English Breakfast - Das interkulturelle Morgenmagazin

Leonidas Theodoridis, known under the lable Leo Theo is our guest on the latest program of English Breakfast. He came by to discuss his journey to creating singular pieces as well as his approach. A wide variety from classical and historical costume designs for theater to avant guarde garments and assessories. His collections have themes including greek mythology or the more recent collection crea...

Alex Maier, Göppingen mayor explains the Wege Kompass: a pathway forward involving citizen participation in working towards the global sustainability goals on the local level. (Bürgerbeteiligung) Since our last meeting, we talk about how the Covid-Pandemic effected his initial policy plans. Immunisation busses and installing testing stations were some of the first crisis management policies. The W...

Silvia Korkmaz, moderator from Good Morning Deutschland - refugee radio, talks about her experience joining the team as well as her plans for future events. Located in Stuttgart near the residences of refugees Voice of Stuttgart with Issam also has other partners in the Frankfurt studio location. Her enjoyment in being near families and sharing their cultures and experiences through food and music...

Martina Ürek, children's book author introduces her latest book "An was glaubst Du? (What do you believe?). She muses about her love of books as to how as a child spending hours in the library inspired her to later working in a bookstore and study journalism. Among other stations she freelanced as a journalist for the local NWZ paper. Belief and culture are also themes in our conversation....

Amandeep Sandhu, Indian author, and artist in resident at the Schloss Solitude reveals the autobiographical nature of his books and recalls his path to writing. Personal and sometimes startlingly real-life events drove him to create his novels, with themes such as marginalization, mental illness as well as German colonialization. Gripping to read, his novels touch on taboo topics which also give d...

For this year's Christmas show, we greet Pastor Angelo Ungebu, a Catholic Priest practicing at Christkönig Church Göppingen. Angelo talks of traditions, history, food, and way of life in Nigeria and touches on his German and Belgium experiences. Inspired to save lives and encouraged by parish members, he founded a health center project with Freunde für Nigeria - Enyioma in 2013. Still, in the...

Trio Mara composed of Sakina Teyna on vocals, Naze Isxan on piano and Nure Dlovani and on violin visit the radiofips studios. In our chat we explore Kurdish oriental sounds interpreted through European classical instruments. Their Kurdish roots, muti-language texts, and feminism are just some of the topics we discuss Their use of language in traditional Kurdish lyrics and other languages transends...

Tanya Mátéfi, South African singer-songwriter introduces her debut CD under the name of Estledaire entitled "Under My Hat". In collaboration with Axel Nagel and Armin Otto, she decided to follow her passion for music. Inspired by the landscapes of South Africa, childhood memories, and her Christian beliefs, "Under my hat" is the result of deep friendships through music. A mix of Sc...

Yeama, a new up-and-coming artist who I recently saw perform in Stuttgart at the Sommer Stage in Stuttgart. Her strong voice just blew me away so that I couldn't resist asking her to be my guest on the program. This singer-songwriter just released her first EP entitled Real Identity. Her music and lyrics also carry a message. Moved by the need for change in light of the events surrounding Geor...

"Kunst findet Stadt" is the art action event organized by the Kunsthalle Göppingen. Guest moderator Jana offers insights into the creative process as she speaks with curator Eva Paulitsch. The artist duo Sourati also offers background into their approach and impressions on location. More about the project, as well as visitor interviews, are all part of the program. #KunstFindetStadt #inter...

Dr. Gabriele Michel, president of the human rights organization AMICA, discusses the organization's work for women in war torn and post war areas. Women as the agents of change and peacemaking are elaborated upon. This Freiburg based group has activities in Bosnia-Herzegowina, Kosovo, Palistine, Chechechnia, Libia and Lebanon, offering medical and psychological support, as well as education; h...

Andor Shelby, composer, and pianist tells us of his adventurous life with many dramatic ups and downs, from going to the US as a refugee from Hungary, to achieving the Oscar for film composition. Now he spends much of his time investing in his students; teaching in his Göppingen studio. 👇🏽 LINKS BELOW 👇🏽   Instagram:  angelines_place Facebook:  English Breakfast Radio show:  English Breakfast...

