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Hilke Schellmann is one of the few Germans who ever won an Emmy for documentary filmmaking. She is an investigative reporter at The Wall Street Journal and an Assistant Professor for Journalism at New York University.

In episode 5 of the Wunderbar Together podcast, she dives into the different approaches to journalism in the U.S. and in Germany, #MeToo in media and her recent investigations of artificial intelligence.

In her most recent work on A.I. and hiring, she is trying to answer one of the biggest questions of our crisis-stricken days: what happens when intelligent machines decide on who gets...

He is one of the most experienced and well-known investors in technology in the United States, and also somebody who permanently lives a few steps ahead in the future. Please welcome Albert Wenger, Managing Partner at Union Square Ventures.

In December 2013, artist Uli Beutter Cohen asked a young woman on the Q train what she was reading, and if she was ok to have her picture taken.

It had caught Uli's attention that New York City was a place where more people would read on the subway than anywhere else – always with a special sense of pride, and many emotions.

Uli posted the picture of the women – a young dancer – reading “Catching Fire” on Instagram, on a new account she called Subway Book Review. The caption read "I liked the first two movies and wanted...

Five years ago, Theresa and Corinna Williams left their well-paid jobs to open a laundromat in Brooklyn – together. It led them through endless bureau-crazy, construction sites, bursting water pipes, endless and even more endless hours of daunting work. But they did it.They opened Celsious, the first-ever sustainable laundromat in New York City, including a café and an open-air patio.

They built a sustainable brand around it and became the centerpiece of a thriving community, including their own parents who moved from Germany to New York to support them. They’re still open through the current pandemic, running their laundry as...

The first guest on Wunderbar Together is among the most esteemed architects of his generation. His architecture firm Hollwich Kushner is based in New York City and has been ranked among the world's most innovative companies by Fast Company magazine.

He is also the co-creator of Architizer, the largest platform for architecture online. And he's a thought leader and author on the topic of aging. But foremost, he's a builder of houses, offices and worlds who went from Munich in Bavaria all around the globe until he found his home here in New York City. Welcome, Matthias Hollwich!

Hi and welcome to Wunderbar Together!

We're excited to take you on a journey to the coolest Germans in the United States. Together, we learn how our guests combine two cultures and create something wonderful.

This podcast is inspired and party funded by Wunderbar Together, the Year of German-American friendship. Wunderbar Together 2018/19 was a comprehensive and collaborative initiative funded by the German Federal Foreign Office, implemented by the Goethe-Institut, and supported by the Federation of German Industries (BDI). For more information, please head to wunderbartogether.org.

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