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 16, 2018 16.05.2018 - Human Smugglers, Suspected Arsonists injured, Hartz IV Minors, Ramadan
- Human smuggling raid
- Burn victim suspected arsonist
- 1 in 3 Berlin minors receive social benefits
- Ramadan begins
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6min
May 15, 2018 15.05.2018 - Kadterschmiede, Car Arson, Unlicensed Taxi Driver, Ledvance
- Kadterschmiede remains
- Cars burned in Prenzlauer Berg
- Unlicensed taxi driver
- Ledvance will remain open
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6min
May 14, 2018 14.05.2018 - Walk of Care, Eating Disorder Numbers, Chefs and Waiters Agreement, Xenophobic Incidents
- Walk of Care
- High Eating Disorder numbers in Berlin and Brandenburg
- Labor agreement for chefs and waiters
- Racist and Anti-Semitic incidents
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6min
May 11, 2018 11.05.2018 - Bike Race, Book Burning Commemoration, Knife Argument 1, Knife Argument 2
- Bike race will cause traffic obstructions
- Artists commemorate Nazi book burnings
- 2 men inured in violent argument
- Chef and waiter attack each other with knives
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5min
May 10, 2018 10.05.2018 - Rigaer Chaostage, Left-Scene Searches, Headscarf Decision, Rathaus Clock
- Left wing resistance ‘chaostage’
- Searches in left scene
- Headscarf decision
- Rotes Rathaus clock repaired
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6min
May 09, 2018 09.05.2018 - East Side Gallery, BER 2020?, Award for Peng!
- Future of East Side Gallery
- BER 2020?
- Peng! Collective receives peace award
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6min
May 08, 2018 08.05.2018 - Karneval der Kulturen, Right-Wing Crimes, Teacher fired, Rents skyrocketing
- Karneval der Kulturen more expensive
- Number of right-wing crimes at record high
- Right wing radical teacher dismissed
- Berlin rents continue to skyrocket
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6min
May 07, 2018 07.05.2018 - Dropped Investigations, Crayfish Hunt, Ex-Airberliner Jobs, Rental Bike Flood
- Many investigations dropped
- Local fishing company on the hunt for Crayfish
- Thousands of Ex-Air Berliner have new jobs
- District mayor wants to charge fee for free-floating rental bicycles
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9min
May 04, 2018 04.05.2018 - Kotti Trial, SPD Dissonances, Bike stops S-Bahn
- Trial on Kotti gunshot killing starts
- Dissonances in Berlin SPD
- Bike stops S-Bahn
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5min
May 03, 2018 03.05.2018 - Mosque vs Constitution Protection Office, Ai Weiwei, University Strikes, Witnesses wanted
- Mosque association fights Federal Office for Protection of the Constitution
- Ai Weiwei to leave Berlin
- University Strikes tomorrow
- Police looking for witnesses in S-Bahn arson attack
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6min

FAQs about Berlin Briefing:

How many episodes does Berlin Briefing have?

The podcast currently has 1,396 episodes available.