The Berlin School of Podcasting
The Berlin School of Podcasting teaches the art and technology of digital audio storytelling. We offer Online Programs, Professional Development Courses and The Episode One Intensive Program, a one-week program for first-time podcasters, taught in Berlin.
We believe stories can change the world.
Benjamin Lorch
Founder & Friend
Benjamin is a builder of schools, education programs and podcasts. Raised on radio in his youth, he developed a deep passion for stories and voices. As an educator and expert in intercultural exchange programs and partnerships, he has grounded two European business schools, one international study center and inaugurated a computer coding bootcamp within Germany's #1 ranked business school (ESMT Berlin.) More about Benjamin here.
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Jonathan Groubert
Jonathan is an award-winning international storyteller, narrative journalist, lecturer and is one of Europe's first podcasters. These days he makes (branded) podcasts for the likes of BNR Newsradio and KLM. He teaches storytelling and investigative journalism at the Radio Netherlands Training Centre and the University of Groningen. He was also the host of the internationally lauded public radio show “The State We’re In” first from Radio Netherlands and then as a podcast for WBEZ, Chicago Public Media.
His work has been broadcast by the BBC, NPR, the Australia Broadcasting Corporation and Deutsche Welle as well as the podcasts Vox Tablet and Snap Judgment. An expert interviewer, Jonathan helped coined the term “talkumentary” in which interview and narrative combine to tell truly powerful stories. This American Life’s Ira Glass described Jonathan as “one of the best radio interviewers I have ever heard.”
Sumi Somaskanda
Journalist
Sumi is a freelance reporter, writer, editor, and news anchor living and working in Berlin for more than a decade. She covers politics, breaking news, immigration, and economics. Her reporting has taken her across Germany and Europe.
Sumi is currently a senior news anchor at DW News (Deutsche Welle), Germany's international broadcaster. Sumi reports on Germany for various international publications, including The Atlantic, Foreign Policy, Washington Post, Al Jazeera, Global Post, Newsweek, PRI, and USA Today. She served as an editor at the Berlin Policy Journal, Germany's premiere English-language foreign affairs magazine.
She regularly moderates panels and conferences both in Germany and the US and lectures American university students at the CIEE Global Institute in Berlin. Sumi is an alumna of the Robert Bosch Foundation Fellowship program and part of the BMW Foundation Responsible Leaders Network. In addition to her native English, she speaks fluent German and Spanish, and conversational Tamil. More on Sumi and her work here.
Klaus G. Kammermeier
Founder of Innovation.Labs.Berlin
Klaus helps start-up teams, corporations and other organizations to innovate with greater impact and speed. He is a sought-after trainer, mentor, and speaker on innovation, entrepreneurship and digital transformation for organizations, teams, and leaders. He has coached over 150 founders and startups and actively participates in many international programs including the Founder Institute. And, Klaus is just a wonderful person!
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