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Grüezi Amerika. Views from the Sister Republic

Grüezi Amerika. Views from the Sister Republic

著者: Claudia Franziska Brühwiler
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Since January 20, 2025, we are officially in the era of Trump 2.0. But is it, will it be any different from Trump 1.0? And what do the events across the Atlantic mean for us in Europe?  My name is Claudia Franziska Brühwiler, and I am a professor of American Political Thought and Culture at the University of St.Gallen.  This podcast will take a closer look at current events through the lens of American history, politics, and culture. Sometimes, I will keep it short and share with you my analysis, thoughts, or some background story to what is happening. At other occasions, we will hear from guests from across the HSG community and beyond, who give us new insights into US politics, business, culture, and society.   We will look at the US from the perspective of its sister republic Switzerland. We often get hung up on what separates the US from Switzerland, while in fact we share not only great economic relations. Did you know, for instance, that America’s longest serving finance minister was born in Geneva – and one of our past Federal Councillors had fought in the Civil War? There’s a lot to discover – so I hope you’ll join us!  Cover Art: Anne FritschCopyright 2025 Claudia Franziska Brühwiler 政治・政府 社会科学 科学
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  • Episode 36 – ‘tis the Season to Watch Christmas Movies!
    2025/12/21

    What gets you in a festive mood? For some it’s the lights and mulled wine, wrapping gifts and decorating their home – and for others it’s a Christmas movie! But what is a Christmas movie, anyway? Let’s discuss this with my colleague Professor Suzanne Enzerink! She picks the most American, the most iconic, and the most underrated American Christmas movie.

    Suzanne had joined us earlier for Episode 18 to discuss “Hollywood in Times of Political Division.” A Dutch native, she did most of her American Studies coursework at the University of Groningen, with an exchange at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and then obtained a PhD at Brown University. Before joining HSG, she served as an Assistant Professor at American University in Beirut. Her first book, Give Me Color, is scheduled be published in spring 2026.

    Trailers for the recommended movies:

    1. Most American
    2. Most iconic
    3. Most underrated 1 / Most underrated 2
    4. Honorable mention

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    23 分
  • Episode 35 – JFKs Mörder, QAnon & Co.: Amerikas Liebe zu Verschwörungstheorien
    2025/12/08

    Die Amerikaner waren nie auf dem Mond.

    Die CIA tötete John F. Kennedy.

    Die Illuminati kontrollieren alles.

    George Soros finanziert illegale Einwanderer, um Amerika zu destabilisieren.

    Dank QAnon wissen wir alle, was im Keller einer Washingtoner Pizzeria passiert.

    Und natürlich wurde Donald Trump 2020 um den Wahlsieg betrogen.

    Dies ist nur eine kleine Auswahl der Verschwörungstheorien, die in Amerika kursieren – und von denen manche sogar vom Präsidenten selbst verbreitet werden. Allerdings, so lernen wir im Gespräch mit dem Tübinger Professor Michael Butter, kennt die amerikanische Geschichte auch «gute» Verschwörungstheorien, die beispielsweise zur Abschaffung der Sklaverei beigetragen haben. Er ist der Experte für Verschwörungstheorien und hat zuletzt ein mehrjähriges europäisches Forschungsprojekt zu deren Erforschung geleitet. Sein neustes Buch zum Thema, Die Alarmierten: Was Verschwörungstheorien anrichten, ist kürzlich erschienen und knüpft an seinen Bestseller von 2018 an, Nichts ist, wie es scheint: Über Verschwörungstheorien. Seine Forschung zu Verschwörungstheorien ist auch auf Englisch erschienen, und zwar bei de Gruyter unter dem Titel Plots, Designs, and Schemes: American Conspiracy Theories from the Puritans to the Present (Berlin/Boston: de Gruyter, 2014), bei Polity The Nature of Conspiracy Theories (London: Polity, 2020).


    • Buchtipp: Thomas Pynchon, Shadow Number / Schattennummer
    • Hörtipp: DIE ZEIT Das Politikteil mit Prof. Volker Depkat, Amerikanische Demokratie : Sind die USA auf dem Weg zum Faschismus?


    Copyright picture: Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen

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    37 分
  • Busting Free Market Myths With Jacob Soll – A Joint Episode of "Grüezi Amerika", "Ohne Senf" and "SQUARE Talks"
    2025/11/18

    "The Free Market" has been a dominant concept in 20th century political and economic discourse – so dominant in fact that it has remained unquestioned. It has become both ambition and panacea as is reflected by the conditionalities of development banks. Let the "invisible Hand" reign supreme and all shall be well, seems to be the mantra. Yet in the 21st century, even the US right, once stalwart defenders of libertarianism, have fallen out of love with "the free market." We dissect the history of the "free market" with historian Jacob Soll whose recent book "The Free Market: History of an Idea" busts many a myth.

    Jacob Soll is Professor of Philosophy, History, and Accounting at the University of Southern California. He received a BA from the University of Iowa, a D.E.A. from the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales in Paris, France, and a Ph.D. from Magdalene College, Cambridge University. He has taught at Cambridge University, Princeton University, Rutgers University, and the European University Institute in Fiesole, Italy, and USC. Soll has been awarded numerous prestigious prizes including the Jacques Barzun Prize from the American Philosophical Society, two NEH Fellowships, a Guggenheim Fellowship, and, in 2011, the $500,000 MacArthur "Genius Prize" Fellowship. His book "The Reckoning: Financial Accountability and the Rise and Fall of Nations" (2014) has been a global best seller.

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    51 分
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