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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 2 days 11 hours 47 minutes
51 - PEGIDA protests, language restrictions, Markus Lanz and Ehrenbreitstein For
Over 10,000 people turned out to protest for PEGIDA in Dresden this past week. This group is against radical religious practices focusing on Islam. There were also close to as many counter demonstrators that came as well. Some of the politicians are...
50 - Merkel and net neutrality, Deutsch 3.0, Bodo Ramelow and the Rotkäppchen wi
Controversial news on the podcast as we cover chancellor and keynote speaker Angela Merkel at the Digitizing Europe conference last week. Many people are upset with her view on Net Neutrality as she calls for a two-tier internet system. One tier for...
49 - Itchy Feet interview, coalition defends policies, immigrants boost the econ
Do you like traveling? Do you like comics? If "YES", then you will really enjoy the interview with Malachi Ray Rempen the creator, writer, and artist of the Itchyfeet web comic. A debate was held for parliament to discuss the efficiency of the...
48 - Red-Red-Green coalition, interview with Timur Vermes, Russian spies and Wal
On the show this week, we cover the newly formed and controversial coalition in Thuringia that is being headed by the Left Party. The other member parties that make up this coalition are the SPD and the Greens. Listen to the interview with best...
47 - British ambassador interview, Middelhoff sentenced for embezzlement and a c
Tune in this week and Frederic has a special one-on-one interview with the British ambassador, Sir Simon MacDonald, in Berlin. Find out what happens behind the scenes. The German parliament had preliminary discussions on the topic of the legality of...
46 - Berlin Wall Special
As the fall of the Berlin Wall was and is still a tremendous part of German history, and this week marks the 25 anniversary of the event, THIS WEEK IN GERMANY is bringing you a special podcast that focuses on the history, the present, and the...
45 - Hostage freed in Nigeria, legality of religious jokes, Blautopf and Dieter
Tune in this week and listen about how a German hostage in Nigeria has made it to safety after one of his colleagues was killed. Charges against a comedian have been made by a Muslim man who was offended by the jokes made by Dieter Nuhr. The courts...
44 - Karstadt store closings, a cycling poet and Frankfurt Opera
The huge department store chain, Karstadt, has been having problems in the recent years. Now they are set to close 6 stores this coming year and many jobs are at risk. Can they find a place in the market? Studies are showing less people are getting...
43 - Merkel meets Putin, textile chain clean-up, Schwetzingen Palace and Gunther
A huge face-to-face meeting took place this week between Chancellor Angela Merkel and Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss the situation in Ukraine. The ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development has started an initiative that hopes to...
42 - Riots in Hamburg, Ebola in Leipzig, Nobel prize winner and Munich's science
Riots turned violent in both Hamburg and neighboring city Celle this past week. TWIG brings you why this peaceful protest turned aggressive and those with plans about discouraging future altercations. The third infected person carrying the Ebola...