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:

December 10, 2018 10.12.2018 - Repatriation campaign meeting, No Christmas rehoming at Tierheim, Illegal gambling raid, Small firearms
- BMI meets with repatriation campaign critics
- No Christmas rehoming at Berlin Tierheim
- Illegal gambling raid
- Increase in “small firearm" carrying permits
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8min
December 07, 2018 07.12.2018 - Car free plans, Clubs as shelters, Karl-Marx-Allee apartments sale, Fake Coca Cola poster
- Thought experiments on carless inner cities
- Clubs providing cold shelters
- Karl-Marx Allee apartments sale
- Fake Coca-Cola poster
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7min
December 05, 2018 05.12.2018 - Ubahn issues, Coalition budget changes, Police management changes, Transporter heist arrest
- Ubahn issues
- Coalition budget changes
- Police management changes
- Transporter heist arrest
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11min
December 04, 2018 04.12.2018 - Airbnb, Sir Simon Rattle, Public prosecution office woes
- Airbnb research
- Sir Simon Rattle
- Public prosecution office woes
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15min
December 03, 2018 03.12.2018 - 350 jobs cut at booking.com, Broken police tank, Anti UN-migration pact demo, Metro mass brawl
- Booking.com cuts 350 jobs
- New police tank defect after 2 weeks
- Anti UN-migration pact demo
- Mass brawl at metro station
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10min
November 30, 2018 30.11.2018 - Homophobic violence, Unemployment rate, Award for Ateş, BER
- Homophobic violence
- Unemployment rate falling
- Activist Ateş receives award
- BER
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8min
November 29, 2018 29.11.2018 - Weekend demos, Club noise protection, New Ubahn trains
- Weekend demos
- Club scene noise protection
- New Ubahn trains
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10min
November 28, 2018 28.11.2018 - Coordinated actions against clans, Uber JUMP rental bikes, Repatriation poster campaign
- Coordinated action against criminal families
- Uber JUMP rental bikes
- Poster campaign targeting asylum seekers
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13min
November 27, 2018 27.11.2018 - Police Academy German lessons, Fine dust pollution, Crayfish infestation, Christmas markets
- German lessons prioritized at police academy
- Fine dust pollution
- Crayfish infestation
- Christmas markets opened
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8min
November 26, 2018 26.11.2018 - Crime Atlas, Underground station shelters, House of One, Public Transport survey
- Crime Atlas
- BVG opens stations for the homeless after long discussions
- Bundestags funds House of One
- Public Transport Survey
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8min

FAQs about Berlin Briefing:

How many episodes does Berlin Briefing have?

The podcast currently has 1,396 episodes available.