Will Germany brake for greenhouse gases?
January 15, 2007
Marketplace

Environmentalists want speed limits set on Germany's autobahn as a means of reducing carbon emissions. Ethan Lindsey reports that the proposal is prompting something of a national identity crisis.

German Church of Scientology
January 18, 2007
PRI's The World

Correspondent Ethan Lindsey reports on the controversy in Germany over the opening of a Church of Scientology Center in the capital, Berlin. The country has long refused to recognize Scientology as a religion.

Merkel and Bush make nice
January 5, 2007
Marketplace Morning Report

Germans were hoping their Chancellor would ask some tough questions when she met with President Bush yesterday, but the leaders stuck to topics they could work together on. Ethan Lindsey reports.

Harmonica's History Tells Story of
Global Commerce
December 6, 2006
NPR's Day to Day

For those with a love of the harmonica, now is your chance to learn more about its history. The German Harmonica Museum is on tour right now in the United States. But to learn more about the instrument, reporter Ethan Lindsey went straight to the source: the small town of Trossingen, Germany, where the harmonica was invented.

Reporter's dream assignment: Free Beer
December 29, 2006
Marketplace

The open-source movement isn't limited to computers. The "code" for a good brew is making the rounds. Marketplace strong-armed reporter Ethan Lindsey into tracking down the source.

Can controversy save Berlin's opera?
December 19, 2006
Marketplace Morning Report

Berlin's opera house was packed last night for the long-awaited "Idomeneo." It was canceled in September after threats from Islamic fundamentalists, but all the extra publicity could help bring back some much-needed funding, Ethan Lindsey reports.