The Goethe-Institut’s #180sec short video series, which explores different cities around the world, visits the streets of Cologne. Here, local inline skater Matwej explains why it's no longer possible to skate on the square in front of the world-famous Kölner Dom (Cologne Cathedral), and where the skaters go now.

Nevin has made it to the Employment Agency, where a caseworker helps find her a job selling vegetables. Although it doesn’t exactly match her previous work experience in İzmir, she’s happy that an opportunity is opening up.

Nevin, who has only been in Germany for two weeks, arrives at the Employment Agency. She makes a friend right away, but will she be able to find a job?

Could you point to the Rhineland on a map of Germany? Since when has the area officially been Rhineland-Palatinate? And why do tourists flock to it? In this video, you can learn all about the geography, demographics, and landscape of this federal state.

In this final segment, Jan Böhmermann and the rest of the panel talk about to what extent jokes can be made about certain groups. Are there times when they create actual stereotypes and thus become harmful?

Singers Max Giesinger and Lotte talk about the very first songs they wrote, and the different directions the video for their song "Auf das, was da noch kommt" ("Here's to What's to Come") could have taken.

German pop musicians Max Giesinger and Lotte talk about the creative process and the stages of producing a new album – including waiting for it to finally be released!

In Part 2 of the interview, Lotte and Max Giesinger discuss the variety of experiences they've had as performers, how hard it can be to get discovered, and some of the worst gigs they've ever played.

Nico moves into Sebastian, Nina, and Lisa's shared apartment. He's actually collected quite a lot of stuff during his short time in Germany! Meanwhile, Sebastian asks Lisa to help him with a photo project.

Gabriela and Mira from Karlsruhe talk about SINGinKA, the local choir project they founded. Their group doesn't have the same structure as most choirs – and is therefore much more open to all types of singing enthusiasts!

Jan Böhmermann and the panel discuss to what extent people really live in "filter bubbles" in which they only hear political perspectives that reinforce their own ideas. He thinks it's not as big of a threat as people believe.

LOTTE and Max Giesinger talk about their new single, "Auf das, was da noch kommt" and how much fun they had shooting the music video with so many celebrity guests in hilarious roles.

A private lab in Germany is working to create a vaccine for COVID-19 as quickly as possible. The US and German governments are already vying for access to the results.

Jan Fedder, the star of the popular TV series "Großstadtrevier," has passed away. He lived in Hamburg where the series took place, and was a popular local celebrity.

Margit Sponheimer performs her hit song "Am Rosenmontag" ("On Rose Monday") as part of the Carnival festivities in Mainz.