This week we talk about a culture pass for the youth, smoking on your balcony and neighbour disputes, how the dual citizenship reform is shaping up, what the process of applying to become German is like and summer destinations.
In this special podcast bonus episode we hear more from Jan Dannenbring, a migration law expert from the German Confederation of Skilled Crafts Jan, and Green MP Misbah Khan on why Germany is shaking up its immigration laws.
This week we talk about important changes to life in Germany this April, a royal visit, what foreign students applying for citizenship should know, whether small talk exists in Germany, and cultural things that are slowly changing here - and things that never will.
Many foreigners are struggling to tackle bureaucracy and find a place to live when they move to German cities. The Local's Germany in Focus podcast spoke to an expert who works with international residents to find out why things are so bad at the moment.
This week we talk about gun laws after a shooting in Hamburg, a row about women going topless in Berlin, FKK, why there are so many strikes at the moment and tipping culture.
This week we talk about key changes in Germany in March, the warm winter, what to expect with strikes, why the Bavarian state leader has been in the news, opposition to German citizenship reform plans, delays to citizenship applications and events.
This week we talk about carnival, why people are failing driving tests, key changes in a new draft law on skilled immigration, how Germany has changed since Russia invaded Ukraine and life hacks for living in Germany.
In this week's episode we talk about widespread strikes, expensive Currywurst, the winners and losers of Berlin's repeat elections, the debate on English as a second administrative language in Germany and dating.
In this week's episode we talk about the €49 transport ticket launch date and if visitors to Germany can get it, the rising cost of beer, falling property prices and if it's a good time to buy, layoffs in the tech sector and the German film nominated for nine Oscars.
In this week's episode we're breaking down the painfully slow decision making by the German government on tanks for Ukraine, property tax reform, backlogs of citizenship applications, pension worries and how to make friends in Germany when you arrive from abroad.
In this week's episode, we talk about why the German Defence Minister resigned, an ongoing integration row sparked after New Year's Eve riots, new train routes, language requirements for German citizenship reform and how to beat the January blues.
In our bonus holiday episode we have an exclusive interview with German MP Hakan Demir on the planned overhaul of German citizenship laws, we talk about the German words of the year and the New Year fireworks culture.
Our podcast this week looks at why Jamaica is all the rage in Germany, why Sweden is deporting its most talented workers, and why the F-word is all the rage in France.
Ben Knight brings you the The Local's Weekly News Podcast, featuring a happy end to a biscuit kidnapping, genetic rights, yet more PhD plagiarism, and blast-off for two major German events in one day.
Ben Knight brings you The Local's latest news podcast. This week, it's allegedly lecherous election candidates, beer blues for brewers, YouTube repression from GEMA, and a blackmailing Cookie Monster. Enjoy!
The Local's <b>Ben Knight</b> brings you the week's news compressed into one easy-to-swallow podcast. We look at spy intrigues, TV scandals, Bayern Munich's mega-signing, and the use of Spätzle as a weapon.
The Local's Ben Knight kicks off our weekly German news podcast with a look at Chancellor Merkel's disappearing coalition partners, Berlin's troubled new airport and health concerns about the country's beloved Mettwurst sausage.