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Brian, Blake, and Richard are back for Episode 637 of the Chasing Tone Podcast - The worst time to start a pedal company, a Guitar Summit gear haul, and Fender cancels humCould you realistically start a pedal company and clear $50k in your first year? A Reddit thread and a 60 Cycle Hum livestream posed the question, and the guys have thoughts. Short version: this might be the worst possible moment to launch, but it doesn't matter if you love guitar gear. Speaking of falling in love with gear, Blake shows off a gorgeous player-worn 1965 Fender Mustang in Daphne Blue, and Richard gets genuinely misty-eyed over a 1992 Zoom 9002 ad that made him feel fifteen again.Then it's a proper Guitar Summit gear haul from Mannheim. Top of the pile is the Wampler Pedalhead, now tweaked and sounding mighty fine, alongside the upcoming Tone King Royce. The Boss EX-4 FX Expander gets the guys excited as a clever sidecar for small rigs - four effects at once, slow gear and slicer included - while the Two Notes Torpedo Captor X Pro is basically a Captor X thats been training with Arnie as it is pumped. There's also a jaw-dropping demo room that ping-pongs between sixteen heads and sixteen cabs at the flick of a switch - which Brian now needs in his life.Fender has announced it's "solved" single-coil hum with a secret metal plate under the pickguard - which, the guys note, looks an awful lot like a dummy coil that's been around for years (a humbucker plus twenty percent, as Blake puts it). Brian makes  a heartfelt pitch for a full retro mode on the Wampler website, complete with visitor counter and dancing baby Gifs.Knobless pedals, a skunk that smells like a Willie Nelson concert, missing out on both Google and Bitcoin, the BlackBerry movie, and Brian defending America's spelling one Reddit comment at a time...it's all in this week's Chasing Tone!We are on Patreon now too!Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/chasingtonepodcast)Courses and DIY mods:https://www.guitarpedalcourse.comhttps://www.bluesguitarmethod.comhttps://www.betterguitartone.comhttps://www.wamplerdiy.comCheck out Oliver Effects:https://oliverfx.co.ukYoutube:https://www.youtube.com/@chasingtonepodcastFind us at:https://www.wamplerpedals.com/https://www.instagram.com/WamplerPedals/https://www.facebook.com/groups/wamplerfanpage/Support the show

Manfred Lütz, Psychiater und Theologe aus Köln, hält die Welt für nicht verrückter als früher, die Lage aber für gefährlicher als in der Kuba-Krise. Die Klage von Friedrich Merz über ein Klima des Verdrusses nennt er die promovierte Form des Klagens: „Das Klagen über das Klagen, das können nur Deutsche.“ Die Kommunikation des Kanzlers hält Lütz für eine Katastrophe. Der Union rät er, die Wut der AfD-Wähler endlich aufzugreifen: „43 Prozent der Wähler in Sachsen-Anhalt können nicht verrückt sein, würde ich als Psychiater mal behaupten.“ [04:52]Gesundheitsminister Carsten Linnemann bekommt seine Pflegereform an diesem Mittwoch möglicherweise nicht ins Kabinett, weil die SPD blockiert. Die SPD verlangt noch Änderungen an den geplanten Reformen. [01:51]Ein gestrichener Feiertag bringt der Wirtschaft weniger, als die Debatte vermuten lässt. Das ZEW in Mannheim hat jeden gesetzlichen Feiertag mit 0,06 bis 0,28 Prozent des Bruttoinlandsprodukts berechnet – überschaubar, sagen die Forscher selbst. [16:58]Table.Briefings - For better informed decisions.Sie entscheiden besser, weil Sie besser informiert sind – das ist das Ziel von Table.Briefings. Wir verschaffen Ihnen mit jedem Professional Briefing, mit jeder Analyse und mit jedem Hintergrundstück einen Informationsvorsprung, am besten sogar einen Wettbewerbsvorteil. Table.Briefings bietet „Deep Journalism“, wir verbinden den Qualitätsanspruch von Leitmedien mit der Tiefenschärfe von Fachinformationen. Professional Briefings kostenlos kennenlernen: table.media/testenHier geht es zu unseren WerbepartnernHol dir deine persönlichen Daten mit Incogni zurück und hol dir 60 % Rabatt auf ein Jahresabo: https://incogni.com/tabletodayImpressum: https://table.media/impressumDatenschutz: https://table.media/datenschutzerklaerungBei Interesse an Audio-Werbung in diesem Podcast melden Sie sich gerne bei Jan Puhlmann: jan.puhlmann@table.media Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Die Adler Mannheim hinterlassen zum Start in die DEL-Saison einen widersprüchlichen Eindruck. Im „Adler-Check“, dem Eishockeypodcast des Mannheimer Morgen, ordnen die MM-Sportredakteure Philipp Koehl und Christian Rotter die bislang junge DEL-Saison ein. Sie sprechen über die erstaunliche Widerstandskraft des Teams, aber auch über die wiederkehrenden Probleme im Umschaltspiel und die Frage, warum die Überzahl zuletzt so harmlos blieb. Außerdem geht es um Marcel Goc, der gegen Iserlohn und in Wolfsburg erstmals die Rolle des Chefcoachs übernimmt. Jetzt reinhören!

Wer im Private Equity Karriere macht, kommt meist aus dem Investmentbanking oder der Beratung. Für den Aufbau großer Gruppen aus inhabergeführten Mittelständlern zählt aber vor allem das Verständnis dafür, was in einem Unternehmen jeden Tag passiert.Mein Gast ist Andi Klein, Managing Partner bei Triton Partners. Mit ihm spreche ich über seine elf Jahre bei Procter & Gamble, den Aufbau des Smaller-Mid-Cap-Fonds, eine Buy-and-Build-Gruppe im Kältemarkt mit inzwischen rund 400 Millionen Euro Umsatz und die Frage, was KI für den Nachwuchs im Private Equity bedeutet.Wir beleuchten in dieser Episode:wie Andi vom Konzern ins PE kam,was Konzernerfahrung einem PE-Investor mitgibt,warum Juniors ihre Modelle zunächst ohne KI bauen,wieso Triton Partners einen Mittelstandsfonds auflegte,wie im Kältemarkt eine Gruppe mit 400 Mio. Umsatz entstand,und vieles mehr...Viel Spaß beim Hören!***(00:00:00) Intro (00:01:55) Begrüßung und Studium in Mannheim und Budapest (00:07:41) Einstieg bei Procter & Gamble (00:11:45) Karriereziel Corporate M&A (00:17:31) Restrukturierungen und Wechselmotive (00:20:44) Wechsel zu Triton Partners 2009 (00:22:57) Private Equity und Konzernerfahrung damals (00:27:05) Start mitten in Finanzkrise (00:30:40) Learnings aus ersten PE-Jahren (00:37:15) KI und Nachwuchs im Private Equity (00:42:44) Modellieren ohne KI für Juniors (00:47:04) Entwicklung von Triton Partners seit 2009 (00:50:12) Motivation für Smaller-Mid-Cap-Fonds (00:54:35) Equity-Tickets und Zielunternehmen (00:56:01) Dealflow in Deutschland und Exit-Stau (00:59:30) Buy-and-Build im Kältemarkt (01:05:56) Werthebel und Zukaufstrategie (01:11:40) Sell-Side-Prozesse vs. Direktansprache (01:14:31) Wachstum, Ambitionsniveau und Auslandsexpansion (01:20:20) Attraktive Verticals und Defense-Bewertungen***Alle Links zur Folge:Kai Hesselmann auf LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kai-hesselmann-dealcircle/CLOSE THE DEAL auf LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/closethedeal-podcastAndi Klein auf LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andi-klein-74633b/Triton Partners auf LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/triton-partners/Website CLOSE THE DEAL: https://dealcircle.com/ClosetheDeal/***DUB.de ist Europas führende Plattform für Unternehmensnachfolge. Schaut vorbei, wenn ihr euer Unternehmen schnell, sicher und kostenfrei zum Verkauf inserieren wollt oder als Käufer auf der Suche nach passenden Deals seid:www.dub.de***Du bist M&A-Berater im Small- oder Midcap-Segment und suchst einen Überblick über alle relevanten Deals? Jetzt schnell den

15.000 Arbeitsplätze hängen am Hafen von Mannheim, fünf Millionen Tonnen werden hier jährlich beweget. Dort, wo der Neckar in den Rhein mündet, war Sarah Keller unterwegs.

Hören Sie einen Vortrag von Carlos A. Gebauer zum Thema „Das Gesundheitswesen im Würgegriff des Kontrollzwangs“. Am 10. September 2026 sprach der Fachanwalt für Medizinrecht beim Forum Wissenschaft, Wirtschaft und Politik in Mannheim über dysfunktionale Verwaltungszwänge, Überregulierung und umfassende Ineffizienz in der medizinischen Versorgung und ging sowohl auf Ursachen als auch auf Reformbedarf ein.

