Podcasts and Radio Broadcasts

2025

• Prof. Dr. Christine Gerhardt on WDR Zeitzeichen: “Emily Dickinson: Early Queer Icon and Visionary Poet”

2024

• Prof. Dr. Pascal Fischer on NDR Info on the US election: “Rhetorical disarmament would benefit everyone”
• Prof. Dr. Pascal Fischer on Bayern 2 Zündfunk on value- and protest-driven voting decisions and the effects of inflation and protest camps at universities on the US election (starting at approx. 19:12min)

2023

• Interview with Dr. Robert Craig on WDR 5 Morgenecho: "Charles III. in Germany: 'Impression of a rapproachment'”

2022

• Dr. Robert Craig on WDR 6 Morgenecho: “Death of the Queen: An important turning point for the country”
• Dr. Robert Craig on Bayern 2: “Daytime discussion: Queen Elizabeth has died. What will be missed?”

• Podcast series “Protecting Cultural Heritage To Go” (“Kulturgutsicherung unterwegs”) by the Chair of Conservation Science

2025

• Prof. Dr. Paul Bellendorf on BR Bayern 2 on climate adaption of historic buildings

2024

• Prof. Dr. Stephan Albrecht on Deutschlandfunk Kultur podcast Studio 9 about the reconstruction of Notre Dame and his involvement
• Prof. Dr. Stephan Albrecht on the Munich Church Radio podcast: “Five years after the fire of Notre Dame Paris”
• Fiona Beitler and Lea Scheunemann on the podcast “Master's Program in Heritage Conservation in Bamberg” about the application week in Prague - Wenceslas Rotunda and Josefov

• Podcast “Allmächd! - Bamberg Conversations about God and the World”
  • monthly contributions, including Prof. Dr. Stefanie Lorenzen, Dr. Felicitas Held, Carolin Lochner, and Lilli Reibenspies

2025

• Prof. Dr. Stefanie Lorenzen and Prof. Dr. Konstantin Lindner (Catholic Theology) interviewed on the podcast “Religion - The Documentary” (“Religion - Die Dokumentation”) about the future of religious education in Bavaria (starting at approx. 15:20min)

2025

• Prof. Dr. Haik Thomas Porada on NDR 1 Radio MV Im Fokus Podcast: Pomeranian Files in Pomerania
• Prof. Dr. Marc Redepenning on “BAM:TALK.” (podcast about Bamberg as a business location) about market mechanisms in the German and international automotive industry
• Prof. Dr. Marc Redepenning on “BAM:TALK.” about pub culture

2024

• NDR report on the field course on interdisciplinary cultural landscape analysis in and around Bad Segeberg(10.9 MB)
• Prof. Dr. Haik Porada on NDR1 Radio MV: “Otto of Bamberg - 900 Years of Pomerania”

2023

• Prof. Dr. Daniel Göler on SWR2 on “left-behind regions”

2022

• Prof. Dr. Marc Redepenning on BR podcast: “Pub life, pub closures: Are there still village inns?”

2026

• Prof. Dr. Jörn Glasenapp on the podcast “Thunerts Thema” Taylor Swift's life and success (from approx. 2:20min)
• Prof. Dr. Christoph Jürgensen on the Hessian broadcasting podcast “Der Tag” as part of the episode dedicated to Udo Lindenberg's 80th birthday “What a guy! Udo turns 80” (from approx. 46min)
• Prof. Dr. Jörn Glasenapp on the program “Corso - Art and Pop” about similarities and differences of Beyoncé and Taylor Swift as well as their significance for pop culture
• Prof. Dr. Andrea Bartl on BR2 Tagesgespräch: “Effie Briest, Don Quijote, Harry Potter: Which character from a novel really stays with you?”
• Prof. Dr. Friedhelm Marx on the SWR podcast Kultur Forum on E.T.A. Hoffmann
• Prof. Dr. Jörn Glasenapp on BR2 Radiowissen about Taylor Swift's engagement, romantic engagement photos and their orchestration
• Prof. Dr. Jörn Glasenapp on WDR 5 Morgenecho about the musician Bad Bunny at the Super Bowl Halftime Show and as a political Figure

2025

• Prof. Dr. Friedhelm Marx: WDR Westart - 70th anniversary of Thomas Mann's death
• Prof. Dr. Christoph Jürgensen: Wagnis Wissen Podcast - author Günter Grass
• Prof. Dr. Jörn Glasenapp: contributions to two episodes of ORF Sound Ö1 Radiokolleg on Girl Pop and Taylor Swift's tour and success
  • starting at approx. 01:00min
  • starting at approx. 12:30min
• Dr. Julia Ingold on BR Podcast Radiowissen: “On fatigue - when the body is exhausted”
• Dr. Julia Ingold on Deutschlandfunk Corso: “Haftbefehl and R. Mey - from rap to folk song”

