Berlin Briefing

By Abby Ross Menacher, Albert Menacher

We curate local news stories from Berlin (mostly reported in German) every weekday morning and report them back in a succinct five to ten minute summary. In English.... more

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The podcast currently has 1,396 episodes available.

Berlin Briefing episodes:

January 07, 2019 07.01.2019 - Brexit security, Gurlitt picture, Politician hack, Warning strikes at TXL and SXF
- Berlin provides security for British citizens (https://www.berlin.de/labo/willkommen-in-berlin/freizuegigkeit-eu-ewr-schweiz/formular.770591.en.php)
- 5th Gurlitt picture is given back to owner
- Berlin politicians and celebrities affected by hack
- Warning Strikes at TXL and SXF
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9min
January 04, 2019 04.01.2019 - Airport travel, Solidarity Basic Income, Police needs, Berlin Wall Foundation
- Airport travel record
- Solidarity Basic Income
- Police needs
- Berlin Wall Foundation turns 10
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11min
January 03, 2019 03.01.2019 - NYE attacks on rescue services, Scabies, Karl-Marx-Allee solution, Bird counting
- Firefighters attacked on NYE
- Scabies on the rise
- Karl-Marx-Allee tenant solution
- National bird counting initiative (www.vogeltrainer.de)
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8min
January 02, 2019 02.01.2019 - NYE cleanup, Musikhaus Bading update, Berlin demos, Youth center closed
- New Year’s Eve cleanup
- Musikhaus Bading fire – one year later
- Berlin is demo capital
- Drugstore Youth center closed
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8min
December 18, 2018 18.12.2018 - State of Berlin debate, U-Bahn construction, S-Bahn punctuality, Parcel Thief
This is the last briefing in 2018. See you back on January 2nd!
- State of Berlin debate
- U-Bahn construction and bypasses
- S-Bahn punctuality
- Parcel thief
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13min
December 17, 2018 17.12.2018 - Left party conference, 5.5 Billion Euro for German Kitas, Left politician drunk accident
- Left party state conference
- 5.5 Billion Euro Federal Kita support
- Left politician causes drunk driving accident
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8min
December 14, 2018 14.12.2018 - Amri planned earlier attack, Späti Cannabis, Geisel criticizes "Berlin brennt", New holiday
- Amri wanted to commit earlier attack
- Späti Cannabis confiscated
- Geisel criticizes “Berlin brennt”
- New Berlin holiday might come in 2019
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10min
December 13, 2018 13.12.2018 - Pastoral care, Wellenwerk surfing, Restaurant hygiene, Christmas market safety
- Pastoral care
- Wellenwerk surfing
- Restaurant hygiene
- Christmas market safety
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13min
December 12, 2018 12.12.2018 - E-mobility vs lobbies, Greenpeace action, Data protectors vs Mobike, Ai Weiwei
- Pedestrian & cyclist lobby vs scooters
- Greenpeace action
- Data protection authorities target Mobike
- Ai Weiwei
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11min
December 11, 2018 11.12.2018 - Bahn strike, School construction, Air quality
- Bahn strike
- Berlin school construction
- Berlin air quality
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12min

FAQs about Berlin Briefing:

How many episodes does Berlin Briefing have?

The podcast currently has 1,396 episodes available.