My co-host Ken Suzan and I are welcoming you to episode 179 of our podcast IP Fridays! Today's Interview guest is Peter Berg. If you don't know Peter, he is the Chief IP Counsel at Infineon Technologies and is also serving as the VPP president. We talk about the industry association of in-house practitioners VPP, politics, patent strategy at Infineon, litigation ready patents, NPEs, acquisitions, the German emloyees invention act and many more things. So stay with us for this very interesting interview. Before we jump into this interview, I have news for you! The USPTO has issued its first AI-related disciplinary action, published on August 27, 2026 in In re Brian E. Mitchell (Proceeding No. D2026-16) before the Office of Enrollment and Discipline. The underlying settlement was signed by the attorney on July 20, 2026 and by the OED Director on July 21, 2026, with final approval given on July 27, 2026 by Tricia Choe on behalf of USPTO Director John A. Squires. The action resulted in a public reprimand against California patent attorney Brian E. Mitchell after a generative AI tool produced a claim comparison chart containing fabricated citations to the patent’s internal file history. The case underscores that AI-generated hallucinations must be verified by a human before filing. InterDigital has escalated its patent dispute with Disney across three fronts within a month. On August 25, 2026, InterDigital filed two new actions at the Unified Patent Court: a preliminary injunction request at the Mannheim Local Division (UPC_CFI_3044/2026) and a main infringement action at the Düsseldorf Local Division (UPC_CFI_3043/2026), covering Germany, France and the Netherlands. Both target Disney+ Premium’s switch to the VP9 video codec, which InterDigital says still infringes patent EP 2 465 265, a patent the Mannheim division had already found valid and infringed in an earlier ruling that also branded Disney an unwilling licensee; the Düsseldorf action adds a second patent, EP 2 605 473, covering the Up Next continue-watching feature. On September 2, 2026, the Düsseldorf Local Division granted InterDigital an injunction against Disney covering Germany and the Netherlands over a separate patent protecting seamless playback continuation when switching between devices, upholding the patent’s validity in the same ruling. It was InterDigital’s third UPC injunction against Disney. Then, on September 15, 2026, InterDigital filed a damages claim for EUR 101.7 million against Disney at the Munich Regional Court I (case no. 7 O 8870/26), based on a November 2025 finding that Disney+ infringes InterDigital’s HDR video patent EP 2 132 923; the claim also covers viewers in 19 European countries served through a Frankfurt-based server location. For companies relying on codec or connectivity technology, the dispute is a reminder that switching to a different standard does not automatically avoid infringement if the asserted patent is drafted broadly enough. The EPO’s Enlarged Board of Appeal ruled on September 3, 2026 in G 1/25 that a patent description only needs to be amended to match amended claims if a discrepancy between the two causes a requirement of the EPC, such as clarity, novelty or inventive step, not to be met. The EPO’s Board of Appeal 3.3.08 fully revoked Moderna’s key mRNA patent EP 3 590 949 following a two-day hearing that concluded in mid-September 2026, on the grounds that the claimed subject matter extended beyond the original application. The revocation removes the basis for Moderna’s earlier wins against BioNTech and Pfizer in Düsseldorf and London. On September 15, 2026, US sportswear maker New Balance filed a trademark suit against Decathlon’s US units, Decathlon America LLC and Decathlon USA LLC, in the US District Court for the District of Massachusetts (case no. 1:26-cv-14235). New Balance argues that the K logo on its Kiprun running shoe line, when mirrored, reads unmistakably as an N and imitates the N mark it has used for roughly 50 years, claiming post-sale confusion. On September 8, 2026, the Court of Justice of the EU ruled in Case C-298/23, Inter IKEA Systems v Vrijheidsfonds, on a referral from the Brussels Enterprise Court, that the owner of a well-known trademark can prohibit its use by a political party unless the party sets out the specific reasons why its freedom of expression outweighs the trademark owner’s interests. The case arose from the Vlaams Belang party’s 2022 campaign promoting a migration plan styled as IKEA assembly instructions. And now for the interview with Peter Berg! In this episode of IP Fridays I talk with Peter Berg. He is Chief IP Counsel at Infineon Technologies and President of VPP, the German association for in house IP professionals, since May 2025. Berg is an electrical engineer by training and leads a team at Infineon that manages a portfolio of more than 12,000 patent families, while the company simultaneously enforces its rights offensively in Germany, the US and China. That combination of hands on portfolio work and association leadership makes him one of the rare guests who can speak to both the operational detail of one of Europe’s largest patent portfolios and the political side of Germany’s IP landscape. The guest: Peter Berg and the VPP Peter Berg is an electrical engineer who became Chief IP Counsel at Infineon Technologies and, since May 2025, President of the VPP, the association representing in house patent professionals in Germany. His team manages a portfolio of more than 12,000 patent families while running an offensive enforcement program across Germany, the US and China. That mix of operational and political experience is exactly why I wanted him on the podcast. Germany’s national IP strategy: more than a promise on paper I asked Berg what has become of the national IP strategy promised in Germany’s coalition agreement, and what happens if it does not materialize during this legislative term. His answer was clear. The question is no longer whether the strategy will arrive, only how comprehensive it turns out to be. If it falls short of what industry needs, the profession will simply push for adjustments afterward. Berg names three levels that need attention. First, society as a whole, from kindergarten to retirement, needs to understand that intellectual property underpins our prosperity rather than being a line item in the accounts. Second, academia and professional education. Third, startups and the broader Mittelstand, where well funded structures are still missing. The German Patent and Trademark Office has an educational mandate but far too small a budget for it, and the regional patent information centers are underfunded as well. Berg makes a point that is easy to miss from outside Germany: the patent office reports to the Ministry of Justice rather than to an innovation focused ministry, even though its real purpose is to strengthen the economy. That three ministries, research, economy and justice, are now working on the strategy together strikes him as genuine progress. Litigation ready patents: how Infineon manages 12,000 patent families Infineon has roughly tripled its turnover since 2017 while keeping portfolio size largely stable. The answer, Berg says, is quality over quantity. Inventors pitch their ideas to a panel of senior technical experts and patent attorneys, and the process does not stop there. The draft itself is reviewed by multiple stakeholders, and once the notice of allowance arrives and the patent is granted, it goes through another review. The criteria stay consistent throughout: technology assessment, market size, detectability, circumventability and fit with Infineon’s own roadmap. Internal discipline alone does not make a patent litigation ready, though. That requires real experience with conflict, and most of that experience comes from the defensive side, where Infineon has plenty of practice finding weaknesses in patents asserted against it. Being on the offensive, Berg says, is a different level of learning entirely, whether in court or in licensing negotiations where the other side is not sure it would get a fair outcome if the case went to trial. In practice this also means systematic pruning. Internally Infineon calls the relevant phases US8 and US12, the years when annuity costs peak in the US portfolio, by far the most expensive part of the estate. Berg says his team knows every one of the more than 12,000 patent families in detail, and offensive enforcement is focused on the markets that matter most for electronic products: Germany, the US and China. An injunction at a trade show: national courts versus the UPC One concrete trigger for this conversation was an ex parte preliminary injunction Infineon obtained at a German trade show, without the defendant having filed a protective letter in advance. For Berg, enforcement at trade fairs is nothing new, it has been part of the playbook for years, now extended to venues outside Europe that Western companies have used less often in the past. His view on the UPC is nuanced. He credits the court with a strong start, good management and judges selected for quality rather than politics, and praises the body of case law it has built in a little over three years. On the other hand, some member states are still missing, a comprehensive body of case law takes time to develop, and costs do not fit every business case, especially where achievable damages barely justify the expense. Infineon in any case validates most European patents in only a handful of countries rather than dozens, so the practical difference between national and UPC enforcement is smaller than it might seem. For smaller cases the option to opt out and litigate nationally alongside UPC rights remains important, even though systematically double patenting is not something Infineon pursues for cost reasons. Four systems at once: coordinating cross border enforcement Infineon’s legal and patent departments have grown together over 25 years into a fully integrated international organization, with teams in Europe, North America and several Asian countries that, by Berg’s account, communicate on close to a weekly basis. Add to that a strong network of outside counsel. The commitment to management is not to shy away from any jurisdiction where the need arises. Berg is careful that patent attorneys do not spend their entire careers doing only litigation or only prosecution. Attorneys who rotate into a litigation team bring that experience back into their regular business support afterward, and that cycle in turn improves the quality of new filings. Litigation has become part of daily business, but never something a team slides into unprepared. Going on the offensive against a competitor requires planning several steps ahead. IP due diligence in practice: the Marvell Brightlane deal I found Berg’s answer on the Marvell Brightlane acquisition, Infineon’s 2.5 billion dollar deal for Marvell’s automotive Ethernet business that closed in August 2025, particularly revealing. In the semiconductor industry, he explains, IP is rarely primarily the patent portfolio. What matters more are frozen technologies and so called IP blocks, reusable design blocks that enable fast product development. Infineon almost never acquires a company because of its patents. Being a large, established player, its own portfolio is usually broad enough to secure a new technical area against incumbent competitors. The real work starts after signing. It means listening without being pushy, understanding the new colleagues’ processes and tools before deciding how to integrate the portfolio. Since none of Marvell’s IP staff joined Infineon in this deal, the team had to build up portfolio expertise using the acquired engineers and set up an operational patent committee, then plan which areas of the portfolio were already strong and where investment was still needed. The faster that integration decision gets made, Berg says, the better, because product development can never be allowed to stall because of an acquisition. The Cypress lesson: NPE exposure from legacy portfolios One risk many companies underestimate in acquisitions is patents an acquired business sold to a non practicing entity, or NPE, before the deal closed. That happened with Cypress Semiconductor in 2016, after its merger with Spansion left it with an oversized portfolio it did not need. Cypress sold around 2,000 patents to the NPE organization IP Value, and only a few years later Infineon acquired Cypress. Because the sale included a retained license for Cypress’s own business, Berg sees no exposure for Infineon from those specific patents today. The broader issue of NPE enforcement, though, remains real. Realistically there are many dozens of new cases a month, often directed at customers or the wider ecosystem rather than at chipmakers directly. Even when Infineon is not the target, it has to support its customers whenever its own technology is implicated. For the industry as a whole this consumes a great deal of resources without moving innovation forward, a point that comes up especially often at this time of year in Munich, when IP practitioners from around the world gather for meetings. Post quantum cryptography: patent density ahead of standardization In December 2024 Infineon became the first company to achieve a CC EAL6 certification in post quantum cryptography, one of the highest security certifications available. Berg describes two angles to the work. On one side, Infineon develops its own chipsets to enable quantum computing itself, already a real business rather than pure research. On the other side, customers across Infineon’s application fields need to be prepared for what he calls quantum day, the point at which powerful quantum computers become available, including to bad actors. Because that day may only be three to five years away, infrastructure needs to be built now so it can handle new cryptographic approaches. On standard essentiality he is measured rather than evasive. There are certainly patents in this field from Infineon and others, but security standards have historically leaned toward royalty free licensing rather than the large patent clusters seen in cellular communication from 2G through 5G. Whether that pattern repeats for post quantum cryptography, he cannot say, but Infineon is preparing for either outcome. Germany’s Employee Invention Act: opportunity or burden Asked whether Germany’s Employee Invention Act is an opportunity or a burden for the country’s innovation ecosystem, Berg does not hold back. With more than 30 years of experience, he estimates that 99 percent of all inventions are simply the regular work product of engineers in R&D, requiring no extra incentive at all. In countries without an equivalent law, employees are demonstrably just as innovative and just as willing to share their inventions with the company. His core objection is that invention does not equal innovation. Procurement, production, quality management and many other functions all contribute to a product’s success, not just the named inventors. That the inventor alone receives extra compensation while everyone else does not strikes Berg as unfair, especially since Infineon already rewards its top engineers appropriately regardless of statutory requirements. He calls the law a bureaucratic nightmare that should be abolished or at least radically simplified. Smaller organizations, he notes, often just ignore it or implement it badly, and every company Infineon has acquired with German operations has come with its own legacy mess to clean up. Artificial intelligence in day to day patent work at Infineon On AI, Berg describes three layers. The first is established tools: patent search, translation between the team’s main working languages, and, for about two years now, drafting replies to office actions. As with any tool, the benefit only shows up with repeated use at real volume, which is why Infineon works deliberately with outside counsel to broaden adoption across the team. The second layer is ongoing testing of new tools, limited mainly by the time available to evaluate them. The third is everyday office use. Since spring 2025, everyone from paralegals to attorneys has been able to use AI tools broadly within a secure environment. The bar stays the same throughout: if AI output is not at least as good as an attorney’s prior work, it is not worth using, or the cleanup afterward eats up any time saved. Where it does work, responses to standardization proposals, for instance, can be produced far faster. One question Berg expects to face next year, without yet having an answer: how should efficiency gains be split between the company and outside counsel once both sides benefit from AI? Three messages for the IP community I closed by asking Berg for the most important messages he would want to give our listeners, mostly IP professionals in companies and law firms. His first message: think about IP strategy from the end, starting with what needs to be asserted against whom and for what purpose in ten or twenty years, rather than letting today’s deadlines dictate everything. Only that kind of multi year plan, combined with a sound cost benefit ratio, produces genuinely litigation ready patents. His second message is again about artificial intelligence: anyone who has not started training with it yet risks missing the wave, and this is not a skill built overnight. His third message is aimed at anyone not yet connected to peers in the profession: use the associations and networks that already exist to build that exchange, a thought that ties neatly back to the VPP, where our conversation began. And here is the full transcript: Peter Berg: Hi, I’m Peter Berg, Chief IP Counsel at Infineon Technologies and President of VPP, the Association of In-house Patent Practitioners in Germany. And you are listening to IP Fridays. Rolf Claessen: Today’s interview guest is Peter Berg. If you don’t know Peter, he is an electrical engineer by training and is the Chief IP Counsel at Infineon Technologies and also serving as the VPP president. Thank you very much for being on IP Fridays. Peter Berg: My pleasure. Rolf Claessen: So first I want to talk about VPP. You succeeded Beat Weibel from Siemens as VPP president in May 2024 and have publicly called for Germany to finally deliver on the coalition agreement promise of the national IP strategy. So politics, what are the two or three most concrete things that strategy must contain? What happens if it doesn’t get done in this legislative period? Peter Berg: First of all, I think I need to correct you. It was May 2025, so not that long as a standing president. But if you mention national IP strategy, national means here for Germany. I think the question isn’t anymore whether or what happens if we don’t get that strategy. I think that is now on its way. The question is rather how good and comprehensive the national IP strategy will be, and if it’s just not enough from an industry perspective, I would say then we adjust afterwards. Of course, there is a big paper out from the BDI, the German Industry Association, published in 2024, and I need to focus on something which is really close to my heart. If you ask me the main content it should have, it is first of all better IP education, and I see there are kind of three levels. One is really society as such, so each and everybody from kindergarten to retirees, we need to acknowledge in the knowledge society that IP is central for our well-being. We have to respect the IP of others. We have to be proud to create IP, not just treat it as an entry in the accounts. Yeah, society at large. The second level is really academia and education in our professional environment. And finally, life is difficult for startups, people who want to create a new company, and small and medium-sized enterprises. There is good stuff out there. The German Patent and Trademark Office has a mandate to educate, but a very small budget to do so. In a federal country like Germany, there are local support systems, be it the chambers of commerce or the patent information centers. The structure is there, but it’s underfinanced, and Germany has to gear up on that one. So besides IP education, I believe solid national IP institutions are key. This is also a funding issue, be it headcount or technology. Think of the German Patent and Trademark Office, think of the courts, be it on the infringement side or the nullity side, so the Federal Patent Court. We need to back up nationally the European institutions, since we believe not every case is worth taking to the UPC, so for smaller cases we need a good national system as a backup. And government needs to have that in mind and not rely too much on European institutions alone. Finally, facilitate the IP transfer from universities and research institutions into industry. Right now it’s all about startups, et cetera, but that kind of IP transfer starts first of all with people leaving university, leaving those research institutions and joining industry, be it as staff or through research contracts. And finally, of course, startups are the area where Germany needs to catch up in particular. Perhaps I need to add for non-German listeners, there is a particularity in Germany in that the IP institutions, like the Patent and Trademark Office, report into the Ministry of Justice, although it’s an instrument for thriving innovation and building a solid economy. So it’s right now a totally new thing for this country that three ministries, research, economy and justice, are working together on this national IP strategy, with only recently some good progress. Rolf Claessen: You’ve said publicly that Infineon’s primary focus is patents that provide clear competitive advantages, and that for you it’s about litigation-ready patents. That’s a very specific phrase. How do you define it operationally, and how has the pruning of your more than 12,000-family portfolio changed in the last two years? Peter Berg: Yeah, I think that’s a process which lasted much more than two years, and it’s never over. This is work in progress. Thinking back to 2017, I joined Infineon, and the company has developed very nicely since. I think we roughly tripled turnover but kept the portfolio size roughly stable, despite acquisitions, despite that growth, also in R&D, et cetera. We’ve even been able to shrink costs since then, and I believe we’ve achieved our strategic goals, now with a good, or let’s say not yet good enough, cost-benefit ratio. And the answer to that equation is quality. Now, we as patent practitioners might call it differently, but at the end it comes down to the fact that, most likely for all companies and for practitioners who support companies in private practice, you need a collaboration platform. That means for Infineon, the inventors are key. They are involved in decision-making, so they pitch their invention to senior technical experts, my team members, and patent attorneys, and the quality of that expert panel makes a big difference. Then come repetitive reviews, not just once the decision to file is taken, but the draft itself is also reviewed by multiple stakeholders. Then we get the notice of allowance, the patent is granted, another review, and later on we try to apply consistent criteria: what’s the technology assessment, what’s the market size, is it detectable, is it easy to circumvent, et cetera, and does it fit with our own roadmap. And of course it would be nice if you could easily compare it with a competitor’s roadmap, or take the time to speculate on certain market changes which might be disruptive. And I believe if you apply that consistently over a sufficiently long period, you get patents you could call litigation-grade or litigation-ready. What is then missing, though, is real experience with conflicts against competitors and how the courts look at that. So the truth comes out once you go to court. On the defensive side, of course, we have tons of experience trying to find weaknesses in patents being asserted against Infineon, et cetera. But I think it’s another level of learning to be on the offensive, and that might play out in court, but it might also play out in licensing negotiations, where the other side is sufficiently unsure whether they would get an outcome they believe would be fair if they went to court with those patents. You asked me about the pruning of all this. So what is our approach there? There is a kind of forced pruning rate which we believe is necessary, to make it mandatory for everybody to identify the weakest patents in the respective portfolios. We focus on the years where costs are highest, what we internally call US8 and US12, since a big chunk of money needs to be spent on annuity payments for the US portfolio, which is the dominant one, and for the rest of the world it’s rather towards the end of the patents’ lifecycle. Now, having a good team, people who really like the technology and stay in charge for a long time, I could proudly say that my team knows every one of those 12,000 patent families well, and not just on the German or the US side, but really focuses on the jurisdictions with the biggest markets for electronic products. And there we see offensive litigation as a good choice, and that is Germany, the US and China. Rolf Claessen: Yes, talking about patent quality is really a hot topic right now, especially in industry and at the EPO, I guess, but that’s a topic for a different hour, probably. But talking about litigation-ready patents, you recently obtained possibly the first ex parte preliminary injunction at a German trade show in recent history, without a protective writ having been filed by the defendant. What does that show about your view on German national courts versus the UPC for this kind of enforcement? Peter Berg: I mean, first of all, litigation is not an end in itself, and in the markets a semiconductor company like Infineon operates in, a product might implement potentially hundreds or thousands of patents. So litigation itself doesn’t resolve all of that, but it has its place in our strategy execution. You’ll understand that I can’t get into specifics of any of the litigations you hinted at. But enforcement of trademarks, and I think you mentioned a patent case, trademarks and patents at trade fairs has been part of our activities for years, and sometimes you can catch somebody by surprise. It’s all about good preparation. But what I believe is more important is that we also prepare for venues so far less used by Western companies, be it China, et cetera. So being litigation-ready means looking into different venues. The UPC is certainly one of them, but there’s more beyond that. Enforcement for us is not only a German or European measure. I personally believe national courts and the UPC will both have a role to play in the future. There are pros and cons to each, which need to be evaluated case by case. I need to congratulate the UPC, which had a great start, good management, good communication about what they do, and a selection of judges based on quality, not politics. In a little more than three years, they’ve built up a pretty good body of case law. On the downside, some countries are still missing, building a really comprehensive body of case law will take time, and the cost side is still a concern, meaning that not every kind of business case reaches damages high enough to justify it, and there’s a certain risk that the case won’t be decided quickly by the court. In such situations, it might not make sense to go to the UPC. We have, I guess, quite a few companies in the electronics or mechanical engineering field where we don’t validate European patents in dozens of countries, maybe two, three, four, and over time it might be even fewer. So geographically, the difference between US, UPC and national enforcement isn’t that big. That’s why the alternative, and I mentioned this a bit at the beginning regarding the national IP strategy, needs to stay a good alternative. So the possibility to opt out and litigate nationally in lesser business cases remains, from my perspective, important, and we continue to use that as well. Rolf Claessen: Yes, and also the hurdle for double patenting has been lowered a little, so you can still have national patent rights in parallel with UPC patent rights. That’s also an advantage, probably. Peter Berg: Yeah, I think that was almost an invitation to say, you know, if you’re not sure whether the unitary patent is your choice, you can do both in parallel. True. But again, all we need to do is achieve our goals with a good cost-benefit ratio, so systematically double patenting is not really the way forward for us. Rolf Claessen: Right. Yeah, that was a very interesting insight about German national courts versus the UPC. But in fact you’re also litigating across borders, in many different countries, for example the US, Europe, Germany, and other countries, in China maybe. So what does coordinating enforcement across all these different systems simultaneously actually look like from the inside, and was it always the plan to have such complex litigation and enforcement systems, or did it evolve? What’s your take on this? Peter Berg: Yeah, at Infineon, our legal and patent departments, as we call them, have grown together over the last 25 years, roughly the age of our company, into an organization that doesn’t just have broad general legal or semiconductor application market expertise, for us that’s automotive, consumer goods, industrial and IoT, but is an organization that’s been tested by hundreds of assertions against us and our customers, and by negotiations with operating companies and NPEs. So that comes with experience. If I look now at our organization, not just my own team but legal in general, we have patent and legal teams in all the hotspots, and that’s grown in the last couple of years too. It’s Europe, of course North America, and various countries in Asia, and it’s a fully integrated international organization. We know each other and communicate, it feels like, on at least a weekly basis. Not to forget a good network of outside counsel to execute enforcement wherever strategic needs require it. That’s kind of our promise to management: we don’t shy away from any jurisdiction, if the need is there we can act and set up a team. Perhaps we’ve learned more on the defensive side, which we can now translate into offensive action. And I guess you’re somehow relating your question to a specific litigation against a Chinese competitor, and that’s not a litigation you kind of slide into. You need to plan a few steps ahead. Litigation has become part of our daily life, and the key moment is always, once it’s decided that this is going to happen, to set up a team for the new litigation. It starts to feel like a routine operation. The staffing depends of course on the technical area of the enforcement, the jurisdiction, and the workload of existing attorneys. And the good thing is that once we rotate patent attorneys into a litigation team, it’s great experience for them, that leads to expertise, and since we try not to over-specialize, so that people don’t only do litigation or only do prosecution, that experience from litigation is a great asset when they go back to supporting a certain business unit doing prosecution work. And coming back to your first question, that personal experience also helps in creating litigation-ready patents over time. Rolf Claessen: Yes, you’ve also acquired a couple of companies, and I have a question about a certain deal, especially the Marvell Brightlane acquisition and the IP due diligence. This $2.5 billion Brightlane deal closed in August 2025 and presumably transferred a substantial patent portfolio in the automotive, let’s say networking, technology field. How much of that big deal is really about buying IP, and how does a deal like that change your daily work in your IP function the day after closing? So once you’d signed the deal, did your daily life change? Peter Berg: It depends on the size of the deal. A couple of questions in there. Let me start with IP in the semiconductor industry, my industry, and that’s more than patents, trademarks and design rights. Speaking to practitioners and R&D colleagues, IP for them is rather frozen technologies and what we call IP blocks, design blocks which enable fast product designs that you can reuse. And if I take that as a basis, although each acquisition is different, IP plays a very big role because it should enable us to bring new products to market quickly, et cetera. Seldom does Infineon acquire a business because of its patent portfolio. Being a large, established player, our existing patent portfolio should be good enough to move into whatever technical area is of interest, and to make sure incumbent competitors couldn’t easily attack us when entering that field. Now, you mentioned the Marvell acquisition. We call it rather the Marvell automotive Ethernet acquisition. From Marvell’s perspective it was a smaller part of their business, which they sold to Infineon about a year ago. How should I say it, you get the assets but you get relatively little IP. So it’s more that you try to familiarize yourself with the assets and how they fit our business case, et cetera. Of course there is due diligence to get an idea and to make sure that everything that should belong to the business is transparent, but the more important part comes after the acquisition. Once the business is owned by Infineon, all the other functions handle their own areas of responsibility. For us, when it comes to IP rights, it’s about reaching out to the new colleagues, helping them for the first couple of days, but also leaving them alone, because there are so many changes they have to go through, and not being overly pushy. Understanding their current processes and tools, and their view of their own portfolio, is important at that point. So you hold back a little and see what they do and why they do it, sometimes you can learn from their best practices. But there comes a moment when we need to finally decide how to integrate the portfolio, and which of our processes and tools they have to adopt, and the faster you make that decision, the better. Since in the case of Marvell none of the IP staff joined us, the task was to build up a portfolio using the expertise of the senior engineers, get a good operational patent committee running, and develop a plan for which areas of the portfolio are good enough and which need to grow, in line with the growth of the business. It’s now more than a year ago, but that was an interesting time, and I doubt many people listening are aware of it, but a big thank you to everybody involved back in 2025. Rolf Claessen: From your answer I get that your job involved a lot of listening, basically, to the needs of the teams that joined your company, right? Peter Berg: At least as much talking as listening. Of course they want to know as well how we do things and what’s expected of them. So first of all it’s about reaching those people and making sure, and this is also a concern, that if everything changes for them, then perhaps the patenting process isn’t the most important thing. Product development is key, and making sure there’s no interruption so they can keep their timelines, et cetera. So being very mindful of that setting. But you’re right, it’s not just about telling them, it’s about listening to them and finding the right moment to switch. Rolf Claessen: Right, I have a very different question now, about NPEs, non-practicing entities, and exposure. I think some NPEs acquired patent families that trace back to Cypress, just before you bought it, or around the time of your acquisition. Are these patents, held by these NPEs, now a problem for Infineon? Peter Berg: That would be it, right? Actually, no, let me give some context first. Companies in distress, or with an overly large patent portfolio for their business, sometimes sell patents at a certain point in their history. Regarding Cypress Semiconductor, that happened around 2016, after they merged with a company called Spansion and ended up with a large combined portfolio they didn’t need. At that point Cypress teamed up with an NPE organization called IP Value and sold them around 2,000 patents, that’s public knowledge, and only a few years later Infineon acquired Cypress. So that was done by Cypress before it became an Infineon company. But good practice is, if you sell a patent, you retain a license for your own business, so in that sense I don’t feel any exposure from those patents. But of course this touches on the general topic of exposure to NPE enforcement, which is a concern in the electronics industry. Realistically, hundreds is perhaps too much, but many dozens of new cases a month, often against our customers or the wider ecosystem. But since it involves technology implemented in our products, even if the enforcement doesn’t target semiconductor players directly, we need to support our customers, and that is a kind of a load we need to help carry. But these are typically patents that somebody else sold to an NPE. You were also asking whether acquiring businesses brings new opportunities as well as new risk. I think that’s natural, and we shouldn’t shy away from that kind of risk. If we, like any other company, go for the big, high-margin, fast-growing businesses, the stakes are high in those areas, and you can’t complain if these also turn out to be litigious marketplaces, because many people want to be there. Around this time of year, since it’s Oktoberfest season here in Munich, many IP practitioners from around the world gather for meetings and share their view on the world. Everybody talks about AI, and NPEs try to acquire whatever patents are on the market that could be the basis of stronger or weaker infringement actions against that part of the industry. From an industry perspective, this consumes a lot of resources and doesn’t really help accelerate innovation in our space. Rolf Claessen: Good that you have a solution for the patent families that were acquired before you acquired Cypress. And now, turning to a very different topic, cryptography. You’re also working on quantum cryptography and post-quantum cryptography, a difficult word, and you, Infineon, were the first to obtain a certification, a really high certification in post-quantum cryptography, the so-called CC EAL6 certification, a very high certification in cryptography for our listeners, in December 2024. Now this field of technology is heading towards standardization. How patent-dense is Infineon’s patent stack in this field, and how are you thinking about the potential standard-essentiality of this new post-quantum cryptography technology, where maybe the American standards from the NIST institute become the infrastructure, or the standard? Peter Berg: It’s a big field with different components. We take the quantum challenge seriously at Infineon, but there are two elements to it. You spoke more about cryptography, but for us, as a semiconductor player, on one hand we want to enable quantum computing with our own chipsets, and we support two different technology streams there, it’s not just development, it’s already a real business. On the other hand, we need to educate and enable customers in the application fields we serve to prepare for that quantum day, the day quantum computing becomes available, and not only to the good guys. You need to think about this now, because it might be just three, four, five years away, you don’t know for sure. It means investing in infrastructure able to handle post-quantum cryptography and security in communications, because you need certain computing power and different ways of handling cryptography algorithms compared to today. Today’s approaches won’t be enough, you need better ones, and you mentioned one at the beginning, which Infineon has proposed. That’s not easy. If you invest in a core today, you’re investing in something like a power station, which stays connected to the internet for a long time, so you need infrastructure robust enough to handle post-quantum cryptography. Regarding the patent stack question, yes, certainly there are several patents in this field owned by Infineon, but also by others. In general, I believe, both in semiconductors and in security more broadly, this tends toward royalty-free licensing, and standard setting has in the past been marked by the avoidance of the big patent clusters we saw building up in cellular communication, from 2G through 5G. I don’t see that happening in the post-quantum cryptography field, but who knows, so we prepare for whatever scenario comes. Rolf Claessen: Let’s see if the Infineon patents end up in a big pool or something later on, and you get all these license fees. Peter Berg: I wouldn’t mind, yeah. Rolf Claessen: Let’s see. Right, now turning to another topic, maybe, for example US colleagues ask me a lot about the German employee invention law. It’s very different from other countries, especially the US. Do you see the German employee invention law rather as an opportunity or a burden for Germany’s innovation ecosystem? Peter Berg: As IP professionals in larger corporations in Germany, we’re so used to that law that we hardly challenge its usefulness. To your question, though, with more than 30 years of experience, I’d say that 99% of all inventions are made by engineers in R&D as part of their regular job, nothing extra on top, so they don’t need an extra motivation for it. And we see it in other countries too, where that kind of law doesn’t exist, and people are just as innovative and just as ready to share their inventions with us as an IP organization, with or without the law. So it doesn’t seem to fulfill the role some see as a competitive edge for Germany, and because of that inventor law, people just end up being more cautious, or more descriptive, about their work results. There are more reasons why I believe this is obsolete. Invention does not equal innovation. There are many other colleagues in a company, in procurement, production, quality management, et cetera, and all of them contribute to a product becoming a bestseller. It’s not a single person, and it’s not just one team’s result, and somehow it doesn’t feel fair that the inventor gets an additional bonus and the others don’t. In any case we’d give our top engineers a premium anyway, and we reward inventors in all other countries, with the law or without it, without any worldwide mandate for that kind of remuneration. So from a corporate perspective we don’t need a law to help us work out the benefits and share them with our top inventors. The law is a bureaucratic nightmare. It needs to be abandoned, or at least radically simplified. In smaller organizations, I guess it’s often just ignored or badly implemented. Believe me, every company we’ve acquired with operations in Germany has left us a bit of a heritage to clean up. Rolf Claessen: Yeah, I understand. Now for a different topic, AI, the use of AI. We as patent attorneys talk about this a lot, it’s a big topic, how to use AI, whether to use AI, and how to use AI in law firms. But can you tell us about the use of AI in the operations of your team? Peter Berg: Recently we discussed this and agreed on kind of three layers to it. First, good use of established AI tools. AI, in that sense, isn’t something that started three years ago with ChatGPT. It began with search, patent search, then translation, at least between the major languages like German and English, which most of my team masters, and then, I’d say about two years ago, drafting and replies to office actions. So there are established tools, and as with every tool, you need to use it repeatedly, at a certain volume, to really benefit from it. We try to work with the best of these established tools, driving wider adoption within the team and partnering with our law firms, since a substantial part of the legal work is done by our outside counsel. So this is a bit of a joint exercise. Second, there are constantly new tools coming up, which we try to test. There are many, so the time we have available to look into them is the limiting factor. I’d like to test more, because there might be a new frontrunner coming up that we should definitely try ourselves. But last, and certainly not least, we try to implement AI into everyday operations, into the office environment itself. The company made a good decision in spring to allow wide adoption of AI-specific tools in a secure environment, and that has opened up a lot of opportunities for everybody, paralegals and attorneys alike, and now it’s about fostering an open exchange on what’s possible and what’s not. And finally, since Infineon, like most corporations, doesn’t do everything in-house, there’s the question of what the benefits are that we can plan around, so that we get better quality. If the quality of the AI results isn’t as good as the attorney’s results before, then we shouldn’t use it, or we’d spend so much time cleaning it up afterwards that nobody could tell the difference. Second, we can now do things that weren’t possible before, because they were too tedious or took too long, or we get faster turnaround times, so we can respond more quickly to standardization proposals, what used to take many days we can now do in a few days, while still trusting the quality of the output. And only then comes what’s often discussed as efficiency gains, and the question that will probably be asked next year is how we split the pie: if both we and outside counsel benefit from using AI, what do we do with those benefits, how much stays with outside counsel, and how much should also benefit my budget? Rolf Claessen: But I clearly see the advantages of using AI, I’m using it myself, especially for cases like oppositions, where in earlier times you had to read through some 30 papers, patents and books, and now you can just ask the AI where you find a certain feature across those 30 documents. So it’s really useful in a lot of cases. Now my last question to you, and maybe the most important one, what do you think are the three most important messages you want to convey to our listeners, who are mostly IP professionals, both in-house and in law firms? Peter Berg: Do you want me to repeat things I said before, or can I think freely, in general? Free thinking, of course. Okay. Many of the things we spoke about now were about what to do next, and how to execute certain things, how to prepare. I believe that if you think about IP strategy, you think about it from the end: what do I need to assert, against whom, for what purpose, before building a portfolio of IP rights. So it’s not just about the deadlines you have today and tomorrow, which you somehow have to get through, but about taking a step back and thinking, what should this be good for in 10 or 20 years’ time. If you do that, it helps you get to litigation-grade patents and litigation readiness. We’re all busy, and there are so many things we need to do today and tomorrow, so it’s easily forgotten to look a little further down the road. So I’d say, think about a multi-year plan to achieve your goals, and there are hardly any moments, unless perhaps you’re one of the big AI platforms with unlimited resources, where that isn’t true. So plan for multiple years, but with a good cost-benefit ratio in mind. And I can’t really avoid mentioning AI here. It’s having a major impact on our operations. We’ve talked about it, we’ve tested it, but ramping it up is a different matter, and I think next year will be decisive. That’s really the full value chain, from interacting with our inventors to get better quality ideas, all the way to claim charting and negotiating, the bread-and-butter activities of patent attorneys, drafting office action replies is of course part of that too. I’m really keen to see that happen, and I’m trying to keep my team ahead of the wave. And I can only encourage everybody in our profession, if you don’t yet have a contact, team up with friends or colleagues in the profession, use the various associations that exist in our profession to network and discuss. The worst thing is to miss the train, and it takes time, this isn’t something you become good at overnight, so it needs time to train, and it’s good to start now. Rolf Claessen: Yes, that’s a very good point, and closing where we began, with the VPP, exchanging ideas among colleagues really is key, I think, important. Thank you very much for being on IP Fridays, on our podcast. That was really interesting, and I think our listeners can learn a lot from this interview. Thank you very much. Peter Berg: Don’t mention it, it was a pleasure talking to you, and for me it was also the first time doing this kind of podcast. Thank you. Rolf Claessen: Thank you

