The Director: Christoph Mücher

On his last day in office as director of Wunderbar Together – the celebration of German-American friendship that gave this podcast its name – historian Christoph Mücher takes stock: Together with his team, he coordinated, co-created or supported 2.800 events in 560 places in all 50 states of the U.S. since October 2018.

He oversaw a budget of 20 million Euros. And he met thousands of everyday Americans with German roots or connections. What stuck? How did it change him? And what does he tell the world about this country that's so hard to understand? "The people are worth to be met. That's the message I continuously send home."

Christoph Mücher also shares his personal highlights of Wunderbar Together, from an iconic slacklining moment high above Monument Valley to meeting the quilting ladies of Kutztown, Pennsylvania – and his vision of the digital continuation of the project in 2020.

Having grown up in the German heartland of the Ruhrgebiet, Christoph Mücher has lived in Montreal, Abidjan, Tokyo, Munich and Wellington before moving to Boston, the place that he is now returning back to. "Boston is the city on my little journey that took me the longest to understand."

Find out more about Wunderbar Together at http://wunderbartogether.org and follow on Instagram, Twitter or Facebook.

Watch "Building Bridges", the iconic moment of Wunderbar Together in Monument Valley: https://wunderbartogether.org/blog/one-inch-dreams-releases-two-films-on-building-bridges-above-monument-valley/

And make sure to check out the Kutztown Folk Festival, taking place virtually this year: https://www.facebook.com/pg/kutztownfolkfestival/

Christoph Mücher's music recommendation: http://www.bobdylan.com/albums/pat-garrett-and-billy-the-kid/