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He is the face of New York for many German tourists: Sanel Huskanovic, founder of "Mein Trip Nach New York", a social media platform and tour agency specialized on the German-speaking world. Until the pandemic hit, he would stream live from the streets of New York City every week, sharing his life with over 100.000 followers. Many of them would eventually tour the city with him and his team and bring business to his company, located a few steps from Time Square. But the pandemic brought all that to a crushing halt – and the successful entrepreneur and influencer lost everything he...

On his last day in office as director of Wunderbar Together – the celebration of German-American friendship that gave this podcast its name – historian Christoph Mücher takes stock: Together with his team, he coordinated, co-created or supported 2.800 events in 560 places in all 50 states of the U.S. since October 2018.

He oversaw a budget of 20 million Euros. And he met thousands of everyday Americans with German roots or connections. What stuck? How did it change him? And what does he tell the world about this country that's so hard to understand? "The people are worth to...

Dr. Frederik G. Pferdt is the Chief Innovation Evangelist at Google – a zealous advocate of turning challenges into opportunities. How? Any challenge, as big and harrowing it might seem, can be turned into a question, he says. That question takes away anxiety and inspires action. Even if it takes weeks or months to find and reframe that question. And even if it's highly uncomfortable, because most of us, when faced with a challenge, look for a solution first. "What we are lacking as human beings is not creativity – it's confidence to turn ideas into action."

After playing soccer for most of his childhood, Moritz Wagner discovered his ease with mastering the game of basketball. As a teen, he skyrocketed through the ranks of his home town club Alba Berlin, before trying the impossible: At age 17, he turned down an offer to play professionally in Germany and joined the college team at University of Michigan with the dream of becoming a NBA player.

And he did it. After being drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers in 2018 he currently plays on the Center position for the Washington Wizards in the nations's capital.

On episode 12...

Nora Abousteit grew up in a household of makers and tinkerers. Today, as the founder & CEO of CraftJam, she teaches the U.S. and the world how to craft, reintroducing the digital generation to using their hands. "We are what we make" is her mantra, and wants us all to make more – and consume less.

Join Nora on her journey from Munich to Cairo to New York, discovering her cultural identities, before finding her true calling as part of the maker movement in the U.S. – on episode 11 of the Wunderbar Together podcast.

"Back in the days, crafting was...

Marco Schnabl's affinity for all things cars and engines goes back to his childhood near Cologne. But after putting himself through a tough dual study program with Daimler and starting a career in one of Germany's key industries, he left his secure job to become a car salesman in America's largest city. „Selling cars in Manhattan exposes you to all walks of life.”

In episode 10 of the Wunderbar Together podcast, Marco Schnabl describes how his journey eventually lead to revolutionizing the car selling process altogether – and how he, together with his co-founder, built automotiveMastermind, a company that was...

"How did a guy from Heidelberg end up in the hills of L.A.? I got lucky", says Paul Ripke, who moved to California with his family four years ago. He works as a visual storyteller, photographer, fashion designer and influencer – a creator of the digital age with over half a million followers on Instagram alone.

In episode 8 of the Wunderbar Together podcast, Paul discusses his journey from djing for GIs in his hometown in Southwestern Germany to being thrust into the global spotlight with the German Nationalmannschaft winning the FIFA World Cup in Brazil to working with Formula...

Mel, born in Ireland, wanted to learn German. Anita, born in Germany, wanted to improve her English. As an intercultural couple in New York City, they wanted to understand each other and their respective cultures better. But they couldn't find any lessons or teachers they liked.

Taking life by the horns, they started their own thing in 2016: Talaera, a platform for personalized English training. Today, they are a husband-and-wife-team employing half a dozen full-time staffers while the platform connects hundreds of learners and coaches around the world every day.

On episode 8 of the Wunderbar Together podcast, Anita &...

From Papua New Guinea to Saudi Arabia to the Turks and Caicos islands – Sebastian Steinau has worked in some of the most exotic places on our planet. Without ever planning on it, he became the broker of the wealthy. And eventually, he moved to New York, to make it in the toughest real estate market of all.

On episode 7 of the Wunderbar Together, Sebastian Steinau, Senior Global Real Estate Advisor at Corcoran Group, reveals his journey from horseback jumping in Germany to living and failing in the Caribbean - "I never knew there was a pirate in me" -...

Vince Ebert is a physicist and comedian – and a big hit in his native Germany. But after two decades of playing sold-out theaters, publishing bestselling books and hosting his own television show, he recently relocated to New York City.

His goal: Breaking through in the toughest stand-up scene in the world. His opening line: "German physicist – double the fun." His takeaway: "It wasn't a complete disaster."

In episode 6 of the Wunderbar Together podcast, Vince Ebert shares the cost of being on stage for five minutes, how the experience changed him as a comedian, and what Germans really...