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Descubrimos un ingente legado histórico y monumental y rincones de la Guerra Fría en un viaje fascinante por el corazón del territorio alemán. En este nuevo episodio de El Placer de Viajar, el programa de viajes de esRadio y Libertad Digital, nuestros anfitriones Carmelo Jordá y Kelu Robles continúan su recorrido por tierras alemanas en colaboración con la asociación Historical Highlights of Germany. En esta ocasión, proponen una magnífica ruta desde el sur hasta el este del país, concretamente desde Heidelberg hasta Potsdam, realizando paradas en las espectaculares ciudades de Würzburg y Erfurt. Para cerrar el programa, el espacio viaja a España para descubrir los secretos históricos, patrimoniales y gastronómicos de Almendralejo, en Extremadura. La primera parada del viaje germano es Heidelberg, de la mano del colaborador David Alonso. Esta preciosa ciudad universitaria, situada a orillas del río Neckar, cuenta con unos 200.000 habitantes y es famosa por su ambiente joven y sus ruinas medievales. Su prestigiosa universidad, fundada en 1386, es el motor económico local y cuenta en su haber con numerosos premios nobel. Para llegar, la mejor opción es volar al aeropuerto de Frankfurt, el cual conecta de forma directa con la red ferroviaria alemana, facilitando el traslado a la ciudad en apenas una hora de trayecto previo trasbordo en Mannheim. Entre los atractivos más singulares de Heidelberg destaca la cárcel universitaria o Studentenkarzer, que estuvo activa hasta 1914 y cuyas paredes se encuentran repletas de grafitis y caricaturas de la época realizados por los propios alumnos que deseaban ser encerrados allí. Asimismo, es imprescindible visitar la Iglesia del Espíritu Santo, un templo compartido históricamente por católicos y protestantes, y pasear por el puente viejo, donde se halla la estatua de un mono con un espejo que, según la leyenda local, otorga riqueza y asegura el regreso a la ciudad a quien lo toca. A continuación, Kelu Robles detalla su visita a Würzburg, capital de la Baja Franconia en el estado de Baviera. Esta urbe, atravesada por el río Meno, destaca por su imponente Puente Viejo, similar al famoso puente de Carlos de Praga pero a menor escala, donde los locales se reúnen para degustar vino en copas de un cuarto de litro, conocidas como schoppen. La historia de Würzburg está profundamente ligada al poder que ejercieron allí los príncipes obispos, cuyo legado se refleja en la planificación urbana y en monumentos de estilo barroco y renacentista. El monumento estrella de esta ciudad bávara es la Residencia de Würzburg, un fastuoso palacio declarado Patrimonio Mundial por la Unesco que sobrevivió milagrosamente a los bombardeos de la Segunda Guerra Mundial y que alberga en su interior espectaculares frescos de artistas como Tiepolo. También resulta sumamente recomendable visitar la Fortaleza de Marienberg, que ofrece una panorámica espectacular rodeada de viñedos, y el histórico sótano del palacio, donde se ubica una de las bodegas públicas más importantes de la zona. La tercera etapa de la ruta alemana es Erfurt, una ciudad de tamaño medio situada justo en el centro geográfico del país, lo que la convierte en un nudo de comunicaciones excelente gracias a los trenes de alta velocidad. En la Edad Media, Erfurt logró una inmensa riqueza debido al monopolio del cultivo de la planta pastel, utilizada para obtener el codiciado tinte de color azul. El gran emblema de la localidad es el puente de los comerciantes o Krämerbrücke, una estructura habitada construida en 1325 que funciona como una calle comercial flanqueada por casas con entramados de madera. Erfurt también cuenta con una estrecha vinculación con Martín Lutero, quien estudió en su universidad y posteriormente ingresó como monje en el Monasterio de los Agustinos, espacio hoy visitable donde se puede conocer su celda. El patrimonio de la ciudad se completa con la impresionante colina de la catedral, que reúne de manera contigua la Catedral de Santa María y la Iglesia de San Severo, accesibles mediante una monumental escalinata. Tampoco puede dejar de visitarse la Antigua Sinagoga, considerada la más antigua que se conserva intacta en Europa Central, datada en el año 1100. La última parada en Alemania es Potsdam, una joya monumental ubicada a escasos treinta minutos de Berlín. La ciudad se desarrolló a partir de 1660 como residencia de caza del elector Federico Guillermo I y posteriormente se convirtió en residencia oficial de la monarquía prusiana. Potsdam es célebre por su inmenso complejo de palacios y jardines, que abarca más de 500 hectáreas, entre los que destaca el palacio de Sanssouci, de estilo rococó, mandado construir por Federico el Grande, y el imponente Neues Palais, de estilo barroco. Además de su belleza arquitectónica, Potsdam desempeñó un papel clave en la historia contemporánea mundial. En el palacio de Cecilienhof se celebró en 1945 la famosa Conferencia de Potsdam, donde Stalin, Truman y Churchill decidieron el destino de la Alemania derrotada y de Europa. En la misma línea, el puente Glienicke, conocido como el puente de los espías, fue el escenario real de múltiples intercambios de prisioneros entre el bloque comunista y el occidental durante la Guerra Fría, un hito inmortalizado en la famosa película de Steven Spielberg.Almendralejo Finalmente, el programa cruza la frontera española para visitar Almendralejo, en la provincia de Badajoz. Rodeada de los extensos viñedos de la comarca de Tierra de Barros, la localidad ofrece una rica oferta turística que va desde el Sepulcro Megalítico de Huerta Montero, una tumba prehistórica de 4.500 años de antigüedad, hasta el Teatro Carolina Coronado, un bellísimo edificio de estilo modernista y ecléctico erigido en honor a la célebre escritora extremeña nacida en este municipio. Almendralejo sobresale además por su vinculación al sector del vino, siendo uno de los principales productores de cava fuera de Cataluña gracias a la labor de pioneros como Marcelino Díaz. Para acompañar esta bebida, la gastronomía local propone las tradicionales migas de Tierra de Barros, asados de cordero y platos de caza, así como innovadoras propuestas de cocina de autor lideradas por chefs jóvenes de la zona. El programa concluye invitando a los oyentes a descubrir estas joyas viajeras que aún quedan fuera de los circuitos turísticos habituales.

