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All right on the night: AfD’s victory

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Alternative for Germany won an even larger share of the vote than expected in yesterday’s state election. What does the far-right nationalist party’s success mean for Germany and Europe? The climate case for limiting vapour trails from aeroplanes. And why South Korean youths are turning to Buddhism. 


Guests and host:

  • Tom Nuttall, Berlin bureau chief
  • Oliver Morton, planetary affairs editor
  • Soobin Kim, Korea writer
  • Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”


Topics covered: 

  • AfD, Alternative for Germany, Alternative für Deutschland
  • contrails, aviation, climate science
  • South Korea, Buddhism


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