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:

October 09, 2017 09.10.2017
- Cleanup work after storm Xavier continues
- Syrian dancers perform about migration
- SPD remembers Willly Brandt
- Bomb threat at Friedrichsstadt-Palast
- Police reports
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October 06, 2017 06.10.2017
- Xavier leaves his mark, kills at least five people
- Free limousine service and sex for police investigation details – policeman in court
- Tax waste report published
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5min
October 05, 2017 05.10.2017
- Multicity car sharing company folds
- Better public transport for commuters
- Berliner Staatsoper is back at original location
- Hurricane warning
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3min
October 04, 2017 04.10.2017
- Every 4th prisoner in Berlin has a drug addiction
- 10.000 people evacuated because of bomb defusion
- Liberal mosque founder Seyran Ates still met with murder threats
- Unappropriated backpack leads to lockdown of Südkreuz
- Sony Center sold for 1.1 billion Euro
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4min
October 02, 2017 02.10.2017
- Mosques open their doors
- Marriage for all
- 100.000 long distance Air Berlin customers have little chance for refunds
- Police helicopters helped catching cable thieves and a sprayer
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5min
September 29, 2017 29.09.2017
- Police ends Volksbühne occupation
- Blackmailers are threatening grocery stores with poisoned food
- Consumer prices rising in Berlin
- North Korean Propaganda in Berlin
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5min
September 28, 2017 28.09.2017
- Human trafficking in trucks on the rise
- Ringbahn service interrupted for a month
- Unknown gas sprayed into Alexanderplatz Ubahn station
- Cable theft causes Sbahn delays
- Marathon runner is searching for his savior
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5min
September 27, 2017 27.09.2017
- Unions terminate student labor agreement with universities
- Local governments meet on future of TXL
- Senator suggests new apartments to be built on top of grocery stores
- Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg battles sexist ads
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4min
September 26, 2017 26.09.2017
- Berlin’s Green party open to discuss Jamaica coalition
- Software hiccup: Berlin last to deliver election results
- Activists occupy Volksbühne
- BVG introduces contactless payments
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5min
September 25, 2017 25.09.2017
- Bundestagswahl results stir up politics
- Tegel referendum: Majority wants airport to stay
- 2000 GPS Tablets for police cars
- Berlin Marathon
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4min

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How many episodes does Berlin Briefing have?

The podcast currently has 1,396 episodes available.