Here’s a list of 50+ radio features I have worked on in my time at the ARD Studio Washington.

Sadly, not every piece can still be found online. Where still available I have added a link.

2023

Am Grenzzaun von El Paso – Versagt die US-Einwanderungspolitik?
Written by: Ralf Borchard
Voice Recording, Audio production, Mixing: Simon Janssen

“Give me an A!” – Musik ist groß an Amerikas Schulen
Written by: Katrin Brand
Voice Recording, Audio production, Mixing: Simon Janssen

West Virginia und die Zukunft der Kohle in den USA
Written by: Julia Kastein
Voice Recording, Audio production, Mixing: Simon Janssen

Mythos Harley-Davidson
Written by: Sebastian Hesse
Voice Recording, Audio production, Mixing: Simon Janssen

Butter, Kühe, Politik: US-Wahlkampf auf dem Rummelplatz
Written by: Katrin Brand
Voice Recording, Audio production, Mixing: Simon Janssen

Von wegen ausgestorben – die Rückkehr des amerikanischen Bisons
Written by: Claudia Sarre
Voice Recording, Audio production, Mixing: Simon Janssen

2022

Gefangenenlager Guantanamo – Amerikas Schandfleck seit 20 Jahren
Written by: Julia Kastein
Voice Recording, Audio production, Mixing: Simon Janssen

Erinnerungskultur in Mississippi im Wandel
Written by: Sebastian Hesse
Voice Recording, Audio production, Mixing: Simon Janssen

Football und die NFL
Written by: Katrin Brand
Voice Recording, Audio production, Mixing: Simon Janssen

150 Jahre Yellowstone: Der erste Nationalpark der Welt
Written by: Torsten Teichmann
Voice Recording, Audio production, Mixing: Simon Janssen

Brückenbauer: Wie Amerikaner ihr gespaltenes Land einen wollen
Written by: Julia Kastein
Voice Recording, Audio production, Mixing: Simon Janssen

Geliebt, verfolgt und fast vernichtet – Das komplizierte Verhältnis der USA zum “Bald Eagle”
Written by: Katrin Brand
Voice Recording, Audio production, Mixing: Simon Janssen

Zünglein an der Waage: Kampf um die Latino-Wählerstimmen in den USA
Written by: Claudia Sarre
Voice Recording, Audio production, Mixing: Simon Janssen

Life on the Rez: Native Americans zwischen Besorgnis und Zuversicht
Written by: Sebastian Hesse
Voice Recording, Audio production, Mixing: Simon Janssen

2021

Amerikas Evangelikale – auf der Suche nach einer neuen politischen Heimat
Written by: Sebastian Hesse
Voice Recording, Audio production, Mixing: Simon Janssen

Corona in New York: Nach Grau kommt Farbe
Written by: Antje Passenheim
Audio production, Mixing: Simon Janssen

Fabriken im Weltall – Raumfahrt wird zunehmend zum großen Geschäft
Written by: Arthur Landwehr
Voice Recording, Audio production, Mixing: Simon Janssen

Der Süden Louisianas versinkt im Meer
Written by: Claudia Sarre
Voice Recording, Audio production, Mixing: Simon Janssen

Krise an der Grenze? Kehrseite der Migrationspolitik in den USA
Written by: Sebastian Hesse
Voice Recording, Audio production, Mixing: Simon Janssen

Ohne Wahrheit keine Veränderung – Ein Jahr nach dem Mord an George Floyd
Written by: Torsten Teichmann
Voice Recording, Audio production, Mixing: Simon Janssen

Oklahoma! Republikanischer wird’s nicht
Written by: Katrin Brand
Voice Recording, Audio production, Mixing: Simon Janssen

Wilder Westen, Rockies und viel Wind: Cowboy-Staat Wyoming und der harte Ritt in die Zukunft
Written by: Jule Käppel
Voice Recording, Audio production, Mixing: Simon Janssen

9/11 Boat Lift: Eine fast vergessene Rettungsgeschichte
Written by: Antje Passenheim
Voice Recording, Audio production, Mixing: Simon Janssen

Wie Bluegrass den demographischen Wandel in den USA spiegelt
Written by: Sebastian Hesse
Voice Recording, Audio production, Mixing: Simon Janssen