2024

• Prof. Dr. Jörn Glasenapp:
  • Sunday Talk with Bärbel Schäfer on SR1 and hr3 about the phenomenon Taylor Swift
  • Interview on WDR 5 Morgenecho on the relevance of Taylor Swift's voting endorsement for young people
  • On mdr Aktuell about the influence of Taylor Swift on the U.S. election campaign
  • On the podcast “Fränkischer Talk” titled “Jörn Glasenapp, wie wird man Taylor-Swift-Professor?” ("Jörn Glasenapp, how do you become a Taylor Swift professor?")
  • On SRF's Echo der Zeit on the phenomenon Taylor Swift
  • On BB Radio Mitternachtstalk
  • On Deutschlandfunk Nova on “The Eras Tour: Taylor Swift receives poisoned praise”
  • On the podcast “The Pioneer Briefing” on the question “How do you explain Taylor Swift's global fame, Prof. Jörn Glasenapp?”
• Isabell Thierauf on “Haschimitenfürst - Der Bobcast” about her dissertation project titled “Die drei ??? als All-Age-Titel - eine qualitative Analyse mehrfachadressierender Verfahren zur Zielgruppenöffnung” ("The Three Investigators as an All-Age Title - A Qualitative Analysis of Multi-Addressing Strategies for Broadening Target Audiences")
• Prof. Dr. Friedhelm Marx on Thomas Mann on SR Kulturradio: “He described it as an adventure”
• Prof. Dr. Christoph Jürgensen on Deutschlandfunk: “Protest pop of the 1980s - A Corso conversation with Christoph Jürgensen”
• Dr. Julia Ingold on Bayern 2 Tagesgespräch: “Dusty, quirky, moving: Do you like poetry?”

2023

• Prof. Dr. Jörn Glasenapp on the FAZ Podcast for Germany: “Global star and businesswoman: How Taylor Swift is writing music history”
• Dr. Julia Ingold on SWR2: “German studies ventures into German rap.”

2022

• Prof. Dr. Andrea Bartl on the Literaturhaus Heilbronn podcast: “Why Kleist? -'Unbearably close'” 

2026

• Mats Pfeifer on the podcast “The greatest Franconians of all time” about the life and work of Empress Kunigunde
• Prof. Dr. Barbara Wittmann (and others) on SWR Kultur: “Putting an end to niche subjects? How small subjects fight for their existence”
• JProf. Dr. Nina Kleinöder on the podcast “New Books Network” in the episode about “Security and Risk: Challenges for Economy and Business in the Global 20th Century”

2025

• Jana Paulina Lobe M.A. on Frieda FM about Christmas and nostalgia
• Prof. Dr. Barbara Wittmann on the Fränkischen Tag podcast, Fränkischer Talk: “Barbara Wittmann, how do intensive livestock farmers feel?”
• Prof. Dr. Heidrun Alzheimer on BR24 News: Ascension Day vs. Father's Day
• Prof. Dr. Heidrun Alzheimer on Deutschlandfunk Kultur Fazit about the Paul Maar Museum in Hallstadt near Bamberg (starting at approx. 17:40min)
• Podcast “Seven Women of Oberhaid”
• Lecture by Francis Seeck on classism (ARD)
• JProf. Dr. Nina Kleinöderon the Hans-Böckler foundation podcast “Geschichte wird gemacht. Erinnern, verstehen, gestalten.” ("History is made. Remembering, understanding, and shaping it") in the episode “Gute Arbeit - Was sie ausmacht und warum sie so wichtig ist” ("Good work - how to define it and why it is so important")

2024

• Prof. Dr. Heidrun Alzheimer on the Deutschlandfunk podcast “Aus Religion und Gesellschaft” ("About religion and society") on superstition and rituals aboard sailing ships
• Prof. Dr. Heidrun Alzheimer on BR2-radiowissen: “The Mirror - Reflector of Our Longings and Errors”
• Prof. Dr. Heidrun Alzheimer on RTL Punkt 6 on leap years
• Prof. Dr. Hartwin Brandt on the podcast “Alter, was geht?” on Greco-Roman aging in antiquity
• Prof. Dr. Hartwin Brandt on the WDR podcast “Zeitzeichen” on Diocletian, Rome's conservative revolutionary, and his power
• Jun.-Prof. Dr. Barbara Wittmann on Deutschlandfunk: “Farmers under pressure: How to deal with stress factors in agriculture?”
• Audio recording of the podium discussion “German colonialism on both sides of the Rhine. Historical transfers, historiographic dialogue” as part of the conference “German colonial history. Current challenges and perspectives” with Nina Kleinöder

