Personal site of journalist, baker, and storyteller Tony Ganzer.
When most Americans think of Germany an image of a Bavarian probably comes to mind–Lederhosen, beer, funny hats…but that is not always the case, even for actual Bavarians. I produced this piece trying to find the truth of Bavarians with tongue planted firmly in cheek. It aired on Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR1.)
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Religion is one topic many journalists won’t touch with a ten-thousand foot pole. Religion is complicated, people are passionate, and when one is working on deadline, a complicated and polarizing issue like religion doesn’t do good things for the blood pressure.
I’ve been cutting back on the coffee, though, so my blood pressure can take a subtle dose of religious analysis after a long few days in Munich.
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