Introduction to Germany’s Current State
Germany has stood for quality, efficiency and engineering for decades. But today, visitors to Europe’s economic metropolis are often surprised to find a country where many things simply don’t work. Trains are often late, roads and bridges are in poor condition, car sales are stagnating and public administration is entangled in a web of bureaucracy and suffers from a lack of digitalization.
The Reality of Delay and Decay
Add to this a series of public planning fiascos – from the delayed central station in Stuttgart to Berlin International Airport – and it feels as if progress has been hurled against a wall. To many it appears as if the country is in a permanent state of delay and decay.
A New Perspective: Not Country Bashing, More Like Therapy
The podcast "Delayland" is moderated by business journalists who are turning their attention to a closer challenge: Germany’s race to keep up in a rapidly changing world. Fresh from their award-winning investigative work, the duo is now exploring where Germany got off track and how it can get back on track.
Exploring Solutions and Lessons from Abroad
Each of the five episodes is a journey through dysfunction – but also a search for solutions. The hosts travel from Switzerland to India, from France to Denmark and discover what lessons these successes could mean for Germany. "Delay country" is not just a business podcast. It is a psychogeography: a map of Germany’s mindset, its post-1945 identity, its superiority complex and its fear of change. In short, a national therapy session.
Availability of the Podcast
The podcast is available on various platforms, allowing listeners to tune in and explore the challenges and potential solutions for Germany’s current state.
