On November 10, 1989, former German Chancellor Willy Brandt declared, “Now what belongs together will grow together,” igniting hope for a reunified Germany. Just eleven months later, Germany achieved what had seemed impossible: reunification. But the path was anything but smooth. This episode unpacks the political challenges, economic hurdles, and social transformations that followed the fall of the Berlin Wall.
CreditsExecutive Producer: Benjamin Kanthak
Sound Design and Mix: Max Gosford
SBS Audio: Joel Supple, Max Gosford, Maram Ismail
Interviews: Hanno Hochmuth (Leibniz-Zentrum für Zeithistorische Forschung Potsdam), Alistair Birch, Alexandra Falk, Beate Olbrich, Ilona Prindable & Günter Wetzel