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Berlin Briefing

A podcast 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

Our American listeners can also listen to Berlin Briefing at our American site

559 Episodes

Hiatus
Published 2023-08-07

14.07.2023 - Summer pool incidents, CSD, Transphobic attacks, WW2 bomb
Published 2023-07-14
12.07.2023 - State budget, Tegel arrival center, U2, Berlinale
Published 2023-07-12
11.07.2023 - Rent cap, Fire department, Water, Pool fights
Published 2023-07-11
10.07.2023 - Rave the planet, Youth violence, E-Scooters, Façade accident
Published 2023-07-10
07.07.2023 - Bike lane projects, Organized crime, Fire, Rave the planet
Published 2023-07-07
05.07.2023 - Cycling budget, University restrictions, Rave the planet, Air taxis
Published 2023-07-05
04.07.2023 - Rave the planet, Dead fish, Hotel accident, Illegal towing
Published 2023-07-04
03.07.2023 - July changes
Published 2023-07-03
30.06.2023 - Gigabit Monitor, Bicycle infrastructure, Drug checking, Drone
Published 2023-06-30
29.06.2023 - Housing expropriation report, Missing Special Olympics participants, Rammstein office, Last Generation
Published 2023-06-29
27.06.2023 - Surveillance, "Deutsche Wohnen Co. Enteignen", Planetarium, "Super-Ferien-Pass"
Published 2023-06-27
26.06.2023 - Mental illness, Pears Jewish Campus, Bike lane closure, Last Generation
Published 2023-06-26
21.06.2023 - Immigrant work situation, Vivantes dispute, Drug checking, Google Street View
Published 2023-06-21
20.06.2023 - Rail travel, DB AI, Graffiti & vandalism, Racoons
Published 2023-06-20
19.06.2023 - Charité patient data, Heating, Allotment gardens, Rammstein
Published 2023-06-19
16.06.2023 - Rent Index, S-Bahn interruptions, Ecstasy, Photovoltaic subsidy program
Published 2023-06-16
14.06.2023 - Water shortage, Knockout drops, Skin cancer, Rap workshop
Published 2023-06-14
13.06.2023 - "Air Defender 23", Refugee housing, Debt counseling, Break in
Published 2023-06-13
12.06.2023 - U2 tunnel, BER operations, Pharmacy protest, Elevator damage
Published 2023-06-12

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.

559 Episodes

Hiatus

14.07.2023 - Summer pool incidents, CSD, Transphobic attacks, WW2 bomb

12.07.2023 - State budget, Tegel arrival center, U2, Berlinale

11.07.2023 - Rent cap, Fire department, Water, Pool fights

10.07.2023 - Rave the planet, Youth violence, E-Scooters, Façade accident

07.07.2023 - Bike lane projects, Organized crime, Fire, Rave the planet

05.07.2023 - Cycling budget, University restrictions, Rave the planet, Air taxis

04.07.2023 - Rave the planet, Dead fish, Hotel accident, Illegal towing

03.07.2023 - July changes

30.06.2023 - Gigabit Monitor, Bicycle infrastructure, Drug checking, Drone

29.06.2023 - Housing expropriation report, Missing Special Olympics participants, Rammstein office, Last Generation

27.06.2023 - Surveillance, "Deutsche Wohnen Co. Enteignen", Planetarium, "Super-Ferien-Pass"

26.06.2023 - Mental illness, Pears Jewish Campus, Bike lane closure, Last Generation

21.06.2023 - Immigrant work situation, Vivantes dispute, Drug checking, Google Street View

20.06.2023 - Rail travel, DB AI, Graffiti & vandalism, Racoons

19.06.2023 - Charité patient data, Heating, Allotment gardens, Rammstein

16.06.2023 - Rent Index, S-Bahn interruptions, Ecstasy, Photovoltaic subsidy program

14.06.2023 - Water shortage, Knockout drops, Skin cancer, Rap workshop

13.06.2023 - "Air Defender 23", Refugee housing, Debt counseling, Break in

12.06.2023 - U2 tunnel, BER operations, Pharmacy protest, Elevator damage