Podcast

In this episode of "Think. Debate. Inspire." Atje Drexler and Pradnya Bivalkar talk to Natalia Gavrilița about disinformation, election manipulation by Russia and how democracy is a constant work in progress.

In this episode of "Think. Debate. Inspire." Atje Drexler and Pradnya Bivalkar talk to Naila Kabeer about different forms of inequalities, how gender driven inequalities make themselves visible at the intersection of climate change and how all of this contributes to conversations on democracy.

In this episode of "Think. Debate. Inspire.", Atje Drexler and Pradnya Bivalkar speak with Kwame Akyeampong about the challenges faced by children with migration histories in the German schooling system, about things that need to be addressed urgently for the schooling system to become more inclusive. 

In this episode of "Think. Debate. Inspire.", Atje Drexler and Pradnya Bivalkar speak with Kwasi Prempeh about the core function of a democracy, why is not working for many people in its current form and democratic resilience.

In this episode of "Think. Debate. Inspire.", Atje Drexler and Pradnya Bivalkar speak with Carlos Alvarado Quesada and Farhana Yamin about the impact of the changing international order on climate change negotiations and mitigation efforts.

In this episode of "Think. Debate. Inspire.", Atje Drexler and Pradnya Bivalkar speak with Bernhard Straub about the legacy of Robert Bosch, the Robert Bosch Foundation and the Robert Bosch Academy.

In this episode of "Think. Debate. Inspire.", Henry Alt-Haaker and Atje Drexler speak with Bogolo Kenewendo, Richard von Weizsäcker Fellow, an economic diplomacy professional and former Cabinet Minister of Investment, Trade, and Industry in Botswana, about the evolution of development cooperation, the challenges it faces currently and climate finance.

In this episode of "Think. Debate. Inspire.", Henry Alt-Haaker and Pradnya Bivalkar speak with Jay Rosen,  Richard von Weizsäcker Fellow, an American author, journalist and professor for Journalism at the New York University. They discuss the developments in the American media over the past decades and how they influence the American presidential elections. 

In this episode of "Think. Debate. Inspire.", Henry Alt-Haaker and Pradnya Bivalkar speak with Kavita Ramdas,  Richard von Weizsäcker Fellow, Feminist and philanthropic consultant. They discuss about the evolution of the discourse around Feminism and Feminist Foreign Policy.   

In this episode of "Think. Debate. Inspire.", Henry Alt-Haaker speaks with Nisreen Elsaim, Richard von Weizsäcker Fellow and Climate and Youth Activists, about the complex interconnection between climate change, armed conflict, and involuntary migration and how better governance, fresh ideas of younger generations, and more global responsibility by wealthier nations can bring hope in an otherwise depressing situation. 

In this episode of "Think. Debate. Inspire.", Henry Alt-Haaker and Pradnya Bivalkar speak with Reetta Toivanen about police violence, what racial profiling means, how it manifests itself and some of the measures that can be taken to tackle this issue.

 In this episode of “Think. Debate. Inspire.”, our hosts Henry Alt-Haaker and Pradnya Bivalkar speak with Sanam Naraghi Anderlini about what attracts people towards extremism, her work in peace building and violence prevention.

In this epsiode of “Think. Debate. Inspire.”, Henry Alt-Haaker and Pradnya Bivalkar speak with Cathy Mulligan about digital technologies and the challenges in regulating them. 

In this epsiode of “Think. Debate. Inspire”, Henry Alt-Haaker and Pradnya Bivalkar speak with Bogi Eliasen about different aspects of healthcare and the variety of challenges it currently faces.

In this epsiode of "Think. Debate. Inspire.", Henry Alt-Haaker and Pradnya Bivalkar speak with Anasuya Sengupta about decolonising the Internet, hierarchy of knowledge systems and how all of it is interconnected.

In this episode of “Think. Debate. Inspire” Henry Alt-Haaker and Pradnya Bivalkar speak with Senem Aydın-Düzgit about modern day Turkey, President Erdoğan and Anti-Western sentiments.

In this special episode of “Think. Debate. Inspire”, Henry Alt-Haaker and Pradnya Bivalkar speak with Ece Temelkuran and Doug Saunders about social cohesion, political polarisation in Germany and elsewhere.  

In this episode of "Think. Debate. Inspire.", Henry Alt-Haaker and Pradnya Bivalkar speak with Kate Crawford about the impact of Artificial Intelligence on politics, society and the environment.

In this episode of “Think. Debate. Inspire”, Henry Alt-Haaker and Pradnya Bivalkar speak with Amy Sample Ward about non-profit technology and the role it can play in addressing societal inequalities.

In this special episode of “Think. Debate. Inspire” Henry Alt-Haaker and Pradnya Bivalkar speak with Kamal Amakrane about climate emergency, its implications for the Atoll island nation states in the Pacific and what the global community needs to do.

In this special episode of “Think. Debate. Inspire” Henry Alt-Haaker and Pradnya Bivalkar speak with Constanze Stelzenmüller on how the Transatlantic relations have evolved over the past decades, the upcoming presidential elections in the United States of America as well as the dynamics of a changing world order. 

In this special episode of “Think. Debate. Inspire” Henry Alt-Haaker speaks with Dennis Shirley, a professor for Education and Rana Dajani, a molecular biologist. The conversation focuses on various aspects of education, the interconnection between reading, identity and wellbeing.

In this episode of "Think. Debate. Inspire.", Henry Alt-Haaker and Pradnya Bivalkar speak with the highly popular foreign policy expert Fiona Hill from the United States. The conversation focuses on the impacts of post-industrialization on societies and the rise of populism across the world.

In this episode of “Think, Debate, Inspire”, Henry Alt-Haaker and Pradnya Bivalkar speak with the renowned economic policy expert and transparency and good governance activist Obiageli Ezekwesili from Nigeria. The conversation focuses on changing world order, challenges for democracies across Africa and last but not least, the recently concluced Nigerian elections.

In this episode of “Think. Debate. Inspire.” Henry Alt-Haaker and Pradnya Bivalkar speak with the renowned political scientist Ekaterina Schulmann from Russia. The conversation focusses on domestic politics in Russia, taking a pulse of the Russian society and its impact on the ongoing war in Ukraine.

In this episode of “Think. Debate. Inspire”, Henry Alt-Haaker and Pradnya Bivalkar speak with the renowned climate and human rights activist Kumi Naidoo from South Africa. The conversation focusses on the climate justice, successes and failures of the COP27 in Egypt as well as the need for a stronger global cooperation.