This Week in Germany is a weekly podcast that brings the world to Germany and Germany to the world with stories from news, society and culture in the English language.
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 2 days 11 hours 47 minutes
41 - Day of German Unity, increased organized crime and Europe's biggest departm
We just past Germany's Day of Unity dedicated to the reunification of East and West Germany. Chancellor Angela Merkel delivered a speech which showed a parallel of the struggle of East Germans for freedom to modern day conflicts. Organized crime and...
40 - Rental pricing cap, free internet on trains and graffiti artist "OZ"
Good news coming up for those looking to rent new apartments. The upcoming rental pricing cap will ensure that more can find affordable housing. There are over 200 monuments and towers that are honoring one man. TWIG tells you what he accomplished to...
39 - Arrival of Netflix, Muslim Day of Peace, cyclist Jens Voigt and the magical
Exciting news that the much anticipated release of the streaming media company Netflix began operating this week. Cyclist Jens Voigt breaks the world record by riding over 50 kilometers in a one hour time span. Muslims across Germany held "Day of...
38 - ISIS ban, affordable housing plan and the Hamburg Fish Market
In Germany this week. The government has set a ban on the group ISIS and many of their in-country activities. A housing alliance has put forth a new plan to create affordable housing in today's high rent market. A politician from North...
37 - Russian sanctions impact dairy industry, NATO forces held from Balkans, Got
News coming out of Germany this week included one of the current outcomes of Russia blocking food products from the EU and others are better prices for German customers. Alliance summit decided that for the time being that NATO military forces will...
36 - Military equipment to fight IS, social benefit fraud, Klaus Wowereit and Ok
An exciting and informative podcast is awaiting you this week. Learn about how Germany is breaking a long tradition of sending physical support to a war zone region. New laws have been drafted to help fight social benefit fraud from hurting taxpayers....
35 - Nobel economists summit, Digital Agenda Bill passed, Museum Island and the
Find out what is happening in Germany this week! Nobel prize winning economists meet in Lindau to discuss current and future world economic plans. The first ever Digital Agenda bill has been passed to try build the future for Germany's data transit....
34 - Forged high-tech goods, one million electric cars, another loss for German
Angela Merkel and others in the administration continue their pledged projections for 1,000,000 electric cars on the road by 2020. We learn there is quite a problem in Germany from copyright/patent infringement. Our German of the Week this week is...
33 - Russian arms deal canceled, work stress law, the city of Ulm and Bernie Ecc
We discuss the recent arms deal that was struck down between the defense contractor Rheinmetall and Russia. An anti-stress law has been proposed to regulate when employers can contact employees outside of work. We take a visit and learn about the...
32 - Ebola in Germany, ice cream and the Rodelbahn
This week our German news podcast talks about the Ebola patients that were set to travel to Germany. We discuss a track and field athlete that is not happy with a decision made about his handicap or lack thereof. We find just how popular ice cream is...