2023

• Prof. Dr. Sabine Freitag on the BR podcast Radiowissen about the German revolution of 1848
• JProf. Dr. Nina Kleinöder on the “Security History Network PODCAST” in episode #3 (business history)

2022

• Jun.-Prof. Dr. Barbara Wittmann on BR “Landschaftsmagazin” on animal welfare in pig farming

2025

• Prof. Dr. Stefanie Lorenzen (Protestant Theology) and Prof. Dr. Konstantin Lindner interviewed on the podcast “Religion - The Documentary” (“Religion - Die Dokumentation”) about the future of religious education in Bavaria (starting at approx. 15:20min)

2024

• Prof. Dr. Jürgen Bründl on “Aufgekreuzt” (katholisch.de): “The Devil and the Church - a centuries-old relationship”
• Prof. Dr. Kathrin Gies on the radio program “Biblische Porträts” ("biblical portraits" on Jacob wrestling with the angel (vgl. Gen 32,23-33)

• Examples from BA III practical courses on Soundcloud (radio reports, interviews, audiobooks, correspondent reports, etc.)

2024

• Prof. Dr. Olaf Hoffjan on the Deutschlandfunk Kultur podcast Studio 9
  • about Robert Habeck's chancellorship candidacy, election campaigning, and communication strategies
  • about “#Zusamenland: German publishers and media companies launch campaigns against the far right”

2023

• Prof. Dr. Olaf Hoffjan
  • On WDR5 Morgenecho (17.10.2023) on chancellor communication
  • On WDR5 Morgenecho (25.11.2023) on the traffic-light-coalition's communication regarding the budget crisis
  • On MDR aktuell (29.11.2023): “'You'll never walk alone' - Olaf Scholz's communication style”
  • On BR Faktenfuchs: “What political parties aim to achieve with their own ‘fact checks’”
  • On rbb radioeins' Die schöne Woche about the Heating Act
  • On RBB 24 inforadio about Hubert Aiwanger's leaflet scandal
  • On Radio Bamberg on the Aiwanger affair
• Dr. Hendrik Michael on the podcast Razzia im Rathaus - The Bamberg Bonus Scandal, Episode 6: “Reporting - a craft or a witch hunt?”
• Vera Katzenberger on MDR Thüringen's Medien360G: “Podcasting as a medium of opinion”
• Prof. Dr. Markus Behmer on ARD/BR IQ Magazin: “Bachelor's thesis with ChatGPT”

2022

• Prof. Dr. Olaf Hoffjan
  • On SWR1 Leute: “Communication of the traffic-light coalition government”
  • On WDR3 Resonanzen about the communication style of the chancellor

Classical Philology

• Prof. Dr. Markus Schauer interviewed about Julius Caesar's self-presentation in his report on the Gallic War De Bello Gallico for Deutschlandfunk Nova (from aprox. 11min; 07/26)

Philosophy

• Philosophical podcast “Philopost”
• J.-Prof. Dr. Silvia Jonas on the RIAS podcast Schiefheilungen: “Jewish Self-Organization in Confronting Academic Antisemitism” (06/25)

2026

• Prof. Dr. Kai Nonnenmacher on Deutschlandfunk about Maylis de Kerangal's poetics of looking closely (from approx. 0:57min)
• Prof. Dr. Enrique Rodrigues-Moura on “Crónicas Portuguesas” by the Portuguese radio and TV broadcasting channel RTP about the book Música do Parnaso (1705) by Manoel Botelho de Oliveira and the presence of Lusitanian studies in Germany

2024

• Prof. Dr. Hans-Ingo Radatz on the BR2 podcast “sozusagen”: “What language do people actually speak on Mallorca?”
• Dr. Florian Lützelberger: Interview "Shards of Reality. Florian Lützelberger about traumata in the modern prose of Western European soldiers" with Stefanie Mayer (Vienna University) about his studies, the result of his dissertation thesis about the modelling of war in modern war prose and its current relevance as part of the podcast fabulari

2022

• Ö1 - Österreich Radiokolleg. “Brasil. Latin America's Giant / 200 Years of Independence and the Remnants of Colonialism” with Enrique Rodrigues-Moura (u.a.)
  • Download of all episodes possible under “Science Goes Public”, september 2022

