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Full episode 20.09.12 | 21:30 - 22:00 UTC

People and Politics - The Political Magazine

Full episode

People and Politics - The Political Magazine

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The Arab Spring Turns Toxic - What are the repercussions for Germany?

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The Politicians who Have Survived Assassination Attempts - Wolfgang Schäuble and Oskar Lafontaine

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Taking Germany's Pulse

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From Neo-Nazi to Pastor - Johannes Kneifel

On this edition we look at the fall-out for Germany from the wave of anti-western protests sweeping the Arab world; we find out how two leading German politicians dealt with attempts on their lives and take a look at the spread of ‘not in my backyard’ sentiment. We also profile a former neo-Nazi who now wants to become a pastor.

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The Arab Spring Turns Toxic - What are the repercussions for Germany?

Anger has swept the Arab world in response to an anti-Muslim YouTube video produced in the US. Western embassies have been attacked and diplomatic officials killed. Germany is also a target of violence. Security authorities are on high alert and fear the country faces increasing Islamic radicalization.

The Politicians who Have Survived Assassination Attempts - Wolfgang Schäuble and Oskar Lafontaine

In terms of their politicaI beliefs, German finance minister Wolfgang Schäuble and Oskar Lafontaine, co-founder and former leader of the Left party, have nothing in common. But they both share a deep commitment to shaping German politics, and have suffered similar fates: in 1990, both were targets of assassination attempts.

Although the two men dealt with their experiences very differently, it was formative for both of them.

Taking Germany's Pulse

Doubts about the advantages of the European Union are growing in Germany: two out of three Germans say they'd like the Deutschmark back.

Not in My Backyard - The middle classes show their ugly side

In December 2008, Göttingen's youth welfare organization opened a day center for maladjusted young people in the affluent neighborhood of Nikolausberg, only for residents to lodge a complaint. Stuttgart, meanwhile, is seeing local resistance to a retirement home in a residential area. Is German society coming apart at the seams?

From Neo-Nazi to Pastor - Johannes Kneifel

Johannes Kneifel was a 17-year-old skinhead when he killed a man. During the five years the young neo-Nazi spent behind bars, he found God and reinvented himself. He has now almost completed his theology studies and is planning to become a pastor.