Court
It's a landmark case: in Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump (2026), the Supreme Court declared Donald J. Trump's tariff regime unconstitutional. Specifically, the Court holds that the International…
S1E40 Episode 40 –Henry Wirz, Swiss War Criminal of the Civil War
Nov. 10, 1865: Heinrich “Henry” Wirz is executed as only one of three men tried, convicted, and executed for war crimes during the Civil War – a Swiss who had fought for the Confederacy. As Captain,…
S1E39 Episode 39 – Grönlandträume
«We need Greenland» – nicht zur Miete, sondern als Besitz, erklärte US-Präsident Donald J. Trump mehrfach, zuletzt auch am World Economic Forum in Davos. Doch dann löste sich die Anspannung: Ein…
S1E38 Episode 38 – Drugs and the Donroe Doctrine
On January 3, 2026 US troops captured Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro at his home in Caracas. The political heir of Hugo Chávez had been in office for nearly thirteen years, resorting to…
S1E37 Episode 37 – Die Schweizer Wirtschaftsbeziehungen zu den USA nach einem Jahr Trump 2.0
Das Verhältnis zwischen der Schweiz und den USA scheint nach einem Jahr unter Donald Trump 2.0 angespannt, kühl und unsicher. Ausgerechnet zum Nationalfeiertag erreichte die Schweiz die Botschaft,…
S1E36 Episode 36 – ‘tis the Season to Watch Christmas Movies!
What gets you in a festive mood? For some it’s the lights and mulled wine, wrapping gifts and decorating their home – and for others it’s a Christmas movie! But what is a Christmas movie, anyway?…
S1E35 Episode 35 – JFKs Mörder, QAnon & Co.: Amerikas Liebe zu Verschwörungstheorien
Die Amerikaner waren nie auf dem Mond. Die CIA tötete John F. Kennedy.Die Illuminati kontrollieren alles.George Soros finanziert illegale Einwanderer, um Amerika zu destabilisieren.Dank QAnon wissen…
S1E34 Busting Free Market Myths With Jacob Soll – A Joint Episode of "Grüezi Amerika", "Ohne Senf" and "SQUARE Talks"
"The Free Market" has been a dominant concept in 20th century political and economic discourse – so dominant in fact that it has remained unquestioned. It has become both ambition and panacea as is…
S1E33 Episode 33 – As Ohio Goes, So Goes the Nation?
"As Ohio goes, so goes the nation," thus the old saying: Ohio is reputed to be a microcosm of the US. Since 1896, the majority of Ohioans voted for the presidential winner on all but three occasions.…
S1E32 Episode 32 – Making a Home in America
Owning a home, surrounded by a white picket fence – that’s what many consider part of the proverbial American dream. However, Americans are increasingly pessimistic that they will ever become…
S1E31 Episode 31 – «The Business of Human Emotion». Ins Taylorverse mit Jörn Glasenapp
«I’m in the business of human emotion,» erklärte sie letztens im Podcast ihres Verlobten – ein Business, das sie beherrscht wie niemand zuvor: Taylor Swift ist die erste Person, die mit ihrer Musik…
S1E30 Episode 30 – «This is not who we are». Gewalt in Amerika
«This is not who we are – we are good people», war nicht nur Präsident Joe Bidens Reaktion auf Auswüchse politischer Gewalt, sondern ist ein vielgehörter Satz, wann immer es in den USA zu…
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