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 19, 2017 19.12.2017
- Left-wing radicals put photos of police officers on the Internet
- Merkel receives victims of the Berlin terrorist attack
- Berlin’s schools lacking specialized teachers
- Polar bear baby has survived its first critical phase
- Berliners donate eight tons of food to the needy
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8min
December 18, 2017 18.12.2017
- BER supposed to open October 2020
- Pankow museum shows exhibition on migration
- More warm accommodations for the homeless than expected
- Kulturbauerei Christmas market temporarily evacuated
- 9-year old boy locked in safe
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5min
December 15, 2017 15.12.2017
- Raid against Islamist extremists in Berlin
- Parents entitled to long-term childcare
- Shower bus for Berlin’s homeless
- Wine bottle triggers police action
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5min
December 14, 2017 14.12.2017
- Suspect arrested in Wilmersdorf murder case
- Former pirate party politician sentenced
- Senate wants to close “Zweckentfremdungsgesetz” gaps
- U3 might be prolonged to Warschauer Str.
- Bankrupt airline Niki suspends flight operations
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5min
December 13, 2017 13.12.2017
- More Berliners affected by nitric oxide pollution than previously known 2
- Four constitutional complaints against BER failed
- 1200 Euro fine for manipulated resident parking permit
- More than 180 tips about DHL blackmail plot
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6min
December 12, 2017 12.12.2017
- Lawyer smuggles drugs into jail and has sex with detainees
- German IS-Group allegedly recruited Amri for attack
- 28 000 refugees in Berlin are currently looking for work
- Ammunition found near Schloss Charlottenburg
- Constitutional judges deciding on Berlin rental price law
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7min
December 11, 2017 11.12.2017
- Protests in front of US embassy after Jerusalem decision
- Kidnapped former Vietnamese functionary is facing execution
- Briefcase stolen from judge's car
- Timetable change in public transport
- New polar bear cub born in Berlin Tierpark
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7min
December 08, 2017 08.12.2017
- IG Metall sees 500 General-Electric jobs in peril
- Police President Klaus Kandt under investigation
- 12 students injured by irritant gas
- Hertha drops out of Europa League
- David Hasselhoff protests construction project at East Side Gallery
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5min
December 07, 2017 07.12.2017
- IS-contacts stored in Anis Amri’s mobile phone
- Easyjet competes with Lufthansa
- Police students vandalize in Haselhorst
- Berlin has an illegal waste disposal problem
- Bus loses roof
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6min
December 06, 2017 06.12.2017
- Body found at Frankfurter Allee station
- Gesundbrunnen school partially closed due to mold infestation
- Brandenburg police investigate 53 tips after DHL extortion attempt
- Human rights activist Steudtner honored with Peace Prize
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7min

FAQs about Berlin Briefing:

How many episodes does Berlin Briefing have?

The podcast currently has 1,396 episodes available.