80 Prozent der Patientinnen und Patienten nach einem Herzinfarkt oder Schlaganfall erreichen ihren LDL-Zielwert von unter 55 Milligramm pro Deziliter nicht. Dabei sind Herzerkrankungen die Todesursache Nummer 1. Bei Krebs gibt es Vorsorge, Diagnose, begleitete Therapie, Nachsorge und Register. Warum fehlt das beim Herzen – und wo muss Prävention ansetzen? Darüber spricht EinBlick-Redakteur Christoph Nitz mit Prof. Ksenija Stach. Sie leitet seit Juli 2025 das Department für Endokrinologie und Diabetologie am Klinikum Ernst von Bergmann in Potsdam und ist Professorin für Innere Medizin, Endokrinologie und Diabetologie der HMU Health and Medical University Potsdam. Zuvor leitete sie die Lipidambulanz der Universitätsmedizin Mannheim. Beim Kongress für Gesundheitsnetzwerker sprach sie im März 2026 über Investitionen in die Herzgesundheit. Die Themen der Folge: – Warum LDL zählt: LDL-Cholesterin ist der am besten beeinflussbare Risikofaktor, denn ohne LDL-Cholesterin entsteht kein Plaque. Der erste Schritt ist, die Werte zu messen. Doch den Check-up 35 nehmen nach Stachs Angaben nur 30 Prozent der Bevölkerung wahr, weil die Information zu wenige Menschen erreicht. – Register wie bei Krebs: Hierzulande gibt es Kampagnen wie ›Auf Ziel‹ der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Lipidologie DGFL, aber nach ihren Worten keine Register. In Schweden werden alle Patientinnen und Patienten nach einem Herzinfarkt erfasst. Die Kliniken stehen mit ihren Ergebnissen beim LDL-Zielwert in der Zeitung. Die Besten werden ausgezeichnet, und der Letztplatzierte muss bei ihnen lernen. – Netzwerk in Potsdam: Ein niedergelassener Kollege, der auch bei Kindern das Cholesterin misst, hat dort ein Kompetenznetzwerk aufgebaut. Wer das bezahlt? »Na, niemand.« – Wearables und die »Cholesterinlüge«: Schritte, Herzfrequenz, EKG und Blutdruck haben viele per Wearable im Blick. Das Gesundheitsbewusstsein wächst, aber nicht in allen sozialen Schichten. Cholesterin hat an Ansehen verloren, auch durch Fernsehsendungen, die die Warnungen davor als Humbug abtun. Mehr Aufmerksamkeit bekommt Lipoprotein(a). – Sparen bei der Früherkennung? »Genau das ist das, was wir nicht tun dürfen«, sagt Stach. Das GKV-Beitragssatzstabilisierungsgesetz empfindet sie als Rückschritt – kein gutes Signal, denn frühzeitige Prävention spare später Milliarden Euro. – Kinderscreening ab 6 Jahren: In den Gesprächen zum Gesundes-Herz-Gesetz war man mit der Politik nach ihren Worten schon weit. Ein solches Screening findet genetisch bedingte Fettstoffwechselstörungen früh und schützt zugleich das Kind und einen Elternteil. – Prävention ab der Kita: Kinder sollen früh lernen, was ein gesunder Lebensstil ist und welche Werte wichtig sind. In den Niederlanden entsteht so Gesundheitsbewusstsein von klein auf. Und der 60-jährige Hochrisikopatient? »Nein, um Gottes willen, da ist noch gar nichts verloren.« LDL-Senkung, Blutdruckeinstellung, Lebensstil und Reha helfen auch nach einem Herzinfarkt oder Schlaganfall. – Was die elektronische Patientenakte ePA leisten könnte: Befunde sind dort abrufbar. Es fehlen eine Abfrage zur Familienanamnese, die bei Risiko zum Check-up 35 einlädt, und die Messwerte aus Apotheken samt Hinweis, sich ärztlich abklären zu lassen. Die Schnittstellen funktionieren noch nicht gut. Ksenija Stach: »Wir müssen an einem Strang ziehen, Fakten auf den Tisch legen und nicht irgendwelche Märchen.« Stachs Vorschlag an Gesundheitsminister Carsten Linnemann: ein Kinderscreening ab 6 Jahren und Aufklärung über Risikofaktoren in Kitas, Schulen und Studiengängen. Ihr Rat an alle Hörerinnen und Hörer: die eigenen Werte kennen – Blutdruck, Langzeitblutzucker, LDL-Cholesterin und Lipoprotein(a). Wer sie nicht kennt, lässt sie bei nächster Gelegenheit in der Hausarztpraxis messen.