2026

• Prof. Dr. Johannes Grotzky on NDR Info about his time as an ARD correspondent during the nuclear catastrophy in Chernobyl

2025

• Prof. Dr. Johannes Grotzky interviewed on BR: “First Russian-Ukranian conference in Istanbul”
• Prof. Dr. Johannes Grotzky on Deutschlandfunk about “March 1965 - Nicolae Ceausescu becomes President of Romania”

2024

• Prof. Dr. Johannes Grotzky:
  • On SWR2 about Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine
  • Interview on Bayern 2 on “30 years of the Budapest Memorandum: Are the guarantees for Ukranian security still worth something?”
  • On BR Heimat Habe die Ehre! about the impact of U.S. presidential elections on Ukraine-Russia relations
  • Panel discussion on SWR2 Forum: “Two years of war of aggression - Can Ukraine withstand Putin?”
  • Interview on BR24 Thema des Tages on the situation in Ukraine and Russia
• Prof. Dr. Sandra Birzer & Prof. Dr. Ute Schmid: “Future school: AI in the classroom - learning aid or cheating machine?”

2023

• Prof. Dr. Johannes Grotzky:
  • On BR24 on the situation in Ukraine and Russia and “Against the backdrop of the Ukraine war - the power struggle between Putin and Prigozhin.”
  • Interview on Bayern 2: “In Russia, the past is the future - the effects of the Ukraine war in Russia”
  • Interviews on Bayern 2 Tagesgespräch and ARD-alpha: “EU Commission recommends accession talks with Ukraine - what do you think?”
  • Interviews on HR2: “Putin, the Wagner Group, and the West” and “What next with the Wagner Group and the war in Ukraine?”
  • Interview on Bayern 3 on the Ukraine war and the attempted coup in Moscow
  • Interview on BR24 on the Ukraine war and power struggles in Russia
  • Interview on NDR Info: “Prigozhin's statements on the Ukraine war could yet become a problem for Putin”
  • Talk on WDR5 Tagesgespräch: “Ukraine a year ago - beginning of war; end of certainties?”

2022

• Prof. Dr. Johannes Grotzky:
  • Interviews on SWR3: “Russia vs. Ukraine: What lies behind the conflict?” and “Background information about Russia's war against Ukraine”
  • On Deutschlandfunk:
    • “Did NATO betray Russia?”
    • “Germany-Russia: The consequences of Rapallo 100 years later”
    • “Putin's May 9 - no day of victory, no day to celebrate”
  • On Bayern 2 Kulturwelt: “Putin's historical revisionism and Ukraine”
  • On WDR5 Tagesgespräch:
    • “Putin's plans for Ukraine - escalation inevitable?”
    • “Atrocities in Bucha - what has changed?”
    • “Russia wages a war - your questions, your concerns.”
    • “Three months of war - what do you hope for?”
  • On Radio 7 Ulm's morning magazine: “What next in the Russia-Ukraine conflict?”
  • Interviews for hr2 Kultur:
    • “The spider in its web: Putin's information war”
    • “Russia-Ukraine: Where is the path to peace? Negotiations without footing”
    • “He did it - Putin's war and its consequences”
    • “World disorder? The failure of the West”
    • “Farewell to the old world order - it was nice.”
  • Interview on Radio 7's morning magazine: “Putin invades Ukraine”
  • On Bayern 2 Zündfunk: “Russia's war against Ukraine”
  • On Bayern 2's Welt am Abend on the war in Ukraine
  • On Radio maxneo Nürnberg: “How can you explain Putin's war against Ukraine?”
  • On Bayern 2 Tagesgespräch:
    • “Russia's war against Ukraine - what concerns you?”
    • “After Putin's speech in Moscow: How should one deal with Russia?”
  • On BR24 am Sonntag, Politics and Background: “Putin's worldview and the war against against Ukraine”
  • On BR Heimat: “On the war in Ukraine and Putin's transformation”
  • On Bayern 1 on the war in Ukraine
  • On Bayern 1 Blaue Couch: “'I was wrong': War in Ukraine”
  • Panel discussion on Bayern 2 Dossier Politik: “The long arm of Moscow - who still stands by Putin?”
  • Debate on Bayern 2 debattiert, Das Notizbuch: “How to end the war against Ukraine?”
  • On Bayern 2 Kultur aktuell: “The case of Bucha in Ukraine: war crimes and the search for truth - challenges of war reportig”