Talking Germany: The German Way of Life

Curiosity is a car-sized robotic rover exploring Mars as part of NASA's Mars Science Laboratory mission. Also part of the mission is German radiation expert Günther Reitz. On Talking Germany, he talks about the challenges of outer space. 64-year-old Günther Reitz is an expert on cosmic rays. After working on NASA'sApollo program, he joined the German Aerospace Center (DLR) in Cologne in 1975 and still runs its Radiation Biology Unit. His latest project is NASA's Mars rover, Curiosity...

Curiosity is a car-sized robotic rover exploring Mars as part of NASA's Mars Science Laboratory mission. Also part of the mission is German radiation expert Günther Reitz. On Talking Germany, he talks about the challenges of outer space. 64-year-old Günther Reitz is an expert on cosmic rays. After working on NASA'sApollo program, he joined the German Aerospace Center (DLR) in Cologne in 1975 and still runs its Radiation Biology Unit. His latest project is NASA's Mars rover, Curiosity...

Curiosity is a car-sized robotic rover exploring Mars as part of NASA's Mars Science Laboratory mission. Also part of the mission is German radiation expert Günther Reitz. On Talking Germany, he talks about the challenges of outer space. 64-year-old Günther Reitz is an expert on cosmic rays. After working on NASA'sApollo program, he joined the German Aerospace Center (DLR) in Cologne in 1975 and still runs its Radiation Biology Unit. His latest project is NASA's Mars rover, Curiosity...

Internet activists Anke and Daniel Domscheit-Berg campaign for greater social and political transparency and against state surveillance. The couple come from very different backgrounds and are now both members of the Pirate Party. She's a former manager and he's the former spokesman of Wikileaks and co-founder of openleaks. Anke and Daniel Domscheit-Berg are this week's guests on Talking Germany...

Internet activists Anke and Daniel Domscheit-Berg campaign for greater social and political transparency and against state surveillance. The couple come from very different backgrounds and are now both members of the Pirate Party. She's a former manager and he's the former spokesman of Wikileaks and co-founder of openleaks. Anke and Daniel Domscheit-Berg are this week's guests on Talking Germany...

Internet activists Anke and Daniel Domscheit-Berg campaign for greater social and political transparency and against state surveillance. The couple come from very different backgrounds and are now both members of the Pirate Party. She's a former manager and he's the former spokesman of Wikileaks and co-founder of openleaks. Anke and Daniel Domscheit-Berg are this week's guests on Talking Germany...

It is sometimes said only believe in statistics that you have doctored yourself. That's a motto that Walter Krämer, Professor for economic and social statistics, would certainly sign up to as well. Another one of his hobby horses is making sure that the German language doesn't become irrecognizable through too many anglicisms. Krämer is also a passionate fan of Bundesliga soccer club Dortmund, so there's no shortage of things to discuss on Talking Germany...

It is sometimes said only believe in statistics that you have doctored yourself. That's a motto that Walter Krämer, Professor for economic and social statistics, would certainly sign up to as well. Another one of his hobby horses is making sure that the German language doesn't become irrecognizable through too many anglicisms. Krämer is also a passionate fan of Bundesliga soccer club Dortmund, so there's no shortage of things to discuss on Talking Germany...

It is sometimes said only believe in statistics that you have doctored yourself. That's a motto that Walter Krämer, Professor for economic and social statistics, would certainly sign up to as well. Another one of his hobby horses is making sure that the German language doesn't become irrecognizable through too many anglicisms. Krämer is also a passionate fan of Bundesliga soccer club Dortmund, so there's no shortage of things to discuss on Talking Germany...

Julia Fischer is one of the leading violinists of her generation. The 30-year-old is a perfectionist, both earnest and emotional. She also plays the piano and loves to teach. She joins us on Talking Germany to talk about life and music. Julia Fischer started playing the violin and the piano at the age of four. At nine she was admitted to the University of Music and Performing Arts in her home town of Munich and soon started to win music competitions...