Ref.: Michael Papenkordt, ICPE-Mission, Institut für Weltevangelisierung, Mannheim

Nach sieben Spieltagen geht auch die 3. Liga in die XXL-Länderspielpause und viele Clubs werden sich noch einmal neu sortieren. In der neuen Folge des "Buwe Gebabbel" ziehen Rüdiger Ofenloch und Thorsten Hof eine erste Zwischenbilanz, diskutieren darüber, was dem Waldhof noch zu einer Spitzenmannschaft fehlt und erklären auch, dass Waldhof-Regenschirme nicht immer nur da sind, um verlässlich Regen abzuhalten. 

Heute erscheint keine neue Folge der "Hüter der Obelisken". Dafür entführen wir euch allerdings noch einmal nach Mannheim.Unseren VLOG zum Live-Auftritt auf der AnimagiC 2026 findet ihr auf YouTube.com/DiceActors!-----Aufgrund der improvisatorischen Art unserer Rollenspielinhalte können Themen und Situationen entstehen, die für manche Menschen schwer zu verarbeiten sind oder unangenehme Erinnerungen hervorrufen könnten. Sollten dich bestimmte Episoden oder Szenen belasten, empfehlen wir, zwischendurch eine Pause zu machen oder die Episode zu überspringen. Am Anfang jeder Folge wird der Inhalt der jeweils letzten noch einmal zusammengefasst, sodass du den Anschluss leicht wiederfinden kannst. Dein Wohlbefinden ist uns wichtig!Dice Actors ist ein inoffizieller Fan-Inhalt im Rahmen der Richtlinie für Fan-Inhalte. Dieser Kanal ist nicht von Wizards of the Coast gesponsert. Teile des enthaltenen Materials sind (geistiges) Eigentum von Wizards of the Coast LLC © Wizards of the Coast LLC."Malicious", "Night Vigil", "Water Prelude"Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Amy Hunt, 24, was born and grew up in Newark, Nottinghamshire. In the classroom, on the sports field, playing cello or tap dancing, she excelled at whatever she did.She wasn't always a quick runner though. Her teacher, Phil Shepherd, recalls that when she was nine or ten 'she had incredibly long legs and her body hadn't grown into it.'But it didn't take long. Aged 12, she joined Grantham Athletic Club, and at first she did middle distance running and triathlon. but after doing a rapid 200m her coaches suggested that she entered some championships.At the age of 20, she was selected to represent Great Britain at the Under 20 European Championships in Mannheim, Germany. She won in 22.42 seconds, which was the fastest time ever by someone under 18. But she was keen to prove that it's possible to be an 'academic badass and track goddess'. She attended Cambridge and obtained a BA in English. But sprinting called and she moved to Italy to work with coach, Marco Airale. Silver medals at the Olympics in Paris, and the World Championships in Tokyo followed by she became the first person in the history of the European Championships to win four gold medals in Birmingham this summer. Becky Milligan looks at Amy's life and career.Production team: Sound mix: Neil Churchill Production co-ordinators: Maria Ogundele and Sabine Schereck Producers: Ben Carter and Bethan Ashmead Editor: Justine LangArchive: Good Morning Britain, ITV Novig advert

Wir sprechen mit Sven von Eiszeit.fm über die AdlerAllen haben wir identische Fragen gestellt. Ausgenommen an das Gespräch angepasste kurze Nachfragen bzw. die Überraschungsfrage.Wie zufrieden ist man mit der vergangenen SaisonWas ist über den Sommer passiert? (Alles außer Kaderveränderungen)Wie lief die Vorbereitung?Welche Kaderveränderungen sind zu beachten?Wie sind die Erwartungen zur neuen Saison? Auf welchem Platz landet das Team nach der Hauptrunde?Eine Bold Prediction zur LigaÜberraschungsfrageDie Tabelle nach der Hauptrunde (allerdings nur in schriftlicher Form - die Gesamttabelle bekommt einen eigenen Artikel)Nach Beantwortung der Fragen schauen wir auf die Partien der Teams gegen die Haie und die Experten durften Alle noch ein bisschen Werbung für sich selbst/das Medium machen.Sven Metzger (Eiszeit.fm)

Gehören Smartphones als Geschenk in die Schultüte von Erstklässlern? Ab wann sollten Kinder und Jugendliche frühestens auf Snapchat, Instagram und Tiktok unterwegs sein? Das beantwortet Jürgen Held, Medienpädagoge beim Mannheimer Jugendamt, in der neuen Folge des Podcasts „Mensch Mannheim“. In dem Gespräch geht es auch um Gefahren in sozialen Medien wie Pornografie, Mobbing und Fake News – und was Eltern dagegen tun können. Held erklärt, wie viel Handyzeit – auch für Erwachsene – pro Tag vertretbar ist. Am Schluss der Folge gibt der Experte noch 5 Tipps, mit denen Eltern ihre Kinder zu einem vernünftigen Medienkonsum bringen können.

Saison 26/27 vorausDie Saison 26/27 steht vor der Tür. Die Vorbereitung – für die Haie äußerst erfolgreich – ist vorüber und ab Donnerstag wird auf dem Eis wieder um Ligapunkte gekämpft.Wir blicken voraus auf den Saisonstart, die Jugend, die neuen Regeln und auch auf das letzte CHL-Wochenende. Ansonsten alles beim Alten. Mathieu verwirrt, Tube vergisst Themen und André macht – mal wieder – Urlaub.Ein erneutes 12-Punkte-Wochenende für die beiden ältesten U-Teams der Junghaie. Beide Teams nach dem zweiten Wochenende damit weiterhin verlustpunktfrei. Mit der Damen 1C ist auch das erste Damenteam im Spielbetrieb.Am kommenden Wochenende gibt es den „Super-Sonntag“! Am Sonntag ist es möglich U20, U17 und Profis alle hintereinander zu schauen. Wir werden vor Ort sein.Wir ändern vom Post der letzten Woche nur ein Wort. Wisst Ihr welches?Was war das bitte für ein Wochenende? Wir sagen es seit Jahren, dass die Haie nach Europa müssen. Das Wochenende war das perfekte Beispiel dafür, weshalb das genauso sein muss. Wir reden über die Spiele und die erreichten sechs Punkte.Wir schauen auf die Tabelle der CHL nach dem 4. Spieltag. Welche Teams – außer den Haien – sind schon durch und wer muss noch zittern? Könnte es ein Novum geben?Es war wieder viel CHL in der Woche. Wichtig ist aber auf jeden Fall, dass die Liga den Spielrekord von Lüde auf 1.200 Spiele angepasst hat und Mo somit ein Spiel mehr braucht. Statistiken in der DEL sind eben erst in den letzten Jahren professionalisiert worden. Mal schauen, ob es da in der Zukunft noch mehr Änderungen gibt.Dazu waren wir in der Woche vor dem Saisonstart nochmal beim Training und wir schauen auf die Ticket-Situation.Ein paar kleine News aus der DEL zum Start in die Saison. Dazu gibt es die Tabelle unserer Gäste der XXXL-Vorschau1.⁠ ⁠Köln 1,86 (Durchschnittsplatzierung)2.⁠ ⁠⁠Mannheim 2,143.⁠ ⁠⁠München 3,144.⁠ ⁠⁠Berlin 3,715.⁠ ⁠⁠Ingolstadt 5,006.⁠ ⁠⁠Straubing 5,577.⁠ ⁠⁠Bremerhaven 7,648.⁠ ⁠⁠Wolfsburg 8,219.⁠ ⁠⁠Schwenningen 8,7110.⁠ ⁠⁠Nürnberg 10,5011.⁠ ⁠⁠Frankfurt 11,6412.⁠ ⁠⁠Augsburg 11,6413.⁠ ⁠⁠Krefeld 12,2114.⁠ ⁠⁠Iserlohn 13,21Wir sprechen über unsere Saisonwette und geben einen Ausblick was in den nächsten Wochen noch alles von uns kommt. Stichwort: Meet and watch, Meet and brunch (Nachholtermin), DEL2-Besuch, etc.Ihr könnt euch gerne eigene Saisonwetten überlegen oder aber ihr sagt: Was Mathieu hat, gefällt mir super, ich schließe mich ihm einfach an.Saisonstart 26/27! Die Haie treffen am ersten Wochenende auf die Grizzlys und die Löwen. Nach der CHL ist die Erwartung hoch, aber die DEL ist eben etwas anderes als die CHL. Genug der Floskeln, wir sprechen natürlich über die Gegner und die Erwartungen.Fast vergessen, aber Mathieu passt ja auf. Es gibt in der kommenden Saison neue Regeln in der Liga. Da ist viel Kleinkram dabei, aber einige wichtige Sachen sind dann doch dabei. Reinhören und mehr wissen als der Nachbar in der Arena ;-)Like, Follow, Subscibe, Comment, etc. ihr kennt den Spaß doch. Macht gerne Werbung. Es geht auch wieder um Geld für den guten Zweck. Dazu heute noch die O-Töne nach dem Klagenfurt-Spiel mit der Pressekonferenz, Felix Brückmann und Patrick Russell.Wo könnt ihr uns überall folgen und liken? Wie erreicht Ihr uns? Wo findet Ihr uns?Folgt dem Sharkbite gerne auf Bluesky⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ kommt in den WhatsApp Kanal und abonniert die Podcastfeeds beim Anbieter Eurer Wahl.  00:00 Einleitung01:40 Junghaie05:30 CHL-Wochenende16:30 CHL-Tabelle18:30 Haie-News26:00 DEL-News + Vorschautabelle36:50 Saisonwette und weiteres42:00 Das kommende Wochenende51:40 Neue Regeln in der DEL57:30 Ausleitung58:50 O-Töne Klagenfurt

