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:

August 25, 2017 25.08.2017
- Federal Minister of the interior defends Südkreuz face detection pilot
- Eurowings is looking for 200 pilots and 400 flight attendants
- Burglary - tourists recognize stolen backpack
- Jens Spahn slams Berlin English-speakers, again
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5min
August 24, 2017 24.08.2017
- School installs anti-prostitute fence
- 10,000 recognized refugees still have no apartments
- Ambassador visited Steudner and Yucel in Turkish prisons
- Tempelhof airport building to be rebuilt
- Berlin’s gaming industry is booming
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7min
August 23, 2017 23.08.2017
- Former Green party politician arrested in anti-drug raid
- Accident statistics: Number of traffic accidents in Berlin goes back strongly
- 18 year old driver and victim involved in deadly car accident knew each other
- Pedestrian dies after being hit by BVG bus
- S-Bahn delays often caused by cable thieves
- Illegally practicing vet from Pankow confesses, receives probation sentence
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6min
August 22, 2017 22.08.2017
- Murder suspect turns himself in after 4 day hunt
- Data protection activists accuse federal police of deceiving testers
- Accidental shot fired at Tegel airport
- 18 year old turns himself in after deadly car accident
- Luxury hotel opens in alternative hotspot in Kreuzberg
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5min
August 21, 2017 21.08.2017
- Neo-Nazi demo in Spandau partially blocked by counter protesters
- Suspected arson attack on railway tracks
- More than ten parties show interest in Air Berlin
- Rudolf-Wissel Brücke re-opens early
- 28 tires pierced in Kaulsdorf
- “Emma” wins race at 8th international pugmeeting
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5min
August 18, 2017 18.08.2017
- Berlin’s education system finishes last in Germany
- Arab bands cancel Pop-Kultur festival
- Blindfootball European Championship starts today
- Red swamp crayfish wandering through Berlin
- Hertha confident about new season
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5min
August 17, 2017 17.08.2017
- German official suspected to be involved in Vietnamese kidnapping
- Ambassador allowed to visit human rights activist Steudtner in Turkish prison
- Suspect admits throwing Molotov cocktails
- Woman killed by collision with ambulance
- Cult-Comic Digedags to become TV show
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5min
August 16, 2017 16.08.2017
- Air Berlin is insolvent, operations continue, Ryanair files complaint
- Squatted former carpet factory evacuated
- DFB investigates after fan riots between Rostock and Hertha
- BVG promises higher frequencies on buses and trams
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5min
August 15, 2017 15.08.2017
- A growing foreign language is part of Berlin
- Four human traffickers in court
- Trio arrested after smearing election posters
- Football pubs threatened by high TV fees
- Hertha's cup opener win overshadowed by vandalism
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5min
August 14, 2017 14.08.2017
- Commemoration of Berlin Wall Victims
- Soundcloud bailed out by investors
- Bahnhof Zoo charity needs 200.000 Euro additional funding per year
- 4 month old child kidnapped in Potsdam
- CDU politican upset with English-only restaurant service
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FAQs about Berlin Briefing:

How many episodes does Berlin Briefing have?

The podcast currently has 1,396 episodes available.