Archive for the tag 'East Germany'

Aug 04 2008

Your Story Ep 24 : Linda. Podcasting Thesis, GDR Liberties Lost and Lessons for the Future.

Welcome To Episode 24 of Your Story.
Today we talk with Linda Rath-Wiggins who has recently completed a Masters Thesis in podcasting for her Information and Communication Science Degree.
We discuss some statistics on podcasting and internet development and growth. We consider how podcasts are used and produced along with how the large media companies are [...]

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Jul 29 2008

Your Story Ep 23 : Rocco. Mime, Personal Robots and Amazing Berlin.

Published by Ian under Art, Career, Society & Culture, Travel

Welcome To Episode 23 of Your Story.

Today we talk with Roco Menzel of Metroccolis who in along with his collaborator Stefan Wabner is a Mime artist performing as Metroccolis.
Now after 14 years developing the skill of mime Rocco is starting to achieve real international success, earning a living and well on the way to achieving [...]

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Jul 25 2008

Your Story Addendum Ep 8 : Obama Speech in Berlin on a Beautiful Summer Night.

Published by Ian under Addendum, Podcasts, Travel

On a this beautiful summer night I went to see the Obama Show when it came to Berlin.
Initially I was reluctant thinking that it would be the usual political hoopla but on second thoughts I thought that this is one of those cities in the world that history is made in and wouldn’t it be [...]

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Jul 21 2008

Your Story Addendum Ep 7 : Off to Swidwin, Poland.

Published by Ian under Addendum, Personal, Podcasts, Storytelling, Travel

My surname is Kath, pronounced in the Germanic languages I’ve been told recently here as Kat with a short sharp “T”. I’ve also found out that the Germans would automatically spell it with a “K” unlike how most Australians would, as my family have found want to spell it with a “C”. The Germans should [...]

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Jul 21 2008

Your Story Addendum Ep 6 : Berlin, Observations from an Australian

Published by Ian under Addendum, Podcasts, Society & Culture, Travel

Walking home I realised it was time to share a few thoughts on what I’ve been seeing in Berlin particually that there are still a few reminders of the the war  with the damage still visible either because you can see the repair with replacement of perfect stone or the original stone with the dents [...]

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Jul 18 2008

Your Story Ep 22 : Romy. Social Circus, Berlin, The Wall.

Welcome To Episode 22 of Your Story Addendum.
Today we chat with Romy who while studying Social Services has continued to work and develop her childhood passion for Social Circus as a mechanism to enable children to develop and grow their communication skills, self worth and community interactions. She now has a huge opportunity to help [...]

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Jul 16 2008

Your Story Addendum Ep 5 : Germany. Long flights, Tubingen, Potsdam and Berlin

Welcome To Episode Five of Your Story Addendum.
Here is a quick update on how it’s been travelling settling and having a bit of a look around Germany. Particually Tübingen, Potsdam and arriving in Berlin. I flush out a bit more of my observations in follow up Addendum eposides. So this is just to make the [...]

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Apr 28 2008

European Odyssey July – August ‘08

Your Story is going to Europe.
I’m an Australian man with all the traditional western views laid down from being raised in Australia and I wish to take these eyes and attitude and see how others live there lives then show others that there are 6 Billion ways that we do this thing called humanity.
So [...]

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Nov 20 2007

Your Story Ep 2 : Eve, Being a child in East Germany, Australian Holiday, Alternative views on Relationships.

Welcome To Episode Two of Your Story.Today we talk with Eve a German Sociology Student who was a recent visitor to Australia. We discuss her alternative view of relationships that is fundamentally different to the way that we in the West see that intimate relationships should be conducted which many people see as quite confronting. [...]

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