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 05, 2018 05.01.2018
- Natural Gas prices dropping
- Data theft trial in the Federal Ministry of Health
- Berlin AfD-politicians criticize racist tweet of party colleague
- Bahnhof Zoo damage more severe than originally reported
- Rescuer stops car with collapsed driver
- Berlin remembers David Bowie
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January 04, 2018 04.01.2018
- Prison Break sparks demand for resignation
- The Economist on dysfunctional Berlin
- Prison Break sparks demand for resignation
- Thomas Cook on board with Air Berlin
- Fatal road accidents in Berlin decreasing
- BVG Updates
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January 03, 2018 03.01.2018
- More people than previously known broke out from Berlin prisons
- Tierpark polar bear cub dies
- Three sexual harassment suspects identified in public search
- State fire director worried about increased aggression against rescue forces
- Apartment searched after kids shoot with blanket gun from balcony
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January 02, 2018 02.01.2018
- New Year's Eve aftermath
- City-wide strategy to fight homelessness
- No stops at Bahnhof Zoo after neighborhood fire
- Berlin is liberal on smoking in public locations
- Second prison break within a week
- Deadly incident on U5
- Berlin Briefing joins the bearradio.org podcast network
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7min
December 29, 2017 29.12.2017
- Plötzensee Prison Break
- Berlin Neutrality law will be put to the test in 2018
- No Sunday opening allowed during Grüne Woche & Berlinale
- Protective zone for women at NYE celebration
- Mailboxes and ATMs need to be protected from fireworks vandalism
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6min
December 28, 2017 28.12.2017
- Illegal street race drivers appeal court decision
- Car crash into SPD HQ was suicide attempt
- Another break-in at Berlin Police
- Only every fourth Berliner still member of church
- Police warn of fake police call scams
- S-Bahn controllers receive probation sentence
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December 27, 2017 27.12.2017
- Authorities warn against using illegal pyrotechnics
- Organised crime is changing
- Drug induced deaths on the rise
- Straße des 17. Juni closed down until January 3rd
- Toddler dies after apartment fire
- Water damage forces Deutsche Oper to close down
- Potsdam Barberini Museum is a visitor magnet
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6min
December 22, 2017 22.12.2017
- Strike at Ryanair today
- Anti-semitic rant video goes viral
- Two people injured by collapsing scaffolding
- Suspected killer arrested
- Fake bomb on Prenzlauer Allee
- 160 prisoners released early to celebrate Christmas
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December 21, 2017 21.12.2017
- Dangerous Islamist released because of delays in judicial process
- More money for Kitas
- Berlin's selection of rental bikes grows
- 19,90 € fine for parking violators
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6min
December 20, 2017 20.12.2017
- Berlin security authorities have learned from 2016 terror attack
- BVG Supervisory Board approves funds for electric buses.
- New traffic measures for cleaner air
- Man pulls a blank pistol in Ubahn
- Traditional Christmas feast for people in need
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FAQs about Berlin Briefing:

How many episodes does Berlin Briefing have?

The podcast currently has 1,396 episodes available.