Dem Ortsbeirat Laubenheim fehlen Informationen zu Kita-Plänen, Mannheims Quartiere sollen Vorbilder für die Mainzer Stadtentwicklung werden und die Stadt prüft den Einsatz von KI-generierter Musik für den Weihnachtsmarkt. Das und mehr heute im Podcast. Alle Hintergründe zu den Nachrichten des Tages finden Sie hier: Ortsbeirat Laubenheim fehlen Informationen zu Kita-Plänen https://www.allgemeine-zeitung.de/lokales/mainz/mainz-laubenheim/ortsbeirat-laubenheim-fehlen-informationen-zu-kita-plaenen-6172304 Vorbild für Mainz? So gestaltet Mannheim zwei Quartiere um https://www.allgemeine-zeitung.de/lokales/mainz/stadt-mainz/vorbild-fuer-mainz-so-gestaltet-mannheim-zwei-quartiere-um-5981192 Stadt Mainz prüft KI-Musik für den Weihnachtsmarkt https://www.allgemeine-zeitung.de/lokales/mainz/stadt-mainz/stadt-mainz-prueft-ki-musik-fuer-den-weihnachtsmarkt-6242216 „Früh Kölsch Bar“ eröffnet in Mainzer Altstadt https://www.allgemeine-zeitung.de/lokales/mainz/stadt-mainz/mainz-frueh-koelsch-bar-altstadt-eroeffnung-bar-oktober-fussball-events-6201927 Museum für Antike Schifffahrt: Eröffnungstermin steht fest https://www.allgemeine-zeitung.de/lokales/mainz/stadt-mainz/mainz-museum-antike-schifffahrt-eroeffnungstermin-wiedereroeffnung-neugestaltung-sanierung-6258306 Ein Angebot der VRM.

Die Fans sind ein großes Faustpfand der Adler Mannheim. In der neuen Folge des „Adler-Check“ kommt Patrik Löffel zu Wort, einer der drei Fanbeauftragten des Clubs. Er blickt mit großer Vorfreude auf das erste DEL-Heimspiel am Sonntag (14 Uhr) gegen Titelverteidiger Eisbären Berlin, wenn die Fans zum ersten Mal die neue Vereinshymne in der SAP Arena singen werden.

In dieser Folge diskutieren die Analysten Ernst Wieninger und Thomas Brandl über die CHL und den Saisonstart in der Penny DEL und DEL 2CHL:Deutsche Teams allesamt erfolgreich -  Köln, Mannheim und Berlin auf Erfolgskurs!Penny DEL und DEL 2:Die Topspiele des Wochenendes beider Ligen im Fokus.Was ist der Schlüssel zum Erfolg?Worauf kommt es an?Wer kann am ersten Wochenende der Saison 26/27 überraschen?Diese und viele weitere Themen in der aktuellen EpisodeViel Spaß beim HörenStay SafePS: Mit unserem Partner THE LOCKERROOM erhält jeder Kunde, der einen Artikel aus den Ligen NHL, NFL, MLB und NBA erwirbt, einen Rabatt von 10% mit dem Code "THA"!www.thelockerroom.store

Über Oper sprechen wir in dieser Kunstblick-Folge zwar nicht, aber ebenso schwärmerisch widmet sich Rechtsanwalt Prof. Dr. Stephan Scherer der bildenden Kunst. In seiner täglichen Arbeit hat er viel damit zu tun, insbesondere dann, wenn es um das Vererben einer Kunstsammlung geht. In diesen Fällen stellen sich Fragen wie: Wer bekommt die Sammlung? Bleibt sie zusammen oder wird sie unter den Erben aufgeteilt? Wie bestimmt man überhaupt ihren Wert? Und was passiert, wenn die Kinder mit der über Jahrzehnte aufgebauten Leidenschaft der Eltern eigentlich gar nichts anfangen können? Stephan Scherer ist Partner der Wirtschaftskanzlei SZA Schilling, Zutt & Anschütz in Mannheim, Fachanwalt für Erbrecht und Steuerrecht sowie Honorarprofessor an der Universität Mannheim. Seit über 20 Jahren berät er Sammler:innen und deren Erben, von der Nachfolgeplanung bis zur gütlichen Einigung. In unserem Gespräch gehen wir unter anderem der Frage nach, ab welcher Sammlungsgröße man sich ernsthaft mit der Nachfolge beschäftigen sollte. Wir sprechen über typische Fehler bei unberatenen Testamenten, die jahrelange Familienstreitigkeiten auslösen können, darüber, wie Kunstwerke im Erbfall bewertet werden, und darüber, inwieweit sich Stiftung oder GbR eignen, um eine Sammlung als Ganzes zu erhalten. Und wir sprechen darüber, warum Kinder die Sammelleidenschaft ihrer Eltern oft nicht teilen – und was das für die Nachfolgeplanung bedeutet. Bevor ihr jetzt die Kopfhörer rausnehmt: Keine Angst, beim Vererben von Kunst geht es nicht nur um Steuern und Paragrafen. Es geht um sehr persönliche Entscheidungen auch für Stephan Scherer selbst, der offen über seine eigene "Ansammlung" spricht. Viel Vergnügen wünschen Sascha Worrich und Andreas Maurer.

Wie gut eignen sich einzelne Standorte für Immobilieninvestitionen, wie sind die Perspektiven? Dies sind die Kernfragen unseres Anleger Checks, diesmal geht es um die Städte Stuttgart, Karlsruhe und Mannheim. Und hier die Fragen im Einzelnen:   * Wie stehen die Städte wirtschaftlich dar? * Wie haben sich die Städte wirtschaftlich entwickelt? * Wie sind die demografischen Perspektiven? * Wie schätzt Du die wirtschaftlichen Perspektiven der Städte ein? * Was rätst Du Anlegern? Die Antworten auf all diese Fragen und einige mehr findet ihr in dieser Episode 1aLAGE und nun wünschen wir euch spannende Insights und gute Unterhaltung. Viel Spaß! **Unser Kooperationspartner:** Unser Kooperationspartner ist das BERGlässig Hotel Bodenmais. Eigentumswohnung. Ferienwohnung. Hotel. Wer in Immobilien investiert, muss sich normalerweise entscheiden. Im BERGlässig Hotel Bodenmais nicht. Hier erwerben Sie ein eigenes Hotel-Appartement als Kapitalanlage – mit eigenem Grundbuch, wie eine Eigentumswohnung. Gleichzeitig genießen Sie Ihre eigene Ferienimmobilie mit allen Annehmlichkeiten des 4-Sterne BERGlässig Hotels. Sie erhalten Pachteinnahmen – ohne Aufwand für Vermietung oder Gästebetreuung. So verbindet das BERGlässig Hotel Bodenmais ein Immobilieninvestment mit einer prognostizierten Rendite von rund 6,2 % und den Vorteilen einer eigenen Ferienimmobilie. Lernen Sie die Hotel-Appartements bei einem Probewohnen persönlich kennen und fordern Sie jetzt Ihr Exposé an:

In diesem Jahr jähren sich die Anschläge auf das World Trade Center in New York zum 25. Mal. Über 3000 Menschen verloren dabei ihr Leben und noch heute sitzt der Schock tief. Die Organistin Andrea Manke gibt im Andenken am 11. September ein Konzert in der Christuskirche Mannheim, will dabei jedoch unpolitisch bleiben. Wie das funktioniert und wie islamische Musik auf der Orgel erklingen kann, erzählt sie im SWR Kultur Musikgespräch.

Es ist Tag zwei nach der Wahl in Sachsen-Anhalt, und die Fehleranalyse bei den Altparteien läuft auf Hochtouren. Ob am Ende auch handfeste Ergebnisse stehen, analysiert der Journalist Klaus-Rüdiger Mai. Zu den größten Wahlkämpfern gegen die AfD gehörten auch die Amtskirchen im Land. Hören Sie hierzu einen Kommentar von Markus Vahlefeld. Immer mehr deutsche Familienunternehmen werden von ausländischen Investoren übernommen. Was das für den Wirtschaftsstandort Deutschland bedeutet, erklärt Dr. Michael Woywode, Professor für Betriebswirtschaftslehre an der Universität Mannheim. Die Migrationspolitik in Großbritannien stößt im Land auf immer größeren Widerstand, nun wurden sogar Fährhäfen in einer Protestaktion blockiert. Die Einzelheiten berichtet Kontrafunk-Korrespondentin Sabine Beppler-Spahl.

Der Adler-Check hat es wieder getan: Der Eishockey-Podcast des Mannheimer Morgen hat seine zweite Live-Folge vor Publikum aufgezeichnet. Nach Adler-Stürmer Maximilian Heim im Juli waren diesmal Verteidiger Leon Gawanke und Geschäftsführer Matthias Binder im Pop-up-Store auf den Planken zu Gast. Die MM-Sportredakteure Philipp Koehl und Christian Rotter sprachen mit dem Duo über die Saisonvorbereitung, die Neuzugänge, das Teamgefüge und die Ziele für die neue Spielzeit. Auch die wirtschaftlichen Rahmenbedingungen bei den Adlern standen im Mittelpunkt. Am Rande der Bande: Diese Folge ist auch als Video auf YouTube abrufbar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6Hy02tUn5A

In this episode of the Independent Dealer Podcast, Jeff Watson and Luke Godwin dig into the numbers, the legislation, and the industry shifts that every independent dealer needs to be paying attention to right now. No guest — just two operators trading takes on auction inventory, used car pricing, Carvana buying a franchise store, the vanishing car salesman, California's new three-day cancellation law, and what all of it actually means for the dealer sitting on a retail lot trying to figure out where this market is going.What You'll Learn:Why the Mannheim used car index dropped 1.2% in the first half of August while inventory climbed 2.5 days — and why that number might look different in your specific market than the national headline suggestsHow Carvana sold the same Ram truck for $4,500 more than the brick-and-mortar franchise next door — and did it faster — and what that actually says about whether customers are paying for convenience or just getting financed somewhere they can actually get approvedWhy one in three Gen Z buyers say they do not want to deal with a salesman — and what the friction-free buying experience means for independent dealers who are still operating nine to five Monday through FridayWhy older used cars are now more expensive than ever — the average three-year-old car is $9,000 more than it was in 2019 — and what the $15,000 to $25,000 sweet spot actually looks like on a retail lot right nowWhat California's new three-day used car cancellation law means for dealers — who it applies to, what the restocking fee structure looks like, what happens when the car comes back in worse condition, and whether this spreads eastWhy Jeff thinks DealPack is going out of business within five years — and what a $5,000 a month DMS bill for 25 accounts tells you about how legacy software companies treat dealers who are trapped in long-term contractsWhy subprime Tesla financing is one of the biggest untapped opportunities in retail right now — and why most lenders still will not touch itIf you are an independent dealer trying to read where this market is headed, what the big players are doing that you should be watching, and what legislation is coming that you need to prepare for — this is the episode to put on.Support the businesses that support the podcast:Buckeye Risk Services - Reinsurance and wealth strategies for independent dealers.https://theindependentdealer.com/buckeyeBlytz - BHPH payment processing with fast funding and text-to-pay.http://www.theindependentdealer.com/blytzpayIturan GPS - Asset protection and customer management for BHPH and retail dealers.https://theindependentdealer.com/ituranFollow & Connect: Website: www.theindependentdealer.com Facebook Group: @independentautogroup Luke Godwin: @lukegodwin Jeff Watson: /sendtojeffwLike, subscribe, and share this with a dealer who needs to hear it.

Raketen, Böller, die Polizei stürmt den Platz mit Pferden. Wir haben die Bilder alle noch im Kopf, vom Skandal-Fußball-Spiel im DFB-Pokal, Mannheim gegen Kaiserslautern. So kann's nicht weitergehen, sagt auch der baden-württembergische Innenminister Manuel Hagel und hat für heute zu einem Treffen eingeladen.

Gode tider for Schalke! Dommedag for Bayer Leverkusen! Nordmenn på rundens lag! Eintracht Frankfurt havner på nedrykk! Vi leverer hot takes før Bundesliga-sesongen Det rasende derbyet mellom Mannheim og Kaiserslautern endte i fyrverkeri og dyrehage! Cuprundens største kamp leverte. Har du hørt om en by som heter Jeddeloh 2, nabobyen til Jeddoloh 1? Ikke vi heller, men gjett om de hamlet opp med Heidenheim i cupen. Vi minner også om at på fredag samler vi oss for å se Stuttgart - Bayern München på Carls.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Derby – mehr als 90 Minuten! In dieser Ausgabe meines Podcasts "Bosses Bundesliga Blog" beschäftige ich mich mit der besonderen Bedeutung von Derbys für Fußballfans. Warum sind Spiele gegen den Erzrivalen emotionaler als andere Partien? Wo endet leidenschaftliche Rivalität und wo beginnt Hass? Die heftigen Szenen beim Duell zwischen Waldhof Mannheim und dem 1. FC Kaiserslautern haben einmal mehr gezeigt, wie schnell die Stimmung eskalieren kann. Ich spreche mit Stephanie Moldenhauer, wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin bei KoFaS, darüber, warum Fans so stark mit ihrem Verein verbunden sind, welche Rolle Tradition, regionale Nähe und gegenseitige Provokation spielen und wo die Verantwortung von Fans, Spielern ... Dieser Podcast wird vermarktet von der Podcastbude.www.podcastbu.de - Full-Service-Podcast-Agentur - Konzeption, Produktion, Vermarktung, Distribution und Hosting.Du möchtest deinen Podcast auch kostenlos hosten und damit Geld verdienen?Dann schaue auf www.kostenlos-hosten.de und informiere dich.Dort erhältst du alle Informationen zu unseren kostenlosen Podcast-Hosting-Angeboten. kostenlos-hosten.de ist ein Produkt der Podcastbude.

