Esme Nicholson is a broadcast journalist and podcast host based in Berlin. She regularly reports on Germany for the US broadcaster National Public Radio (NPR) and hosts a number of podcasts for the Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung and for the Stiftung Wirtschaft and Politik (SWP). She’s a published academic author on Michael Haneke and has a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Modern Languages. Nicholson’s book on Cold War radio history in Berlin is forthcoming.