Introducing: Delayland – Germany and the Missing Magic

Merkel's Last Dance | Deutsche Welle by DW

Nov 20, 202502:22News & Politics

Once dubbed an "economic miracle”, things don't run like they used to in Germany. This new DW original podcast endeavors to find out how Germany lost its magic and who’s got it now? Traveling beyond Germany — to India, F...

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