Das Krawallderby in Mannheim ist das Hauptthema der 261.Folge - Tim berichtet ausführlich über seine Eindrücke beim Spielbesuch im Carl-Benz-Stadion. Außerdem geht es um den Gastauftritt von Arminia Bielefeld in Großaspach und das Pokalmärchen beim VfB Krieschow. NordVPN 4 Bonusmonate zum 2-Jahres-Vertrag https://nordvpn.com/dwidswoch (oder mit dem Code: dwidswoch) Hotels, Flüge, Mannschaftsfahrten, Europapokal-Gruppenreisen https://www.booking.com/index.html?aid=2378154 Die DWIDSapp im AppStore https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/dwidsapp/id6550906007?uo=2 Die DWIDSapp im PlayStore https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dwids.app&gl=DE Unterstützt DWIDS über Steady: https://steadyhq.com/de/dwidswoch-aufrur/about Dieser Podcast wird vermarktet von der Podcastbude.www.podcastbu.de - Full-Service-Podcast-Agentur - Konzeption, Produktion, Vermarktung, Distribution und Hosting.Du möchtest deinen Podcast auch kostenlos hosten und damit Geld verdienen?Dann schaue auf www.kostenlos-hosten.de und informiere dich.Dort erhältst du alle Informationen zu unseren kostenlosen Podcast-Hosting-Angeboten. kostenlos-hosten.de ist ein Produkt der Podcastbude.

Der Sechzehner ist zurück. Ewald versucht mit Wahrscheinlichkeitsrechnung das Ausscheiden "seiner" Clubs aus dem Pokal zu erklären. St. Pauli hat ein Stürmer ProblemBeim Supercup nervt ihn die Spielweise der Dortmunder zu Beginn. Erinnerungen an die WM werden wach. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

German politics is under increasing pressure from the far right, but thankfully, there is another option: swinging! A local politician in the city of Mannheim wants to turn it into the go-to place for swingers, but why?James Rothwell, Berlin Correspondent with The Telegraph, joins Seán to discuss.

Mannheim und Lautern liefern sich einen packenden Pokalfight, aber die Fans beider Lager lassen den Abend eskalieren. Nach Pyro, Polizei und Gewalt setzt sich Lautern durch. Großaspach dominiert Bielefeld. Wie schwer wird die Saison für die Arminia? Jeddeloh deklassiert Heidenheim. Würde Heidenheim Frank Schmidt entlassen? Essen schlägt St. Pauli verdient. Außerdem alles zum Supercup. Sind die Bayern wieder unschlagbar? Und was taugen die Dortmunder Neuzugänge?Ihr habt Bock bekommen auf HOLY? Eure Alternative zu ungesunden Soft- und Energydrinks! Dann nutzt doch unsere Rabattcodes und spart bei eurer nächsten Bestellung:FRITZSTROH5 (5€ Rabatt auf die erste Bestellung)FRITZSTROH (10% Rabatt auf alles, auch für Bestandskunden)Nutzt ... Dieser Podcast wird vermarktet von der Podcastbude.www.podcastbu.de - Full-Service-Podcast-Agentur - Konzeption, Produktion, Vermarktung, Distribution und Hosting.Du möchtest deinen Podcast auch kostenlos hosten und damit Geld verdienen?Dann schaue auf www.kostenlos-hosten.de und informiere dich.Dort erhältst du alle Informationen zu unseren kostenlosen Podcast-Hosting-Angeboten. kostenlos-hosten.de ist ein Produkt der Podcastbude.

Wadephul verspricht weitere humanitäre Hilfe für die Ukraine, Deutschland und Polen stärken gemeinsam europäische Ostflanke, Kanzler Merz besucht nach Urlaub Waldbrandgebiet in NRW, Bundesinnenminister Dobrindt will die Kontrollen an den deutschen Außengrenzen erneut verlängern, Rätsel um Besitzer der historischen Wehrmachts-Maschine nach Donau-Niedrigwasser, Massiver Polizeieinsatz nach Ausschreitungen beim Pokalderby in Mannheim, Reit-WM, Das Wetter Hinweis: Der Beitrag zum Thema "Massiver Polizeieinsatz nach Ausschreitungen beim Pokalderby in Mannheim" darf aus rechtlichen Gründen nicht vollständig auf tagesschau.de gezeigt werden

Das Derby zwischen dem 1. FC Kaiserslautern und Waldhof Mannheim in der ersten DFB-Pokalrunde ist eskaliert. Welche Gründe gibt es dafür? kicker-Reporter Moritz Kreilinger ordnet ein. Außerdem: Dzenan Pejcinovic feiert ein Traumdebüt für den VfB Stuttgart. Ändert sich jetzt die Hierarchie im VfB-Sturm? kicker-Reporter George Moissidis kennt die Antwort.

Kanzler Merz besucht Hürtgenwald nach Waldbrand und erntet viel Kritik, Wie die junge Generation auf die Wahlen in Sachsen-Anhalt blickt, Amatrice zehn Jahre nach dem Erdbeben immer noch im Wiederaufbau, Debatte nach massiven Ausschreitungen beim Pokalderby in Mannheim, Das Wetter Hinweis: Der Beitrag zum Thema "Massiver Polizeieinsatz nach Ausschreitungen beim Pokalderby in Mannheim" darf aus rechtlichen Gründen nicht vollständig auf tagesschau.de gezeigt werden

Frankfurt fährt im Pokal einen Rekordsieg ein, der VfB gewinnt locker in Rostock und in Mannheim kochte die Stimmung beim Derby gegen Kaiserslautern über.

Die Konzentration von Reichtum in Deutschland hat ein Niveau wie vor 120 Jahren erreicht. Und ohne steuerpolitische Gegenmaßnahmen wächst die Kluft zwischen Arm und Reich noch weiter – mit Folgen für Chancen, Politik und Klima, erklärt der Historiker Klaus Weber in diesem Vortrag. Und: Ein Umsteuern wäre möglich.Klaus Weber war bis Juli 2026 Professor für Europäische Wirtschafts- und Sozialgeschichte an der Europa-Universität Viadrina in Frankfurt an der Oder. Mit seinem Vortrag "Über Reichtum und Überreichtum" hat er sich am 7. Juli 2026 in den Ruhestand verabschiedet.********** +++ Deutschlandfunk Nova +++ Hörsaal +++ Vortrag +++ Wissen +++ Wissenschaft +++ Geschichte +++ Wirtschaft +++ Reichtum +++ Überreichtum +++ Erben +++ Erbschaft +++ Personengesellschaften +++ Immobilien +++ Mieten +++ Ungleichheit +++ Ungerechtigkeit Ostdeutschland +++ Finanzen +++ Steuern +++ Reichensteuer +++ Erbschaftssteuer +++ Vermögenssteuer +++ Grunderbe +++ Verantwortung +++ Armut +++ Chancen +++ Chancengleichheit +++ Ökologie +++ Klima +++ Ressourcenverbrauch +++ Ressourcen +++ CO2-Emissionen +++**********In dieser Folge mit: Moderation: Katrin Ohlendorf Vortragender: Klaus Weber, ehem. Professor für Europäische Wirtschafts- und Sozialgeschichte, Europa-Universität Viadrina, Frankfurt an der Oder**********Hörtipp1001 Nacht, eine Podcast-Serie des Deutschlandfunks**********Ihr hört in diesem Hörsaal:1:49 - Vortragsbeginn3:09 - Grundfrage des Vortrags3:49 - Das 19. Jahrhundert5:25 - Steuern ab 19149:09 - Die NS-Zeit11:20 - Die Zeit nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg12:34 - Vermögen ab den 1990er Jahren14:34 - Was ist Überreichtum und wie entwickelt er sich?19:08 - Vermögensunterschiede zwischen Ost und West21:33 - Politische und ökologische Folgen22:30 - Die Idee des Grunderbes25:05 - AfD, FDP und die Erbschaftssteuer26:21 - Reichtum und gemeinnütziges Engagement29:02 - Schlussworte32:06 - Hörtipp: 1001 Nacht**********Quellen aus der Folge:Albers, Thilo N. H.; Bartels, Charlotte; Schularick, Moritz: Wealth and Its Distribution in Germany, 1895-2021. DIW Discussion Paper 2105 (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung, Berlin, 2024).Bundesministerium für Arbeit und Soziales (Hrsg): Lebenslagen in Deutschland. Der Siebte Armuts- und Reichtumsbericht der Bundesregierung (Berlin, Dezember 2025).Institut für Angewandte Wirtschaftsforschung: Vorstudie „Vermögenssituation und denkbare Fördermodelle zur Kapitalbildung in Ostdeutschland“. Abschlussbericht (IAW, Tübingen, März 2025).Giovanazzi, Carmen; Victor, Vincent: Unternehmensvermögen in Deutschland – zur Rolle der Börsennotierten Familienunternehmen. Forum New Economy Working Papers, No. 05-2024 (Forum for a New Economy, Berlin).Leibniz-Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (Hrsg.): Reformvorschläge der Parteien zur Bundestagswahl 2025: Finanzielle Auswirkungen (ZEW Gutachten, Mannheim, Januar 2025).Alle Quellen findet ihr hier.**********Empfehlungen aus der Folge:Liedtke, Rainer, Weber, Klaus (Hrsg.): Religion und Philanthropie in den europäischen Zivilgesellschaften. Entwicklungen im 19. und 20. Jahrhundert. Paderborn (F. Schöningh / W. Fink) 2009.Linartas, Martyna: Unverdiente Ungleichheit. Wie der Weg aus der Erbengesellschaft gelingen kann. Reinbek (Rowohlt) 2025.Merkel, Wolfgang: Is Capitalism Compatible with Democracy?, in: Zeitschrift für Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft 8-2 (2014), S. 109-128.Weber, Klaus: Nathaniel Mayer, First Lord Rothschild. Individual Philanthropy and Communal Bonds, in: Peter Mandler / David Cesarani (Hrsg.): Great Philanthropists. Wealth and Charity in the Modern World 1815-1945. London / Portland, OR (Vallentine Mitchell) 2017, S. 16-41. **********Mehr zum Thema bei Deutschlandfunk Nova:Making Class: Das Wissen schwer reicher FamilienErbschaft: Für Philosoph Stephan Gosepath gehört sie abgeschafftGesellschaft: Wie wachsende Ungleichheit den Zusammenhalt gefährdetSoziale Ungleichheit: Warum unsere Körper politisch sindLeistung: Kein Maßstab für eine gerechte Gesellschaft**********Den Artikel zum Stück findet ihr hier.**********Ihr könnt uns auch auf diesen Kanälen folgen: TikTok und Instagram .

Welche Stadt würdet ihr sofort abschaffen? Frankfurt, Mannheim, Berlin, Bernau oder Hanau waren heiße Kandidaten für Platz Eins der beschissensten Städte. Sehenswürdigkeiten wurden anhand ihrer Google-Rezensionen auch zerlegt.

KI verändert die Musikbranche: Songs lassen sich heute mit wenigen Klicks produzieren. Die Popakademie Baden-Württemberg untersucht, wie KI die Branche bis 2036 prägen könnte.

Als der Sommer 2024 in den Herbst übergeht, haben viele Frauen in Mannheim und der Rhein-Neckar-Region Angst. Im September ist der tote Körper einer Joggerin in Lampertheim in Südhessen gefunden worden. Sie wurde erstochen. Und nur wenige Wochen später, am 14. Oktober, wendet sich die Polizei am Nachmittag an die Öffentlichkeit. Wieder wurde eine Frauenleiche in der Region gefunden. Diesmal in Mannheim. Eine Spaziergängerin hat am Morgen den leblosen Körper in einem Waldstück im Mannheimer Stadtteil Friedrichsfeld entdeckt und die Polizei gerufen. Doch schnell wird klar: Die beiden Fälle haben nichts miteinander zu tun. In der neuen Episode rekonstruiert Kriminalreporterin Agnes Polewka einen verstörenden Fall, in dem es um zwei Frauen geht, die Freundinnen wurden und sogar zusammenwohnten. Doch diese Freundschaft endete für eine der beiden tödlich. In der Folge spricht sie mit Ermittlern, die berichten, wie sie den Tätern auf die Spur kamen.

