Interview Episodes

Gerald Knaus is a founding member of the European Stability Initiative, ESI. He has been studying the plight of refugees and migrants since the Balkan Wars of the 1990s. We spoke to him about the challenges posed by migration and the UN migration ...

Omid Nouripour was just thirteen when he arrived in Germany as a refugee from Iran. Today he is a Green Party member of the Bundestag. He speaks about the cruel impact that war has on a young life, how he came to view Germany as home, and the peop...

Germany is considered Europe's strongest nation, both politically and economically. Just like a century ago, it is viewed as culturally sensitive but ruthless when it comes to wielding power. How can it counter the fears of its neighbors and partn...

"People in eastern Germany believe they've been given a raw deal, that they've been shut out," says Bodo Ramelow, head of the regional government in the state of Thuringia.

Judith Enders was just thirteen when the Berlin Wall came down. It was a seminal experience for her - like many of her generation - and she put together a book about people's lives under communism. She asked people how it felt for them and whether...

"It's not by chance that I ended up in the arts and not in politics," says Shermin Langhoff, Artistic Director of Berlin's Maxim Gorki Theater. In the DW Interview Langhoff discusses both art and politics.

German historian Peter Brandt talks to DW about divisions in modern Germany, the future of the Social Democrats and his relationship to his late father, former Chancellor Willy Brandt.

Guler is Secretary of State for Integration in Northrhine-Westphalia.

"Africa and every country in it needs to go its own way," says the German Development Minister, Gerd Muller.

Niklas Frank is the son of the man Hitler installed as general governor of occupied Poland. Hans Frank was responsible for the death camps in Poland. Niklas Frank has faced up to his past. But he tells DW that the Germans in general have not.

"It's not borders that need to be protected but people," says Stefan Schmidt. He was himself arrested in 2004 as the captain of Cap Anamur after he led to operation to save 37 refugees from the Mediterranean Sea.

The far-right AfD has become the main opposition party in Germany's parliament. For four years, Franziska Schreiber was the right-hand woman of the party's former chairperson Frauke Petry. Now Schreiber has left the party -- and written a book.

"If you want to have an impact in our society, you need to be aware of our history and our special sensibility as far as anti-Semitism is concerned," says Germany's anti-Semitism commissioner in The Interview on DW.

Lawyer and imam Seyran Ates founded the liberal Ibn Rushd-Goethe mosque in Berlin.

"I am fighting to prevent Europe from frittering away its humanistic legacy," says Gyde Jensen.

Germany's 'NSU trial' is coming to an end. It has been one of the longest criminal trials in German history. Neo-Nazis were accused of killing nine men with Turkish or Greek backgrounds, as well as a German policewoman.

"We are living in a political moment in which nationalism, protectionism, and withdrawal have become a great temptation," says the head of the United Nations Development Programme, Achim Steiner.

"National identity is certainly the least important factor when it comes to building a democratic Europe," says German Book Prize Winner Robert Menasse.

Twenty-five years after the deadly arson attack in Solingen, mayor Tim Kurzbach tells DW, 'We should not behave as if the struggle against the right were over.' On May 29, 1993, two women and three children whose family hailed from Turkey died.

"Europe can only survive if Germany and France take the reins together," said SPD politician Klaus von Dohnanyi during an interview with DW. The former Mayor of Hamburg added "Europe will not make any progress until France understands.

"Integration is always a two-way matter," says Stephan Mayer in the DW Interview.

"Jews in Germany are doing well, they are listened to," says political scientist David Ranan. Compared to Muslims, they seem to be a preferred minority, he said. We examined the difficult subject of anti-Semitism in modern Germany with David Ranan.

"Every Turkish media outlet has desks belonging to jailed colleagues" says Christian Mihr of the German branch of Reporters Without Borders. Deutsche Welle spoke to him about press freedom and independence, which are under threat in many parts of ...

"A basic income changes a person's mindset," says Michael Bohmeyer. "It reduces anxiety and makes people healthier and more creative". His crowd-funded portal has been raffling off unconditional basic incomes. Bohmeyer tells DW how it works.

Political scientist Gesine Schwan has been a member of the SPD for 46 years and has lived through its many ups and downs. Deutsche Welle spoke to her about the future of the party, refugee policy and developments in neighboring Poland. She was the...

"We believed in the need for a revolution," says the activist and co-founder of Germany's Green Party, Hans-Christian Strobele. He talked to DW about extra-parliamentary opposition, democracy and the Greens.

"The Agenda 2010 reforms we adopted 15 years ago were very damaging for social democracy in Germany because we betrayed our values," regrets Simone Lange. The mayor of the northern town of Flensburg is challenging party stalwart Andrea Nahles in a...

"Men like Presidents Erdogan, Putin and Trump are rapidly destroying the peaceful order which we have constructed following two world wars." That is the warning from German Green politician Agnieszka Brugger. She told DW she is disturbed by the ar...

Elliott Management Founder and Co-CEO Paul Singer reveals why he became an activist in the fight for gay rights and marriage equality, a stand at odds with many in his Republican Party. He speaks to David Rubenstein.

What advice would millionaire businessman and investor Warren Buffett give to a young investor wanting to emulate him? David Rubenstein speaks to the Berkshire Hathaway Chairman and Chief Executive Officer about his life and career.

Russian President Vladimir Putin sits down for a rare interview with Bloomberg Editor-in-Chief John Micklethwait, delving into subjects ranging from the US presidential election to the Syrian civil war, oil prices and state asset sales.

Mark Zuckerberg is founder and chief executive officer of Facebook Inc, and one of the world's youngest billionaires. How did he get there? Game Changers follows his journey.

Popular media personality Alan Jones talks to a selection of talented and influential Australians who have achieved greatness in their respective fields. In this episode, Anthony Warlow, Matt Mitcham and Sydney Kirkby.

Popular media personality Alan Jones talks to a selection of talented and influential Australians who have achieved greatness in their respective fields. In this episode, Ita Buttrose, Ian Frazer and Carla Zampatti.

Exploring her dedication to the song writing process, her influences and inspiration, Taylor Swift - Superstar captures the essence of the creative persona of one of the world's most popular performers.

Roger Rogerson was a tough cop in a tough town. Just what was needed many would say. This 2011 portrayal of his life provides a unique insight into Sydney's underworld, the characters, crimes and key events of one of the city's most feared enforcers.

Roger Rogerson was a tough cop in a tough town. Just what was needed many would say. This 2011 portrayal of his life provides a unique insight into Sydney's underworld, the characters, crimes and key events of one of the city's most feared enforcers.

For 17 years thought to be lost, this candid in-depth interview with the late visionary was filmed in 1995. Steve Jobs discusses his early days, career battles and vision for the future, just two years before he would retake control of Apple.