Germany in Focus – Season 3, Ep. 2 (May 2023)
Podcasts
Select episodes from Germany in Focus that I’ve hosted and produced.
- Should foreigners in Germany make more of an effort to speak German?
- How Brexit has hit Brits in Germany and immigration changes
- Why Germany wants people to move to the countryside and the €49 ticket’s rocky start
- Bonus episode: Why Germany is overhauling immigration laws
- What is Germany’s planned points-based visa and how do Germans mark Easter?
- How Germany is (and isn’t) changing, royal bonds and do Germans make small talk?
- Language tests for German citizenship, fireworks fallout and new train routes
- Will Germany relax citizenship laws in 2023?
Journalism, Content Writing, Dispatches and Audio Work
A collection of my reporting can be found at https://muckrack.com/rachloxton/articles
November 2025, The Local Creative Studio
Five reasons why planning ahead for your US taxes abroad pays off
December 2024, The Local Germany
Nine reverse culture shocks of visiting home from Germany for the holidays
November 2025, Kaffee+Kuchen Substack
Freelance diaries: Can I make it work long-term? Who knows but I love it
June 2012, The Herald Scotland
How American fundamentalist schools are using Nessie to disprove evolution
“In a changing media landscape that’s overwhelming others in the field, she’s a talented journalist, editor, and leader who maintains her cool, her cheerful disposition, and delivers. She’s also sensitive to the challenges a modern freelance writer faces.
It’s increasingly rare to find an editor of her awareness and calibre in journalism today.”
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