Süchtig nach Schmerzmitteln – Die Opiat-Krise in den USA
Written by: Julia Kastein
Voice Recording, Audio production, Mixing: Simon Janssen

Jenseits des Burgers – Amerika ist, was es isst
Written by: Arthur Landwehr
Voice Recording, Audio production, Mixing: Simon Janssen

Kampfansage gegen Klimawandel in Maine
Written by: Franziska Hoppen
Voice Recording, Audio production, Mixing: Simon Janssen

2020

Farm-Aid USA
Written by: Sebastian Hesse
Voice Recording, Audio production, Mixing: Simon Janssen

Die Alltagssorgen der US-Amerikaner
Written by: Arthur Landwehr
Voice Recording, Audio production, Mixing: Simon Janssen

Chicagos Southside
Written by: Torben Ostermann
Voice Recording, Audio production, Mixing: Simon Janssen

Frauen in der US-Politik
Written by: Claudia Sarre
Voice Recording, Audio production, Mixing: Simon Janssen

Auf der Suche nach den Wurzeln – Hype DNA Tests in den USA
Written by: Arthur Landwehr
Voice Recording, Audio production, Mixing: Simon Janssen

Der Rio Grande in New Mexico
Written by: Torsten Teichmann
Voice Recording, Audio production, Mixing: Simon Janssen

Washington, DC während der Corona-Pandemie
Written by: Katrin Brand
Voice Recording, Audio production, Mixing: Simon Janssen

Der automatisierte Krieg
Written by: Jan Bösche
Voice Recording, Audio production, Mixing and Music: Simon Janssen

Black Votes Matter
Written by: Claudia Sarre
Voice Recording, Audio production, Mixing: Simon Janssen

Die Sprache von Donald Trump
Written by: Arthur Landwehr
Voice Recording, Audio production, Mixing: Simon Janssen

Trump und die Stahlindustrie – Viel versprochen, wenig erreicht
Written by: Julia Kastein
Voice Recording, Audio production, Mixing: Simon Janssen

“We are Trump” – Die treuen Fans des Präsidenten
Written by: Arthur Landwehr
Voice Recording, Audio production, Mixing: Simon Janssen

Vier Jahre Präsident Donald Trump
Written by: Katrin Brand
Voice Recording, Audio production, Mixing: Simon Janssen

Unterwegs in Georgia
Written by: Jule Käppel
Voice Recording, Audio production, Mixing: Simon Janssen

Vorwahlen in Iowa
Written by: Thilo Kößler
Voice Recording, Audio production, Mixing: Simon Janssen

2019

100 Jahre Nationalpark Grand Canyon
Written by: Sebastian Schreiber
Voice Recording, Audio production, Mixing: Simon Janssen

Die emotionale Beziehung der Amerikaner zu ihren Waffen
Written by: Arthur Landwehr
Voice Recording, Audio production, Mixing: Simon Janssen

Die Deutschen in der NBA – Schwitzen, schuften, treffen
Written by: Martina Buttler & Sebastian Schreiber
Voice Recording, Audio production, Mixing: Simon Janssen

Das Rodeo und der Mythos Cowboy
Written by: Arthur Landwehr
Voice Recording, Audio production, Mixing: Simon Janssen

Ein großer kleiner Schritt – Die erste Mondlandung vor 50 Jahren
Written by: Jan Bösche
Voice Recording, Audio production, Mixing and Music: Simon Janssen

Woodstock – ein Wirtschaftskrimi
Written by: Antje Passenheim
Voice Recording, Audio production, Mixing: Simon Janssen

Abtreibungskrieg in Alabama
Written by: Martina Buttler
Voice Recording, Audio production, Mixing: Simon Janssen

Obdachlos in den USA – Wenn das Auto zum Zuhause wird
Written by: Martina Buttler
Voice Recording, Audio production, Mixing: Simon Janssen

Amerikas Wälder
Written by: Julia Kastein
Voice Recording, Audio production, Mixing: Simon Janssen

Jury Duty in den USA
Written by: Martina Buttler
Voice Recording, Audio production, Mixing: Simon Janssen

An der Mauer zu Mexico
Written by: Torsten Teichmann
Voice Recording, Audio production, Mixing: Simon Janssen