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:

May 31, 2018 31.05.2018 - Operators sue Senate, Employment Numbers, Pools closed, Lufthansa Prices
- Refugee home operators sue Senate
- Employment upswing continues
- Pools closed despite weather
- Lufthansa price spikes after Air Berlin collapse confirmed
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6min
May 30, 2018 30.05.2018 - Amri Files Wait, Smuggling Gang, Spandau Murder, Hot Weather
- Still waiting for Amri files
- Smuggling gang
- Spandau Murder update
- Hot weather continues
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9min
May 29, 2018 29.05.2018 - Dangerous Parking, Violent Police Operation, Tegel Waiting Times, Tent Rental
- Initiative against dangerous parking
- Police Chief defends violent operation in youth residenital group
- Eurowings warns of long waiting times at Tegel airport
- Tent rental
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8min
May 28, 2018 28.05.2018 - Youth Club, Homicide, AFD Demo, Counter Protests
- Youth Club
- Homicide
- AfD demo
- Counter protests
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7min
May 25, 2018 25.05.2018 - Demonstration Weekend, GDPR, Flixbus Trains, Open Gardens
- Weekend full of demonstrations
- GDPR becomes operative today
- Flixbus expands railway business
- Open Gardens weekend
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7min
May 24, 2018 24.05.2018 - Senate disputes Occupations, Vacancy Estimations, Fhain Fires, Cat Reunited
- Senate disputes on house occupations
- Only estimations on vacant apartments in Berlin
- More Fhain fires
- Missing Cat reunited with owner after 18 years
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7min
May 23, 2018 23.05.2018 - AFD Counter Protests, Dry Weather, Retirement Home Killing
- Counter protests to AFD demo
- Dry weather = forest fires
- Retirement home resident kills roommate
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6min
May 22, 2018 22.05.2018 - House Occupations, Attempted Robbery, Dry May
- Activists occupy empty houses, get evicted by police
- Attempted robbery at Karneval der Kulturen
- Dry May is threatening Berlin’s flora
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7min
May 18, 2018 18.05.2018 - Kita Krise, Speed Cameras, Weekend Events, Meth Discovery
- KITA KRISE demo rescheduled
- New speed cameras
- Big weekend events
- Human smuggling raid leads to Crystal Meth discovery
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6min
May 17, 2018 17.05.2018 - Homeless Housing, Construction App, Ride of Silence, Drug Deaths
- Offers for homeless are failing
- Construction app
- Ride of Silence
- Drug related death statistics
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7min

FAQs about Berlin Briefing:

How many episodes does Berlin Briefing have?

The podcast currently has 1,396 episodes available.