In a rapidly changing world, MADE in Germany examines the risks and benefits of digitalization and its impact on the way we work, what we earn and how we live.
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 4 days 17 hours 30 minutes
What is "Disruption"?
It’s a term used to describe innovations that have the ability to destroy entire fields. Airbnb capitalization has overtaken that of big hotel chains, autonomous cars could soon put taxi drivers out of business. Who will win, and who will lose?
Standing up to the online giants
Photographs? Instagram! Music? Spotify! Clothing? Zalando! There are now platforms and apps to meet nearly any imaginable need. And that’s driving many traditional businesses into bankruptcy. The survivors must be doing something right. But what?
And Cut! Women in the director's chair
Who has the last word on how women are depicted on the cinema screen? Directors! And most of them are men. Cristina Cubas asks Paz Lázaro from the Berlin Film Festival how women can make film less of a man's world.
Combining kids & career
Family vs. career - a dilemma that can also trouble men who want to do more than a short-term stint in child-rearing. Jörg Asmussen, former executive at the ECB, risked his career for his children.
Lots of work, not enough workers
Skilled craftsmen and women are in short supply in Germany, partly because the work isn't considered cool by young people. Businesses are over-stretched. We meet father and son roofers in Westphalia who are taking matters into their own hands.
German-made electric car batteries
While German carmakers promote their electric cars, they are dependent on foreign-made battery cells. While potential suppliers are gearing up to change that, the domestic auto industry is taking a back seat. Is Germany missing the bus?
Hydrogen hits the road
A car with steam coming out of the exhaust has to be running on hydrogen. The clean fuel cell technology has been around for 30 years, so why isn’t it taking off?
Technology instead of animal testing
An organization set up by German carmakers exposed monkeys to diesel exhaust fumes to show they weren't carcinogenic. Animal testing is considered necessary in industries like pharmaceuticals. But why, when modern technology offers other options?
Scandal? What scandal?
Emissions test on animals and people – just the latest scandal to hit VW. In 2015, the carmaker came under fire for cheating on diesel emissions. 2017, however, it managed to post a new unit sales record. How is that possible?
Passion & Profit: Living for art
Daniel Eltinger paints with a vengeance, but it hardly pays the rent. Like many young artists, he dreams of being discovered one day. If star art dealer Gerd Harry Lybke signs you up, for example you're already halfway to making it.