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Hertha BSC legt einen Traumstart in die neue Zweitliga-Saison hin und zeigt beim 1:0 in Bochum, wie der neue Berliner Fußball aussehen soll. In der neuen Folge von kicker Daily schätzt Reporter Oliver Hartmann den Auftaktsieg ein. Einen solchen hat Fortuna Düsseldorf verpasst, nach dem 1:2 in Mannheim äußert sich Schiedsrichterin Fabienne Michel zu einer strittigen Szene.

Zigtausende Stellen in der deutschen Industrie werden in den kommenden Jahren wegfallen, ganze Branchen wie die Auto- oder die Chemieindustrie schwächeln. Und die Politik? Reagiert mit Mini-Reformen und hofft auf neues Wirtschaftswachstum. Kann das funktionieren? Was passiert, wenn immer mehr gut bezahlte Jobs in Deutschland wegfallen? Und was lässt sich aus der aktuellen Krise lernen für die Zukunft des Industriestandortes? Geli Hensolt diskutiert mit Christina Puello –Geschäftsführerin Deutsche Dienstrad und Präsidentin des Verbands der Unternehmerinnen* in Deutschland (VdU); Patrick Kaczmarczyk –Wirtschaftswissenschaftler Universität Mannheim und Redakteur beim Wirtschaftsmagazin Surplus; Roman Pletter – Ressortleiter im Ressort Wirtschaft, DIE ZEIT

As the owner of Truly Yours Tattoo in Mannheim, Germany, and organizer of the Truly Yours Tattoo Fest, Clemens is a tattoo artist respected for his bold, powerful, and creative designs. The convention he organizes quickly rose to international fame among artists and audiences alike as one of the best events of its kind.   What I admire most about Clemens, besides his solid skills, is the discipline he brings to his daily routine and his innovative mindset. That allows him to spearhead fresh, high-quality initiatives while honoring the foundations of the craft.   In this episode, I try to peek inside his head to see how he pulls it all off.   Follow Clemens on Instagram trulyyourstattoo.com Truly Yours Tattoo Fest on Instagram       stefbastian.com

Am 31. Mai 2024 sind auf dem Marktplatz in Mannheim 22 Polizistinnen und Polizisten damit befasst, einen Infostand der islamkritischen Gruppierung Pax Europa zu schützen. Es ist ein alltäglicher Einsatz. Doch für den 29 Jahre alten Polizeihauptkommissar Rouven Laur ist es der letzte. Wie aus dem Nichts stürzt sich ein Mann mit einem Jagdmesser auf die Islamkritiker. Die Polizeibeamten eilen herbei und versuchen, den Attentäter zu stoppen. Aber der junge Mann – ein Afghane – kann sich im Gerangel befreien. Von hinten sticht er auf Rouven Laur ein, in den Kopf und in den Hals. Für den Polizisten gibt es keine Rettung – er stirbt zwei Tage später im Krankenhaus. In dieser Folge geht es um den Polizistenmord von Mannheim. Theo Westermann, Korrespondent der „Badischen Neuesten Nachrichten“ im gemeinsamen landespolitischen Büro mit der „Südwest Presse“ in Stuttgart, schildert im Gespräch mit Tanja Wolter seine Eindrücke von den Ermittlungen, dem Gerichtsprozess gegen den afghanischen Täter und der großen Trauer in der Familie und im Kollegenkreis. Weitere Crime-Geschichten und die Anmeldung für unseren Newsletter findet ihr unter https://www.swp.de/crime. Alle Podcast-Folgen von Akte Südwest gibt es unter: https://www.swp.de/akte Moderation: Tanja Wolter | Produktion: Moritz Clauß | Sprecherin: Leonie Maschke | Gestaltung: Beniamino Raiola WERBUNG Die JVA Schwäbisch Hall sucht Verstärkung. Macht Schluss mit der Theorie und startet eure Ausbildung, gerne auch als Quereinsteiger, zur Justizvollzugsbeamtin oder zum Justizvollzugsbeamten. Alle Infos und die Chance auf eure Bewerbung findet ihr jetzt auf der Website der JVA Schwäbisch Hall: https://jva-schwaebisch-hall.justiz-bw.de/pb/,Lde/Justizvollzugsanstalt/Berufsperspektive/Stellenangebote

In this episode of the Independent Dealer Podcast, Jeff Watson and Luke Godwin hit the expo floor at the NIADA 2026 National Convention in Denver, Colorado to introduce independent dealers to vendors they may not know yet – and a couple of product categories the industry has been waiting on longer than it realizes. Four stops, four conversations, zero fluff. Just tools that could actually move the needle on how you appraise, acquire, list, recon, and sell cars in 2026.What You'll Learn:How PAVE uses AI and a smartphone to produce a consistent condition report, damage assessment, and retail listing photos in under two minutes – no photo booth, no manual process, and full integration with your CRM or DMSHow CarVid automates your entire Facebook Marketplace operation – posting, reposting, deleting, and responding to buyer inquiries with an AI that dealers say nobody has ever identified as a bot – and how the buying side tool scans new listings every ten minutes so you never miss a street buyWhy Accurate OEM remanufactured catalytic converters are a third of the price of new OEM, come with a 12-month 12,000-mile warranty, guaranteed fitment via VIN lookup, and ship two-day to 47 states – and why that solves one of the most expensive and frustrating recon headaches in the independent spaceHow Aviloo's three-minute OBD battery health test is already the standard at auctions across Europe and why it is coming to Mannheim and every major U.S. auction – and why dealers buying EVs today without one are flying blind on a $15,000 to $18,000 risk per unitWhy Jeff is scared to test his EV inventory and what Brett at Aviloo said that changed the way he thinks about battery health as a buying and marketing tool – not just a liabilityHow a free battery check event can pull EV owners into your lot, get their car on a hoist, and turn a service visit into a street buy opportunity in one conversationIf you are an independent dealer who walked the hall in Denver and missed these booths – or did not make it to NIADA this year – this episode is your shortcut to what was worth stopping for.Support the businesses that support the podcast:Buckeye Risk Services - Reinsurance and wealth strategies for independent dealers.https://theindependentdealer.com/buckeyeBlytz - BHPH payment processing with fast funding and text-to-pay.https://theindependentdealer.com/blytzpayIturan GPS - Asset protection and customer management for BHPH and retail dealers.https://theindependentdealer.com/ituranFollow & Connect:Website: www.theindependentdealer.comFacebook Group: @independentautogroupLuke Godwin: @lukegodwinJeff Watson: /sendtojeffwLike, subscribe, and share this with a dealer who needs to hear it.

That Solo Life Episode 347: Why Senior PR Pros Should Focus on Development Not Decline Episode Summary Are you in the later stages of your Solo PR career?  Today's episode of That Solo Life is one of the most grounded, research-backed, and genuinely useful conversations the show has had about what it means to be a late-career practitioner in an AI-dominated landscape — and why the narrative telling experienced pros they're behind the curve is not only wrong, it's the exact opposite of what the evidence shows. Karen and Michelle walk through the real data on AI adoption, two peer-reviewed studies that directly challenge the 'experience is a liability' myth, a practical three-bucket framework for deciding what to ignore, what to adopt, and what to anchor, four mindset shifts for the final stretch, and three action items that can be done this week. The tone throughout is not inspirational poster energy. It's honest, warm, and built for practitioners who are genuinely tired and need a practical path forward, not another list of tools to chase.   Episode Highlights [00:25] The Opening Sentence That Names What Everyone Is Feeling: Michelle opens with what she calls 'a statement a lot of our listeners have either said out loud or are saying to themselves': she's five years from wrapping up her career, and she just doesn't have it in her to learn one more new tool. Karen doesn't argue. She validates it — and then reframes it. The feeling isn't laziness or fear. It's the cumulative weight of four or five complete technology revolutions inside a single career. [01:59] The Real Weight of Experience: Four Technology Revolutions in One Career: Karen lists what experienced PR pros have already navigated in a single career: typewriters to desktop publishing, fax machines to email, print media to social, and now AI. The question she frames for the rest of the episode: the real question isn't 'can I learn this?' — you've already proven you can, repeatedly. The question is how much of this do you actually need to learn, and how do you protect your energy for what matters most. [03:16] The Data on the AI Usage Gap — and What It Actually Means: Karen cites National Bureau of Economic Research data: AI tool usage at work is about 34% for workers under 40, and about 17% for workers 50 and up. That gap is real. But the research also shows it's not about ability — it's about confidence and on-ramps. Nobody handed experienced practitioners a clear 'start here' door. The industry is selling urgency, not discernment. And discernment is exactly what experience builds. [04:41] Busting the Myth: Experience Is Not a Liability in an AI World: The myth Karen and Michelle want to kill: that going further along in your career means you're slower, behind, and less valuable in an AI world. The counter-argument is research-backed. As AI makes production work cheaper, what becomes scarce and valuable is judgment — knowing what's worth doing, what's true, and what will land with a reporter versus blow up in a client's face. Karen's line: you cannot prompt your way to 30 years of pattern recognition. [05:51] Two Studies That Prove Experience Is an Advantage, Not a Liability: Karen cites two unexpected findings. A University of Mannheim study of BMW plant workers found productivity actually increased with age, right up to retirement — because veterans knew which problems were expensive and headed them off before they occurred. A North Carolina State study of software developers found that older programmers knew a wider range of topics, answered questions better, and in some cases were more adept with newer systems. The researcher's theory: if you're fluent in old technology, you understand new technology better because you know what problem it's solving. [09:48] The Three-Bucket Framework: Ignore, Adopt, Anchor: The practical core of the episode. Ignore: the platform of the month (if it's durable, it'll still be there in a year), tool maximalism (one capable AI assistant covers the overwhelming majority of actual work), becoming a technologist (fluency, not engineering), and anything you're only doing out of fear. Adopt: baseline AI fluency using one tool for real tasks, and understanding how audiences are now finding information through AI rather than clicking through to websites. Anchor: the things you don't age out of — judgment, relationships, trust built over decades, storytelling, strategy, and ethics. [15:30] Anchor: The Things You Don't Age Out Of: Karen's framing for the anchor bucket: as the tools get cheaper, your judgment gets more valuable. This includes knowing what not to publish, when to tell a client to stay quiet, and how to catch the AI-generated thing that is confidently, completely wrong. Michelle: that last one is becoming a job all in itself. Karen's reframe for the whole framework: the new tools handle the first draft. You handle the final judgment. That's not a demotion. That's the senior seat. You've earned the editor's chair. [16:33] Four Mindset Shifts for the Final Stretch: Development not decline — treat this stage as its own stage with its own strengths, not as a countdown. Curiosity over mastery — you don't have to be the best at the new thing, just conversant enough that you're never in a meeting where a term comes up and you have no idea what it means. Pick one tool and go deep — depth in one beats a panic attack across many. Partner, don't martyr — bring in a younger pro or a specialist for execution-heavy tasks; you bring the strategy and judgment, they bring the hands-on tooling. Everybody wins. [21:04] Legacy: The Mindset Piece That Reframes Everything: The fourth mindset shift is the one that hits differently: legacy. The mentoring, the coaching, the teaching, the writing — these are not the consolation prize of winding down. They are how your judgment keeps compounding and outlives your client roster. At this stage, the experience is the product. And that's exactly what the Solo PR Pro community is built around — a private, safe place to ask the questions you don't want to ask out loud in front of a client or prospect. [22:07] Three Action Items — Small Ones: Karen closes with three specific, this-week actions. Pick one AI assistant and use it for one real task — not a course, not a certification, just one task. Take your 'supposed to learn' list and run it through the three-bucket framework — cross out everything in the ignore column and watch the list get lighter. Have one conversation about partnering — find one execution-heavy thing you keep avoiding and find a person to delegate it to, not to learn it. Resources & Additional Information National Bureau of Economic Research: Workplace Adoption of Generative AI Oxford Academic: Work, Aging and Retirement late-career development mindset study Science Direct - Productivity and Age: Evidence from work teams at the assembly line Muck Rack: The State of AI in PR (2026, 2025) North Carolina State University: Older is Wiser Solo PR Pro membership community: soloprpro.com That Solo Life podcast website: thatsololife.com Host & Show Info That Solo Life is a podcast created for public relations, communication, and marketing professionals who work as independent and small practitioners. Hosted by Karen Swim, APR, President of Solo PR Pro, and Michelle Kane, Principal of Voice Matters, the show delivers expert insights, encouragement, and practical advice for solo PR pros navigating today's dynamic professional landscape. Listen to all episodes and catch up on previous conversations at thatsololife.com. Did this episode inspire you? 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Economist and historian Andrej Svorenčík of the University of Mannheim once pointed out that in Bratislava, for every street named after a woman, there are roughly twenty-five named after men. The new summer monthly series HerStories from the Capital: Remarkable Women of Bratislava explores the lives of women whose names are far less visible on the city's streets despite their remarkable contributions to society. In the first edition, our guides Ľubomíra Černáková and Katarína Blšták Čatlošová will introduce us to the founder of the first kindergarten in the Habsburg Monarchy, the first professional Slovak actress, and an internationally renowned microbiologist nicknamed the “Queen of Yeasts.” As always, the programme concludes with a new edition of our language corner, Slovak Sound Check.

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