A meadow turned over by wild boars triggers a chain of association that - via hunting - leads to Roger and Peter discussing gun \"culture\" in the U.S. and the different approaches in the U.K. and Germany in comparison.
\"The Gunning of America\"
A book by historian Pamela Haag that looks into how the American weapons\' industry \"implanted\" society with its love of guns.
Second Amendment to the United States Constitution
Wikipedia has detailed information about the constitutional character of the \"right to keep and bear arms\" in the U.S.

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Folge vom 15.07.201683. Talking guns
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Folge vom 05.07.201682. Focus on footballHave you ever wondered why the United Kingdom as one nation has four different national teams competing in international events? - Well Peter has, not only since three of them made it into the current European Championship. Roger fills him in about the reasons, which lie in the history of football (i.e. soccer, asSOCiation football) on the British Isles. Football glossary in 6 languages As a little gimmick for this year\'s open day at university, we\'ve prepared a multilingual football glossary that you can download and use for the coming games to shout and scold and cheer in the language of your choice! United Kingdom national football team The (non-)article mentioned by Peter in the episode
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Folge vom 30.06.2016X11 - There\'d better be no more Troubles!Roger is back interviewing his brother Neil in the wake of the British EU referendum. Today they\'re looking into the special case of Northern Ireland and the sneaky influence media have had in the British decision. The Troubles A Wikipedia article on the background of the Northern Irish conflict, to read up on history, as Neil recommended. Debunking years of tabloid claims about Europe The Economist has looked into the propagation of EU-myths in British newspapers.
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Folge vom 25.06.2016X10 - The day afterToday Peter has a special guest to discuss the result of the British EU referendum. Neil Charlton, political scientist and British civil servant for many years joins this special episode to give us some highly up-to-date insights into what happened in Britain the other night. How did UK end up voting to leave the European Union? The first of three articles from the Guardian having an even deeper look into the circumstances of the referendum. Nicola Sturgeon says second Scottish referendum \'highly likely\' – as it happened This second article deals with the first consequences arising. UK votes to leave EU after dramatic night divides nation The third article deals with the rift that is going to keep the British society divided for quite a while.