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S5E7 Industrial Heartlands: The Future of Transatlantic Relations: Rules, Rights, and the Rise of the Subnational

May 19, 2026 28m Transcript

With official diplomatic ties at the national level strained by unprecedented geopolitical realignment, where does the future of the transatlantic partnership lie? In the final episode of our…

S5E6 Industrial Heartlands: Shifting the Tide through Local Leadership

May 18, 2026 38m Transcript

How can structural transformation in former industrial regions be managed in a way that fosters economic resilience, climate action, and democratic trust? In the fifth episode of our "Talking…

S5E5 Industrial Heartlands: Foreign Policy for the Middle Classes – New Industrial Policy in Times of Geoeconomic Shift

Jan 28, 2025 50m

Brencia Berry, Franziska Brantner, Holger Mann and Tim Ryan discuss new industrial policy in times of geoeconomic shifts. In light of the recent geo-economic shifts accelerated by the pandemic,…

S5E3 Industrial Heartlands: Before the Election – Insights from the US Industrial Heartlands

Jan 28, 2025 33m

Hear from Colleen Dougherty, Friedrich Opitz and Neel Brown about how people in the industrial Heartlands of the US Midwest actually think about politics. What do people in the industrial heartlands…

S5E4 Industrial Heartlands: Lessons Learned from the US Presidential Election

Jan 28, 2025 13m

The Progressive Policy Institute based in Washington D.C. analyzes the centre-left’s electoral struggles and highlights the damaging effects of declining trust in governments and democracy in the US…

S5E2 Industrial Heartlands: Best practices and proposals for action

Feb 13, 2024 27m

Hear from John Austin, Director of the Michigan Economic Center; Jamie Driscoll, Mayor of North of Tyne in the UK; Thomas Wobben, Director for Legislative Works at the European Committee of the…

S5E1 Industrial Heartlands: The democratic imperative to deliver for the heartlands

Feb 07, 2024 36m

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S4E9 Progressive Governance: Rise Or Demise

Nov 29, 2022 1h 11m

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S2E8 Empowering Cities: Building Urban & Transatlantic Infrastructure

Nov 07, 2022 52m

What are successful approaches and polices to the most pressing issues for German and US cities? How can cities and international networks strengthen the transatlantic partnership? The discussion…

S2E7 Empowering Cities: A Blueprint for Urban Progress

Nov 07, 2022 44m

City leaders share the same worries: Climate change, rising inequality, housing insecurity and health inequity, to name a few. They talk about working towards progress. But how can a city’s…

S2E6 Empowering Cities: Forging a Transatlantic Dialogue

Nov 07, 2022 26m

Does Germany struggle with its unhoused populations the same way as cities in the United States do? What can the U.S. learn from Germany when it comes to improving public transportation…

S4E1 Being an artist in Europe: Challenges, Funding Opportunities and New Approaches to Collaboration

Jan 28, 2022 1h 12m

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S2E5 Empowering Cities: Financing the Climate Transformation

Dec 08, 2021 31m

How can we finance the transformation to the zero carbon city? The urban transformation is not going to be cheap. According to a recent study by the KfW Group, Germany needs five trillion euros in…

S3E4 Progressive Governance: Germany's Political Turning Point

Oct 14, 2021 39m

Just change or also progress? Ricarda Lang, Tobias Dürr & Jeremy Cliffe discuss the 2021 German Election As the dust settles, it is clear that Germany has voted for change. But will the result…

S3E3 Progressive Governance: Europe’s Man on the Moon Project

Sep 15, 2021 48m

Robert Habeck & Margrethe Vestager on the European digital transformation In this episode, Robert Habeck and Margrethe Vestager discuss if it is possible for the European Union to keep pace in…

S3E2 Progressive Governance: Beating the Centre-Right

Sep 07, 2021 49m

The future of big-tent parties in Europe Traditional large tent parties have begun to struggle. In response, there is a temptation to appeal to certain segments of society. Our guests Tim Bale and…

S3E1 Progressive Governance: Against the Far-Right

Aug 31, 2021 43m

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S2E4 Empowering Cities: The American Rescue Plan

Jul 25, 2021 30m

How are cities using Biden’s stimulus package to drive change? From damaged livelihoods to a lack of hospitals, the Covid-19 pandemic has drastically affected cities across the United States. As the…

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Mar 04, 2021 38m

with Susanne Zels and Jana Puglierin, hosted by Paulina Fröhlich Susanne Zels is Co-Founder and Manager at Values Unite. She was Programme Director, Board Member, and Co-President at Polis180, a…

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Mar 04, 2021 45m

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