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Documenting The Sound Of Berlin

Some sounds in Berlin, like the S-Bahn, are unmistakable. Londoner, Peter Cusack, who is currently taking part in the Berlin Artists in Residence Program DAAD, is recording some of his favorite sounds...

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Berlin's 'Pictoplasma' Festival Explores Visual Culture, Animation

The Pictoplasma Festival, a festival dedicated to visual culture, begins this Wednesday in Berlin with main venues at the Babylon and HBC. Pictoplasma is a meeting ground for illustrators, animators,...

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Berlin's 'Rice Up,' Healthy Fast Food With A European Touch

Directly on the U-Bahn platform of Schoenleinstrasse, Rice Up serves a selection of Onigiri, based on the traditional Japanese fillings. Some Berliners are calling the "healthy fast food" option the...

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Don't Like Going To The Gym? Try The Hula Hoop

Hoopla!Berlin was established by Canadian Balazs Ari, a former mountain bike racer, and his girlfriend six years ago. They teach weekly classes of the "hoop-dance," a freestyle hooping exercise that...

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From Brooklyn to Berlin, Pianist Explores New Jazz

Benny Lackner, a jazz pianist and composer based in Berlin, has released a new album, Cachuma. The songs are inspired by places in Berlin and his journey back to his roots.(Image credit: Anouschka...

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'Berlin Sampler': Documenting Berlin's Rebellious Music History

Kaffee Burger in Mitte recently hosted a launch for Berlin Sampler, a book that traces over 100 years of musical works in Berlin and the events that shaped them.

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Soccer Pioneer Builds Her Own Revolution In Egypt

Egyptian soccer pioneer Sahar El-Hawary recently stopped in Berlin to speak at a "Discover Football" conference before making her way to the women's Champions League Final in Munich. El-Hawary was the...

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Berlin Restaurant Experiments With Virtual Currency

At Room 77 in Kreuzberg, you can expect to pay 2 Bitcoin for a cheeseburger. The Texas-inspired eatery is the only restaurant in Germany accepting the virtual currency. Using Bitcoin, the customer pays...

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Inspired By Twitter, Filmmaker Records Stories In 140 Seconds

Inspired by Twitter, filmmaker Mia Meyer and her colleague started a website that films Twitter users sharing stories in 140 seconds.

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'Szimpla Musiksalon': Filling A Niche In Berlin's Music Scene

Last year, Hungarian Attila Kiss opened Szimpla Musiksalon on Revalerstr. 99 in Friedrichshain. Like its precursor in Budapest, Szimpla Musiksalon aspires to be a cultural community area with film,...

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Germany Beats The Netherlands 2-1

The German football team is one of the top picks to win the Euro Cup 2012. Striker Mario Gomez has already kicked the German team into the quarter finals, beating equally strong teams from Portugal and...

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Traveling with Berlin Muslim Youth to Israel

"Traveling with Muslim Youth to Israel " - a 30 minute German documentary, was part of this years Jewish Film Festival in Berlin.(Image credit: monika mueller-kroll/NPR Berlin)

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Spain Dominates Euro 2012 as Germany Showcases Promising Players

After 24 days and 31 matches the Euro 2012 is over. It's hard to imagine that Germany would have defeated such a dominating Spanish team.(Image credit: Fabrice Coffrini/Getty Images)

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Soccer Fans Scrap Sports Commentary For Organ Music

Berlin's streets came to a halt as Berliners squeezed themselves into neighborhood bars to watch the European Soccer Championship. But at Lausitzerplatz in Kreuzberg, Emmanus Church was the main...

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Regarding NPR Berlin

NPR Berlin was an FM radio station that served the English-speaking community in Berlin, Germany, for more than a decade.

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