Nata š a Rikanović, joins me in the studio shortly after her performance. She discusses her cultural Croatian-Serbian etc. roots, her inspiration behind theater clowning, children's theater, and musical performance. She is well known in the intercultural scene, bringing her audience to laughter while creating an atmosphere of kindness and respect. Her newfound passion: Mongolian singing. 👇🏽...

Alaeddine Kandil, discusses the Arab Spring in Tunesia and the subsequent elections as well as activities carreid out by young people to have an impact in shaping their own future, In Tunisia Alaeddine was organizing workshops, visiting local NGOs took part in digital activism as well as attending live rallies during this historical moment. He also volunteered in Tunisia's first free election....

In this episode, we speak to Miriam from the International Office of the University of Applied Sciences Esslingen. In our chat, we discuss the benefits that student exchange offers, counseling services, and opportunities for staff to teach abroad as well as the International Friends Program. Among other offerings we talk about critical incidences and how creating a welcoming environment can enrich...

Alevitische Gemeinde Göppingen are my guests. They discuss their various social and community activities. Introducing us to a spiritual world filled with poetry and music. Their extensive value system can give us all insight into our daily practices. A belief system that many are unfamiliar with. Far from being isolated, the Aleviten partake in many social causes and are active participants in the...

30 year Anniversary of the Albanian Club Mutter Teresa. Jahja Gashi the chair of the Albanian club of Göppingen "Albansicher Verein - Mutter Teresa" gives us a historical overview of the club to mark its 30 year anniversary. Educational, artistic, and cultural events and activities are discussed and Jahja tells us some of the club's upcoming plans. A big theme in our talk is the connec...

Eva Epple one of the speakers of the Interkultureller Frauenrat joins us along with one of the members Melek Kandilli from the Migrantinnen Verein joins us to tell us about some of the activities. The intercultural women's council has members from many of the cultural clubs, but also individuals. Women's rights, human rights Some of the activities including: 1 billion rising (14 Feb), Inte...

Tony Falconieri, Chair for the Initiative für Städte-Partnerschaften, teacher, artist, and illustrator, discusses a unique international cookbook entitled "Grenzenlos Genießen" (limitless enjoyment). Recipies from twin cities with Sonneberg, Pessac, Foggia, and Klosterneuburg created an intercultural cookbook. Working closely with the partner cities, Tony Falconieri and his team, collected...

Susanne Horžinek ,a unique individual marking her own path. Originally from the country previously known as Yugoslavia, she came to Germany as a young girl to be reunited with her father who had come to Germany as a so-called "guest worker". Admiring her father's craftmanship as a glassblower, she at a young age was drawn to hairdressing by seeing the transformation of customers' m...

Inge Auerbacher, a holocost survivor author and educator recalls her early childhood in Jebenhausen and her deportation from the Schiller Schule in Göppingen to a concentration camp. She continues to educate youth and adults today though her own personal history and published works. Her messages of compassion and civil courage are more than ever relevant today. We also get the pleasure of hearing...

Claudia and Hans Stöckle reflect on the beauty of Nepal and its people in this latest episode. Working with Doctors without Borders, Hans first went to Nepal was over 10 years ago. Now the couple have been back seven times. Wonderous mountains and welcoming people is how they describe this special place. A pediatritian and child neurologist, Hans mentored medical personal with the vision of empowe...

Ian Maurath, discusses his adventurous bicycle trip planned with travel partner and girlfriend Lena Friedrich. Their route involves stop overs in Usbekistan, Kirgisistan and Tadschikistan, the silk road as well as China and Afghanistan borders. Combining camping with overnight stays with locals, all while carrying equipment on their backs, they plan a total of approximately 3000 kilometres and rea...

French film producer, choreographer and director Grégory Darcy, is accompanied by Angela Erlich, dancer, and cultural commissioner for the city of Kernen in our talk about their latest intercultural project entitled "Menschen Tanzen". A combinatinon of orginal music and mixed dance, dancers bring music and dance forms form their counties of origin, interwoven with choreography and world mu...

Arta Ramadani, visited the studio on her book tour during the Intercultural Weeks in Göppingen. Originally from Pristina, Korsovo she fled in early years to Germany with her family. We chat about some of the highlights during her journalistic career as well as how she came to writing her debut book entitled "Die Reise zum ersten Kuss: Eine Kosovarin in Kreuzberg" (Voyage to the first kiss)...