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:

June 30, 2017 30.06.2017
Today's stories:
- Heavy rain slows down life in Berlin
- Biggest amount of drugs in decades found
- 27 injured in tram crash
- Alternative Kiezladen evacuated by police
- Gas bottle with detonator defused in Kreuzberg
- Hertha will host Stuttgart for start of new Bundesliga season
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June 29, 2017 29.06.2017
Today's stories:
- LGBTQ community demonstrates on day of important Bundestag decision
- Child murderer court case under revision
- Liberal mosque co-founder claims to be undercover agent
- Avus grandstands will be renovated
- Model train site up for auction
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June 28, 2017 28.06.2017
Today's stories:
- 250 Berlin police suspended for misbehavior before G20 mission
- Unpleasant Poland trip for Berlin students
- Power outage in Köpenick
- Heavy rain and thunderstorms expected today
- Berlin hotel becomes cleaning godparent of illustrator info sign
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June 27, 2017 27.06.2017
Today's stories:
- DB wants to remove wrongly parked bikes
- Assaults on female movie goers and lesbian couple
- Two injured after stabbing at Alexanderplatz
- Käthe Kollwitz museum might have to move
- International Garden Exhibition IGA sold 650.000 tickets
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June 26, 2017 26.06.2017
Today's stories:
- Restart of U-Bahn assault court case
- Thousands of Muslims in Berlin celebrate break of fasting
- Lufthansa Wants to help, not buy Air Berlin
- OST sign taken from the roof of the Volksbühne
- Pandas arrived at Berlin Zoo
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June 23, 2017 23.06.2017
Today's stories:
- Thunderstorms cause emergency state
- Milieu protection slows down expulsion in Kreuzberg
- Donation drive against falling water level at Weißer See
- Future of Fête de la musique in peril
- Vegan lifestyle market in new location
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June 22, 2017 22.06.2017
Today's stories:
- 750.000 visitors expected for Christopher Street Day
- Liberal mosque founder rejects accusations from Diyanet
- Finance control office appeals for better city management
- Young Klinsmann auditioning at Hertha
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June 21, 2017 21.06.2017
Today's stories:
- Senate approves rise of minimum wage
- Anti hate raids in Berlin and Brandenburg
- 180.000 new Berliners by 2030
- Battery fire injures 17 people
- Union Stadium extension
- Fête de la musique marks beginning of summer
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June 20, 2017 20.06.2017
Today's stories:
- S-Bahn Standstill possibly related to Germanwide arson attack
- Opening of liberal mosque causes agitation
- Stadtautobahn partially closed for four nights
- Condolence book for Helmut Kohl in Rotes Rathaus
- Volunteers wanted for face recognition pilot at Südkreuz
- “Transformers” clone cars confiscated
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June 19, 2017 19.06.2017
Today's stories:
- U-Bahn assault court case to be restarted
- Riots in Rigaer Straße
- Berlin Velothon
- Two bicyclists injured after accident with car
-112 arrests and injured officers at weekend demonstrations
- Remembering Helmut Kohl
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FAQs about Berlin Briefing:

How many episodes does Berlin Briefing have?

The podcast currently has 1,396 episodes available.